Alert archive / Wisconsin / Storm Warnings in 2016
Storm Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this storm warning at Feb 19, 2016, 9:56 AM CST. It was in force for 8 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
- Feb 19, 2016, 9:56 AM CST (15:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted.
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 THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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
2 follow-up statements
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 9:40 AM CST | High Wind Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 5 more | 8 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.