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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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2/16/2025 7:17pm 
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  • Dew Point: 32.4°FDecreased 0.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 90% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
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Southeast Middlesex County, MA - Special Weather Statement
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Gale Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Baltimore/Washington

    GALE WARNING  

Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor; Chester River to Queenstown MD; Eastern Bay

Gale Warning issued January 26 at 4:37PM EST until January 26 at 11:00PM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY

Areas Affected: Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor; Chester River to Queenstown MD; Eastern Bay

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 4:37pm EST

Alert Effective: Monday 4:37pm EST

Alert Expires: Tuesday 12:45am EST (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 4:37pm EST

Event Ends: Monday 11:00pm EST

Issued by: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Details: 
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, west winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft. For the Freezing Spray
Advisory, moderate accumulation of freezing spray expected.
For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 10 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt expected.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island MD to North Beach
MD, Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor, Chester River
to Queenstown MD, and Eastern Bay.

* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 11 PM EST this evening. For
the Freezing Spray Advisory, until 7 AM EST Tuesday. For the
Small Craft Advisory, from 11 PM this evening to 7 AM 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 waves which could capsize or damage vessels.

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.bde5f324f639e4dd1d98b3c6c3580936343ae4cc.001.1
Codes: ANZ531, ANZ532, ANZ538, ANZ539, ANZ540
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bde5f324f639e4dd1d98b3c6c3580936343ae4cc.001.1