Alert archive / Massachusetts / Gale Watches in 2011
Gale Watch 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale watch at Feb 13, 2011, 3:33 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2011, 3:33 AM EST (08:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2011, 4:32 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
369 WHUS71 KBOX 130833 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 333 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ANZ230-236-131645- /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.110213T1500Z-110214T0300Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 333 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 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 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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. && $$ ANZ250-254>256-131645- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.A.0007.110214T1700Z-110215T1000Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 333 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ ANZ231>235-237-131645- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 333 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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. && $$ ANZ251-131645- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 333 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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968 WHUS71 KBOX 131549 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1049 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ANZ250-254>256-140000- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0007.110214T1700Z-110215T1000Z/ 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- 1049 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ ANZ231>235-237-140000- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 1049 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. A FEW GUSTS MAY APPROACH 35 KT LATE TONIGHT AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ251-140000- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 1049 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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. && $$ ANZ230-236-140000- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 1049 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
924 WHUS71 KBOX 132051 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 351 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ANZ254-255-140500- /O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T1700Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0007.110214T1700Z-110215T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0010.110214T1700Z-110215T2300Z/ 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- 351 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET. 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. && $$ ANZ250-256-140500- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.A.0007.110214T2200Z-110215T2300Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 351 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ ANZ230-236-140500- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 351 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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. && $$ ANZ231>235-237-140500- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.GL.A.0007.110214T2200Z-110215T2300Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 351 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ ANZ251-140500- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 351 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. && $$
938 WHUS71 KBOX 140451 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1151 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ANZ254-255-141300- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0010.110214T1700Z-110215T2300Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 1151 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-256-141300- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0007.110214T2200Z-110215T2300Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1151 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ ANZ231>235-237-141300- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0007.110214T2200Z-110215T2300Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 1151 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ ANZ251-141300- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 1151 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. && $$ ANZ230-236-141300- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 1151 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
669 WHUS71 KBOX 140932 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 432 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ANZ231>235-237-141745- /O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0007.110214T2200Z-110215T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.GL.W.0010.110214T2200Z-110215T2200Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 432 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. 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. && $$ ANZ230-236-141745- /O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.GL.W.0010.110214T2200Z-110215T1700Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 432 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ251-141745- /O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.GL.W.0010.110214T2200Z-110216T0000Z/ MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 432 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. 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. && $$ ANZ250-256-141745- /O.UPG.KBOX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110214T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.GL.W.0010.110214T1700Z-110216T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0007.110214T2200Z-110215T2300Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 432 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ254-255-141745- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0010.110214T1700Z-110216T0000Z/ 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- 432 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FEET. 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. && $$
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 Feb 12, 6:52 PM EST, 8 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 6:52 PM EST, 8 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
652 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE
PASSES ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER PUSHING A WARM FRONT THROUGH NEW
ENGLAND SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT ON MONDAY AND A SECOND
COLD FRONT MONDAY NIGHT. DRY BUT COLDER WEATHER FOLLOWS ON
TUESDAY...THEN UNSEASONABLY MILD WEATHER IS LIKELY INTO THE END OF
THE WEEK. ANOTHER PERIOD OF WEATHER AND THE USHERING OF COLD
ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
A COLD FRONT RACED THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE SHIFTING TO WEST AND PRESSURES WILL RISE
THROUGH THE NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.
SNOW SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH EASTERN NEW YORK HAVE BEEN RUNNING UP
AGAINST THE BERKSHIRES AND THEN DIMINISHING ON THE DOWNWARD SLOPE
INTO THE CT VALLEY. FORECAST GRIDS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS IN WESTERN MASS THIS EVENING. FARTHER EAST ANY RADAR
ECHOES HAVE BEEN LIGHT AND HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH FLURRIES AND
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. WE EXPECT THIS
PATTERN TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.
OBSERVATIONS SHOW WEST WIND GUSTS IN THE 20-25 KNOT RANGE. THIS
WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS COLD ADVECTION TAKES HOLD AND
DESTABILIZES THE AIRMASS. AMDAR SOUNDINGS SHOW WINDS IN THE LOWEST
2000-3000 FEET NEAR 25 KNOTS...WIND GUSTS TO THIS SPEED SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH.
