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Small Craft Advisory 13, NWS Milwaukee, WI

February 2, 2016

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this small craft advisory at Feb 2, 2016, 9:09 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 3, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 2, 2016, 9:09 PM CST (03:09 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 3, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 3, 2016, 8:56 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

The text

As transmitted.

662 
WHUS73 KMKX 030309
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
909 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 A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL RUN THROUGH
3 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW PASSES BY TO THE EAST WEDNESDAY
MORNING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN...RESULTING
IN THE NEED FOR ANOTHER SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MID MORNING
TO MID EVENING ON WEDNESDAY. 

LMZ643>646-031115-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160203T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0013.160203T1500Z-160204T0300Z/
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-
909 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
  KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THEN SHIFTING TO WEST THEN NORTHWEST AND
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES: WAVES 5 TO 8 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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4 follow-up statements
939 
WHUS73 KMKX 030949
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
349 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016

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

.DENSE FOG WILL LINGER OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS THROUGH THE
MORNING AS THE BAGGY GRADIENT AROUND WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY PASSES
TO THE EAST THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
BEHIND THE LOW AND APPROACHING HIGH PRESSURE...RESULTING IN THE
NEED FOR A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON UNTIL TONIGHT.

LMZ643>646-031800-
/O.NEW.KMKX.MF.Y.0002.160203T0949Z-160203T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0013.160203T1800Z-160204T0300Z/
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-
349 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: LIGHT EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS MID-
  MORNING...SHIFTING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE HIGHER WAVES TOWARD OPEN
  WATER.

* VISIBILITY: LESS THAN 1 MILE THIS MORNING...RISING TO ABOVE 1
  MILE AROUND NOON.

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.

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. 

&&

$$

REM
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684 
WHUS73 KMKX 031500
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
900 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016

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

.WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND DEPARTING LOW
PRESSURE...RESULTING IN THE NEED FOR A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM
NOON UNTIL MID EVENING.

LMZ643>646-032300-
/O.CAN.KMKX.MF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160203T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0013.160203T1800Z-160204T0300Z/
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-
900 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* WINDS: WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
  15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE HIGHER WAVES TOWARD OPEN 
  WATER. 

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.

&&

$$
760 
WHUS73 KMKX 032132
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
332 PM CST WED FEB 3 2016

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH MID EVENING...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID EVENING WHEN HIGH
PRESSURE SLIDES INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. LOOK FOR WINDS AND
WAVES TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

LMZ643>646-040300-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160204T0300Z/
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-
332 PM CST WED FEB 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH
  MID EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES: WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
MRC

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843 
WHUS73 KMKX 040256
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
856 PM CST WED FEB 3 2016

LMZ643>646-040400-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160204T0300Z/
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 WED FEB 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 

$$


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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 2, 6:08 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX9 hr
Feb 2, 11:42 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMKXDane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 5 more6 hr
Feb 3, 3:49 AM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMKX5 hr

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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.