Storm Watch 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI

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.

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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. 

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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. 

&&

$$

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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

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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. 

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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.

&&

$$

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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-
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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.

&&

$$

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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.

&&

$$


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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. 

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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.

&&

$$

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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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MBK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
417 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

.SHORT TERM...NEED TO PULL TRIGGER ON DENSE FOG ADVISORY ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTH AND EAST UNTIL 14Z THIS MORNING. TOO MANY LOCATIONS
REPORTING DENSE FOG DESPITE STRATUS AND INCREASING SOUTHEAST
WINDS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 344 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016/

SHORT TERM...

TODAY AND TONIGHT - CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM

DENSE FOG REMAINING TRANSIENT AND VARIABLE AS STRATUS INCREASES DUE
TO INCREASING MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW. HENCE WL HOLD OFF ON DENSE FOG
ADVISORY FOR NOW AND ISSUE SPS.  FOG WL LIKELY PERSIST LONGEST NEAR
LAKE MI DUE TO MOIST AIR FLOWING ACROSS COLDER LAKE MI WATERS.

INITIAL SURGE OF WARM AIR ADVECTION TRIGGERING SCT CONVECTION OVER
FAR SOUTHWEST WI THAT WILL GRAZE WESTERN CWA EARLY THIS MORNING.

MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATER
THIS MORNING AS UPSTREAM SHORT WAVE OVER SOUTHWEST IA VCNTY MOVES
NORTHEAST ACROSS SRN WI INTO THE EARLY AFTN.  STRONGEST FORCING
REMAINS OVER WESTERN CWA BUT ELEVATED INSTABILITY SHOULD RESULT IN A
FEW WEAKER STORMS.

FURTHER UPSTREAM...SHORT WAVE TROF CROSSING ROCKIES IS EXPECTED TO
UNDERGO RAPID CYCLOGENESIS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS IT CROSSES
FROM EASTERN IA ACROSS SRN WI.  LEANING MORE ON MORE CONSISTENT GFS
AND ECMWF GUIDANCE WHICH CARRIES STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT ACROSS
SOUTHERN WI DURING THE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.  STRONG ELY
FLOW WL PREVENT WARMER...MORE UNSTABLE SFC AIR FROM MAKING MUCH
PROGRESS INTO SRN WI.  HOWEVER CONSIDERABLE SHEAR AND ELEVATED
INSTABILITY WITH CAPES APPROACHING 1000 J/KG SHOULD RESULT IN SCT
THUNDER WITH A FEW REACHING SEVERE LEVELS...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS.

STRONG WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT FAR SRN WI
LATE TONIGHT.  HIGH WIND WATCH GOES INTO AFFECT AT 12Z ACROSS SOUTH.

LONG TERM...

WEDNESDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM.

ISSUED HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SOUTHERN THREE TIERS OF COUNTIES FROM 7
AM TO 8 PM WED. THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR THE NORTHERN TIER TO HIT
HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA OF 58 MPH GUSTS BUT WILL HOLD OFF AT THIS
TIME SINCE IT IS CLOSEST TO THE CENTER OF THE LOW.

FAVORED THE MORE CONSISTENT GFS/ECMWF SOLUTIONS RATHER THAN THE NAM
FOR THE WEDNESDAY TIME PERIOD. 12Z WED FEATURES A 988-985MB SURFACE
LOW OVER CENTRAL WI WITH THE 500MB CLOSED UPPER LOW DIRECTLY OVER
IT. EXPECT MIXING TO 2000 TO 3000 FEET OR EVEN HIGHER IF THE GFS
PANS OUT OVER SOUTHERN WI. AN ABNORMALLY STRONG WESTERLY LOW LEVEL
JET OF 45 TO 60 KNOTS /52 TO 69 MPH/ AT 1000-2000 FEET MEANS THAT
SURFACE WIND GUSTS SHOULD TAP INTO THESE STRONG WINDS WITH THE
MIXING AND THUS THE HIGH WIND WATCH.

THERE WILL BE RAIN SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE LOW SPINNING
OVER CENTRAL TO NORTHERN WI.

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG WED NIGHT BUT EXPECT
LESS MIXING SO LOWER WIND GUSTS.

THURSDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM.

925-850MB TEMPS FALL BELOW FREEZING THU. PRECIP TYPE WILL DEPEND ON
LOWEST LAYER OF AIR ABOVE THE GROUND. MAX TEMPS THU EXPECTED IN THE
40S SO MORNING MIX OF RAIN/SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN SHOWERS THU
AFTERNOON AND THEN OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI
MORNING... JUST AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS MOVING OUT OF THE
AREA. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR SOUTHERN WI WITH THIS EVENT.

FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE WEATHER FAIRLY QUIET AND COOL FOR
SOUTHERN WI. ACTUALLY TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND NORMAL FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR WITH HIGHS AROUND 40. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR
RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LOW DRIFTS INTO THE MIDWEST
BUT MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED.

