North Attleboro, MA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or
greater possible, and may rapidly accumulate on vessels.

* WHERE...Narragansett Bay.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is
hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic
components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and
superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of stability.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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