Gale Warning

NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI · US

New

Details

Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 9 PM CST This Evening

Event: Gale Warning
Issued: 2026-11-12 09:21:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-11-12 09:21:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-11-12 17:30:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-11-13 03:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

North winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and waves 10 to 15 ft.

Where

Southern Two Thirds of the Open Waters of Lake Michigan.

When

Until 9 PM CST this evening.

Impacts

Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

Instructions

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions.

Affected areas

Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to mid-line of lake.
Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 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

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-11-12 09:21:26 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~27s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Alert
Lifecycle: New
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M77GZR6Q2CPJFQKDDZP8DXMA
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.967998fc18a9b38874dc0d0d1578b06e96b556dc.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.5724
WMO heading: XOUS53
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 53

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.864f8d7b35d7a0a4d466d144d03524ae33f42a76.003.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-12 00:34:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4866f191fdd2f590a34e685b63b75d08e3ae2c8.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-11 18:20:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.629466b6def880c035d072d902a71892275b2657.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-11 14:12:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11affd5a93f3b9dd46d237b2ed8ccf34a68255cb.002.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-11 09:13:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11affd5a93f3b9dd46d237b2ed8ccf34a68255cb.001.2
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-11 09:13:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	GLW

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWMKX
WMOidentifier	WHUS73 KMKX 120921
NWSheadline	GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-261113T0300Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-11-12T21:00:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	[email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.864f8d7b35d7a0a4d466d144d03524ae33f42a76.003.1,2026-11-11T18:34:00-06:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4866f191fdd2f590a34e685b63b75d08e3ae2c8.001.1,2026-11-11T12:20:00-06:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.629466b6def880c035d072d902a71892275b2657.001.1,2026-11-11T08:12:00-06:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11affd5a93f3b9dd46d237b2ed8ccf34a68255cb.002.1,2026-11-11T03:13:00-06:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11affd5a93f3b9dd46d237b2ed8ccf34a68255cb.001.2,2026-11-11T03:13:00-06:00

Locations

Location data

Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to mid-line of lake.
Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 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

Name	Value
SAME	092080
SAME	092366
SAME	092565
SAME	092567
SAME	092669
SAME	092671
SAME	092673
SAME	092675
SAME	092777
SAME	092779
SAME	092868
SAME	092870
SAME	092872
SAME	092874
SAME	092876
SAME	092878
UGC	LMZ080
UGC	LMZ366
UGC	LMZ565
UGC	LMZ567
UGC	LMZ669
UGC	LMZ671
UGC	LMZ673
UGC	LMZ675
UGC	LMZ777
UGC	LMZ779
UGC	LMZ868
UGC	LMZ870
UGC	LMZ872
UGC	LMZ874
UGC	LMZ876
UGC	LMZ878