Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Portland, ME

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Gray ME
617 PM EDT Sun Jul 20 2025

The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out
  25 NM...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 617 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over York, or 8 nm
  northeast of Portsmouth, moving east at 30 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  The Mouth Of The Merrimack River, York, and Wells.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 4281 7082 4280 7083 4281 7086 4282 7085
      4282 7081 4287 7082 4303 7075 4305 7073
      4310 7072 4310 7069 4323 7061 4326 7063
      4329 7061 4305 7019 4285 7029 4280 7080
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 263DEG 29KT 4317 7068

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

Palmer