Alert archive / Massachusetts / Coastal Flood Statements in 2009
Coastal Flood Statement 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this coastal flood statement at Jun 21, 2009, 9:56 AM EDT for 6 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Jun 21, 2009, 9:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2009, 9:56 AM EDT (13:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 21, 2009, 9:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2009, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Essex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 71 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHUS41 KBOX 211356 CFWBOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 956 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...A LONG DURATION GALE CENTER TO THE SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET WILL PRODUCE BUILDING SEAS AND AROUND A 1 FOOT STORM SURGE IN ADDITION TO THE ALREADY ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH TIDE CYCLES ALONG THE OCEAN EXPOSED EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING... .THE DEVELOPING GALE...MEANDERING 150 TO 225 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET...WILL REACH ITS MOST INTENSE STAGE MONDAY. IT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS IT DRIFTS A LITTLE CLOSER TO NANTUCKET. MAZ007-015-016-019-022-024-212200- /O.NEW.KBOX.CF.S.0001.090622T0100Z-090623T0800Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- 956 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST... THE COMBINATION OF A HIGHER TIDE CYCLE...A 1 FOOT STORM SURGE...AND SEAS OF BETWEEN 8 AND 13 FEET WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE BOTH TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT ALONG THE OCEAN EXPOSED SECTIONS OF THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST. TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ARE GENERALLY WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS OF MIDNIGHT... WHEN BEACH STONES AND SHELLS WILL BE SPLASHED ONTO THE VULNERABLE HIGHWAYS AND PAVEMENTS ADJACENT THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. PARTICULARLY THREATENED TONIGHT BY 8 FOOT OR HIGHER WAVES WASHING OVER SEAWALLS IS THE REGION FROM SCITUATE TO NEWBURYPORT INCLUDING NANTASKET...WINTHROP... REVERE...NAHANT...GLOUCESTER AND PLUM ISLAND. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING MONDAY NIGHT FROM NEWBURYPORT TO SCITUATE IF WAVES BUILD TO 15 FEET AND THE STORM TIDE REACHES BETWEEN 12.5 AND 13 FEET AT BOSTON. HOWEVER...DUE TO UNCERTAINTY REGARDING WIND STRENGTH AND MOST LIKELY WAVE HEIGHTS...A WATCH HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MORE SERIOUS POTENTIAL OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS ON THE OCEAN EAST OF BOSTON AND GLOUCESTER AT 945 AM TODAY WERE GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. THESE NORTH NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL FORCE THE CURRENT SEAS OF AROUND 5 FEET TO GRADUALLY BUILD INTO MONDAY. ITS POSSIBLE MINOR SPLASH OVER COULD CONTINUE INTO THE WEDNESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. AN UPDATED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW LATER TODAY WITH MORE DETAILS. $$ DRAG
1 follow-up statement
000
WHUS41 KBOX 212015
CFWBOX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
415 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009
...AN OCEAN GALE CENTERED 150 TO 225 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET
WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT
DRIFTS NORTH ON TUESDAY...
.GALE FORCE NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS
COAST AND SEAS ARE STEADILY BUILDING AS AN UNUSUAL STORM FOR EARLY
SUMMER LASHES THE COAST WITH WIND...RAIN AND HIGH SEAS. THIS STORM
WILL INTENSIFY SLOWLY THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. SEAS TO
NEARLY 15 FEET MAY ARRIVE IN THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS BY MONDAY
MORNING.
MAZ007-019-022-220415-
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EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-
415 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EDT MONDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 AM EDT TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT
MONDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 AM EDT TUESDAY.
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT ALONG
THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST...
THE COMBINATION OF A HIGHER TIDE CYCLE...A 1 FOOT STORM SURGE...
AND SEAS OF BETWEEN 8 AND 13 FEET WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING AT
THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE BOTH TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT ALONG THE
OCEAN EXPOSED SECTIONS OF THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST.
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ARE GENERALLY WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS OF
MIDNIGHT... WHEN BEACH STONES AND SHELLS WILL BE SPLASHED ONTO
THE VULNERABLE HIGHWAYS AND PAVEMENTS ADJACENT THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN.
