Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued December 31 at 11:03PM EST until January 1 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
December 31, 2024 - 8:03pm
Expires:
December 31, 2024 - 9:00pm
Description:
SMWOKX
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Western Long Island Sound...
Central Long Island Sound...
* Until midnight EST.
* At 1101 PM EST, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 12 nm northwest of Bridgeport to 6 nm northwest of
Great South Bay, moving northeast at 25 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
Norwalk Islands, Bridgeport, New Haven Harbor, Penfield Reef, Mouth
of the Housatonic River, Smithtown Bay, Herod Point, Port Jefferson
Harbor, and Stratford Shoal.
Instruction:
Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass.
Wind gusts 34 knots or greater, small hail, 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.
Area Description:
Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the Mouth of the Connecticut River; Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY