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Small Craft Advisory 2, NWS Green Bay, WI

January 2, 2015

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this small craft advisory at Jan 2, 2015, 3:44 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 4, 2015, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 2, 2015, 3:44 PM CST (21:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 4, 2015, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 5, 2015, 10:05 AM CST
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

The text

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

290 
WHUS73 KGRB 022144
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
344 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING SUNDAY...

.WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF
DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE. CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
CRAFT BY VERY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND GALE CONDITIONS WILL
BECOME POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY NORTH OF STURGEON BAY. THE MOST
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATH'S
DOOR AND TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ522-542-543-030545-
/O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0002.150104T0900Z-150105T0300Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
344 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST TO 30 KTS...AND OCCASIONAL
  GUSTS TO 35 KTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MORE IN
  THE MORNING AND NEARER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

* WAVES...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FT ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVE
  POTENTIAL ON LAKE MICHIGAN...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS OPEN WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-541-030545-
/O.NEW.KGRB.GL.A.0001.150104T0900Z-150105T0300Z/
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-
344 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 KTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
  AROUND 40 KTS...LIKELY PEAKING IN THE MORNING. THE AREAS OF
  GREATEST HAZARD WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND
  TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

* WAVES...WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FT. THE OFFSHORE NATURE OF THE WINDS
  WILL PUT THE HIGHEST WAVE POTENTIAL CLOSER TO THE OPEN WATERS OF
  LAKE MICHIGAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND LOCATION IS
STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME
FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
11 follow-up statements
099 
WHUS73 KGRB 030320
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
920 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING SUNDAY...

.WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF
DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE. CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
CRAFT BY VERY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND GALE CONDITIONS WILL
BECOME POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY NORTH OF STURGEON BAY. THE MOST
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATH'S
DOOR AND TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ522-542-543-031130-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0002.150104T0900Z-150105T0300Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
920 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST TO 30 KTS...AND OCCASIONAL 
  GUSTS TO 35 KTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MORE 
  IN THE MORNING AND NEARER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

* WAVES...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FT ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST 
  WAVE POTENTIAL ON LAKE MICHIGAN...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS OPEN 
  WATERS. 

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-541-031130-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.A.0001.150104T0900Z-150105T0300Z/
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-
920 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 KTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 40 KTS...LIKELY PEAKING IN THE MORNING. THE AREAS OF 
  GREATEST HAZARD WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND 
  TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

* WAVES...WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FT. THE OFFSHORE NATURE OF THE WINDS 
  WILL PUT THE HIGHEST WAVE POTENTIAL CLOSER TO THE OPEN WATERS 
  OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND LOCATION IS
STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME
FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
166 
WHUS73 KGRB 031015
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
415 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY IN
THE WAKE OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT VERY LATE TONIGHT...AND GALE CONDITIONS
WILL BECOME POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY...MAINLY NORTH OF STURGEON
BAY. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE IN THE
VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

LMZ522-542-543-031815-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0002.150104T0900Z-150105T0300Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
415 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST TO 30 KTS...WITH OCCASIONAL
  GUSTS TO 35 KTS SUNDAY MORNING. A FEW GUSTS TO 40 KTS ALSO
  POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MORNING
  AND NEARER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

* WAVES...3 TO 6 FT ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD
  THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-541-031815-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.A.0001.150104T0900Z-150105T0300Z/
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-
415 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 KTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 40 KTS...LIKELY PEAKING IN THE MORNING. THE AREAS OF 
  GREATEST HAZARD WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND 
  TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

* WAVES...3 TO 6 FT. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF
  CHAMBERS ISLAND AND TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND LOCATION IS
STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME
FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
MG/BERSCH
132 
WHUS73 KGRB 031540
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
940 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY IN
THE WAKE OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT VERY LATE TONIGHT...AND GALE CONDITIONS
WILL BECOME POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY...MAINLY NORTH OF STURGEON
BAY. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE IN THE
VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

LMZ522-542-543-032345-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0002.150104T0900Z-150105T0300Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
940 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST TO 30 KTS...WITH OCCASIONAL 
  GUSTS TO 35 KTS SUNDAY MORNING. A FEW GUSTS TO 40 KTS ALSO 
  POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 
  MORNING AND NEARER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

* WAVES...3 TO 6 FT ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD 
  THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-541-032345-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.A.0001.150104T0900Z-150105T0300Z/
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-
940 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 KTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 40 KTS...LIKELY PEAKING IN THE MORNING. THE AREAS OF 
  GREATEST HAZARD WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND 
  TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

