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