Alert Details Alert Sent
Message d36f2cfe-3b29-4d1c-b51b-f95fa9cc6457 from ABMS_Met_Office sent at 10:47:35 on 2021-01-19
Status / Scope / Type Actual / Public / Alert
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Language
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Alert summary
Small craft advisory in effect until Thursday 8 am
Effective
10:47:35 2021-01-19
Expires
09:47:35 2021-01-20
Description
Synopsis: A combination of wind waves and wind or short-period swells is causing hazardous seas. The threat level to the life, livelihood, property and infrastructure of mariners is moderate, and there is the potential for significant 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 expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small crafts.
Winds over open waters: East at 22 to 33 km/h (12 to 18 knots; 14 to 21 mph), with strong gusts to around 52 km/h (28 knots; 32 mph).
Seas (significant wave heights): 2 to 2.5 metres (6 to 8 feet), occasionally or locally reaching near 3 metres ( 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 and facebook.com/abmetservice
Contact
ABMS Met Office at 462-3017, if confirmation of this message is needed.
Category
Met
Safety
Rescue
Transport
Affected areas
Antigua
Barbuda
Attached Media
Urgency / Severity / Certainty
Immediate / Moderate / Observed
Sent by
Dale Destin
Event code(s)
SAME = CEM
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