The Coast Guard confirmed there was a small craft advisory on the water all day Friday and conditions were choppy.
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There was a small-craft advisory in the area, he said, but it warned only of wind speeds below 35 miles per hour.
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" The National Weather Service issued a small craft advisory on May 3 for Alenuihaha and Pailolo channels, warning of "strong east-northeast trade winds.
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Small craft advisory pennant A small craft advisory is a type of wind warning issued by the National Weather Service in the United States. In Canada a similar warning is issued by Environment Canada. It is issued when winds have reached, or are expected to reach within 12 hours, a speed marginally less than gale force. A Small Craft Advisory may also be issued when sea or lake ice exists that could be hazardous to small boats.
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Upon Dora's classification on September 1, a small craft advisory was issued for the Leeward Islands and the northern Windward Islands.
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THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 11 FEET THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
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Memories of Hurricane Audrey led to numerous residents evacuating coastal areas upon hearing about Arlene. In Pierre, 50 families evacuated to higher grounds. Officials reported that 25 families were also evacuated from low-lying areas in Vermilion Parish. As Arlene neared landfall, the small craft advisory was canceled from Pensacola, Florida southward.
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As the storm weakened, the watches were discontinued. In response to the threat of the hurricane, officials posted a small craft advisory along the coastline of northern Puerto Rico. There, the weakening tropical cyclone produced light rainfall, though there was no reported damage. Lili moved through Hispaniola as an area of squally weather, but damage, if any, is unknown.
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At some point, the lower limit was reduced to 23 miles per hour (20 knots). Today, however, most places have standardized on 25 to 38 miles per hour (22 to 33 knots), encompassing the combined ranges of forces 6 and 7 on the Beaufort scale. Winds strong enough to trigger a small craft advisory may be referred to as being advisory-force.
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THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW 7 FEET ACROSS THE GULF STREAM THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS NORTH OF THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE LOW...WITH STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PASSING DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
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Two square flags, red with a black square at center, indicate an approaching hurricane or winds >73 MPH. One such flag warns of storm-force winds or an approaching tropical storm. Three lights, two red and one white, carry the signal at night. Red over white indicates a small craft advisory, white over red indicates a gale warning, red over red indicates a storm warning.
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On September 29, the National Weather Service office in Guam issued a tropical storm watch for Saipan, Tinian, and the Northern Mariana Islands in anticipation of Phanfone's arrival the following day. This was subsequently upgraded to a tropical storm warning and accompanied by a small craft advisory and a flash flood watch. A typhoon watch was also raised for Alamagan and Pagan that evening. At 10:40 a.m.
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Late Saturday night, a small craft advisory was issued, when winds were around twenty knots and waves were up to seven feet or more.Yahoo! News March 1, 2009 Agent: 2 NFL players among Fla. missing boaters On March 2, at approximately 1:30 pm, Coast Guard Petty Official James Harless reported that Schuyler had been found alive "clinging to an overturned vessel". He was later diagnosed with hypothermia and dehydration.CNN.
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TRMM satellite image of Tingting on June 29 An estimated 300 people in Guam evacuated to emergency shelters in advance of Typhoon Tingting. Several schools throughout Guam were being used as shelters. A tropical storm warning and a flash flood warning, which were issued several hours before the typhoon warning, were kept in place for Guam until June 29\. A small craft advisory was also issued for rest of the Mariana Islands.
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Upon being designated Tropical Disturbance 06F, tropical cyclone alerts and strong wind warnings were issued for Niue, Tonga, the Cook Islands, and French Polynesia. A flood advisory and small craft advisory were issued for Samoa. Later that day, the strong wind warnings for the Cook Islands and French Polynesia were canceled, as Urmil no longer posed a threat to the islands. By January 15, all of the warnings associated with Urmil were lifted.
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As Jebi passed just north of the Northern Mariana Islands as an intensifying typhoon on August 31, a typhoon warning was issued for the islands of Agrihan, Alamagan, and Pagan. A high surf advisory and small craft advisory were issued for Saipan and Tinian as heavy swells affected the islands. The small size of the typhoon's inner core, however, meant that damage in Agrihan, Alamagan, and Pagan was limited to minor flooding.
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Roughly 24 hours after the hurricane watch was issued, the watch was cancelled as Ignacio resumed weakening though a small craft advisory initially remained in effect for the Hawaiian Islands. Ignacio resulted in to surf, peaking midday on July 25. Rainfall from the storm was generally light, with a few reports exceeding on the windward slopes of Maui and the Big Island. Some structures and roads near Kalapana and Kapoh were damaged.
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The following is an example of a Hazardous Seas Watch issued by the National Weather Service office in Medford, Oregon. 316 WHUS76 KMFR 102325 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 325 PM PST WED DEC 10 2008 PZZ356-376-120000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0107.081211T1200Z-081213T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0119.081211T1200Z-081212T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0027.081213T0000Z-081213T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0025.081213T0000Z-081214T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 325 PM PST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
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The hurricane resumed its westerly course, and Ignacio was re-assessed as a tropical storm on July 26\. Passing south of the island chain, Ignacio dissipated on July 27. On July 24, a high surf advisory was issued for east-facing shores of Hawaii; subsequently, a hurricane watch was issued the next day for the Big Island. Roughly 24 hours after the watch was issued, it was cancelled though a small craft advisory remained in effect for the Hawaiian Islands.
