Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1010 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

.A LATE SEASON GALE CENTER IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE
TODAY INTO 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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NARRAGANSETT BAY-
1010 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
  30 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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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Small Craft Advisory

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1001 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

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NARRAGANSETT BAY-
1001 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
WAVES AROUND 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES
AROUND 2 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE
EVENING. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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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