Small Craft Advisory

NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI · US

Updated

This event was updated at 2026-11-12 09:21:00 UTC.

Details

Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect Until 6 AM CST Thursday... ...Gale Warning In Effect From 6 AM To 5 PM CST Thursday... ...Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 5 PM Thursday To 6 PM CST Friday

Event: Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2026-11-12 00:34:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-11-12 00:34:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-11-12 08:45:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-11-12 12:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

For the first Small Craft Advisory, north winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 5 to 9 ft. For the Gale Warning, north winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 6 to 11 ft expected.

Where

Nearshore Waters from Sheboygan to North Point Lighthouse.

When

For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 6 AM CST Thursday. For the Gale Warning, from 6 AM to 5 PM CST Thursday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM Thursday to 6 PM CST Friday.

Impacts

Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

Instructions

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.

Affected areas

Sheboygan to Port Washington WI
Port Washington to North Point Light WI

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-11-12 00:34:35 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~36s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M76JV1ZMXHW8AB1NY2YDXX1F
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.864f8d7b35d7a0a4d466d144d03524ae33f42a76.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
AWIPS ID: CAPMKX
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.883
WMO heading: XOUS53
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 53

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4866f191fdd2f590a34e685b63b75d08e3ae2c8.002.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-11 18:20:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.629466b6def880c035d072d902a71892275b2657.002.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-11 14:12:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11affd5a93f3b9dd46d237b2ed8ccf34a68255cb.003.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-11 09:13:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f220cecbed36e6978a5c27c4ee74eb6a05b564d.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-10 18:16:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	SCY

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWMKX
WMOidentifier	WHUS73 KMKX 120034
NWSheadline	SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0100.000000T0000Z-261112T1200Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-11-12T06:00:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	[email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.629466b6def880c035d072d902a71892275b2657.002.1,2026-11-11T08:12:00-06:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11affd5a93f3b9dd46d237b2ed8ccf34a68255cb.003.1,2026-11-11T03:13:00-06:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f220cecbed36e6978a5c27c4ee74eb6a05b564d.001.1,2026-11-10T12:16:00-06:00

Locations

Location data

Sheboygan to Port Washington WI
Port Washington to North Point Light WI

Name	Value
SAME	092643
SAME	092644
UGC	LMZ643
UGC	LMZ644