Published 30 March 2025
Buckie Got It
St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Small craft advisory for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis …
Locations to be affected: Mainly, open waters on the Eastern and Northern sides of the islands out to 20 nautical miles.
Timing: Until Wednesday night for Antigua and Barbuda
From Saturday morning until Wednesday night for Anguilla
From Saturday late afternoon until Wednesday night for the British Virgin Islands
From Saturday night until Wednesday night for Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis
Synopsis: Moderate to strong winds associated with a relatively strong surface high pressure system, 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 42 km/h (14 to 23 knots; 16 to 26 mph), with strong gusts to 61 km/h (33 knots; 38 mph).
Seas (significant wave heights): 2.1 to 3.1 metres (7 to 10 feet), occasionally or locally reaching near 3.7 metres (12 feet). Wind waves and or wind swells of 2.1 to 2.4 metres or 7 to 8 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.
Forecaster: Lorne Salmo
