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100 

WHUS71 KOKX 302317

MWWOKX



URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

717 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2017



ANZ350-353-355-311200-

/O.CAN.KOKX.SC.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-170831T1200Z/

/O.NEW.KOKX.SW.Y.0020.170830T2317Z-170831T1200Z/

MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM-

FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM-

SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM-

717 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2017



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM

EDT THURSDAY...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS REPLACED THE SMALL CRAFT

ADVISORY WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS, WHICH IS

IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY.



* SEAS...5 TO 10 FEET.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT SEAS OF 5 FT

OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND HAZARDOUS TO SMALL

CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELLS

CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS

NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS

THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER THAT BREAKING WAVES CAN

EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.



&&



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