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  2. Small craft advisory - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Severe weather terminology (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Small craft advisory for hazardous seas SCAH – An advisory to mariners of wave or sea conditions that are potentially hazardous to small boats because of wave height, wave period, steepness, or swell direction, even if wind speeds are expected to fall below locally defined small craft advisory criteria. Only issued by WFOs in coastal regions ...

  4. Small Craft Warnings - Wikipedia

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    Small Craft Warnings is a two-act play by Tennessee Williams, written in late 1971 and early 1972. Williams expanded his two-scene play Confessional (1970), which had been published in his 1970 compilation Dragon Country, into this full-length play that centers on a motley group of people gathered in a seedy coastal bar in Southern California.

  5. SixTwoSeven - Wikipedia

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    SixTwoSeven released their debut EP Some Other's Day courtesy of DubSeven Records, on August 5, 2016. [2] [3] SixTwoSeven is a five piece rock band composed of Greg "illfunk" Bilderback on guitar and vocals, Jason "J Danger" Bilderback on rhythm guitar, Mike "MK Ultra" Knapp on the bass, Dave "Dee Cee" Cook on Drums, and another Bilderback brother, Matt "the Machine" Bilderback on keys and vocals.

  6. Marine VHF radio - Wikipedia

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    Marine VHF radio is a worldwide system of two way radio transceivers on ships and watercraft used for bidirectional voice communication from ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore (for example with harbormasters), and in certain circumstances ship-to-aircraft. It uses FM channels in the very high frequency (VHF) radio band in the frequency range between ...

  7. 1967 Coho Salmon Fishing Disaster - Wikipedia

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    The small craft warning on September 23 was made at 8 a.m., yet hundreds of boats went out on Lake Michigan even after it was made. [46] Some waves were as much as 8 feet (2.4 m) high by 10 a.m. A 16-foot (4.9 m) boat with a 75 horsepower (56 kW) motor headed for shore at 10 a.m. but was swamped.

  8. Hazardous seas watch - Wikipedia

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    a hazardous seas watch has also been issued. this hazardous seas watch is in effect from friday afternoon through late saturday night. 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.

  9. Coastal warning display tower - Wikipedia

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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 ...