Alert archive / New York / Gale Watches in 2011
Gale Watch 21, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this gale watch at Dec 6, 2011, 3:40 PM EST. It took effect at Dec 8, 2011, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2011, 3:40 PM EST (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2011, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2011, 4:11 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
616 WHUS71 KOKX 062040 MWWOKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 340 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...ROUGH SEAS ON THE OCEAN TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... ANZ330-335-338-340-345-070445- /O.NEW.KOKX.SC.Y.0103.111208T0900Z-111208T1800Z/ LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS- SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY- 340 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...LONG ISLAND SOUND...NEW YORK HARBOR...AND THE LONG ISLAND BAYS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. * SEAS/WAVES...2 TO 3 FT IN THE HARBOR AND THE BAYS. 3 TO 5 FT ON LONG ISLAND SOUND. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 33 KT AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FT OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ350-353-355-070445- /O.EXT.KOKX.SW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-111208T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.GL.A.0021.111208T0900Z-111208T1800Z/ MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM- FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM- SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 340 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...OCEAN WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM. * WINDS...10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT LATE TOMORROW NIGHT AND THURSDAY. * SEAS...6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * TIMING...SEAS WILL BUILD TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT SEAS OF 5 FT OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELLS CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
771 WHUS71 KOKX 070241 MWWOKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 941 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...ROUGH SEAS ON THE OCEAN TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... ANZ350-353-355-071100- /O.CON.KOKX.SW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-111208T0900Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.GL.A.0021.111208T0900Z-111208T1800Z/ MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM- FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM- SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 941 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...OCEAN WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM. * WINDS...10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. * SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * TIMING...SEAS WILL BUILD TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT SEAS OF 5 FT OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELLS CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ ANZ330-335-338-340-345-071100- /O.CON.KOKX.SC.Y.0103.111208T0900Z-111208T1800Z/ LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS- SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY- 941 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATION...LONG ISLAND SOUND...NEW YORK HARBOR...AND THE LONG ISLAND BAYS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. * SEAS/WAVES...2 TO 3 FT IN THE HARBOR AND THE BAYS. 3 TO 5 FT ON LONG ISLAND SOUND. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 33 KT AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FT OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
452 WHUS71 KOKX 070911 MWWOKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 411 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ON THE AREA WATERS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... ANZ350-353-355-072200- /O.EXT.KOKX.SW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-111207T2300Z/ /O.UPG.KOKX.GL.A.0021.111208T0900Z-111208T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.GL.W.0027.111207T2300Z-111208T1500Z/ MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM- FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM- SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 411 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...OCEAN WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...5 TO 6 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT. * TIMING...SEAS WILL BUILD TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT SEAS OF 5 FT OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELLS CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ ANZ330-335-338-340-345-072200- /O.UPG.KOKX.SC.Y.0103.111208T0900Z-111208T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.GL.W.0027.111207T2300Z-111208T1500Z/ LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS- SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY- 411 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...LONG ISLAND SOUND...NEW YORK HARBOR...AND ALL BAYS AND INLETS AROUND LONG ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. * SEAS/WAVES...4 TO 6 FT...MAINLY ACROSS LONG ISLAND SOUND TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 3:40 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 13 hr |
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