Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 21, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Aug 2, 2015, 3:43 AM CDT. It took effect at Aug 2, 2015, 2:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Aug 2, 2015, 3:43 AM CDT (08:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 2, 2015, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
985 WHUS73 KMKX 020843 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 343 AM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP TODAY AHEAD OF APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND FURTHER INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE AND A COLD FRONT APPROACH LAKE MICHIGAN FROM THE WEST. WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 30 KNOTS LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON NORTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHT. SOUTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHT...WIND GUSTS MAY GET AS HIGH AS 38 KNOTS. HENCE THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WINTHROP HARBOR HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING. THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL RESULT IN WAVE HEIGHTS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN WATER. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING...HOWEVER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AT THAT TIME. LMZ645-646-021645- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0069.150802T1400Z-150802T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0021.150802T1900Z-150803T0000Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 343 AM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING AND UP TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO UP TO 38 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ LMZ643-644-021645- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0069.150802T1400Z-150803T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 343 AM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX MBK
2 follow-up statements
612 WHUS73 KMKX 021448 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 948 AM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AS LOW PRESSURE AND A COLD FRONT APPROACH LAKE MICHIGAN FROM THE WEST. WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 30 KNOTS LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON NORTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE. SOUTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE...WIND GUSTS MAY GET AS HIGH AS 38 KNOTS. THUS...THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE TO WINTHROP HARBOR ILLINOIS. THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL RESULT IN WAVE HEIGHTS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN WATER. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING...HOWEVER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AT THAT TIME. LMZ645-646-022300- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-150802T1900Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0021.150802T1900Z-150803T0000Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 948 AM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO UP TO 38 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ LMZ643-644-022300- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-150803T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 948 AM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WOOD WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
446 WHUS73 KMKX 021951 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 251 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY DROPPING SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 30 KNOTS NORTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE. SOUTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE...WIND GUSTS MAY GET AS HIGH AS 38 KNOTS. THUS...THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE TO WINTHROP HARBOR ILLINOIS. THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL RESULT IN WAVE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN WATER. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING...HOWEVER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AT THAT TIME. LMZ645-646-030000- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150803T0000Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 251 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. * WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ LMZ643-644-030000- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-150803T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 251 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Green Lake | 62 min |
| Aug 2, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 94 min | |
| Aug 2, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Sheboygan | 58 min |
| Aug 2, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 34 min |
| Aug 2, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 49 min | |
| Aug 2, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 6:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Fond du Lac, Sheboygan | 117 min |
| Aug 2, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 62 min | |
| Aug 2, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 29 min |
| Aug 2, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 42 min |
| Aug 2, 6:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 15 min |
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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.