Alert archive / Massachusetts / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 41, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale warning at Oct 21, 2008, 3:54 PM EDT. It took effect at Oct 22, 2008, 4:20 AM EDT. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2008, 3:54 PM EDT (19:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 22, 2008, 4:20 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2008, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHUS71 KBOX 211954 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 354 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ANZ250-220400- /O.EXT.KBOX.SW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-081022T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0007.081022T1200Z-081023T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0041.081022T1000Z-081023T0400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 354 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS REMAIN BELOW 25 KT...BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN ROUGH THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY. LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS EAST AND CROSSES THE WATERS EAST OF NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ ANZ254-255-220400- /O.EXT.KBOX.SW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-081022T1000Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0007.081022T1200Z-081023T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0041.081022T1000Z-081023T0400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM- 354 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS REMAIN BELOW 25 KT...BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN ROUGH THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD AS WELL AS THE OUTER WATERS FROM NANTUCKET TO MONTAUK. LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS EAST AND CROSSES THE WATERS EAST OF NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ ANZ231>235-220400- /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0007.081022T1200Z-081023T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0041.081022T1000Z-081023T0400Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND- 354 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE BAYS AND SOUNDS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND SOUND. LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS EAST AND CROSSES THE WATERS EAST OF NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-220400- /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0007.081022T1200Z-081023T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0226.081022T1000Z-081023T0400Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- 354 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS ADVISORY AFFECTS BOSTON HARBOR. LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS EAST TONIGHT AND CROSSES THE WATERS EAST OF NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY THIS ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ236-237-220400- /O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0226.081022T1000Z-081023T0400Z/ NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 354 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS EAST TONIGHT AND CROSSES THE WATERS EAST OF NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WHUS71 KBOX 220252 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1052 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ANZ254-255-221100- /O.CAN.KBOX.SW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-081022T1000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.081022T1000Z-081023T0400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM- 1052 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS EAST AND CROSSES THE WATERS EAST OF NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ231>235-250-221100- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.081022T1000Z-081023T0400Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 1052 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE BAYS AND SOUNDS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND SOUND. LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS EAST AND CROSSES THE WATERS EAST OF NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-236-237-221100- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0226.081022T1000Z-081023T0400Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 1052 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS ADVISORY AFFECTS BOSTON HARBOR. LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS EAST TONIGHT AND CROSSES THE WATERS EAST OF NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY THIS ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
000 WHUS71 KBOX 220820 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 420 AM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ANZ230-221630- /O.UPG.KBOX.SC.Y.0226.081022T1000Z-081023T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.GL.W.0041.081022T1000Z-081023T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- 420 AM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR BOSTON HARBOR. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGES BANK WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS MORNING. STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE LOW HEADS FURTHER OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ231>235-221630- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0041.081022T1000Z-081023T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND- 420 AM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS FOR MOST OF THE BAYS AND SOUNDS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND SOUND WHERE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGES BANK WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS MORNING. STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE LOW HEADS FURTHER OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-254-255-221630- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.081022T1000Z-081023T0400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM- 420 AM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THIS WARNING IS FOR ALL THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS. LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGES BANK WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS MORNING. STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE LOW HEADS FURTHER OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ236-237-221630- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0226.081022T1000Z-081023T0400Z/ NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 420 AM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR NARRAGANSETT BAY AND BLOCK ISLAND SOUND. LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGES BANK WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS MORNING. STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE LOW HEADS FURTHER OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ STRAUSS
