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Gale Warning 5, NWS Milwaukee, WI

March 15, 2016

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Mar 15, 2016, 4:36 AM CDT. It took effect at Mar 15, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 11 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
Mar 15, 2016, 4:36 AM CDT (09:36 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 15, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2016, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

The text

As transmitted.

810 
WHUS73 KMKX 150936 AAB
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI...UPDATED
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
436 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...DENSE FOG ACROSS PARTS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT...

.A MOIST AIRMASS COMBINED WITH THE COOL LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS WILL
RESULT IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS.

LMZ646-151745-
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/O.NEW.KMKX.SR.A.0001.160316T1200Z-160317T0000Z/
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
436 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY. A STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE UNTIL
  MID AFTERNOON TODAY.

* EAST TO SOUTHEAST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS SHOULD DEVELOP
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE
  WILL BE A LULL IN THE WINDS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE WEST
  TO SOUTHWEST GALES DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS
  COULD APPROACH STORM FORCE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
  WEDNESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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
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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
436 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE UNTIL
  MID AFTERNOON TODAY.

* EAST TO SOUTHEAST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS SHOULD DEVELOP
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE
  WILL BE A LULL IN THE WINDS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE WEST
  TO SOUTHWEST GALES DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS
  COULD APPROACH STORM FORCE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
  WEDNESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
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5 follow-up statements
955 
WHUS73 KMKX 151417
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
917 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...DENSE FOG ACROSS PARTS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT...

.A MOIST AIRMASS COMBINED WITH THE COOL LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS WILL
RESULT IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS.

LMZ643>646-152230-
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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 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE 
  UNTIL MID AFTERNOON TODAY. 

* EAST TO SOUTHEAST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS SHOULD DEVELOP 
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE 
  WILL BE A LULL IN THE WINDS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE 
  WEST TO SOUTHWEST GALES DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW 
  GUSTS COULD APPROACH STORM FORCE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL 
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE WEDNESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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
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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
277 
WHUS73 KMKX 152114
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
414 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...DENSE FOG INTO THIS EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY...

.A MOIST AIRMASS COMBINED WITH THE COOL LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS WILL
RESULT IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING.

DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING
INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH
THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORM FORCE GUSTS IN THE SOUTHERN TWO MARINE
ZONES. 

LMZ643-644-160515-
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/O.CAN.KMKX.SR.A.0001.160316T1200Z-160317T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
414 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
CDT WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED
THE STORM WATCH. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE UNTIL
  MID TO LATE EVENING.

* EAST TO SOUTHEAST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS SHOULD DEVELOP
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A LULL
  IN THE WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE
  WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS PICK UP. THE WINDS WILL BE 25 TO 30
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS FROM MID-MORNING INTO EARLY
  EVENING.

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY
  BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

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 DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. 

&&

$$

LMZ645-646-160515-
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/O.EXT.KMKX.SR.A.0001.160316T1400Z-160317T0100Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
414 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE UNTIL
  MID TO LATE EVENING.

* EAST TO SOUTHEAST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS SHOULD DEVELOP
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A LULL
  IN THE WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE
  WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF
  4O TO 50 KNOTS MID-MORNING INTO EARLY EVENING.

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY
  BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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
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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
DDV

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
334 
WHUS73 KMKX 160004
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
704 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...EASTERLY GALES DEVELOPING TONIGHT THEN POSSIBLE STORM FORCE
WESTERLY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY...

.DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS TO EAST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN TRACK NORTHEAST
CLOSE TO THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN INTO THE AFTERNOON.
THE LOW WILL BRING EAST TO SOUTHEAST GALES LATER THIS EVENING WITH
THE OCCLUDED FRONT SHIFTING WINDS TO THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE. 

LMZ645-646-160815-
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NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
704 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED
THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. 

* EAST TO SOUTHEAST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS SHOULD DEVELOP 
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A 
  LULL IN THE WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  BEFORE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH 
  GUSTS OF 4O TO 50 KNOTS MID-MORNING INTO EARLY EVENING. 

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY 
  BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-160815-
/O.CAN.KMKX.MF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160316T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0005.160316T0300Z-160317T0300Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
704 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED
THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. 

* EAST TO SOUTHEAST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS SHOULD DEVELOP 
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A 
  LULL IN THE WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  BEFORE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS PICK UP. THE WINDS WILL BE 25 
  TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS FROM MID-MORNING INTO 
  EARLY EVENING. 

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY 
  BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

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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MG
295 
WHUS73 KMKX 160209
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
909 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...EASTERLY GALES DEVELOPING TONIGHT THEN POSSIBLE STORM FORCE
WESTERLY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY...

.DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS TO EAST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN TRACK NORTHEAST
CLOSE TO THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN INTO THE AFTERNOON.
THE LOW WILL BRING EAST TO SOUTHEAST GALES LATER THIS EVENING
WITH THE OCCLUDED FRONT SHIFTING WINDS TO THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE.

LMZ645-646-161015-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0005.160316T0300Z-160316T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.SR.A.0001.160316T1400Z-160317T0100Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
909 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* EAST TO SOUTHEAST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP
  THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE WINDS LATE TONIGHT
  INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
  INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 4O TO 50 KNOTS MID-
  MORNING INTO EARLY EVENING.

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY 
  BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-161015-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0005.160316T0300Z-160317T0300Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
909 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* EAST TO SOUTHEAST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A LULL
  IN THE WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE
  WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS PICK UP. THE WINDS WILL BE 25 TO 30
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS FROM MID-MORNING INTO EARLY
  EVENING.

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY 
  BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

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
383 
WHUS73 KMKX 160850
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
350 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...SOUTHEAST WINDS VEERING WEST AND BECOMING STRONG THIS
MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD
GREEN BAY AND FURTHER DEEPEN THIS MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED RAPIDLY
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN. VERY STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL AFFECT
THE SHORE AND NEAR SHORE MARINE AREAS BEGINNING LATER THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS MAY REACH
50 KNOTS LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
BE ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.

HENCE THE STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A STORM WARNING FOR THE
ENTIRE NEAR SHORE MARINE AREA FROM SHEBOYGAN SOUTH TO WINTHROP
HARBOR. 

LMZ645-646-161700-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160316T1400Z/
/O.UPG.KMKX.SR.A.0001.160316T1400Z-160317T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.SR.W.0002.160316T1400Z-160317T0100Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
350 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. THE STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOUTHWEST GALES UP TO 35 KNOTS WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE TO
  25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING. GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES WILL SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FEET TODAY AND 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT.  

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.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-161700-
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160316T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.SR.W.0002.160316T1400Z-160317T0100Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
350 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
CDT THIS MORNING.

* SOUTHEAST GALES UP TO 35 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH FOR A TIME EARLY
  THIS MORNING AND THEN VEER TO THE WEST LATER THIS MORNING. WEST
  TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
  KNOTS WITH A FEW WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 KNOTS LIKELY THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES REMAINING 5 TO 7 FEET TODAY...DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET
  TONIGHT. 

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 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.

&&

$$
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Mar 15, 4:16 AM CDTHigh Wind WatchMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and 10 more23 hr
Mar 15, 4:36 AM CDTStorm WatchMKX23 hr
Mar 15, 5:31 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMKXDane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 8 more3 hr
Mar 15, 4:04 PM CDTWind AdvisoryMKXColumbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Ozaukee and 3 more11 hr

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