{"id":7304,"date":"2022-03-10T12:34:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T12:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/?p=7304"},"modified":"2022-03-10T12:34:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T12:34:37","slug":"small-craft-advisory-upgraded-to-warning-for-open-waters-on-the-atlantic-side-of-montserrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/?p=7304","title":{"rendered":"Small Craft Advisory Upgraded to Warning for Open Waters on the Atlantic Side of Montserrat!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Small craft operators should stay in or near port, seek safe harbour, alter course, and\/or secure their vessels from severe conditions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services cancelled the advisory and replaced it with a warning late last night until Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Synopsis: Fresh to strong winds are causing a combination of wind waves and wind swells to reach hazardous levels, especially in open waters on the Atlantic sides of the islands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The threat level to the life, livelihood, property and infrastructure of mariners is high, and there is the potential for extensive impacts. A small craft warning means that wind speeds of 41 km\/h or higher (22 knots or higher) and or wind waves and or wind swells of 2.7 metres (9 feet) or greater are occurring or expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winds over open waters: East-northeast at 26 to 41 km\/h (14 to 22 knots; 16 to 25 mph), with strong gusts to around 63 km\/h (34 knots; 39 mph).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seas (significant wave heights): 2 to 3 metres (7 to 10 feet), occasionally or locally reaching 4 metres (13 feet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Wind waves and or wind swells: 2 to 3 metres or 7 to 10 feet and occasionally higher. Dominant wind wave period is 6 to 9 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Potential impacts: Loss of life; injuries; capsize or damage or loss of vessels and marine equipment; sea search and rescue disruptions; cancellations to sea transportation; scarcity of seafood; cancellation to marine recreation and businesses and economic losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue to monitor DMCA Facebook, Instagram and Twitter social media sites and our website <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/?fbclid=IwAR0aOuhpdlRkgNn_PGrBbfnIzC3Dv0pdx7vmogb1aGzV1ZGsItMjEKIQzDE\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms<\/a> for daily weather updates, public advisories and warnings and information on natural and man-made hazards to which Montserrat is prone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small craft operators should stay in or near port, seek safe harbour, alter course, and\/or secure their vessels from severe conditions. The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services cancelled the advisory and replaced it with a warning late last night until &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/?p=7304\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001002,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7304"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001002"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7305,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7304\/revisions\/7305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}