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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1132 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

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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-
1132 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas
  3 to 5 feet expected.

* WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, 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
  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...From 8 PM this evening to noon EDT Saturday.

* 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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Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-
1132 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EDT SATURDAY...

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

* WHERE...Cape Cod Bay and Nantucket Sound.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to noon EDT Saturday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

Frank