OBSERVATIONS SHOW SKY COVER BREAKING/CLEARING IN THE DRIER WEST
FLOW. WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN WE EXPECT THIS CLEARING TREND TO
CONTINUE TONIGHT. MODEL TIME SECTIONS SHOW INCREASING HIGH-LEVEL
MOISTURE AFTER 06Z. WE EXPECT INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS OVERNIGHT
WITH LOWER CLOUDS APPROACHING THE CT VALLEY TOWARD MORNING.
MET AND MAV MOS VALUES FOR MIN TEMP WERE SIMILAR...WE USED A
BLEND FOR THE FORECAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
SUNDAY...
CLIPPER LOW RACES FROM CANADA INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES.
WARMER AIR DRAWN AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL MOVE OVER NEW ENGLAND
SUNDAY. THE OVERUNNING WILL MEAN PLENTY OF CLOUDS. THE BEST LIFT
WILL BE IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH LESSER VALUES OVER SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND. THE BEST LIFT OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BE IN
FAIRLY COLD AIR...-30C...SO WHILE THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF LIGHT
SNOW THE AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIMITED. THE HILLS OF NORTHERN MASS AND
SOUTHERN NH MAY SEE AN INCH...THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION WILL
HAVE LESS WITH JUST A DUSTING TO A COATING OF SNOW. WE STAYED WITH
A MOS BLEND FOR MAX TEMPS.
SUNDAY NIGHT...
CLIPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS ONTARIO SUNDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND WILL REMAIN IN THE WARM SECTOR WITH A SOUTHWEST FLOW.
EXPECT CLOUDS AND GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS. WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN MASS AND SOUTHERN NH BUT WITH
LOW-END CHANCE PROBABILITY. TEMPERATURES WILL EITHER REMAIN STEADY
OR JUST DROP BACK A FEW DEGREES.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
MAIN POINTS FOR THE EXTD PD: WEAK DISTURBANCE MAINLY THRU NRN NEW
ENGLAND FOR MON INTO MON EVNG. HIGH PRES IN TOW SHOULD LEND FOR DRY
WX INTO THE WEEKEND WITH AN UNSEASONABLE WARMING TREND THANKS TO
RETURN SW FLOW FROM THE NATIONS LOWER INTERIOR. INTO THE END OF THE
WEEK DEEP SYNOPTIC SYS SHOULD AMPLIFY THRU THE SWRN CONUS. WEAK
DISTURBANCES ARE FCST TO TRANSLATE FROM THE SWRN CONUS THRU THE MEAN
MID LVL FLOW AND ALONG A BAROCLINIC ZONE WHICH WILL STRETCH THRU THE
NERN CONUS BY THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND. THIS SFC BAROCLINIC ZONE
WILL SHIFT SWD INTO SUN AS A STRONG AREA OF ARCTIC AIR PRESSES INTO
THE NATIONS INTERIOR...EXTENDING EWD INTO THE NE. UNSEASONABLE
WARMING TREND SHOULD COME TO AN END AND THE RGN WILL RETURN BACK
TO COLDER...MORE SEASONABLE CONDITIONS.
MONDAY...
A PROGRESSIVE SFC LOW WILL TRANSLATE ACRS NRN NEW ENGLAND...EXITING
INTO THE GULF OF ME BY EVNG. BETTER MID-UPR LVL DYNAMIC FORCING AND
LIFT SHOULD REMAIN PARENT TO THE ERN FLANK OF THE SFC LOW. LOW-MID
LVL THERMAL AXIS AIDED BY SW FLOW SHOULD PROGRESS AHEAD OF THE SYS
USHERING A DRY AIR PROTRUSION AT MID-LVLS AND WARMER CONDITIONS AT
THE SFC. HAVE LOWERED POPS ACCORDINGLY ONLY KEEPING CHC POPS FOR NRN
MA AND THE BERKSHIRES...MAINLY A RAIN/SNOW MIX...AND SLGT CHC
ELSEWHERE FOR LIGHT RAIN. WITH AFOREMENTIONED WARMING SHOULD SEE
UNSEASONABLE TEMPS IN THE LOW-MID 40S FOR MOST LOCALES...MID-UPR 30S
FOR NW INTERIOR RGNS. YET SFC COLD FRONT ATTENDANT WITH LOW WILL
PASS THRU THE RGN LATE AFTN AND EVNG USHERING NW FLOW AND COLD AIR
ADVECTION (CAA) FROM LOW-MID LVLS. WITH STRONG MID-LVL FLOW ALOFT AND
PSBL STEEP LAPSE RATES...HAVE USHERED NW GUSTS FOR THE MON NGT INTO
TUE MORN TIMEFRAME. LOWS TO FALL BACK TO NORMAL.
