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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
914 AM CDT SUN SEP 6 2020
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914 AM CDT SUN SEP 6 2020
A MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
LAKE MICHIGAN NEARSHORE AND OPEN WATERS TO MID LAKE FROM PORT
WASHINGTON WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL...
A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT IS RESULTING IN RAPIDLY INCREASING
SOUTH WIND GUSTS OVER THE NEARSHORE AND OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN. WINDS ARE INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35
KNOTS.
IN ADDITION, A WEATHER PHENOMENA KNOWN AS A WAKE LOW IS PRODUCING
BRIEF WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS. A WIND GUST OF 48 KNOTS WAS
OBSERVED AT MITCHELL AIRPORT IN MILWAUKEE AT 9 AM. THESE BRIEF
STRONG WINDS MAY AFFECT THE NEARSHORE AND OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS ON LAKE MICHIGAN SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A RAPID INCREASE IN
WINDS THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. A GALE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT INTO
TONIGHT.
LAT...LON 4247 8750 4253 8781 4265 8782 4270 8777
4278 8775 4284 8782 4289 8785 4297 8785
4299 8787 4321 8786 4321 8712 4246 8702
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