Small Craft Advisory 18, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1219 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...PERIODIC WEST NORTHWEST GALES AND FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND AS THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON SO FAR... ARRIVES BY
SUNDAY...

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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-
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-
1219 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE ATLANTIC COASTAL 
  WATERS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO
  30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 4 TO 7 FEET SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING

* FREEZING SPRAY...LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
  THEN MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY RATES ARE EXPECTED LATER SATURDAY
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING... POSSIBLY HEAVY. AN ADVISORY OR HEAVY
  FREEZING WATCH MAY BE ISSUED FOR THIS WEEKEND IN THE FRIDAY
  FORECAST UPDATES.

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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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-
1219 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

* LOCATIONS...UPPER DELAWARE BAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT FRIDAY
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...1 TO 2 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.
  THEN MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY RATES ARE EXPECTED LATER SATURDAY
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING... POSSIBLY HEAVY. AN ADVISORY OR HEAVY
  FREEZING WATCH MAY BE ISSUED FOR THIS WEEKEND IN THE FRIDAY
  FORECAST UPDATES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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 SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
1219 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...DELAWARE BAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT ARE
  EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  KT EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
  THEN MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY RATES ARE EXPECTED LATER SATURDAY
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING... POSSIBLY HEAVY. AN ADVISORY OR HEAVY
  FREEZING WATCH MAY BE ISSUED FOR THIS WEEKEND IN THE FRIDAY
  FORECAST UPDATES.

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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

&&

$$

948 
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MWWPHI

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
333 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...PERIODIC WEST NORTHWEST GALES AND FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND AS THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON SO FAR... ARRIVES BY
SUNDAY...

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DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
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-
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-
333 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM
EST SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM
EST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE ATLANTIC COASTAL 
  WATERS AND THE DELAWARE BAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY RATES ARE EXPECTED
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FREEZING
  SPRAY RATES MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...REACHING
  GALES BEFORE DAWN. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH
  UNTIL SUNDAY.

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 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 ENTERING THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO
ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT
THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
333 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM
EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM
EST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...UPPER DELAWARE BAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...1 TO 3 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY RATES ARE EXPECTED
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FREEZING
  SPRAY RATES MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...REACHING
  GALES BEFORE DAWN. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH
  UNTIL SUNDAY.

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 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 ENTERING THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO
ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT
THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

$$