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Small craft advisory pennant. 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 ...
Small craft advisory [56] Wind advisory: Wind advisory or small craft advisory: 6–7 39 to 54 mph (34 to 47 knots) Gale warning [57] High wind warning: Tropical storm warning* 8–9 55 to 73 mph (48 to 63 knots) Storm warning [58] High wind warning: Tropical storm warning† 10–11 74–110 mph (64 to 99 knots) Hurricane force wind warning ...
The National Weather Service issues a similar high wind warning (Specific Area Message Encoding code: HWW) for high winds on land. The criteria vary from place to place; however, in most cases, the warning applies to winds of 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) to 73 miles per hour (117 km/h) for at least 1 hour; or any gusts of 58 miles per hour (93 km/h) to 114 miles per hour (183 km/h) on land.
Severe thunderstorm warning; Severe thunderstorm watch; Severe weather terminology (Canada) Severe weather terminology (Japan) Severe weather terminology (United States) Shipping Forecast; SIGMET; Significant weather advisory; Small craft advisory; Snow emergency; Snow squall warning; Special marine warning; Special weather statement
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.
A special marine warning (SAME code SMW) is a warning issued by the U.S. National Weather Service for potentially hazardous marine weather conditions usually of short duration (up to 2 hours) producing sustained marine thunderstorm winds or associated gusts of 34 knots or greater; or hail 3/4 inch or more in diameter; or waterspouts affecting areas included in a coastal waters forecast, a ...
The National Weather Service issued a "small dog warning" to pet owners in Ohio and Pennsylvania this week.
Local Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service may issue a Special Weather Statement to alert of a specified hazard that is approaching or below warning or advisory criteria, that does not have a specific alert product code of their own (such as for widespread funnel clouds with limited to no threat of complete tornadogenesis, the likelihood of landspouts, or strong ...