345 WHUS71 KBOX 160317 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 1017 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2018 ANZ250-254-161130- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0019.180216T2300Z-180217T0800Z/ Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- 1017 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 3 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ231-251-161130- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0019.180216T2300Z-180217T0700Z/ Cape Cod Bay-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 1017 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 2 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ255-256-161130- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-180217T1100Z/ 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- 1017 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...West winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ235-237-161130- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0026.180216T1100Z-180217T1100Z/ Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 1017 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ233-234-161130- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.180216T2200Z-180217T1000Z/ Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 1017 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ232-161130- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.180216T2300Z-180217T1100Z/ Nantucket Sound- 1017 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ236-161130- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.180216T2300Z-180217T0500Z/ Narragansett Bay- 1017 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 3 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ230-161130- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.180216T2200Z-180217T1000Z/ Boston Harbor- 1017 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 2 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston