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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 6:06 AM Aug. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 NM... Moriches Inlet to Montauk Point NY out 20 NM... Long Island Sound... Peconic and Gardiners Bays... Long Island South Shore Bays... * Until 300 AM EDT. * At 205 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Smithtown Bay to near Orient Point, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Strong thunderstorms will be near... Dering Harbor, Orient Point, Plum Island, Herod Point, Horton Point, Mattituck Inlet, Port Jefferson Harbor, and Shelter Island around 210 AM EDT. Gardiners Bay and Shelter Island Sound around 215 AM EDT. Gardiners Island and The Race around 220 AM EDT. Little Peconic Bay around 225 AM EDT. Western Block Island Sound and Great Peconic Bay around 230 AM EDT. Napeague Bay around 235 AM EDT. Montauk Point around 245 AM EDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater, high waves, lightning, and heavy rain are expected with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 4:47 AM Aug. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Long Island Sound... * Until 215 AM EDT. * At 1247 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 nm northwest of New Haven Harbor to 6 nm north of Norwalk Islands, moving southeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Strong thunderstorms will be near... Bridgeport and Penfield Reef around 1250 AM EDT. Mouth of the Housatonic River and New Haven Harbor around 100 AM EDT. Stratford Shoal around 105 AM EDT. The Thimbles around 120 AM EDT. Falkner Island and Madison Reef around 130 AM EDT. Central Long Island Sound and Herod Point around 135 AM EDT. Six Mile Reef around 145 AM EDT. Horton Point and Mattituck Inlet around 155 AM EDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater, high waves, lightning, and heavy rain are expected with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
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