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Gale Watch 31, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

November 12, 2009

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale watch at Nov 12, 2009, 4:54 PM EST. It took effect at Nov 14, 2009, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 12, 2009, 4:54 PM EST (21:54 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 14, 2009, 5:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 13, 2009, 4:01 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at Nov 12, 4:44 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 4:44 PM EST, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 12, 4:17 AM EST, 12 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
417 AM EST THU NOV 12 2009

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-130930-
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-
417 AM EST THU NOV 12 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL LIKELY REQUIRE A WIND ADVISORY
FOR SOUTH COASTAL AREAS...INCLUDING CAPE COD AND ESPECIALLY THE
ISLANDS...LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A CHANCE
THAT WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA MAY BE MET A BIT FARTHER INLAND...ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MA AND PORTIONS OF RI AS WELL.

VERY SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR ALONG EAST FACING OCEAN
EXPOSED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
EVENING ALONG EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THE MOST LIKELY
TIME FRAME WILL BE DURING THE SATURDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. THE THREAT
WILL BE GREATER TOWARD NANTUCKET AND LESS TOWARD CAPE ANN. THIS IS
BASED ON A 1 TO 2 FT STORM SURGE. IF THE SURGE IS HIGHER THAN 2 FT...
THEN MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING COULD BECOME A POSSIBILITY IN THOSE
AREAS...WHICH WOULD PROMPT COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN
SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ232>235-237-254>256-130930-
NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
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-
417 AM EST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY...

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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

THERE IS ALSO A LOW PROBABILITY OF STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS NEAR
NANTUCKET SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ231-236-130930-
CAPE COD BAY-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
417 AM EST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230-250-251-130930-
BOSTON HARBOR-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
417 AM EST THU NOV 12 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 4:32 AM ESTGale WarningBOX59 hr
Nov 12, 5:16 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Nantucket42 hr

Nearby

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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.