Alert archive / Massachusetts / Gale Warnings in 2010

Gale Warning 41, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

November 23, 2010

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale warning at Nov 23, 2010, 3:13 PM EST. It took effect at Nov 24, 2010, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 27 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 23, 2010, 3:13 PM EST (20:13 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 24, 2010, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 25, 2010, 3:46 AM EST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

The text

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

679 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
313 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2010

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-240415-
/O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0027.101124T0600Z-101125T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0041.101124T0600Z-101125T0400Z/
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-
313 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

GALE FORCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8
TO 13 FT OVER THE EASTERNMOST OUTER WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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9 follow-up statements
379 
WHUS71 KBOX 240317
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1017 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2010

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-241130-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.101124T0600Z-101125T0400Z/
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-
1017 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

GALE FORCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT
WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD
TO 8 TO 13 FT OVER THE EASTERNMOST OUTER WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

WTB
649 
WHUS71 KBOX 240901
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
401 AM EST WED NOV 24 2010

ANZ230-233>237-251-241715-
/O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101124T2300Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
401 AM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE TODAY WITH GUSTS TO
40 KT POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ231-232-250-254>256-241715-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101125T0400Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
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-
401 AM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS
TO 40 KT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FT OVER
THE OUTER WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

WTB
426 
WHUS71 KBOX 241522
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1022 AM EST WED NOV 24 2010

ANZ231-232-250-254>256-242330-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101125T0400Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
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-
1022 AM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD
MIDNIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FT OVER THE OUTER WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ230-233>237-251-242300-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101124T2300Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
1022 AM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 TO 40 KT THIS
AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
614 
WHUS71 KBOX 242027
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
327 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

ANZ236-237-250400-
/O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101124T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0105.101124T2027Z-101125T0400Z/
NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
327 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN
DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

ANZ231-232-250-254-255-250430-
/O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101125T0600Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
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-
327 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. SEAS UP TO 11 FT
WILL CONTINUE OVER WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ256-242300-
/O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101124T2300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
327 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 35 KT THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ230-233>235-251-242300-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101124T2300Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
327 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 35 KT THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
767 
WHUS71 KBOX 242301
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
601 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

ANZ230-233>235-251-256-250015-
/O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101124T2300Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
601 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 34 KNOTS IN MANY OF THE INTERIOR
HARBORS AND SOUNDS AS WELL AS MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND THE SOUTHERN
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND.

$$

ANZ231-232-250-254-255-250600-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101125T0600Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
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-
601 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...
THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. SEAS UP TO 11 FT WILL
CONTINUE OVER WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ236-237-250400-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-101125T0400Z/
NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
601 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN
DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

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676 
WHUS71 KBOX 242304
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
604 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

ANZ231-232-250-254-255-250600-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101125T0600Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
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-
604 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...
THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. SEAS UP TO 11 FT WILL
CONTINUE OVER WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ230-233>235-251-256-250400-
/O.EXA.KBOX.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-101125T0400Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
604 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN
DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

ANZ236-237-250400-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-101125T0400Z/
NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
604 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN
DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

RLG
176 
WHUS71 KBOX 250258
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
958 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

ANZ231-232-250-254-255-250600-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101125T0600Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
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-
958 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 KT AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH
LATER TONIGHT. SEAS UP TO 11 FT WILL CONTINUE OVER WATERS EAST OF
CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ230-233>237-251-256-250900-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-101125T0900Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
958 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 KT...THEN DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$
450 
WHUS71 KBOX 250534
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1234 AM EST THU NOV 25 2010

ANZ231-232-250-254-255-250900-
/O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101125T0900Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
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-
1234 AM EST THU NOV 25 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 KT AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH
LATER TONIGHT. SEAS UP TO 11 FT WILL CONTINUE OVER WATERS EAST OF
CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ230-233>237-251-256-250900-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-101125T0900Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
1234 AM EST THU NOV 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 KT...THEN DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$
273 
WHUS71 KBOX 250846
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
346 AM EST THU NOV 25 2010

ANZ250-254-255-251700-
/O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101125T0900Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-101125T2300Z/
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
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-
346 AM EST THU NOV 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KT WILL DIMINISH LATER TODAY. SEAS
OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL DIMINISH THROUGH LATE TODAY.

WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

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.

&&

$$

ANZ231-232-251200-
/O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-101125T0900Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-101125T1200Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-
346 AM EST THU NOV 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 25
TO 30 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING.

WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

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.

&&

$$

ANZ230-236-251000-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-101125T0900Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
346 AM EST THU NOV 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 25 KNOTS.

$$

ANZ233>235-237-251-256-251200-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-101125T1200Z/
VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
346 AM EST THU NOV 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KT WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING. 

WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 23, 3:04 PM EST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 3:04 PM EST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
304 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING
UNSEASONABLY MILD WEATHER TO THE REGION TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY WINDY AND COOLER
WEATHER WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN FOR THANKSGIVING...THEN
LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING RAIN THANKSGIVING NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WITH
A PERIOD OF ICE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN MA AND SOUTHWEST NH THURSDAY
NIGHT. DRY WEATHER AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED NEXT
WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
A LINE OF SHOWERS IS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS ARE DIMINISHING AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA. HOURLY RAINFALLS ARE RANGING FROM A TRACE TO 0.05. A SECOND
LINE OF SHOWERS IS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. IF THIS
LINE HOLDS TOGETHER...THERE MAY BE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION. THESE
SHOWERS ARE MOVING FAIRLY QUICKLY SO NO FLOODING CONCERNS ARE
EXPECTED.

THE COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE. EXPECT WINDS
TO SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND BECOME GUSTY AS THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON-EARLY THIS EVENING. ANY SHOWERS THAT
ARE STILL IN THE AREA WILL MOVE OUT AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

COLDER...DRIER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 30S.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY/...

THE COLD ADVECTION WILL START DRAWING SOME OF THE HIGHER MOMENTUM
AIR ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW LAPSE RATES
REACHING 7-8C/KM BY 06Z...THE NAM HAS 9C/KM. WINDS ALOFT INCREASE
TO 30-35 KNOTS DURING THIS TIME. THE MAIN UNCERTAINTY FOR TONIGHT
IS HOW MUCH WIND WILL REACH THE SURFACE AS WIND GUSTS...AND HOW
SOON WILL THIS START. IF THE 00Z NAM IS RIGHT THEN WE WILL HAVE
GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. IF THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE CORRECT
THEN GUSTS WILL BE CLOSER TO 30-35 KNOTS. WE HAVE TENDED TOWARD
THE LOWER VALUES. IF THE MIXING WERE TO COME ON STRONGER...40
KNOT GUSTS WOULD BE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND REQUIRE A WIND
ADVISORY.

WEDNESDAY...
UPPER TROF SWINGS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING SUPPORTED
BY THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF ANOTHER UPPER JET...AND BY AN UPPER
COLD POOL WITH -25C TO -30C AIR. MODEL CROSS SECTIONS SHOW
ABUNDANT MOISTURE BETWEEN 800 AND 900 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT A PERIOD OF DIURNAL CLOUDS...BUT WITH THE
AIR SUFFICIENTLY DRY TO SUPPORT NIL POPS. TEMPS ALOFT SHOULD
SUPPORT MAX TEMPS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.

