Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Feb 17, 2016, 2:39 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 18, 2016, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 37 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2016, 2:39 PM CST (20:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2016, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2016, 3:40 AM CST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
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491 WHUS73 KMKX 172039 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 239 PM CST WED FEB 17 2016 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING THURSDAY... .SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY BETWEEN DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE AND AN APPROACHING STRONG LOW. GUSTS TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS ARE LIKELY BY MID-MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS LIKELY BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE A BIT OF A LULL IN THE GALE FORCE WINDS LATER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP THOUGH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT. WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH AN ONSHORE COMPONENT TO THE WINDS. WAVES WILL THEN EASE A BIT FRIDAY AS WINDS BECOME OFFSHORE. LMZ643>646-180445- /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0017.160218T1500Z-160218T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0003.160218T2100Z-160220T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0002.160218T2100Z-160220T0300Z/ 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- 239 PM CST WED FEB 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS FROM MID-MORNING TO MID-AFTERNOON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS FOR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY NIGHT. AFTER A BIT OF A LULL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING. * WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET THURSDAY MORNING BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. WAVES WILL SLOWLY EASE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EVENING. 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. 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. && $$ DDV WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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341 WHUS73 KMKX 180317 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 917 PM CST WED FEB 17 2016 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING THURSDAY... .SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY BETWEEN DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE AND AN APPROACHING STRONG LOW. GUSTS TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS ARE LIKELY BY MID-MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS LIKELY BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE A BIT OF A LULL IN THE GALE FORCE WINDS LATER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP THOUGH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT. WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH AN ONSHORE COMPONENT TO THE WINDS. WAVES WILL THEN EASE A BIT FRIDAY AS WINDS BECOME OFFSHORE. LMZ643>646-181130- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0017.160218T1500Z-160218T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.160218T2100Z-160220T0300Z/ 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- 917 PM CST WED FEB 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS FROM MID-MORNING TO MID-AFTERNOON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS FOR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY NIGHT. AFTER A BIT OF A LULL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING. * WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET THURSDAY MORNING BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. WAVES WILL SLOWLY EASE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EVENING. 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. 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. && $$ REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
953 WHUS73 KMKX 180919 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 319 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS DEVELOPING TODAY... .SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BETWEEN DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE AND AN APPROACHING STRONG LOW MOVING TOWARD THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. GUSTS TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS ARE LIKELY BY MID-MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS LIKELY BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO STORM FORCE. WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST TONIGHT WITH AN ONSHORE COMPONENT TO THE WINDS. WAVES ALONG SHORE WILL THEN EASE A BIT FRIDAY AS WINDS BECOME OFFSHORE. LMZ643>646-181730- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0017.160218T1500Z-160218T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.160218T2100Z-160220T0300Z/ 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- 319 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS FROM MID-MORNING TO MID-AFTERNOON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING. * WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET THIS MORNING BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET BY EVENING. WAVES NEAR SHORE WILL SLOWLY EASE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EVENING. 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. 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. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
551 WHUS73 KMKX 181530 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 930 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS DEVELOPING TODAY... .SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BETWEEN DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE AND AN APPROACHING STRONG LOW MOVING TOWARD THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. GUSTS TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS ARE LIKELY THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOOIN. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS LIKELY BY MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO STORM FORCE. WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST TONIGHT WITH AN ONSHORE COMPONENT TO THE WINDS. WAVES ALONG SHORE WILL THEN EASE A BIT FRIDAY AS WINDS BECOME OFFSHORE. LMZ643>646-182330- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160218T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.160218T2100Z-160220T0300Z/ 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- 930 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS FROM MID-MORNING TO MID-AFTERNOON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING. * WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET THIS MORNING BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET BY EVENING. WAVES NEAR SHORE WILL SLOWLY EASE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EVENING. 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. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
217 WHUS73 KMKX 182133 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 333 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...STRONG WINDS PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY... .SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. THOUGH THERE MAY BE A LULL LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO STORM FORCE. WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST TONIGHT WITH AN ONSHORE COMPONENT TO THE WINDS. WAVES WILL THEN EASE A BIT FRIDAY AS WINDS BECOME OFFSHORE. LMZ643>646-190545- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T0300Z/ 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- 333 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FRIDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS THIS EVENING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN STRONGER GUSTS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS ARE THEN EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET THIS EVENING. WAVES WILL SLOWLY EASE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EVENING. 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. && $$ DDV WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
