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2/16/2025 7:17pm 
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Small Craft Advisory

Issued by the National Weather Service - Duluth, MN

    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  

Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN; Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN; Silver Bay Harbor to Two Harbors MN

Small Craft Advisory issued January 26 at 9:53AM CST until January 27 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Duluth MN

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY

Areas Affected: Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN; Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN; Silver Bay Harbor to Two Harbors MN

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Minor

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 9:53am CST

Alert Effective: Monday 9:53am CST

Alert Expires: Monday 10:00pm CST (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 9:53am CST

Event Ends: Tuesday 10:00am CST

Issued by: NWS Duluth MN

Details: 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, heavy freezing
spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or greater may rapidly
accumulate on vessels. For the Small Craft Advisory, west
winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 4 to 7 ft.

* WHERE...Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN, Taconite Harbor to
Silver Bay Harbor MN and Silver Bay Harbor to Two Harbors MN.

* WHEN...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, until 10 PM CST
this evening. For the Small Craft Advisory, until 10 AM CST
Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is
hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic
components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and
superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of
stability. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Information: 
Mariners should prepare for dangerous accumulation of ice on
their vessel. If possible, remain in port, avoid the warning area
or conduct mitigation.

Anyone operating a smaller vessel should avoid navigating in
hazardous conditions.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b2acbc5b03d951b7721dd318584f6f3e75ba9642.004.2
Codes: LSZ141, LSZ142, LSZ143
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b2acbc5b03d951b7721dd318584f6f3e75ba9642.004.2