Small Craft Advisory
NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI ยท US
Updated
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect From 10 AM This Morning To 4 AM EST Friday
- 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 22 knots from the north with gusts up to 28 knots. The largest significant waves will be 3 feet with a potential maximum wave height of 4 feet.
Where
In Lake St Clair, Lake St Clair. In Lake Erie, Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI.
When
The maximum winds are expected around 6 PM EST Thursday with the largest waves expected around 8 PM EST Thursday.
Impacts
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Instructions
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Affected areas
- Lake St. Clair Open Lake (U.S. Portion)
- 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
- ~42s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M77F03YW3SBN7QYM2Y58HRCT
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.346c825d2a17c88955e36d63aab80091fc1b8251.003.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- 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.4704
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
References
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWDTX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS73 KDTX 120846 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0072.261112T1500Z-261113T0900Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T04:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec8c2c6eec1882f11ff7ad4e472b75d1cb828cc7.003.1,2026-11-11T09:43:00-05:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cba3a6006f586dc9e22db1ea565b415716887d9c.003.1,2026-11-10T21:51:00-05:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Lake St. Clair Open Lake (U.S. Portion)
- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 094460 |
| SAME | 096444 |
| UGC | LCZ460 |
| UGC | LEZ444 |