Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI
Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI
Until
Use caution
What is a Small Craft Advisory?
Winds or seas hazardous to small boats are forecast or occurring. Thresholds vary by marine area.
What to do
Use the live bulletin first
- Review the advisory and coastal waters forecast for local wind and sea thresholds.
- Compare the forecast with the limits of your vessel, equipment, and experience.
- Postpone departure or seek safe harbor when conditions exceed those limits.
Collected NWS data
Active Small Craft Advisory alerts
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay; Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM
Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 NM, Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 NM, Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM and 1 more
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME
Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM, Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM, Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH; Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH; Conneaut OH to Ripley NY
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY, Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH, Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Kosrae Coastal Waters
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor; Lower Niagara River
Dunkirk to Buffalo NY, Lower Niagara River, Ripley to Dunkirk NY and 1 more
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm
Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm, Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island, Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Portage Lake to Huron Island MI to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays; Huron Islands to Marquette MI
Black River To Ontonagon MI, Eagle River to Manitou Island MI, Huron Islands to Marquette MI and 6 more
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay; Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI; Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI +2 more
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI, Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI, Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay and 2 more
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Icy Strait
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM, Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM, Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM and 9 more
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Clarence Strait
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM, Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM, Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM and 10 more
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM, Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM, Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM and 2 more
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Nelson Lagoon to Unalga Pass from 15 to 70 NM
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM
Until
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Unalga Pass to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Kiska to Attu Bering Side
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Adak to Kiska Bering Side
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM
Until
Active
Official severity: Minor
Small Craft Advisory for Unalga Pass to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM
Until
Reviewed sources
Reviewed 2026-07-21. This guide is maintained by Weather Alert Watch from official sources.
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