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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 8:23 AM Jul. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 1 to 3 ft expected. For the
Dense Smoke Advisory, dense smoke will reduce visibility to
less than one nautical mile.

* WHERE...Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock
Island Passage, Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI and 5NM
East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage.

* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 10 AM this morning
to 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Dense Smoke Advisory, from
11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Low
visibility will make navigation difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog
signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use
your radar and compass.

&&

Dense Smoke Advisory
Issued: 8:23 AM Jul. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 1 to 3 ft expected. For the
Dense Smoke Advisory, dense smoke will reduce visibility to
less than one nautical mile.

* WHERE...Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock
Island Passage, Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI and 5NM
East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage.

* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 10 AM this morning
to 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Dense Smoke Advisory, from
11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Low
visibility will make navigation difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog
signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use
your radar and compass.

&&

Air Quality Alert
Issued: 2:39 PM Jul. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
...AIR QUALITY ALERT THROUGH SATURDAY JULY 18...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
(EGLE) has issued an Air Quality Alert for July 17 and July 18 2026,
for elevated levels of fine particulate due to wildfire smoke.
Concentrations on Friday will range from Very Unhealthy in southern
areas to Hazardous in the north. On Saturday concentrations will
range from Unhealthy to Sensitive Groups (USG) in the south to Very
Unhealthy in northern portions of the state.

This is a Statewide Air Quality Alert.

Plumes of smoke from Canadian wildfires continue to drift across the
region. Elevated fine particulate due to the smoke will continue
through Saturday. The threat of increased ozone may come into play
Saturday as well.

Everyone should seek cleaner air indoors and keep activity levels
low. While indoors, take action to improve the indoor air quality
such as:

- Close windows and minimize opening of doors.
- If HVAC systems are not equipped with MERV-13 filters or higher,
use portable air cleaners.
- Avoid activities that make indoor air quality worse such as burning
candles, using vacuums without a HEPA filter, using gas stoves more
than necessary, smoking, and spraying aerosol products.

If you must be outdoors for short periods of time:

- Wear an N95 or P100 respirator marked with NIOSH. The respirator
should fit tightly, collapse as you breathe in and not let air in
from the sides.
- Do not use masks for children under age 2.

For up-to-date air quality data for Michigan, visit the MiAir site:
Michigan.gov/MiAir

For up-to-date air quality data nationally, visit EPA's Air Now
site: https://www.airnow.gov

For further health information, please see MDHHS' Wildfire Smoke and
Your Health site at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-
prev/environmental-health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke.

Air Quality Alert
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
July 17 2026

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