Gale Watch
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI ยท US
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Details
Gale Watch In Effect From Thursday Morning Through Thursday Afternoon
- Event
- Gale Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
North winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 9 to 14 ft possible.
Where
Southern Open Waters of Lake Michigan.
When
From Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon.
Impacts
Strong winds can cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and waves.
Affected areas
- Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to mid-line of 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 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
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m22s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M73AVM2EJ44KBEWJ9HZC40VD
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f220cecbed36e6978a5c27c4ee74eb6a05b564d.003.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
- AWIPS ID
- CAPMKX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.460
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWMKX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS73 KMKX 101816 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.A.0017.261112T1200Z-261113T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-12T18:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to mid-line of 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 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
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 092080 |
| SAME | 092669 |
| SAME | 092671 |
| SAME | 092673 |
| SAME | 092675 |
| SAME | 092777 |
| SAME | 092779 |
| SAME | 092870 |
| SAME | 092872 |
| SAME | 092874 |
| SAME | 092876 |
| SAME | 092878 |
| UGC | LMZ080 |
| UGC | LMZ669 |
| UGC | LMZ671 |
| UGC | LMZ673 |
| UGC | LMZ675 |
| UGC | LMZ777 |
| UGC | LMZ779 |
| UGC | LMZ870 |
| UGC | LMZ872 |
| UGC | LMZ874 |
| UGC | LMZ876 |
| UGC | LMZ878 |