Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2015

Gale Warning 2, NWS Green Bay, WI

January 5, 2015

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2015, 9:25 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 6, 2015, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2015, 9:25 PM CST (03:25 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 6, 2015, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 7, 2015, 3:00 PM CST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

818 
WHUS73 KGRB 060325
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
925 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015

...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH WAVES...AND FREEZING SPRAY EXPECTED TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON A
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK SOMETIME
OVERNIGHT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. WHERE WAVES ARE HIGHER...COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AS WELL. GUSTY WINDS
AND HIGH WAVES SHOULD PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

LMZ521-522-541>543-061130-
/O.UPG.KGRB.GL.A.0002.150106T2100Z-150107T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.GL.W.0002.150106T2100Z-150107T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KGRB.UP.A.0001.150106T2100Z-150107T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.UP.W.0001.150106T2100Z-150107T2100Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
925 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO
3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING AND A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THESE WARNINGS REPLACE
THE PREVIOUS WATCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL  
INCREASE TO UP TO 30 KTS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS 
UP TO 40 KTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE  
VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE  
MICHIGAN.

* WAVES...WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...PEAKING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARDS THE OPEN 
  WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

* HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS...OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
372 
WHUS73 KGRB 061033
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
433 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS AND FREEZING SPRAY EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON A
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK SOMETIME
OVERNIGHT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. WHERE WAVES ARE HIGHER...COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AS WELL. GUSTY WINDS
AND HIGH WAVES SHOULD PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

LMZ521-522-541>543-061845-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.150106T2100Z-150107T2100Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.UP.W.0001.150106T2100Z-150107T2100Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
433 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS TODAY...WITH
  GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...WAVES ON LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE NORTHERN BAY WILL BUILD
  TO 3 TO 5 FEET. MOST OF THE SOUTHERN BAY IS ICE COVERED.

* HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS...OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA.

&&

$$
856 
WHUS73 KGRB 061614
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1014 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS AND FREEZING SPRAY EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DUE TO A
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND PEAK
SOMETIME TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WHERE WAVES ARE HIGHER...COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AS WELL. GUSTY WINDS
AND HIGH WAVES SHOULD PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

LMZ521-522-541>543-070015-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.150106T2100Z-150107T2100Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.UP.W.0001.150106T2100Z-150107T2100Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
1014 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
  GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES ON LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE NORTHERN BAY WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5
  FEET FOR ICE FREE AREAS...WITH HIGHER WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS
  OF LAKE MICHIGAN. MOST OF THE SOUTHERN BAY IS ICE COVERED.

* HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS...OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA.

&&

$$
106 
WHUS73 KGRB 062141
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
341 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS AND FREEZING SPRAY EXPECTED THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS LOW PRESSURE SLIDES TO THE
SOUTH. IN ICE FREE AREAS WHERE WAVES ARE HIGHER...COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AS WELL. GUSTY WINDS
AND HIGH WAVES SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE
SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

LMZ521-522-070545-
/O.CAN.KGRB.UP.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
341 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES WILL REMAIN UNDER 2 FEET IN ICE FREE AREA.

* HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS NOT EXPECTED DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL ICE
  COVERAGE ON THE BAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LMZ541>543-070545-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.UP.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
341 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET FOR ICE FREE AREAS...WITH HIGHER WAVES TOWARD
  THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

* HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS...OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA.

&&

$$
691 
WHUS73 KGRB 070318
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
918 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS AND FREEZING SPRAY EXPECTED
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS LOW PRESSURE SLIDES TO
THE SOUTH. IN ICE FREE AREAS WHERE WAVES ARE HIGHER...COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AS WELL. GUSTY WINDS
AND HIGH WAVES SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE
SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

LMZ541>543-071130-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.UP.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
918 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS 
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET FOR ICE FREE AREAS...WITH HIGHER WAVES 
  TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

* HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS...OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-071130-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
918 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS 
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES WILL REMAIN UNDER 2 FEET IN ICE FREE AREA.

* HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS NOT EXPECTED DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL ICE 
  COVERAGE ON THE BAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
812 
WHUS73 KGRB 071033
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
433 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS AND FREEZING SPRAY
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES SOUTH THROUGH THE PLAINS. IN ICE-FREE AREAS
WHERE WAVES ARE HIGHER...COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AS WELL. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON. 

LMZ541>543-071845-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.UP.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
433 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

* NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR ICE FREE AREAS.

* HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS...OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-071845-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
433 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON.

* MOST OF THE BAY IS ICE COVERED...SO VERY LIMITED WAVE
  DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

SKOWRONSKI
376 
WHUS73 KGRB 071617
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1017 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO CONTINUE...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES SOUTH THROUGH THE PLAINS. 

LMZ541>543-072100-
/O.CAN.KGRB.UP.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
1017 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON.

* WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR ICE FREE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LMZ522-072100-
/O.CAN.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0003.150107T1617Z-150107T2100Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
1017 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON.

* MOST OF THE BAY IS ICE COVERED...SO VERY LIMITED WAVE
  DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OVER 20 KNOTS OR
WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LMZ521-072100-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
1017 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 35
  KTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON.

* WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR ICE FREE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
700 
WHUS73 KGRB 072054
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
254 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...

.STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...AS ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES SOUTH THROUGH THE PLAINS. WEST WINDS WILL VEER
SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KTS POSSIBLE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON ON LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ521-541>543-080500-
/O.EXP.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.150107T2100Z-150110T0300Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
254 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FRIDAY. 

* WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS WILL VEER SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY.
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON ON
  LAKE MICHIGAN.

* WAVES FOR ICE FREE AREAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FT THURSDAY...WITH
  THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

* MOST OF THE BAY IS ICE COVERED...SO VERY LIMITED WAVE
  DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OVER 20 KNOTS OR
WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LMZ522-080500-
/O.CAN.KGRB.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.150107T2100Z-150110T0300Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
254 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FRIDAY. 

* WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS WILL VEER SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY.
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON ON
  LAKE MICHIGAN.

* MOST OF THE BAY IS ICE COVERED...SO VERY LIMITED WAVE
  DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OVER 20 KNOTS OR
WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 9:25 PM CSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningGRB37 hr
Jan 6, 11:49 AM CSTWind Chill WarningGRBFlorence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette and 9 more23 hr
Jan 6, 11:49 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryGRBBrown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more48 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.