WHUS71 KBOX 200755
MWWBOX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
355 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
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COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA
OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
355 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR THE OCEAN WATERS FROM CAPE ANN TO SOUTH OF BLOCK
ISLAND AND NANTUCKET.
SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST TODAY OVER THE WATERS SOUTH OF BLOCK
ISLAND AND NANTUCKET AS WELL AS EAST OF CAPE COD. FURTHER NORTH OVER
THE OPEN WATERS NORTH OF CAPE COD...SEAS WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 5 FEET.
SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO AROUND 5 FEET TONIGHT OVER THE
SOUTHERN WATERS...AND FINALLY BELOW 5 FEET DURING SUNDAY.
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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