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Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Boston, MA

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WHUS51 KBOX 220057
SMWBOX
ANZ250-254-271-220200-
/O.NEW.KBOX.MA.W.0005.130522T0057Z-130522T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
857 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
  COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
  MARINE SANCTUARY...
  COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
  OUT 20 NM...
  OCEAN WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN TO NANTUCKET FROM 20 TO 35 NM
  OFFSHORE...

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 852 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG
  THUNDERSTORMS... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER
  AND SMALL HAIL... LOCATED EAST OF TRURO...MOVING EAST AT 35 KNOTS.

* THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.

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 4208 7010 4233 7004 4227 6973 4219 6963
      4222 6949 4215 6920 4190 6911 4171 6910
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 282DEG 37KT 4209 6981

$$

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