493 WHUS73 KMKX 190345 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 945 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...STRONG WINDS PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY... .SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO GALE FORCE...THOUGH THERE MAY BE A LULL LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO STORM FORCE. WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST TONIGHT WITH AN ONSHORE COMPONENT TO THE WINDS. WAVES WILL THEN EASE A BIT FRIDAY AS WINDS BECOME OFFSHORE. LMZ643>646-191145- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T0300Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 945 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FRIDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN STRONGER GUSTS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS ARE THEN EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET THIS EVENING. WAVES WILL SLOWLY EASE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
871 WHUS73 KMKX 190928 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 328 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...GALE WINDS PERSISTING INTO TONIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE SUPERIOR AREA TODAY WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE LAKE MICHIGAN AREA AROUND NOON. SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL GUST TO GALE FORCE...THOUGH THERE MAY BE A LULL EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST BY AFTERNOON AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO STORM FORCE AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST INTO THIS MORNING WITH AN ONSHORE COMPONENT TO THE WINDS. WAVES ALONG SHORE WILL THEN EASE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS BECOME OFFSHORE. LMZ643>646-191730- /O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T1000Z/ 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- 328 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN STRONGER GUSTS EARLY THIS MORNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GALE GUSTS OF 45 KNOTS ARE THEN EXPECTED LATE MORNING INTO THE EVENING. A FEW STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET THIS EVENING. WAVES ALONG SHORE WILL SLOWLY EASE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EVENING. 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. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
831 WHUS73 KMKX 191556 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 956 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...GALE FORCE AND STORM FORCE WINDS TODAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE LAKE MICHIGAN AREA AROUND NOON. SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL GUST TO GALE FORCE...WITH THE WINDS BECOMING STORM FORCE AT TIMES AS THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST THIS MORNING BUT EASE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS BECOME OFFSHORE. LMZ644>646-200000- /O.UPG.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SR.W.0001.160219T1556Z-160220T0000Z/ PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 956 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THIS MORNING SHIFTING WEST TO SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. * WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET...FALLING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ LMZ643-200000- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T1000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- 956 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS OF 45 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVES: 3 TO 7 FEET...FALLING TO 2 TO 5 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX MG
870 WHUS73 KMKX 192150 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 350 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...GALE FORCE AND STORM FORCE WINDS DIMINISHING TONIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT WHICH WILL CAUSE A GRADUAL DIMINISHING TREND WITH THE WINDS. STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS AND THE WINDS DROP OFF. LMZ643-200600- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T1000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- 350 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS OF 45 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * WAVES: 3 TO 7 FEET...FALLING TO 2 TO 5 FEET BY THIS EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ644>646-200000- /O.CON.KMKX.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/ PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 350 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS...DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET...FALLING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ HALBACH WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
271 WHUS73 KMKX 192356 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 556 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...GALE FORCE WINDS DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT WHICH WILL CAUSE A GRADUAL DIMINISHING TREND WITH THE WINDS. GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS AND THE WINDS DROP OFF. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED ONCE THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES. LMZ644>646-200800- /O.EXP.KMKX.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMKX.GL.W.0002.160220T0000Z-160220T1000Z/ PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 556 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... ...STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY. THE STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...FALLING TO 2 TO 3 FEET LATER THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ643-200800- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T1000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- 556 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... * WINDS: WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...FALLING TO 2 TO 3 FEET LATER THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
444 WHUS73 KMKX 200255 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 855 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...GALE FORCE WINDS DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT WHICH WILL CAUSE A GRADUAL DIMINISHING TREND WITH THE WINDS. GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS AND THE WINDS DROP OFF. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED ONCE THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES. LMZ644>646-201000- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T1000Z/ PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 855 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... * WINDS: WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES: 3 TO 4 FEET...FALLING TO 2 TO 3 FEET LATER THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ643-201000- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T1000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- 855 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... * WINDS: WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES: 3 TO 4 FEET...FALLING TO 2 TO 3 FEET LATER THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
453 WHUS73 KMKX 200940 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 340 AM CST SAT FEB 20 2016 ...WINDS TO SHIFT WEST AND LOWER THROUGH THE MORNING... .THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS WIND GUSTS HAVE LOWERED TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO SLACKEN AS LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF LAKE HURON CONTINUES TO PULL AWAY FROM THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION. WEST WINDS WILL LOWER BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WAVES SUBSIDING WITH THE OFFSHORE FETCH. LMZ643>646-201745- /O.CAN.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0018.160220T0940Z-160220T1800Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 340 AM CST SAT FEB 20 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS EARLY TURNING WEST AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING. * WAVES: 2 TO 3 FEET...FALLING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATER THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 3:06 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:39 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 24 hr |
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