Active Advisories: Excessive Heat Warning Heat Advisory Air Quality Alert Statement Coastal Flood Statement Air Quality Index Flood Watch Fire Weather Watch Marine Warning Wind Advisory Flood Warning Frost Advisory Lake Wind Advisory
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Reported at Clinton Municipal Automatic Weather Observing / Reporting System, IA
4:35 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012- 45°F7°C
Clear- Feels Like:41°F4.8°CDew Point:39°F4°CHumidity:81%
Winds:NNW 8 mph 13 kph
Pressure:29.94 in1014 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Excessive Heat Warning
...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES TODAY... .THE ONGOING WARMING TREND WILL PEAK TODAY...WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING DANGEROUS LEVELS FOR SO EARLY IN THE SEASON. AZZ002-003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-011730- /O.CON.KVEF.EH.W.0001.120601T1700Z-120602T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 203 AM PDT FRI JUN 1 2012 /203 AM MST FRI JUN 1 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS BELOW 4000 FEET IN THE MOJAVE DESERT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM THIS EVENING. * EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: HIGHS NEAR 107 IN LAS VEGAS...106 TO 110 IN THE MORONGO BASIN...BARSTOW...MESQUITE AND OVERTON...113 TO 116 ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER...AND NEAR 121 IN DEATH VALLEY. * GREATEST IMPACTS: THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND IN THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO BEAT THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS THAT WILL STRESS THE BODY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. &&
Heat Advisory
AZZ501>509-011100- /O.CON.KTWC.HT.Y.0003.120601T1800Z-120602T0200Z/ WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION- UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS... NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL... PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA... BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD 206 PM MST THU MAY 31 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 107 TO 111 IN LOWER WESTERN DESERTS...AND 101 TO 107 IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN VALLEY LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...NEAR RECORD HEAT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OUTDOORS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THESE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK... SCHEDULE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. &&
Air Quality Alert
...HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA FRIDAY... THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN OZONE HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA FOR FRIDAY. THIS MEANS THAT FORECAST WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH EXISTING OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN LOCAL MAXIMUM 8-HOUR OZONE CONCENTRATIONS THAT POSE A HEALTH RISK. ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS INCREASE AS AIR QUALITY DETERIORATES. OZONE IS AN AIR CONTAMINANT WHICH CAN CAUSE BREATHING DIFFICULTIES FOR CHILDREN AS WELL AS PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. A DECREASE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS RECOMMENDED. IF IT IS A REGULARLY SCHEDULED WORK DAY...YOU ARE URGED TO CAR POOL... TELECOMMUTE...OR USE MASS TRANSIT. THE USE OF GASOLINE-POWERED EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE REDUCED OR DONE LATE IN THE DAY. FOR DETAILS ON THIS HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY... VISIT THE ADEQ INTERNET SITE AT WWW.AZDEQ.GOV OR CALL 602-771-2367 FOR RECORDED FORECAST INFORMATION.
Statement
1039 AM PDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AT STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH AND LOVERS POINT. THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO AVOID OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME WHEN VISITING STILLWATER COVE AND LOVERS POINT. STILLWATER COVE AND LOVERS POINT REMAIN OPEN AND ALL OTHER MONTEREY BEACHES REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. * LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH AND LOVERS POINT. * TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS. * SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 6363. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS TIME. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. &&
Coastal Flood Statement
354 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE SHORELINE OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1/2 TO 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * TIMING...DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THRESHOLDS MAY BE TOUCHED OR SLIGHTLY EXCEEDED ALONG VULNERABLE LOCATIONS.
Air Quality Index
425 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012 THE FORECAST FRIDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS LITTLE OR NO HEALTH RISK. PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET.
Flood Watch
449 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...COASTAL BROWARD...COASTAL COLLIER...COASTAL MIAMI DADE...COASTAL PALM BEACH...FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE... GLADES...HENDRY...INLAND BROWARD...INLAND COLLIER...INLAND MIAMI DADE...INLAND PALM BEACH...MAINLAND MONROE...METRO BROWARD...METRO MIAMI DADE AND METRO PALM BEACH. * THROUGH MIDNIGHT * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. WHEN COMBINED WITH RECENT RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA, THESE FORECAST AMOUNTS MAY RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. &&
Fire Weather Watch
352 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 /252 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF THE INLAND FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 25 TO 30 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH AROUND 7 HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...75 OR HIGHER IN JEFFERSON AND MADISON COUNTIES. * ERC...GENERALLY 35 OR HIGHER FROM LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES WESTWARD AND ABOVE 20 IN JEFFERSON AND MADISON COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. &&
Marine Warning
GMZ033-011000- /O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0137.000000T0000Z-120601T1000Z/ 544 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT... FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS... AT 541 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER 35 KNOTS 8 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCK LIGHT...MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS...STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING SEAS...AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS. INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER...STAY LOW OR GO BELOW. && LAT...LON 2501 8181 2483 8193 2481 8193 2470 8202 2465 8222 2467 8245 2492 8241 2491 8227 2504 8232 TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 207DEG 16KT 2478 8224
Wind Advisory
...WINDS DECREASED ACROSS LANAI BUT INCREASED ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... HIZ028-011745- /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0025.120601T0433Z-120602T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 633 PM HST THU MAY 31 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. &&
Flood Warning
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER... AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...EMMET RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES . && IAC063-020830- /O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120605T0000Z/ /ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120531T0715Z.120604T0000Z.NO/ 330 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD. * UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 3:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FORECAST...GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MIKE MICKELSON PARK SOUTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. BACKWATER FROM THE RIVER CAUSES SCHOOL CREEK TO AFFECT THE LOW AREAS OF VALLEY DRIVE. && LAT...LON 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471 4326 9483
Frost Advisory
...FROST EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE INLAND WEST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN... .CLEAR AND CALM CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND FROST OVER THE WEST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN...MAINLY INLAND FROM THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. MIZ002-004-005-009>011-084-011200- /O.CON.KMQT.FR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120601T1200Z/ ONTONAGON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON- SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...L'ANSE...GWINN... MARQUETTE...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN...KENTON... SIDNAW 357 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 /257 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN IN THE 32 TO 34 DEGREE RANGE INLAND AWAY FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. * FROST IS EXPECTED MAINLY INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. * TEMPERATURES ALONG THE SHORELINE OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL REMAIN IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S...LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT FROST. IMPACTS... * PLANTS AND FLOWERS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES COULD BE DAMAGED...AND SHOULD BE COVERED OR TAKEN INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT &&
Lake Wind Advisory
SCZ045-011600- /O.NEW.KCHS.LW.Y.0018.120601T1600Z-120602T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 359 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE MOULTRIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND CHOPPY WAVES CAN CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS. &&
