Alert archive / Massachusetts / Gale Warnings in 2013

Gale Warning 12, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

February 16, 2013

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale warning at Feb 16, 2013, 3:30 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 17, 2013, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 40 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2013, 3:30 AM EST (08:30 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2013, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 18, 2013, 9:32 PM EST
In force
40 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

The text

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

047 
WHUS71 KBOX 160830
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
330 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN STRONG GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE CAROLINAS LATER TODAY WILL PASS
OFFSHORE OF NANTUCKET LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
BRING INCREASING NORTH WINDS WHICH WILL REACH GALE FORCE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY.

ANZ250-254>256-161630-
/O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0009.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0012.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
330 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE
GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ251-161630-
/O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0009.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0012.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
330 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE
GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ231>235-237-161630-
/O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0009.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0012.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
330 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE
GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ230-236-161630-
/O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0009.130217T1200Z-130218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0012.130217T1100Z-130218T0000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
330 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE
GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
13 follow-up statements
512 
WHUS71 KBOX 162148
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
448 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN STRONG GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE CAROLINAS LATER TODAY WILL PASS
OFFSHORE OF NANTUCKET LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
BRING INCREASING NORTH WINDS WHICH WILL REACH GALE FORCE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY.

ANZ250-254>256-170600-
/O.UPG.KBOX.GL.W.0012.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SR.W.0004.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
448 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE
GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ251-170600-
/O.UPG.KBOX.GL.W.0012.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SR.W.0004.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
448 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE
GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ231>235-237-170600-
/O.UPG.KBOX.GL.W.0012.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SR.W.0004.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
448 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE
GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ230-236-170600-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.130217T1100Z-130218T0000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
448 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
062 
WHUS71 KBOX 162211
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
511 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS SUNDAY...

ANZ230-236-170615-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.130217T1100Z-130218T0000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
511 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254>256-170615-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
511 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ251-170615-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
511 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ231>235-237-170615-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
511 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
665 
WHUS71 KBOX 170338
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1038 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS SUNDAY...

ANZ230-236-171145-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.130217T1100Z-130218T0000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
1038 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254>256-171145-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
1038 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ251-171145-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
1038 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ231>235-237-171145-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.130217T0600Z-130218T0000Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
1038 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
884 
WHUS71 KBOX 170846
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
346 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TODAY...

ANZ230-236-171700-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.130217T1100Z-130218T0000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
346 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254>256-171700-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
346 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  55 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ251-171700-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T0000Z/
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
346 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT.
  SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ231>235-237-171700-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T0000Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
346 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
353 
WHUS71 KBOX 171854
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
154 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TODAY...

ANZ230-236-180000-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T0000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
154 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254>256-180000-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
154 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ251-180000-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T0000Z/
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
154 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ231>235-237-180000-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T0000Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
154 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
701 
WHUS71 KBOX 172125
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
425 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

ANZ231>235-237-180530-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.130218T0100Z-130218T1300Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
425 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM EST MONDAY...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. A FREEZING
SPRAY ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. THE STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFT RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ251-180530-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.130218T0100Z-130218T1300Z/
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
425 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM EST MONDAY...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. A FREEZING
SPRAY ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. THE STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFT RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ236-180530-
/O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.130218T0100Z-130218T1300Z/
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
425 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
SPRAY ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM EST MONDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 
  KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFT RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ230-180530-
/O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T1000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-
425 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ250-255-256-180530-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.130218T0100Z-130218T1300Z/
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
425 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
SPRAY ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM EST MONDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFT RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ254-180500-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T0500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
425 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 
  KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
718 
WHUS71 KBOX 180019
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
719 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

ANZ231>235-237-180830-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.130218T0100Z-130218T1300Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
719 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
MONDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE
PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO
SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS THAT
EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ236-180830-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T1000Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.130218T0100Z-130218T1300Z/
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
719 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
MONDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
  WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ251-180830-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.130218T0100Z-130218T1300Z/
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
719 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
MONDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.
  SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ230-180830-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T1000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-
719 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.
  WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ250-255-256-180830-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T0500Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.130218T0100Z-130218T1300Z/
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
719 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
MONDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ254-180830-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.130218T0100Z-130218T1300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
719 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
SPRAY ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST MONDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT.
  SEAS 9 TO 14 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$
449 
WHUS71 KBOX 180323
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1023 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013


