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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.
"Expect significant beach erosion and debris, local road closures and extremely dangerous boating conditions." The flood warning was issued just before 3 a.m. local time and is set to expire at 1 ...
A small craft advisory, which warns of "dangerous boating conditions," covered the waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet on Monday and was in effect through Wednesday morning.
Boating conditions are expected to deteriorate later Thursday and through the night, the National Weather Service Melbourne said. A small craft advisory will be issued over the entire offshore ...
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 ...
operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. it is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. a small craft advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft.
The weather service added that South Florida beaches will experience “deteriorating beach and boating conditions” by the middle of this week with a likely risk of deadly rip currents.
A gale is a strong wind; the word is typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as sustained surface wind moving at a speed between 34 and 47 knots (63.0 and 87.0 km/h; 17.5 and 24.2 m/s; 39.1 and 54.1 mph). [1]