Special Marine Warning for New York Harbor; Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM
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SMWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM... New York Harbor... * Until 145 PM EDT. * At 1240 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Raritan Bay, moving east at 10 knots....
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Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until this storm passes. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater, high waves, lightning, and heavy rain are expected with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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SMWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM... New York Harbor... * Until 145 PM EDT. * At 1240 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Raritan Bay, moving east at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * The severe thunderstorm will be near... Lower New York Harbor around 1250 PM EDT. The Verrazano Narrows Bridge around 1255 PM EDT. Rockaway Inlet around 115 PM EDT.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 27 at 12:40PM EDT until August 27 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Upton NY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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