Gale Watch 12, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
542 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
542 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT. THE GALE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT. THERE IS A
  CHANCE OF HIGHER GUSTS JUST AHEAD OF POWERFUL TROPICAL CYCLONE
  SANDYS APPROACH LATE MONDAY. 

* SEAS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 FEET BY MONDAY.  

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SHOULD OCCUR MONDAY
  AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TUESDAY BUT
  HAZARDOUS SEAS SHOULD LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST HALLOWEEN.

* HEADLINES...WE HAVE KEPT THE HEADLINING SHORT WITH THE SMALL
  CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TODAY...THEN EVENTUALLY A
  FEW GALE GUSTS SHOULD DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TRANSITIONING
  TO A FULL BLOWN DANGEROUS STORM CONDITION LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND
  MONDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS 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.

&&

$$

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DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
542 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT. THE GALE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT.

* SEAS...3 TO 6 FEET....EXCEPT POSSIBLY 10 FEET AT THE BAY
  ENTRANCE MONDAY.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SHOULD OCCUR MONDAY
  AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TUESDAY AND
  WEDNESDAY.

* HEADLINES...WE HAVE KEPT THE HEADLINING SHORT WITH THE SMALL
  CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TODAY...THEN EVENTUALLY A
  FEW GALE GUSTS SHOULD DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TRANSITIONING
  TO A FULL BLOWN DANGEROUS STORM CONDITION LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND
  MONDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS 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.

&&

$$

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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-
542 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
3 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  OR 60 KT...ESPECIALLY LATER SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...17 TO 22 FEET.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SHOULD OCCUR MONDAY
  AFTERNOON OR EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
  TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BUT HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PROBABLY LAST
  THROUGH AT LEAST HALLOWEEN.

* HEADLINES...WE HAVE KEPT THE HEADLINING SHORT WITH THE SMALL
  CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TODAY...THEN EVENTUALLY A
  FEW GALE GUSTS SHOULD DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TRANSITIONING
  TO A FULL BLOWN DANGEROUS STORM CONDITION LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND
  MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS 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.

&&

$$

DRAG