Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Surf Advisories in 2009
High Surf Advisory 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high surf advisory at Jul 23, 2009, 4:16 PM EDT for 4 counties in Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Jul 23, 2009, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2009, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 23, 2009, 11:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2009, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 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 232016
CFWBOX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
416 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...
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EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
416 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 AM EDT FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 AM EDT FRIDAY.
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE DELAWARE COAST THIS AFTERNOON WILL
TRACK NORTH ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE COD BAY TONIGHT. STRONG EAST
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW AND GENERATE A STORM SURGE
OF UP TO 1 FOOT ALONG WITH MODEST WAVE ACTION ON TOP OF THE SURGE.
THIS SETUP COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL YIELD MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE COASTLINE TONIGHT...PRIMARILY FROM
BUZZARDS BAY EASTWARD. THE TABLES BELOW INDICATE THE PROJECTED TOTAL
TIDE...THE ASTRO TIDE...SURGE...WAVE HEIGHTS AND FLOOD CATEGORY AT
THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS
COASTLINE.
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.
BOSTON HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
13.1 24/01 AM 12.1 1.0 1-2 MINOR
10.3 24/01 PM 10.2 0.1 2 NONE
10.7 25/02 AM 10.9 -0.2 1 NONE
10.2 25/02 PM 10.4 -0.2 1 NONE
10.2 26/03 AM 10.5 -0.3 1 NONE
SCITUATE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.8 24/01 AM 11.8 1.0 3-4 MINOR
10.0 24/01 PM 9.9 0.1 2-3 NONE
10.4 25/02 AM 10.6 -0.2 1 NONE
9.9 25/02 PM 10.1 -0.2 1 NONE
9.9 26/03 AM 10.2 -0.3 1 NONE
NEWBURYPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.0 24/01 AM 11.0 1.0 2-3 MINOR
9.3 24/01 PM 9.2 0.1 3-4 NONE
9.8 25/02 AM 9.8 0.0 1 NONE
9.3 25/02 PM 9.3 0.0 1 NONE
9.3 26/03 AM 9.3 0.0 1 NONE
GLOUCESTER HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.6 24/01 AM 11.6 1.0 3-5 MINOR
9.9 24/01 PM 9.8 0.1 4-6 NONE
10.2 25/02 AM 10.4 -0.2 2 NONE
9.8 25/02 PM 10.0 -0.2 2 NONE
9.8 26/03 AM 10.0 -0.2 2 NONE
$$
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SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
416 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT FRIDAY...
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 FRIDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT FRIDAY.
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE DELAWARE COAST THIS AFTERNOON
WILL TRACK NORTH ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE COD BAY TONIGHT. STRONG
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW AND GENERATE A STORM
SURGE OF UP TO 1 FOOT ALONG WITH MODEST WAVE ACTION ON TOP OF THE
SURGE. THIS SETUP COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL YIELD
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE COASTLINE TONIGHT...PRIMARILY
FROM BUZZARDS BAY EASTWARD. THE TABLES BELOW INDICATE THE PROJECTED
TOTAL TIDE...THE ASTRO TIDE...SURGE...WAVE HEIGHTS AND FLOOD CATEGORY
AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE
MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE.
