...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
* LOCATION...EASTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND AND PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
* SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET.
* VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS BEFORE 4 PM TODAY.
* TIMING...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN 1 MILE BEFORE 4 PM TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE SECOND HALF OF SATURDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE FIRST HALF OF SATURDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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May 24, 2013; 7:00 AM ET Unusually chilly weather will dominate the Northeast tomorrow into Sunday, but temperatures will be higher on Memorial Day
