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590 WHUS71 KBOX 190425MWWBOXURGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGENational Weather Service Boston/Norton MA1125 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025ANZ231-251-191500-/O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250219T1000Z//O.EXA.KBOX.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-250219T1500Z//O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250219T1500Z/Cape Cod Bay-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay-1125 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY......FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ESTWEDNESDAY......GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 20 to 25 kt with isolated gusts up to 35 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet. For the Freezing Spray Advisory, moderate accumulation of freezing spray.* WHERE...Cape Cod Bay and Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay.* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Wednesday.* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in some loss of stability. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Mariners should prepare for ice accumulation on their vessel andconsider altering plans to avoid or mitigate these hazardousconditions. During freezing spray conditions, the U.S. CoastGuard advises mariners to check and ensure all life-savingdevices remain free of ice. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smallervessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.&&$$ANZ232>234-191500-/O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250219T1000Z//O.EXA.KBOX.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-250219T1500Z//O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250219T1500Z/Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay-1125 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY......FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ESTWEDNESDAY......GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 to 25 kt with isolated gusts up to 35 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet. For the Freezing Spray Advisory, moderate accumulation of freezing spray.* WHERE...Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay.* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Wednesday.* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in some loss of stability. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Mariners should prepare for ice accumulation on their vessel andconsider altering plans to avoid or mitigate these hazardousconditions. During freezing spray conditions, the U.S. CoastGuard advises mariners to check and ensure all life-savingdevices remain free of ice. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smallervessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.&&$$ANZ235-237-191500-/O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250219T1000Z//O.EXA.KBOX.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-250219T1500Z//O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250219T1500Z/Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound-1125 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY......FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ESTWEDNESDAY......GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 4 to 6 feet. For the Freezing Spray Advisory, moderate accumulation of freezing spray.* WHERE...Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound.* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Wednesday.* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in some loss of stability. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Mariners should prepare for ice accumulation on their vessel andconsider altering plans to avoid or mitigate these hazardousconditions. During freezing spray conditions, the U.S. CoastGuard advises mariners to check and ensure all life-savingdevices remain free of ice. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smallervessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.&&$$ANZ250-254-191730-/O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250219T1000Z//O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-250219T2000Z//O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250219T1500Z/Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen BankNational Marine Sanctuary-Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MAout 20 nm-1125 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY......FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ESTWEDNESDAY......GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 20 to 30 kt with isolated gusts up to 35 kt and seas 5 to 8 feet. For the Freezing Spray Advisory, moderate accumulation of freezing spray.* WHERE...Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm.* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 3 PM EST Wednesday. For the Freezing Spray Advisory, until 10 AM EST Wednesday.* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in some loss of stability. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Mariners should prepare for ice accumulation on their vessel andconsider altering plans to avoid or mitigate these hazardousconditions. During freezing spray conditions, the U.S. CoastGuard advises mariners to check and ensure all life-savingdevices remain free of ice. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smallervessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.&&$$ANZ255-256-191730-/O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250219T1200Z//O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-250220T0000Z//O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250219T1500Z/Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyardand Nantucket-Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending outto 20 nm South of Block Island-1125 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY......FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ESTWEDNESDAY......GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 5 to 8 feet. For the Freezing Spray Advisory, moderate accumulation of freezing spray.* WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, 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...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 7 PM EST Wednesday. For the Freezing Spray Advisory, until 10 AM EST Wednesday.* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in some loss of stability. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Mariners should prepare for ice accumulation on their vessel andconsider altering plans to avoid or mitigate these hazardousconditions. During freezing spray conditions, the U.S. CoastGuard advises mariners to check and ensure all life-savingdevices remain free of ice. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smallervessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.&&$$ANZ230-236-191500-/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-250219T1500Z//O.CON.KBOX.UP.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250219T1500Z/Boston Harbor-Narragansett Bay-1125 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ESTWEDNESDAY......FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ESTWEDNESDAY...* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 2 to 3 feet. For the Freezing Spray Advisory, moderate accumulation of freezing spray.* WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Boston Harbor. In Rhode Island coastal waters, Narragansett Bay.* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Wednesday.* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in some loss of stability. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Mariners should prepare for ice accumulation on their vessel andconsider altering plans to avoid or mitigate these hazardousconditions. During freezing spray conditions, the U.S. CoastGuard advises mariners to check and ensure all life-savingdevices remain free of ice. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smallervessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.&&$$
