Small Craft Advisory 27, NWS Milwaukee, WI

049 
WHUS73 KMKX 230103
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
803 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...GALES POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING...

LOOK FOR A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH
WAVES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE
MOVES TOWARD THE REGION.

GUSTY NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL VEER NORTHWEST THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY EVENING...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE PASSES THROUGH THE
REGION. THIS MAY BRING A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND HIGH
WAVES TO THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ643-644-230915-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.160323T0103Z-160324T1100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.A.0004.160324T1100Z-160325T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
803 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING
  NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...THEN UP TO 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
  WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS LATE
  MORNING AND AND AFTERNOON THURSDAY.

* WAVES: 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET
  WEDNESDAY...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ646-230915-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.160323T0600Z-160324T1100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.A.0004.160324T1800Z-160325T0300Z/
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
803 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO
6 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

* WINDS: NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS LATE MORNING AND AND AFTERNOON
  THURSDAY.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET WEDNESDAY
  AND 7 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY. 

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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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/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.160323T0600Z-160324T1100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.A.0004.160324T1100Z-160325T0000Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
803 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO
6 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

* WINDS: NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS LATE MORNING AND AND AFTERNOON
  THURSDAY.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET WEDNESDAY
  AND 7 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY.

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

&&

$$

REM
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

433 
WHUS73 KMKX 230220
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
920 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...GALES POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING...

LOOK FOR A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH
WAVES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE
MOVES TOWARD THE REGION.

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BACK NORTH THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
EVENING...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. THIS
MAY BRING A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND HIGH WAVES TO THE
NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ646-231030-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.160323T0220Z-160324T1100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.A.0004.160324T1800Z-160325T0300Z/
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
920 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 40 KNOTS LATE MORNING AND AND AFTERNOON THURSDAY.

* WAVES: 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET WEDNESDAY
  AND 7 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY.

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

&&

$$

LMZ645-231030-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.160323T0220Z-160324T1100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.A.0004.160324T1100Z-160325T0000Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
920 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS
  LATE MORNING AND AND AFTERNOON THURSDAY.

* WAVES: 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET WEDNESDAY
  AND 7 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY.

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-231030-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160324T1100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.A.0004.160324T1100Z-160325T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
920 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN
  UP TO 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS LATE MORNING AND AND AFTERNOON
  THURSDAY.

* WAVES: 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET WEDNESDAY...
  THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

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

449 
WHUS73 KMKX 230848
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
348 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH TODAY...
...GALES LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING...

LOOK FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES...AS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE EXITS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MOVES TOWARD THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION.

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTH THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY EVENING...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE EXITS NORTHERN ILLINOIS.
THIS WILL LIKELY BRING A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND HIGH
WAVES TO THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ643-644-231700-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/
/O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0004.160324T1100Z-160325T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0007.160324T0900Z-160325T0300Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
348 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM CDT
THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
CDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATER
  TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
  40 KNOTS THURSDAY.

* WAVES: 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY...THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET
  THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ645-646-231700-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160324T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.A.0004.160324T1100Z-160325T0300Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
348 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATER
  TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
  35 KNOTS THURSDAY.

* WAVES: 5 TO 7 FEET TODAY...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET
  THURSDAY.

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

&&

$$
HENTZ

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

694 
WHUS73 KMKX 231435
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
935 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH TODAY...
...GALES LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING...

LOOK FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES...AS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE EXITS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MOVES TOWARD THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION.

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTH THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY EVENING...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE EXITS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WIND
GUSTS AND HIGH WAVES TO THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ645-232245-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160324T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0004.160324T1100Z-160325T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KMKX.GL.W.0007.160324T1100Z-160325T0300Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
935 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM CDT
THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATER
  TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
  35 KNOTS THURSDAY.

* WAVES: 5 TO 7 FEET TODAY...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET 
  THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-232245-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.160324T0900Z-160325T0300Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
935 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATER
  TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
  40 KNOTS THURSDAY.

