Published 3 February 2025
Buckie Got It,
St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
…Small craft advisory …
Locations to be affected: Mainly, open waters on the Eastern and Northern sides of the islands out
to 20 nautical miles.
Timing: Until Wednesday afternoon
Synopsis: Fresh to strong winds associated with a tight pressure gradient, are generating a
combination of wind waves and wind swells, resulting in hazardous seas, mainly on the eastern and
northern sides of the islands. The threat level to the life, livelihood, property and infrastructure of
mariners is to rise to moderate with the potential for significant impacts. A small craft advisory
means that wind speeds of 24 to 38 mph and with wind waves and or wind swells of 7 feet or
greater are occurring or imminent.
Winds over open waters: East at 24 to 31 km/h (13 to 17 knots; 15 to 20 mph), with strong gusts to
50 km/h (27 knots; 31 mph).
Seas (significant wave heights): 1.8 to 2.7 metres (6 to 9 feet), occasionally or locally reaching near
3.4 metres(11 feet). Wind waves and or wind swell 2.1 metres or 7 feet and occasionally higher. The
dominant wind-wave period is 6 to 9 seconds.
Potential Impacts: Loss of life at sea; injuries to mariners; capsize or damage or loss of vessels and
marine equipment; financial losses; disruption of fisheries and scarcity of fish products and
disruption to marine transportation.
Caution: Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid
navigating in these conditions.
Please continue to monitor these hazardous, life-threatening marine conditions. Stay tuned to
updates from the Meteorological Office.
Forecaster: Letitia Humphreys
