High Surf Advisory 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

000 
WHUS41 KBOX 220555
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
155 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS LIKELY THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND...

MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-221400-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.090822T0800Z-090823T2200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
155 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY. 

POWERFUL SWELLS IN ADVANCE OF HURRICANE BILL WILL BE IMPACTING
THE SOUTH COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE
OUTER PORTION OF CAPE COD TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

BUOYS HAVE INDICATED THAT LONG-PERIOD SWELLS ARRIVED ALONG THE
SOUTH COAST THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL BE INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FEET
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST BY TONIGHT. SEAS WILL INCREASE
TO 14 TO 18 FEET JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET TONIGHT
AND EARLY SUNDAY...WHEN HURRICANE BILL WILL REACH ITS POINT OF
CLOSEST APPROACH.

IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS WILL OCCUR. SEVERE BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY.

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED FARTHER NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS BEGINNING LATER
THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

RLG

000 
WHUS41 KBOX 221202
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
802 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS LIKELY THROUGH 
SUNDAY...

MAZ022>024-221315-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090823T2200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
802 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY. 

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR CAPE COD...NANTUCKET
AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. HURRICANE BILL WILL PASS ABOUT 150 MILES EAST
OF NANTUCKET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

MAZ020-021-RIZ006>008-222015-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090823T2200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
802 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY. 

POWERFUL SWELLS IN ADVANCE OF HURRICANE BILL WILL BE IMPACTING
THE SOUTH COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

BUOYS HAVE INDICATED THAT LONG-PERIOD SWELLS ARRIVED ALONG THE
SOUTH COAST THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL BE INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FEET
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST BY TONIGHT. SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 14 TO
18 FEET JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET TONIGHT AND EARLY
SUNDAY...WHEN HURRICANE BILL WILL REACH ITS POINT OF CLOSEST
APPROACH.

IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS WILL OCCUR. SEVERE BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY.

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED FARTHER NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS BEGINNING LATER
THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

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.

$$

EVT

000 
WHUS41 KBOX 221619
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1219 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY...

MAZ020-021-RIZ006>008-230030-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090823T2200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
1219 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY. 

POWERFUL SWELLS IN ADVANCE OF HURRICANE BILL WILL BE IMPACTING
THE SOUTH COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

BUOYS HAVE INDICATED THAT LONG PERIOD SWELLS HAVE ARRIVED ALONG THE
SOUTH COAST AND SEAS HAVE INCREASED TO 8 TO 10 FT ACROSS THE SE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 14 TO 18 FEET JUST
SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...WHEN HURRICANE
BILL WILL REACH ITS POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACH.

IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS WILL OCCUR. SEVERE BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY.

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED FARTHER NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS BEGINNING LATER
THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

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.

$$

000 
WHUS41 KBOX 221909
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
309 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY...

MAZ007-015-019-230315-
/O.EXA.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090823T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
309 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY. 

POWERFUL SWELLS FROM HURRICANE BILL WILL IMPACT THE EXPOSED EAST AND
SOUTHEAST FACING SHORELINES OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS DURING TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY. 

SWELLS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO BUILD OVER THE WATERS OFF EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE
THIS EVENING.

LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT EXPOSED BEACHES
ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. IN
ADDITION...LARGE BREAKERS WILL POSE A SERIOUS DANGER TO ANYONE WHO
VENTURES TOO CLOSE TO THE WATER ON ROCKS AND SEA WALLS. TRAGIC FATALITIES
HAVE OCCURRED IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS WHEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CAUGHT OFF
GUARD BY BIG BREAKERS AND BEEN SWEPT OFF SEA WALLS AND ROCKS.

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.

&&



$$

MAZ020-021-RIZ006>008-230315-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090823T2200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
309 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR
THE EXPOSED COASTLINE IN SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND IN SOUTHERN
BRISTOL COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS.

