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Small Craft Advisory 4, NWS Green Bay, WI

January 7, 2015

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this small craft advisory at Jan 7, 2015, 2:54 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 7, 2015, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 7, 2015, 2:54 PM CST (20:54 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 7, 2015, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 9, 2015, 9:00 PM CST
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

The text

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

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.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
109 
WHUS73 KGRB 080311
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
911 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.

LMZ521-522-541>543-081115-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-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-
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-
911 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS 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.

&&

$$
811 
WHUS73 KGRB 081035
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
435 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED AS ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO SURGE ACROSS
THE REGION...

.A STORM SYSTEM CROSSING THE AREA TODAY WILL BRING SNOW. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM...WITH GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM TONIGHT.

LMZ541>543-081845-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150110T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.UP.W.0002.150108T1800Z-150109T1200Z/
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-
435 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST
  TONIGHT...THEN START TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY. 

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET.

* HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-081845-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-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-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
435 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015

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

* SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST
  TONIGHT...THEN START TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

JS
921 
WHUS73 KGRB 081555
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
955 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED AS ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO SURGE ACROSS
THE REGION...

.A STORM SYSTEM CROSSING THE AREA WILL BRING SNOW. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM...WITH GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM TONIGHT.

LMZ541>543-090000-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150110T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.UP.W.0002.150108T1800Z-150109T1200Z/
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-
955 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST
  TONIGHT...THEN START TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY.

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET.

* HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-090000-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-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-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
955 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015

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

* SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST
  TONIGHT...THEN START TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$
922 
WHUS73 KGRB 082055
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
255 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED AS ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO SURGE ACROSS
THE REGION...

.A STORM SYSTEM CROSSING THE AREA WILL BRING SNOW. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM THIS
EVENING...WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM
TONIGHT.

LMZ541>543-090500-
/O.CON.KGRB.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150110T0300Z/
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-
255 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT...
  THEN START TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY.

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

* HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-090500-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-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-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
255 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015

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

* SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT... THEN
  START TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$
547 
WHUS73 KGRB 090314
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
914 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED AS ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO SURGE ACROSS
THE REGION...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL CAUSE GUSTY WEST WINDS EARLY TONIGHT. WEST
WINDS WILL VEER NORTHWEST THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM
PULLS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST THROUGH THE DAY
FRIDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING FRIDAY EVENING.


LMZ541>543-091115-
/O.CON.KGRB.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150110T0300Z/
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-
914 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FRIDAY...

* WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
  NIGHT...THEN START TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY.

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

* HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-091115-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-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-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
914 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015

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

* WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED.
  WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST THROUGH THE NIGHT... THEN START TO
  DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$
896 
WHUS73 KGRB 090904
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
304 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED AS ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO SURGE ACROSS
THE REGION...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS THE
AREA AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. WINDS WILL
DIMISH THIS EVENING.

LMZ541>543-091715-
/O.CAN.KGRB.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150110T0300Z/
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-
304 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINSH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  BY EARLY EVENING...THEN CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. 

* WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED.

* THE DIMINISHED WAVES WILL LEAD A MUCH LOWER THREAT OF HEAVY
  FREEZING SPRAY. SO THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING HAS BEEN
  CANCELLED.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-091715-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-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-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
304 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINSH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  BY EARLY EVENING...THEN CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

SKOWRONSKI
057 
WHUS73 KGRB 091531
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
931 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO SURGE
ACROSS THE REGION...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS THE
AREA AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

LMZ521-522-541>543-092345-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-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-
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-
931 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS 
  ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINSH TO 15 TO 25 
  KNOTS BY EARLY EVENING...THEN CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. 

* MOST OF THE BAY IS ICE COVERED...SO VERY LIMITED WAVE
  DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED. WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED
  TOWARDS 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.

&&

$$
892 
WHUS73 KGRB 092231
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
431 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS ARCTIC AIR
CONTINUES TO SURGE ACROSS THE REGION...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS A STORM
SYSTEM DEPARTS THE AREA AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM
THE WEST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER ON TONIGHT.

LMZ521-522-541>543-100300-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-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-
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-
431 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...THEN DIMINISH.

* MOST OF THE BAY IS ICE COVERED...SO VERY LIMITED WAVE 
  DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED. WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED 
  TOWARDS 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.

&&

$$
694 
WHUS73 KGRB 100258
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
858 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2015

...WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED...


