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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA

948 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024



The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Buzzards Bay...

  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...

  Narragansett Bay...

  Rhode Island Sound...

  Vineyard Sound...



* Until 1045 PM EDT.



* At 948 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near South

  Kingstown, moving southeast at 35 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 

           suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in 

           structural damage.



* Locations impacted include...

  Squibnocket Bight, Dutch Harbor Light, Menemsha Bight, Sakonnet

  Point Light, Castle Hill Light, Cuttyhunk Island, Gay Head Light,

  Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Sound, Buzzards Bay Entrance Tower,

  Plum Beach Light, Sachuest Point, and The Coastal Waters Between

  Block Island And Marthas Vineyard.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.



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LAT...LON 4139 7153 4140 7150 4151 7145 4159 7147

      4137 7069 4135 7070 4136 7065 4107 7088

TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 295DEG 34KT 4151 7153 



HAIL...>.75IN

WIND...>34KTS



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