* WAVES...3 TO 6 FT. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF 
  CHAMBERS ISLAND AND TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND LOCATION IS
STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME
FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
504 
WHUS73 KGRB 032114
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
314 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY IN
THE WAKE OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT VERY LATE TONIGHT...AND GALE CONDITIONS
WILL BECOME POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY...MAINLY NORTH OF STURGEON
BAY. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE IN THE
VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

LMZ521-541-040515-
/O.UPG.KGRB.GL.A.0001.150104T0900Z-150105T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.GL.W.0001.150104T0900Z-150105T0900Z/
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-
314 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 KTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 40 KTS...LIKELY PEAKING IN THE MORNING. THE AREAS OF 
  GREATEST HAZARD WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND 
  TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

* WAVES...4 TO 7 FT. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF 
  CHAMBERS ISLAND AND TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-040515-
/O.EXT.KGRB.SC.Y.0002.150104T0900Z-150105T0900Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
314 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM
CST MONDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST TO 30 KTS...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
  40 KTS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN
  THE MORNING AND NEARER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

* WAVES...3 TO 6 FT ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD 
  THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

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.

&&

$$
620 
WHUS73 KGRB 040328
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
928 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY IN
THE WAKE OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT VERY LATE TONIGHT...AND GALE CONDITIONS
WILL BECOME POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY...MAINLY NORTH OF STURGEON
BAY. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE IN THE
VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

LMZ521-541-041130-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0001.150104T0900Z-150105T0900Z/
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-
928 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 KTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 40 KTS...LIKELY PEAKING IN THE MORNING. THE AREAS OF 
  GREATEST HAZARD WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND 
  TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

* WAVES...4 TO 7 FT. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF 
  CHAMBERS ISLAND AND TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-041130-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0002.150104T0900Z-150105T0900Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
928 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO
3 AM CST MONDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST TO 30 KTS...WITH A FEW GUSTS 
  TO 40 KTS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  BE IN THE MORNING AND NEARER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

* WAVES...3 TO 6 FT ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD 
  THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

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.

&&

$$
070 
WHUS73 KGRB 040948
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
348 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE WAKE OF DEPARTING
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY NORTH
OF STURGEON BAY. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE IN
THE VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

LMZ521-541-041800-
/O.EXT.KGRB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0000Z/
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-
348 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO 30 KTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 40
  KTS...PEAKING IN THE MORNING. THE AREAS OF GREATEST HAZARD WILL
  BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATHS DOOR AND TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS
  OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

* WAVES...3 TO 6 FT. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF 
  CHAMBERS ISLAND AND TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

* A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED ONCE THE GALE WARNING
  EXPIRES.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-041800-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150105T0900Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
348 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST TO 30 KTS EARLY THIS MORNING...
  WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KTS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MORNING AND NEARER THE OPEN WATERS OF
  LAKE MICHIGAN.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT THIS MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST
  WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

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.

&&

$$
BERSCH
499 
WHUS73 KGRB 041555
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
955 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE WAKE OF
DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED...
MAINLY NORTH OF STURGEON BAY. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY TO BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND TOWARDS THE OPEN
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ521-541-050000-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0000Z/
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-
955 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO 30 KTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 35 
  KTS INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE AREAS OF GREATEST HAZARD 
  WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATHS DOOR AND TOWARDS THE OPEN 
  WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

* WAVES...4 TO 6 FT. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF 
  CHAMBERS ISLAND AND TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

* A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED ONCE THE GALE WARNING 
  EXPIRES. 

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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-050000-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150105T0900Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
955 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST TO 30 KTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

* WAVES...3 TO 5 FT THIS MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD
  THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

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.

&&

$$
181 
WHUS73 KGRB 042123
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
323 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...NORTHWEST WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING BUT STILL GUSTY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TODAY IN THE WAKE OF DEPARTING
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...BUT ARE SLOWLY BEGINNING TO DIMINISH. THOUGH
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT AND AN INFREQUENT GALE FORCE
GUST IS STILL POSSIBLE. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
TO BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND TOWARDS THE OPEN
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ521-541-050530-
/O.CAN.KGRB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KGRB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150105T1600Z/
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-
323 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KTS. AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 35
  KTS IS POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TOWARDS THE
  OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

* WAVES...3 TO 5 FT THHROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES
  TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-050530-
/O.EXT.KGRB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150105T1600Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
323 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO 15 TO 25 KTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

* WAVES...3 TO 5 FT THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES
  TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

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.