PARTICULARLY THREATENED TONIGHT BY 8 FOOT OR HIGHER WAVES WASHING
OVER SEAWALLS IS THE REGION FROM SCITUATE TO NEWBURYPORT
INCLUDING NANTASKET...WINTHROP... REVERE...NAHANT...GLOUCESTER
AND PLUM ISLAND.
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING MONDAY NIGHT
FROM NEWBURYPORT TO SCITUATE IF WAVES BUILD TO 15 FEET AND THE
STORM TIDE REACHES 13 FEET AT BOSTON. HOWEVER... DUE TO UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING WIND STRENGTH AND MOST LIKELY WAVE HEIGHTS MONDAY NIGHT...A
WATCH HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MORE SERIOUS POTENTIAL OF MODERATE
COASTAL FLOODING 24 HOURS FROM NOW.
NORTHEAST WINDS ON THE OCEAN EAST OF BOSTON AND GLOUCESTER LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WERE GUSTING TO GALE FORCE. THESE NORTH NORTHEAST WIND
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND INCREASE A BIT
MORE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL FORCE THE CURRENT SEAS OF
7 TO 8 FEET TO GRADUALLY BUILD INTO MONDAY.
ITS POSSIBLE MINOR SPLASH OVER COULD CONTINUE INTO THE WEDNESDAY
MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE.
IN ADDITION TO THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS
POSTED TO WARN OF THE HIGH LIKELIHOOD FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.
IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL. ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.
HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES. WATCH YOUR CHILDREN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
THIS DATA IS AN APPROXIMATION OF ANTICIPATED CONDITIONS WITH CONFIDENCE
NOT QUITE HIGH ENOUGH TO ISSUE A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH OR WARNING.
CERTAINLY THERE IS ENOUGH INFORMATION TO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT SPLASH
OVER TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT.
WHILE MAJORITY OF VULNERABLE ROADS WILL REMAIN PASSABLE THERE MAY BE
ISOLATED CLOSURES AN HOUR EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE...ESPECIALLY JUST
NORTH AND SOUTH OF BOSTON.
SCITUATE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.6 21/11 PM 10.4 2.2 7-9 MODERATE
11.3 22/11 AM 9.1 2.2 9-10 MINOR
12.2 23/12 AM 10.6 1.6 8-9 MINOR
9.9 23/12 PM 9.4 0.5 6-7 NONE
10.9 24/12 AM 10.8 0.1 4-5 NONE
9.7 24/01 PM 9.6 0.1 3-4 NONE
NEWBURYPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.6 21/11 PM 9.5 2.1 5-6 MINOR
10.4 22/11 AM 8.3 2.1 5-6 NONE
11.1 22/11 PM 9.7 1.4 5 NONE
8.9 23/12 PM 8.5 0.4 4-5 NONE
10.1 24/12 AM 10.0 0.1 4 NONE
8.8 24/01 PM 8.7 0.1 2-3 NONE
GLOUCESTER HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.3 21/11 PM 10.2 2.1 7-8 MINOR
11.0 22/11 AM 8.9 2.1 8 NONE
11.8 23/12 AM 10.4 1.4 7-8 MINOR
9.6 23/12 PM 9.2 0.4 6-7 NONE
10.7 24/12 AM 10.6 0.1 5-6 NONE
9.5 24/01 PM 9.4 0.1 3-4 NONE
SANDWICH HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.5 21/11 PM 10.9 1.6 4 MINOR
11.3 22/11 AM 9.5 1.8 5 NONE
12.2 23/12 AM 11.1 1.1 4-5 MINOR
10.4 23/12 PM 9.8 0.6 4 NONE
11.2 24/12 AM 11.1 0.1 2-3 NONE
10.1 24/01 PM 10.0 0.1 2 NONE
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.5 21/11 PM 10.8 0.7 2 NONE
10.0 22/11 AM 9.3 0.7 2 NONE
11.6 23/12 AM 11.0 0.6 2 NONE
9.9 23/12 PM 9.7 0.2 2 NONE
11.2 24/01 AM 11.1 0.1 1-2 NONE
10.0 24/01 PM 9.9 0.1 1 NONE
CHATHAM - EAST COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
9.7 21/11 PM 8.0 1.7 6-7 MINOR
8.6 22/12 PM 6.8 1.8 8-9 MINOR
9.4 23/12 AM 8.3 1.1 8-9 MINOR
7.3 23/01 PM 6.9 0.4 6-7 NONE
8.5 24/01 AM 8.4 0.1 4-5 NONE
7.2 24/01 PM 7.1 0.1 3 NONE
CHATHAM - SOUTH COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.3 21/11 PM 5.7 0.6 2 NONE
5.5 22/12 PM 4.7 0.8 3 NONE
6.7 23/12 AM 6.0 0.7 2-3 NONE
5.0 23/01 PM 4.8 0.2 2 NONE
6.2 24/01 AM 6.1 0.1 1 NONE
BUZZARDS BAY - WOODS HOLE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.3 22/08 PM 2.9 0.4 2 NONE
2.4 22/08 AM 1.9 0.5 2 NONE
3.4 23/08 PM 2.9 0.5 2 NONE
2.5 23/09 AM 2.0 0.5 1-2 NONE
3.1 23/09 PM 2.9 0.2 1 NONE
2.2 24/10 AM 2.1 0.1 1 NONE
$$
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SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NANTUCKET MA-
415 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 AM EDT TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 AM EDT TUESDAY.
