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Message 20923501-78cc-40a9-9232-cf25f1dc0b97 from ABMS_Met_Office sent at 15:58:56 on 2021-12-15
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Alert summary
Small craft advisory remains in effect until Saturday. A small craft warning may be required for portions of the next three days
Effective
15:58:56 2021-12-15
Expires
14:58:56 2021-12-16
Description
Fresh winds are causing a combination of wind waves and wind swells to reach hazardous levels, mainly in open waters. The threat level to the life, livelihood, property and infrastructure of mariners is high, with the potential for extensive impacts. A small craft advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots and or wind waves and or wind swells of 7 feet or greater are occurring or imminent.
Winds over open waters: East-northeast at 26 to 41 km/h (14 to 22 knots; 16 to 25 mph), with strong gusts to around 63 km/h (34 knots; 39 mph).
Seas (significant wave heights): 2 to 2.7 metres (6 to 9 feet), occasionally or locally reaching near 3.5 metres (11.5 feet), becoming Friday 2.5 to 3.3 metres or (8 to 11 feet), occasionally reaching 4 metres (14 feet). Wind waves and or wind swells: 1.5 to 2.5 metres or 5 to 8 feet and occasionally higher, becoming Friday 2 to 3 metres (7 to 10 feet). Dominant wind wave period is 6 to 9 seconds.
Potential Impacts: Loss of life at sea; injuries to mariners; damage or loss of boats and marine equipment; financial losses; disruption of fisheries and scarcity of fish products and disruption to marine transportation.
Instructions
Caution: Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels should avoid navigating in these conditions.
Please continue to monitor these hazardous, life-threatening marine conditions. Stay tuned to updates coming out of the Met Office via antiguamet.com, facebook.com/abmetservice and twitter.com/abmetservice. Also, stay tuned to ABS Television/Radio along with other media platforms for updates.
Contact
ABMS Met Office at 462-3017, if confirmation of this message is needed.
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Safety
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Transport
Affected areas
Antigua
Barbuda
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Urgency / Severity / Certainty
Immediate / Severe / Observed
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SAME = CDW
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