Alert archive / Massachusetts / Gale Watches in 2012
Gale Watch 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale watch at Mar 7, 2012, 4:03 AM EST. It took effect at Mar 8, 2012, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2012, 4:03 AM EST (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2012, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
373 WHUS71 KBOX 070903 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 403 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ANZ236-071715- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.120307T1500Z-120308T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.A.0007.120308T1500Z-120309T0300Z/ NARRAGANSETT BAY- 403 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN 35 KT ON THURSDAY. SEAS 2 TO 5 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. && $$ ANZ232>234-071715- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.120307T1500Z-120308T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.A.0007.120308T1500Z-120309T0300Z/ NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 403 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT ON THURSDAY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ ANZ231-071715- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.120307T1500Z-120308T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.A.0007.120308T1500Z-120309T0300Z/ CAPE COD BAY- 403 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN 35 KT ON THURSDAY. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. && $$ ANZ255-256-071715- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.120307T1200Z-120309T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 403 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-254-071715- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.120307T1500Z-120309T0000Z/ 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- 403 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. && $$ ANZ235-237-071715- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.120307T1200Z-120309T0000Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 403 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-251-071715- /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.A.0007.120308T1500Z-120309T0300Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 403 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
844 WHUS71 KBOX 071430 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 930 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ANZ251-072230- /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.120307T1430Z-120308T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0007.120308T1500Z-120309T0300Z/ MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 930 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-072230- /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.120307T1430Z-120308T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0007.120308T1500Z-120309T0300Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- 930 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ ANZ236-072230- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.120307T1430Z-120308T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0007.120308T1500Z-120309T0300Z/ NARRAGANSETT BAY- 930 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ ANZ232>234-072230- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.120307T1430Z-120308T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0007.120308T1500Z-120309T0300Z/ NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 930 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. && $$ ANZ231-072230- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.120307T1430Z-120308T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0007.120308T1500Z-120309T0300Z/ CAPE COD BAY- 930 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ ANZ250-254-072230- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.120307T1430Z-120309T0000Z/ 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- 930 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. && $$ ANZ255-256-072230- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120309T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 930 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ235-237-072230- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120309T0000Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 930 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. && $$
289 WHUS71 KBOX 072100 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 400 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ANZ232>234-080500- /O.UPG.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120308T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0007.120308T1500Z-120309T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0014.120308T1400Z-120309T1000Z/ NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 400 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-080500- /O.UPG.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120308T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0007.120308T1500Z-120309T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0014.120308T1400Z-120309T0700Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- 400 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 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. && $$ ANZ231-251-080500- /O.UPG.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120308T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0007.120308T1500Z-120309T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0014.120308T1400Z-120309T0700Z/ CAPE COD BAY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 400 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ236-080500- /O.UPG.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120308T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0007.120308T1500Z-120309T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0014.120308T1400Z-120309T0700Z/ NARRAGANSETT BAY- 400 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST 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. && $$ ANZ235-237-080500- /O.UPG.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120309T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0014.120308T1400Z-120309T0700Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 400 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-254-080500- /O.UPG.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120309T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0014.120308T1400Z-120309T1000Z/ 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- 400 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. && $$ ANZ255-256-080500- /O.UPG.KBOX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120309T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0014.120308T1400Z-120309T0700Z/ COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 400 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
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 Mar 7, 3:38 AM EST, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 3:38 AM EST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
338 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION
TODAY...USHERING IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
ALSO BEGIN WITH THIS WARMER WEATHER. A COLD FRONT ALONG WITH A
RISK OF SHOWERS IMPACTS THE REGION LATE THURSDAY INTO EARLY
FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY DRIER BUT MUCH COLDER WEATHER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES RETURN SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK ALONG WITH A THREAT OF A FEW SHOWERS.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
LLVL WARM FRONT HAS MOVED E OF THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS
HAS USHERED IN MOISTURE WITH BOTH DWPTS AND TEMPS ON THE RISE. A
FEW HIGH CLOUDS AROUND THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.