LMZ521-522-541>543-100400-
/O.EXP.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-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-
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-
858 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...



$$

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 7, 2:47 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 2:47 PM CST, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
247 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR ROUTINE AFTERNOON FORECAST ISSUANCE

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
ISSUED AT 246 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

BITTER COLD AIR TONIGHT FOLLOWED WITH SNOW ON THURSDAY WILL
PROVIDE SOME HEADLINE CHALLENGES.

WILL CONTINUE WITH THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HEADLINE THROUGH NOON
THURSDAY.  SOME LOCATIONS OVER EASTERN WISCONSIN MAY DROP OUT OF
THE ADVISORY RANGE FOR A FEW HOURS OVER EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WHILE SOME AREAS OVER
CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN MAY BRUSH OR DIP INTO THE
WARNING CATEGORY AT TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD. CHOSE THE SIMPLE
ROUTE WITH A SINGLE HEADLINE AND LET LATER SHIFTS ADJUST AS
NEEDED.

QUICK MOVING TROUGH IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SLIDE OVER THE
FORECAST AREA LATER THURSDAY INTO EVENING. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THE SYSTEM IS OVER THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. ARRIVAL TIMING IS
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WITH THE SLOWER NAM HOLDING OFF THE SNOW
ACCUMULATION UNTIL AFTERNOON. EVEN THOUGH THE AIR MASS IS
RELATIVELY DRY AT THE ONSET...VERY DEEP SNOW GROWTH REGION ALONG
WITH A COUPLED UPPER JET REGION WILL LIKELY BE VERY EFFICIENT WITH
THE MOISTURE AND LIKELY SNOW RATIOS OF AT LEAST 22 TO 1 OR SO.

NEVERTHELESS...OVERALL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT
WITH THE BRUNT OF THE SNOW FALLING THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY. WITH HIGHER CONFIDENCE OF 3-4 INCHES OVER EASTERN
WISCONSIN AND WIND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...HAVE ISSUED A
SNOW/BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY TO START AT NOON WHEN THE WIND CHILL
CHILL ADVISORY ENDS. ANOTHER CONSIDERATION WAS THE LATER DAY
COMMUTE FOR EASTERN WISCONSIN. ITS POSSIBLE THESE HEADLINES MAY
OVERLAP A FEW HOURS...BUT AGAIN CHOSE THE SIMPLE ROUTE AT THIS
TIME. LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO CONSIDER EXPANDING A SNOW/BLOWING
SNOW HEADLINE INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN DUE TO THE
WIND BUT CURRENT SNOW FORECAST AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES.

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
ISSUED AT 246 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS WILL BE TIMING BEST CHANCES FOR
SNOW...HOW LOW TEMPS WILL GET AT NIGHT...HOW "WARM" TEMPS WILL GET
THIS WEEKEND/EARLY NEXT WEEK...AND WIND CHILLS.

DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN 2/3 OF CONUS
WILL SLOWLY FLATTEN AND LIFT NORTH INTO CANADA THIS
WEEKEND...ALLOWING THE FLOW OVER NORTH AMERICA TO BECOME MORE
ZONAL...BRINGING AN END TO THE FRIGID CONDITIONS. THEN MODELS
TREND BACK TOWARD A MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK...WITH A NW FLOW SETTING UP ONCE AGAIN...AND A QUICK SHOT OF
ARCTIC AIR FLOWING INTO THE AREA FROM CANADA MID-WEEK...ALTHOUGH
TEMPS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE AS COLD AS THE PAST WEEK. LOOKING TOWARD
THE END OF NEXT WEEK...A STRONG PUSH OF PACIFIC AIR COULD
(BRIEFLY) PUSH TEMPS ABOVE NORMAL TOWARD NEXT FRIDAY.

