NWS Upton NYMA.W 0100September 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: New York Harbor and Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM
The National Weather Service office in Upton issued a special marine warning for New York Harbor and Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on September 1. It was the 100th special marine warning the NWS office in Upton issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 43 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Upton NY
- Area
- New York Harbor and Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:17 p.m. EDT, September 1, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. EDT, September 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KOKX MA.W 0100
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM... New York Harbor... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 617 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over The Verrazano Narrows Bridge, moving southeast at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * The strong thunderstorm will be near... Lower New York Harbor and The Verrazano Narrows Bridge around 620 PM EDT. Rockaway Inlet around 625 PM EDT. Sandy Hook around 640 PM EDT.
What the agency told people to do
Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until this storm passes. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater, high waves, lightning, and heavy rain are expected with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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