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Freezing Spray Advisory
Issued: 6:58 AM Jan. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
EST FRIDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, west winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet expected. For the Freezing
Spray Advisory, moderate accumulation of freezing spray
expected.

* WHERE...Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay.

* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, from 7 AM this morning to 4 AM
EST Friday. For the Freezing Spray Advisory, from 10 PM this
evening to 1 PM EST Friday.

* 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Mariners should prepare for ice accumulation on their vessel and
consider altering plans to avoid or mitigate these hazardous
conditions. During freezing spray conditions, the U.S. Coast
Guard advises mariners to check and ensure all life-saving
devices remain free of ice.

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.

&&

Gale Warning
Issued: 6:58 AM Jan. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
EST FRIDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, west winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet expected. For the Freezing
Spray Advisory, moderate accumulation of freezing spray
expected.

* WHERE...Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay.

* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, from 7 AM this morning to 4 AM
EST Friday. For the Freezing Spray Advisory, from 10 PM this
evening to 1 PM EST Friday.

* 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Mariners should prepare for ice accumulation on their vessel and
consider altering plans to avoid or mitigate these hazardous
conditions. During freezing spray conditions, the U.S. Coast
Guard advises mariners to check and ensure all life-saving
devices remain free of ice.

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.

&&

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