Weather / Small Craft Advisory
Minor
Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 3:54PM EDT until September 9 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI; Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge; Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay; Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI; Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI; Manistee to Point Betsie MI
Urgency: Expected
Certainty: Likely
Onset: 9/8/2026, 7:54:00 PM
Expires: 9/9/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Details
* WHAT...Highest gusts up to 30 kts from the southwest and highest waves around 5 feet. * WHERE...Portions of Lake Michigan. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
What To Do
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Other Active Small Craft Advisory Alerts
Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 1:55PM PDT until September 9 at 5:00AM PDT by NWS Medford OR
Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm
Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 1:55PM PDT until September 8 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm
Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 1:55PM PDT until September 9 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm; Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm
Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 1:55PM PDT until September 9 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm
Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 4:40PM EDT until September 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM; Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM; Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME
Source: National Weather Service.