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Small Craft Advisory 207, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

August 25, 2008

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this small craft advisory at Aug 25, 2008, 4:43 PM EDT. It took effect at Aug 26, 2008, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 25, 2008, 4:43 PM EDT (20:43 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 26, 2008, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired: Aug 26, 2008, 11:59 AM EDT
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Aug 25, 4:21 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 4:21 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 25, 1:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
112 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-261715-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
112 PM EDT MON AUG 25 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND MAINLY FROM 1PM TO 5PM.
ISOLATED STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH AND MARGINALLY SEVERE
HAIL WOULD BE THE MAIN THREATS IN ANY STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION COULD BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON.

ANZ230>237-250-254-255-261715-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK 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-
112 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STORMS MAY PRODUCE MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND GUSTY WEST
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH 6PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

INCREASING NORTHEAST SWELLS MAY ARRIVE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
PROMPTING POSSIBLE HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY ON THE OCEAN SIDE OF CAPE COD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 25, 2:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
259 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

MAZ018-019-251930-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
259 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

AT 257 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 30
MPH AND SMALL HAIL 2 MILES SOUTH OF HALIFAX...OR ABOUT 9 MILES WEST
OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING EAST AT 26 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...KINGSTON BY 310 PM EDT...PLYMOUTH BY
320 PM EDT.

FIELD

Special weather statement, Aug 25, 3:53 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
353 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

MAZ022-252100-
BARNSTABLE MA-
353 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

AT 350 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE
OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PROVINCETOWN TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PROVINCETOWN TO 7 MILES EAST
OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING EAST AT 27 MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...PROVINCETOWN BY 410 PM EDT...TRURO BY
430 PM EDT...WELLFLEET BY 450 PM EDT.

FIELD

Special weather statement, Aug 25, 4:37 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
437 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

MAZ022-252100-
BARNSTABLE MA-
437 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

AT 432 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 30
MPH AND SMALL HAIL 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRURO...MOVING EAST AT
29 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT TRURO AND WELLFLEET BETWEEN 445 PM AND
5 PM EDT. MOVE INDOORS TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.

FIELD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 25, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		41 min
Aug 25, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		91 min
Aug 25, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Plymouth	37 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.