* WAVES: 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY...THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET
  THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ646-232245-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160324T1100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.A.0004.160324T1100Z-160325T0300Z/
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
935 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATER
  TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
  35 KNOTS THURSDAY.

* WAVES: 5 TO 7 FEET TODAY...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET
  THURSDAY.

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

&&

$$

JTS

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

040 
WHUS73 KMKX 231943
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
243 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...GALES LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING...

LOOK FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES...AS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE EXITS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MOVES TOWARD THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION.

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTH THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY EVENING...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE EXITS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WIND
GUSTS AND HIGH WAVES TO THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ646-240345-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160324T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0004.160324T1100Z-160325T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KMKX.GL.W.0007.160324T1100Z-160325T0300Z/
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
243 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM CDT
THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATER 
  TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 35 KNOTS THURSDAY. 

* WAVES: 5 TO 7 FEET TODAY...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET 
  THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ645-240345-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160324T1100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.160324T1100Z-160325T0300Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
243 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATER 
  TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 35 KNOTS THURSDAY. 

* WAVES: 5 TO 7 FEET TODAY...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET 
  THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-240345-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.160324T0900Z-160325T0300Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
243 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATER 
  TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 40 KNOTS THURSDAY. 

* WAVES: 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY...THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET 
  THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

049 
WHUS73 KMKX 240253
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
953 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...GALES LIKELY FROM EARLY MORNING THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
EVENING...

LOOK FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TO INCREASE...WITH HIGH WAVES...AS
STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI. 

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTH THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY EVENING...AS THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE CROSSES ILLINOIS AND MOVES
INTO EASTERN LOWER MICHIGAN. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF GALE
FORCE WIND GUSTS TO THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ645-646-241100-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160324T1100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.160324T1100Z-160325T0300Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
953 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS
  TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS THURSDAY.

* WAVES: 5 TO 7 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-241100-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.160324T0900Z-160325T0300Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
953 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS RISING TO
  GALE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS TOWARDS MORNING. WINDS TURN NORTH AT 30
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS EARLY THURSDAY.

* WAVES: 5 TO 8 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

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650 
WHUS73 KMKX 240829
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
329 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...GALES INTO THIS EVENING...

LOOK FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS...WITH HIGH WAVES...AS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS.

THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTH TODAY INTO THE
EVENING...AS A STRONG LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN LAKE HURON
AREA. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO THE
NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ645-646-241630-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160324T1100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.160324T1100Z-160325T0300Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
329 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS
  TURN NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS TODAY.

* WAVES: 6 TO 8 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-241630-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.160324T0900Z-160325T0300Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
329 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS
  TURNING NORTH AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS.

* WAVES: 7 TO 9 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
315 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

.TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM.

MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS
MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE FORECAST AREA. A SFC
COLD FRONT BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION FROM THE
NORTH WILL SLOWLY MAKE ITS WAY SOUTH. THE 22.12Z GFS IS PROGGING
SOME LIGHT QPF ACROSS OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES LATER THIS EVENING DUE
TO ENHANCED FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING FROM A TIGHT LOW LEVEL
TEMPERATURE GRADIENT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL WEAKEN THIS
EVENING...BUT SHOULD RAMP UP AGAIN DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND BACK
TO A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AS THE FRONT PASSES SOUTH. THE
ATMOSPHERE LOOKS TO MOISTEN AS HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AIR MAKES ITS
WAY SOUTH TONIGHT. THIS ALSO SHOULD HELP TO SUPPORT PRECIPITATION
LATE TUESDAY FOR OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES...THEN SPREADING ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA AS AN EXTENSION OF A MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH ENTERS
THE REGION. NAM AND GFS BUFKIT SOUNDINGS INDICATE MOISTENING DURING
THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH A DEEP LAYER OF MOISTENING NEAR 8000 FT
DEEP WITH LITTLE DRY AIR UNDERNEATH THIS LAYER. THIS...COUPLED WITH
ENHANCED ISENTROPIC OMEGA...INDICATES ENHANCED SUPPORT FOR
PRECIPITATION.

