...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN A FEW
DOWNED TREE LIMBS INTO THE AFTERNOON...

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED LARGE TREE
LIMBS AND MAY ALSO KNOCK DOWN A TREE OR TWO THAT IS IN POOR
CONDITION. A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.

...ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST ALONG WITH A SUDDEN BURST OF
40 TO 50 KNOT WIND GUSTS MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR
MARINERS THIS AFTERNOON...

NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 KNOTS AND MILD NEAR SHORE
TEMPERATURES AROUND LUNCH TIME. AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH
NORTH NORTHEAST ALONG WITH A SUDDEN BURST OF 40 TO 50 KNOT WIND
GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FIRST LOOKS TO OCCUR AROUND
1 PM NEAR THE NORTH SHORE AND CROSSING WATERS ADJACENT TO THE CAPE
AND ISLANDS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM.

IN ADDITION...TO A RAPID WIND SHIFT AND THE BURST OF STRONG
NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL THROUGH THE
50S. SEAS WILL BECOME QUITE ROUGH TOO. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
CATCH MARINERS OFF GUARD, ESPECIALLY RECREATIONAL BOATERS.

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
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.

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