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FZUS71 KBOX 130746
MWSBOX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
346 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
ANZ235-237-256-130830-
346 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER 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...
RHODE ISLAND SOUND...
AT 345 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WATCH HILL TO 7 NM EAST OF
SHINNECOCK BAY, MOVING EAST AT 25 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTOWN BREACHWAY, BLOCK ISLAND SOUND, THE COASTAL WATERS WEST OF
BLOCK ISLAND, POINT JUDITH LIGHT, AND WATCH HILL.
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.
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 4131 7187 4133 7176 4133 7172 4135 7168
4138 7152 4136 7149 4139 7146 4145 7118
4077 7160 4077 7162 4107 7185
DOOLEY
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