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Small Craft Advisory 5, NWS Milwaukee, WI

January 12, 2026

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this small craft advisory at Jan 12, 2026, 1:58 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 13, 2026, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 12, 2026, 1:58 PM CST (19:58 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 13, 2026, 6:00 AM CST
Expired: Jan 14, 2026, 3:00 AM CST
In force: 21 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 12, 9:58 AM CST, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 9:58 AM CST, 4 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 10:03 AM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 12, 1:58 PM CST	Gale Watch	MKX		12 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.