Alert archive / Massachusetts / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 31, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale warning at Oct 12, 2009, 4:20 PM EDT. It took effect at Oct 13, 2009, 3:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 13 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 12, 2009, 4:20 PM EDT (20:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 13, 2009, 3:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 14, 2009, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
455 WHUS71 KBOX 122020 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 420 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 ANZ231>234-250-254>256-130430- /O.CAN.KBOX.GL.A.0025.091013T2000Z-091014T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0031.091013T1900Z-091014T0700Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 420 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE LIKELY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE AREA AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. A FEW GUSTS COULD APPROACH 40 KNOTS. 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. && $$ ANZ235-237-251-130430- /O.CAN.KBOX.GL.A.0025.091013T2000Z-091014T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.091013T1600Z-091014T0700Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 420 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER RHODE ISLAND AND BLOCK ISLAND SOUNDS...MASSACHUSETTS BAY...AND IPSWICH BAY. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT JUST EAST AND SOUTH OF THESE AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAUSED BY A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE AREA AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-236-130430- /O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.091013T1600Z-091014T0700Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 420 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER BOSTON HARBOR AND NARRANGANSETT BAY. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FARTHER EAST AND SOUTH OF THESE AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAUSED BY A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE AREA AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. 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. && $$ FIELD
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441 WHUS71 KBOX 130201 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1001 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 ANZ231>234-250-254>256-131015- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0031.091013T1900Z-091014T0700Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1001 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE LIKELY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE AREA AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. A FEW GUSTS COULD APPROACH 40 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-235>237-251-131015- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.091013T1600Z-091014T0700Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 1001 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER BOSTON HARBOR AND NARRANGANSETT BAY. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FARTHER EAST AND SOUTH OF THESE AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAUSED BY A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE AREA AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. 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. && $$
059 WHUS71 KBOX 130813 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 413 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ANZ231>234-250-254>256-131615- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0031.091013T1900Z-091014T0700Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 413 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE LIKELY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE AREA. A FEW GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY APPROACH 40 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ235>237-131615- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.091013T1400Z-091014T0700Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 413 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WAKE OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE. AN OCCASIONAL MARGINAL GALE GUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ ANZ230-251-131615- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.091013T1900Z-091014T0700Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 413 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WAKE OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE. AN OCCASIONAL MARGINAL GALE GUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
444 WHUS71 KBOX 130815 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 415 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ANZ231>234-250-254>256-131615- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0031.091013T1900Z-091014T0700Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 415 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE LIKELY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE AREA. A FEW GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY APPROACH 40 KNOTS. 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. && $$ ANZ235>237-131615- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.091013T1400Z-091014T0700Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 415 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WAKE OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE. SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS WILL BE LIKELY LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. AN OCCASIONAL MARGINAL GALE GUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-251-131615- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.091013T1900Z-091014T0700Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 415 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WAKE OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE. AN OCCASIONAL MARGINAL GALE GUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
422 WHUS71 KBOX 131611 AAA MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1211 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ANZ231>234-250-254>256-140015- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0031.091013T1900Z-091014T0700Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1211 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 1 PM AND 3 PM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WATERS. NORTHWEST GALES WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP BETWEEN 3 PM AND 5 PM FROM WEST TO EAST. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ235>237-140015- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-091014T0700Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 1211 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 2 PM ACROSS RHODE ISLAND SOUND...NARRAGANSETT BAY AND BLOCK ISLAND SOUND. BEHIND THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ ANZ230-251-140015- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.091013T1900Z-091014T0700Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 1211 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 PM AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ NOCERA
034 WHUS71 KBOX 132019 AAA MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 419 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ANZ231>234-250-254>256-140430- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-091014T0700Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 419 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A DEVELOPING GALE CENTER SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL DELIVER A PERIOD OF NORTHWEST GALES TO THE WATER TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OFFSHORE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ ANZ230-235>237-251-140430- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-091014T0700Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 419 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A DEVELOPING GALE CENTER SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL DELIVER A PERIOD OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE NEAR SHORE WATERS TONIGHT...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ NOCERA
679 WHUS71 KBOX 140129 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 929 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ANZ231>234-250-254>256-140800- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-091014T0800Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 929 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A DEVELOPING GALE CENTER SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL DELIVER A PERIOD OF NORTHWEST GALES TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OFFSHORE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ ANZ230-235>237-251-140930- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-091014T1200Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 929 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A DEVELOPING GALE CENTER SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA WILL DELIVER A PERIOD OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE NEAR SHORE WATERS TONIGHT...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 30 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
401 WHUS71 KBOX 140804 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 404 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 ANZ231>234-256-141400- /O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-091014T0800Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-091014T1400Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 404 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS OVER THE 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. && $$ ANZ250-254-255-141615- /O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-091014T0800Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-091014T2200Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 404 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS OVER THE WATERS. SEAS WILL TAKE A BIT LONGER TO SUBSIDE TO UNDER 5 FEET HOWEVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-236-140915- /O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-091014T1200Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 404 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ ANZ235-237-251-141400- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-091014T1400Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 404 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS OVER THE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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 12, 11:34 AM EDT, 4 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 11:34 AM EDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1134 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND COOL WEATHER TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
LOW PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BRING A PERIOD OF
SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY UNSEASONABLY
CHILLY WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. A SIGNIFICANT COASTAL
STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY/FRIDAY...BUT ITS TRACK
AND IMPACT ON OUR REGION REMAINS HIGHLY UNCERTAIN.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
LATE MORNING UPDATE SHOWS FORECAST ON TRACK. NO CHANGES TO TEMPERATURE
OR CLOUD COVER FORECAST FOR TODAY. SEE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW.
