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FZUS71 KBOX 172025
MWSBOX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
425 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
ANZ235-237-256-282-283-172200-
425 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND...
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND...
OCEAN WATERS FROM MARTHAS VINEYARD TO NANTUCKET FROM 25 TO 60
NM...
OCEAN WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD FROM 25 TO 60
NM...
RHODE ISLAND SOUND...
AT 425 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 NM EAST OF
BLOCK ISLAND TO NAPEAGUE BAY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTHEAST OF BLOCK ISLAND AND BUOY 44097 SOUTHEAST
OF BLOCK ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS...BRIEFLY ROUGH SEAS AND
LIGHTNING STRIKES. CONSIDER HEADING FOR SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THESE
STORMS PASS.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS...AND
COULD POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOATERS. A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING MAY
BE ISSUED WHEN THESE STORMS REACH THE NEARSHORE WATERS. BOATERS
SHOULD CONSIDER HEADING FOR SHORE BEFORE THESE STORMS ARRIVE.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE AND KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 4118 7161 4115 7161 4115 7155 4119 7156
4125 7131 4077 7041 4052 7142 4055 7146
4076 7161 4105 7184 4112 7186
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