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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
232 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
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NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
232 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST MONDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT AND
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET EXPECTED. FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY,
MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING SPRAY EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NANTUCKET SOUND, VINEYARD SOUND AND BUZZARDS BAY.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST MONDAY. FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY, FROM 1 AM TO 10
AM EST MONDAY.
* 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. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND
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.
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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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-
232 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AND
SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET EXPECTED.
* 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...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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CAPE COD BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
232 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS, CAPE COD BAY AND
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY. IN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL
WATERS, RHODE ISLAND SOUND AND BLOCK ISLAND SOUND.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
232 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST MONDAY
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AND
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS, BOSTON HARBOR. IN
RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS, NARRAGANSETT BAY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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