Published 8 February 2025
Buckie Got It
St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Forecast valid up to 8 pm tomorrow Sunday 9th February 2025. Please see the attached file for information on small craft advisory.
Urgent – Marine Weather Message
Small Craft Advisory
Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services
9:30 pm Friday 7 February, 2025
…Small craft advisory for Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Anguilla and the British
Virgin Islands …
Locations to be affected: Mainly, open waters on the Eastern and Northern sides of the islands out
to 20 nautical miles.
Timing: Until Sunday evening for Antigua and Barbuda
Until Sunday morning for Anguilla
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 21 to 33 knots and or wind waves and or wind swells of 7 feet or greater are occurring or imminent.
Winds over open waters: East at 26 to 39 km/h (14 to 21 knots; 16 to 24 mph), with strong gusts to 57 km/h (31 knots; 36 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 swells of 2.1 metres or 7 feet and occasionally higher.
The dominant wind-wave period is 8 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 anddisruption 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 through antiguamet.com and Twitter, Facebook and
Forecaster: Letitia Humphreys
