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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
259 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Narragansett Bay...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 259 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 nm west of Cranston to 10 nm west of North
  Kingstown to 6 nm northwest of Westerly, moving east at 35 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots 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...
  Dutch Harbor Light, Mount Hope Bay, Castle Hill Light, Narragansett
  Bay, Quonset Point, Melville, Greenwich Bay, Popasquash Point,
  Warwick Light, Bristol Harbor, Plum Beach Light, Conimicut Light,
  and Sachuest Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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 4173 7141 4183 7144 4188 7139 4174 7123
      4185 7113 4182 7106 4179 7104 4163 7117
      4152 7117 4149 7115 4142 7144 4145 7149
      4151 7145 4170 7149
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 260DEG 36KT 4182 7167 4162 7170 4146 7184

HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...40KTS

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