Small Craft Advisory
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI ยท US
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 Midnight CST Friday Night
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- 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 North Point Lighthouse to Winthrop Harbor IL.
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 midnight CST Friday night.
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
- North Point Light to Wind Point WI
- Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~36s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M76JV2458GCFCFGRC69ZEM41
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.864f8d7b35d7a0a4d466d144d03524ae33f42a76.002.3
- 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.885
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
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 MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0101.261112T2300Z-261114T0600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-14T00:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- North Point Light to Wind Point WI
- Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 092645 |
| SAME | 092646 |
| UGC | LMZ645 |
| UGC | LMZ646 |