THE LARGEST UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS FORECAST IS PRECIPITATION TYPE.
SYNOPTIC SCALE MODELS INDICATE THAT NEARLY ALL OF THE FORECAST AREA
WILL HAVE RAINFALL CHANCES BEFORE THE COLDER AIR CATCHES UP.
DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MODELS MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN EXACT
P-TYPES...BUT IT LOOKS LIKELY THAT BETWEEN 18Z WEDNESDAY AND 00Z
THURSDAY...OUR NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES COULD SEE A WINTRY
MIX...AND ALL RAIN FOR OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES. THIS COLD LAYER LOOKS
TO CREEP SOUTH DURING THIS PERIOD. THE ECMWF APPEARS TO BE MORE OF
THE OUTLIER WITH THIS FORECAST AS IT SEEMS MORE BULLISH WITH BOTH
THE QPF AND THE PRECIPITATION BEING ALL SNOW FOR OUR NORTH. TRENDED
MORE TOWARDS THE 22.12Z GFS AND NAM MODEL SOLUTIONS. PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS COULD REACH BETWEEN 0.30-0.50" FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN S WI.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH.

HAVE DECIDED TO UPGRADE THE NORTHERN TIER OF OUR WINTER STORM
WATCH TO A WARNING...BUT LEAVE THE NEXT TIER SOUTH IN A WATCH AS
THERE IS CONCERN THAT SNOW AMOUNTS MAY END UP BEING LOWER THERE
DUE TO A POTENTIAL MIX HANGING ON LONGER. A HIGH END ADVISORY
WOULD THEN COVER IT. WILL ALLOW THE NEXT SHIFT TO MAKE THAT CALL.
NOW THE DETAILS.

THE MODELS REMAIN FAITHFUL IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SOLUTIONS WITH THE
NAM/GFS THE MORE NORTH COMPARED TO THE ECMWF /FARTHEST SOUTH/ AND
THE GEM NOW CLOSER TO THE NAM/GFS SOLUTIONS. ONE OUR FORECASTERS
POINTED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH THE SFC SOLUTION OF THE ECMWF IS
SOUTH...ABOVE 925MB THE ECMWF IS LOOKING VERY SIMILAR TO THE
OTHER MODELS. FOR SOME REASON THE ECMWF IS HANGING ONTO A COLD
BOUNDARY LAYER. AFTER TAKING IT ALL IN...WE HAVEN/T MADE ANY MAJOR
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SNOW AREAS. THERMAL PROFILES ARE ADDING
CONFIDENCE THAT WE COULD SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT ALONG A NARROW CORRIDOR RUNNING FROM PORT WASHINGTON WEST TO
MADISON AND SPRING GREEN. TEMPERATURES ARE CRITICAL HERE AS THEY
WILL BE HOVERING VERY CLOSE TO THE FREEZING MARK. WE SHOULD SEE
ALL SNOW ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PART OF OUR FORECAST AREA...RAIN
FAR SOUTH INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IT/S THE ZONE IN
BETWEEN...THE TRANSITION...THAT WILL PROVIDE THE MOST UNCERTAINTY.

THIS SYSTEM HAS A DECENT SOURCE OF COLD AIR AVAILABLE JUST TO THE
NORTH AND AS THE SYSTEM WRAPS UP WE SEE A VERY IMPRESSIVE AREA OF
SLOPED FRONTOGENESIS ACROSS WISCONSIN. THERE IS AN IMPRESSIVE
COUPLED UPPER LEVEL JET STRUCTURE THAT KICKS IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WITH STRONG AND DEEP UVV. THE CRITICAL 700-600MB FGEN IS NORTH OF
OUR FORECAST AREA...THIS IS WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND IS LIKELY
TO SET UP.

