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Gale Warning 19, NWS Milwaukee, WI

December 19, 2016

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Dec 19, 2016, 3:41 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 20, 2016, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 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
Dec 19, 2016, 3:41 PM CST (21:41 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 20, 2016, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 20, 2016, 3:00 PM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

The text

As transmitted.

454 
WHUS73 KMKX 192141
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
341 PM CST MON DEC 19 2016

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES EXPECTED INTO EARLY
TUESDAY EVENING...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS INTO THIS EVENING WILL BECOME STRONG LATER
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL LINGER
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE
HIGH WAVES...ESPECIALLY TOWARD OPEN WATERS. 

THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS...WAVES AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
LEAD TO SOME FREEZING SPRAY. WINDS AND WAVES SHOULD SUBSIDE EARLY
TUESDAY EVENING.

LMZ643>646-200545-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-161220T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0019.161220T0600Z-161220T1800Z/
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-
341 PM CST MON DEC 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS INTO THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO
  30 KNOTS INTO THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS AFTER
  MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE THEN EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING.

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT...AND 4 TO 8 FEET
  TUESDAY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY
  EVENING. THE WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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
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4 follow-up statements
003 
WHUS73 KMKX 200302
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
902 PM CST MON DEC 19 2016

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES EXPECTED INTO EARLY
TUESDAY EVENING...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS INTO THIS EVENING WILL BECOME GALE FORCE
AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS
WILL LINGER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL
GENERATE HIGH WAVES...ESPECIALLY TOWARD OPEN WATERS.

THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS...WAVES AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
LEAD TO SOME FREEZING SPRAY. WINDS AND WAVES SHOULD SUBSIDE EARLY
TUESDAY EVENING.

LMZ643>646-201115-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-161220T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0019.161220T0600Z-161220T1800Z/
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-
902 PM CST MON DEC 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS INTO THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 
  30 KNOTS INTO THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS 
  WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE THEN EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EARLY EVENING. 

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT...AND 4 TO 8 FEET 
  TUESDAY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY 
  EVENING. THE WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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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347 
WHUS73 KMKX 200922
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
322 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES EXPECTED INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING, AND THEN BEGIN
DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LEVELS
ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH WAVES...ESPECIALLY
TOWARD OPEN WATERS. A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.  

THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS...WAVES AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF FREEZING SPRAY. THE WINDS AND WAVES
WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON, FURTHER DIMINISHING THIS
EVENING. 

LMZ643>646-201730-
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-161220T2100Z/
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-
322 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET TODAY, SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT.
  HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. 

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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MBK
309 
WHUS73 KMKX 201533
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
933 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES EXPECTED INTO MID AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MID AFTERNOON...AND
THEN BEGIN DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH
WAVES... ESPECIALLY TOWARD OPEN WATERS. A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL
BE NEEDED AFTER THE GALES SUBSIDE.

THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS...WAVES AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF FREEZING SPRAY UNTIL LATE MORNING. THE
WINDS AND WAVES WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON...FURTHER
DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

LMZ643>646-202100-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-161220T2100Z/
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-
933 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET TODAY... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. 
  HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. 

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.

&&

$$
HENTZ

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
564 
WHUS73 KMKX 202101
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
301 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH
GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

LMZ643>646-210515-
/O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-161220T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0097.161220T2101Z-161221T0600Z/
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-
301 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30
  KNOTS... GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET. HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATER.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.