AVIATION/12Z TAFS/...INCREASING LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY CIRRUS
KEEPING DENSE FOG PATCHY AND HIGHLY VARIABLE.  WOULD EXPECT THESE
CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MORNING.  FOG WILL LIKELY
PERSIST CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN DUE TO MOIST ELY FLOW.  CIGS MAY
INCREASE TO VFR LATER TODAY.  SCT STORMS STILL LIKELY LATER THIS
MRNG IN SOUTH CENTRAL WI AND LATER THIS AFTN AND EVE ACROSS THE AREA.
STRONG WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH ON WED.

MARINE...MOST SHORE WEBCAMS HAVE BEEN SHOWING DENSE FOG AT THE
SHORE...EXCEPT AROUND SHEBOYGAN.  POSTED MARINE DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...BUT AS WINDS INCREASE FROM THE EAST...MAY PULL IN SOME
DRIER AIR FROM THE EAST.  HENCE POSSIBLE DENSE FOG MAY THIN A BIT.
WARMER...MORE HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN JUST TO THE SOUTH AS WARM FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH.  LOW PRESSURE STILL EXPECTED TO
STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT AS IT MOVES ACROSS WI.  STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
LIKELY GUST TO 35 KNOTS LATER TONIGHT.  AFTER OCCLUDED FRONT PASSES
THROUGH...FURTHER RAPID INTENSIFICATION OF FRONT WILL RESULT IN
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS REACHING STORM FORCE ON WED.  HENCE POSTED
GALE WARNING FOR TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY STORM WATCH ON WED.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR WIZ052-059-
     060-062>072.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
     FOR WIZ056>060-062>072.

LM...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR LMZ643>646.

     STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
     LMZ643>646.

     GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     LMZ643>646.

&&

TODAY/TONIGHT AND AVIATION/MARINE...MBK
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MRC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
428 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-160930-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
428 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE DENSE FOG WILL
REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. AREAS OF FOG WILL PERSIST
NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH THE DAY.

RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST
WILL BRING SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THE
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
MILWAUKEE TO MADISON AND DODGEVILLE. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER
THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN
NOT BE RULED OUT TOWARD THE ILLINOIS BORDER NEAR MONROE AND
DARLINGTON. AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE FARTHER
NORTH TOWARD WEST BEND...BARABOO...FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE
FURTHER DEEPENS ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55
MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO PORTAGE TO REEDSBURG...INCLUDING
MADISON...MILWAUKEE...JANESVILLE AND KENOSHA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LMZ643>646-160930-
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-
428 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. A
DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT.

INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVES TO INCREASE TONIGHT.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. HENCE A
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED BEGINNING AT 7 PM THIS EVENING.

A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN MAY BRING A
FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS THIS EVENING.
THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE
OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN FURTHER INTENSIFIES. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS
MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 50 KNOTS. HENCE A STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON
WEDNESDAY.

WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT GALE WARNING OR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
LEVELS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

MBK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
304 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-151215-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...WESTFIELD...OXFORD...
NESHKORO...ENDEAVOR...BERLIN...PRINCETON...MARKESAN...
FOND DU LAC...PLYMOUTH...SHEBOYGAN FALLS...HOWARDS GROVE...
OOSTBURG...BARABOO...REEDSBURG...PRAIRIE DU SAC...SAUK CITY...
PORTAGE...COLUMBUS...LAKE WISCONSIN...LODI...BEAVER DAM...
WAUPUN...MAYVILLE...WEST BEND...GERMANTOWN...HARTFORD...MEQUON...
CEDARBURG...GRAFTON...DODGEVILLE...MINERAL POINT...BARNEVELD...
MADISON...WATERTOWN...FORT ATKINSON...JEFFERSON...WAUKESHA...
BROOKFIELD...NEW BERLIN...MENOMONEE FALLS...MUSKEGO...
WEST ALLIS...WAUWATOSA...GREENFIELD...FRANKLIN...OAK CREEK...
SOUTH MILWAUKEE...CUDAHY...DARLINGTON...SHULLSBURG...BENTON...
BELMONT...ARGYLE...BLANCHARDVILLE...MONROE...BRODHEAD...
JANESVILLE...BELOIT...WHITEWATER...DELAVAN...ELKHORN...
LAKE GENEVA...EAST TROY...RACINE...KENOSHA
304 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...PATCHY DENSE FOG THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING...

LIGHT WINDS AND MOIST SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN PATCHY DENSE
FOG ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. THE DENSE
FOG WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

SLOW DOWN SHOULD YOU DRIVE INTO ONE OF THESE DENSE FOG AREAS.
CLOUDS ARE INCREASING ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WHICH SHOULD HELP
THE DENSE FOG REMAIN PATCHY.

MBK