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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Gray, ME

February 16, 2011

NWS Gray, ME issued this small craft advisory at Feb 16, 2011, 3:02 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2011, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2011, 3:02 AM EST (08:02 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2011, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 16, 2011, 8:49 PM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

844 
WHUS71 KGYX 160802
MWWGYX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
302 AM EST WED FEB 16 2011

ANZ150-152-154-162315-
/O.CAN.KGYX.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110216T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KGYX.SC.Y.0021.110216T1800Z-110217T0800Z/
STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-
PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-
CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
302 AM EST WED FEB 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM EST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM
EST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 



* WINDS AND WAVES: THERE WILL BE A LULL IN WINDS AND SEAS THIS
  MORNING. HOWEVER...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND ALLOW FOR WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE AND
  GUST AROUND 25 KT INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL HELP TO BUILD SEAS TO
  AROUND 5 FT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ151-153-160915-
/O.CAN.KGYX.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110216T1000Z/
PENOBSCOT BAY-CASCO BAY-
302 AM EST WED FEB 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY
2 follow-up statements
890 
WHUS71 KGYX 161929
MWWGYX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
229 PM EST WED FEB 16 2011

ANZ150-152-154-170800-
/O.CON.KGYX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110217T0800Z/
STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-
PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-
CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
229 PM EST WED FEB 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST THURSDAY.

* WINDS AND WAVES: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND GUST
  AROUND 25 KT INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL HELP TO BUILD SEAS TO
  AROUND 5 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY
582 
WHUS71 KGYX 170149
MWWGYX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
849 PM EST WED FEB 16 2011


ANZ150-152-154-170300-
/O.CAN.KGYX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110217T0800Z/
STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-
PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-
CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
849 PM EST WED FEB 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

WINDS AND SEAS ARE BELOW SMALL CRAFT LEVELS AND THE ADVISORY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 9:34 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryGYX5 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.