POWERFUL SWELLS IN ADVANCE OF HURRICANE BILL WILL IMPACT THE SOUTH
COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH SUNDAY. 

SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 14 TO 18 FEET SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
BLOCK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...AS HURRICANE BILL PASSES
ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET.

IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY.

HIGH BREAKERS WILL MAKE STANDING ON ROCKS OR SEA WALLS NEAR THE OCEAN
DANGEROUS. IN THE PAST DURING SIMILAR CONDITIONS...PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
SWEPT TO THEIR DEATHS FROM UNEXPECTEDLY LARGE WAVES.

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.

&&



$$

000 
WHUS41 KBOX 230146
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
946 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY...

MAZ007-015-019>021-RIZ006>008-231000-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090823T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
946 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY. 

POWERFUL SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE BILL WILL IMPACT THE
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTLINES THROUGH SUNDAY.

SEAS WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 20 FEET SOUTH AND EAST OF CAPE COD AND
THE ISLANDS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF
ALONG BOTH THE EAST AND SOUTH COASTS...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ON OCEAN BEACHES. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO
LIKELY.

IN ADDITION...THE HIGH SURF MAY RESULT IN SPLASHOVER AROUND THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

HIGH BREAKERS WILL MAKE STANDING ON ROCKS OR SEA WALLS NEAR THE
OCEAN DANGEROUS. IN THE PAST DURING SIMILAR CONDITIONS...PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN SWEPT TO THEIR DEATHS FROM UNEXPECTEDLY LARGE WAVES.

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.

$$

JWD

000 
WHUS41 KBOX 230836
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
436 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY...

MAZ016-231645-
/O.EXA.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090823T2200Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
436 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

POWERFUL SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE BILL WILL IMPACT THE
MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE TODAY.

HIGH SURF WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS
ON OCEAN BEACHES...AND MAY RESULT IN SPLASHOVER AROUND THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING.

HIGH BREAKERS WILL MAKE STANDING ON ROCKS OR SEA WALLS NEAR THE
OCEAN DANGEROUS. IN THE PAST DURING SIMILAR CONDITIONS...PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN SWEPT TO THEIR DEATHS FROM UNEXPECTEDLY LARGE WAVES.

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.

$$

MAZ007-015-019>021-RIZ006>008-231645-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090823T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
436 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

POWERFUL SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE BILL WILL IMPACT THE
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTLINES THROUGH SUNDAY.

SEAS AS HIGH AS 20 FEET SOUTH AND EAST OF CAPE COD WILL PRODUCE HIGH
SURF ALONG BOTH THE EAST AND SOUTH COASTS...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS AND
LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ON OCEAN BEACHES. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO
LIKELY.

IN ADDITION...THE HIGH SURF MAY RESULT IN SPLASHOVER AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING.

HIGH BREAKERS WILL MAKE STANDING ON ROCKS OR SEA WALLS NEAR THE
OCEAN DANGEROUS. IN THE PAST DURING SIMILAR CONDITIONS...PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN SWEPT TO THEIR DEATHS FROM UNEXPECTEDLY LARGE WAVES.

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.

$$

000 
WHUS41 KBOX 231231
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
831 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG THE
OCEAN EXPOSED COAST...

MAZ021-231345-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090823T2200Z/
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
831 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY FOR THE UPPER PORTION OF BUZZARDS BAY.

&&


$$

MAZ022>024-232045-
/O.EXB.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090824T1000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
831 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY. 

POWERFUL SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE BILL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE OCEAN EXPOSED MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTLINES THROUGH
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEAS AS HIGH AS 15 FEET SOUTH AND EAST OF CAPE COD WILL PRODUCE HIGH
SURF ALONG BOTH THE EAST AND SOUTH COASTS...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS AND
LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ON OCEAN BEACHES. SOME CONTINUED BEACH
EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY DURING THE HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON.

