Gale Watch

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1032 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009

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

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COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1032 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009

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

.REST OF TODAY...E WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING E UNTIL LATE EVENING...
THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.

THIS PRODUCT IS NORMALLY ISSUED TWICE DAILY AT APPROXIMATELY 4 AM
AND 4 PM...AND UPDATED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
429 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009

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COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
429 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
EST TUESDAY.

NORTHEAST WIND WILL GUST UP TO 30 KNOTS TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...THEN MAY APPROACH 35 KNOTS FOR A TIME TUESDAY MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS MAY BUILD TO 10 FEET OR HIGHER OFFSHORE LATE
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

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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