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Gale Watch 5, NWS Milwaukee, WI

February 11, 2019

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale watch at Feb 11, 2019, 2:58 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 12, 2019, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 11, 2019, 2:58 AM CST (08:58 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 12, 2019, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 12, 2019, 2:01 AM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Feb 10, 10:58 PM CST, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 10:58 PM CST, 4 hours before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 9:08 PM CST, 5 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
908 PM CST Sun Feb 10 2019

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-120315-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
908 PM CST Sun Feb 10 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Roads may remain slippery overnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Sunday

A stronger low pressure area may bring 4 to 8 inches of snow to
the area Monday night into Tuesday evening. A Winter Storm Watch
has been issued from 6 PM Monday through Midnight Tuesday night.

The risk for ice jams and possible localized river flooding will
continue this week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ643>646-120315-
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-
908 PM CST Sun Feb 10 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters from
Sheboygan Wisconsin to Winthrop Harbor Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Sunday

Easterly winds and waves will increase Monday and Monday night,
continuing into Tuesday. Wind will then become westerly Tuesday
night, with gales possible Monday night into Tuesday. Gales will
be likely Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Small Craft
Advisories and possibly a Gale Warning will be needed during this
time.

Another strong system may affect the Great Lakes late in the week,
with the potential for strong winds and waves.

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-120315-
Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to
mid-line of lake.-
Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the
Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South
Fox Island 5NM offshore-
Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to
mid lake-
Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI 5NM
offshore to mid lake-
Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore
to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5NM offshore to Mid
lake-
Lake Michigan from St Joseph to South Haven MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
908 PM CST Sun Feb 10 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the open waters of Lake
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Sunday

Easterly winds and waves will increase Monday and Monday night,
continuing into Tuesday. Wind will then become northwest later Tuesday
into Tuesday night, with gales possible Monday night into
Tuesday. Gales will be likely Tuesday night into Wednesday
morning. A Gale Warning may be needed during this time.

Another strong system may affect the Great Lakes late in the week,
with the potential for strong winds and waves.

There will be periods of mainly moderate freezing spray at times.

www.weather.gov/mkx

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 11, 2:58 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX30 hr
Feb 11, 3:24 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 11 more48 hr
Feb 11, 3:24 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMKXJefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth and 1 more48 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.