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SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SECTOR 1 BOHEMIA NY
430 PM EDT MON AUG 31 2026

NOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES A VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED REDUCTION ZONE
UNDER THE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE PROGRAM IS IN EFFECT SOUTHWEST OF
NANTUCKET ISLAND, MA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13, 2026 TO PROTECT RIGHT
WHALES. ALL MARINERS AND RECREATIONAL BOATERS ARE REQUESTED TO ROUTE
AROUND THIS AREA OR TRANSIT THROUGH IT AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS.

THE SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET SLOW ZONE IS BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING
COORDINATES, 41 DEGREES 15 MINUTES NORTH, 40 DEGREES 45 MINUTES
NORTH, 69 DEGREES 59 MINUTES WEST, 70 DEGREES 40 MINUTES WEST.

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ATTN: BOX OKX

PLEASE BROADCAST THE MESSAGE ABOVE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13, 2026 AT
APPROXIMATELY 30-MINUTE INTERVALS.

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