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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
416 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...ROUGH SEAS TODAY WITH AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING...

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SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
416 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM.

* SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET.

* VISIBILITY...1 NM OR LESS.

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY THIS MORNING...ROUGH SEAS THROUGH THE
  DAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT SEAS OF 5 FT
OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELLS
CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS
NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS
THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
416 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...ROUGH SEAS TODAY WITH AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING...

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/O.NEW.KOKX.SW.Y.0013.130520T0816Z-130520T2200Z/
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM-
416 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM.

* SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET.

* VISIBILITY...1 NM OR LESS.

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY THIS MORNING...ROUGH SEAS THROUGH THE
  DAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT SEAS OF 5 FT
OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELLS
CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS
NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS
THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
416 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...ROUGH SEAS TODAY WITH AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING...

ANZ353-201630-
/O.CAN.KOKX.SC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-130520T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.MF.Y.0013.130520T0816Z-130520T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.SW.Y.0013.130520T0816Z-130520T2200Z/
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
416 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM.

* SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET.

* VISIBILITY...1 NM OR LESS.

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY THIS MORNING...ROUGH SEAS THROUGH THE
  DAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT SEAS OF 5 FT
OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELLS
CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS
NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS
THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1012 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

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RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
1012 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$


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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1012 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

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COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
1012 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* SEAS...3 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
750 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

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/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-130520T2200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
750 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.

* SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE UNTIL AROUND NOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THOSE RANGES WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL
CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING A
SMALL VESSEL... SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO
LESS THAN ONE MILE.

&&

$$

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
749 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE TO 20 NM OFFSHORE AND DELAWARE
BAY

ANZ450-451-202315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
749 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MAINLY IN SE SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS. PATCHY DRIZZLE
EARLY THIS MORNING. SCATTERED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. MAINLY IN SE
SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS.   SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY.

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

$$

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