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WHUS71 KBOX 042052
MWWBOX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
352 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
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CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
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-
352 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WATCH, NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 13 FEET POSSIBLE. FOR THE HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WATCH, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM
PER HOUR OR GREATER POSSIBLE, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON
VESSELS.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE
ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF
STABILITY. 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 OR MITIGATE
HAZARDOUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THEIR VESSEL. DURING FREEZING
SPRAY CONDITIONS, THE U.S. COAST GUARD ADVISES MARINERS TO CHECK
AND ENSURE ALL LIFE-SAVING DEVICES REMAIN FREE OF ICE.
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.
ANZ236-052100-
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NARRAGANSETT BAY-
352 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR
GREATER POSSIBLE, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
* WHERE...NARRAGANSETT BAY.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE
HAZARDOUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THEIR VESSEL. 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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