THE MAIN CONCERN WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE WIND. THE COLD AIR ALOFT
AND SURFACE HEATING WILL MIX STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO THE SURFACE IN
GUSTS. WINDS OF 40-50 KNOTS AT 925 MB AND 850 MB WILL SUPPORT
GUSTS OF AT LEAST 40 KNOTS. A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES TO BE LIKELY
FOR WEDNESDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
 * RAIN LIKELY THANKSGIVING NIGHT INTO FRI WITH A PERIOD OF
   ICE POSSIBLE IN THE DISTANT INTERIOR
 * DRY AND COOL NEXT WEEKEND

STRONG PROGRESSIVE TROFS CROSSING OUR LONGITUDE ACROSS CANADA
NOTWITHSTANDING...OVERALL LONG WAVE PATTERN ACROSS USA SEEMS TO
FAVOR A NEGATIVE PNA PATTERN WITH PERSISTENT RIDGE OVER SE USA.
THUS...WE WILL BE VULNERABLE TO PASSING INTRUSIONS OF COLD AIR BUT
UNLIKELY TO REMAIN PERSISTENTLY COLD OVER THIS LONG TERM PERIOD.

MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST WILL BE OCCLUSION PASSING THROUGH FRI
MORNING. REST OF PERIOD LOOKS DRY FOR NOW.

IN MORE DETAIL...EXPECT CLEAR SKIES AND CHILLY CONDITIONS WED NIGHT
INTO THANKSGIVING MORNING. GUSTY NW WINDS WED EVENING SHOULD
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. INCREASING OVERRUNNING CLOUDS LATE THU MORNING
THRU THE AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION SPREADING W TO NE
LATE IN THE DAY. DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OVERRUNNING DO NOT
LOOK TOO IMPRESSIVE SO EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO BE LIGHT. DO THINK
THE LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY FROM WESTERN CT ACROSS
NORTHERN MA AND SW NH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE
FILLING IN ACROSS SE SECTIONS. NAM LOOKS TOO SLOW WITH THE ONSET OF
OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION. HAVE GONE WITH THE FASTER GFS FOR
NOW...ALTHOUGH NOTED THAT THE 00Z ECMWF IS A LITTLE SLOWER.

HAVE GONE A BIT LOWER THAN MOST GUIDANCE FOR THANKSGIVING TEMPERATURES AS
BELIEVE INCREASING CLOUDS WILL TEMPER DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RISE.

PTYPE MAY BE AN ISSUE FOR EAST SLOPES OF BERKSHIRES...MOST OF
FRANKLIN COUNTY AND SW NH FOR A TIME THU NIGHT...ESPECIALLY SINCE
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN AN AIR MASS OF LOW DEWPOINTS. AS COLUMN
COOLS FROM EVAPORATIVE COOLING MAY SEE LIGHT RAIN AT ONSET TURN TO A
PERIOD OF SOME LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET AND THEN A CHANGE BACK TO LIGHT
RAIN OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MAY
PERSIST WELL INTO THE NIGHT ACROSS NW MA/SW NH. EXPECT LIGHT AMOUNTS
BUT MAY BE SLIPPERY IN SPOTS FOR A WHILE THU NIGHT...AND IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT WE MAY NEED TO ISSUE OUR FIRST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
OF THE SEASON FOR PORTIONS OF NW MA AND SW NH.

MODELS SUGGEST TRIPLE POINT CROSSING OUR FORECAST AREA ON FRI.
SUSPECT GFS MAY BE A LITTLE FAST. MAY SEE SOME QUARTER TO HALF INCH
AMOUNTS AND HAVE BROUGHT POPS MOST LOCATIONS TO HIGH LIKELY...AND
EVEN A SWATH OF CATEGORICAL NE CT THRU THE HIGH TERRAIN OF SW NH.
ISSUE MAY NOT BE SO MUCH WHETHER OR NOT WILL HAVE PRECIPITATION BUT
JUST WHEN MOST OF IT FALLS. HAVE GONE WITH GENERALLY A TIMING
CONSENSUS OF THE 00Z GFS AND ECMWF RUNS. BELIEVE PTYPE WILL BE ALL
RAIN ON FRI...EXCEPT POSSIBLY SOME SNOW MIXING IN AT END OVER THE
HIGH TERRAIN OF NW MA AND SW NH.

