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Small Craft Advisory 45, NWS Green Bay, WI

May 16, 2020

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this small craft advisory at May 16, 2020, 3:45 PM CDT. It took effect at May 17, 2020, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 16, 2020, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)
In effect from: May 17, 2020, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired: May 17, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Green Bay, WI

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at May 16, 2:51 PM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 2:51 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 2:57 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
257 PM CDT Sat May 16 2020

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-172000-
Vilas-Oneida-Forest-Florence-Northern Marinette County-Lincoln-
Langlade-Menominee-Northern Oconto County-Door-Marathon-Shawano-
Wood-Portage-Waupaca-Outagamie-Brown-Kewaunee-Waushara-Winnebago-
Calumet-Manitowoc-Southern Marinette County-
Southern Oconto County-
257 PM CDT Sat May 16 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north-central and northeast
Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

The probability of hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday

Locally heavy rainfall is expected Sunday into Sunday night,
mainly in central and east-central Wisconsin. One to two inches of
rain is forecast with lesser amounts farther north.

Persistent and gusty east to northeast winds Sunday into Monday
will result in the risk of lakeshore flooding along the southern
Bay. Areas along the shoreline from Oconto to Green Bay to the
Sturgeon Bay Canal will be most at risk. Minor flooding is also
possible along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed tonight.

LMZ521-522-541>543-172000-
The Bay of Green Bay south of a line from Cedar River MI to Rock
Island Passage-Lake Michigan from Washington Island to Sheboygan-
257 PM CDT Sat May 16 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Lake
Michigan and the waters of Green Bay.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

The probability of hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday

Conditions hazardous to small craft are expected Sunday due to
increasing northeast winds and building waves.

Strong and gusty east to northeast winds will approach gale force
Sunday night through Monday. A Gale Watch remains in effect.

RDM/AK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 3:22 AM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Watch	GRB	Brown, Oconto	12 hr
May 16, 3:27 AM CDT	Gale Watch	GRB		24 hr
May 16, 3:08 PM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Warning	GRB	Brown, Oconto	64 hr
May 16, 3:08 PM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	GRB	Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette	64 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.