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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1215 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Buzzards Bay...
  Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to
  20 NM South of Block Island...
  Rhode Island Sound...
  Vineyard Sound...

* Until 115 PM EDT.

* At 1215 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Buzzards Bay
  Entrance Tower, moving northeast at 45 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Sakonnet Point Light, West Island In Buzzards Bay, Cuttyhunk
  Island, Woods Hole, Rocky Point, Round Hill Point, Horseneck Beach,
  Rhode Island Sound, The West End Of Cape Cod Canal, Buzzards Bay
  Entrance Tower, Vineyard Sound, Buzzards Bay, and The Coastal
  Waters Between Block Island And Marthas Vineyard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

&&

LAT...LON 4168 7084 4167 7080 4172 7078 4178 7069
      4178 7057 4176 7057 4176 7052 4179 7052
      4173 7045 4175 7057 4158 7060 4117 7106
      4138 7132
TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 223DEG 45KT 4139 7102 

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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