Urgent – Marine Weather Message Small Craft Advisory
Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services 11:10 am Saturday 11 November 2023
…Small craft advisory in effect for Antigua, Barbuda and Anguilla… …Small craft advisory goes into effect tonight for Montserrat…
…Small craft advisory may be required for other islands over the next 24 hours… …High surf advisory may also be required for some areas over the next 24 hours…
Locations to be affected: Mainly, open waters on the Atlantic sides of the islands out to 20 nautical miles.
Timing: This afternoon until Sunday night for Antigua, Barbuda and Anguilla, and late tonight until Sunday morning for Montserrat.
Synopsis: Fresh winds are expected to cause a combination of wind waves and wind swells to result in hazardous seas, especially on the Atlantic sides of the islands. The threat level to the life, livelihood, property and infrastructure of mariners is to rise to moderate with 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 occurring or imminent.
Winds over open waters: East-northeast at 24 to 37 km/h (13 to 20 knots; 15 to 23 mph), with strong gusts to 57 km/h (31 knots; 36 mph).
Seas (significant wave heights): 1.5 to 2.4 metres (5 to 8 feet), occasionally or locally reaching over 4.0 metres (13 feet). Wind waves and or wind swells of 1.5 to 2.1 metres or 5 to 7 feet and occasionally higher. The dominant wind-wave period is 6 to 9 seconds.
Potential Impacts: Loss of life at sea; injuries to mariners; capsize or damage or loss of vessels and marine equipment; financial losses; disruption of fisheries and scarcity of fish products and disruption to marine transportation.
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.
Forecaster: Dale Destin
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