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Small Craft Advisory 3, NWS Milwaukee, WI

January 9, 2026

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this small craft advisory at Jan 9, 2026, 2:53 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 10, 2026, 2:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 9, 2026, 2:53 PM CST (20:53 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 10, 2026, 2:00 PM CST
Expired: Jan 11, 2026, 1:42 PM CST
In force: 24 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 Jan 9, 2:48 PM CST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 2:48 PM CST, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 2:50 PM CST, 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
250 PM CST Fri Jan 9 2026

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-102100-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
250 PM CST Fri Jan 9 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

There will continue to be a risk for localized ice jams on area
rivers into the weekend.

Fog and freezing fog will be possible late tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Friday

Minor accumulating snow is expected across the region on
Saturday, with higher amounts of 1-3 inches along the Kettle
Moraine.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ643>646-102100-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
250 PM CST Fri Jan 9 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters from
Sheboygan Wisconsin to Winthrop Harbor Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Friday

Small Craft Advisory conditions are expected Saturday afternoon
through Sunday.

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-102100-
Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to
mid-line of lake.-
Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the
Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South
Fox Island 5NM offshore-
Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to
mid lake-
Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI 5NM
offshore to mid lake-
Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore
to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5NM offshore to Mid
lake-
Lake Michigan from St Joseph to South Haven MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
250 PM CST Fri Jan 9 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the open waters of Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Friday

Gales are expected for open waters of Lake Michigan Saturday
night into Sunday morning.

www.weather.gov/mkx

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 8, 10:41 PM CST	Gale Warning	MKX		16 hr
Jan 9, 2:53 PM CST	Gale Watch	MKX		11 hr

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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.