A DRY AND COOL DAY IS ON TAP FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. PARTLY TO
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MORNING...BUT THEY SHOULD
BECOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY BY LATE AFTERNOON AS MID/HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDINESS INCREASES. THIS A RESULT OF STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT
TRANSPORTING A FAIR AMOUNT OF MID/HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE INTO OUR
REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD RANGE FROM THE LOWER TO MID 50S IN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN...TO THE MID TO UPPER 50S ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL BE
GENERALLY 10 MPH OR LESS WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/...
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ALONG WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
BRING SOME RAIN SHOWERS TO THE REGION...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING. THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOOKS TO TRACK NEAR THE
I-95 CORRIDOR. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT THE BEST LIFT/FORCING WOULD BE
ACROSS OUR NORTHERN ZONES. THIS IS SHOW QUITE WELL IN THE MODEL QPF
FIELDS AS WELL AS THE SREF PROBABILITIES. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL
BE ENOUGH FORCING TO SUPPORT 0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS
THE NORTHERN 2/3RDS OF OUR REGION...WITH POSSIBLY UP TO 0.75 INCHES
IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN NH. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS SHOULD TAPER OFF
NEAR THE SOUTH COAST...SINCE THE BEST FORCING/LIFT WILL BE TO THE
NORTH. STILL EXPECT TO SEE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS THOUGH WITH
RAINFALL AMOUNTS GENERALLY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH.
WITH ALL THAT SAID...WE WILL GO WITH A PERIOD OF CATEGORICAL POPS
LATE TONIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN 2/3RDS OF OUR
AREA. ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN SECTIONS...WHILE WE ARE NOT EXPECTING
STEADY PRECIPITATION THINK THERE WILL BE SOME SHOWERS AT TIMES SO
WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS.
ALSO...THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT SOME WET SNOW FLAKES COULD BE
MIXED AT THE ONSET ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OVER 1500 FEET IN
SOUTHERN NH. IT PROBABLY WILL BE JUST A TAD TOO WARM IN THE
BOUNDARY LAYER...SO WILL BE GOING WITH AN ALL LIQUID FORECAST. EVEN IF
THEIR WERE SOME WET SNOW FLAKES MIXED IN AT THE ONSET...IT WILL BE
SHORT LIVED WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS.
OTHERWISE...THE SHOWERS SHOULD HAVE COME TO AN END BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...AS THE LOW EXITS OUR REGION ALLOWING A DRIER WESTERLY
AND THEN NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OF AIR INTO OUR REGION. IN FACT...IT
SHOULD BECOME WINDY WITH NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH IN THE
COLD AIR ADVECTION AND DEEP MIXING PATTERN. ALTHOUGH WE EXPECT
WINDS TO REMAIN A TAD BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AT MOST LOCATIONS...SOME
DOWNED TREE LIMBS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FULLY LEAVED TREES
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.
LOWS TONIGHT SHOULD MAINLY BE IN THE 40 TO 45 DEGREE RANGE...EXCEPT
SOME MID TO UPPER 30S ARE EXPECTED IN NORTHWEST MA/SOUTHWEST NH.