IN ADDITION...LARGE WAVES OFFSHORE WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS
AND RHODE ISLAND. BEACH GOERS FRIDAY SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ESPECIALLY
AT BEACHES WITH SOUTH OCEAN EXPOSURE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
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.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
SANDWICH HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
13.4 24/01 AM 12.3 1.1 2-3 MINOR
10.4 24/01 PM 10.3 0.1 2 NONE
11.1 25/02 AM 11.1 0.0 1 NONE
10.6 25/02 PM 10.6 0.0 1 NONE
10.7 26/03 AM 10.7 0.0 1 NONE
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
13.1 24/01 AM 12.2 0.9 2-3 MINOR
10.4 24/02 PM 10.3 0.1 2 NONE
10.8 25/02 AM 11.0 -0.2 1 NONE
10.2 25/02 PM 10.4 -0.2 1 NONE
10.3 26/03 AM 10.6 -0.3 1-2 NONE
CHATHAM - EAST COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.1 24/01 AM 9.2 0.9 4-5 MINOR
7.6 24/02 PM 7.6 0.0 4-5 NONE
7.9 25/02 AM 8.1 -0.2 3 NONE
7.5 25/03 PM 7.7 -0.2 3 NONE
7.5 26/03 AM 7.8 -0.3 2 NONE
CHATHAM - SOUTH COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
4.4 23/03 PM 4.4 0.0 1-2 NONE
8.1 24/02 AM 7.0 1.1 3 MINOR
5.4 24/02 PM 5.4 0.0 2 NONE
5.8 25/03 AM 5.8 0.0 1 NONE
5.5 25/03 PM 5.5 0.0 1 NONE
5.5 26/03 AM 5.5 0.0 1-2 NONE
BUZZARDS BAY - WOODS HOLE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
4.8 23/10 PM 3.7 1.1 2-3 MINOR
2.1 24/10 AM 2.4 -0.3 1-2 NONE
2.3 24/11 PM 2.4 -0.1 1-2 NONE
2.2 25/11 AM 2.4 -0.2 1-2 NONE
1.9 25/11 PM 2.1 -0.2 1 NONE
2.2 26/12 PM 2.4 -0.2 1 NONE
VINEYARD HAVEN
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
4.5 23/10 PM 3.5 1.0 2-3 MINOR
1.9 24/10 AM 2.2 -0.3 2-3 NONE
2.1 24/11 PM 2.2 -0.1 1-2 NONE
2.0 25/11 AM 2.2 -0.2 1 NONE
1.6 26/12 AM 1.9 -0.3 1 NONE
1.9 26/12 PM 2.2 -0.3 1-2 NONE
NANTUCKET HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
2.5 23/03 PM 2.6 0.0 1-2 NONE
5.9 24/02 AM 4.7 1.2 3 MINOR
3.0 24/02 PM 3.3 -0.3 2 NONE
3.4 25/02 AM 3.5 -0.1 1 NONE
3.2 25/03 PM 3.4 -0.2 1-2 NONE
3.2 26/03 AM 3.4 -0.2 1 NONE
WESTPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.5 23/09 PM 5.3 1.2 3-5 MINOR
3.6 24/10 AM 4.0 -0.4 6-8 NONE
3.9 24/10 PM 4.0 -0.1 3-4 NONE
3.8 25/10 AM 4.0 -0.2 3 NONE
3.5 25/11 PM 3.7 -0.2 3 NONE
3.6 26/11 AM 3.9 -0.3 3 NONE
$$
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SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
416 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 AM EDT FRIDAY...
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 FRIDAY.
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE DELAWARE COAST THIS AFTERNOON
WILL TRACK NORTH ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE COD BAY TONIGHT. STRONG
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW AND GENERATE A STORM
SURGE OF UP TO 1 FOOT ALONG WITH MODEST WAVE ACTION ON TOP OF THE
SURGE. THIS SETUP COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL YIELD
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE COASTLINE TONIGHT...PRIMARILY
FROM BUZZARDS BAY EASTWARD. THE TABLES BELOW INDICATE THE PROJECTED
TOTAL TIDE...THE ASTRO TIDE...SURGE...WAVE HEIGHTS AND FLOOD CATEGORY
AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE
MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE.
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.
MATTAPOISETT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.6 23/10 PM 5.5 1.1 2-3 MINOR
4.0 24/10 AM 4.3 -0.3 1-2 NONE
4.0 24/10 PM 4.1 -0.1 1 NONE
4.0 25/11 AM 4.2 -0.2 1 NONE
3.7 25/11 PM 3.9 -0.2 1 NONE
3.9 26/12 PM 4.1 -0.2 1-2 NONE
ONSET
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.4 23/10 PM 5.3 1.1 1-2 MINOR
5.2 24/04 AM 4.7 0.5 2-3 NONE
3.0 24/05 PM 3.2 -0.2 1 NONE
4.2 25/05 AM 4.3 -0.1 1 NONE
2.8 25/06 PM 3.0 -0.2 1 NONE
1.9 26/07 AM 2.1 -0.2 1 NONE
$$
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WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
416 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY.
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE DELAWARE COAST THIS AFTERNOON
WILL TRACK NORTH ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE COD BAY TONIGHT. STRONG
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES
OFFSHORE...WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. BEACH GOERS FRIDAY
SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ESPECIALLY AT BEACHES WITH SOUTH OCEAN EXPOSURE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.
IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL. ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.
HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES. WATCH YOUR CHILDREN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.
&&
$$
NOCERA4 follow-up statements
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WHUS41 KBOX 240410
CFWBOX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1210 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009
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SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-DUKES MA-
1210 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
EDT FRIDAY.
HIGH TIDE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ALONG THE SOUTH COAST AND THE THREAT
FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING HAS COME TO AN END IN THIS REGION.
THEREFORE...THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
HOWEVER...LARGE WAVES OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. BEACH GOERS FRIDAY SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION ESPECIALLY AT BEACHES WITH SOUTH OCEAN EXPOSURE.
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.
$$
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SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
1210 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY.
HIGH TIDE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ALONG THE SOUTH COAST AND THE THREAT
FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING HAS COME TO AN END IN THIS REGION.
THEREFORE...THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
$$
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BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
1210 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT
FRIDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT FRIDAY.
A ONE HALF TO 1 FOOT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST FACING
BEACHES OVERNIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH A VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE OVERNIGHT. THE TABLES BELOW INDICATE THE PROJECTED TOTAL
TIDE...THE ASTRO TIDE...SURGE...WAVE HEIGHTS AND FLOOD CATEGORY AT
THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS
COASTLINE.
IN ADDITION...LARGE WAVES OFFSHORE WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND
RHODE ISLAND. BEACH GOERS FRIDAY SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ESPECIALLY
AT BEACHES WITH SOUTH OCEAN EXPOSURE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
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.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF HIGH
TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
SANDWICH HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
13.4 24/01 AM 12.3 1.1 2-3 MINOR
10.4 24/01 PM 10.3 0.1 2 NONE
11.1 25/02 AM 11.1 0.0 1 NONE
10.6 25/02 PM 10.6 0.0 1 NONE
10.7 26/03 AM 10.7 0.0 1 NONE
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
13.1 24/01 AM 12.2 0.9 2-3 MINOR
10.4 24/02 PM 10.3 0.1 2 NONE
10.8 25/02 AM 11.0 -0.2 1 NONE
10.2 25/02 PM 10.4 -0.2 1 NONE
10.3 26/03 AM 10.6 -0.3 1-2 NONE
CHATHAM - EAST COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.1 24/01 AM 9.2 0.9 4-5 MINOR
7.6 24/02 PM 7.6 0.0 4-5 NONE
7.9 25/02 AM 8.1 -0.2 3 NONE
7.5 25/03 PM 7.7 -0.2 3 NONE
7.5 26/03 AM 7.8 -0.3 2 NONE
CHATHAM - SOUTH COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
4.4 23/03 PM 4.4 0.0 1-2 NONE
8.1 24/02 AM 7.0 1.1 3 MINOR
5.4 24/02 PM 5.4 0.0 2 NONE
5.8 25/03 AM 5.8 0.0 1 NONE
5.5 25/03 PM 5.5 0.0 1 NONE
5.5 26/03 AM 5.5 0.0 1-2 NONE
BUZZARDS BAY - WOODS HOLE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
4.8 23/10 PM 3.7 1.1 2-3 MINOR
2.1 24/10 AM 2.4 -0.3 1-2 NONE
2.3 24/11 PM 2.4 -0.1 1-2 NONE
2.2 25/11 AM 2.4 -0.2 1-2 NONE
1.9 25/11 PM 2.1 -0.2 1 NONE
2.2 26/12 PM 2.4 -0.2 1 NONE
NANTUCKET HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
2.5 23/03 PM 2.6 0.0 1-2 NONE
5.9 24/02 AM 4.7 1.2 3 MINOR
3.0 24/02 PM 3.3 -0.3 2 NONE
3.4 25/02 AM 3.5 -0.1 1 NONE
3.2 25/03 PM 3.4 -0.2 1-2 NONE
3.2 26/03 AM 3.4 -0.2 1 NONE
$$
MAZ007-015-016-019-240700-
/O.CON.KBOX.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090724T0700Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
1210 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT
FRIDAY...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT FRIDAY.
A ONE HALF TO 1 FOOT STORM SURGE WILL OCCUR ACROSS EAST FACING BEACHES
OVERNIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH A VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE OVERNIGHT. THE TABLES BELOW INDICATE THE PROJECTED TOTAL
TIDE...THE ASTRO TIDE...SURGE...WAVE HEIGHTS AND FLOOD CATEGORY AT
THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS
COASTLINE.