ANZ250-254>256-181130-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
1023 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ231>235-237-181130-
/O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1500Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
1023 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ251-181130-
/O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1500Z/
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
1023 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ236-181130-
/O.EXT.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T1000Z/
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
1023 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 
  KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ230-181000-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T1000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-
1023 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
107 
WHUS71 KBOX 180905
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
405 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

ANZ231>235-237-181715-
/O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
405 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ236-181715-
/O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
405 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
  SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254>256-181715-
/O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
405 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ251-181715-
/O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
405 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ230-181715-
/O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T2100Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-
405 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
  SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
523 
WHUS71 KBOX 181537
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1037 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

ANZ231>235-237-182345-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
1037 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS 
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ236-182100-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T2100Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
1037 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
  SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS 
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254>256-182345-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
1037 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS 
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ251-182345-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
1037 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS 
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN
FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS
BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING
TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS
THAT EPIRP/S...LIFE RAFT RELEASES AND LIFE RINGS ARE FREE OF ICE.

&&

$$

ANZ230-182100-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T2100Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-
1037 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 
  KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

RLG
426 
WHUS71 KBOX 181819
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
119 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

ANZ231>235-237-190000-
/O.EXP.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
119 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 
  KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ236-182100-
/O.EXP.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T2100Z/
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
119 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
  SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254>256-190230-
/O.EXP.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
119 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ251-190000-
/O.EXP.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
119 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 
  KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ230-182100-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T2100Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-
119 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 
  KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

RLG
887 
WHUS71 KBOX 182100
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
400 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

ANZ233>235-237-190500-
/O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0021.130218T2100Z-130219T0500Z/
VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
400 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 
  KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
400 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 
  KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

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BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
400 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 
  KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

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NANTUCKET SOUND-
400 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 
  KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

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MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
400 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
  SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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CAPE COD BAY-
400 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
  SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
400 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 
  KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

RLG
338 
WHUS71 KBOX 190232
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
932 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

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COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
932 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
932 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.
THEREFORE...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
932 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST TUESDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 
  KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

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CAPE COD BAY-
932 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST TUESDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 
  KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

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VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
932 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 
  KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
932 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 
  KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

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NANTUCKET SOUND-
932 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

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

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 
  KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 16, 1:09 AM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 1:09 AM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
109 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SOME LIGHT SNOW ACROSS MUCH
OF THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO SAT.  A STRONGER OCEAN STORM WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO MOST AREAS SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN
AFTERNOON...WITH THE BULK OF IT LIKELY NEAR THE FAR SOUTHEAST NEW
ENGLAND COAST.  BLUSTERY AND UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER FOLLOWS
THEREAFTER INTO MONDAY. ANOTHER THREAT FOR RAIN/SNOW IS POSSIBLE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
CLOUDS ARE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AHEAD OF A SUBTLE
SHORTWAVE MOVING UP FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. THIS SHORTWAVE
IS PRODUCING AN AREA OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS FROM WILKES-BARRE PA TO
WASHINGTON DC. EXPECT THIS PCPN WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN SECTIONS
AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WORK FARTHER EAST BY MORNING. BEST
FRONTOGENESIS REMAINS OVER EASTERN PA/NORTHERN NJ OVERNIGHT BUT
TRENDING NORTHEAST...AND HIGHEST VALUES IN NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT
WILL BE IN WESTERN CT AND WESTERN MASS.

FOG NOTED IN THE OBSERVATIONS. HIGH HUMIDITY IN LOW LEVELS LIKELY
DUE TO SNOWMELT. HAVE ADDED FOG TO THE OVERNIGHT FORECAST.

ADJUSTED TEMPS/DEWPOINTS/WINDS...BUT FORECAST GENERALLY REMAINS ON
TRACK.

FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
THE NAM/GFS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT IN SHOWING A BAND OF
DECENT SNOW GROWTH/FRONTOGENETIC FORCING ALONG WITH SOME NEGATIVE
EPV. THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE TO THE NORTHWEST OF
THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR. FEEL MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND MAY SEE AN INCH OR TWO FROM THIS BAND. ITS POSSIBLE
THERE COULD BE SOME ISOLATED 3 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS IN A NARROW BAND
WHERE FORCING IS MAXIMIZED.