000 WHUS71 KBOX 221624 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1224 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ANZ230>235-230000- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND- 1224 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE SOUTH COASTAL BAYS AND SOUNDS OF MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS BOSTON HARBOR AND RHODE ISLAND SOUND. A LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGES BANK WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS QUEBEC THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALSO GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT INTO EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THIS LOW HEADS FARTHER OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-254-255-230030- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-081023T0400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM- 1224 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THIS WARNING IS FOR ALL OF THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGES BANK WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS QUEBEC THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALSO GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THIS LOW HEADS FARTHER OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ236-237-230030- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0226.000000T0000Z-081023T0400Z/ NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 1224 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR NARRAGANSETT BAY AND BLOCK ISLAND SOUND. A LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGES BANK WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS QUEBEC THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALSO GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THIS LOW HEADS FARTHER OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
000 WHUS71 KBOX 222332 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 732 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ANZ230-234-235-230800- /O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0226.000000T0000Z-081023T0800Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND- 732 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR BOSTON HARBOR...BUZZARDS BAY AND BLOCK ISLAND SOUND. A LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA WILL MOVE FARTHER OUT TO SEA OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS QUEBEC THIS EVENING WILL BUILD SOUTH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ231>233-230300- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-081023T0300Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- 732 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS FOR CAPE COD BAY...NANTUCKET SOUND AND VINEYARD SOUND. A LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA WILL MOVE FARTHER OUT TO SEA OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS QUEBEC THIS EVENING WILL BUILD SOUTH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-254-255-230300- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-081023T0300Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM- 732 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS FOR ALL OF THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA WILL MOVE FARTHER OUT TO SEA OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS QUEBEC THIS EVENING WILL BUILD SOUTH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ236-237-230800- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0226.000000T0000Z-081023T0800Z/ NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 732 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR NARRAGANSETT BAY AND BLOCK ISLAND SOUND. A LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA WILL MOVE FARTHER OUT TO SEA OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS QUEBEC THIS EVENING WILL BUILD SOUTH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
000 WHUS71 KBOX 230320 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1120 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ANZ254-255-230800- /O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-081023T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0042.081023T0320Z-081023T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM- 1120 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO MONTAUK POINT NY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS QUEBEC WILL BUILD SOUTH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS THE WATERS SE OF NANTUCKET. THIS GALE WARNING WILL BE REPLACED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AS NORTH TO NORTHEAST SWELL UP 6 TO 9 FT CONTINUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ231>233-230800- /O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-081023T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.SC.Y.0226.000000T0000Z-081023T0800Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- 1120 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR CAPE COD BAY...NANTUCKET SOUND AND VINEYARD SOUND. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS QUEBEC WILL BUILD SOUTH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARDS DAYBREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-231130- /O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-081023T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0226.000000T0000Z-081024T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 1120 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS QUEBEC WILL BUILD SOUTH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. HOWEVER LEFTOVER NORTH TO NORTHEAST SWELL UP 5 TO 8 FT WILL CONTINUE TO WARRANT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-234>237-230800- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0226.000000T0000Z-081023T0800Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 1120 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR BOSTON HARBOR...BUZZARDS BAY AND BLOCK ISLAND SOUND...NARRAGANSETT BAY AND RHODE ISLAND SOUND. A LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA WILL MOVE FARTHER OUT TO SEA OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS QUEBEC WILL BUILD SOUTH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Oct 21, 10:47 AM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 10:47 AM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
1047 AM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND
MOVE E OF CAPE COD WED...PERHAPS BRINGING WET SNOW SHOWERS TO HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AND A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE COAST. STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO NEW ENGLAND THU AND FRI THEN MOVE
OFFSHORE SAT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL RACE UP THE COAST LATE IN THE
WEEKEND...MOST LIKELY MOVING ACROSS WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS NOTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NRN CT AND WESTERN MA
MOVING QUICKLY EAST. A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COLD
FRONT WAS CROSSING NY STATE. THIS COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.
SURFACE MOISTURE CONVERGENCE IS FAIRLY WEAK EXCEPT IN THE IMMEDIATE
VICINITY OF THE COLD FRONT AND NORTH OF THE SURFACE LOW TRACK.
HOWEVER GOOD CYCLONIC AND SHEAR VORTICITY EXPECTED AS THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW APPROACHES. IN ADDITION THE FORECAST AREA WILL RESIDE IN THE
FAVORABLE DIVERGENT LEFT FRONT QUADRANT OF AN APPROACHING JET STREAK
LATER TODAY. LAPSE RATES WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO STEEPEN AS THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW APPROACHES AND TEMPERATURES COOL ALOFT AND WARM AT THE
SURFACE.
OVERALL EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOW CHANCE POPS
EAST AND HIGH CHANCE TO LOW LIKELY POPS WEST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CROSS NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT THEN TRACK EAST
OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY. SHORT RANGE ENSEMBLES IN FAIRLY GOOD
AGREEMENT THAT SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD...PRIMARILY
ACROSS NORTHERN LOCATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN THE AREA OF FOCUS
SHIFTS EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN NEW ENGLAND COAST WEDNESDAY.
