Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Duluth, MN
Areas Affected: Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 9:53am CST
Alert Effective: Sunday 9:53am CST
Alert Expires: Sunday 10:00pm CST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 9:53am CST
Event Ends: Monday 6:00am CST
Issued by: NWS Duluth MN
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... * WHAT...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 3 to 6 ft. * WHERE...Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of stability. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Mariners should prepare for dangerous accumulation of ice on their vessel. If possible, remain in port, avoid the warning area or conduct mitigation. Anyone operating a smaller vessel should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c42197f600d28865fb388da100ba1f36ccd4dfdf.001.2 Codes: LSZ150 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c42197f600d28865fb388da100ba1f36ccd4dfdf.001.2