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Small Craft Advisory — Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI; Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI

Structured official-source report · Published Sep 19, 8:25 PM UTC · Updated Sep 20, 3:06 AM UTC
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* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 3 to 7 ft expected. * WHERE...Central and Southern Bay of Green Bay, and Lake Michigan nearshore waters from Washington Island to Sturgeon Bay. * WHEN...From 6 AM Sunday to 1 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Where it happened

Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI; Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI

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Small Craft Advisory
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Green Bay south of line from Cedar River to Rock Island Passage and north of a line from Oconto WI to Little Sturgeon Bay WI; Green Bay south of line from Oconto WI to Little Sturgeon Bay WI; Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI

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Incident timeline

Sep 20, 3:06 AM UTC · nws

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to around 30 kt and waves 4 to 8 ft expected. * WHERE...Lake Michigan nearshore waters from Sturgeon Bay to Sheboygan. * WHEN...From 6 AM Sunday to 7 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Sep 20, 1:24 AM UTC · nws

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 3 to 7 ft expected. * WHERE...Central and Southern Bay of Green Bay, and Lake Michigan nearshore waters from Washington Island to Sturgeon Bay. * WHEN...From 6 AM Sunday to 1 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Sep 20, 1:24 AM UTC · nws

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, east winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 2 to 5 ft. For the second Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 4 to 8 ft expected. * WHERE...Lake Michigan nearshore waters from Sturgeon Bay to Sheboygan. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 10 PM CDT this evening. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 6 AM Sunday to 7 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Sep 19, 5:31 PM UTC · nws

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, east winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 2 to 5 ft. For the second Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 4 to 8 ft expected. * WHERE...Lake Michigan nearshore waters from Sturgeon Bay to Sheboygan. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 10 PM CDT this evening. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 6 AM Sunday to 7 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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