Small Craft Advisory 39, NWS Milwaukee, WI

971 
WHUS73 KMKX 100229
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
929 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015

...AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...
...GUSTY WINDS LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.LIGHT WINDS OVER THE COOL WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE
TO HELP PRODUCE DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING. THE FOG SHOULD
DISSIPATE WITH INCREASING WINDS SOON AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A STRONG LOW WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD ONTARIO
CANADA LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
BEHIND THE LOW AND DEPARTING COLD FRONT WILL OCCUR DURING THIS
TIME.

LMZ643>646-101030-
/O.CON.KMKX.MF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150410T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0039.150410T0600Z-150410T2000Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
929 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THURSDAY.

* VISIBILITY: 1/4 MILE TO 1 MILE THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
  KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING SOUTH OF WIND POINT...WITH LIGHTER
  WINDS TO THE NORTH. WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INTO
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHER OVER THE OPEN WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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

676 
WHUS73 KMKX 100527
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1227 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG LOW EXITING THE LAKE MICHIGAN AREA WILL INTENSIFY AS IT
MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD ONTARIO CANADA LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE LOW AND DEPARTING COLD
FRONT WILL OCCUR DURING THIS TIME.

LMZ643>646-101330-
/O.CAN.KMKX.MF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150410T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMKX.SC.Y.0039.150410T0600Z-150410T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0019.150410T0527Z-150410T1500Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
1227 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING.
THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHER OVER THE OPEN WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
HENTZ

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
352 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015

.SHORT TERM...

TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM.

SCATTERED CONVECTION DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WITH
MAIN CONVECTION ALONG COLD FRONT TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THERE. THIS
ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS...SIMILAR TO TRENDS WITH THE MESOSCALE MODELS. SURFACE LOW
SHOULD SHIFT ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN INTO
THIS EVENING.

THIS SHOULD BRING A SHOT OF SEVERE STORMS TO THAT AREA...MAINLY THE
AREA IN THE CURRENT TORNADO WATCH. A FEW TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALL POSSIBLE...WITH THE STRONG DEEP LAYER AND LOW
LEVEL WIND SHEAR. SOME CLOUD BREAKS MAY OCCUR AND HELP BUILD UP THE
MEAN LAYER CAPE VALUES.

SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE THEN EXPECTED AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE
LATER THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY...AS TWO STRONG 500 MB VORTICITY
MAXIMA ROTATE THROUGH THE REGION. MAY NEED HIGHER POPS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WITH A COUPLE HUNDRED J/KG OF MEAN LAYER CAPE AVAILABLE.
GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AS PRESSURE
GRADIENT BECOMES TIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO FRIDAY.
LOW CLOUDS SHOULD LINGER LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...POSSIBLY
SCATTERING OUT IN THE AFTERNOON. WENT NEAR BLENDED GUIDANCE FOR
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM.

THE UPPER TROUGH PASSAGE WILL OCCUR BY EARLY FRI EVENING WITH
SUBSIDENCE AND DRIER AIR ARRIVING. HIGH PRESSURE TO THEN SHIFT EWD
ACROSS THE REGION SAT MORNING WITH SLY WINDS DEVELOPING BY LATE IN
THE DAY. 925 MB TEMPS WILL WARM TO 9-10C YIELDING SFC TEMPS IN THE
LOWER 60S AWAY FROM LAKE MI. THE SLY WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE SAT
NT INTO SUN AS AN UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE NRN PLAINS. MILD
TEMPS WILL CONTINUE. THERE ARE SMALL CHANCES OF RAIN ON SUNDAY AS
THE COLD FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST AND A
SHORTWAVE TROUGH PASSES JUST TO THE SOUTH. THE BEST CHANCES OF
SHOWERS WILL BE SUN NT WITH THE COOL FROPA.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM.

WLY WINDS AND A DRY AIRMASS WITH SUNSHINE WILL KEEP THE TEMPS MILD
ON MON. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE FOR MON NT INTO
TUE. SLY FLOW AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL PREVAIL FOR WED AND THU
WITH A LARGE UPPER TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PLAINS AND LOW PRESSURE
TRACKING NNEWD FROM THE PLAINS INTO MN. CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND
TSTORMS ARE FORECAST WITH THE WARM...MOIST ADVECTION. ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPS TO CONTINUE.

&&

.AVIATION/00Z TAFS/...

CEILINGS BELOW ALTERNATE MINIMUMS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING AT
TAF SITES...POSSIBLY RISING INTO MVFR CATEGORY AT KENOSHA. FOG HAS
MIXED OUT SOMEWHAT AT THE EASTERN TAF SITES...AND SHOULD REMAIN SO
INTO THIS EVENING.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE AREA IN THE
NEXT FEW HOURS...AND EASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE EVENING HOURS WITH
THE COLD FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE. SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
VISIBILITIES DOWN TO AIRPORT MINIMUMS ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY STORMS.

WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME WEST NORTHWEST BY 12Z
FRIDAY...LINGERING INTO THE DAYTIME HOURS. SOME SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
AS WELL...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CEILINGS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

&&

.MARINE...

DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
LAKE MICHIGAN UNTIL 06Z TONIGHT. AREA WEB CAMERAS ARE SHOWING
VISIBILITIES GOING UP AND DOWN DEPENDING ON LOCATION. COOL AND MOIST
AIRMASS OVER THE WATERS WITH LIGHT WINDS HELPING KEEP THE FOG DENSE
OVER THE WATERS...AND SHOULD LINGER UNTIL WINDS PICK UP AFTER 06Z
FRIDAY.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. FREQUENT OFFSHORE WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. A
FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS MAY OCCUR...BUT NOT FREQUENT ENOUGH FOR A GALE
WARNING. HIGH WAVES FROM THESE WINDS WOULD BE MAINLY TOWARD AND OVER
THE OPEN WATERS.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...NONE.
LM...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR LMZ643>646.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR LMZ643>646.

&&

TONIGHT/FRIDAY AND AVIATION/MARINE...WOOD
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...GEHRING

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
338 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-102045-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
338 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH 11PM. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS
AND TORNADOES ARE ALL POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LMZ643>646-102045-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
338 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL THIS EVENING FOR FOG WITH
VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE MILE.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS AN INTENSIFYING LOW
MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.

EXPECT GUSTY WEST WINDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW AND COLD FRONT LATE
TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. GALE FORCE GUSTS TO
35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY MORNING.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY EVENING.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1135 AM CDT THU APR 09 2015

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

0544 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 N PORT WASHINGTON     43.41N 87.87W
04/09/2015                   OZAUKEE            WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A 100 YARD STRETCH OF SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 43 BECAME
            FLOODED RESULTING IN SUBMERGED VEHICLES. A DRAIN WAS
            CLOGGED BY DEBRIS. THE INTERSTATE WAS CLOSED FOR
            APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS.

&&

MG