Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
313 AM EDT SUN MAY 26 2013


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STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-
PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY-
CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
313 AM EDT SUN MAY 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
EDT TONIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET...MAINLY IN SWELL.

* WINDS...WIND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO NORTHWEST THIS MORNING. A
  FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE...BUT
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

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Small Craft Advisory For Hazardous Seas

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
316 AM EDT SUN MAY 26 2013

COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM

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CASCO BAY-
316 AM EDT SUN MAY 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. RAIN LIKELY THIS MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING...
THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT
OR LESS.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... BUILDING TO 2 TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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