HIGH BREAKERS WILL MAKE STANDING ON ROCKS OR SEA WALLS NEAR THE
OCEAN STILL DANGEROUS DURING TODAY. 

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.

&&


$$

MAZ007-015-016-019-020-RIZ006>008-232045-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090824T1000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
831 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY. 

POWERFUL SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE BILL WILL IMPACT THE
MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE TODAY.

HIGH SURF WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS ON OCEAN BEACHES.

HIGH BREAKERS WILL ALSO MAKE STANDING ON ROCKS OR SEA WALLS NEAR THE
OCEAN DANGEROUS. 

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.

&&


$$

THOMPSON

000 
WHUS41 KBOX 231843
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
243 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG THE
OCEAN EXPOSED COAST...

MAZ007-015-016-019-020-022>024-RIZ006>008-240245-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090824T1000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
243 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
ALL OF EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY

POWERFUL SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE BILL WILL IMPACT THE
MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE THE REST OF TODAY.

HIGH SURF WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS ON OCEAN BEACHES.

HIGH BREAKERS WILL ALSO MAKE STANDING ON ROCKS OR SEA WALLS NEAR
THE OCEAN DANGEROUS.

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.

$$

000 
WHUS41 KBOX 232008
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
408 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
OCEAN EXPOSED COAST TONIGHT...

MAZ007-015-016-019-020-022>024-RIZ006>008-240415-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090824T1000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
408 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
MOST OF OCEAN EXPOSED COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE BILL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT 
OCEAN EXPOSED PORTIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND
COASTLINE TONIGHT...GRADUALLY SUBSIDING MONDAY.

HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS ON OCEAN BEACHES TONIGHT.

HIGH BREAKERS WILL ALSO MAKE STANDING ON ROCKS OR SEA WALLS NEAR
THE OCEAN DANGEROUS.

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.

$$

000 
WHUS41 KBOX 240110
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
910 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
OCEAN EXPOSED COAST OVERNIGHT...

MAZ007-015-016-019-020-022>024-RIZ006>008-240915-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090824T1000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
910 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY. 

SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE BILL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT OCEAN
EXPOSED PORTIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTLINE
OVERNIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING MONDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE DANGER OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS...HIGH BREAKERS
WILL ALSO MAKE STANDING ON ROCKS OR SEA WALLS NEAR THE OCEAN
DANGEROUS.

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.

$$

000 
WHUS41 KBOX 240700
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
300 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009

MAZ007-015-016-019-022-240800-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090824T1000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-
300 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST...INCLUDING CAPE COD.

$$

MAZ020-023-024-RIZ006>008-241500-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090824T2200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
300 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

LEFTOVER SWELLS FROM BILL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKERS
AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY ON THE OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE
ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES BLOCK
ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.

LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL ALSO MAKE STANDING ON ROCKS OR SEA WALLS
NEAR THE OCEAN DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING.

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.

$$

JWD

000 
WHUS41 KBOX 241442
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1042 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009

MAZ020-023-024-RIZ006>008-242200-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090824T2200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
1042 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

LEFTOVER SWELLS FROM BILL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKERS
AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON ON THE OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE
ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES BLOCK
ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.

LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL ALSO MAKE STANDING ON ROCKS OR SEA
WALLS NEAR THE OCEAN DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING.

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.

$$

000 
WHUS41 KBOX 242000
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
400 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2009


MAZ020-023-024-RIZ006>008-242100-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090824T2200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
400 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY. 

