Small Craft Advisory
NWS Chicago IL ยท US
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 6 AM CST Early This Morning... ...Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 5 PM CST This Afternoon... ...Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect From 5 PM This Afternoon 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 25 kt and significant waves to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. For the Gale Warning, north gales to 35 kt and significant waves to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft expected. For the second Small Craft Advisory, north winds to 30 kt and significant waves to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft expected.
Where
Winthrop Harbor to Calumet Harbor IL.
When
For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 6 AM CST early this morning. For the Gale Warning, until 5 PM CST this afternoon. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM this afternoon 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
- ~58s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M77MM29GDASQK3QX70CD54QD
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f335d83ce7a5c7296f283884cb0c4bbf8cec563c.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.7382
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
References
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWLOT |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS73 KLOT 121024 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CST SATURDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KLOT.SC.Y.0097.261112T2300Z-261114T1000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-14T04:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.130e922d466a6776ab56bf2b2158cccbc79b41ef.001.4,2026-11-11T18:44:00-06:00 |
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 |