587  
WHUS71 KBOX 131826  
MWWBOX  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
126 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2025  
 
ANZ250-254>256-140900-  
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0128.000000T0000Z-251214T0600Z/  
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0026.251215T0000Z-251215T2000Z/  
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-  
126 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY  
 
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH  
MONDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AND SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. FOR THE GALE  
WATCH, NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE.  
 
* 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...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY.  
FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND SEAS.  
 
 
 
 
 
ANZ231>235-237-251-140900-  
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0128.000000T0000Z-251214T0600Z/  
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0026.251215T0000Z-251215T2000Z/  
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
126 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY  
 
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH  
MONDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. FOR THE GALE  
WATCH, NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE  
ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY.  
FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND SEAS.  
 
 
 
 
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