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SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY


URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
424 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009

...INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW ON OCEAN WATERS FROM TONIGHT INTO EARLY
THIS WEEK...

.THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING
WEDGED INTO THE NORTHEASTERN STATES...AND LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY
MOVING NORTHEAST UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL PRODUCE GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS EARLY THIS WEEK.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-222130-
/O.EXB.KOKX.SC.Y.0091.091122T2300Z-091123T2200Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
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-
424 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST
MONDAY.

EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES UP THE EAST
COAST...AND HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO 25 TO 30 KT THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

THIS ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO TUESDAY DEPENDING ON
THE SPEED AND TRACK OF THE LOW. AND THERE IS A CHANCE OF GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE MAINLY OVER EASTERN WATERS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1136 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009

ANZ250-254-221245-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0118.091122T1400Z-091123T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SW.Y.0048.091122T1400Z-091123T1100Z/
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-
1136 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
SUNDAY TO 6 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY
TO 6 AM EST MONDAY.

A HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST CANADA WILL RESULT IN INCREASING
NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
THESE WINDS WILL HAVE A LONG FETCH...RESULTING IN BUILDING SEAS OF 5
FT OR HIGHER ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS.

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 TAUNTON MA
1136 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009

ANZ255-221245-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0118.091122T1700Z-091123T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SW.Y.0048.091122T1700Z-091123T1100Z/
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
1136 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
SUNDAY TO 6 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY
TO 6 AM EST MONDAY.

A HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST CANADA WILL RESULT IN INCREASING
NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
THESE WINDS WILL HAVE A LONG FETCH...RESULTING IN BUILDING SEAS OF 5
FT OR HIGHER ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF NANTUCKET AND
THE VINEYARD. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO APPROACH 25 KT SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT
THIS WILL DEPEND UPON THE PROXIMITY OF A LOW PRESSURE WELL SOUTH OF
NEW ENGLAND.|

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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