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Gale Watch 13, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

March 23, 2010

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale watch at Mar 23, 2010, 5:46 AM EDT. It took effect at Mar 24, 2010, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 23, 2010, 5:46 AM EDT (09:46 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 24, 2010, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 23, 2010, 4:04 PM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at Mar 23, 5:00 AM EDT, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 5:00 AM EDT, 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 5:07 AM EDT, 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
507 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010

MAZ004>007-012>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-240915-
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN ESSEX 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-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-
507 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

.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.

   FLOOD WATCH.

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

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL FRIDAY
MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE...ESPECIALLY
THE HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS THIS REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME FOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS
MEETING OR EXCEEDING 2 INCHES ALONG WITH ANY FLOOD REPORTS.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-022>024-RIZ008-240915-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
507 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT MAY RESULT IN MINOR URBAN...
POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING AS WELL AS RISES ON SMALL STREAMS.

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

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL FRIDAY
MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE...ESPECIALLY
THE HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS THIS REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ231>235-237-250-254>256-240915-
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND 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-
507 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

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...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.

ANZ230-236-251-240915-
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
507 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF A BRIEF PERIOD OF NORTHWEST GALES LATE
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

.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
Mar 23, 9:33 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk12 hr
Mar 23, 9:36 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire12 hr
Mar 23, 12:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXFranklin, Hampshire35 hr
Mar 23, 12:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXHampden, Hampshire44 hr
Mar 23, 12:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXHampden52 hr
Mar 23, 12:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex17 hr
Mar 23, 12:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXEssex17 hr
Mar 23, 12:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXMiddlesex, Worcester70 hr
Mar 23, 12:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXMiddlesex, Worcester64 hr
Mar 23, 12:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXNorfolk, Suffolk17 hr
Mar 23, 4:04 PM EDTGale WarningBOX23 hr
Mar 23, 8:16 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXKent, Providence4 days
Mar 23, 8:44 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBOXKent, Providence, Washington12 hr
Mar 23, 12:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXCapitol Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region5 days
Mar 23, 12:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXCapitol Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region15 days

Nearby

Gale Watches in Massachusetts, 2010Every gale watch 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.