A DECENT 40-45KT LOW LEVEL NORTHEASTERLY JET DEVELOPS BY DAYBREAK
WEDNESDAY COMBINED WITH WRAP AROUND MOISTURE AND A DEFORMATION AREA
BEHIND THE DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW. H850-700 THICKNESSES COLD ENOUGH
TO SUPPORT FROZEN PRECIPITATION BUT BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURES AND
1000-850 MB THICKNESSES ARE GENERALLY TOO WARM...EXCEPT ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY...THE MONADNOCKS
OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES WHERE
WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE RAIN AT TIMES MAINLY ABOVE 1000
FT. LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NECESSARY PARTICULARLY THE EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS COAST FROM NEWBURYPORT TO NANTUCKET ISLAND WHERE WINDS
MAY GUST UP TO 40 KT.
OTHERWISE A VERY RAW AND CHILLY DAY EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO STRUGGLE TO RISE THROUGH THE 40S TO
NEAR 50 DEGREES. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE 30S.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
WED NIGHT...THE LOW WILL FINALLY MOVE FAR ENOUGH OFFSHORE THAT WINDS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GFS SHOWS BOUNDARY MOISTURE REMAINING SOLID ACROSS THE REGION UNTIL
AFTER MIDNIGHT WHEN IT DEFINITELY CLEARS OUT. LOWS WILL RANGE FROM
THE UPPER 20S TO UPPER 30S.
THU THROUGH SAT... VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE...APPROXIMATELY 1040
MB...SETTLES OVER NEW ENGLAND THU AND FRI BRINGING CLOUDLESS SKIES
AND MODERATING TEMPERATURES...WITH HIGHS 50 TO 55 THU AND 55 TO 60
FRI IN MOST AREAS. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST SAT ALLOWING
WINDS TO TURN TO A MORE MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. AFTER A SUNNY
START...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AHEAD OF A STORM SYSTEM ADVANCING
FROM THE SOUTH. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S.
THE MODELS REMAIN HIGHLY UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE TIMING AND EVOLUTION OF
THE NEXT SYSTEM. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL DAYS. IT TAKES THE WEATHER DISTURBANCE NOW IN THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN AND LIFTS IT NORTHEASTWARD...AND DEVELOPING INTO AN
EXTRATROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN CAROLINAS EARLY
SAT. A VERY DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MIDWEST
CAPTURES THIS SYSTEM WHICH THEN RACES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE MA/NY
BORDER AS EARLY AS SAT NIGHT...WITH THE UPPER LOW REMAINING WELL TO
OUR WEST.
THE GFS...ON THE OTHER HAND...DOES NOT INITIATE THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IN THE TROPICS. RATHER...IT DEVELOPS A WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER
THE INTERIOR CAROLINAS IN RESPONSE TO THE DEEP MIDWEST UPPER LEVEL
LOW. THE GFS TAKES THE UPPER LOW DIRECTLY OVER NEW ENGLAND INSTEAD OF
KEEPING IT TO OUR WEST. STILL... A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW MOVES SLOWLY
ACROSS WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...BUT NOT UNTIL MONDAY ON THE GFS.
THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT APPEAR CERTAIN. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF
INDICATE ABOUT A 6 TO 12 HOUR PERIOD IN WHICH A BAND OF VERY STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS MOVES FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA. AT 925
MB...THESE WINDS REACH 60 TO 65 KNOTS. WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS HAVE
BEEN INSERTED INTO THE GRIDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FOR
SUNDAY...WHICH IS AN AVERAGE OF THE MODELS... WITH THE ECMWF SAT
NIGHT AND GFS LATER SUNDAY. ALSO...BOTH MODELS SHOW HEAVY
RAINFALL...ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
WHENEVER IT COMES THROUGH. THE SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL ALLOW DEWPOINTS TO
CLIMB WELL INTO THE 50S TO NEAR 60 ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. WAY TOO
EARLY...BUT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WOULD SEEM LIKELY TOO.
THE WEATHER FOR MONDAY DEPENDS ON HOW THE AFOREMENTIONED SCENARIO
OCCURS. IT COULD BE PARTLY SUNNY...OR STILL CLOUDY WITH LINGERING SHOWERS.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
TODAY...MAINLY VFR. SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN AREAS
INITIALLY...THEN THESE SHOWERS SPREAD EAST...AND REMAIN CONFINED TO
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA.
TONIGHT...MVFR CEILINGS IN RAIN SHOWERS AND FOG PATCHES. LOCAL IFR
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE MAINLY E TERMINALS. SOME SNOW MIXING IN
PARTICULARLY ABOVE 1000 FT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HIGH TERRAIN.
