Marine Hazard Watches and Warnings

to what you would see with a bit of sloshing back and forth. The water might be extremely low at one point and very high shortly thereafter.

There are specialized warnings related to windiness near a lake. These are lake wind advisories, watches, and warnings. The cut off for watches and warnings is sustained speeds of forty miles an hour, while the cutoff with lake wind advisories is between twenty and twenty-nine miles per hour.

If you live in an area where there is surfing, you might issue a surf warning. There are high surf advisories, watches, and warnings. Each of these indicate some type of surfing danger. When a warning is issued, it means the surf will be destructive, while a watch indicates the potential for breaking waves in the next several days. You might also issue a statement for rip currents in the area or simply a beach hazard statement, which could indicate any life-threatening event at a beach including riptides, water related chemicals near the beach or other life-threatening conditions.

MARINE HAZARD WATCHES AND WARNINGS

If you lived in an area where there was an ocean or sea, you might release some type of Marine hazard statement. These could include heavy freezing spray watches and warnings or freezing spray advisories. These are related to the deposition of frozen water on ships, which can be hazardous with these types of vessels. There are also hazardous seas watches and warnings that can indicate rough surf or high waves in a given area. Low water advisories are sent out in the Great Lakes or other areas where waterways might be too low for vessels to travel through.

Marine weather statements and special Marine warnings indicate some type of serious weather or an ocean or sea. It could mean an offshore waterspout, thunderstorm, or other serious but short-term Marine event. There are special advisories for small crafts. You would issue a small craft advisory with or without special circumstances such as winds, hazardous seas, or rough bars. These are specifically designed for small craft operating in large bodies of water.