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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
410 PM EDT Mon Aug 26 2024

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Block Island Sound...
  Narragansett Bay...
  Rhode Island Sound...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 410 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 9 nm north of Westerly to Charlestown Breachway,
  moving south at 10 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...
  Watch Hill, Charlestown Breachway, Block Island Sound, The Coastal
  Waters West Of Block Island, and Point Judith Light.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 4132 7187 4132 7185 4133 7184 4135 7181
      4140 7151 4143 7149 4138 7140 4117 7141
      4109 7184 4112 7186 4125 7187 4126 7188
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 006DEG 11KT 4152 7184 4136 7162 

HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

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