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height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/ICS_Speed.svg/300px-ICS_Speed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/ICS_Speed.svg/400px-ICS_Speed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="350" /></a><figcaption>Small craft advisory pennant</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>small craft advisory</b> is a type of wind warning issued by the <a href="/wiki/National_Weather_Service" title="National Weather Service">National Weather Service</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. In Canada a similar warning is issued by <a href="/wiki/Environment_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Environment Canada">Environment Canada</a>. It is issued when winds have reached, or are expected to reach within 12 hours, a speed marginally less than <a href="/wiki/Gale" title="Gale">gale</a> force. A Small Craft Advisory may also be issued when sea or lake ice exists that could be hazardous to small boats.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The insignia that denotes a small craft advisory is one red, triangular flag (two such flags, one placed above the other, signify a <a href="/wiki/Gale_warning" title="Gale warning">gale warning</a>). </p><p>Inland, this advisory is known as a <a href="/wiki/Wind_advisory" title="Wind advisory">wind advisory</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Lake_wind_advisory" title="Lake wind advisory">lake wind advisory</a> is issued for winds just below this range, because unobstructed winds across the open waters of a <a href="/wiki/Lake" title="Lake">lake</a> are normally faster than across land. </p><p>The wind speed that triggers the advisory has changed over time. Until the late 1960s, the threshold was 32 to 38 miles per hour (or 28 to 33 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a>). At some point, the lower limit was reduced to 23 miles per hour (20 knots). Today, however, most places have standardized on 25 to 38 miles per hour (22 to 33 knots), encompassing the combined ranges of forces 6 and 7 on the <a href="/wiki/Beaufort_scale" title="Beaufort scale">Beaufort scale</a>. Winds strong enough to trigger a small craft advisory may be referred to as being "advisory-force". Conversely, winds just above this intensity (39–57 miles per hour) are called "gale-force", and have a separate associated warning. </p><p>Occasionally an informal lesser advisory, known as "small craft exercise caution", is issued for wind speeds lighter than those that call for a small craft advisory. Criteria for this vary in different localities: sometimes a range of 19 to 24 miles per hour (17 to 21 knots) is observed, or in some places 17 to 23 miles per hour (15 to 19 knots) may be used. </p><p>The National Weather Service does not specifically identify what constitutes a "small craft". The size of the boat is only part of what a person should consider when venturing out under such a warning. Weight, displacement and hull design are also important factors and an even more important consideration is not only the craft, but the experience of the captain. </p><p>The next step above these advisories is a <a href="/wiki/Gale_warning" title="Gale warning">gale warning</a>, known as a <a href="/wiki/High_wind_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="High wind warning">high wind warning</a> when issued for inland locations. If the winds are associated with a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone" title="Tropical cyclone">tropical cyclone</a>, then the next level above a small craft or wind advisory is a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_storm_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical storm warning">tropical storm warning</a>. Occasionally, such bulletins may also be issued for areas above a particular <a href="/wiki/Elevation" title="Elevation">elevation</a>, as wind speeds tend to increase with <a href="/wiki/Altitude" title="Altitude">altitude</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Mountain" title="Mountain">mountains</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coastal_Warning_Display_program">Coastal Warning Display program</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Small_craft_advisory&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Coastal Warning Display program"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 15 February 1989, the National Weather Service retired its Coastal Warning Display network nationwide.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For over 100 years, display stations were established at yacht clubs, marinas, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a> stations to hoist flags, pennants and colored lights to warn mariners of storms at sea. The display stations were individually notified by the National Weather Service to raise the signals and again to lower them when the hazards passed. The National Weather Service paid for the visual signals; however, the display stations were operated by other agencies or volunteers. Although the Coastal Warning Display program has been formally discontinued, U.S. Coast Guard and other stations may continue to display warning signals without the direct participation of the National Weather Service. </p><p>Beginning 1 June 2007, U.S. Coast Guard formally re-established a Coastal Warning Display program at selected small boat stations which will hoist display flags to warn of small craft advisories, gale warnings, tropical storm warnings, <a href="/wiki/Storm_warning" title="Storm warning">storm warnings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_force_wind_warning" title="Hurricane force wind warning">hurricane warnings</a>, and hurricane-force wind warnings.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Coastal Warning Display program was de-emphasized in favor of frequently updated telephone recordings and NOAA Weather Radio. The latter covers the coastal areas of continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Mariana Islands with continuous weather broadcasts. The major shortcomings of the Coastal Warning Display program were that the displays reached only the small portion of the marine public within sight of them; it cannot convey specific information on movement, intensity, and duration; and the time required to notify the sites by individual telephone calls takes the forecaster away from critical tasks associated with the weather. Further, when users perceive them to be a full substitute for NOAA Weather Radio, other radio broadcasts, and the telephone recordings, they are actually being a disservice. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Canada">Canada</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Small_craft_advisory&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A similar warning, known as a <i>Strong Wind Warning</i>, is issued by <a href="/wiki/Environment_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Environment Canada">Environment Canada</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Meteorological_Service_of_Canada" title="Meteorological Service of Canada">Meteorological Service of Canada</a> from its different offices for the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Ocean" title="Arctic Ocean">Arctic</a> waters. These warnings are coordinated for the <a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes" title="Great Lakes">Great Lakes</a> region with American neighboring offices. </p><p><i>Strong Wind Warning</i> was previously referred to as <i>Small Craft Warning</i> and is still (2012) referred to as such in many publications. A Strong Wind Warning is issued for winds in the range 20–33 knots and wave heights 2–3 metres. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Example_of_Small_Craft_Advisory">Example of Small Craft Advisory</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Small_craft_advisory&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Example of Small Craft Advisory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This is an example of a Small Craft Advisory from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <pre>URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 906 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 PZZ670-171215- /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.120317T0406Z-120317T1600Z/ /O.EXB.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T2200Z-120319T1000Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0010.120318T0000Z-120319T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 906 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING FOR THE WATERS FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD AND STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 10 AND 12 FEET WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BUILD TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. 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warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Avalanche" title="Avalanche">Avalanche</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Non-meteorological_hazards_and_administrative_messages" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Non-meteorological_hazards_and_administrative_messages" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Non-meteorological_hazards_and_administrative_messages" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Advisory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_warnings_and_watches" title="Tropical cyclone warnings and watches">Tropical<br />cyclones</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Tropical_storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical storm">Tropical storms</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_storm_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical storm watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_storm_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical storm warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Hurricane" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane">Hurricanes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_force_wind_warning" title="Hurricane force wind warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Typhoon" title="Typhoon">Typhoons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Typhoon watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Typhoon warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Cyclone" title="Cyclone">Cyclones</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cyclone_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyclone watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyclone_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyclone warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Storm_surge" title="Storm surge">Storm surge</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Storm_surge_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Storm surge watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storm_surge_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Storm surge warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_local_statement" title="Hurricane local statement">Hurricane local statement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_storm_local_statement" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical storm local statement">Tropical storm local statement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_depression_local_statement" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical depression local statement">Tropical depression local statement</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Flood" title="Flood">Flood</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Flood" title="Flood">Flood</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Flood_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Flood watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flood_warning" title="Flood warning">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Flooding" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Advisory</a></li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Flash_flood" title="Flash flood">Flash flood</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flash_flood_watch" title="Flash flood watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Particularly_dangerous_situation" title="Particularly dangerous situation">PDS watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flash_flood_warning" title="Flash flood warning">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flash_flood_warning" title="Flash flood warning">Emergency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Coastal_flood" class="mw-redirect" title="Coastal flood">Coastal flood</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_flood_advisory" title="Coastal flood advisory">Advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_flood_watch" title="Coastal flood watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_flood_warning" title="Coastal flood warning">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Statement</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Lakeshore flood</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Statement</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">River flood</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/River_flood_advisory" title="River flood advisory">Advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_flood_watch" title="River flood watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_flood_warning" title="River flood warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Urban and small stream flood</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Urban_and_small_stream_flood_advisory" title="Urban and small stream flood advisory">Advisory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Apparent_temperature" title="Apparent temperature">Apparent<br />temperature</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Heat_index" title="Heat index">Heat index</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heat_advisory" title="Heat advisory">Heat advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excessive_heat_watch" title="Excessive heat watch">Excessive heat watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excessive_heat_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Excessive heat warning">Excessive heat warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Wind_chill" title="Wind chill">Wind chill</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cold_weather_advisory" title="Cold weather advisory">Cold Weather Advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_cold_watch" title="Extreme cold watch">Extreme