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FLUS43 KMKX 212110  
HWOMKX  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
310 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-222115-  
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-  
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-  
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-  
310 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL  
WISCONSIN, SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.  
   
DAY ONE  
TONIGHT  
 
A FAST-MOVING AREA OF SNOW WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN  
DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE FEATURING SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH  
PER HOUR. FOLLOWING THE SNOW ACCUMULATION, WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH  
WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW, WHICH WILL PROLONG WINTER DRIVING  
IMPACTS INTO TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED  
FOR THE AFFECTED AREA.  
 
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF A DUSTING TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS  
THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER TOTALS UP TO 3 INCHES SOUTHWEST OF MADISON.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
 
AN EXTREME COLD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT  
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO  
WIND CHILLS ARE POSSIBLE.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED, BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS WILL  
BE APPRECIATED.  
 
 
 
LMZ643>646-222115-  
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-  
310 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM  
SHEBOYGAN WISCONSIN TO WINTHROP HARBOR ILLINOIS.  
   
DAY ONE  
TONIGHT  
 
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO  
NORTHWEST WINDS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
 
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON FOR CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS. FREEZING SPRAY WILL BE  
POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY  
TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS.  
 
 
 
LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-  
870-872-874-876-878-222115-  
LAKE MICHIGAN MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO  
MID-LINE OF LAKE.-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5NM  
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE  
MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH  
FOX ISLAND 5NM OFFSHORE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO  
MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO  
MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI 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-  
310 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.  
   
DAY ONE  
TONIGHT  
 
A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN  
SOUTH OF A TWO RIVERS WISCONSIN TO MANISTEE MICHIGAN LINE STARTING  
LATER THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST GALES ARE EXPECTED.  
 
A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF LAKE  
MICHIGAN STARTING LATER THIS EVENING, FOR THE COMBINATION OF  
STRONG WINDS, COLD TEMPERATURES AND BUILDING WAVES RESULTING IN  
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
 
THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF LAKE  
MICHIGAN THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.  
 
A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.  
 
 
 
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