572 WHUS71 KBOX 090323 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1023 PM EST Tue Jan 8 2019 ANZ254>256-091130- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0002.190109T1100Z-190110T1100Z/ Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- 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- 1023 PM EST Tue Jan 8 2019 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...West winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 11 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. && $$ ANZ250-091130- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0002.190109T1500Z-190110T1100Z/ Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary- 1023 PM EST Tue Jan 8 2019 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 7 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ235-237-091130- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0002.190109T1100Z-190110T1100Z/ Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 1023 PM EST Tue Jan 8 2019 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...West winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 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. && $$ ANZ232>234-091130- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0002.190109T1100Z-190110T1100Z/ Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 1023 PM EST Tue Jan 8 2019 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 6 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ231-091130- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0002.190109T1500Z-190110T1100Z/ Cape Cod Bay- 1023 PM EST Tue Jan 8 2019 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...West winds 10 to 20 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. && $$ ANZ251-091130- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0001.190109T1500Z-190110T1100Z/ Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 1023 PM EST Tue Jan 8 2019 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...West winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 3 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Watch is issued when the risk of gale force winds of 34 to 47 knots has significantly increased...but the specific timing and/or location is still uncertain. It is intended to provide additional lead time for mariners who may wish to consider altering their plans. && $$ 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