Small Craft Advisory
NWS Chicago IL ยท US
Details
Small Craft Advisory In Effect From Midnight Tonight To 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 4 AM CST Saturday
- 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 to 30 kt and significant waves to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft expected. For the Gale Warning, north gales to 35 kt and significant waves to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft expected. For the second Small Craft Advisory, north winds to 30 kt with a few gale force gusts to 35 kt and significant waves to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft expected.
Where
Winthrop Harbor to Calumet Harbor IL.
When
For the first Small Craft Advisory, from midnight tonight to 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 4 AM CST Saturday.
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 hazardous conditions.
Affected areas
- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL
- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL
- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Chicago IL
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m13s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M76KEGWD4KVQH8SMNRJBQS10
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.130e922d466a6776ab56bf2b2158cccbc79b41ef.001.3
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Chicago IL
- AWIPS ID
- CAPLOT
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.1156
- 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 | MWWLOT |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS73 KLOT 120044 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 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 4 AM CST SATURDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KLOT.SC.Y.0096.261112T0600Z-261112T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-12T06:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL
- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL
- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 092740 |
| SAME | 092741 |
| SAME | 092742 |
| UGC | LMZ740 |
| UGC | LMZ741 |
| UGC | LMZ742 |