175 WHUS73 KMKX 012105 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 305 PM CST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN DEPARTED LOW PRESSURE AND A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IN THE PLAINS WILL KEEP NORTHWEST WINDS AT ADVISORY LEVELS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. LMZ643>646-020300- /O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081201T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0093.081201T2105Z-081202T0300Z/ 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- 305 PM CST MON DEC 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DRAWS A LITTLE CLOSER FROM THE PLAINS AND LOW PRESSURE TO OUR EAST MOVES EVEN FURTHER AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$