Gale Warning 1, NWS Green Bay, WI

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
928 PM CST MON JAN 4 2016

...GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE WAVES EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

.WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE OHIO VALLEY AND
LOW PRESSURE OVER HUDSON BAY. THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR GALES...
ALONG WITH THE LARGEST WAVES...WILL BE TOWARDS THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN BAY...AND NORTH OF ALGOMA ON LAKE MICHIGAN.

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GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
928 PM CST MON JAN 4 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
  NUMEROUS GALE FORCE GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS EXPECTED...
  PARTICULARLY ON THE BAY OF GREEN BAY AND NORTH OF ALGOMA ON LAKE
  MICHIGAN.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT ON THE BAY...AND TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  ON THE LAKE BY MID-TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE 
  EXPECTED TO BE TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN 
  OFFSHORE OF WASHINGTON ISLAND AND THEN NORTHERN DOOR COUNTY. 

* ALTHOUGH THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES AT MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT... A
  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED INTO WEDNESDAY AS WINDS WILL
  REMAIN GUSTY AND WAVES WILL HIGH.

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.

&&

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BERSCH

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MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
402 AM CST TUE JAN 5 2016

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES EXPECTED...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE AND AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL GENERATE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY
AND TONIGHT. HIGH WAVES WILL PERSIST ON THE BAY THROUGH TONIGHT...
AND ON THE LAKE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

LMZ521-522-051815-
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GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
402 AM CST TUE JAN 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KTS...WITH OCCASIONAL
  GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 KTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FT...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES OVER THE
  NORTHERN BAY. THE WAVES SHOULD SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
402 AM CST TUE JAN 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KTS...WITH OCCASIONAL
  GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 KTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FT LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH
  THE HIGHEST WAVES ADJACENT TO DOOR COUNTY AND TOWARD OPEN
  WATERS. THE WAVES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FT BY
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
KIECKBUSCH