Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI
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 THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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. && $$ WOOD WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
5 follow-up statements
132 WHUS73 KMKX 020256 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 856 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...STRONG EAST WINDS TUESDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIT EASTERN KANSAS AND MOVE TOWARD FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...STRONG EAST WIND GUSTS WILL REACH GALE FORCE. AS THE LOW MOVES OFF...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED FOR THIS PERIOD...AFTER THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES. LMZ643>646-021100- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0001.160202T1500Z-160203T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 856 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... * WINDS: EAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS TUESDAY MORNING...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS TUESDAY NIGHT... BACKING NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET TUESDAY MORNING...BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET BY LATER ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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. && $$ REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
296 WHUS73 KMKX 021524 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 924 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...STRONG EAST WINDS TODAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIT EASTERN KANSAS AND MOVE TOWARD FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN BY EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...STRONG EAST WIND GUSTS WILL REACH GALE FORCE LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH THE NORTHERN NEARSHORE WATERS MAY NOT SEE FREQUENT GALE GUSTS UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS EASE LATER TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES OVER THE AREA. AS THE LOW MOVES OFF...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR A TIME THIS EVENING AFTER THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES...AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. LMZ643>646-022330- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 924 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: EAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING... EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT THEN BACKING NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATER TONIGHT AND 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
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. && $$ WOOD WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
645 WHUS73 KMKX 030008 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 608 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINDS DIMINISHING...WAVES REMAIN ELEVATED... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT AND THIS HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN WINDS DIMINISHING RAPIDLY FROM THEIR PEAK EARLIER TODAY. THE WAVES WILL BE MUCH SLOWER TO SUBSIDE...THUS THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL NOW RUN THROUGH 3 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW PASSES BY TO THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN...LIKELY RESULTING IN THE NEED FOR ANOTHER SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY BY MID-DAY ON WEDNESDAY. LMZ643>646-030815- /O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0012.160203T0008Z-160203T0900Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 608 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES: WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET LATER TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ DAVIS WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:43 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:08 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Iowa and 4 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:08 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 10 more | 48 hr |
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