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Coastal Flood Statement 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this coastal flood statement at Dec 16, 2012, 4:03 AM EST for 6 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Dec 16, 2012, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2012, 4:03 AM EST (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2012, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Essex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 71 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 962 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
081 WHUS41 KBOX 160903 CFWBOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 403 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...MINOR SPLASH OVER POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST DURING THE MID DAY HIGH TIDE... MAZ007-015-016-019-022-024-161715- /O.NEW.KBOX.CF.S.0005.121216T1500Z-121216T2000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- 403 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...MINOR SPLASH OVER POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR SPLASH OVER POSSIBLE. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...JUST SOME MINOR SPLASH OVER POSSIBLE WITH NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS. $$ FRANK
1 follow-up statement
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WHUS41 KBOX 161625
CFWBOX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1125 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2012
...MINOR SPLASH OVER POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
COAST DURING THE MID DAY HIGH TIDE...
MAZ007-015-016-019-022-024-162000-
/O.CON.KBOX.CF.S.0005.000000T0000Z-121216T2000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
1125 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2012
...MINOR SPLASH OVER POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
COAST LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR SPLASH-OVER POSSIBLE.
* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...JUST SOME MINOR SPLASH-OVER POSSIBLE WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
NEWBURYPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.3 16/01 PM 9.8 0.5 3 NONE
9.5 17/02 AM 8.8 0.7 4-5 NONE
10.0 17/02 PM 9.3 0.7 6 NONE
9.4 18/03 AM 8.6 0.8 6-7 NONE
9.6 18/03 PM 8.8 0.8 7 NONE
GLOUCESTER HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.3 16/01 PM 10.8 0.5 3 NONE
10.4 17/02 AM 9.6 0.8 5-6 NONE
11.1 17/02 PM 10.3 0.8 6 NONE
10.3 18/03 AM 9.3 1.0 8 NONE
10.7 18/03 PM 9.6 1.1 8-9 NONE
REVERE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.9 16/01 PM 11.4 0.5 3 MINOR
10.7 17/02 AM 10.1 0.6 4-5 NONE
11.5 17/02 PM 10.9 0.6 5 NONE
10.7 18/03 AM 9.9 0.8 5 NONE
11.0 18/03 PM 10.2 0.8 5-6 NONE
BOSTON HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.9 16/01 PM 11.4 0.5 2 NONE
10.7 17/02 AM 10.1 0.6 3-4 NONE
11.4 17/02 PM 10.8 0.6 3 NONE
10.5 18/03 AM 9.8 0.7 2 NONE
10.9 18/03 PM 10.2 0.7 2 NONE
SCITUATE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.7 16/01 PM 11.2 0.5 3 MINOR
10.6 17/02 AM 9.9 0.7 5-6 NONE
11.3 17/02 PM 10.6 0.7 5 MINOR
10.6 18/03 AM 9.7 0.9 6 NONE
11.0 18/03 PM 10.0 1.0 6 NONE
SANDWICH HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.5 16/01 PM 11.0 0.5 2 NONE
10.5 17/02 AM 9.7 0.8 3-4 NONE
11.3 17/02 PM 10.4 0.9 3 NONE
10.5 18/03 AM 9.5 1.0 3 NONE
11.2 18/03 PM 9.8 1.4 2-3 NONE
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.5 16/01 PM 11.0 0.5 3 NONE
10.5 17/02 AM 9.9 0.6 4 NONE
11.3 17/02 PM 10.6 0.7 3-4 NONE
10.6 18/03 AM 9.7 0.9 4 NONE
11.0 18/03 PM 9.9 1.1 4 NONE
CHATHAM - EAST COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.0 16/03 AM 5.5 0.5 3 NONE
7.9 16/02 PM 7.3 0.6 4 NONE
7.4 17/02 AM 6.5 0.9 6-7 NONE
7.9 17/02 PM 6.9 1.0 7 NONE
7.6 18/03 AM 6.4 1.2 6-7 NONE
7.9 18/03 PM 6.5 1.4 6-7 NONE
CHATHAM - SOUTH COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.0 16/03 AM 5.5 0.5 2 NONE
7.7 16/02 PM 7.2 0.5 3 NONE
7.2 17/02 AM 6.4 0.8 4-5 NONE
7.6 17/03 PM 6.8 0.8 4 NONE
7.2 18/03 AM 6.3 0.9 4 NONE
7.4 18/03 PM 6.4 1.0 4-5 NONE
BUZZARDS BAY - WOODS HOLE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.2 16/10 AM 2.6 0.6 2 NONE
2.6 16/10 PM 1.9 0.7 3 NONE
3.2 17/11 AM 2.4 0.8 3 NONE
2.6 17/11 PM 1.8 0.8 3 NONE
3.2 18/12 PM 2.1 1.1 3 NONE
2.3 19/12 AM 1.8 0.5 3 NONE
NANTUCKET HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.5 16/03 AM 3.0 0.5 2 NONE
4.6 16/02 PM 4.1 0.5 3 NONE
4.2 17/03 AM 3.3 0.9 4-5 NONE
4.7 17/03 PM 3.8 0.9 3-4 NONE
4.3 18/04 AM 3.3 1.0 4 NONE
4.8 18/04 PM 3.5 1.3 4 NONE
NANTUCKET EAST COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.6 16/03 AM 3.1 0.5 3 NONE
4.9 16/02 PM 4.3 0.6 4-5 NONE
4.1 17/03 AM 3.4 0.7 6-7 NONE
4.8 17/03 PM 4.0 0.8 6 NONE
4.3 18/04 AM 3.5 0.8 6-7 NONE
4.6 18/04 PM 3.7 0.9 6-7 NONE
NANTUCKET SOUTH COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.4 16/03 AM 2.9 0.5 2-3 NONE
4.5 16/02 PM 4.0 0.5 3-5 NONE
4.0 17/03 AM 3.2 0.8 6-7 NONE
4.6 17/03 PM 3.8 0.8 5-6 NONE
4.2 18/04 AM 3.3 0.9 6 NONE
4.4 18/04 PM 3.5 0.9 6 NONE
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 4:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 48 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.