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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service New York NY

444 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024



...This is National Safe Boating Week...



The National Weather Service issues various types of marine 

warnings, watches and alerts for mariners. It is vital to understand 

and follow these alerts. 



Marine Warning: Take Action! A warning is issued when dangerous 

conditions are imminent or occurring. If you are in at sea, take 

immediate action to protect yourself and your boat. 



Marine Watch: Be Prepared: A watch is issued when conditions are 

favorable for a specific hazardous weather event to occur. This is 

the time to start preparing, not when a warning is issued. 



To stay on top of all weather alerts, check weather.gov or your 

favorite weather site frequently. 



The National Weather Service also issues a Coastal Waters Forecast, 

as well as an Offshore Waters Forecast. The NWS now provides wave 

detail in the Coastal Waters Forecast for ocean zones, the Long 

Island Sound and the lower NY Harbor. Wave detail includes wave 

height, period and direction of individual wave systems. Occasional 

wave height will also be included, which is the highest one tenth of 

all waves. For more details go to weather.gov/marine/wavedetail.



Coastal and Great Lakes forecasts are subdivided by zone, each 

identified by text description and a Universal Generic Code (UGC). 

The text of these forecasts is online at NWS Marine Text Forecasts 

and Products Listing, which also serves as an alternate source of 

data. These forecasts are produced by local National Weather Service 

Forecast Offices. This page is also available in a text version 

which includes a synopsis for most of these areas. Similar web pages 

for Offshore Marine Forecasts by Zone and High Seas Forecasts are 

also available. These forecasts are also available via e-mail. 



Offshore Weather Forecasts are produced for the following areas:



East Coast: New England, Mid-Atlantic, Tropical Atlantic

Gulf Coast: Gulf, Caribbean

West Coast: Alaska, California, Washington-Oregon

Pacific: Hawaii



Offshore Waters forecasts are subdivided by zone, each identified by 

text description and a Universal Generic Code (UGC). These forecasts 

are prepared by: the Ocean Prediction Center, National Hurricane 

Center, Honolulu Forecast Office, Juneau Forecast Office, Anchorage 

Forecast Office and Fairbanks Forecast Office. 



This concludes today's topic on watches, warnings and forecasts. 

Tomorrow will focus on what to do before you go out on the water. 



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