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Small Craft Advisory

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; and 9 more

Until Oct 17, 6:00 AM EDT

Map of the Small Craft Advisory over Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI. Drawn on the national sheet; the scale is at its foot.
In force from
Oct 16, 10:21 PM EDT
Until
Oct 17, 6:00 AM EDT
Issued
Oct 16, 10:21 PM EDT
Office
Gaylord, MI
Number
93 of its kind from this office this year
Severity
Minor, Expected, Likely
Where
Lake Michigan Lake Superior Lake Huron

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED

For 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; Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI, from Gaylord, MI

What
Highest gusts up to 35 kts from the north and highest waves around 9 feet.
Where
Portions of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.
When
Until 4 AM EDT Saturday.
Impacts
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

What to do

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

For 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; Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI, from Gaylord, MI

What
Highest gusts up to 30 kts from the north and highest waves around 9 feet.
Where
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 and Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI.
When
Until 6 AM EDT Saturday.
Impacts
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

What to do

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Every area 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; Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois 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; Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI

Read the platesGale, storm and hurricane force marine wind FB-EVT-113How to read a warning FB-STN-001

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