POTENT MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE...UPPER TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL BE
PUSHING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SYNOPTIC
SNOW COMING TO AN END BETWEEN 00-06Z FRI...WITH UP TO AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN AND EASTERN WI.
THEN THE MAIN WEATHER STORY TURNS TO THE NEXT SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR
SPREADING INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE CLIPPER. 850MB TEMPS CRASH INTO
THE -25C TO -29C RANGE BY 18Z FRI. TEMPS SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY
TROUBLE DROPPING BELOW ZERO THURS NIGHT...AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN.
WHEN YOU ADD IN THE WINDS OF 10-15 MPH (GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH IN THE
EVENING)...WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY REACH ADVISORY LEVELS (-20 TO
-30 DEGREES) FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY.
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FLUFFY SNOW WILL BE A CONCERN
THROUGH AT LEAST THE EVENING HOURS. THE NW WINDS WILL ALSO BRING
SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CLOUDS TO THE AREA...MAINLY
OVER NORTHERN WI. LAKE EFFECT CONDITIONS LOOK VERY FAVORABLE
ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN...WITH 30+ DELTA T/S...SUFFICIENT
INSTABILITY AND INVERSION HEIGHTS...HOWEVER WIND TRAJECTORIES MORE
OUT THE THE NW-WNW WILL KEEP THE HEAVIER BANDS NORTH OF THE
BORDER. WILL KEEP ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO FOR THE 00-12Z
FRI PERIOD OVER VILAS CO.

ANY LINGERING LAKE EFFECT SNOW/CLOUDS WILL SHIFT INTO UPPER
MICHIGAN ON FRIDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON...AS WINDS BACK
WESTERLY. OTHERWISE...DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
AS HIGH PRESSURE PASSES SOUTH OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION. HIGHS
WILL STRUGGLE TO CLIMB OVER 0 FOR LOCATIONS AWAY FROM LAKE
MICHIGAN AS THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR MOVES OVER THE AREA. ANOTHER
FRIGID NIGHT IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT WITH AT LEAST A PERIOD OF
CLEAR SKIES FORECAST AND A FRESH LAYER OF SNOW...EVEN AS THE COLD
CORE SHIFTS EAST AND THERE IS WARMING ALOFT. WINDS ONLY LOOK TO BE
IN THE 5-15 MPH RANGE...BUT WIND CHILLS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DROP
BETWEEN -20 AND -35...SO WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED...ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN.

MAINLY DRY AND QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY INTO NEXT
WEEK...WITH ONLY VERY WEAK SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES.
MODELS NOT IN THE BEST AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRST CHANCE SATURDAY
NIGHT...WITH THE GFS DRY AND THE ECMWF AND GEM SHOWING A TROUGH
SWINGING ACROSS THE STATE. GEM/ECMWF HAVE BEEN PRETTY PERSISTENT
WITH THIS FEATURE...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS
SATURDAY NIGHT. GFS BRINGS THIS FEATURE ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY.
ANOTHER WEAK TROUGH SHOULD WORK ACROSS THE REGION IN THE TUES/WED
TIME FRAME...BUT PLENTY OF MODEL DISAGREEMENT TO ADD ANY POPS TO
THE FORECAST. NOT A GREAT DEAL OF LIFT/FORCING OR DEEP MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE FEATURES...SO NOT LOOKING FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION. 850MB TEMPS ON SUNDAY CLIMB BETWEEN -8C
AND -13C...WOULD SHOULD ALLOW HIGHS TO REACH THE MID-TEENS NORTH
AND THE LOWER 20S SOUTH/EAST.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR 18Z TAF ISSUANCE
ISSUED AT 1103 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ISOLATED LAKE EFFECT MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS
OVER VILAS COUNTY...VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL REST OF TODAY INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
THURSDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE GREAT
LAKES REGION. WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF A 30-1 RATIO TYPE SNOW...
ANTICIPATE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
&&

.GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR WIZ013-020>022-031-037>040-048>050-073-074.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR WIZ005-010>013-
018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074.
&&

SHORT TERM.....TDH
LONG TERM......BERSCH
AVIATION.......TDH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 2:51 PM CST, 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
251 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-082100-
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-
251 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ARCTIC COLD WILL CONTINUE TO GRIP THE AREA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN
BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE OUTDOORS WITHOUT APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING.
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY EVENING AS A QUICK-MOVING STORM SYSTEM PRODUCES SEVERAL
INCHES OF POWDERY SNOW...ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW COULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...
ESPECIALLY DURING THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
COMMUTE.

AN ADDITIONAL REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WITH BITTERLY COLD
WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

LMZ521-522-541>543-082100-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
251 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

WEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

TDH/BERSCH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 7, 11:42 AM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1142 AM CST WED JAN 07 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1141 AM     SNOW             WINCHESTER              46.21N 89.90W
01/07/2015  M4.0 INCH        VILAS              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW DEPTH 15
            INCHES.

&&

SAC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 7, 10:17 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB5 hr
Jan 7, 2:36 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGRBBrown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more39 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.