THE SFC HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO THE SE DURING THE DAY. 30
TO 40 KT SW LLJ WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT WARM/MOIST AIRMASS OVER
THE REGION. STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION WILL KEEP BL MIXING AT BAY
SOMEWHAT TODAY...SO FEEL THAT THIS JET WILL NOT BE FULLY TAPPED.
NONETHELESS...A FEW GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY S
AND E OF A LINE FROM BDL TO LWM DURING PEAK HEATING.
H92 TEMPS INCREASE TO AROUND +8C TO +10C LATER IN THE DAY...AND
GIVEN THAT MIXING MAY NOT QUITE REACH THIS LEVEL...TEMPS EXPECTED
TO INCREASE ONLY INTO THE MID 50S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. S
COAST/CAPE/ISLANDS WILL BE COOLER WITH A SW FLOW OFF THE
WATER...EXPECTING TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S HERE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/...
TONIGHT...
HIGH PRES CONTINUES TO SLIDE TO THE ESE AS STRONG COLD FRONT
APPROACHES GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS WILL ALLOW LLVL PRES GRADIENT
TO INCREASE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. NOT EXPECTING WINDS TO
COMPLETELY DECOUPLE FROM THE INCREASING LLJ...WHICH INCREASES
CLOSER TO 50 KT DURING THIS PERIOD. THEREFORE...SW WINDS AROUND 10
TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH ARE LIKELY EVEN DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF WARMING FLOW AND SOME
CLOUDINESS POSSIBLE MEANS MIN TEMPS ONLY EXPECTED TO DIP AS LOW AS
THE UPPER 30S AND LOW 40S.
LATEST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST MOISTURE LOADING IN THE LOW TO MID LVLS
OF THE COLUMN. THEREFORE...WITH INCREASING DWPTS...A CHANCE FOR
FOG AND STRATUS DEVELOPMENT ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER SRN
PORTIONS OF THE FA. EXPECTING DWPTS IN THE LOW 40S TO MATCH SST IN
THE LOW 40S SOMETIME DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
COASTAL FOG WILL BE THE PRIMARY FACTOR. WHILE RGEM /WHICH USUALLY
HANDLES THESE SCENARIOS WELL/ WAS NOT SHOWING INCREASING CLOUDS
ALONG THE S COAST...MADE MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO SUGGEST AT LEAST 40
PERCENT CLOUD COVER IN THE VICINITY OF THE S COAST...AND ADDED
SOME FOG TO THE WX GRIDS.
THURSDAY...
STRONG COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO ENCROACH UPON THE REGION FROM THE
GREAT LAKES WITH STRONG STAGNANT HIGH PRES TO THE SE. WAA WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH INCREASING MOISTURE IN THE COLUMN.
GUIDANCE HAS SLOWED THE PROGRESSION OF POTENTIAL PRECIP ASSOCIATED
WITH THE FRONT TO LATER IN THE DAY...WHICH MAKES SENSE GIVEN THE
DRY COLUMN SUGGESTED BY SOUNDINGS EARLY. TRIED TO REFLECT THIS IN
POP GRIDS. HOWEVER...EXPECT SKIES TO TREND TOWARD BKN-OVC
ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. DESPITE
THIS...WITH H92 TEMPS HOLDING CLOSE TO +10C...SOME MIXING SHOULD
ALLOW TEMPS IN THE LOWER 60S IN SPOTS. THE QUESTION WILL BE HOW
MUCH MIXING IS EXPECTED...GIVEN THE STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION
HOLDING FAST.
BESIDES THE INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR PRECIP...AND ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY MARCH...THE KEY FOR THURSDAY WILL BE THE
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS. THE PERSISTENT LLJ INCREASES SOMEWHAT
AS STRONG SHORTWAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVES CLOSER.
CURRENT GUIDANCE SUGGESTS MAGNITUDES CLOSE TO 60 KT AT
H92...ESPECIALLY OVER ERN PORTIONS OF THE FA. GIVEN HOW CLOSE THIS
IS TO THE SFC...THE KEY WILL BE HOW MUCH MIXING WILL BE ALLOWED.
