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Small Craft Advisory


URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
354 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...BRISK NORTH WINDS AND HIGH WAVES LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...

.AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF LAKE MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT...BRISK
NORTH WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL DEVELOP AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. WIND GUSTS JUST BELOW GALE FORCE IN THE LOWER 30 KNOT RANGE
IS EXPECTED AT TIMES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MUCH LIGHTER WINDS
AND SMALLER WAVES FOR FRIDAY.

LMZ643-221700-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0057.130523T0600Z-130524T0600Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
354 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO
1 AM CDT FRIDAY.


* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.

* WAVES: 5 TO 8 FEET.


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.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
354 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...BRISK NORTH WINDS AND HIGH WAVES LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...

.AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF LAKE MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT...BRISK
NORTH WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL DEVELOP AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. WIND GUSTS JUST BELOW GALE FORCE IN THE LOWER 30 KNOT RANGE
IS EXPECTED AT TIMES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MUCH LIGHTER WINDS
AND SMALLER WAVES FOR FRIDAY.

LMZ644>646-221700-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0057.130523T0900Z-130524T0900Z/
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
354 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO
4 AM CDT FRIDAY.


* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.

* WAVES: 6 TO 8 FEET.


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.

&&

$$
MG

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
519 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...POOR BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...

.MOIST AIR LINGERING OVER THE CHILLY WATERS OF THE LAKE AND BAY
WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FOG AND POOR VISIBILITIES TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA WILL
BRING STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY.

LMZ521-522-541>543-221830-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-130524T0200Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
519 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

* DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS A FEW HUNDRED
  FEET AT TIMES THIS MORNING. THE LOW VISIBILITY WILL POSE A
  SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO BOATERS.

* RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THE RAIN MAY RESULT IN SOME
  IMPROVEMENT IN THE VISIBILITY...THOUGH VISIBILITIES WILL
  PROBABLY STILL BE UNDER A MILE AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE TO POSE
  A HAZARD TO BOATERS.

* NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED
  NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY.

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY LATE EVENING...AND CONTINUE
  AT 4 TO 7 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OVER 20 KNOTS 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.

FOG CAN POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO BOATERS. VISIBILITIES AS LOW
AS A FEW HUNDRED FEET ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

SKOWRONSKI

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