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Gale Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI

February 1, 2016

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Feb 1, 2016, 3:53 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 2, 2016, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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
Feb 1, 2016, 3:53 PM CST (21:53 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 2, 2016, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 2, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

The text

As transmitted.

305 
WHUS73 KMKX 012153
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
353 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...STRONG EAST WINDS TUESDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIT EASTERN KANSAS AND MOVE TOWARD FAR
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. AS THE LOW
APPROACHES...STRONG EAST WIND GUSTS WILL REACH GALE FORCE. AS THE
LOW MOVES OFF...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED FOR
THIS PERIOD...AFTER THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES.

LMZ643>646-020600-
/O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0002.160202T1200Z-160203T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0001.160202T1500Z-160203T0000Z/
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-
353 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: EAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS TUESDAY MORNING...RISING TO 15
  TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
  AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS TUESDAY NIGHT...BACKING
  NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES: WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET TUESDAY MORNING...BUILDING TO 5 TO 9
  FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET
  BY LATER ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. 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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132 
WHUS73 KMKX 020256
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
856 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...STRONG EAST WINDS TUESDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIT EASTERN KANSAS AND MOVE TOWARD FAR
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. AS THE LOW
APPROACHES...STRONG EAST WIND GUSTS WILL REACH GALE FORCE. AS THE
LOW MOVES OFF...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED FOR
THIS PERIOD...AFTER THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES.

LMZ643>646-021100-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0001.160202T1500Z-160203T0000Z/
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-
856 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* WINDS: EAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS TUESDAY MORNING...RISING TO 15 
  TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING 
  AND AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS TUESDAY NIGHT...
  BACKING NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES: WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET TUESDAY MORNING...BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 
  FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 
  FEET BY LATER ON WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. 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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158 
WHUS73 KMKX 020951
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
351 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...STRONG EAST WINDS TUESDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIT EASTERN KANSAS AND MOVE TOWARD FAR
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN BY EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW
APPROACHES...STRONG EAST WIND GUSTS WILL REACH GALE FORCE LATER
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH THE
NORTHERN NEARSHORE WATERS MAY NOT SEE FREQUENT GALE GUSTS UNTIL
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS EASE LATER TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES
OVER THE AREA. AS THE LOW MOVES OFF...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES
WILL BE NEEDED FOR A TIME THIS EVENING AFTER THE GALE WARNING
EXPIRES...AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

LMZ643>646-021800-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0001.160202T1500Z-160203T0000Z/
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-
351 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: EAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING...RISING TO 15 TO
  25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
  AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS TUESDAY EVENING...
  EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT THEN BACKING NORTHWEST
  WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES: WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET THIS MORNING...BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATER TONIGHT AND
  2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

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296 
WHUS73 KMKX 021524
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
924 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...STRONG EAST WINDS TODAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIT EASTERN KANSAS AND MOVE TOWARD FAR
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN BY EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW
APPROACHES...STRONG EAST WIND GUSTS WILL REACH GALE FORCE LATER
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH THE
NORTHERN NEARSHORE WATERS MAY NOT SEE FREQUENT GALE GUSTS UNTIL
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS EASE LATER TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES
OVER THE AREA. AS THE LOW MOVES OFF...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES
WILL BE NEEDED FOR A TIME THIS EVENING AFTER THE GALE WARNING
EXPIRES...AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

LMZ643>646-022330-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/
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-
924 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: EAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO
  NEAR 35 KNOTS. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING...
  EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT THEN BACKING NORTHWEST
  WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES: WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES
  SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATER TONIGHT AND 2 TO 4 FEET
  WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$
504 
WHUS73 KMKX 022137
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
337 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...STRONG EAST WINDS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
LATER TONIGHT...BEFORE MOVING FURTHER NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. EASTERLY GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL
EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN BY LATER
TONIGHT...AS THE LOW MOVES OVER THE AREA. HIGH WAVES ARE EXPECTED
TO LINGER INTO THIS EVENING...BEFORE SUBSIDING LATER TONIGHT.

AS THE LOW MOVES OFF...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. HIGH WAVES WILL BE
MAINLY OVER THE OPEN WATERS DURING THIS PERIOD. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR A TIME TONIGHT AFTER THE GALE
WARNING EXPIRES...AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

LMZ643>646-030000-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/
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-
337 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: EAST WIND TO 30 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS...ARE
  EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY LATER TONIGHT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
  WINDS WILL THEN BACK TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY INTO
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES: WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET INTO THIS EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO
  3 TO 5 FEET LATER TONIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$
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645 
WHUS73 KMKX 030008
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
608 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...WINDS DIMINISHING...WAVES REMAIN ELEVATED...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN WISCONSIN
OVERNIGHT AND THIS HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN WINDS DIMINISHING
RAPIDLY FROM THEIR PEAK EARLIER TODAY. THE WAVES WILL BE MUCH
SLOWER TO SUBSIDE...THUS THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL NOW RUN THROUGH 3 AM
WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW PASSES BY TO THE EAST ON
WEDNESDAY...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN...LIKELY RESULTING
IN THE NEED FOR ANOTHER SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY BY MID-DAY ON
WEDNESDAY.

LMZ643>646-030815-
/O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0012.160203T0008Z-160203T0900Z/
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-
608 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WAVES: WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET LATER TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 1, 3:43 AM CSTGale WatchMKX12 hr
Feb 1, 4:08 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Iowa and 4 more41 hr
Feb 1, 4:08 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 10 more48 hr

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