Small Craft Advisory
NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI ยท US
Updated
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect From 8 PM This Evening To 10 PM EDT Wednesday
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Expect sustained winds up to 25 knots from the northeast with gusts up to 33 knots. The largest significant waves will be 5 feet with a potential maximum wave height of 7 feet.
Where
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI.
When
The maximum winds are expected around 10 PM EDT Tuesday with the largest waves expected around 3 AM EDT Wednesday.
Impacts
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Instructions
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Affected areas
- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m3s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M305HNNCF12A25FJQJMK8KXH
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9e994e202dae2ada99b77f7faeb310a69207b096.003.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
- AWIPS ID
- CAPDTX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.2842
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWDTX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS73 KDTX 201943 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT WEDNESDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0056.260921T0000Z-260924T0200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-23T22:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.45eea9b3299cb4f1a8c62830fd4ad110c396cf4d.002.1,2026-09-19T15:44:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 096444 |
| UGC | LEZ444 |