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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
910 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

ANZ231>235-237-090000-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-261009T0000Z/
Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay-
Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound-
910 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 2 to 4 feet.

* WHERE...Portions of Massachusetts coastal waters and Rhode
  Island coastal waters.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* 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
910 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

ANZ254>256-090000-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-261009T0000Z/
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-
910 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 3 to 5 feet.

* WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal waters from
  Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM and
  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...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* 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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