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Sunrise 7:10AM | Sunset 4:22PM | Tuesday December 10, 2019 7:35 AM CST (13:35 UTC) | Moonrise 4:34PM | Moonset 6:21AM | Illumination 98% | ![]() |
LMZ646 Wind Point Wi To Winthrop Harbor Il- 706 Am Cst Tue Dec 10 2019
.small craft advisory in effect until 9 am cst this morning...
Today..West wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Scattered snow showers in the morning, then isolated snow showers late in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
Tonight..West wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
Wednesday..West wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest early in the afternoon, then easing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves around 1 foot.
Wednesday night..Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing west late in the evening, then backing south after midnight rising to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear through around midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 foot. Wave heights are for ice free areas.
.small craft advisory in effect until 9 am cst this morning...
Today..West wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Scattered snow showers in the morning, then isolated snow showers late in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
Tonight..West wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
Wednesday..West wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest early in the afternoon, then easing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves around 1 foot.
Wednesday night..Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing west late in the evening, then backing south after midnight rising to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear through around midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 foot. Wave heights are for ice free areas.
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FZUS53 KMKX 101306
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
706 AM CST Tue Dec 10 2019
For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan
LMZ646-101700-
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Williams Bay, WI
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Area Discussion for - Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 552 AM CST Tue Dec 10 2019
UPDATE.
Light snow showers continue to fall across parts of southern Wisconsin and could continue for another few hours before clouds start to scatter and push out. After this, we will see partly cloudy to mostly clear skies the rest of the day.
AVIATION(12Z TAFS).
Light snow and MVFR clouds should continue into this morning before clouds begin to push out to the east and scatter. By noon, we will expect mostly clear skies throughout southern Wisconsin with mostly clear skies expected for the remainder of the TAF period. Otherwise winds will remain somewhat breezy from the west through the day today.
PREV DISCUSSION. (Issued 334 AM CST Tue Dec 10 2019)
SHORT TERM .
Today through Tomorrow . Forecast Confidence is High .
Mostly dry period is expected with clouds and light snow/flurries expected to push out this morning leaving mostly sunny conditions through the period. There is a slight chance that a weak low brings some light precip to the southwestern parts of the CWA Wednesday morning. The forcing for this feature will be primarily in the low to mid levels with lots of WAA, partially due to a fairly strong LLJ. However, the main forcing looks likely to remain to the southwest, thus likely keeping us dry.
Otherwise temperatures will become quite chilly with 850 temps around -16 C. This will allow highs to only reach around low to upper teens with overnight lows falling to the low to mid single digits with some areas possibly falling below zero. In addition we should see wind chills into the negative single digits, possibly reaching the negative teens further north.
LONG TERM .
Wednesday Night through Thursday . Forecast Confidence: Medium .
Cold temperatures with lows in the upper single digits to low teens will continue Wednesday night as high pressure slowly shifts eastward. As a mid-level shortwave trough works its way into the upper Midwest Thursday, expect southerly flow to return to southern WI, which will warm things up into the 30s Thursday afternoon.
As the shortwave pushes through WI, the associated 500mb DCVA combined with a swath of 850mb WAA and 700mb frontogenesis should be enough to support precipitation across central and northern WI Thursday morning/afternoon. Although it will be warmer, the freezing line is progged to bisect our CWA and snow will likely be the primary mode of precipitation north of I-94 on Thursday. However, the better snow chances look to be north of our CWA, but our northern counties could still see some light accumulations. Otherwise, areas generally south of I-94 will see little to no precipitaion given the current model trends.
Thursday Night through Monday . Forecast Confidence: Medium .
This system will quickly move out by Thursday night and quiet conditions are expected on Friday with warmer temperatures topping off in the upper 30 and low 40s. However, an upper-level trough will dig across the center CONUS and a surface low is expected to develop across the Central Plains late Friday. As this system pushes eastward toward the lower Great Lakes region, it is progged to deepen. The GFS is being a bit more bullish on this system's strength, but the 00z GFS/ECMWF align pretty well with the surface low's track across northern half of IL. This could set southern WI up for some snow/wintry precipitation Saturday. Then high pressure and colder temperatures are expected to build in behind that system for the later half of the weekend and for the start of the next work week.
AVIATION(09Z TAFS) .
Cigs of 1.5-3 kft will gradually become scattered through early this morning. VFR conditions for the remainder of the day. Winds will remain somewhat breezy from the west/northwest but will gradually decrease through the day today as higher pressure pushes in.
MARINE .
Breezy west/northwest winds will continue this morning, with winds slowly weakening through the day as higher pressure pushes in. Mostly light northwest winds Wednesday with some breeziness. Light winds overnight into Thursday morning before winds will pick up from the south as a weak low pressure pushes in with some winds approaching gales possible for short period in the afternoon.
Otherwise we have a small craft out through 12z for the northern nearshore areas with the southern nearshore small craft extended through 15z. The arrival of a much colder airmass will also lead to freezing spray at times through mid-week.
MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. WI . None. LM . Small Craft Advisory until 9 AM CST this morning for LMZ643>646.
Update . ARK Today/Tonight and Aviation/Marine . ARK Wednesday THROUGH Monday . Wagner
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off)  Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a mapStations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
KNSW3 - Kenosha, WI | 37 mi | 35 min | W 11 G 17 | 19°F | 1016.3 hPa (+3.8) |
Wind History for Calumet Harbor, IL
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Last 24hr | SW G12 | SW G12 | SW G9 | S G11 | SW G10 | SW G11 | SW G16 | SW G12 | SW G14 | SW G19 | SW G24 | SW G19 | W G24 | SW G16 | W G14 | W G15 | W G17 | W G16 | W G14 | SW G17 | SW G16 | SW G16 | W G16 | SW G13 |
1 day ago | S G17 | S G17 | S G21 | S G16 | S G16 | S G17 | S G13 | S G11 | S G11 | S G9 | S G9 | S | S G7 | S | S G11 | S | S G8 | S G11 | S G10 | S | S G13 | S G11 | SW G12 | SW G10 |
2 days ago | S G9 | S G11 | S G12 | S G10 | S G13 | S G13 | S G12 | S G11 | S G12 | S G10 | S | S | S G14 | S G16 | S G15 | S G16 | S G14 | S G22 | S G14 | S G17 | S G17 | S G13 | S G14 | S G19 |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
Burlington Municipal Airport, WI | 14 mi | 40 min | W 9 G 15 | 10.00 mi | Light Snow | 17°F | 12°F | 80% | 1016.3 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KBUU
Wind History from BUU (wind in knots)
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Last 24hr | Calm | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W G20 | W | W G23 | W G22 | W G20 | NW G25 | NW G19 | W G22 | NW G22 | NW G24 | W | W G16 | W | W G17 | W G19 | W G20 | W | W G16 |
1 day ago | S G17 | S G16 | S G16 | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm |
2 days ago | Calm | S | S | S | S G15 | S G17 | S | S | S | S | Calm | S | S G14 | S G15 | S | S | S | S G17 | S G22 | S G21 | S G19 | S G21 | S | S G18 |
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