Heavy Freezing Spray Warning issued December 11 at 9:11AM CST until December 12 at 6:00AM CST by NWS Duluth MN

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Dec 11, 2024

* WHAT…For the Small Craft Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 25
kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 3 to 6 ft. For the Heavy
Freezing Spray Warning, heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm
per hour or greater expected, and may rapidly accumulate on
vessels.

* WHERE…Port Wing WI to Sand Island to Bayfield WI.

* WHEN…For the Small Craft Advisory, until 4 PM CST Thursday.
For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, from 4 PM this afternoon
to 6 AM CST 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.

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