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Small Craft Advisory 78, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 31, 2009

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this small craft advisory at Jul 31, 2009, 12:33 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 31, 2009, 12:33 PM EDT (16:33 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2009, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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 Jul 31, 12:05 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 12:05 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 4:15 AM EDT, 8 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
415 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-021-022-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-010815-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE 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-
415 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STRONG...ISOLATED SEVERE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF ENOUGH INSTABILITY DEVELOPS...
ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE OR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WOULD BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND ADJACENT AREAS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND.

POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING RAINS ARE EXPECTED IN A PORTION OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A LOW
PROBABILITY THAT A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THIS
AREA THIS MORNING IF IT LOOKS LIKE HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS THAN
CURRENTLY FORECAST ARE EXPECTED.

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

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY
MORNING... AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

LOCALLY DENSE FOG WILL CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY MOST EARLY
MORNINGS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

MAZ020-023-024-RIZ006>008-010815-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
415 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STRONG...ISOLATED SEVERE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING RAINS ARE EXPECTED IN A PORTION OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY
THAT A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THIS AREA THIS
MORNING IF IT LOOKS LIKE HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST ARE EXPECTED.

A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS EXISTS ON MOST SOUTH FACING OCEAN
BEACHES TODAY.

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

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY
MORNING...AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

LOCALLY DENSE FOG WILL CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY EARLY EACH
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-010815-
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-
415 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ARE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.

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

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY
MORNING...AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

LOCALLY DENSE FOG WILL CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY LATE EACH
NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING...MAINLY SOUTH COAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 10:24 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester3 hr
Jul 31, 11:55 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXEssex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester3 hr
Jul 31, 12:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire5 hr
Jul 31, 1:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester3 hr
Jul 31, 1:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXBristol, Plymouth114 min
Jul 31, 2:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester3 hr
Jul 31, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXMiddlesex, Worcester43 min
Jul 31, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXMiddlesex, Worcester65 min
Jul 31, 3:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXEssex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester3 hr
Jul 31, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX83 min
Jul 31, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex, Suffolk50 min
Jul 31, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXMiddlesex, Norfolk, Worcester42 min
Jul 31, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol55 min
Jul 31, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk23 min
Jul 31, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX63 min
Jul 31, 4:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXBristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester2 hr
Jul 31, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXEssex24 min
Jul 31, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX110 min
Jul 31, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Norfolk, Plymouth23 min
Jul 31, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX97 min
Jul 31, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Norfolk, Plymouth58 min
Jul 31, 5:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXBristol, Norfolk, Plymouth80 min
Jul 31, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX109 min
Jul 31, 2:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBOXCapitol Planning Region3 hr
Jul 31, 3:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region2 hr
Jul 31, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXCapitol Planning Region34 min

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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.