TUESDAY...
STRONG MID-LVL NW FLOW REMAINS WITH CONTINUED CAA...DIMINISHING INTO
EVNG AS A RIDGE AXIS ADVECTS INTO THE RGN ASSOC WITH STRONG HIGH
PRES OVER THE SERN CONUS. ANTICIPATE NW GUSTS AT THE SFC AND
OFFSHORE TO CONTINUE. HAVE ALSO GONE WITH SLGT POPS OFFSHORE WITH
PSBL OCEAN EFFECT SNOW FOR THE GULF OF ME FROM THE MRNG INTO AFTN PD.
DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL...AND AS SKIES CLEAR
FROM MRNG ONWARD AND WINDS DIMISH WE ARE LIKELY LOOKING AT A
NOCTURNAL COOLING EVENT INTO THE WED MRNG PD. WILL SEE TEMPS ACRS
THE RGN FALL INTO THE LOW TEENS WITH SINGLE DIGITS IN THE NW
INTERIOR...PSBL ISOLATED LOCALES BELOW ZERO AT HIGHER ELEV.
WEDNESDAY...
CALM WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL BE MUCH OF THE STORY WITH A
NOTICEABLE WARMING TREND. THE RIDGE AXIS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
OFFSHORE BY AFTN AND AS A RESULT CALM FLOW WILL BEGIN TO VEER AND
INCREASE OUT OF THE SW. MID-UPR LVL CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
AS ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE OF MOISTURE STREAMS NEWD FROM LOWER INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF THE NATION. NEVERTHELESS THE COMBINATION OF SW FLOW AND
WARM AIR ADVECTION (WAA) ALOFT SHOULD LEND TO HIGHS GETTING UP TO
THE LOW 40S FOR MOST AREAS...MID-UPR 30S FOR NW INTERIOR AND PBSLY
ALONG THE CAPE. OVRNGT LOWS WILL ALSO BE SLIGHTLY ABV NORMAL WITH
VALUES AROUND 30.
THURSDAY...
WAA CONTINUES...ESPECIALLY AT MID-LVLS WHICH RISE ABOVE FRZG NOT
SEEN IN A LONG TIME. AS SUCH WITH CONTINUED SW FLOW AT THE SFC AND
WARMING ALOFT WILL CONTINUE WITH PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS AS CLOUDS
CONTINUALLY STREAM NEWD WITH HIGH TEMPS IN THE MID-UPR 40S RGN-WIDE.
WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF A FEW LOCATIONS CAME IT AT OR ABOVE 50F.
EXPECT NIGHTTIME LOWS TO REMAIN ABV NORMAL WITH VALUES AROUND THE
MID 30S.
FRIDAY...
THE WARMING TREND CONTINUES...BUT CLOUDS SHOULD BE NOTICEABLY ON THE
INCREASE AS WEAK DISTURBANCES ALONG THE LONGWAVE FLOW FROM THE SWRN
CONUS BEGIN TO TRANSLATE NEWD INTO THE FCST RGN. ANTICIPATE ONE MORE
DAY OF WARM WEATHER AS THE THERMAL AXIS OF WARM AND MOIST AIR SHIFTS
EWD FROM THE CNTRL CONUS AND ACROSS THE NE. ANTICIPATE HIGHS INTO
THE UPR 40S TO LOW 50S. IMPACTS FROM CLOUDS MAY SUSPEND WARMING FROM
GOING ANY FURTHER. SW FLOW CONTINUES. INTO EVNG MAY SEE THE
AFOREMENTIONED DISTURBANCE ENTER THE RGN. HAVE GONE SLGT CHC POPS
FOR LIGHT RAIN OVER THE ENTIRE AREA DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OF TRACK AND
TIMING. NEVERTHELESS MDLS IN GOOD AGREEMENT TO WET WX TREND FOR END
OF WEEK INTO WEEKEND. MEANWHILE SFC COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT INTO THE
ERN GRT LKS WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR IN TOW ALSO BY EVNG.
SATURDAY...
