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Gale Warning 2, NWS Green Bay, WI

January 10, 2017

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2017, 4:22 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 10, 2017, 4:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 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
Jan 10, 2017, 4:22 AM CST (10:22 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2017, 4:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 11, 2017, 4:00 AM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

The text

As transmitted.

292 
WHUS73 KGRB 101022
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
422 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CROSSES THE
AREA...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RACE ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE LOW. THERE WILL BE
A LULL IN THE WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE CENTER OF THE LOW
CROSSES THE REGION...THEN WEST GALES WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY
EVENING.

LMZ541>543-101830-
/O.EXT.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170110T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.GL.W.0002.170110T2200Z-170111T1000Z/
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
422 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE FOR A TIME DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN WEST GALES TO 40
  KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

* WAVES...INCREASING ON ICE FREE AREAS OF THE LAKE WILL BUILD TO 5
  TO 9 FEET TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-101830-
/O.NEW.KGRB.GL.W.0002.170110T2200Z-170111T1000Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
422 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
  WINDS WILL DECREASE FOR A TIME DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN WEST
  GALES TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

SKOWRONSKI
4 follow-up statements
625 
WHUS73 KGRB 101530
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
930 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CROSSES THE
AREA...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RACE ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE LOW. THERE
WILL BE A LULL IN THE WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE CENTER OF
THE LOW CROSSES THE REGION...THEN WEST GALES WILL DEVELOP BY
EARLY EVENING.

LMZ541>543-102330-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170110T2200Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.170110T2200Z-170111T1000Z/
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
930 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL 
  DECREASE FOR A TIME DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN WEST GALES TO 
  40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. 

* WAVES...INCREASING ON ICE FREE AREAS OF THE LAKE WILL BUILD TO 
  5 TO 9 FEET TODAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-102330-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.170110T2200Z-170111T1000Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
930 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. 
  WINDS WILL DECREASE FOR A TIME DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN 
  WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$
820 
WHUS73 KGRB 102228
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
428 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

...VERY GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
CROSSES THE AREA...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RACE ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE WINDS DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON AS THE CENTER OF THE LOW MOVES OVERNIGHT...THEN
WEST GALES WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING.

LMZ541>543-110630-
/O.EXP.KGRB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170110T2200Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170111T1000Z/
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
428 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 35 KTS GALES THIS EVENING...THEN
  DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KTS
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF MANITOWOC.

* WAVES...5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-110630-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170111T1000Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
428 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 30 KTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40
  KTS THIS EVENING THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

BERSCH
403 
WHUS73 KGRB 110334
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
934 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CROSSES
THE AREA...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RACE ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. WEST GALES WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING
THEN WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

LMZ521-522-541>543-111000-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170111T1000Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
934 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST GALES TO 35 KTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KTS AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES...5 TO 8 FT ON LAKE MICHIGAN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
  OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

BERSCH
234 
WHUS73 KGRB 110951
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
351 AM CST WED JAN 11 2017

LMZ521-522-541>543-111600-
/O.EXP.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170111T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0005.170111T1000Z-170111T1600Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
351 AM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH
  TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING.

* WAVES...WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET ON THE LAKE EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
  SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE MORNING. THE BAY OF GREEN BAY IS
  MOSTLY ICE COVERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OVER 20 KNOTS 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.

&&

$$

SKOWRONSKI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 11:40 AM CSTWind AdvisoryGRBBrown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie and 2 more12 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.