WHUS51 KBOX 181807 SMWBOX ANZ231>235-250-254-255-270-181930- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 206 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI FROM 25 TO 40 NM OVER ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM NANTUCKET MA TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MONTAUK NY SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM OVER ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM OVER ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM OVER ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS RHODE ISLAND SOUND OVER ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS BUZZARDS BAY OVER ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS VINEYARD SOUND OVER ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS NANTUCKET SOUND OVER ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS CAPE COD BAY OVER ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING CHATHAM LIGHT...CUTTYHUNK ISLAND...THE EAST END OF CAPE COD CANAL...EASTHAM...MARION...MONOMOY POINT...NAUSET LIGHT...POINT GAMMON...RACE POINT...SURFSIDE ON NANTUCKET...VINEYARD HAVEN... WASQUE POINT ON MARTHAS VINEYARD AND WEST ISLAND IN BUZZARDS BAY * UNTIL 330 PM EDT * AT 202 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM NEAR NEW BEDFORD. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR POINT GAMMON AROUND 225 PM EDT RACE POINT AROUND 230 PM EDT MONOMOY POINT AROUND 240 PM EDT NAUSET LIGHT...CHATHAM LIGHT AROUND 245 PM EDT EASTHAM AROUND 250 PM EDT SURFSIDE ON NANTUCKET AROUND 300 PM EDT THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS...BRIEFLY ROUGH SEAS...HEAVY RAIN...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR NOW...OR REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. KEEP AWAY FROM PIERS...BREAKWATERS...AND BEACHES. LAT...LON 4186 7101 4125 7102 4015 7166 4103 7001 4207 6908 4291 6919 $$ WTB