Coastal waters and Great Lakes
Marine weather alerts
Marine alert records and stable NWS marine-zone pages, kept separate from state alert counts.
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105 active alerts
Small Craft Advisory for South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM
Small Craft Advisory for Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM
Small Craft Advisory for North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM
Small Craft Advisory for Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM
Small Craft Advisory for Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA, Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA and 1 more
Small Craft Advisory for St Joseph to South Haven MI
Small Craft Advisory for South Haven to Holland MI; Holland to Grand Haven MI; Grand Haven to Whitehall MI +2 more
Grand Haven to Whitehall MI, Holland to Grand Haven MI, Pentwater to Manistee MI and 2 more
Small Craft Advisory for Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm
Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm, Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm
Small Craft Advisory for Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm, Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM, Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM and 1 more
Small Craft Advisory for Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm
Small Craft Advisory for Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM; Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands; Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands, Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM, Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands
Small Craft Advisory for Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM
Small Craft Advisory for Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca; East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound and Hood Canal
Small Craft Advisory for Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 nm; Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 nm
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm, Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 nm, Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 nm and 4 more
Small Craft Advisory for Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL; Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL; Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN, Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN, Gary to Burns Harbor IN and 3 more
Small Craft Advisory for Rhode Island Sound; Block Island Sound
Block Island Sound, Buzzards Bay, Coastal Waters extending out to 25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket and 5 more
Small Craft Advisory for Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM; Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM +1 more
Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM, Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM and 1 more
Small Craft Advisory for New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI
Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI, New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI
Small Craft Advisory for Sheboygan to Port Washington WI; Port Washington to North Point Light WI; North Point Light to Wind Point WI +1 more
North Point Light to Wind Point WI, Port Washington to North Point Light WI, Sheboygan to Port Washington WI and 1 more
Small Craft Advisory for Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm; Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm
Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm, Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm, Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm and 1 more
Small Craft Advisory for Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM and 3 more
Small Craft Advisory for Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA +5 more
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD and 11 more
Small Craft Advisory for Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI
Small Craft Advisory for Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM; Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM +1 more
Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM, Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM and 1 more
Small Craft Advisory for Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM
Charleston Harbor, Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary and 2 more
Small Craft Advisory for S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM
Albemarle Sound, Alligator River, Croatan and Roanoke Sounds and 8 more
Small Craft Advisory for Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM +3 more
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM and 3 more
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