ACROSS THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR...POINTS SOUTH AND EAST THE
SNOW GROWTH/FORCING IS NOT AS STRONG AND ARRIVES A BIT LATER. IN
FACT...PRECIP TYPE COULD INITIALLY BE RAIN ESPECIALLY ON THE CAPE
AND ISLANDS. EITHER WAY...WITH SURFACE TEMPS MAY BE AROUND OR JUST
ABOVE FREEZING IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO GET MUCH ACCUMULATION
ESPECIALLY ON PAVED SURFACES WITH THE BULK OF THE FORCING GOING TO
THE NORTHWEST.

THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE ACTION FROM LATER SATURDAY MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR.  SPOTTY LIGHT SNOW
PERHAPS MIXED WITH RAIN ON THE FAR SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST MAY
LINGER ALONG THE COAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BUT ANY
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW GIVEN SIGNIFICANT MODELS SPREAD.  THE
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN LOW PRESSURE BOMBING OUT AS IT LIFTS
NORTHEAST AND PASSES SOUTHEAST OF THE BENCHMARK SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.
THE MAIN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE DETERMINED IS HOW QUICKLY THIS
OCCURS AND WHERE IT HAPPENS.  THE GFS MODELS IS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE
IN QUICKLY BOMBING THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CLOSES TO THE COAST.
THIS RESULTS IN THE COLD CONVEYER BELT SLAMMING EASTERN NEW ENGLAND
WITH HEAVY SNOW LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WHILE IT DOES HAVE
SUPPORT FROM MANY GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS...THE REST OF THE MODEL SUITE
HAS A TRACK FURTHER EAST.

ALL IN ALL...GIVEN MOST OF THE MODELS WERE NOT AS AGGRESSIVE AS THE
GFS TOOK THE MORE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH IN THE SNOWFALL FORECAST.
FEEL THE BEST ACCUMULATIONS FOR MOST OF THE REGION WILL BE 1 TO 4
INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS AS ONE WORKS EAST TOWARDS THE COAST.
WE DO THINK THERE IS A DECENT POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER AMOUNTS AND/OR
STRONG WINDS/VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST NEW
ENGLAND COAST.  DEPENDING ON HOW CLOSE TO THE COAST THE STORM
TRACKS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THIS
REGION.  IN ADDITION...A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
LIKELY BRING STRONG WINDS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY TO THIS
REGION.  EVEN IF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TECHNICALLY FALLS BELOW
CRITERIA...ITS POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS A PERIOD OF NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS FOR A TIME LATE SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN AFTERNOON.
ALSO...THE SNOW WILL INITIALLY BE WET IN THIS REGION SO THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS/POWER OUTAGES WHEN
COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS.  WE FELT ALL THESE CONDITIONS
WARRANTED A WINTER STORM WATCH FROM EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY/CAPE COD
AND THE OUTER ISLANDS.  THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
BY EARLY SUN AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH IT COULD LINGER ACROSS THE
CAPE/NANTUCKET A BIT LONGER WITH SOME OCEAN ENHANCEMENT.

AGAIN...CONFIDENCE IS LOW BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY HOW QUICKLY THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BOMB OUT.  WILL HAVE TO SEE HOW THE MODELS
TREND OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.  IF THE STORM TRENDS FURTHER
WEST AND BOMBS OUT EARLIER THAN THE CURRENT FORECAST
INDICATES...LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO EXPAND WINTER STORM WATCHES
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FURTHER EAST.  IF THE TREND IS FURTHER
EAST...MUCH OF THE REGION WILL JUST BE LEFT WITH AN INCH OR TWO.

BEHIND THE STORM...IT WILL BE COME VERY WINDY ACROSS THE ENTIRE
REGION ON SUNDAY.  WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR MUCH OF
THE REGION.  IT WILL ALSO BE VERY COLD AS STRONG COLD ADVECTION
WRAPS IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM...HOLDING HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 20S.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
* ARCTIC AIRMASS BUILDS INTO THE REGION LATE SUN INTO MON NIGHT
* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED TUE BRINGING RAIN/SNOW
* A RETURN OF ARCTIC CONDITIONS FOR WED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK

MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LONG TERM PORTION OF
THE FORECAST.  WILL START OFF NEXT WEEK WITH AN ARCTIC AIRMASS
BRINGING COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPS TO THE REGION.  A WARM FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY BRINGING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY.  COOL AIR THEN RETURNS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO
THE REGION.  ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY BRING SNOW TO SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY....WITH STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE
MARITIMES AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST...EXPECT WINDY
CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD.  THERE MAY BE LEFTOVER SNOW
SHOWERS ON THE EAST AND NORTHEASTERN FRINGES OF THE CWA SUNDAY
EVENING...OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD BE IN PLACE WITH THE WINDS
AND COLD TEMPERATURES THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE.

TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...LOW PRESSURE IN THE GREAT LAKES WILL BRING
A WARM FRONT NORTH ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BRINGING RAIN...
SNOW...OR A MIX TO THE AREA.  THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL LARGELY
DEPEND ON THE TIMING OF THE PRECIPITATION AND THE WARM AIR.  COULD
SEE IT BEING ALL RAIN...BUT IF THE PRECIP STARTS AHEAD OF THE WARMER
AIR...IT MAY START AS SNOW AND THEN CHANGEOVER TO SNOW.  MOST OF THE
PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO FALL BEFORE 7 AM WEDNESDAY...BUT PRECIP MAY
LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.  THERE ARE SLIGHT DIFFERENCES IN THE
PATH OF THE LOW PRESSURE AS IT MOVES OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES...BUT
BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS HAVE THE LOW MOVING WELL NORTH OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND.  IT IS JUST A QUESTION OF HOW FAR NORTH.  EXPECT THESE
DIFFERENCES TO HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE SENSIBLE WEATHER FOR THIS
AREA.

THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ALONG WITH A COOLER AIRMASS THAT
WILL DROP TEMPERATURES BACK BELOW NORMAL.  OTHERWISE...MOSTLY SUNNY
AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED.

FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...THIS IS THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SOME PRECIP.
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY HERE GIVEN THE TIME FRAME.  THE GFS
AND THE ECMWF HAVE LOW PRESSURE IN THE GREAT LAKES BEING ABSORBED
INTO LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE CAROLINAS.  IN THE PROCESS OF THIS
HAPPENING...LIGHT SNOW OVERSPREADS THE REGION.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
  LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
  MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
  HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.

SHORT TERM...

THROUGH 12Z...
FAIR SKIES AND LIGHT WIND IN THE EAST WHICH HAS ALLOWED PATCHES OF
FOG TO DEVELOP WITH SOME VSBYS BELOW 1 MILE. THIS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT AND THEN IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING. AREA OF SNOW MOVING UP
FROM NEW JERSEY INTO WESTERN CT AND WESTERN MASS...BRINGING MVFR
CIGS AND VSBYS AND PATCHY IFR CIGS/VSBYS. THIS AREA WILL SPREAD
EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT.

TODAY...
AREAS OF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SNOW OR MIXED RAIN/SNOW THIS MORNING.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW
DIMINISHES.

TONIGHT...
AREA OF IFR CIGS/VSBYS SPREADS UP THE COAST INTO RI AND EASTERN
MASS. PREDOMINANT VFR IN CT AND WESTERN MASS/SOUTHERN NH...BUT
COULD BE BRIEF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SNOW SHOWERS. INCREASING NORTH
WIND OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ON CAPE COD AND ISLANDS AND
25-30 KNOTS BOS-BED-PVD.

SUNDAY...
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF COASTAL STORM WOULD KEEP IFR CONDITIONS
IN RI/EASTERN MASS THROUGH THE MORNING AND VFR FARTHER NORTH AND
WEST. VFR CONDITIONS WOULD SPREAD EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE
PCPN ENDS. WINDS BECOME GUSTY NORTHWEST WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS
15-20 KNOTS AND GUST 35-40 KNOTS.

KBOS TAF...MODERATE CONFIDENCE THROUGH SUNDAY. VFR OVERNIGHT MAY
BECOME BRIEFLY MVFR IN RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING. A BETTER
CHANCE OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW WILL COME AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS 35-40 KNOTS ON SUNDAY.

