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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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2/25/2026 5:52pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Mostly cloudy
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Small Craft Advisory

Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI

    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  

Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI; Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI; 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

Small Craft Advisory issued February 25 at 3:42PM EST until February 26 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Marquette MI

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY

Areas Affected: Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI; Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI; 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

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Minor

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Wednesday 3:42pm EST

Alert Effective: Wednesday 3:42pm EST

Alert Expires: Thursday 1:00am EST

Event Onset: Wednesday 3:42pm EST

Event Ends: Thursday 1:00am EST

Issued by: NWS Marquette MI

Details: 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, heavy freezing
spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or greater occurring, and may
rapidly accumulate on vessels. For the Small Craft Advisory,
west winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 1 to 4
ft occurring.

* WHERE...Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI, Point Isabelle to
Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI, Lower Entrance of Portage
Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays
and Huron Islands to Marquette MI.

* WHEN...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, until 7 PM EST
this evening. For the Small Craft Advisory, until 1 AM EST
Thursday.

* 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.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22a3606f6ba331c3e776941d91c87aad347749b0.004.2
Codes: LSZ245, LSZ246, LSZ247, LSZ248
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22a3606f6ba331c3e776941d91c87aad347749b0.004.2