336  
WHUS71 KBOX 020606  
MWWBOX  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
106 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026  
 
ANZ255-256-021800-  
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-260302T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260302T1500Z/  
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-  
106 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT  
AND SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY,  
MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING SPRAY.  
 
* WHERE...IN MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS, 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 PM EST THIS  
AFTERNOON. FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 AM EST  
THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY IS HAZARDOUS.  
FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS  
INOPERATIVE. ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY  
RESULT IN SOME LOSS OF STABILITY. CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS  
TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ICE ACCUMULATION ON THEIR VESSEL AND  
CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE THESE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS. DURING FREEZING SPRAY CONDITIONS, THE U.S. COAST  
GUARD ADVISES MARINERS TO CHECK AND ENSURE ALL LIFE-SAVING  
DEVICES REMAIN FREE OF ICE.  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
ANZ250-254-021800-  
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-260302T1800Z/  
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-  
106 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT AND SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN  
BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND COASTAL WATERS FROM  
PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
ANZ231>235-237-251-021500-  
/O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260302T1500Z/  
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
106 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026  
 
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING SPRAY.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE  
ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY IS HAZARDOUS.  
FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS  
INOPERATIVE. ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY  
RESULT IN SOME LOSS OF STABILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ICE ACCUMULATION ON THEIR VESSEL AND  
CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE THESE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS. DURING FREEZING SPRAY CONDITIONS, THE U.S. COAST  
GUARD ADVISES MARINERS TO CHECK AND ENSURE ALL LIFE-SAVING  
DEVICES REMAIN FREE OF ICE.  
 
 
 
 
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