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Small Craft Advisory

Issued by the National Weather Service - Wakefield, VA

    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  

Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out to 20 nm

Small Craft Advisory issued January 26 at 1:29PM EST until January 26 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Wakefield VA

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY

Areas Affected: Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out to 20 nm

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Minor

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 1:29pm EST

Alert Effective: Monday 1:29pm EST

Alert Expires: Monday 9:30pm EST (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 1:29pm EST

Event Ends: Monday 4:00pm EST

Issued by: NWS Wakefield VA

Details: 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 25
kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 6 ft. For the Gale
Warning, northwest winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt
and seas 5 to 7 ft expected. For the Freezing Spray Advisory,
moderate accumulation of freezing spray expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm.

* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 4 PM EST this
afternoon. For the Gale Warning, from 4 PM this afternoon to 4
AM EST Tuesday. For the Freezing Spray Advisory, from 7 PM
this evening to 10 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in freezing spray is hazardous.
Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components
inoperative. Ice accretion on decks and superstructures may
result in some loss of stability. Strong winds will cause
hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and
reduce visibility.

Information: 
Mariners should prepare for ice accumulation on their vessel and
consider altering plans to avoid or mitigate these hazardous
conditions.

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions.
Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the
vessel for hazardous conditions.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cedc4ff17f7b7caca153b5426b5300bcbbce2c73.003.1
Codes: ANZ656
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cedc4ff17f7b7caca153b5426b5300bcbbce2c73.003.1