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Small Craft Advisory 9, NWS Gaylord, MI

January 15, 2026

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this small craft advisory at Jan 15, 2026, 1:50 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 16, 2026, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 15, 2026, 1:50 PM EST (18:50 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 16, 2026, 12:00 AM EST
Expired: Jan 16, 2026, 2:47 PM EST
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 15, 12:07 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 12:07 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 15, 10:02 AM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 14, 10:01 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		12 hr
Jan 14, 11:02 PM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	APX	Cheboygan, Chippewa, Crawford, Emmet, Mackinac, Montmorency and 5 more	11 hr
Jan 15, 2:31 AM EST	Gale Warning	APX		7 hr
Jan 15, 1:27 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	APX	Benzie, Charlevoix, Leelanau, Mackinac, Manistee	37 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.