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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service New York NY

333 AM EST Sat Feb 24 2018



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Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY-

Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY-

New York Harbor-Peconic and Gardiners Bays-

South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay-

Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 nm-

333 AM EST Sat Feb 24 2018



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST

MONDAY...



The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Small Craft

Advisory, which is in effect from 1 AM Sunday to 1 PM EST Monday.



* WINDS AND SEAS...East winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.

  Seas 6 to 9 feet on the ocean, and 3 to 5 ft on Long Island

  Sound.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Small Craft Advisory means that sustained wind speeds or

frequent gusts of 25 to 33 kt and/or seas of 5 ft or higher are

expected or occurring...and hazardous to small craft.

Inexperienced mariners...especially those operating smaller

vessels...should avoid navigating in these conditions.



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Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm-

Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 nm-

333 AM EST Sat Feb 24 2018



...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

AFTERNOON...



The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Gale Watch,

which is in effect from late tonight through Sunday afternoon.



* WINDS AND SEAS...East winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 

  kt. Seas 6 to 10 feet.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Gale Watch is issued when the risk of gale force winds of 34 to

47 kt has significantly increased...but the specific timing

and/or location is still uncertain. It is intended to provide

additional lead time for mariners who may wish to consider

altering their plans.



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