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT ALONG
THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST...
THE COMBINATION OF A HIGHER TIDE CYCLE...A 1 FOOT STORM SURGE...
AND SEAS OF BETWEEN 8 AND 13 FEET WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING AT
THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE BOTH TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT ALONG THE
OCEAN EXPOSED SECTIONS OF THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST.
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ARE GENERALLY WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS OF
MIDNIGHT... WHEN BEACH STONES AND SHELLS WILL BE SPLASHED ONTO
THE VULNERABLE HIGHWAYS AND PAVEMENTS ADJACENT THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN.
PARTICULARLY THREATENED TONIGHT BY 8 FOOT OR HIGHER WAVES WASHING
OVER SEAWALLS IS THE REGION FROM SCITUATE TO NEWBURYPORT
INCLUDING NANTASKET...WINTHROP... REVERE...NAHANT...GLOUCESTER
AND PLUM ISLAND.
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING MONDAY NIGHT
FROM NEWBURYPORT TO SCITUATE IF WAVES BUILD TO 15 FEET AND THE
STORM TIDE REACHES 13 FEET AT BOSTON. HOWEVER... DUE TO UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING WIND STRENGTH AND MOST LIKELY WAVE HEIGHTS MONDAY NIGHT...A
WATCH HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MORE SERIOUS POTENTIAL OF MODERATE
COASTAL FLOODING 24 HOURS FROM NOW.
NORTHEAST WINDS ON THE OCEAN EAST OF BOSTON AND GLOUCESTER LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WERE GUSTING TO GALE FORCE. THESE NORTH NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.
THIS WILL FORCE THE CURRENT SEAS OF 7 TO 8 FEET TO GRADUALLY BUILD
INTO MONDAY.
ITS POSSIBLE MINOR SPLASH OVER COULD CONTINUE INTO THE WEDNESDAY
MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
THE WAVES LISTED BELOW ARE INNER HARBOR. THE WAVES AT THE ENTRANCE TO
BOSTON HARBOR WILL BE AT LEAST 8 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT.
BOSTON HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.9 21/11 PM 10.7 2.2 2 MINOR
11.5 22/11 AM 9.3 2.2 2 NONE
12.5 23/12 AM 10.9 1.6 2 NONE
10.1 23/12 PM 9.6 0.5 1 NONE
11.2 24/12 AM 11.1 0.1 1 NONE
9.9 24/01 PM 9.8 0.1 1 NONE
NANTUCKET HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
4.3 21/11 PM 3.7 0.6 2 NONE
3.4 22/12 PM 2.7 0.7 3 NONE
4.4 23/12 AM 3.8 0.6 2-3 NONE
3.1 23/01 PM 2.8 0.3 3 NONE
4.0 24/01 AM 3.9 0.1 2 NONE
$$
DRAGWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this coastal flood statement 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 coastal flood statement went out at Jun 21, 6:48 AM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 6:48 AM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
648 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL
INTENSIFY TODAY INTO AN UNUSUALLY STRONG OCEAN STORM FOR LATE JUNE.