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.
BOSTON HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
13.1 24/01 AM 12.1 1.0 1-2 MINOR
10.3 24/01 PM 10.2 0.1 2 NONE
10.7 25/02 AM 10.9 -0.2 1 NONE
10.2 25/02 PM 10.4 -0.2 1 NONE
10.2 26/03 AM 10.5 -0.3 1 NONE
SCITUATE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.8 24/01 AM 11.8 1.0 3-4 MINOR
10.0 24/01 PM 9.9 0.1 2-3 NONE
10.4 25/02 AM 10.6 -0.2 1 NONE
9.9 25/02 PM 10.1 -0.2 1 NONE
9.9 26/03 AM 10.2 -0.3 1 NONE
NEWBURYPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.0 24/01 AM 11.0 1.0 2-3 MINOR
9.3 24/01 PM 9.2 0.1 3-4 NONE
9.8 25/02 AM 9.8 0.0 1 NONE
9.3 25/02 PM 9.3 0.0 1 NONE
9.3 26/03 AM 9.3 0.0 1 NONE
GLOUCESTER HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.6 24/01 AM 11.6 1.0 3-5 MINOR
9.9 24/01 PM 9.8 0.1 4-6 NONE
10.2 25/02 AM 10.4 -0.2 2 NONE
9.8 25/02 PM 10.0 -0.2 2 NONE
9.8 26/03 AM 10.0 -0.2 2 NONE
$$
RIZ006>008-241215-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090725T0000Z/
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
1210 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY.
LARGE WAVES OFFSHORE WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITION OVERNIGHT AND
FRIDAY ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. BEACH
GOERS FRIDAY SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ESPECIALLY AT BEACHES WITH SOUTH
OCEAN EXPOSURE.
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.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
POINT JUDITH
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
5.9 23/09 PM 4.7 1.2 4-7 NONE
3.0 24/10 AM 3.5 -0.5 6-7 NONE
3.4 24/10 PM 3.5 -0.1 4 NONE
3.3 25/10 AM 3.5 -0.2 4 NONE
3.0 25/11 PM 3.2 -0.2 3-4 NONE
3.1 26/11 AM 3.4 -0.3 3-4 NONE
WESTERLY
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.0 23/10 PM 4.5 1.5 4-6 NONE
2.7 24/10 AM 3.3 -0.6 3-4 NONE
3.1 24/10 PM 3.3 -0.2 3 NONE
3.2 25/11 AM 3.4 -0.2 3 NONE
2.8 25/11 PM 3.0 -0.2 3 NONE
3.0 26/12 PM 3.3 -0.3 3 NONE
NEWPORT HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.4 23/09 PM 5.5 0.9 2-3 MINOR
4.2 24/10 AM 4.3 -0.1 2-4 NONE
4.1 24/10 PM 4.3 -0.2 1-2 NONE
4.0 25/10 AM 4.2 -0.2 1-2 NONE
3.7 25/11 PM 3.9 -0.2 1-2 NONE
3.9 26/11 AM 4.1 -0.2 2 NONE
BLOCK ISLAND - OLD HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
5.8 23/09 PM 4.6 1.2 4-8 MINOR
2.9 24/09 AM 3.3 -0.4 7-8 NONE
3.2 24/10 PM 3.4 -0.2 4-5 NONE
3.1 25/10 AM 3.3 -0.2 4 NONE
2.9 25/11 PM 3.1 -0.2 4 NONE
3.0 26/11 AM 3.3 -0.3 4 NONE
$$000 WHUS41 KBOX 240848 CFWBOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 448 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 MAZ020-022>024-RIZ006>008-241700- /O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090725T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 448 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. LARGE WAVES OFFSHORE WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITION TODAY ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. BEACH GOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ESPECIALLY AT BEACHES WITH SOUTH OCEAN EXPOSURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT. IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL. ANOTHER MEANS OF ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED BEACHES. WATCH YOUR CHILDREN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED. $$ FRANK
000
WHUS41 KBOX 241725
CFWBOX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
125 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009
MAZ020-022>024-RIZ006>008-250000-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090725T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
125 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.
