Special Marine Warning for Cape Cod Bay; Nantucket Sound; Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary +4 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Cape Cod Bay, Coastal Waters extending out to 25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket, 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, Nantucket Sound, Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM, Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM
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- Severe
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- Immediate
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What is happening
SMWBOX The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Cape Cod Bay... Coastal Waters extending out to 25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket... Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary... Coastal waters from Provincetown...
What the bulletin says to do
Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather Service.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWBOX The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Cape Cod Bay... Coastal Waters extending out to 25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket... 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... Nantucket Sound... Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM... Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM... * Until 1130 PM EDT. * At 1033 PM EDT, a cluster of strong thunderstorms was located over Nantucket sound, moving northeast at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Hyannisport, Nantucket Sound, Great Point Light On Nantucket, Brant Point Light, Nauset Light, Barnstable Harbor, Nantucket Shoals Buoy, Madaket Harbor, Surfside On Nantucket, Chatham Light, The Coastal Waters East Of Cape Cod, Stage Harbor Light, Muskeget Channel, Wellfleet Harbor, Sankaty Head Light, Monomoy Point, Point Gammon, and North Eastham.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued July 21 at 10:34PM EDT until July 21 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Boston/Norton MA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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