WITH THE ADDED SNOWPACK...WE COULD SEE RAPID SNOW MELT FRIDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL CERTAINLY IMPACT RIVERS THAT HAVE
JUST RECENTLY RECEDED FROM THE RECENT HIGH WATER MARKS. TOTAL QPF
WILL RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH ALONG THE WI/IL BORDER TO 1.4 NORTH
OF MADISON.  MUCH OF THE HIGH PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WE/LL BE
SEEING WILL FALL IN THE WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN.

.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH.

LOOK FOR CLEARING SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES ACROSS. LOWS BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO
LOWER 20S.

.SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE AREA...AND
DEPENDING ON THE MODEL OF CHOICE...COULD LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY.
TEMPS WILL BE CLOSE TO FREEZING AT TIMES AND WILL RESULT IN RAIN
CHANGING OVER TO A MIX OR ALL LIGHT SNOW AT TIMES. PRECIP AMOUNTS
LOOK LIGHT AND IMPACT MINIMAL.

.MONDAY AND TUESDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM.

THIS MAY END UP BEING A NICE DRY PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN.

&&

.AVIATION/00Z TAFS/...

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THIS
EVENING. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL A MORE MOIST AIRMASS
MAKES ITS WAY INTO S WI OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL HELP TO REDUCE CIGS AND
HELP SUPPORT PRECIPITATION. THE TEMPERATURE PROFILES SUGGEST THAT
THE TAF SITES SHOULD SEE RAINFALL AS OPPOSED TO A WINTRY MIX...WHICH
IS EXPECTED FARTHER NORTH DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. WINDS LOOK TO
SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BETWEEN 03-06Z WEDNESDAY...THEN LINGER AND
STRENGTHEN LATER TONIGHT.

CIGS AND VSBYS LOOK TO REDUCE TO MOSTLY MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS
OVERNIGHT AS A MOIST AIRMASS MAKES ITS WAY SOUTH OVER THE REGION.
REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO MODERATE RAINFALL POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY MORNING. OUR EASTERN TAF SITES COULD SEE VSBYS REDUCED TO
BELOW ALTERNATE MINIMUMS AS THE PRECIPITATION INTENSIFIES.

&&

.MARINE...

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL OF OUR NEARSHORE ZONES IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CDT THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 KTS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...WITH
WAVE HEIGHTS INCREASING TO BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET OVER THE NEARSHORE
WATERS.

A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS NORTH OF WIND POINT FROM 12Z
THURSDAY TO 00Z FRIDAY...AND SOUTH OF THERE FROM 15Z THURSDAY UNTIL
03Z FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR WIZ056>059.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM CDT THURSDAY
     FOR WIZ046-047-051-052.

LM...GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR
     LMZ646.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CDT THURSDAY
     FOR LMZ643>646.

     GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR
     LMZ643>645.

&&

TONIGHT/WEDNESDAY AND AVIATION/MARINE...JTS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...DAVIS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
455 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-231000-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
455 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SHEBOYGAN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...WEST
TO SAUK AND MARQUETTE COUNTY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
LOWER TO THE SOUTH.

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS
WEDNESDAY...AND THEN TRACK JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF WISCONSIN ON
THURSDAY. MIXED PRECIPITATION AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. HOWEVER...THE DETAILS OF THE STORM TRACK
AND EVENTUAL TEMPERATURES MAY CHANGE...AFFECTING THE PLACEMENT OF
SNOW...MIXED PRECIPITATION...AND RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...MEASUREMENTS OF
SNOWFALL AND MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BE APPRECIATED WEDNESDAY
EVENING INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

LMZ643>646-231000-
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-
455 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF NORTH POINT
LIGHTHOUSE UNTIL MIDDLE AFTERNOON...FOR GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

GUSTY NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE POSSIBLE FOR
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE TRACKS JUST
SOUTH AND EAST OF WISCONSIN. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED
AT TIMES WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A GALE WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING...AS GALE FORCE GUSTS
ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.

WOOD
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