COLDER AND DRIER AIR ON BLUSTERY NW WINDS MOVE INTO REGION LATE FRI
INTO SAT.  WILL LOOK FOR GRADUALLY MODERATING TEMPERATURES SUN
THROUGH TUE AS SURFACE HIGH SLOWLY DRIFTS OFFSHORE AND 500 MB HEIGHT
BUILD OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THROUGH 00Z...HIGH CONFIDENCE. OVERCAST VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
COULD SEE CIGS AS LOW AS 050-060. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE
THROUGH BETWEEN 18-22Z WITH BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS ACCOMPANYING.

TONIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE.  ANY MVFR CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY
IMPROVE TO VFR. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND MAY GUST
AROUND 25 TO 30 KNOTS.

WEDNESDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR. NORTHWEST WINDS 20-25 KNOTS
GUSTING TO NEAR 40 KNOTS. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN WINDS GUSTING
HIGHER THAN 40 KTS NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE. LOW CONFIDENCE SOUTH OF
THE PIKE. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

KBOS TERMINAL...MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. BRIEF PERIOD OF
MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.
LOW TO MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON WIND FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY. GUSTS
MOST LIKELY LESS THAN 40 KTS.

OUTLOOK...THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

THU...VFR WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE.

THU NIGHT...LOWERING EARLY TO WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS/VSBYS WITH
POCKETS IFR CONDITIONS. AREAS OF SURFACE ICE WESTERN MA AND SW NH.

FRI...WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS/VSBYS WITH POCKETS OF IFR IMPROVING
FROM W TO E DURING THE AFTERNOON.

SAT...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR...BUT GUSTY NW SURFACE WINDS POSSIBLE.

&&

.MARINE...
TODAY...
SOUTHWEST FLOW MUCH OF THE DAY. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS BUT WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 KNOTS OR IN THE LOW
20S. SEAS SHOULD ALSO REMAIN BELOW SCA LEVELS WITH VALUES OF 2 TO
4 FEET. COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE IN THE DAY WITH A BRIEF
PERIOD OF SHOWERS.

TONIGHT...
COLD FRONT MOVES OUT TO SEA. WIND SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE.
WIND GUSTS SHOULD APPROACH GALE FORCE STARTING JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT
ON SOME OF THE WATERS AND BY MORNING ALL WATERS. A GALE WATCH HAS
BEEN EXTENDED INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS OF TONIGHT.

WEDNESDAY...
HIGH PROBABILITY OF NORTHWEST GALES T0 40 KNOTS...MEDIUM
PROBABILITY FOR 45 KNOTS. GALE WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY.

OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

ANTICIPATE NW GALES PERSISTING INTO WED NIGHT...DIMINISHING BY THU
MORNING. TIGHTENING W TO NW GRADIENT AND AT LEAST MODERATELY
STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AT LEAST SMALL CRAFT
CONDITIONS LATE FRI INTO SAT MORNING...WITH WINDS POSSIBLY
APPROACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE OUTER WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT
MORNING. HAVE MADE ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO WAVE WATCH GUIDANCE
FOR THIS PERIOD.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
     FOR ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256.

&&

SYNOPSIS...WTB/THOMPSON
NEAR TERM...RLG
SHORT TERM...WTB
LONG TERM...THOMPSON
AVIATION...RLG/THOMPSON
MARINE...WTB/THOMPSON
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 23, 3:40 AM EST, 11 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
340 AM EST TUE NOV 23 2010

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-240845-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
340 AM EST TUE NOV 23 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS REACHING
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ON WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A MEDIUM PROBABILITY THAT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL
BE NEEDED SOMETIME THANKSGIVING NIGHT ACROSS THE DISTANT INTERIOR.
A LITTLE SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE ONSET THURSDAY NIGHT BUT THE
PRIMARY CONCERN IS FOR A PERIOD OF ICE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-240845-
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-
340 AM EST TUE NOV 23 2010

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 23, 3:12 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more27 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Massachusetts, 2010Every gale warning in 2010

Sources

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