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Small Craft Advisory 17, NWS Milwaukee, WI

February 15, 2026

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this small craft advisory at Feb 15, 2026, 9:33 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2026, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2026, 9:33 PM CST (03:33 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2026, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 16, 2026, 6:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

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 Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Feb 15, 6:06 PM CST, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 6:06 PM CST, 3 hours 27 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 1:05 PM CSTGale WatchMKX13 hr
Feb 16, 1:05 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX53 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Wisconsin, 2026Every small craft advisory in 2026

Sources

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