KBDL TAF...MODERATE CONFIDENCE THROUGH SUNDAY. PERIOD OF MVFR
CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR A FEW HOURS ROUGHLY 4 AM TO 9 AM MORNING IN
SNOW SHOWERS. LOW PROBABILITY OF BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS
IMPROVE TO VFR BY MIDDAY/AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL MVFR IN SNOW
SHOWERS EARLY TO MID MORNING ON SUNDAY. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
INCREASE EARLY SUNDAY.

OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

SUNDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE ON TRENDS.  LOW TO MODERATE
CONFIDENCE ON TIMING.  IMPROVING CONDITIONS EVERYWHERE. VFR BY THE
END OF THE NIGHT.  STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

MONDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE.  VFR.  GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

TUESDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.  CONDITIONS DETERIORATE IN LIGHT SNOW
OR RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW...CHANGING TO RAIN EVERYWHERE.

WEDNESDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.  CONDITIONS IMPROVE AS RAIN/SNOW
COMES TO AN END.

&&

.MARINE...
MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE THROUGH SUNDAY.

WINDS/SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SCA THRESHOLDS THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.  THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT STRONG NORTHWEST GALE
FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.  THIS
THE RESULT OF LOW PRESSURE BOMBING OUT AS IT PASSES SOUTHEAST OF THE
BENCHMARK.  GALE WATCHES ARE POSTED FOR ALL OUR WATERS LATE SAT
NIGHT INTO SUN.  IN FACT...THERE EVEN IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF STORM
FORCE WIND GUSTS LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN DEPENDING ON HOW SOON THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BOMBS OUT.  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE
QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE SOUTHEAST WATERS.

SEAS ACROSS THE EASTERN OUTER-WATERS WOULD LIKELY BUILD
TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET ACROSS THE EASTERN OUTER-WATERS.

OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

MODERATE CONFIDENCE.  SEAS DIMINISH THROUGH MONDAY...DROPPING TO
NEAR 5 FEET ON TUESDAY AND THEN INCREASING AGAIN THROUGH THE END OF
THE PERIOD.  GALE FORCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY...THEN DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.  TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS.  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES OR PERHAPS GALE WARNINGS MAY BE
NECESSARY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR MAZ019-022>024.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256.
     GALE WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     ANZ230-236.

&&

SYNOPSIS...FRANK/RLG
NEAR TERM...WTB
SHORT TERM...FRANK
LONG TERM...RLG
AVIATION...WTB/RLG
MARINE...FRANK/RLG
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 4:59 PM EST, 10 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
459 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2013

CTZ002-MAZ002-008-009-162200-
HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
459 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF 1 TO 3 OF SNOW FALLING ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. SUCH SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH LOW
VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS.

MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF WIND ADVISORIES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST UP TO 46 MPH...
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SHORELINES AND COASTAL PLAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

MAZ019-022>024-162200-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
459 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE OF WIND ADVISORIES SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST UP TO 46
MPH... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SHORELINES AND COASTAL PLAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256-162200-
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO
20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
459 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2013

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

LOW PROBABILITY OF STORM FORCE WINDS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY.  IN ADDITION...FREEZING SPRAY WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

MODERATE CONFIDENCE FOR A RETURN OF NORTHWEST GALES AND FREEZING
SPRAY WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

ANZ230-236-162200-
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
459 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2013

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

CTZ003-004-MAZ003>005-010>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-162200-
TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
459 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR
EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND WITH THE EXPECTATION OF
WIDESPREAD SNOW SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY YIELD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES. SUCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS.

MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF WIND ADVISORIES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST UP TO 46 MPH...
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SHORELINES AND COASTAL PLAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

MAZ006-007-013>018-020-021-162200-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
459 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE OF WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR
EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND WITH THE EXPECTATION OF
WIDESPREAD SNOW SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY YIELD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3
TO 5 INCHES. SUCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS.

IF THE OCEAN STORM TRACKS CLOSER TO THE COAST 6+ INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. HOWEVER AT THIS TIME
RANGE THIS APPEARS AS A LOW PROBABILITY.

MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF WIND ADVISORIES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST UP TO 46 MPH...
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SHORELINES AND COASTAL PLAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 3:52 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more36 hr
Feb 16, 3:52 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXBristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more33 hr
Feb 16, 4:46 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Nantucket29 hr
Feb 16, 4:46 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXBristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more30 hr
Feb 16, 4:48 PM ESTStorm WarningBOX30 hr

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