Small Craft Advisory issued September 7 at 9:59AM CDT until September 9 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Duluth MN

Chequamegon Bay-Bayfield to Oak Point WI; Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN; Silver Bay Harbor to Two Harbors MN; Two Harbors to Duluth MN; Duluth MN to Port Wing WI; Port Wing to Sand Island WI; Sand Island to Bayfield WI; Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI; Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland

Urgency: Expected

Certainty: Likely

Onset: 9/8/2026, 9:00:00 AM

Expires: 9/8/2026, 3:00:00 AM

Details

* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 1 to 3 ft expected. * WHERE...Portions of Lake Superior. * WHEN...From 4 AM Tuesday to 7 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

What To Do

Anyone operating a smaller vessel should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Other Active Small Craft Advisory Alerts

Small Craft Advisory issued September 7 at 8:57AM PDT until September 9 at 12:00AM PDT by NWS Eureka CA

Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm

Small Craft Advisory issued September 7 at 8:57AM PDT until September 8 at 6:00AM PDT by NWS Eureka CA

Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm

Small Craft Advisory issued September 7 at 8:57AM PDT until September 8 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Eureka CA

Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm

Small Craft Advisory issued September 7 at 8:54AM PDT until September 7 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM; Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands; Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands

Small Craft Advisory issued September 7 at 8:48AM PDT until September 7 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA

Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM

Source: National Weather Service.