WEDNESDAY...MVFR WEST AND IFR EAST. SHOWERS AND FOG PATCHES EXPECTED.
SNOW MIXING IN ACROSS THE INTERIOR HIGH TERRAIN. N WIND GUSTS TO 35
KT POSSIBLE AT KBOS AND 40 KT KHYA-KACK.
OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
WED NIGHT...MVFR CIGS UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 30 KTS ALONG
COAST. CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO VFR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU THROUGH SAT...VFR. POSSIBLE EXCEPTION FMH/HYA/ACK SATURDAY AS LOW
CLOUDS MOVE IN...MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THESE LOCATIONS.
&&
.MARINE...
TODAY...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS CONTINUES ACROSS
THE OUTER WATERS.
TONIGHT...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH WINDS
INCREASING TOWARDS DAYBREAK.
WED...GALE WATCHES POSTED FOR THE EASTERN COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST MWWBOX FOR DETAILS.
OUTLOOK...WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT
WED NIGHT...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND ROUGH SEAS CONTINUE...BUT BEGIN TO
SLOWLY SUBSIDE TOWARD DAYBREAK THU.
THU/FRI/SAT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH THU AND SEAS WILL RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL
LEVELS ON FRI. WINDS TURN TO THE E AND SE SAT BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.
MARINERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT SAT NIGHT OR SUNDAY...SE TO S WINDS
WILL LIKELY INCREASE WITH POSSIBLE GALE FORCE GUSTS IN ASSOCIATION
WITH A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS SINCE
THIS IS A LONG WAY OFF.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR ANZ230>235-250-254-255.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR ANZ250-254-255.
&&
SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...
MARINE...Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 21, 5:45 AM EDT, 10 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 545 AM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-020-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-007- 008-220945- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 545 AM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE FIRST SNOWFLAKES MAY BE IN THE AIR EARLY WED MORNING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CHESHIRE AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND IN FAR NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS...BUT LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED SINCE TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING. FREEZE WARNING OR FROST ADVISORY POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS IN REGIONS NOT ALREADY WITH TERMINATED GROWING SEASONS. THIS RISK IS PRIMARILY FOR RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ017-018-RIZ006-220945- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI- 545 AM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. FREEZE WARNING OR FROST ADVISORY POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS IN REGIONS NOT ALREADY WITH TERMINATED GROWING SEASONS. THIS RISK IS PRIMARILY FOR RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ021-220945- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- 545 AM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FROST ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR COASTAL PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS WEDNESDAY. FREEZE WARNING OR FROST ADVISORY POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS IN REGIONS NOT ALREADY WITH TERMINATED GROWING SEASONS. THIS RISK IS PRIMARILY FOR RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED LATE SAT NIGHT OR ON SUNDAY DUE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>235-250-254-255-220945- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM- 545 AM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WED AND WED NIGHT. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF A WIND GUST APPROACHING STORM FORCE ON THE OPEN WATERS EAST OF MASS BAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET. ANOTHER PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS...THIS TIME FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH...IS POSSIBLE LATE SAT NIGHT OR ON SUNDAY WITH SEAS AGAIN BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET OVER THE OUTER WATERS...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ236-237-220945- NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 545 AM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WED AND WED NIGHT. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF A WIND GUST APPROACHING STORM FORCE ON THE OPEN WATERS EAST OF MASS BAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET. ANOTHER PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS...THIS TIME FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH...IS POSSIBLE LATE SAT NIGHT OR ON SUNDAY WITH SEAS AGAIN BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET OVER THE OUTER WATERS...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ019-220945- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 545 AM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FROST ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR COASTAL PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND MINOR WAVE SPLASH OVER IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...MAINLY OUTER CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND AND THE REGION FROM REVERE TO SCITUATE. A FROST ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED LATE SAT NIGHT OR ON SUNDAY FROM STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ007-015-016-022>024-220945- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA- DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 545 AM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR COASTAL PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND MINOR WAVE SPLASH OVER IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...MAINLY OUTER CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND AND THE REGION FROM REVERE TO SCITUATE. A FROST ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED LATE SAT NIGHT OR ON SUNDAY FROM STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. FIELD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 9:10 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BOX | Norfolk, Plymouth | 11 hr |
| Oct 20, 9:10 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 11 hr |
| Oct 20, 10:22 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 25 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:23 AM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:54 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 54 hr |
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