Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
342 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
LHZ421-441>443-070945-
/O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0093.251207T2000Z-251208T1500Z/
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
342 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...Expect sustained winds up to 25 knots from the north with
gusts up to 30 knots. The largest significant waves will be 7
feet with a potential maximum wave height of 10 feet.
* WHERE...Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to
Inner Saginaw Bay, Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI, Harbor
Beach to Port Sanilac MI and Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI.
* WHEN...The maximum winds are expected around 7 PM EST Sunday
with the largest waves expected around 10 PM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Marquette MI
313 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
LSZ248-070815-
/O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-251206T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMQT.SC.Y.0195.251207T1200Z-251208T0000Z/
Huron Islands to Marquette MI-
313 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, northwest winds
around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft
occurring. For the second Small Craft Advisory, northwest
winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 3 to 5 ft
expected.
* WHERE...Huron Islands to Marquette MI.
* WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 4 PM EST this
afternoon. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 7 AM to 7
PM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Marquette MI
313 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
LSZ249>251-070815-
/O.EXT.KMQT.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-251208T0000Z/
Marquette to Munising MI-Munising to Grand Marais MI-
Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI-
313 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
waves 5 to 8 ft occurring.
* WHERE...Marquette to Munising MI, Munising to Grand Marais MI
and Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
311 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-072115-
Vilas-Oneida-Forest-Florence-Northern Marinette County-Lincoln-
Langlade-Menominee-Northern Oconto County-Door-Marathon-Shawano-
Wood-Portage-Waupaca-Outagamie-Brown-Kewaunee-Waushara-Winnebago-
Calumet-Manitowoc-Southern Marinette County-
Southern Oconto County-
311 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north-central and northeast
Wisconsin.
.DAY ONE...Tonight
Light snow will likely bring snow covered roads and slippery
travel to parts of central and east central Wisconsin late
tonight. Around an inch of snow is expected from Wautoma to
Oshkosh to Manitowoc.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday
Hazardous travel conditions may linger into early Sunday morning,
especially on untreated secondary roads in central and east
central Wisconsin.
Hazardous travel due to snow is likely Monday night into Tuesday
morning, when an inch or two of snow will be possible.
A more potent storm, with the potential for impactful snow
amounts and hazardous travel conditions, will affect the region
late Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning. There is still
some uncertainty in snowfall amounts with this system.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters are requested to forward snowfall measurements to the
National Weather Service in Green Bay Sunday morning.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
332 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
LMZ844>849-070915-
St Joseph to South Haven MI-South Haven to Holland MI-
Holland to Grand Haven MI-Grand Haven to Whitehall MI-
Whitehall to Pentwater MI-Pentwater to Manistee MI-
332 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
This hazardous weather outlook is for the nearshore waters from
St Joseph to Manistee.
.DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight
Winds and waves will create hazardous conditions into this evening.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday
Winds and waves are likely to create periods of hazardous
conditions through the next week.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
332 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-070915-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
332 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower
Michigan.
.DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight
Light snow will develop after midnight. Roads will likely become
slick overnight and into Sunday morning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday
We are looking at multiple systems over the next week that will
bring snow accumulations to the area. Colder temperatures and
snowfall will make for winter driving conditions much of the next 7
days.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
211 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-072015-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
211 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin.
.DAY ONE...Tonight
Widespread accumulating snowfall this evening into early Sunday.
Snow totals of 1 to 3 inches north of I-90/I-94 and 3 to 5 inches
along and south. Localized totals around 6 inches are possible in
far southwestern and far southeastern Wisconsin. A Winter Weather
Advisory is in effect for Sauk County to Milwaukee County and
southward.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday
Accumulating snowfall will end early Sunday morning.
Additional rounds of snowfall will be possible again Monday night
into Tuesday and Tuesday night into Wednesday. Additional rounds
of snowfall are then possible through the end of the work week,
but confidence in timing is much lower.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
244 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-071945-
Midland-Bay-Huron-Saginaw-Tuscola-Sanilac-Shiawassee-Genesee-Lapeer-
St. Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
244 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
This hazardous weather outlook is for southeast Michigan.
.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight
Light snow begins developing late tonight with accumulations up to an
inch.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday
Light widespread snow continues through Sunday morning before
tapering off Sunday afternoon. Additional snowfall up to an inch
possible. Storm totals will range between a half-inch and two
inches.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed today and tonight.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
232 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-086>088-095>099-071945-
Emmet-Cheboygan-Presque Isle-Leelanau-Antrim-Otsego-Montmorency-
Alpena-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Kalkaska-Crawford-Oscoda-Alcona-
Manistee-Wexford-Missaukee-Roscommon-Ogemaw-Iosco-Gladwin-Arenac-
Western Chippewa-Central Chippewa-Southeast Chippewa-
Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac-
Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island-
Beaver Island and surrounding islands-Charlevoix-
232 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
This hazardous weather outlook is for Eastern Upper Michigan and
Northern Lower Michigan.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.
Localized snow accumulations of 2-4" are possible through tonight
near Whitefish Point.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
Potential exists for impactful snow across portions of eastern
upper and northwest lower Michigan Monday afternoon into Tuesday,
especially in south-southwest flow favored snow belts.
Additional chances for impactful snow return midweek.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts to the
National Weather Service. Reports may be made one of three ways:
Online: weather.gov/gaylord
Facebook: facebook.com/nwsgaylord
Twitter: twitter.com/nwsgaylord
For more information visit http://weather.gov/gaylord.
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