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Marine weather forecasting is the process by which mariners and meteorological organizations attempt to forecast future weather conditions over the Earth's oceans. Mariners have had rules of thumb regarding the navigation around tropical cyclones for many years, dividing a storm into halves and sailing through the normally weaker and more ...
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.
Referring to the codes above, this may be decoded as follows: MAFOR 0403/: Marine forecast valid from 03 Coordinated Universal Time of the fourth day of the current month. Lake Superior: first 6 hours of the forecast period -wind west at 28 - 33 knots, with rain. Next 12 hours of forecast period - wind northwest 34 - 40 knots, with drizzle.
"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 ...
Rain is expected late Friday and could return on Saturday. How does Sunday look?
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.
Get the Boydton, VA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
PDS Special marine warnings are issued by the National Weather Service to inform mariners of weather conditions that present a considerable threat to life and property. On April 19, 2018, the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. forecast office upgraded a special marine warning to PDS status as a gust front approached Chesapeake Bay. [11]