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 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Gale Warning
 
 
 ANZ200-100815-
 337 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS...
 A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST ACROSS THE WATERS THIS
 AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY TO A STORM CENTER OFF
 THE MID ATLC COAST WED AS IT TRACKS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE WATERS
 LATE WED AND WED NIGHT. THE STORM WILL BE WELL SE OF NOVA SCOTIA BY
 THU THEN MOVE NORTHWARD TO NEAR NEWFOUNDLAND BY SAT...STILL BRINGING
 GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE WATERS SAT INTO SUN. MARINERS SHOULD
 CONSIDER SEEKING SAFE HARBOR BY WED MORNING...WELL BEFORE THE RAPIDLY
 CHANGING WIND AND WEATHER.
 
 FOR INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS WEATHER BEYOND THE 24-36 HOUR
 FORECAST PERIOD...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON AND FOLLOW THE
 HAZARDOUS OUTLOOKS LINK AT THE TOP OF THE BLUE BAR ON THE LEFT.
 
 $$
 



     ANZ237-100815-  BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  337 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010    GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  WEDNESDAY NIGHT    TONIGHT  W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AROUND MIDNIGHT...  THEN BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  MIDNIGHT.  WED  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT...INCREASING  TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.  VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  WED NIGHT  N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  5 TO 8 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  THU  N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW  15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO  7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  THU NIGHT  NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  2 TO 4 FT.  FRI  NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  3 FT.  FRI NIGHT  NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  2 TO 3 FT.  SAT  W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  SUN  W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW  SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    THIS PRODUCT IS NORMALLY ISSUED TWICE DAILY AT APPROXIMATELY 4 AM  AND 4 PM...AND UPDATED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.    $$  

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