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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS JSJ

October 19, 2014

NWS JSJ issued this small craft advisory at Oct 19, 2014, 9:13 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 19, 2014, 9:13 AM CDT (14:13 UTC)
Expired
Oct 19, 2014, 3:56 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

573 
WHCA72 TJSJ 191413
MWWSJU

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1013 AM AST SUN OCT 19 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A NEW PULSE OF NORTH SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE GONZALO
WILL REACH THE ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WATERS IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

AMZ710-192215-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SC.Y.0021.141019T1413Z-141020T0400Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
1013 AM AST SUN OCT 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...10 KNOTS OR LESS.

* WAVES/SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET IN NORTH SWELLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR
SEAS OF 7 FEET AND GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
MARINE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
181 
WHCA72 TJSJ 192056
MWWSJU

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
456 PM AST SUN OCT 19 2014

...NORTHERLY SWELL FROM HURRICANE GONZALO DIMINISHING...

.SWELL FROM HURRICANE GONZALO ARE DIMINISHING AND SEAS ARE
RETURNING TO MORE NORMAL VALUES. 

AMZ710-192200-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141020T0400Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
456 PM AST SUN OCT 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

SINCE WINDS REMAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE...SEAS OF 7 FEET ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY OCCASIONALLY EXCEED 6 FEET
TONIGHT.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 19, 3:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.