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Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Boston, MA

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WHUS51 KBOX 172208
SMWBOX
ANZ231>237-254>256-271-180000-
/O.NEW.KBOX.MA.W.0007.130617T2208Z-130618T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
608 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
  BLOCK ISLAND SOUND...
  BUZZARDS BAY...
  CAPE COD BAY...
  COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
  NANTUCKET...
  COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO
  20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND...
  COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
  OUT 20 NM...
  NANTUCKET SOUND...
  NARRAGANSETT BAY...
  OCEAN WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN TO NANTUCKET FROM 20 TO 35 NM
  OFFSHORE...
  RHODE ISLAND SOUND...
  VINEYARD SOUND...

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 600 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
  THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO 40 KNOTS AND SMALL
  HAIL...LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WILLIMANTIC CONNECTICUT
  TO BOSTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS.

  THESE STORMS WILL CROSS NARRAGANSETT BAY AND CAPE COD BAY AROUND
  7 PM...AND SHOULD REACH VINEYARD HAVEN HARBOR AND CHATHAM CLOSER
  TO 8 PM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CHATHAM...WOODS HOLE...VINEYARD HAVEN...NARRAGANSETT BAY...
  NORTH EASTHAM...MELVILLE AND WATCH HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED. HEAD TO SAFE
HARBOR IMMEDIATELY OR STAY CLOSE TO SHORE UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

LAT...LON 4173 6911 4088 7170 4131 7187 4136 7148
      4181 7140 4164 7126 4179 7107 4163 7122
      4146 7119 4161 7106 4151 7108 4177 7063
      4177 7060 4153 7067 4155 7048 4173 7029
      4176 7048 4197 7065 4198 7064 4227 6928
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 304DEG 31KT 4234 7073 4206 7146

$$

JWD