THE OCEAN STORM WILL MEANDER SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...SLOWLY WEAKENING ON WEDNESDAY...THEN FINALLY DEPARTING FOR
THE MARITIMES THURSDAY. MAINLY DRY WEATHER ALONG WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY RETURN TO THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
PREVIOUS FORECAST ON TRACK THIS MORNING...JUST POPULATED TEMP/DEWPOINT
AND WIND GRIDS WITH OBS AND INTERPOLATED TO THE PRESENT. OTHERWISE...
EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK.
SO MUCH FOR THE SUMMER SOLSTICE ARRIVING AT 145 AM THIS MORNING...AS
WE WATCH AN UNUSUALLY STRONG OCEAN STORM FOR LATE JUNE DEVELOP SOUTH
OF NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING. PRES FALLS OFFSHORE ON THE ORDER OF 1MB
PER HOUR TRULY IMPRESSIVE FOR LATE JUNE.
MODEL PREFERENCE...
06HR VERIFICATION ENDING AT 06Z INDICATED THE 00Z GFS MATCHED RADAR
AND SATELLITE TRENDS BEST ALONG WITH A GOOD DEPICTION OF QPF ACROSS
CT.
FLOOD WATCH...
DECIDED TO CANCEL THE FLOOD WATCH BASED ON THE LACK OF WIDESPREAD
HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS THIS MORNING.
RAIN BAND ACROSS CT/LONG ISLAND AND ALONG THE RI COAST IS PROGGED BY
ALL MODEL GUIDANCE TO SLIDE SOUTH THIS MORNING AS MID LEVEL LOW
CONTINUES TO DIG SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND. SO WHILE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
REMAINS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THIS REGION...BASIN
AVERAGE AMOUNTS WILL NOT REACH OR EXCEED FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE /FFG/.
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION PERIODS OF MAINLY LIGHT RAIN IS
EXPECTED. MID LEVEL DRY AIR CONTINUES TO LINGER ACROSS MUCH OF
EASTERN MA INTO NORTHERN RI THIS MORNING. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR
MUCH OF THE DAY WITH MANY HOURS OF DRY WEATHER LIKELY. HOWEVER AS
OCEAN STORM INTENSIFIES SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND ATLC INFLOW IN THE FORM
OF INCREASING NE WINDS WILL SATURATE THE COLUMN BY LATE IN THE DAY.
THEREFORE RAIN SHOULD BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS EASTERN MA AND RI
LATE IN THE DAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT TODAY
EXCEPT THIS MORNING ACROSS CT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY/...
STRONG WINDS...
OCEAN STORM SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY WITH PRES
GRADIENT AND LOW LEVEL JET INCREASING ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST MA.
ALL MODEL GUIDANCE /MOS WINDS-NAM AND GFS BUFKIT WIND MOMENTUM
TRANSFER AND 03Z SREF WIND PROBS/ SUPPORT STRONG NE WINDS OF 25-35
MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. THESE VALUES ARE VERY CLOSE TO OUR WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA. IN ADDITION...THE RISK OF DOWNED TREE
LIMBS/BRANCHES IS NOW INCREASED WITH TREES FULLY LEAVED. SO DESPITE
OBSERVED WIND SPEEDS MAY FALL SHORT OF WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...
THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF DOWN TREE LIMBS/BRANCHES GIVEN FULLY
LEAVED TREES. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO CAPE COD/MVY/ACK
AND PLYMOUTH COUNTY. THEREFORE WIND ADVISORY WILL COVER THIS AREA
FROM 03Z MON TO 15Z MON. PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS APPEARS TO BE 06Z-
12Z MON.
RAINFALL...
LATER TONIGHT A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
EASTERN MA AS COMMA HEAD/TROWAL PRECIP FROM OCEAN STORM PIVOTS WESTWARD
INTO EASTERN MA.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
*** PROLONGED PERIOD OF WET WEATHER ALONG WITH COOLER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ***
THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
WITH A STACKED LOW MEANDERING SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET /AROUND THE
40/70 BENCHMARK/. WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND THERE STARTS TO BE SOME
DIVERGENCE IN THE MODELS. THE 12Z ECMWF HAS THE SURFACE LOW MEANDER
AROUND THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THEN IT MOVES INTO CANADA THURSDAY.
