Special Marine Warning for Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM; Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ from 20 to 40 NM
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What you need to know
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- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM, Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ from 20 to 40 NM
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What is happening
For the following areas... Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM... Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ from 20 to 40 NM... At 627 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water, stay below deck if possible and keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
Full official description
Bulletin details
For the following areas... Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM... Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ from 20 to 40 NM... At 627 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rockaway Inlet to near Monmouth Beach to near Point Pleasant Beach, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Leonardo, Sea Girt Reef, Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright, Axel Carlson Reef, Silverton, Fair Haven, Shark River Reef, Point Pleasant Beach, Belmar, Manasquan Inlet, and Sandy Hook Reef.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 7 at 6:27PM EDT until August 7 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Official revision - Alert
Special Marine Warning issued August 7 at 5:48PM EDT until August 7 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Mount Holly NJ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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