LEFTOVER SWELLS FROM BILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...STRONG RIP CURRENTS MAY STILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS
EVENING ACROSS OCEAN EXPOSED SOUTH FACING BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH
COAST...CAPE AND ISLANDS.

$$

FRANK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
415 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
VERY WARM AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH HURRICANE
BILL PASSING WELL EAST OF NANTUCKET EARLY SUNDAY. FLOODING GUSTY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE INTERIOR...MAINLY EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
THE PRIMARY EFFECTS OF HURRICANE BILL ALONG THE COAST THIS WEEKEND
ALONG WITH POSSIBLE HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS SATURDAY NIGHT. NEXT WEEK IS
PROJECTED TO BE SOMEWHAT MORE COMFORTABLE...AND OVERALL MAINLY RAINFREE
FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
PREVIOUS FORECAST LARGELY ON TRACK...AND MINIMAL CHANGES MADE TO
TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION TIMING. WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON
TEMPERATURE TRENDS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALREADY ISSUED BY SPC.

OTHER HAZARD WITH STORMS WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WITH
VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS GIVEN ANOMALOUS PRECIPITABLE WATER AIR MASS.
GIVEN THESE PARAMETERS...WE INCLUDED A MENTION OF GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN WITH TSTMS. THE GREATEST RISK IS LIKELY ACROSS THE CT
RIVER VALLEY.

SURF...
THE FIRST SET OF SWELLS /KNOWN AS THE SWELL FRONT/ FROM HURRICANE
BILL ARRIVED EARLY THIS MORNING AT THE BUOYS JUST SOUTH OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND. THESE SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 2 TO 4 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF
AROUND 15 SECONDS WILL ARRIVE AT AREA BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL RESULT IN A BUILDING SURF ALONG WITH RIP CURRENTS BECOMING
STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD BY LATE IN THE DAY...ESPECIALLY AT
OCEAN BEACHES WITH SOUTH AND EAST EXPOSURE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST.
THIS MAY RESULT IN SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS AT SOME BEACHES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
TONIGHT...
MID LEVEL SPEED MAX PROGGED TO LIFT INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
THEREFORE RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE TSTMS WILL DIMINISH AS THE EVENING
PROGRESSES. HOWEVER WITH THETA-E RIDGE AND PWAT AXIS REMAINING OVER
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED TSTMS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF CT/MA INTO SOUTHWEST NH. ELSEWHERE A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS BUT MOST NUMEROUS WESTERN PORTIONS.

PATCHY FOG WILL RETURN GIVEN HIGH DEW PT AIRMASS.

SATURDAY...
MORE OF THE SAME WITH THETA-E RIDGE AND PWAT AXIS REMAINING OVER
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THEREFORE RISK OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND TSTMS
GREATEST ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF CT/MA AND SOUTHWEST NH. ELSEWHERE
SHOWER AND TSTM ACTIVITY SHOULD BE MORE SCATTERED TO PERHAPS JUST
ISOLATED ACROSS RI AND EASTERN MA. WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS
CONTINUE.

SURF...
SWELLS FROM BILL WILL INCREASE TO ABOUT 10 FT JUST OFFSHORE YIELDING
DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
EXPECT SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS OR BEACH CLOSURES THIS WEEKEND...
ESPECIALLY FROM CAPE COD TO THE RHODE ISLAND COAST. IF A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH IS NOT ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE COASTLINE LATER
TODAY...THEN A HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SUNDAY...ANY EARLY MORNING SQUALLS ALONG THE THE COAST DEPART
RAPIDLY ALONG WITH HURRICANE BILLS ENVELOPE OF WIND. THE
AFTERNOON/EVENING MAY SEE POSSIBLE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND QUITE A
WARM DAY IN LINGERING TROPICAL MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE. METNAM TEMPS.
50/50 BLEND OF NAM/GFS WINDS/DEWPOINTS. LOW PRES TRIES TO FORM IN SNE.

MONDAY...ANY LOW PRES MAY STILL SERVE AS A LOW PROB CHC OF SHOWERS OTRW
A BIT DRYER AIRMASS SHOULD DEVELOP. 50 50 BLEND OF THE GFS/NAM
WINDS/DEWPOINTS AND MAVMOS TEMPS.

