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Small Craft Advisory


URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
344 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

ANZ230-236-040845-
/O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0051.260504T1500Z-260505T0000Z/
Boston Harbor-Narragansett Bay-
344 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  waves 2 to 4 feet expected.

* WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Boston Harbor. In
  Rhode Island coastal waters, Narragansett Bay.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
344 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

ANZ231>235-237-251-040845-
/O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0051.260504T1500Z-260505T0000Z/
Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay-
Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound-
Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay-
344 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 3 to 5 feet expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Massachusetts coastal waters and Rhode
  Island coastal waters.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
344 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

ANZ250-254>256-040845-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-260505T1200Z/
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary-
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-
344 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 4 to 6 feet.

* WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal waters east
  of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine
  Sanctuary, Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA
  to Nantucket MA out 20 NM and Coastal Waters extending out to
  25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket. In Rhode Island
  coastal waters, Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas
  Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
233 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

ANZ331-332-335-338-340-345-041245-
/O.CON.KOKX.SC.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-260504T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.SC.Y.0052.260504T1200Z-260505T0000Z/
Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the
Mouth of the Connecticut River-
Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River-
Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY-
New York Harbor-Peconic and Gardiners Bays-
South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay-
233 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, northwest winds 10 to
  20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 1 to 3 feet. For the
  second Small Craft Advisory, southwest winds 10 to 20 kt with
  gusts up to 25 kt and seas 1 to 3 feet expected.

* WHERE...Long Island Sound, New York Harbor, Peconic and
  Gardiners Bays, and South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through
  Shinnecock Bay.

* WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this
  evening. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 8 AM to 8
  PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

For more details, see the Coastal Waters Forecast from
National Weather Service New York NY, or visit
https://www.weather.gov/okx/marine

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
219 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

ANZ150-152-154-041315-
/O.CON.KGYX.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-260505T1000Z/
Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM-
Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out
25 NM-
Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out
25 NM-
219 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Winds
  become west tonight and southwest Monday. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME
  out 25 NM, Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape
  Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM and Coastal Waters from Cape
  Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$


Special Weather Statement


Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
318 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-041000-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-
318 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL MONDAY IN BERKSHIRE AND
LITCHFIELD COUNTIES...

The combination of southwest winds gusting to 25 to 35 mph,
relative humidity as low as 30 to 35 percent, and a lack of
significant rainfall over the past few days will lead to an
elevated fire weather potential Monday.

$$

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
256 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>007-040800-
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-
Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-
Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-
Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-
Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-
Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-
Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-
Southern Plymouth MA-Northern Middlesex MA-
Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-
Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-
Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon,
Putnam, Willimantic, Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre,
Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester,
Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield,
Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston,
Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford,
Mattapoisett, Ayer, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry,
West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol,
Narragansett, Westerly, and Newport
256 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL MONDAY IN SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...

The combination of southwest winds gusting to 30 to 35 mph,
relative humidity as low as 25 to 35 percent, and a lack of
significant rainfall over the past few days will lead to an
elevated fire weather potential Monday.

$$

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
131 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

CTZ005>012-050000-
Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex-
Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-
Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-
131 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

...Elevated Risk for Fire Spread on Monday...

The combination of drying fine fuels, southwest wind gusts
between 25 and 30 mph, and relative humidity values between 25 and
35 percent will contribute to an elevated risk of fire spread for
southern Connecticut Late Monday morning into early Monday
evening.

This forecast considers meteorological, fuel, and land conditions
and has been developed in coordination with state fire and land
management officials.


$$

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
145 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-040000-
Orange-Putnam-Rockland-Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester-
New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-
Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwest Suffolk-Northeast Suffolk-
Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-Northern Queens-
Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
145 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

...Elevated Risk for Fire Spread on Sunday...

The combination of drying fine fuels, northwest wind gusts
between 25 and 30 mph, and relative humidity values between 25
and 35 percent will contribute to an elevated risk of fire spread
Sunday afternoon for the Lower Hudson Valley, New York City and
Long Island.

This forecast considers meteorological, fuel, and land conditions
and has been developed in coordination with state fire and land
management officials.

As a reminder, the annual statewide burn ban remains in effect
until May 14. No burn permits are issued. Use extra caution if
handling any potential ignition sources such as machinery or
matches and ensure to properly extinguish or dispose of cigarette
butts. Please refer to the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation website for more information on burn
restrictions.

$$


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