Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Small Craft Advisory

Statement as of 5:46 am EST on January 24, 2017

For New York, NY.

... Small Craft Advisory in effect until 6 am EST Wednesday...
... Gale Warning is cancelled...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Small Craft Advisory... which is in effect until 6 am EST Wednesday. The Gale Warning has been cancelled.

* Winds and seas... north winds 20 to 30 kt. Occasional gusts up to 35 kt early this morning. Seas 4 to 8 feet across the Long Island Sound.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Small Craft Advisory means that sustained wind speeds or frequent gusts of 25 to 33 kt and/or seas of 5 ft or higher are expected or occurring... and hazardous to small craft. Inexperienced mariners... especially those operating smaller vessels... should avoid navigating in these conditions.

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