LARGE WAVES OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITION
THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND. BEACH GOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ESPECIALLY AT BEACHES
WITH SOUTH OCEAN EXPOSURE.
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.
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
BLOCK ISLAND - OLD HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.2 24/10 PM 3.4 -0.2 4-5 NONE
3.1 25/10 AM 3.3 -0.2 4 NONE
2.9 25/11 PM 3.1 -0.2 4 NONE
3.0 26/11 AM 3.3 -0.3 4 NONE
WESTPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.9 24/10 PM 4.0 -0.1 3-4 NONE
3.8 25/10 AM 4.0 -0.2 3 NONE
3.5 25/11 PM 3.7 -0.2 3 NONE
3.6 26/11 AM 3.9 -0.3 3 NONE
NANTUCKET HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.0 24/02 PM 3.3 -0.3 2 NONE
3.4 25/02 AM 3.5 -0.1 1 NONE
3.2 25/03 PM 3.4 -0.2 1-2 NONE
3.2 26/03 AM 3.4 -0.2 1 NONE
SANDWICH HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.1 25/02 AM 11.1 0.0 1 NONE
10.6 25/02 PM 10.6 0.0 1 NONE
10.7 26/03 AM 10.7 0.0 1 NONE
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.4 24/02 PM 10.3 0.1 2 NONE
10.8 25/02 AM 11.0 -0.2 1 NONE
10.2 25/02 PM 10.4 -0.2 1 NONE
10.3 26/03 AM 10.6 -0.3 1-2 NONE
CHATHAM - EAST COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
7.6 24/02 PM 7.6 0.0 4-5 NONE
7.9 25/02 AM 8.1 -0.2 3 NONE
7.5 25/03 PM 7.7 -0.2 3 NONE
7.5 26/03 AM 7.8 -0.3 2 NONE
CHATHAM - SOUTH COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
5.4 24/02 PM 5.4 0.0 2 NONE
5.8 25/03 AM 5.8 0.0 1 NONE
5.5 25/03 PM 5.5 0.0 1 NONE
5.5 26/03 AM 5.5 0.0 1-2 NONE
BUZZARDS BAY - WOODS HOLE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
2.3 24/11 PM 2.4 -0.1 1-2 NONE
2.2 25/11 AM 2.4 -0.2 1-2 NONE
1.9 25/11 PM 2.1 -0.2 1 NONE
2.2 26/12 PM 2.4 -0.2 1 NONE
VINEYARD HAVEN
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
2.1 24/11 PM 2.2 -0.1 1-2 NONE
2.0 25/11 AM 2.2 -0.2 1 NONE
1.6 26/12 AM 1.9 -0.3 1 NONE
1.9 26/12 PM 2.2 -0.3 1-2 NONE
NEWPORT HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
4.1 24/10 PM 4.3 -0.2 1-2 NONE
4.0 25/10 AM 4.2 -0.2 1-2 NONE
3.7 25/11 PM 3.9 -0.2 1-2 NONE
3.9 26/11 AM 4.1 -0.2 2 NONE
POINT JUDITH
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.4 24/10 PM 3.5 -0.1 4 NONE
3.3 25/10 AM 3.5 -0.2 4 NONE
3.0 25/11 PM 3.2 -0.2 3-4 NONE
3.1 26/11 AM 3.4 -0.3 3-4 NONE
WESTERLY
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.1 24/10 PM 3.3 -0.2 3 NONE
3.2 25/11 AM 3.4 -0.2 3 NONE
2.8 25/11 PM 3.0 -0.2 3 NONE
3.0 26/12 PM 3.3 -0.3 3 NONE
$$000 WHUS41 KBOX 250004 CFWBOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 804 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 MAZ020-022>024-RIZ006>008-250115- /O.EXP.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090725T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 804 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WITH THE DEPARTURE OF A STORM INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES...THE THREAT OR RIP CURRENTS HAS DIMINISHED. BEACH GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO DETERMINE THE SAFETY OF INDIVIDUAL BEACHES BEFORE SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN. $$ BELK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf advisory 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 high surf advisory went out at Jul 23, 3:51 PM EDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 3:51 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
351 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE OF TROPICAL ORIGIN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL MOVE
NORTH AND CROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. WARMER
AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND THROUGH MID-
WEEK WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EACH DAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
RAIN AREA MOVING ASHORE ON THE SOUTH COAST WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
POPPING IN RI-CT-WESTERN MASS. THE RAIN AREA EXTRAPOLATES TO THE
NORTHERN AREAS BY 8 PM. AIRMASS CARRIES PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES
AROUND 2 INCHES...FAIRLY TROPICAL IN NATURE. BEST UPPER DIVERGENCE
AND LIFT MOVES OVER THE FORECAST AREA 03Z-09Z...THIS LOOKS LIKE THE
PERIOD OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. GFS-NAM HAVE AXIS OF HEAVIEST PCPN
ACROSS CONNECTICUT-CENTRAL MASS-SOUTH CENTRAL NH WITH 3-4 INCHES
TOTAL. RGEM IS FARTHER EAST WITH AXIS WITH MAX VALUES IN THE 2-3
INCHES RANGE. ECMWF HAS 2-3 INCHES NORTHEAST CT TO NORTHEAST MASS.
