Gale Warning

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
711 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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COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
711 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.
.SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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.

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Gale Warning

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
657 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.

ANZ255-256-251900-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0027.130525T1800Z-130526T1600Z/
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
657 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON EDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
406 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO
20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
406 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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