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Small Craft Advisory 68, NWS Milwaukee, WI

August 29, 2020

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this small craft advisory at Aug 29, 2020, 3:27 AM CDT. It took effect at Aug 29, 2020, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 29, 2020, 3:27 AM CDT (08:27 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 29, 2020, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired: Aug 29, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, 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 Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Aug 29, 3:16 AM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 3:16 AM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 9:17 PM CDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
917 PM CDT Fri Aug 28 2020

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-300230-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
917 PM CDT Fri Aug 28 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Friday

There are small chances for thunderstorms at times for Monday
through Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be needed through this evening.

LMZ643>646-300230-
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 PM CDT Fri Aug 28 2020

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...Saturday through Friday

Northwest winds will gust around 20 knots on Saturday. If slightly
higher winds are expected then a Small Craft Advisory will be
issued.

There are small chances for thunderstorms at times for Monday
through Wednesday.

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-300230-
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-
917 PM CDT Fri Aug 28 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Thunderstorms are expected through the evening, then ending. Gusty
winds and small hail are expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Friday

There are small chances for thunderstorms at times for Monday
through Wednesday.

www.weather.gov/mkx

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 28, 10:47 PM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1047 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1135 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW ROCKDALE           42.94N 89.08W
08/24/2020                   DANE               WI   PUBLIC

            DELAYED REPORT: MULTIPLE LARGE TREE LIMBS
            DOWN AND A FALLEN TREE REPORTED VIA SOCIAL
            MEDIA FROM THIS PAST MONDAY STORM.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 28, 7:10 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		23 min
Aug 28, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Waukesha	43 min
Aug 28, 10:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Columbia	11 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.