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Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
709 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

...The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Rhode Island...

  Pawtuxet River At Cranston affecting Kent and Providence Counties.

For the Pawtuxet River...including Cranston, Scituate Reservoir...
Minor flooding is forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 200 AM EDT.

&&

RIC003-007-140600-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FL.W.0008.260913T2309Z-260914T0600Z/
/CRAR1.1.ER.260913T2251Z.260914T0000Z.260914T0600Z.NO/
709 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Pawtuxet River at Cranston.

* WHEN...From this evening to late tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding will occur along the
  river as it flows through Warwick and Cranston.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:45 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 9.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.1 feet
    this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after
    midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.1
    feet on 11/06/1955.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4178 7156 4180 7141 4172 7139 4170 7155


$$

BW


Small Craft Advisory


URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
223 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

ANZ231>234-140730-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0085.260914T1500Z-260915T0600Z/
Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay-
223 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas
  1 to 3 feet expected.

* WHERE...Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and
  Buzzards Bay.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Monday to 2 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
223 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

ANZ235-237-140730-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0085.260914T1500Z-260915T0600Z/
Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound-
223 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas
  around 2 feet expected.

* WHERE...Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Monday to 2 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
223 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

ANZ250-254-140730-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0085.260914T1500Z-260915T0600Z/
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-
223 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas
  2 to 4 feet expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen
  Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Coastal waters from
  Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Monday to 2 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
223 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

ANZ255-256-140730-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0085.260914T1500Z-260915T0600Z/
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-
223 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas
  2 to 4 feet expected.

* WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal Waters
  extending out to 25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and
  Nantucket. In Rhode Island coastal waters, Coastal Waters from
  Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of
  Block Island.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Monday to 2 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

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