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Gale Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Philadelphia/Mt Holly

    GALE WARNING  

Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm

Gale Warning issued January 26 at 1:35PM EST until January 27 at 6:00AM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ

GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY

Areas Affected: Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 1:35pm EST

Alert Effective: Monday 1:35pm EST

Alert Expires: Tuesday 3:00am EST (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 1:35pm EST

Event Ends: Tuesday 6:00am EST

Issued by: NWS Mount Holly NJ

Details: 
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 40 kt and seas 4 to 7 ft. For the Freezing Spray
Advisory, moderate accumulation of freezing spray expected.

* WHERE...The New Jersey and Delaware Atlantic coastal waters.

* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 6 AM EST Tuesday. For the
Freezing Spray Advisory, from 6 PM this evening to 1 PM EST
Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in freezing spray is hazardous.
Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components
inoperative. Ice accretion on decks and superstructures may
result in some loss of stability. Strong winds will cause
hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and
reduce visibility.

Information: 
Mariners should prepare for ice accumulation on their vessel and
consider altering plans to avoid or mitigate these hazardous
conditions.

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions.
Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the
vessel for hazardous conditions.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0c5887363d4c840ed6a46e636c76e99127f3c4fc.002.1
Codes: ANZ450, ANZ451, ANZ452, ANZ453, ANZ454, ANZ455
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0c5887363d4c840ed6a46e636c76e99127f3c4fc.002.1