Special Marine Warning for Vineyard Sound; Buzzards Bay; Rhode Island Sound +1 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Buzzards Bay, Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island, Rhode Island Sound, Vineyard Sound
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What is happening
SMWBOX The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Buzzards Bay... Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island... Rhode Island Sound... Vineyard Sound... * Until 115 PM EDT. * At 1215 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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Bulletin details
SMWBOX The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Buzzards Bay... Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island... Rhode Island Sound... Vineyard Sound... * Until 115 PM EDT. * At 1215 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Buzzards Bay Entrance Tower, moving northeast at 45 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... Sakonnet Point Light, West Island In Buzzards Bay, Cuttyhunk Island, Woods Hole, Rocky Point, Round Hill Point, Horseneck Beach, Rhode Island Sound, The West End Of Cape Cod Canal, Buzzards Bay Entrance Tower, Vineyard Sound, Buzzards Bay, and The Coastal Waters Between Block Island And Marthas Vineyard.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 23 at 12:15PM EDT until August 23 at 1:15PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
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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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