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FZUS71 KBOX 040822
MWSBOX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
422 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
ANZ235-237-256-040915-
422 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING 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 422 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR CHARLESTOWN BREACHWAY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTOWN BREACHWAY, POINT JUDITH LIGHT, BLOCK ISLAND SOUND, AND
THE COASTAL WATERS WEST OF BLOCK ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS...BRIEFLY ROUGH SEAS AND
LIGHTNING STRIKES. CONSIDER HEADING FOR SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THIS STORM
PASSES.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE AND KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 4133 7176 4133 7172 4136 7162 4138 7153
4136 7149 4137 7148 4127 7123 4090 7138
4112 7166 4111 7166 4113 7167 4126 7184
FT
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