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Small Craft Advisory 35, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

March 5, 2009

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this small craft advisory at Mar 5, 2009, 4:37 PM EST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2009, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2009, 4:37 PM EST (21:37 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2009, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 7, 2009, 4:25 AM EST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

834 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
437 PM EST THU MAR 5 2009

ANZ232>234-060545-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.090306T0900Z-090307T0100Z/
NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
437 PM EST THU MAR 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EST FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR NANTUCKET SOUND...VINEYARD SOUND AND BUZZARDS
BAY.

INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL
BUILD SEAS TO 3 TO 5 FT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 KT ARE POSSIBLE FROM
LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ231-060545-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.090306T0900Z-090306T2300Z/
CAPE COD BAY-
437 PM EST THU MAR 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR CAPE COD BAY.

INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL
BUILD SEAS TO 3 TO 5 FT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 KT ARE POSSIBLE FROM
LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ235-237-250-254-255-060545-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.090306T0900Z-090307T1100Z/
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA
OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
437 PM EST THU MAR 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR RHODE ISLAND SOUND...BLOCK ISLAND SOUND...AS
WELL AS THE OUTER COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLANDS WATERS.

INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL
BUILD SEAS TO 4 TO 8 FT...WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS ACROSS THE EXPOSED
SOUTH COASTAL WATERS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 KT ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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6 follow-up statements
627 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
941 PM EST THU MAR 5 2009

ANZ232>234-061045-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.090306T0900Z-090307T0100Z/
NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
941 PM EST THU MAR 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR NANTUCKET SOUND...VINEYARD SOUND AND
BUZZARDS BAY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS
TO 25 KNOTS POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY WITH SEAS
BUILDING BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ231-061045-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.090306T0900Z-090306T2300Z/
CAPE COD BAY-
941 PM EST THU MAR 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR CAPE COD BAY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS
TO 25 KNOTS POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY WITH SEAS
BUILDING BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ235-237-250-254-255-061045-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.090306T0900Z-090307T1100Z/
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA
OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
941 PM EST THU MAR 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM
EST SATURDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR RHODE ISLAND SOUND...BLOCK ISLAND SOUND...AS
WELL AS THE OUTER COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLANDS WATERS.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS
TO 25 KNOTS POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY WITH 30
KNOT WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR SHORE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 4 AND
8 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER-WATERS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
455 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
405 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

ANZ230-236-061715-
/O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.090306T1400Z-090307T0300Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
405 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR BOSTON HARBOR AND NARRAGANSETT BAY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. THESE GUSTS SHOULD DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ235-237-250-254-255-061715-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T1600Z/
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA
OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
405 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR ALL OUR OUTER-WATERS

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BUILD TO
BETWEEN 4 AND 8 FEET. ALTHOUGH WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE
EVENING...SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT OR ABOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
THRESHOLDS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ231>234-061715-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.090306T1400Z-090307T0300Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
405 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR CAPE COD BAY...NANTUCKET SOUND...VINEYARD SOUND AND
BUZZARDS BAY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR
SHORE.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

FRANK
870 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
111 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

ANZ230>234-236-070215-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T0300Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
111 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR CAPE COD BAY...NANTUCKET SOUND...VINEYARD
SOUND...BUZZARDS BAY...BOSTON HARBOR AND NARRAGANSETT BAY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST UP TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ235-237-250-254-255-070215-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T1600Z/
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA
OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
111 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR RHODE ISLAND SOUND AND BLOCK ISLAND SOUND...AS 
WELL AS ALL OF THE OUTER MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL 
WATERS.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BUILD
TO BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET. ALTHOUGH WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE
EVENING...SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT OR ABOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 
THRESHOLDS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

BELK
166 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
440 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

ANZ230-231-234-236-062245-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T0300Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-BUZZARDS BAY-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
440 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR BOSTON HARBOR...CAPE COD BAY...BUZZARDS BAY AND
NARRAGANSETT BAY.

WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 25 KT...MEANING A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER NEEDED.

$$

ANZ235-254-255-070545-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T2300Z/
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
440 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR RHODE ISLAND SOUND...AS WELL AS THE OUTER
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD AND SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS TO MONTAUK
NY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BUILD
TO BETWEEN 4 AND 8 FEET. SEAS UP TO 10 FT ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH AND EAST
OF NANTUCKET AND THE VINEYARD. ALTHOUGH WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE
EVENING...SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT OR ABOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
THRESHOLDS THROUGH SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ232-233-070300-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T0300Z/
NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
440 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR NANTUCKET SOUND AND VINEYARD SOUND.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST UP TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ237-250-070545-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T1600Z/
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA
OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY-
440 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR BLOCK ISLAND SOUND AND THE OUTER COASTAL
WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BUILD
TO BETWEEN 4 AND 7 FEET. ALTHOUGH WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE
EVENING...SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT OR ABOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
THRESHOLDS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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932 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1100 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

ANZ233-070600-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0036.090307T0400Z-090307T0600Z/
VINEYARD SOUND-
1100 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR VINEYARD SOUND.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL 1 AM. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FT OVERNIGHT.
WIND AND SEAS WILL EASE LATER TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ234-070600-
/O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T0600Z/
BUZZARDS BAY-
1100 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR BUZZARDS BAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL 1 AM. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FT OVERNIGHT.
WIND AND SEAS WILL EASE LATER TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ237-250-071000-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T1600Z/
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA
OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY-
1100 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR BLOCK ISLAND SOUND AND THE OUTER COASTAL
WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.  SEAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BUILD TO BETWEEN 4
AND 7 FEET. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT...SEAS WILL
LIKELY REMAIN AT OR 5 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ235-254-255-071000-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T2300Z/
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
1100 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY.