THE 00Z GFS HAS THE SURFACE LOW ELONGATE WITH THE CENTER OFF THE
CAROLINA COAST THEN MOVING INTO THE GULF OF MAINE ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND UP INTO CANADA ON THURSDAY. AM INCLINED TO GO WITH A
BLEND OF THE 00Z NAM/12Z ECMWF FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. BEYOND
TUESDAY...USED A COMBINATION OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST GRIDS...HPC...
AND THE ECMWF.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY CERTAINLY WILL BE TWO OF THE WETTEST DAYS OF THE
WEEK. WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MEANDERING SOUTHEAST OF
NANTUCKET...A COUPLE OF SHORTWAVES WILL ROTATE AROUND THE LOW. THE
FIRST OF THESE SHORTWAVES WILL IMPACT THE EAST COAST ON MONDAY...
WITH RAIN MOVING AS FAR INLAND AS AN APPROXIMATE MANCHESTER NH TO
WORCESTER MA TO WESTERLY RI LINE. THE SECOND OF THESE SHORTWAVES IS
A BIT MORE POTENT AND WILL MOVE FURTHER INLAND...ALLOWING RAIN TO
SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WITH SOME INSTABILITY INDICATED
IN THETA-E LAPSE RATES...CANNOT RULE OUT THUNDER ON TUESDAY. SINCE
THIS IS DAY THREE AND A PARTICULAR AREA FOR THUNDER WOULD BE
DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT...HAVE PUT ISOLATED THUNDER IN FOR THAT TIME
PERIOD.
WITH THIS LATE SEASON NOREASTER THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHER CONCERNS
WE HAVE ON MONDAY IN PARTICULAR. THE FIRST IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
WIND ADVISORY. WHILE WE HAVE HOISTED ONE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
WITH THIS PACKAGE...THE POTENTIAL IS FOR THESE ADVISORY WINDS TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE CAPE...
ISLANDS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE OTHER
CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
DURING THE HIGH SPRING TIDE CYCLE MONDAY NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING SECTION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION TIME AS THE LOW PRESSURE
STARTS TO MOVE TOWARDS THE MARITIMES. DEPENDING ON WHICH MODEL
VERIFIES...WEDNESDAY IS LIKELY TO STILL BE CLOUDY AND WET THROUGH
THE DAY. THURSDAY LOOKS TO BE THE PICK OF THE WEEK FOR MORE SUMMER
LIKE WEATHER. BOTH MODELS HAVE THE LOW PRESSURE WELL UP INTO THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES BY THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NORMAL
AND THE SUN SHOULD COME OUT. A COLD FRONT IS PROGGED TO START
MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THERE ARE SOME REAL DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS
WITH THE ECMWF BRINGING THE COLD FRONT THROUGH FRIDAY AND HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN SATURDAY. THIS SOLUTION HAS COOLER
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF RAIN BOTH DAYS. THE
GFS HAS THE COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY...A SHORTWAVE ON FRIDAY
BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND ANOTHER FRONT
APPROACHING ON SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE 80S.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
TODAY...
WIDESPREAD IFR/MVFR CIGS EXPECTED TODAY. LIGHT RAIN/DRIZZLE WILL
SLOWLY OVERSPREAD ALL TERMINALS BY AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT...
WIDESPREAD IFR CIGS EXPECTED WITH VSBY IN THE MVFR/VFR RANGE. STRONG
NE WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFT 03Z AT BOS/PVD/HYA/FMH/ACK. EXPECT GUSTS
TO 35-40 KT WITH HIGHEST SPEEDS AT HYA/FMH AND ACK.
OUTLOOK /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MONDAY...MVFR/IFR CIGS AND VSBYS IN RAIN AND FOG. NE SFC WINDS MAY
GUST TO 35 KTS PARTICULARLY AT BOS/PVD/HYA/FMH/ACK.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MVFR/IFR CIGS AND VSBYS IN SHOWERS AND FOG.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BOTH AFTERNOONS.
THURSDAY...IMPROVING CONDITIONS TO VFR. COULD SEE SCATTERED MVFR
CIGS AND VSBYS IN SHOWERS.
&&
.MARINE...
TODAY...
OCEAN LOW DEVELOPS S OF NEW ENGLAND WITH NE WINDS INCREASING TO
20-30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE GUSTS MAY WAIT UNTIL
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT...
WIDESPREAD NE GALES EXPECTED WITH STRONGEST WINDS 2 AM TO 8 AM MON.
