NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WIGL.W 0029October 5, 2026
Gale Warning: Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake and Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake
The National Weather Service office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued a gale warning for Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake and Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake, in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on October 6. It was the 29th gale warning the NWS office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 9 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
- Area
- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake and Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:44 p.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
- In force from
- 1:00 p.m. CDT, October 6, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. CDT, October 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMKX GL.W 0029
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 6 to 9 ft expected. * WHERE...Open Waters of Lake Michigan between a Port Washington WI to Whitehall MI line and a Sheboygan WI to Pentwater MI line. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 10 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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