NWS: Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
404 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014

...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON THE OCEAN...


404 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...

* LOCATION...COASTAL OCEAN WATERS SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...6 TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE FROM LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 33 KT AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FT OR HIGHER ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.