IN ALL CASES...HEAVY DOWNPOURS ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF I-95.
WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDER OFFSHORE SO WE WILL CARRY A MENTION IN THE
FORECAST.
MIN TEMPS ARE BASED ON CURRENT DEWPOINTS...WITH A TROPICAL FLOW
ONSHORE WE DON/T EXPECT THEM TO GO ANY LOWER.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN MASS/RI DURING THE MORNING WITH THE EXACT
PLACEMENT DEPENDING ON THE MODEL OF CHOICE. EITHER WAY...LINGERING
PRECIP ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF MASS AND THE MERRIMACK
VALLEY...WITH PRECIP WINDING DOWN DURING THE MORNING.
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROF APPROACHES FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE DAY AND
CROSSES NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH COOLING TEMPS ALOFT. SO AFTER
AN AFTERNOON BREAK WE WILL BRING CHANCE POPS ACROSS DURING THE
EVENING AND NIGHT.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT AND FRI AS SEAS ACROSS THE SOUTH
COASTAL OCEAN WATERS BUILD TO 10-15 KT. SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRI AS
LOW EXITS THE AREA...HOWEVER THE OCEAN WILL REMAIN ROUGH. THEREFORE
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST TONIGHT AND FRI
ESPECIALLY FOR BEACHES WITH SOUTH OCEAN EXPOSURE.
TEMPERATURES ARE A BLEND OF MOS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT TONIGHT. THE GENERAL PATTERN
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK IS AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND A BROAD RIDGE OVER THE
NORTH ATLANTIC. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SHORTWAVES THAT WILL MOVE
THROUGH...INCREASING THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THERE REMAIN TO BE SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS WHICH WILL AFFECT
THE TIMING OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVES AND THUS WHERE/WHEN THE
BEST CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE. ONE EXCEPTION TO
THIS IS SATURDAY WHEN SHORTWAVE RIDGING AND ASSOCIATED SUBSIDENCE
WILL LIKELY PRECLUDE ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. BEYOND
SATURDAY...WILL GO WITH LOW END CHANCE POPS EACH DAY.
OTHERWISE TEMPERATURES WILL BE RIGHT AROUND TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT...
PARTICULARLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THIS EVENING...QUITE A VARIETY OF FLIGHT CONDITIONS WITH IFR ALONG
THE EAST COAST FROM AN ONSHORE EAST FLOW...AND VFR IN WESTERN MASS
AND CONNECTICUT. MVFR CONDITIONS IN RAIN AND FOG WILL MOVE NORTH FROM
LONG ISLAND THIS EVENING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.
TONIGHT...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE WITH IFR LIKELY IN
SHOWERS AND FOG AFTER 11 PM. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A STRONG EAST WIND AT 2000-3000 FEET IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WITH SPEEDS REACHING 50 KNOTS
OVER THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST. WE WILL MENTION POTENTIAL FOR LOW
LEVEL WIND SHEAR AT BOS AND PVD ALONG WITH FMH-HYA-ACK.
FRIDAY...IFR CONDITIONS IN RAIN AND FOG DURING THE MORNING WILL
IMPROVE TO VFR DURING THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT...MVFR IN CIGS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. IFR POSSIBLE IN
AREAS OF FOG.
OUTLOOK /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SATURDAY...VFR.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...MAINLY VFR WITH MVFR POSSIBLE IN AFTERNOON
SHRA/TSRA. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT IN PATCHY FOG.