&&

$$
529 
WHUS73 KGRB 050325
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
925 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF DEPARTING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING GALE FORCE MAY
STILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
TO BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATH'S DOOR AND TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS
OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ521-522-541>543-051130-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150105T1600Z/
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 SUN JAN 4 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KTS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35
  KTS POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TOWARDS THE OPEN
  WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

* WAVES...3 TO 5 FT...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN
  WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

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.

&&

$$
620 
WHUS73 KGRB 050926
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
326 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015

...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THIS MORNING...

.GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING IN THE
WAKE OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO RESULT IN CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. 

LMZ521-522-541>543-051730-
/O.EXT.KGRB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/
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-
326 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
  KTS THROUGH THE MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN
  THE VICINITY OF DEATHS DOOR AND TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
  MICHIGAN.

* WAVES...2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THIS MORNING. THE
  HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF DEATHS DOOR AND TOWARD
  THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.


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.

&&

$$
BERSCH
586 
WHUS73 KGRB 051605
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1005 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015

...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ALONG THE NEARSHORE WATERS...

.WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS MORNING AND ARE NO LONGER ABOVE
HAZARDOUS LEVELS.

LMZ521-522-541>543-051715-
/O.CAN.KGRB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/
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-
1005 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 


$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 2, 2:50 PM CST, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 2:50 PM CST, 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
250 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR ROUTINE AFTERNOON FORECAST ISSUANCE

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 248 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

A COUPLE ROUNDS OF LIGHT SNOW THIS WEEKEND...THEN BITTERLY COLD
NEXT WEEK.

THE FLOW ACRS NOAM IS SPLIT...WITH DOMINANT NRN STREAM ACRS
CANADA/THE NRN CONUS...AND A SRN STREAM ACRS ABOUT THE SRN 2/3 OF
THE CONUS. THE FLOW OVER THE ERN PAC WL REMAIN SPLIT AND BLOCKY
THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT THE FLOW ACRS NOAM WL CONSOLIDATE AS SRN
STREAM UPR TROF EJECTS NEWD FM THE DESERT SW AND MERGES WITH THE
NRN STREAM. THE RESULT WL BE A STRONG AND HIGHLY AMPLIFIED FLOW
REGIME ACRS MOST OF NOAM...WITH RIDGING NR THE WEST COAST AND A
DEEP TROF OVER THE EAST.

THIS IS A VERY WINTRY PATTERN...THE MOST NOTABLE ASPECTS OF WHICH
WILL BE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF LIGHT SNOW BRACKETED BY PERIODS OF
INTENSE COLD. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD WILL PROBABLY
END UP NEAR NORMAL. AFTER A RELATIVELY MILD START...TEMPERATURES
WILL END UP WELL BELOW NORMAL.
&&

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
ISSUED AT 248 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

IT HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A CHALLENGE ZEROING IN ON THE SNOW CHANCES
WITH THE WEEKEND SYSTEM. THE NEW WRINKLE TODAY IS A LEAD SHRTWV
EJECTING OUT OF THE SWRN U.S. TROF THAT NOW SEEMS LIKELY TO BRING
A BAND OF SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING. THE BAND MAY BE FAIRLY QUICK MOVING AND THE
DURATION OF THE SNOW MAY NOT BE GREAT...BUT IT COULD SNOW FAIRLY
HEAVILY AS THE BAND MOVES THROUGH. RAISED POPS CONSIDERABLY OVER
THE SE 1/2 OF THE FCST AREA...WHERE A QUICK 1-2 INCHES IS NOW
EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FM W-E TOMORROW MORNING...LIKELY
ENDING AS FZDZ AS THE MID-LVL MOISTURE GETS STRIPPED OFF TO THE
NE.

FAIRLY QUIET WX NOW SEEMS LIKELY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY
TOMORROW...WITH JUST SOME OCNL LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES AND FZDZ. THE
WARMING OF OUTDOOR SURFACES WL LIKELY LAG AIR TEMPERATURES AS WE
COME OUT OF THE RECENT COLD SNAP...SO STUCK WITH FZDZ INSTEAD OF
CHANGING IT TO DZ NEAR THE LAKE WHERE TEMPS REACH/BREAK FREEZING
TOMORROW. USED NON-STANDARD DIURNAL TEMPERATURE TRENDS THROUGHOUT
THE SHORT-TERM...BASED ON BROAD-BASED BLEND OF GUIDANCE PRODUCTS.

