Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
353 AM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS ARRIVE SATURDAY MORNING...

. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MID-MORNING TODAY
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ARRIVE IN THE
WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL PLOW THROUGH THE AREA BY
MID TO LATE MORNING TODAY. THE WIND GUSTS MAY EASE BELOW CRITERIA
FOR A TIME THIS EVENING...BUT WILL RISE BACK TO CRITERIA
OVERNIGHT. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP THE HIGHEST WAVES OUT
TOWARD OPEN WATER.

LMZ643>646-111700-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0055.130511T1500Z-130512T2000Z/
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-
353 AM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
3 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 3 PM CDT SUNDAY.

* WINDS: WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MID TO LATE
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THOUGH THEY MAY
  DIMINISH BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS FOR A TIME THIS EVENING.

* WAVES: WAVES INCREASE TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD OPEN WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/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.

&&

$$

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