OUTLOOK /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...NE GALES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
AT LEAST AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. SEAS 10 TO 12
FEET ON THE EASTERN WATERS DURING THE DAY MONDAY AND THEN SLOWLY
DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY. VSBYS WILL DROP IN RAIN AND FOG.
WEDNESDAY...SEAS FALL BELOW 5 FEET BRIEFLY BEFORE INCREASING AS THE
LOW PRESSURE STARTS TO MOVE TOWARDS NOVA SCOTIA. N WINDS 15 TO 20
KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW.
THURSDAY...SEAS DIMINISH SLOWLY WITH SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS
LINGERING ON THE OUTER WATERS. W WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO
THE SOUTHWEST.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
AS MENTIONED IN THE NEAR TERM SECTION DECIDED TO CANCEL FLOOD WATCH
GIVEN LACK OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING.
MODERATE RAIN TO PERHAPS HEAVY AT TIMES WILL BE CONFINED TO HARTFORD
COUNTY THIS MORNING STRETCHING SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN RI. ALTHOUGH
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT ENOUGH NOT TO INDUCE
FLOODING. NEXT CHANCE OF HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO
MON AS COMMA HEAD/TROWAL PRECIP PIVOTS ONSHORE INTO EASTERN MA AND
RI. CONFIDENCE IN HEAVY RAINFALL IS TOO LOW TO HOIST A FLOOD WATCH
FOR THIS AREA. DAY SHIFT WILL HAVE TO REEVALUATE LATE TODAY.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
AN APPROACHING SPRING TIDE CYCLE BEGINS HIGH TIDE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH HIGH TIDE MONDAY NIGHT AT LEAST. ASTRONOMICAL
TIDE AT BOSTON TONIGHT IS 11.6 FEET AND MONDAY NIGHT 11.9 FEET. ALL
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS DEPICT UPPER LOW AND SURFACE REFLECTION PASSING
SLOWLY S OF NEW ENGLAND. POTENTIAL FOR 35-40 KT NE WINDS...SURGE OF
1 TO 2 FT AND WAVES UP TO 12 FT JUST OFFSHORE THIS WILL BRING A LOW
RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS EASTERN MA FOR THE HIGH TIDE
CYCLE SUN NIGHT. MON NIGHT THE RISK IS HIGHER WITH MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING LIKELY WITH A LOW RISK OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING. STAY
TUNED TO LATER FORECAST AND DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THIS ANOMALOUS
OCEAN STORM.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
MAZ018-019-021>024.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
ANZ231>237-250-254-255.
GALE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR ANZ230.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NOCERA
NEAR TERM...NOCERA/RLG
SHORT TERM...NOCERA
LONG TERM...RLG
AVIATION...RLG
MARINE...NOCERA/RLG
HYDROLOGY...
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 4:33 AM EDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 433 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009 MAZ019-022-220845- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- 433 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... 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. WIND ADVISORY. THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE EAST FACING BEACHES OF COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WHICH MAY RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY ALONG THE EAST FACING BEACHES OF COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. THERE IS A VERY HIGH PROBABILITY OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND A MODERATE PROBABILITY OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE MONDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY WHICH MAY RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ007-015-016-220845- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 433 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE EAST FACING BEACHES OF COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS TODAY. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WHICH COULD RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY ALONG THE EAST FACING BEACHES OF COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. THERE IS A VERY HIGH PROBABILITY OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND A MODERATE PROBABILITY OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE MONDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY WHICH MAY RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005- 220845- 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-NORTHERN 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- 433 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT WHICH MAY RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY WHICH MAY RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ018-021-220845- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- 433 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... 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. WIND ADVISORY. PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WHICH COULD RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY WHICH MAY RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ020-RIZ006>008-220845- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 433 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WHICH MAY RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY WHICH MAY RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ023-024-220845- DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 433 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... 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. WIND ADVISORY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE EAST COAST OF NANTUCKET TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY...ALONG THE EAST COAST OF NANTUCKET WHERE A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ231>237-250-254-255-220845- 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- 433 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EDT MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .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. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230-220845- BOSTON HARBOR- 433 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .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. GALE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 4:41 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 41 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:15 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 35 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:15 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 50 hr |
Nearby
Coastal Flood Statements in Massachusetts, 2009Every coastal flood statement in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.