TUESDAY-WED...BASICALLY WLY FLOW AS LOW PRES MOVES ACROSS SE CANADA.
GENERAL CONTINUITY WITH THE 4AM FCST PACKAGE. BLENDED 12Z/21 GFS MOS
WITH THE 4AM KBOX FCST. CFP WED NIGHT MAY SPAWN SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF IT LATE IN THE DAY WED.

THU-FRI...DRY COOLER HIGH PRES SHOULD SETTLE SEWD FROM THE GREAT
LAKES TO SNE.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
KBOS TAF COLLABORATED WITH CWSU ZBW.

1930Z...LINE OF TSTMS SLOWLY ADVANCING INTO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...
BUT STILL ENOUGH OF A N/NE MOTION TO KEEP US CONFIDENT THAT MOST OF
THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE LIMITED TO KBAF KBDL AND PERHAPS KORH KMHT
PRIOR TO SUNSET. MAIN THREATS ARE WIND GUSTS TO 45KT AND VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL. AMENDED KBAF KBDL TO REFLECT THIS TREND.

IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE AN ISOLD TSTM FORMS NEAR KPVD/KBOS PRIOR TO
SUNSET...BUT THAT DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY.

WW 726 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 23Z AND INCLUDES KBDL KBAF KORH KMHT.

MVFR CIGS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH PERIOD OF IFR CIGS
OVERNIGHT. HIGH CONFIDENCE ON IFR/LIFR REDEVELOPING KFMH KHYA KACK
BY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVE TO MVFR SAT MORNING AND
LIKELY PERSISTS THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS
POSSIBLE SAT AFTERNOON MAINLY ACROSS INTERIOR.

OUTLOOK /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...

SATURDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY...STRONG N-NE WINDS ACROSS CAPE COD AND
NANTUCKET AS HURRICANE BILL PASSES WELL E OF KACK. AREAS OF MVFR
CIGS/VSBYS IN SCT SHOWERS/TSTMS.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY...VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
TODAY...
SW WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE
WEST. SPEEDS OF 15-20 KT ARE EXPECTED. A FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT ARE
POSSIBLE NEAR SHORE IF ENOUGH SUNSHINE DEVELOPS. PATCHY DENSE FOG
WILL BE AN ISSUE THIS MORNING BUT IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
TSTM POSSIBLE.

FOR THE OCEAN WATERS...SE SWELLS OF 2-4 FT WITH A PERIOD OF 15
SECONDS FROM HURRICANE BILL ALREADY ARRIVING AT BUOYS JUST SOUTH OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
DURING THE DAY.

WE HELD OFF ISSUING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES OR GALE WARNINGS AT THIS
TIME...EVEN THOUGH SOME CONDITIONS ARE BEING MET NOW. WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF A TROPICAL STORM WATCH LATER TODAY...DID NOT WANT TO
CONFUSE THE ISSUE BY SWITCHING HEADLINES A FEW HOURS LATER. ONCE A
DETERMINATION IS MADE REGARDING HURRICANE BILL...HEADLINES WILL BE
ISSUED.

TONIGHT...
SW WINDS BEGIN TO EASE. FOR THE OCEAN WATERS SE SWELLS FROM BILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD. PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL REDEVELOP. ISOLATED TSTM
POSSIBLE.

SATURDAY...
PATCHY DENSE FOG DURING THE MORNING SHOULD ERODE DURING THE
AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST SWELLS FROM BILL BUILD TO ABOUT 10 FT BY DAYS
END.

OUTLOOK /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SATURDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY...SE SWELLS CONTINUE TO QUICKLY BUILD AS BILL
WORKS ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC. SEAS COULD REACH UP TO 20 FEET OR
HIGHER S AND E OF NANTUCKET SUNDAY MORNING. TPC FORECAST SUGGESTS
E-NE WINDS MAY APPROACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE FOR A TIME EARLY
SUNDAY. HURRICANE BILL IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 200 MILES EAST OF
NANTUCKET SUNDAY MORNING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.