&&
.MARINE...
TONIGHT...
AT 3 PM LOW PRES WAS STRENGTHENING OFF THE DELAWARE COAST WITH MAX
PRES FALL CENTER OF -3MB/3HR JUST NORTH OF THE LOW CIRCULATION.
ALREADY SEEING GUSTS INTO THE UPPER 20 KT RANGE AT JFK AIRPORT /27
KT/ AND BUOY 44025 AT 29 KT THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NNE
TONIGHT...PASSING VERY CLOSE TO BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE COD BAY BY
DAYBREAK. STRONG EAST-SOUTHEAST WILL ACCOMPANY THIS LOW WITH LOW END
GALES /35 KT/ EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTH COASTAL WATERS FROM WATCH
HILL RI EAST TO NANTUCKET AND NORTH TO PROVINCETOWN. GOOD MODEL
AGREEMENT ON GALES FROM NAM AND GFS BUFKIT ALONG WITH NEW 15Z SREF
PROBS OF SUSTAINED 25 KT.
ELSEWHERE SCA FOR 20-30 KT OF ESE WINDS. SEAS WILL BUILD SHARPLY
TONIGHT WITH SEAS PEAKING AROUND 10-15 KT BY MORNING IN THE DEEPER
WATERS SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.
FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT... LOW PRES MOVES FROM CAPE COD BAY EARLY FRI
INTO GULF OF MAINE BY AFTN THEN TO NOVA SCOTIA FRI NIGHT. THIS WILL
YIELD A WIND SHIFT TO THE W FRI AFTN ALONG WITH DIMINISH WIND SPEEDS.
VSBY WILL IMPROVE WITH THE WIND SHIFT. HOWEVER SEAS OVER THE OCEAN
WATERS WILL BE SLOWLY TO SUBSIDE.
OUTLOOK /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SATURDAY...SEAS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY FALLING BELOW 5
FEET...THEN START INCREASING OVERNIGHT WITH 5 FOOTERS REACHING THE
SOUTHWESTERN WATERS. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KTS SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. REDUCED VSBYS POSSIBLE IN FOG OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY...SMALL CRAFT FOR SEAS POSSIBLE WITH BUILDING SEAS.
SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KTS. REDUCED VSBYS POSSIBLE IN AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND OVERNIGHT FOG.
MONDAY...SEAS DIMINISH GRADUALLY REMAINING AT 5 FEET ON THE OUTER
WATERS. SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KTS. REDUCED VSBYS POSSIBLE IN
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND OVERNIGHT FOG.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
FLOOD WATCH BEING POSTED FOR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ZONES...WITH EXCEPTION OF CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS WHERE THE SANDY SOILS CAN HANDLE MORE WATER.
HOWEVER...ADVISORIES FOR LOCAL DRAINAGE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION
TONIGHT IN THAT AREA.
ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS INDICATE THAT WE ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO
FLOODING THAN USUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. RIVERS/STREAMS ARE
RUNNING WELL ABOVE NORMAL. RIVERS TEND TO RUN LOWER DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS...BUT WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS MORE TYPICAL OF MAY.
SOIL MOISTURE IS WELL ABOVE NORMAL...AND PRECIPITATION DURING THE
PAST 7 DAYS HAS ALSO BEEN WELL ABOVE NORMAL.
GIVEN DYNAMICS AND VOLUME OF MOISTURE HEADED INTO THE AREA...LATEST
GFS/NAM/RGEM INDICATE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A LARGE SWATH OF 2 TO 4
INCHES OF RAIN IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER
TOTALS. PRECIPITABLE WATER 1.5 TO OVER 2 INCHES...DEEP MOISTURE
PLUME FEEDING INTO THE AREA OFF THE ATLANTIC. TONIGHT NAM/GFS
INDICATE LLJ WITH THETA E RICH AIR FEEDING INTO THE AREA...WITH
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DIVERGENCE ALOFT.
FFG VALUES APPROACHING 3 INCHES IN 3 HOURS AND 3.5 INCHES IN 6
HOURS...HIGHER CAPE AND ISLANDS.