Cold Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_cold_warning" title="Extreme cold warning">Extreme Cold Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Particularly_dangerous_situation" title="Particularly dangerous situation">PDS warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Extreme cold</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_cold_warning" title="Extreme cold warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Freeze</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freeze_watch" title="Freeze watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeze_warning" title="Freeze warning">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hard_freeze_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Hard freeze warning">Hard freeze warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frost_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="Frost advisory">Frost advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Deprecated" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Hard freeze watch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;">Maritime<br />and<br />coastal<br />weather</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Marine winds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Small craft advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brisk_wind_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="Brisk wind advisory">Brisk wind advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_wind_advisory" title="Lake wind advisory">Lake wind advisory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Gale" title="Gale">Gale</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gale_watch" title="Gale watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gale_warning" title="Gale warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Storm</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Storm_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Storm watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storm_warning" title="Storm warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Hurricane-force wind</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_force_wind_warning" title="Hurricane force wind warning">Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_force_wind_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane force wind watch">Watch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Hazardous seas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hazardous_seas_watch" title="Hazardous seas watch">Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazardous_seas_warning" title="Hazardous seas warning">Warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Freezing spray</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freezing_spray_advisory" title="Freezing spray advisory">Freezing spray advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_freezing_spray_watch" title="Heavy freezing spray watch">Heavy freezing spray watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_freezing_spray_warning" title="Heavy freezing spray warning">Heavy freezing spray warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marine_weather_statement" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine weather statement">Marine weather statement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rip_current_statement" title="Rip current statement">Rip current statement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Beach hazards statement</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;">High surf</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/High_surf_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="High surf advisory">High surf advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_surf_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="High surf warning">High surf warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Coastal/lakeshore_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">High surf watch</a></li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;">Wind</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Advisory-force winds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wind_advisory" title="Wind advisory">Wind advisory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Gale" title="Gale">Gale</a>-force winds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/High_wind_watch" class="mw-redirect" title="High wind watch">High wind watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_wind_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="High wind warning">High wind warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Major hurricane-force winds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_wind_warning" title="Extreme wind warning">Extreme wind warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Particulates" title="Particulates">Airborne<br />particulates</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em">Dust/sand</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blowing_dust_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="Blowing dust advisory">Blowing dust advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Other_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Blowing dust warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Other_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Dust advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dust_storm_warning" title="Dust storm warning">Dust storm warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Fog" title="Fog">Fog</a>/<a href="/wiki/Smoke" title="Smoke">Smoke</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dense_fog_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="Dense fog advisory">Dense fog advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dense_smoke_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="Dense smoke advisory">Dense smoke advisory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Volcanic_ash" title="Volcanic ash">Ash</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashfall_advisory" title="Ashfall advisory">Ashfall advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Other_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Ashfall warning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Air_pollution" title="Air pollution">Air pollution</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_stagnation_advisory" class="mw-redirect" title="Air stagnation advisory">Air stagnation advisory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Other_hazards" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Air quality alert</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Wildfire" title="Wildfire">Fire</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Red_flag_warning" title="Red flag warning">Red flag warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire_warning" title="Fire warning">Fire warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evacuation_immediate" title="Evacuation immediate">Evacuation immediate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)#Fire_weather" title="Severe weather terminology (United States)">Fire weather watch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Aviation_meteorology" class="mw-redirect" title="Aviation meteorology">Aviation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" 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