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WHUS71 KBOX 060514
MWWBOX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
1214 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
ANZ231-232-251-062000-
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CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
1214 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AND SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET EXPECTED. FOR THE HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM
PER HOUR OR GREATER EXPECTED, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON
VESSELS.
* WHERE...CAPE COD BAY, NANTUCKET SOUND AND MASSACHUSETTS BAY
AND IPSWICH BAY.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST
SUNDAY. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, FROM 4 PM
SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.
* 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 WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION. 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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VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
1214 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AND SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET EXPECTED. FOR THE HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM
PER HOUR OR GREATER EXPECTED, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON
VESSELS.
* WHERE...IN MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS, VINEYARD SOUND AND
BUZZARDS BAY. IN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS, RHODE ISLAND
SOUND AND BLOCK ISLAND SOUND.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, FROM 4 PM
SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.
* 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 WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION. 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.
ANZ250-254-062000-
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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-
1214 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AND SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET EXPECTED. FOR THE
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE
OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER EXPECTED, AND MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
* 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...FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST
SUNDAY. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, FROM 4 PM
SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.
* 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 WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION. 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.
ANZ255-256-062000-
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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-
1214 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET EXPECTED. FOR THE HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM
PER HOUR OR GREATER EXPECTED, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON
VESSELS.
* 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 GALE WARNING, FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST
SUNDAY. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, FROM 4 PM
SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.
* 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 WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION. 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.
ANZ236-062000-
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NARRAGANSETT BAY-
1214 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND WAVES AROUND 3 FEET EXPECTED. FOR THE
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE
OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER EXPECTED, AND MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
* WHERE...NARRAGANSETT BAY.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, FROM 4 PM
SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.
* 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 WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION. 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.
ANZ230-062000-
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BOSTON HARBOR-
1214 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND
WAVES AROUND 2 FEET EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BOSTON HARBOR.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES 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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