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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 ...
Small craft advisory [55] Wind Advisory: Wind Advisory or Small craft advisory: 6–7 39 to 54 mph (34 to 47 knots) Gale warning [56] High wind warning: Tropical storm warning* 8–9 55 to 73 mph (48 to 63 knots) Storm warning [57] High wind warning: Tropical storm warning† 10–11 74–110 mph (64 to 99 knots) Hurricane Force Wind Warning [58]
Gale watch. A gale watch is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there is an increased risk for a gale-force wind event, meaning sustained surface winds, or frequent gusts, of 34 to 47 knots (39 to 54 mph; 63 to 87 km/h), but the occurrence, location, and/or timing of the event is still uncertain. [1]
In weather forecasting in the United States, " particularly dangerous situation " (PDS) is enhanced wording used by the National Weather Service to convey special urgency in some watch or warning messages for unusually extreme and life-threatening severe weather events, above and beyond the average severity for the type of event.
Hurricane warnings were issued for the Big Bend area of Florida, with nearly all of Florida, except the westernmost part of the Florida panhandle, put under a tropical storm warning. [42] In addition, on the evening of September 26, an extreme wind warning was issued for the east part of the Florida Panhandle, [43] [44] the first since ...
Small craft south of St. Augustine were advised to remain in port. [7] While the storm was situated off the east-central coast of Florida, the National Hurricane Center issued a gale warning and a hurricane watch from Savannah, Georgia, to Little River, South Carolina. The hurricane watch was upgraded to a hurricane warning after Bob's ...
The Disaster Recovery Hotline is 855-228-3862, and there is more information about volunteering and donating on the group’s website. Locally, members of the First United Methodist Church of ...
A severe thunderstorm watch (SAME code: SVA) is a statement issued by weather forecasting agencies to advise the public that atmospheric conditions in a given region may lead to the development of severe thunderstorms within (or near) the region over a period of several hours. The criteria for issuing a watch varies by country, and may also ...