Alert archive / Massachusetts / Small Craft Advisories in 2008
Small Craft Advisory 252, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this small craft advisory at Dec 16, 2008, 3:46 PM EST. It took effect at Dec 17, 2008, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2008, 3:46 PM EST (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2008, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2008, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
490 WHUS71 KBOX 162046 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 346 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 ANZ235-170500- /O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0251.000000T0000Z-081217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0252.081217T0800Z-081217T2300Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND- 346 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR RHODE ISLAND SOUND. EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE LATE TONIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS TOWARD MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 KNOTS. 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. && $$ ANZ231>234-237-170500- /O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0252.081217T0800Z-081217T2300Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 346 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CAPE COD BAY...NANTUCKET SOUND...VINEYARD SOUND...BUZZARDS BAY AND BLOCK ISLAND SOUND. EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE LATE TONIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS TOWARD MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-254-255-170500- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0251.000000T0000Z-081217T2300Z/ 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- 346 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS EAST AND SOUTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. LEFT OVER SEAS AT OR ABOVE 5 FEET WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN MOST SECTIONS OF OUR WATERS OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL INCREASE A BIT ON WEDNESDAY AND THEY SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE 4 TO 7 FOOT RANGE. IN ADDITION...A FEW 25 KNOT WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN WATERS ON WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ FRANK
4 follow-up statements
531 WHUS71 KBOX 170334 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1034 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 ANZ231>235-237-171145- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0252.081217T0800Z-081217T2300Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 1034 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CAPE COD BAY...NANTUCKET SOUND... VINEYARD SOUND...BUZZARDS BAY AND BLOCK ISLAND SOUND. EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE LATE TONIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS TOWARD MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-254-255-171145- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0251.000000T0000Z-081217T2300Z/ 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- 1034 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS EAST AND SOUTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. LEFT OVER SEAS AT OR ABOVE 5 FEET WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN MOST SECTIONS OF OUR WATERS OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL INCREASE A BIT ON WEDNESDAY AND THEY SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE 4 TO 7 FOOT RANGE. IN ADDITION...A FEW 25 KNOT WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN WATERS ON WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
991 WHUS71 KBOX 170905 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 405 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ANZ231>235-237-171715- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0252.000000T0000Z-081218T0300Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 405 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CAPE COD BAY...NANTUCKET SOUND... VINEYARD SOUND...BUZZARDS BAY...BLOCK ISLAND SOUND...AND RHODE ISLAND SOUND. EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO WEST THIS AFTERNOON...AND MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-254-255-171715- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0251.000000T0000Z-081218T0900Z/ 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- 405 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS EAST AND SOUTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. EASTERLY 25 KNOT WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES CAPE COD EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WINDS WILL SHIFT WEST AND GUST 25 TO 30 KNOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH COASTAL WATERS. 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. && $$
520 WHUS71 KBOX 171549 AAA MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1049 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ANZ231>235-237-172200- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0252.000000T0000Z-081218T0300Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 1049 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CAPE COD BAY...NANTUCKET SOUND... VINEYARD SOUND...BUZZARDS BAY...BLOCK ISLAND SOUND...AND RHODE ISLAND SOUND. LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND AT LATE MORNING WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TO THE GULF OF MAINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AROUND MIDDAY...AND MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 30 TO 35 KNOTS. THE STRONGEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE NANTUCKET WATERS WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 KT FROM NOON TO 4 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-254-255-172200- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0251.000000T0000Z-081218T0900Z/ 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- 1049 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS EAST AND SOUTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND AT LATE MORNING WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TO THE GULF OF MAINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AROUND MIDDAY...AND MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 30 TO 35 KNOTS. THE STRONGEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE WATERS SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET FROM NOON TO 4 PM. 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. && $$ NOCERA
696 WHUS71 KBOX 172104 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 404 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ANZ231>235-237-180315- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0252.000000T0000Z-081218T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.A.0020.081219T2000Z-081220T1100Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 404 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CAPE COD BAY...NANTUCKET SOUND... VINEYARD SOUND...BUZZARDS BAY...BLOCK ISLAND SOUND...AND RHODE ISLAND SOUND. LOW PRESSURE EAST OF CAPE COD WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL DEPART INTO THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT. IN ITS WAKE A BRIEF PERIOD OF NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KT IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOR LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND ALONG WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA. THESE TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS MAY YIELD A NORTHEAST GALE ACROSS THE WATERS LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ ANZ250-254-255-180315- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0251.000000T0000Z-081218T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.A.0020.081219T2000Z-081220T1100Z/ 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- 404 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS EAST AND SOUTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. LOW PRESSURE EAST OF CAPE COD WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL DEPART INTO THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT. IN ITS WAKE A BRIEF PERIOD OF NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KT IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL REMAIN ROUGH THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS. FOR LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND ALONG WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA. THESE TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS MAY YIELD A NORTHEAST GALE ACROSS THE WATERS LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS 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. && $$ ANZ230-236-180315- /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.A.0020.081219T2000Z-081220T1100Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 404 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BOSTON HARBOR AND NARRAGANSETT BAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND ALONG WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA. THESE TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS MAY YIELD A NORTHEAST GALE ACROSS THE WATERS LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ NOCERA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 9:34 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 6 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:12 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 32 hr |
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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.