{"id":354198,"date":"2025-12-20T13:28:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T17:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=354198"},"modified":"2025-12-20T13:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T17:28:52","slug":"weather-1200-pm-december-20-2025-small-craft-advisory-and-high-surf-advisory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/weather-1200-pm-december-20-2025-small-craft-advisory-and-high-surf-advisory\/","title":{"rendered":"WEATHER (12:00 PM December 20 2025): Small Craft Advisory and High Surf Advisory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-354199 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/waves-rough-seas-weather-advisory.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/waves-rough-seas-weather-advisory.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/waves-rough-seas-weather-advisory-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/waves-rough-seas-weather-advisory-537x480.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Synopsis: Unstable conditions are affecting the area<\/p>\n<p>A low-level trough is expected to result in occasionally cloudy skies, with some scattered showers during the next 24 hours. People in areas prone to landslides and falling rocks are advised to be on alert and to exercise caution. A relative reduction in shower activity can be expected during tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Seas are expected to be moderate during the next 24 hours, with wave heights near 5 feet together with northerly swells along the west coast, and near 8 feet along the east coast. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect mainly for the eastern coast, while a High Surf Advisory is in effect, due to an increase in ground swells along the western and northern coasts. Small-craft operators and sea bathers are urged to exercise caution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forecast for this Afternoon and Tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and breezy at times, with scattered showers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Synopsis: Unstable conditions are affecting the area A low-level trough is expected to result in occasionally cloudy skies, with some scattered showers during the next 24 hours. 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