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Message BMS_20240122175634 from Barbados_Meteorological_Services sent at 13:56:34 on 2024-01-22
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A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS FOR ABOVE NORMAL SWELL HEIGHTS
Effective
13:56:34 2024-01-22
Expires
06:00:00 2024-01-23
Description
This alert message is valid from 6 pm Monday 22nd January and will be UPDATED at Noon on Tuesday 23rd January 2024, or sooner if conditions warrant.
A small-craft advisory is issued when sustained winds of 20 to 25 knots and/or sea swells of 2.5 to 3.0 metres (8 to 10 feet) are affecting or forecast to affect the marine area within the next 36 hours.
Hazard Info:-
**** Hazard Info ****
A strong Atlantic high-pressure system in combination with a low-pressure system in the North Atlantic is generating winds of 20 to 25 knots (35 to 45 km/h) across the eastern Caribbean. As a result, sea conditions are agitated with swells of 2.0m to 3.0m expected in the marine area. These conditions are expected to persist throughout the remainder of the week, with a further deterioration in swell heights of 3.0m or greater and winds of 20 to 30 knots (35 to 55km/h) from around Wednesday. Subsequently, this advisory may be upgraded to a Small-Craft Warning for above-normal swell heights.
Key Messages:
-Possible tumbling and rolling of unsecured objects
-Large open water swells can be hazardous to some vessels
-operations of smaller vessels can be difficult at times due to large swells
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https://www.barbadosweather.org/marineBarResp.php or our social media pages
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Tia Browne
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Future / Severe / Observed
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