SUNDAY NIGHT-MONDAY...WINDS QUICKLY DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO W-SW AS
BILL RAPIDLY HEADS THROUGH THE MARITIMES. SEAS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE...BUT WILL REMAIN ABOVE SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA THROUGH MONDAY
ON THE OUTER WATERS.

TUESDAY...SEAS REMAIN AT ABOUT 5 FT ON THE WATERS S AND E OF
NANTUCKET...BUT SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATER IN THE DAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
RECENT DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS HAVE GIVEN THE SOIL A CHANCE TO
DRY OUT...AND ALLOWED STREAMS AND RIVERS TO GRADUALLY RECEDE OVER
THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.  PRECIPITATION HAS GENERALLY BEEN 1.5 TO 2
INCHES BELOW NORMAL THIS MONTH. THIS PROVIDES SOME GIVE WITH RESPECT
TO FLOOD POTENTIAL. SMALL STREAM FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE ABOUT 3 INCHES
IN 1 HOUR AND 4.5 INCHES IN 3 HOURS...BUT LESS FOR URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON TODAY WILL BRING SOME LOCALLY
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING. BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAINS WILL BE IN OUR AREA
WOULD BE THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND VICINITY...CLOSER TO
APPROACHING FRONT. THIS INCLUDES THE GREATER HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD
AREA. MODELS ARE POINTING TO SETUP OF A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND INTO SAT TIME-FRAME WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
STALLING OUT...POSSIBLY NEAR EASTERN NY/WESTERN MA....ACCOMPANIED BY
AN ANOMALOUS MOIST AIRMASS. NOT ALL INGREDIENTS FOR A CLASSIC
PREDECESSOR RAINFALL EVENT /PRE/ SEEM TO FALL INTO PLACE BUT
NEVERTHELESS COULD SEE AN ELONGATED BAND OF HEAVY RAINS SETTING UP
NEAR OUR AREA...POSSIBLY EXTENDING INTO WESTERN MA/CENTRAL CT/SW NH.
THIS COULD BRING THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING IN THAT AREA. TO THE
EAST...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD STILL BRING LOCALIZED HEAVY
RAINS.

SAT NIGHT/SUN MORNING HEAVY RAIN AGAIN POSSIBLE IN SCATTERED
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH BILL...MORE WIDESPREAD RAINS
POTENTIALLY OVER CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS WHERE SANDY SOILS PREVAIL.
EXACT QPF DIFFICULT TO TELL AT THIS TIME BUT APPEARS THAT BILL WOULD
MOVE SWIFTLY. PLEASE SEE LATEST FORECASTS FOR HURRICANE BILL IN
LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.

&&

.CLIMATE...
HEAT WAVE CONTINUES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...

HEAT WAVE IS OFFICIAL 7 DAYS AT HFD AND BDL THRU THE 21ST.

HARTFORD/WINDSOR LOCKS.../CORRECTED/ 7 DAY HEAT WAVE FROM 8/15-21
(MAX TEMPS 90/91/94/93/91/91/AND 91 SO FAR TODAY 8/21). TOTAL OF 11 DAYS
OF 90+ DEGREE TEMPS SO FAR IN 2009. (2 DAYS IN APRIL...9 DAYS IN AUGUST)

RECORD TODAY AT BDL IS 93.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR
     MAZ020>024.
NH...NONE.
RI...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR
     RIZ006>008.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY
     FOR ANZ232-234.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR ANZ233-235-237-
     250-254>256.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
     ANZ236-251.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DRAG/BELK 415P
NEAR TERM...BELK
SHORT TERM...BELK
LONG TERM...DRAG 415P
AVIATION...DRAG/BELK/JWD
MARINE...DRAG/BELK
HYDROLOGY...
CLIMATE...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

MAZ006-013-017-018-RIZ001>005-221500-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...
MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS SATURDAY INTO EARLY
SUNDAY. THIS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CTZ003-004-MAZ004-005-012-014-026-NHZ012-015-221500-
TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 726 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH
COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...
MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS SATURDAY INTO EARLY
SUNDAY. THIS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED UNTIL 7 PM.

