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4 products issued by NWS for: 21NM SW Newport RI

Small Craft Advisory

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
717 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

ANZ237-242300-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
717 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS MORNING...THEN A
CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT...
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.

WINDS AND SEAS 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.

$$



Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
554 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013


ANZ235-237-241800-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-130525T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0016.130525T1800Z-130526T1500Z/
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
554 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
  30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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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Gale Watch

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
717 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

ANZ237-242300-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
717 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS MORNING...THEN A
CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT...
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.

WINDS AND SEAS 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.

$$



Gale Watch

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
554 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013


ANZ235-237-241800-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-130525T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0016.130525T1800Z-130526T1500Z/
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
554 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
  30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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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