Small Craft Advisory

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
117 AM EDT SUN MAY 26 2013

COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT TO
25 NM

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NANTUCKET SOUND-
117 AM EDT SUN MAY 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.TUE...N WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 FOOT OR LESS.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.

SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES.  INDIVIDUAL WAVE
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

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Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1039 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

.A LATE SEASON LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF
MAINE THROUGH SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUSTS UP TO 35 KT
DURING THIS TIME. IN ADDITION LARGE SOUTH SWELLS ACROSS THE RI
AND SOUTHERN MASSACHUSETTS WATERS WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING
WEST WIND WAVES TO YIELD VERY STEEP AND CHOPPY SEA CONDITIONS.

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NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
1039 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
  30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

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