MID-LVL DISTURBANCE PRESSES NEWD THRU THE RGN AND BAROCLINIC ZONE
OVER THE ERN GRT LKS SHIFTS SEWD OVER THE AREA. COLDER AIRMASS
PLUNGES THRU RGN ALONG WITH ASSOC SFC FRONT. SHOULD SEE AN END TO
UNSEASONABLE WARMTH AS MID LVLS COOL CONSIDERABLY. HAVE HIGH TEMPS
IN THE LOW-MID 40S AS SWLY FLOW IN AFTN SHIFTS OUT OF THE NW...MAY
SEE ONE LAST BREATH OF WARMTH. STILL SLGT CHC POPS AS MOISTURE SEEMS
LIMITED...BEST DYNAMIC LIFT REMAINS IN NRN NEW ENG. ARCTIC AIR
INVADES INTO THE AFTN-EVNG PD ALONG WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NW WIND
WITH SFC COLD FRONT PASSAGE. ANTICIPATE LOWS FOR THE OVRNGT TO FALL
BACK TO SEASONABLE VALUES...UPR TEENS TO LOW 20S.
SUNDAY...
ARCTIC AIRMASS STILL PLUNGING INTO THE RGN PUSHING THE BAROCLINIC
ZONE AND ATTENDANT SFC COLD FRONT SEWD. THIS ZONE WILL REMAIN
ELONGATED AND ASSOC WITH LOW PRES ACRS THE SRN NEW ENGLAND
RGN...SQUEEZED UP AGAINST HIGH PRES REMAINING OVR THE SERN CONUS.
HAVE CONTINUED SLGT CHC POPS AS THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY OVER THE
OUTCOME OF THIS SYS. SHOULD STILL SEE STRONG AND GUSTY NW WINDS WITH
HIGHS REMAINING AROUND THE FRZG MARK.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
MEDIUM...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT
TONIGHT...CONTINUED HIGH CONFIDENCE PREVAILING VFR. RADAR AND
SATELLITE RETURNS EXHIBIT DIMINISHING -SHSN. PREVAILED BKN050 FOR
KPVD FOR THE NEXT HR...OTHERWISE ALL OTHER TERMINALS SHOULD SEE
SCT200-250. WINDS SHOULD ALSO WEAKEN THRU THE OVRNGT PD AS HIGH
PRES SETTLES INTO THE RGN...SUSTAINED 10-15KTS WITH GUSTS AROUND
20KTS WILL CONINTUE THE NEXT HR OR TWO FOR INTERIOR TERMINALS...
WITH CAPE AND ISLANDS REMAINING GUSTY 25-30KTS...DIMINISHING INTO
MORNING.
SUNDAY...CONTINUED MEDIUM-HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR CONDITIONS.
WINDS TO CONTINUE TO LIGHTEN DURING THE MORNING-MIDDAY HRS. MEDIUM
CONFIDENCE IN BKN 2-3KFT MVFR CIGS FOR NRN TERMINALS AS A LOW PRES
CENTER WITH LEADING WARM FRONT LIFTS NEWD THUR THE RGN BY AFTN
WITH POTENTIAL LIGHT SNOW. FURTHER SOUTH CIGS SHOULD RANGE 5-8KFT.
SW WINDS ANTICIPATED IN WAKE OF THE WARM FRONT...GUSTING 20-25KTS
FOR TERMINALS ALONG THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. LOW CONFIDENCE IN ANY
VSBY RESTRICTIONS.
SUNDAY NIGHT...MEDIUM-LOW CONFIDENCE IN MVFR OR IFR CEILINGS.
CONTINUED THINKING SIMPLY THAT VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL MUCH
OF THE PD. ANY PSBL LOWERING AND VSBY RESTRICTIONS SHOULD BE
SITUATED THRU NRN NEW ENGLAND...LOW CONFIDENCE PERTAINS TO PSBL
-SN AND MVFR IMPACTS TO TERMINALS ACROSS NRN MA AND SRN NH.
KBOS TERMINAL...MEDIUM-HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR TO PREVAIL THRU THE
FCST PD. SCT050 MAY LINGER INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE TAF PD...
OTHERWISE SCT-BKN HIGH CLOUD. WINDS TO WEAKEN THRU THE EVNG AS
HIGH PRES FILTERS INTO THE RGN. LOW PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE RGN
SUNDAY AND ATTENDANT WARM FRNT LIFTS NEWD ACRS THE TERMINAL BY
AFTN ANTICIPATE LOWERED CIGS...PSBLY BELOW MVFR THRESHOLDS.