MAZ007-015-016-019>024-RIZ006>008-221500-
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-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE EAST AND SOUTH
FACING BEACHES FROM NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD TO NEWPORT AND
WESTERLY TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...
MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY. THIS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

DISTANT HURRICANE BILL WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
SWELLS TO THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS MAY REACH 10 TO 15 FEET...
ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS
SURF AND RIP CURRENTS THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST AND SOUTH
FACING BEACHES.

CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO OCCUR THROUGH THE WEEKEND TIDE
CYCLES...ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH FACING COASTLINE. MINOR SPLASH OVER
COULD ALSO OCCUR AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CTZ002-MAZ002-003-008>011-NHZ011-221500-
HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 726 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH COULD
CAUSE LOCALIZED POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...
MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS SATURDAY INTO EARLY
SUNDAY. THIS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED UNTIL 7 PM.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-221500-
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-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...
MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY.

DISTANT HURRICANE BILL WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
SWELLS TO THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS MAY REACH 10 TO 15 FEET...
POSSIBLY HIGHER...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY ACROSS THE
WATERS NEAR CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
204 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

NHZ011-211830-
CHESHIRE NH-
204 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

AT 203 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
HEAVY SHOWER OR A POSSIBLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM WITH THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SURRY...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF KEENE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...SURRY...GILSUM...ALSTEAD AND
  MARLOW.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE.

FRANK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
235 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

MAZ003-211900-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
235 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

AT 234 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WENDELL...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GREENFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...WENDELL...ERVING AND NORTHFIELD.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. HEAVY RAIN
MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER IN POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE.

FRANK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
317 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

MAZ002-003-008-NHZ011-211945-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE
MA-
317 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

AT 314 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL
TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER HAWLEY...OR ABOUT 15 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NORTH ADAMS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...ASHFIELD...CHARLEMONT...
  BUCKLAND...MONROE...ROWE...HEATH...SHELBURNE...COLRAIN...
  WESTMORELAND...WALPOLE...SURRY...MARLOW...HINSDALE...GILSUM...
  CHESTERFIELD...ALSTEAD AND LEYDEN.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THESE STORMS APPROACH. HEAVY RAIN
MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER IN POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS.

FRANK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
335 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

MAZ002-003-008>010-NHZ011-212030-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN FRANKLIN
MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
335 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

AT 332 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF DEVELOPING STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF PLAINFIELD...OR ABOUT 15
MILES WEST OF GREENFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...ASHFIELD...CHARLEMONT...CONWAY...
  BUCKLAND...HEATH...SHELBURNE...DEERFIELD...GREENFIELD...COLRAIN...
  LEYDEN...BERNARDSTON...GILL...NORTHFIELD...HINSDALE...
  WESTMORELAND...WALPOLE...SURRY...SULLIVAN...MARLOW...KEENE...
  GILSUM...CHESTERFIELD AND ALSTEAD.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THESE STORMS APPROACH. HEAVY RAIN
MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER IN POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS.

FRANK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
353 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

NHZ011-015-212045-
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
353 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

AT 351 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH OVER STODDARD...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEENE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...WINDSOR AND HILLSBOROUGH.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THESE STORMS APPROACH. HEAVY RAIN
MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER IN POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE.

FRANK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
420 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

CTZ002-MAZ009-011-212115-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-HARTFORD CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
420 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

AT 419 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH 5 MILES SOUTH OF GRANVILLE...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WINDSOR LOCKS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...GRANVILLE...SOUTHWICK...
  WESTFIELD...AGAWAM...WEST SPRINGFIELD...SPRINGFIELD AND WILBRAHAM.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. HEAVY RAIN
MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER IN POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE.

FRANK