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Urgent – Marine Weather Message
Small Craft Advisory
Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services
4:45 pm Wednesday 09 September 2026

Locations to be affected: Mainly open waters on the Atlantic sides of the islands out to 20 nautical miles.

Timing: Until Thursday morning for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands, and until Tonight for St. Kitts and Nevis.

Synopsis: Fresh winds are causing a combination of wind waves and wind swells to reach hazardous levels, mainly on the Atlantic sides of the islands.

The risk to life and property is medium in the marine space. Mariners should be prepared for some disruption to their normal day-to-day activities and avoid open waters.

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-northeasterly at 22 to 37 km/h (12 to 20 knots; 14 to 23 mph) with strong gale/storm-force gusts of 56 km/h (30 knots; 35 mph).

Seas (significant wave heights): 1.5 to 2.4 metres (5 to 8 feet), occasionally or locally reaching around 3.0 metres (10 feet).

Wind waves and/or wind swells of 1.5 to 2.4 metres or 5 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.

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Also, stay tuned to ABS Radio and TV and other media platforms for updates.

Forecaster: Dale Destin