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.
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The insignia that denotes a small craft advisory is one red, triangular flag (two such flags, one placed above the other, signify a gale warning). Inland, this advisory is known as a wind advisory. A lake wind advisory is issued for winds just below this range, because unobstructed winds across the open waters of a lake are normally faster than across land. The wind speed that triggers the advisory has changed over time. Until the late 1960s, the threshold was 32 to 38 miles per hour (or 28 to 33 knots).
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Around 0300 UTC on July 1, all gale warnings were discontinued in North Carolina, while the remaining warnings in Maryland and Virginia were canceled about five hours later. Additionally, a small craft advisory was also posted for the North Carolina and Virginia coastlines. Officials in North Carolina closed off beaches at Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, and Kill Devil Hills from swimmers due to rip currents and tides. After Bret dissipated, the small craft warning remained in effect and mariners were told to remain in port until the weather calmed.
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In the United States, the National Weather Service issues gale warnings for marine areas (oceans, sounds, estuaries, and the Great Lakes) experiencing, or about to experience, winds within the range of to . In United States maritime warning flag systems, two red pennants indicate a gale warning; the use of one such flag denotes a small craft advisory. The National Weather Service issues a storm warning for higher winds of to at sea. In the event of a tropical cyclone, however, a tropical storm warning replaces both the gale warning and the storm warning.
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Conversely, winds just above this intensity (39–57 miles per hour) are called gale-force, and have a separate associated warning. Occasionally an informal lesser advisory, known as "small craft exercise caution", is issued for wind speeds lighter than those that call for a small craft advisory. Criteria for this vary in different localities; sometimes a range of 19 to 24 miles per hour (17 to 21 knots) is observed, or in some places 17 to 23 miles per hour (15 to 19 knots) may be used. The National Weather Service does not specifically identify what constitutes a "small craft".
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A coastal warning display tower, also known as a storm warning tower, is a type of signal station in the form of skeletal towers designed to provide warnings of hazardous wind conditions in coastal areas. The towers were developed in 1898 on the orders of President William McKinley. Through a system of flags, the towers can indicate not only wind-related warnings, but also major aspects of the local daily weather forecast. Warning pennant Warning flag A single red pennant was shown from the top of the tower as a small craft advisory; for a gale warning, two such pennants were used.
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After the storm moved into the western Atlantic, the Miami U.S. Weather Bureau issued storm warnings for the North Carolina coastline from Wilmington to Cape Hatteras; the region was warned to prepare for strong winds. The agency also issued a small craft advisory southward through Charleston, South Carolina. Offshore, the storm produced winds of up to 85 mph (140 km/h), as well as waves up to 35 feet (10 m) in height. The combination of the winds and rough waves drove a freighter ashore along Portsmouth Island in the Outer Banks, after the engine was damaged when water entered the fuel line.
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Before Tropical Storm Danielle moved through the Lesser Antilles, a small-craft advisory was issued, and later, gale warnings were posted for Barbados as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. On Saint Vincent, the threat of the storm forced the closure of the main commercial airport, as well as schools, businesses, and stores. Further west, Danielle briefly posed a threat to Jamaica, prompting officials in that country to issue a tropical storm watch. Two months earlier, the precursor to Tropical Storm Andrew killed 49 people on the island; to avoid a recurrence, the Jamaican government worked to evacuate fishermen from two small islands as a precaution.
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While Esther was becoming a powerful hurricane over the open Atlantic, the San Juan Weather Bureau office issued a small craft advisory for the Leeward Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Because of uncertainty about the storm's future path, the Weather Bureau advised residents along the east coast of the United States to closely follow the storm. The agency later issued a hurricane watch from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to Norfolk, Virginia on September 18. In Norfolk, Virginia, between 10,000 and 15,000 people were evacuated to emergency shelters on September 19, but were able to return home the next day as Esther passed far to the east.
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" Appel defended their decision saying, "we took our chances with the man upstairs, who gave us grace and allowed us to still be here today." After she amended her version of events with the alleged Taiwanese attack on Sea Nymph, Appel said she eschewed the EPIRB because it would have immediately alerted the Taiwanese captain, as opposed to her telephoning Guam and relaying her emergency in English. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific-Ocean weather readings for May 3, 2017 Appel and Fuiava said they encountered a "force 11 storm" on May 3. Though the National Weather Service in Hawaii issued a small craft advisory for the ʻAlenuihāhā and Pailolo Channels that day, it recorded "no organized storm systems near the Hawaiian Islands on the dates of May 3, 2017 or the few days afterward.
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The following is an example of a gale watch issued by the National Weather Service office in Miami, Florida. 578 WHUS72 KMFL 111914 MWWMFL URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 214 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT... AMZ650-651-670-671-120930- /O.CAN.KMFL.SC.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-100211T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.GL.A.0001.100212T1500Z-100213T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS- 214 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
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