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Message e6023be0-d9f2-447f-808a-adaa8d36e936 from ABMS_Met_Office sent at 00:44:31 on 2020-07-28
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Alert summary
Urgent Marine Weather Message - A Small Craft Advisory Goes Into Effect in 24 hours Until Friday
Effective
00:44:31 2020-07-28
Expires
23:44:31 2020-07-28
Description
Fresh to strong winds associated with the development of Tropical Disturbance AL92 are expected to cause the threat levels, at sea, to rise to high, with the potential of extensive impacts to the life and property of mariners. It is still very uncertain as to the eventual path, intensity and size of what may develop out of the Disturbance; depending on the various parameters, seas could be higher or lower.
Winds: Variable at 28 to 46 km/h (15 to 25 knots; 17 to 29 mph), with strong gusts to storm-force of around 70 km/h (38 knots; 44 mph).
Seas (significant wave heights): 2.5 to 4 metres (8 to 14 feet), occasionally or locally reaching over 5 metres (17 feet). Dominant wind wave period is 6 to 9 seconds.
Impacts (possible/likely/expected): Loss of life at sea; injuries to mariners; financial losses; disruption of fisheries and scarcity of fish products and disruption to marine transportation.
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.
Instructions
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
Contact
ABMS Met Office at 462-3017, if confirmation of this message is needed.
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Met
Transport
Safety
Rescue
Affected areas
Antigua
Barbuda
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Urgency / Severity / Certainty
Future / Moderate / Likely
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Event code(s)
SAME = CEM
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