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Small Craft Advisory 46, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

April 27, 2010

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this small craft advisory at Apr 27, 2010, 4:47 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 28, 2010, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2010, 4:47 AM EDT (08:47 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 28, 2010, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 29, 2010, 1:45 PM EDT
In force
38 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 Apr 27, 3:53 AM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:53 AM EDT, 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 4:34 AM EDT, 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
434 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-280845-
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-
434 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF
MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR FROST FORMATION AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S
ARE EXPECTED...WINDS ARE NOT YET EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT ENOUGH FOR
WIDESPREAD FROST TO DEVELOP. SO NO FROST ADVISORIES POSTED AT THIS
TIME. THE MAIN AREAS FOR CONCERN ARE NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST AND EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. THE
GROWING SEASON HAS NOT YET BEGUN ACROSS INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS AND
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

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

THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY AFTERNOONS...PRIMARILY GOVERNED BY RAINFALL TOTALS FROM A LOW
PRESSURE PASSING BY THIS MORNING. IF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH OF
RAIN FALLS...THEN THE RISK FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS BOTH DAYS IS
SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256-280845-
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-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-
434 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND
COASTAL WATERS...EXCEPT FOR BOSTON HARBOR AND NARRAGANSETT BAY.

.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.

ANZ230-236-280845-
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
434 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR BOSTON HARBOR AND NARRAGANSETT
BAY.

.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 GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

BELK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 4:47 AM EDTGale WatchBOX24 hr
Apr 27, 4:20 PM EDTGale WarningBOX34 hr

Nearby

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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.