MAINTAIN LOW CONFIDENCE FOR THIS OUTCOME AND SO HAVE SCT020 INTO
THE LATE AFTN TO ACCOUNT FOR POTENTIAL. SW WINDS BEHIND THE WARM
FRONT WILL BE SUSTAINED 10-15KTS.
OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
MON...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. PERIODS OF MVFR-IFR ARE POSSIBLE FOR NORTHERN
TERMINALS WHERE THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOW CONFIDENCE
THAT LOWER CONDITIONS WILL EXTEND SOUTH OF THE PIKE AND IT IS
POSSIBLE VFR COULD PREVAIL HERE FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD. SW WINDS
10-15 KTS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NW WITH A THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
FRONT BY EVENING AND SUSTAIN AT 15-20KTS WITH GUSTS 20-25KTS PSBL
INTO THE EARLY MORNING.
TUE...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR...BUT MEDIUM CONFIDENCE FOR PREVAILING
MVFR ALONG THE CAPE AS OCEAN EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE. DO NOT AT
THIS TIME PRESENTLY THINK SNOW WILL AFFECT THE CAPE. NW WINDS
15-20KTS SUSTAINED...GUSTING 20-25KTS...WILL DIMINISH INTO EVENING
AS HIGH PRES BEGINS TO SETTLE INTO THE AREA.
WED...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR. MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS. CALM WINDS
SHIFTING OUT OF THE SW BY AFTN.
THURS...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR. SW FLOW CONTINUES 5-10KTS. SOME MID-
HIGH LEVEL CLOUD DECKS EXPECTED TO BEGIN STREAMING ACROSS THE
TERMINALS.
&&
.MARINE...
TONIGHT...
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM
SOUTHWEST TO WEST. COLDER AIR MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT WITH
STRONG WINDS ALOFT. THIS WILL BRING WIND GUSTS TO THE WATERS WITH
POTENTIAL FOR 35 TO 40 KNOT GUSTS ON THE OUTER WATERS AND
NANTUCKET SOUND. THE EXISTING GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO
INCLUDE NANTUCKET SOUND. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
COLD AIR MOVING IN WILL ALSO BRING A POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING SPRAY
TONIGHT...MAINLY ON THE WATERS NORTH OF PROVINCETOWN. THESE WINDS
WILL BUILD THE SEAS WITH 5-8 FEET EXPECTED ON THE OUTER WATERS.
SUNDAY...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS AND OFF TO THE EAST. A
WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE WATERS LATE IN THE DAY. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE...WITH GUSTS 25-30 KNOTS LATE IN
THE DAY ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTHERN WATERS. LINGERING ROUGH SEAS
ON THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH THE DAY.
SUNDAY NIGHT...
ROUGH SEAS ON THE SOUTHERN WATERS WITH LINGERING SOUTHWEST GUSTS
25 TO 30 KNOTS.
OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
MON...SW WINDS ABOVE SCA THRESHOLDS FOR THE SRN SHORELINE WITH
WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET.
MON NIGHT INTO TUE NGT...WINDS SHIFTING OUT OF THE NW WITH A COLD
FRONTAL PASSSAGE. WINDS AND SEAS ABOVE SCA THRESHOLDS WITH
POTENTIAL GALES FOR THE ERN OPEN WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY FOR
TUE ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR OCEAN EFFECT SNOWS IN THE GULF OF
MAINE. WINDS AND SEAS...ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY AND
SNOW...DIMINISHING INTO TUE NGT.
WED AND THURS...SW FLOW WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS EXPECTED TO BE AT 5 FEET OR BELOW.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ232-250-254>256.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ231-233>235-
237.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ230-236-251.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WTB
NEAR TERM...WTB
SHORT TERM...WTB
LONG TERM...SIPPRELL
AVIATION...WTB/SIPPRELL
MARINE...WTB/SIPPRELLHazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 4:11 PM EST, 11 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 411 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-132115- 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- 411 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 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...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ232-250-254>256-132115- 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- 411 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LOW PROBABILITY OF NORTHWEST GALES LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-231-233>237-251-132115- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 411 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:51 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 50 hr |
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