# Small Craft Advisory: Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island; St Ignace to False Detour Channel — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-17 22:05 ingested 2026-10-18 02:54

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## extract

Small Craft Advisory — Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island; St Ignace to False Detour Channel
Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, Highest gusts up to 30
kts from the southwest and highest waves around 6 feet. For
the Gale Warning, Highest gusts up to 40 kts from the
southwest and highest waves around 6 feet expected.

* WHERE...Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge
including Mackinac Island and St Ignace to False Detour
Channel.

* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 5 AM EDT Sunday.
For the Gale Warning, from 5 AM to 11 PM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous highest waves
which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.