Alert archive / Massachusetts / Gale Watches in 2009
Gale Watch 31, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 4:32 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 59 hr | |
| Nov 12, 5:16 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 42 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.