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Small Craft Advisory 39, NWS Green Bay, WI

May 13, 2016

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this small craft advisory at May 13, 2016, 3:13 PM CDT. It took effect at May 14, 2016, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 13, 2016, 3:13 PM CDT (20:13 UTC)
In effect from
May 14, 2016, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 14, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

The text

As transmitted.

202 
WHUS73 KGRB 132013
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
313 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE...

.A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE AREA WILL SHIFT WINDS TO
NORTHWESTERLY TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND MAY BE HIGH
ENOUGH TO BECOME HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. THE GUSTY WINDS SHOULD
SLOWLY DIMINISH SLOWLY THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY...AND BECOME
LESS OF A CONCERN TO SMALL CRAFT SATURDAY EVENING.

LMZ521-522-541>543-140415-
/O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0039.160514T0600Z-160515T0000Z/
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-
313 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...15 TO 25 KNOTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE TOWARDS
  THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...AND PARTICULARLY OFFSHORE OF
  WASHINGTON ISLAND THE NORTHERN TIP OF THE DOOR PENINSULA.

* WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN
  WATERS OFF OF WASHINGTON ISLAND.

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
655 
WHUS73 KGRB 140211
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
911 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE...

.A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE AREA HAS SHIFTED WINDS TO
NORTHWESTERLY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AND MAY
BE HIGH ENOUGH TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. THE GUSTY WINDS
SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH SLOWLY THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY...AND
BECOME LESS OF A CONCERN TO SMALL CRAFT SATURDAY EVENING.

LMZ521-522-541>543-141015-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0039.160514T0600Z-160515T0000Z/
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-
911 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...15 TO 25 KNOTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE TOWARDS 
  THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...AND PARTICULARLY OFFSHORE 
  OF WASHINGTON ISLAND THE NORTHERN TIP OF THE DOOR PENINSULA. 

* WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN 
  WATERS OFF OF WASHINGTON ISLAND. 

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.

&&

$$
961 
WHUS73 KGRB 140935
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
435 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.COLD AIR FLOWING INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT
PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA LAST EVENING WILL RESULT IN GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY. THE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO SMALL
CRAFT. THE WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATE
AFTERNOON.

LMZ521-522-541>543-141745-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-160515T0000Z/
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-
435 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE 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
569 
WHUS73 KGRB 141503
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1003 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.COLD AIR FLOWING INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT
PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA LAST EVENING WILL RESULT IN GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY. THE WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO SMALL
CRAFT. THE WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATE
AFTERNOON.

LMZ521-522-541>543-142315-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-160515T0000Z/
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-
1003 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS 
  WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON.

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
977 
WHUS73 KGRB 142010
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
310 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.COLD AIR FLOWING INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF A FRONTAL PASSAGE
LAST NIGHT HAVE BEEN GENERATING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY. THE
WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. THE WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY
DIMINISH BY EVENING.

LMZ521-522-541>543-150000-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-160515T0000Z/
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-
310 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH NUMEROUS GUSTS TO 25
  KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER
  THIS AFTERNOON...TOWARDS EVENING.

* WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-
  AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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Sources

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