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WHUS73 KMKX 100917
MWWMKX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
317 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT...
.BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES FARTHER AWAY
AND A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE APPROACHES...THOSE WINDS AND THE
RESULTING LARGE WAVES WILL STEADILY DIMINISH.
LMZ643>646-101730-
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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-
317 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LOOK FOR NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING...
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
EVENTUALLY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
WAVES WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS THE WIND
DIRECTION IS NOW OFF SHORE AND WINDS WILL BE ON THE DECLINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
000
WHUS73 KMKX 100242
MWWMKX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
842 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...
.DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL RESULT IN A
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE NEAR SHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL
REACH GALE FORCE AT TIMES...CAUSING WAVES TO BUILD TO 8 TO
12 FEET.
THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
LMZ643>646-101045-
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SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
842 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT.
THE WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY...AND BEGIN TO
DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
MBK
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