Weather / Small Craft Advisory
Minor
Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 8:45PM CDT until September 9 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN; 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
Urgency: Expected
Certainty: Likely
Onset: 9/9/2026, 1:45:00 AM
Expires: 9/9/2026, 1:45:00 PM
Details
* WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 1 to 3 ft. * WHERE...Portions of Lake Superior. * WHEN...Until 7 PM 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 8 at 10:18PM EDT until September 9 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay
Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 10:18PM 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
Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 10:18PM EDT until September 9 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI
Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 10:18PM EDT until September 10 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island; St Ignace to False Detour Channel; 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island; Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 10:18PM EDT until September 10 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI
Source: National Weather Service.