Special Marine Warning for Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary; Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay; Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM
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What you need to know
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- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM
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What is happening
SMWBOX The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary... Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay... Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM... * Until 830 PM EDT. *...
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Bulletin details
SMWBOX The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary... Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay... Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 734 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Thatcher Island, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Jeffreys Ledge Buoy 44098, The Coastal Waters East Of Cape Ann, and Thatcher Island.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 8 at 7:34PM EDT until August 8 at 8:30PM 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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