HIGHS ON TUESDAY WILL MAINLY BE IN THE 50S...ALTHOUGH HIGHS MAY BE
AROUND 60 ACROSS RHODE ISLAND/SOUTHEAST MA.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
TUESDAY NIGHT...UPPER JET STREAK OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND MOVES OFF
TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT. MAY BE LINGERING CLOUDS IN THE EAST
EARLY...BUT BUILDING HEIGHTS ALOFT AND A DRYING COLUMN SUPPORT A
CLEARING TREND. WHERE WINDS DECOUPLE DURING THE NIGHT...MAINLY IN THE
INTERIOR...IT WILL BE ANOTHER NIGHT OF RADIATIONAL COOLING. DEWPOINTS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 20S...SO TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE AROUND OR
BELOW FREEZING BY MORNING. THIS WILL MEAN ANOTHER POTENTIAL FOR FROST
AND FREEZE CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AWAY FROM THE
COAST.
WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE AND FAIR WEATHER...WITH CIRRUS-LEVEL
MOISTURE INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. 850 MB TEMPS AROUND -4C TO
-6C...SO MAX TEMPS SHOULD REACH THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S. TEMPS
MAY REACH A CATEGORY HIGHER IF MIXING GOES DEEPER.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...GFS RACES CLOUDS AND PRECIP INTO NEW ENGLAND IN
CONNECTION WITH A NORTHERN STREAM JET. THE NAM AND GLOBAL GEM ARE FAR
MORE CIRCUMSPECT IN BRINGING MOISTURE TO US. WITH TWIN STREAMS AND A
ZONAL FLOW...AS WELL AS A DEVELOPING SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN STREAM
ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST /IN PLACE TO INTERCEPT THE MOISTURE/ WE
THINK THE SLOWER PACE IS MORE REASONABLE. THE NAM AND GLOBAL WERE
USED FOR CLOUDS. PRECIP IS KEPT AT ZERO. LIGHT IWNDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES MUCH OF THE NIGHT WILL ALLOW ANOTHER CHILLY/FROSTY NIGHT.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY...DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SECOND LOW DEVELOPING OVER TEXAS. ZONAL FLOW
THURSDAY MORNING EVENTUALLY TURNS SOUTHWEST OVER US AS SHORTWAVES IN
BOTH THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN JET STREAMS PHASE SUFFICIENTLY TO FORM
A TROF OVER THE EAST. WE FAVOR THE GLOBAL OVER THE GFS IN HANDLING OF
THIS SYSTEM. THIS KEEPS A FRONT OFFSHORE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH POTENTIAL FOR PRECIP AND A LOW LEVEL NORTH TO NORTHEAST
FLOW. THERE ARE UNCERTAINTIES AND FLUCTUATIONS IN THE FORECAST PATH
OF THESE WAVES...WITH RUN-TO-RUN SHIFTING CLOSER OR FARTHER FROM
SHORE. THIS SHIFTING IS TOO MUCH FOR US TO SUPPORT LIKELY
POPS...RATHRE WE WILL CONTINUE CHANCE POPS ACROSS ALL ZONES WITH THE
HIGHEST VALUES ALONG THE SOUTH COAST.
FORECAST TEMPERATURES ARE A PROBLEM. WATER TEMPS ARE IN THE MID 50S
OFF THE NORTH SHORE...UPPER 50S EAST OF CAPE COD...AND LOWER 60S
ALONG THE SOUTHERN WATERS. WET BULB TEMPS EAST OF MASS ARE FORECAST
40-45F. A WIND OFF THESE WATERS WILL TREND TEMPERATURES TOWARD 50 OR
LOW 50S DRY AND LOW TO MID 40S MOIST. THE 00Z RUN OF GUIDENCE FITS
THE MAX TEMPS BETTER THAN ON PAST NIGHTS. MIN TEMPS STILL LOOK A
LITTLE COOL FOR A CLOUD/PRECIP REGIME. SO WE FAVORED A BLEND WITH
WARMER TEMPERATURE GUIDENCE...THIS BROUGHT MIN TEMPS UP A COUPLE OF
DEGREES.
TEMPERATURE AND THICKNESS VALUES SUGGEST A CHANCE OF SNOW OVER THE
NORTHWEST INTERIOR...MAINLY AT NIGHT. MOST OF THIS SHOULD BE A WET
SNOW THAT MELTS QUICKLY...ANY ACCUMULATION WOULD BE LESS THAN AN
INCH ASSUMING IT STAYS AROUND THAT LONG.
THE COMBINATION OF 10 TO 15 FOOT SEAS AND NE WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 40
KT WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES MAY PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
AND BEACH EROSION FOR A TIME THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTICULARLY SOUTHEAST COASTAL AREAS. THE THREAT WILL BE DEPENDENT
ON THE EXACT POSITIONING OF THE FRONT AND LOW TRACKS.