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
ISSUED AT 248 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

MUCH OF NEXT WEEK TO BE DOMINATED BY A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED FLOW
CONSISTING OF A WRN NOAM UPR RDG AND AN E-CNTRL NOAM UPR TROF.
MODELS DO SHOW SIGNS THAT THE RDG WL BREAK DOWN LATE NEXT WEEK...
NEVERTHELESS NE WI WL BE LOOKING AT WELL-BELOW TEMPS WITH MIN
TEMPS IN THE SINGLE OR DOUBLE-DIGITS BELOW ZERO AND DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS AT TIMES. PCPN CHCS TO COME AT REGULAR INTERVALS WITH THE
FAST NW FLOW OVERHEAD. INITIAL SNOW CHCS SAT NGT/SUNDAY WITH
PHASING SYSTEM...A CLIPPER SYSTEM MON NGT/TUE AND A WEAK CDFNT
AROUND THU NGT. WE ALSO HAVE TO MONITOR N-CNTRL WI FOR POSSIBLE
LAKE EFFECT AT TIMES WHEN WINDS TURN TO THE NW.

AS THE NRN STREAM SHORTWAVE TROF PUSHES EWD INTO THE UPR MS VALLEY/
MIDWEST...THIS WL HELP TO LIFT THE SRN STREAM SHORTWAVE TROF
QUICKLY TO THE NE...REACHING THE GREAT LAKES BY LATE SAT NGT. AS
THIS IS ONGOING...A SFC LOW IS PROGGED TO MOVE FROM THE MID-MS
VALLEY TO THE ERN GREAT LAKES AND DEEPEN IN THE PROCESS. EXPECT
THE NEXT BAND OF SNOW TO OVERSPREAD NE WI LATER IN THE EVENING
THRU THE OVRNGT HOURS. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE FROM TODAY'S MODEL
OUTPUTS IS THE SLIGHTLY FARTHER EWD TRACK OF THE SFC LOW. THIS NOW
KEEPS THE HEAVIER SNOWS FARTHER TO OUR SE WITH ONLY A GENERAL 1-3
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ANTICIPATED BY DAYBREAK. ANOTHER FACTOR TO
DEAL WITH WL BE THE INCREASING NW WINDS LATE SAT NGT AS THE SFC
LOW STRENGTHENS TO OUR EAST. THIS WOULD CREATE BLOWING/DRIFTING OF
THE NEW SNOW AND POTENTIALLY SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

MAIN FOCUS FOR SUNDAY TO BE THE ONSET OF AN ARCTIC BLAST THAT WL
SETTLE OVER THE REGION FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPS WL STEADILY
FALL THRU THRU THE DAY AND WHEN COUPLED WITH A NW WIND AT 10 TO 20
MPH (WITH HIGHER GUSTS)...WIND CHILL VALUES BY LATE IN THE DAY WL
RANGE FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW LAKESIDE...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVER
CNTRL WI. AS FOR PCPN...THERE WL STILL BE SOME LINGERING LIGHT
SYNOPTIC SNOW OVER THE FCST AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS. BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW TURNS TO LAKE EFFECT
OVER N-CNTRL WI AS 8H TEMPS OVER LAKE SUPERIOR TO HAVE PLUNGED TO
-28C. PROBLEM FOR A HEAVIER SNOW IS THE TRAJS WHICH WL BE W-NW...
NOT THE PREFERRED N-NW. THIS WOULD KEEP HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS NORTH
OF THE MI BORDER.

THE NEXT FCST ISSUE TO DEAL WITH WL BE THE BITTER COLD AND
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FOR SUNDAY NGT INTO MON. EXACTLY
HOW COLD WE CAN GET COULD DEPEND ON HOW MUCH FRESH SNOW FALLS GIVE
THE CURRENT BARE GROUND OVER PARTS OF CNTRL AND E-CNTRL WI. UNDER
THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE FCST AREA WL HAVE AT LEAST A COUPLE OF
INCHES OF NEW SNOW...MIN TEMPS SUNDAY NGT COULD APPROACH 25 BELOW
ZERO OVER N-CNTRL WI...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO NEAR LAKE MI. ADD IN A 5
TO 15 MPH W-NW WIND AND WIND CHILL READINGS TO RANGE FROM 25 TO 30
BELOW ZERO ALONG THE LAKE...30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ELSEWHERE. WIND
CHILL ADVYS WL PRACTICALLY BE A GIVEN AND WARNINGS ARE A GOOD
POSSIBILITY OVER CNTRL/NRN WI. MONDAY MAY NOT SEE MAX TEMPS REACH
ZERO (EXCEPT ALONG LAKE MI) WITH MOST LOCATIONS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS BELOW ZERO. AT LEAST MONDAY WL BE QUIET WITH HI PRES
SLIDING BY TO OUR SOUTH.

ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO A WEAK CLIPPER SYSTEM FCST TO MOVE FROM
THE NRN HI PLAINS SE TO THE MIDWEST MON NGT AND INTO THE ERN GREAT
LAKES ON TUE. THERE IS SOME MODEST ISEN LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM...ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG MID-LEVEL Q-G FORCING FROM A
SHORTWAVE AND EXTRA LIFT INITIALLY BY THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE
UPR JET. SNOW RATIOS WL BE HIGH (AT LEAST 20:1) WITH THE ARCTIC
AIR IN PLACE...THUS WE MAY BE LOOKING AT AN ADVY FOR FLUFFY SNOW
TOTALS. HAVE RAISED POPS TO LIKELY CATEGORY FOR CNTRL/E-CNTRL WI
WITH CHC POPS ACROSS THE NORTH. THIS CLIPPER IS FAST-MOVING...
THUS LINGERING SNOW WL CONT INTO TUE MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF
IN THE AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...A REINFORCING SURGE OF
ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED AS THE UPR TROF OVER E-CNTRL NOAM DEEPENS.
WL HAVE TO WATCH TRAJS ONCE AGAIN FOR N-CNTRL WI FOR POTENTIAL
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHWRS. RIGHT NOW...IT WOULD SEEM TRAJS WOULD
AGAIN HAVE TOO MUCH OF A WESTERLY COMPONENT TO SERIOUSLY IMPACT
VILAS CNTY.

BITTER COLD CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL OVER NE WI TUE NGT/WED WITH 8H
TEMPS DOWN IN THE 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO(C) RANGE. OTHER THAN A
CONTINUED SMALL CHC FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOWS FOR N-CNTRL WI...THIS
PERIOD WL BE DRY AS A LARGE CANADIAN HI PRES MOVES SE INTO THE
CNTRL CONUS. WIND CHILL ADVYS/WARNINGS WL LIKELY BE NEEDED OVER
MOST OF THE FCST AREA TUE NGT/WED MORNING. MAX TEMPS AWAY FROM
LAKE MI ON WED WL AGAIN STRUGGLE JUST TO REACH ZERO.

AFTER ANOTHER FRIGID NGT WED NGT (WITH LESS WIND)...THE WRN NOAM
UPR RDG BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN ON THU WHICH WL SEND THE COLDEST
ARCTIC AIR BACK INTO CANADA. MODELS INDICATE A CDFNT TO MOVE THRU
THE WRN GREAT LAKES EITHER LATE THU OR THU NGT WHICH MAY BRING A
SMALL CHC OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES TO NE WI. ANOTHER HI PRES AREA
TO THEN BUILD SE TOWARD WI ON FRI AND BRING QUIET CONDITIONS WITH
TEMPS FINALLY ABLE TO REACH THE TEENS.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR 18Z TAF ISSUANCE
ISSUED AT 1058 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

SIG CHANGES WL BE FORTHCOMING WITH THE 18Z TAF ISSUANCE. FIRST
OFF...NEED TO ALIGN THE INITIAL 6 HRS OF THE TAFS TO ACCOUNT FOR
SC DECK ADVANCING IN FM THE W. LATER TNGT...WL BE TAKING CIGS AND
VSBYS MUCH LOWER THAN PREV TAF PKG AS AREA OF SNOW...LIKELY ENDING
AS FZDZ...WL BE MOVG ACRS THE AREA.
&&

.GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SYNOPSIS.......SKOWRONSKI
SHORT TERM.....SKOWRONSKI
LONG TERM......KALLAS
AVIATION.......SKOWRONSKI
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 3:19 PM CST, 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
319 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-032130-
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-
WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
319 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MAINLY
CENTRAL...EAST-CENTRAL...AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT
AS A BAND OF SNOW MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS
THE SNOW DIMINISHES TO FREEZING DRIZZLE.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY AS A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. THERE
IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT WILL
FALL...BUT THE BEST ESTIMATE IS THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR AT MOST LOCATIONS. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL
PLANS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AS BITTERLY COLD AIR BEGINS TO
POUR INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING STORM. DANGEROUSLY
COLD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD REDEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY AS ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGS SNOW TO THE AREA. A
REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...LIKELY RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.

LMZ521-522-541>543-032130-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
319 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LAKE
MICHIGAN AND THE WATERS OF GREEN BAY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS ALSO
POSSIBLE.

SKOWRONSKI/KALLAS

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