Hurricane Force Wind Warning- New England

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Hurricane Force Wind Warning
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
117 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT TO
25 NM

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COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
117 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 70 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. PATCHY DENSE FOG.
SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT...N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 TO 29 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS UP TO 50 KT...DECREASING
TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.

SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.