NERFC DID A CONTINGENCY FORECAST FOR WIDESPREAD 3 TO 4 INCHES IN A
12 HOUR PERIOD...THESE HIGHER AMOUNTS WOULD PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING ON
SEVERAL TRIBUTARIES. CURRENT FORECAST INDICATES MINOR FLOODING ON
PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON STARTING AROUND DAYBREAK FRI.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
WILL BE ISSUING A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF THE COASTLINE
TONIGHT AS THE COMBINATION OF HIGH ASTRO TIDES/STORM SURGE UP TO 1
FT/GOOD PRES FALLS DURING HIGH TIDE/EAST-SOUTHEAST GALES PRODUCING
MODEST WAVE ACTION ON TOP OF THE SURGE WILL ALL SUPPORT A MODERATE
TO HIGH RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS THE ENTIRE COASTLINE
FROM BUZZARDS BAY EAST AND NORTHWARD. PLEASE SEE OUR COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
&&
.CLIMATE...
JULY RAINFALL AS OF MIDNIGHT 7/23
BOS 3.57 ...
#10 FOR JULY IS 5.80 IN 1889.
#1 FOR JULY IS 11.69 INCHES IN 1921.
PVD 7.27 ... THIS IS #2 FOR JULY SO FAR.
#1 FOR JULY IS 8.08 IN 1976.
#10 FOR ANY MONTH IS 10.75 INCHES IN DECEMBER 1969.
BDL 5.48 ...
#10 FOR JULY IS 6.11 IN 1975.
#1 FOR JULY IS 11.24 INCHES IN 1938.
ORH 6.47 ... THIS IS #9 FOR JULY SO FAR.
#8 FOR JULY IS 6.50 IN 1996.
#1 FOR JULY IS 11.41 INCHES IN 1938.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...FLOOD WATCH FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR MAZ002>016-026.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
FOR MAZ020-022>024.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR MAZ017>021.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EDT
FRIDAY FOR MAZ007-015-016-019.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EDT
FRIDAY FOR MAZ020>024.
NH...FLOOD WATCH FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
FOR RIZ006>008.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR RIZ001>007.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR
ANZ232>235-237-254>256.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT
FRIDAY FOR ANZ231-250-251.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WTB/STRAUSS
NEAR TERM...WTB
SHORT TERM...WTB
LONG TERM...RLG
AVIATION...WTB/RLG
MARINE...NOCERA/RLG
HYDROLOGY...NMB
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...NOCERA
CLIMATE...WTBHazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 5:03 AM EDT, 11 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 503 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2009 MAZ007-015-016-019>024-RIZ006>008-240915- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 503 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A PERIOD OF RAINFALL LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY AMOUNTS. THIS IN TURN COULD LEAD TO SOME FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. CURRENT FORECAST INDICATES THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL...BUT THE SCOPE AND PLACEMENT REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. IF RAINFALL IS HEAVIER THAN THIS...SOME FLOODING OF SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS IS POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE COMBINATION OF A HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDE...AND POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF...THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF MINOR SPLASHOVER DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE EAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS COASTS WITH SEAS UP TO 7 FT POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON FROM SUNDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT CONFIDENCE IS CURRENTLY LOW REGARDING THE TIMING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...MAINLY FOR RAINFALL AND FLOODING REPORTS. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005- 240915- 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- 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- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- 503 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A PERIOD OF RAINFALL LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY AMOUNTS. THIS IN TURN COULD LEAD TO SOME FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. CURRENT FORECAST INDICATES THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL...BUT THE SCOPE AND PLACEMENT REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. IF RAINFALL IS HEAVIER THAN THIS...SOME FLOODING OF SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON FROM SUNDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT CONFIDENCE IS CURRENTLY LOW REGARDING THE TIMING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...MAINLY FOR RAINFALL AND FLOODING REPORTS. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-240915- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-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- 503 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR THE BAHAMAS WILL BRING SOME INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS BY FRIDAY. EAST WINDS MAY GUST TO 30 KT OR MORE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PLEASE READ THE LATEST DISCUSSIONS FROM THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER. .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. BELK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 4:40 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 48 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:48 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BOX | Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 11 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:54 PM EDT | Flood Watch | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 19 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:51 PM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 17 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:16 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 11 hr |
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High Surf Advisories in Massachusetts, 2009High Surf Advisories in Rhode Island, 2009Every high surf advisory 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.