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR RHODE ISLAND SOUND...AS WELL AS THE OUTER
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD AND SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS TO
MONTAUK NY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.  SEAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BUILD TO BETWEEN 4 AND
8 FEET. SEAS UP TO 8 FT ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET AND
THE VINEYARD. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT...SEAS WILL
LIKELY REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 5 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
973 
WHUS71 KBOX 070925 AAA
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
425 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

ANZ250-071700-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SW.Y.0008.090307T0925Z-090307T1700Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA
OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY-
425 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
EST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS OCEAN WATERS.

SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 KT...HOWEVER SEAS REMAIN
ROUGH WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FT. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS
MORNING AND SHOULD FALL BELOW 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

ANZ235-254-071730-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SW.Y.0008.090307T0925Z-090308T0200Z/
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
425 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
EST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR RHODE ISLAND SOUND AND THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF
CAPE COD.

SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 KT...HOWEVER SEAS REMAIN
ROUGH WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 7 FT. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY AND
SHOULD FALL BELOW 5 FEET THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

ANZ255-071730-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SW.Y.0008.090307T0925Z-090309T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
425 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
EDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE OCEAN WATERS SOUTH OF NANTUCKET...MARTHAS
VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 KT...HOWEVER SEAS REMAIN
ROUGH WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 7 FT. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY
AND TONIGHT AND SHOULD FALL BELOW 5 FEET SOME TIME SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

ANZ237-071030-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090307T1600Z/
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
425 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 KT AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED
TO LESS THAN 5 FT THIS MORNING. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELED. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Mar 5, 4:22 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 4:22 PM EST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
422 PM EST THU MAR 5 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE ONE MORE DRY AND CHILLY DAY ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. A WARM FRONT MAY BRING A BRIEF LIGHT
WINTRY MIX TO PORTIONS OF THE REGION VERY LATE TONIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. DRY AND MILD WEATHER FOLLOWS SATURDAY BEFORE A PERIOD OF
POTENTIALLY UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR SUNDAY AND/OR MONDAY. QUIET
SEASONABLE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT/...
DRU WEATHER TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH JUST AN INCREASE
IN MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS. WE SHOULD RADIATIONALLY COOL VERY
WELL ACROSS THE INTERIOR DUE TO THE LIGHT WINDS AND DEEPER SNOWPACK
BEFORE THE THICKER CLOUDS ARRIVE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO LEVEL OFF...AND EVEN SLOWLY RISE IN SOME
CASES...AS A WARM AIR ADVECTION PATTERN GETS UNDERWAY IN EARNEST LATE
TONIGHT. THIS BURST OF WARM AIR ADVECTION SHOULD LEAD TO SOME LIGHT
PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. 05/12Z MODELS CONTINUE THE
TREND FROM THE LAST FEW RUNS SHIFTING THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THIS
PRECIPITATION NORTH OF OUR REGION. THAT SAID...DO THINK THERE SHOULD
BE A FEW HOURS OF A LIGHT WINTRY MIX BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON FRIDAY.

EXPECTING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO START...POSSIBLY ENDING AS A PERIOD
OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY MORNING. HAVE HELD OFF ON A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NOW...AND LET NEXT SHIFT TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.
WILL MENTION IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK THOUGH. THIS MAY
RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR.

ANY LIGHT WINTRY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END BY
MID MORNING FRIDAY AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH OF OUR REGION. WE
STILL WILL PROBABLY DEAL WITH A LOT OF CLOUDS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY
AS A RESULT OF WARM ADVECTION IN THE MID LEVELS. HOWEVER...WE WILL
LIKELY SEE SOME PEEKS OF SUN ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN.
RAPIDLY WARMING MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT HIGH TEMPERATURES
RECOVERING INTO THE MID 40S ACROSS THE INTERIOR HIGH TERRAIN...TO
THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S ELSEWHERE. IN ADDITION...WE MAY SEE
SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A
DECENT LOW LEVEL JET.

FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE MAINLY DRY AS A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. CLEARING SKIES WITH DIMINISHING WINDS ARE
EXPECTED.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SATURDAY WILL SEE A RETURN TO MILDER WEATHER WITH WESTERLY UPPER
LEVEL FLOW AND A BUILDING SOUTHEAST CONUS RIDGE.  A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH NEW YORK STATE WILL PULL A WARM FRONT THROUGH
AT LEAST A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY NIGHT.
FOLLOWING THIS...THERE REMAIN SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES REGARDING A
SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS THAT WILL MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE AREA
LEADING TO SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE SUNDAY TO MONDAY TIME FRAME.
QUIETER WEATHER RETURNS WITH HIGH PRESSURE AND AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BUILDING OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BRIEFLY INTO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND BEFORE LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE AREA FROM NEW YORK
STATE.  THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PULL A WARM FRONT THROUGH
MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. WITH SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND IN THE WARM SECTOR...HIGHS WILL WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 50S.

SUNDAY...THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW YORK SATURDAY WILL EITHER
MOVE DIRECTLY OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OR FURTHER NORTH ACROSS
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  EITHER WAY WILL LEAVE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
MORE ON THE WARM SIDE... RESULTING IN RAIN FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY.  SOME OF THE MODELS INDICATE A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH OR NEAR THE AREA WHICH COULD EXTEND THE
DURATION OF PRECIPITATION LONGER INTO MONDAY THAN CURRENTLY
EXPECTED.  IF...ON THE OTHER HAND...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TAKES A
MORE NORTHWARD TRACK AND NO OTHER LOWS FOLLOW...IT WILL PULL A COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE AREA LATE MONDAY.  REGARDLESS...TEMPERATURES
SUNDAY WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH A COOLING TREND STARTING
MONDAY.

BEYOND MONDAY...THE MID TO LONG RANGE MODELS START TO DIVERGE A
BIT.  TUESDAY LOOKS TO BE A FAIRLY QUIET BUT COOL DAY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS IN.  WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY COULD SEE ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST ALONG WITH ANOTHER
POSSIBILITY OF PRECIPITATION.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
REST OF TODAY...VFR.

TONIGHT...MAINLY VFR AS MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS INCREASES.
COULD BE A PERIOD OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AFTER 06Z FOR A FEW
HOURS IN LIGHT SNOW/SLEET/FREEZING RAIN. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THIS
WILL BE GENERALLY NORTH OF I-90...AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN NH.

FRIDAY...ANY LEFT OVER LIGHT WINTRY MIX SHOULD COME TO AN END BY MID
MORNING.  OTHERWISE...MAINLY MARGINAL VFR/MVFR IN A BROKEN DECK OF
STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS MAY
DEVELOP IN THE LATE MORNING/AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY NIGHT...VFR WITH DIMINISHING WINDS.

OUTLOOK /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...

SATURDAY...VFR.

SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...VFR CONDITIONS DECLINE TO MVFR IN RAIN AND FOG.

MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...CONDITIONS IMPROVE TO VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN BUILDING
SEAS ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST. HAVE POSTED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. 05/12Z WNA GUIDANCE HAS A HIGH BIAS DURING
SOUTHERLY FLOW...AND IS LIKELY EVEN MORE OVERDONE AFTER LOOKING A
THE GFS SOUNDINGS. 05/12Z GFS PROBABLY MISSING A SHALLOW INVERSION
OVERNIGHT GIVEN WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. THAT
SAID...STILL EXPECTED SEAS TO BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FT ACROSS MOST OF THE
OUTER WATERS. IN ADDITION..WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KT ARE POSSIBLE
FROM MID MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. WINDS DIMINISH FIRST
FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT SEAS WILL TAKE LONGER TO DROP OFF.

OUTLOOK /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...

SATURDAY...CLEAR DAY WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING.  WESTERLY
WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTH AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH THE
WATERS.

SUNDAY...VSBYS REDUCED IN RAIN AND FOG.  SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...VSBYS REDUCED IN RAIN AND FOG.

MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH AS RAIN COMES TO
AN END.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
     ANZ232>234.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ231.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
     ANZ235-237-250-254-255.

&&

SYNOPSIS...RLG
NEAR TERM...BELK
SHORT TERM...BELK
LONG TERM...RLG
AVIATION...BELK/RLG
MARINE...BELK/RLG
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 4:35 PM EST, 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
435 PM EST THU MAR 5 2009

CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011>013-015>024-RIZ001>008-062145-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
435 PM EST THU MAR 5 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-254-255-062145-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT
40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
435 PM EST THU MAR 5 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ002>008-010-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-062145-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
435 PM EST THU MAR 5 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

LATE TONIGHT A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED...
MAINLY NORTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. THIS WILL LIKELY YIELD
SLIPPERY TRAVEL VERY LATE TONIGHT. FARTHER SOUTH LITTLE IF ANY
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.

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

A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING NORTH
OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. THIS WILL YIELD SLIPPERY TRAVEL
DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. ELSEWHERE...LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION
IS ANTICIPATED.

SNOW MELT IN THE MONADNOCKS AND IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES
WILL RESULT IN A RISE IN RIVER LEVELS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE SOME ICE
MOVEMENT. AT THIS TIME ICE JAM FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND MAKE UPDATES AS NECESSARY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.