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Message d13b5d8d-f17d-440c-a638-1debebb6bb93 from ABMS_Met_Office sent at 14:02:40 on 2020-11-05
Status / Scope / Type Actual / Public / Alert
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Alert summary
Small Craft Advisory in Effect for the Atlantic Waters of Barbuda Until This Afternoon
Effective
14:02:40 2020-11-05
Expires
19:02:40 2020-11-05
Description
Synopsis: A temporary rise in the winds will keep seas hazardous until later today, Thursday. The threat level is moderate, to the life and property of mariners, and there is the potential of significant impacts, from above normal wind waves. 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 19 to 30 km/h (10 to 16 knots; 12 to 18 mph), with strong gusts to around 48 km/h (26 knots; 30 mph).
Seas (significant wave heights): 1.5 to 2.5 metres (5 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
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels should avoid navigating in these conditions.
Contact
ABMS Met Office at 462-3017, if confirmation of this message is needed.
Category
Met
Safety
Transport
Rescue
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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