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Public Information Statement

Statement as of 4:45 AM EDT on May 21, 2013


... National safe boating week may 18 through may 24...

This is the fourth in a daily series of messages produced by the
partnered National Weather Service and National safe boating Council.

To know the weather while on the water... you should have a vhf
receiver with built in NOAA Weather Radio channels. If you venture
beyond the 25 nautical mile range of shore... consider buying a good
hf single sideband transceiver and satellite phone.

Understanding the marine forecast is critical to safe boating.
Winds... waves and weather can change suddenly... catching boaters off
guard and creating life threatening conditions.

When checking the weather... note whether there are any advisories or
warnings posted... which alert mariners to various wind and wave
conditions that can be hazardous for marine travel.

Special marine warnings are issued for a sudden increase in winds to
34 knots - 39 mph... hail three quarters of an inch in diameter or
even waterspouts.

Marine weather statements bring attention to significant rapidly
changing weather conditions on the water including gusty winds... non
severe thunderstorms... limited visibility in fog... or infrequently
can highlight a distant approaching major storm three to five days
in advance of its arrival.

Before setting out... obtain the latest marine forecast and warning
information from www.Weather.Gov/marine or NOAA Weather Radio.
Several days ahead of time you can begin listening for extended
outlooks which give general information out to the next 65
days... also found on the web in both graphical and text format at
www.Weather.Gov/phi.


Weather Severe Map
Alaska - Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Watch , Special Weather Statement , Record Report
Arizona - Fire Weather Watch
Arkansas - Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch , Flood Advisory , Special Statement
California - High Surf Advisory , Lake Wind Advisory , Wind Advisory , Freeze Watch , Freeze Warning , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Colorado - Fire Weather Watch , Public Information Statement
Connecticut - Special Statement , Special Weather Statement , Air Quality Alert , Public Information Statement
Delaware - Public Information Statement
Florida - Areal Flood Watch , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Georgia - Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Hawaii - High Surf Advisory , Wind Advisory , Record Report
Illinois - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Indiana - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Iowa - Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Kansas - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Kentucky - Record Report
Louisiana - Flood Warning
Maryland - Public Information Statement
Massachusetts - Special Statement
Michigan - Dense Fog Advisory , Special Statement , Record Report
Minnesota - Areal Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch , Areal Flood Watch , Areal Flood Watch , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Mississippi - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory
Missouri - Flood Warning , Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Nebraska - Wind Advisory , Public Information Statement
Nevada - Wind Advisory , Lake Wind Advisory
New Hampshire - Special Statement
New Jersey - Public Information Statement
New Mexico - Public Information Statement
New York - Dense Fog Advisory , Public Information Statement
North Carolina - Special Statement , Public Information Statement
North Dakota - Flood Warning , Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Areal Flood Watch , Areal Flood Advisory , Flood Watch , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Ohio - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Oklahoma - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Areal Flood Advisory , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Oregon - Wind Advisory , Special Weather Statement , Special Statement
Pennsylvania - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Rhode Island - Special Statement
South Carolina - Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
South Dakota - Wind Advisory
Tennessee - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Special Weather Statement , Special Statement
Texas - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Virginia - Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Washington - Special Weather Statement
West Virginia - Public Information Statement
Wisconsin - Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch, Areal Flood Advisory , Public Information Statement
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