THE WEEKEND WEATHER WILL DEPEND ON WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LATE WEEK
OFFSHORE SYSTEM. FOR NOW WE CONTINUE UNSETTLED WEATHER SATURDAY AND
TREND TO DRIER WEATHER AND SOME CLEARING ON SUNDAY. CONFIDENCE IN
THIS SATURDAY-SUNDAY FORECAST IS NON-EXISTENT.
&&
.AVIATION /16Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
TODAY...VFR. OVERCAST CLOUDS AT 8-10 KFT OVERSPREADING THE AREA FROM
THE WEST.
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE
EVENING. A PERIOD OF MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO MARGINAL
MVFR/VFR TUESDAY AFTERNOON DESPITE A BROKEN DECK OF STRATO-CUMULUS
CLOUDS IN THE COOL ADVECTION PATTERN. IN ADDITION... NORTHWEST WIND
GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
TUESDAY NIGHT...VFR. NW WIND GUSTS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING.
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...VFR.
THURSDAY...VFR DIMINISHING TO MVFR CEILINGS/VSBY IN RAIN DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MVFR/IFR LIKELY IN RAIN...POSSIBLY
MIXED WITH SNOW INLAND. NE WINDS MAY GUST TO 30 TO 35 KT ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.
&&
.MARINE...
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE REGION...WINDS
AND SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SCA THRESHOLDS.
TONIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE WATERS FOR
MOST OF THE NIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP WINDS AND SEAS WELL BELOW SCA
THRESHOLDS.
TUESDAY...HAVE ISSUED A GALE WATCH FOR THE COASTAL WATERS EXCEPT
BOSTON HARBOR AND NARRAGANSETT BAY FOR LATE TUE AND TUE EVENING.
THOSE TWO AREAS MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED DEPENDING ON THE LATEST MODEL
INFO. GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE LIKELY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE AND WITH EXCELLENT MIXING IN THE COLD ADVECTION
PATTERN. WINDS OVER THE WATERS OFTEN BLOW A BIT STRONGER IN COLD AIR
ADVECTION THAN THE MODELS SHOW AS A RESULT OF THE RELATIVELY WARM
OCEAN.
OUTLOOK /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...NW WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KT TUESDAY
EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING
OVERNIGHT ON THE INNER WATERS AND ON WEDNESDAY ON THE OUTER WATERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...WINDS AND SEAS GENERALLY BELOW SCA
CRITERIA.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...GALE WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY DEPENDING
ON THE TRACK AND EVOLUTION OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE. IT CURRENTLY
APPEARS THAT NE 30 TO 40 KT GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
THE COASTAL WATERS DUE AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT WIND.
&&
.CLIMATE...
THE GROWING SEASON HAS ENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AS OF 10/12/09...
IN MASSACHUSETTS...FRANKLIN...HAMPSHIRE...HAMPDEN...NORTHERN
WORCESTER...NORTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX (NW OF I495)...NORTHERN
BRISTOL...WESTERN NORFOLK.
IN SOUTHERN NH...CHESHIRE...WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTIES.
ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS...TEMPERATURES FELL TO 32 DEGREES OR LESS FOR
AT LEAST 3 HOURS ACROSS AT LEAST ONE HALF OF THE COUNTY...OR DROPPED
TO 28 DEGREES OR LESS ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME WITHIN THE COUNTY.
ELSEWHERE THE FROST/FREEZE PROGRAM CONTINUES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...FRANK
NEAR TERM...GAF
SHORT TERM...FRANK
LONG TERM...WTB
AVIATION...WTB/FRANK/GAF
MARINE...WTB/FRANK/GAF
CLIMATE...STRAUSSHazardous weather outlook, Oct 12, 11:10 AM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1110 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>013-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>003- 131515- 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-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 1110 AM EDT MON OCT 12 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256-131515- CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1110 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY APPROACH GALE FORCE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON THE WATERS AROUND CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. NORTHEAST WINDS MAY APPROACH GALE FORCE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-236-131515- BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 1110 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY APPROACH GALE FORCE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS MAY APPROACH GALE FORCE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ007-014>016-019>024-RIZ004>008-131515- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1110 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. LOW PROBABILITY OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE. .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 12, 10:52 AM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 5 hr | |
| Oct 12, 4:20 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 48 hr |
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Sources
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