OVER THE WRN INTERIOR...THE JET IS WEAKER...SO NOT EXPECTING AS
SIGNIFICANT AN EVENT. IN THE E HOWEVER...THE BALANCE WILL BE
BETWEEN THE STRENGTH OF THE JET AND THE DEPTH OF THE BL. THE
COMBINATION OF THE STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AND INCREASING
CLOUDINESS...AS WELL AS ONSHORE MARINE FLOW NEAR THE S COAST...ARE
ALL MITIGATING FACTORS. HOWEVER...SOUNDINGS OVER THE COASTAL PLAIN
/INCLUDING WRN PORTIONS OF CAPE COD/ AND JUST INLAND FROM THE E
COAST SUGGEST LLVL LAPSE RATES AROUND 8-9C/KM TAPPING SOME OF THIS
JET ENERGY...AND WIND GUST TOOL PRODUCED GUSTS JUST SHY OF WIND
WARNING CRITERIA. GIVEN THE MITIGATING FACTORS...NOT CONFIDENT
ENOUGH IN WARNING CRITERIA BEING MET...SO NO WATCH ATTM.
HOWEVER...A WIND ADVISORY IS VERY POSSIBLE...SO WILL HIGHLIGHT
THIS IN THE HWO.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* WINDY AND UNSEASONABLY MILD THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED
SHOWERS THU NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI
* MUCH COLDER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
* A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
OVERVIEW...
PROGRESSIVE FLOW PATTERN DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL RESULT IN
LARGE TEMPERATURE SWINGS AND A FEW PERIODS OF SHOWERS. EAST COAST
RIDGING AND UNSEASONABLY MILD WEATHER THU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A
PERIOD OF SHOWERS THU NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH...THEN A
MUCH COLDER AIRMASS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AS NORTHERN STREAM TROF
SETTLES OVER NEW ENG. AS THE TROF LIFTS OUT...RISING HEIGHTS WILL
BRING A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THERE IS INCREASED MODEL SPREAD TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD AS
MODELS DIFFER ON SPEED AND AMPLITUDE OF AN APPROACHING MID LEVEL LOW
FROM THE GT LAKES. DESPITE DIFFERENCES DRY WEATHER SHOULD LAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THEN IT APPEARS THE THREAT OF SHOWERS WILL
INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW.
THURSDAY...
STRONG SW FLOW WILL BRING UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPS INTO SNE. SHALLOW
MIXING DEPTHS ONLY TO 950-925MB WILL TEMPER THE WARMING...BUT 2M
TEMPS STILL SUPPORT MAXES IN LOWER 60S AWAY FROM THE S COAST AND NW
HIGHER TERRAIN. THE SW WIND OFF THE COOL OCEAN WILL KEEP TEMPS IN
THE LOW/MID 50S RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE S COAST AND CAPE/ISLANDS.
THERE MAY BE SOME LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG EARLY...THEN MOSUNNY
FOLLOWED BY INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON AS COLD FRONT
APPROACHES...BUT ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL THU
NIGHT. IT WILL ALSO BE A WINDY DAY AS 50-60 KT LOW LEVEL JET WILL
BE OVER THE REGION. DESPITE SHALLOW MIXING DEPTH...WIND GUST
ALGORITHM INDICATES POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 40 KT...ESPECIALLY IN THE
COASTAL PLAIN AND THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED.
THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THU NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI AND
WILL LIKELY BE PRECEDED BY A PERIOD OF SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT
WHICH MAY LINGER INTO FRI MORNING ALONG THE S COAST BASED ON THE
TIMING OF THE FROPA. EXPECT PTSUNNY SKIES AND COOLER TEMPS IN THE
INTERIOR...WITH MORNING CLOUDS GIVING WAY TO PTSUNNY SKIES CLOSER TO
THE COAST. WITH COLDER AIR LAGGING A BIT BEHIND THE FRONT...TEMPS
WILL STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL...RANGING FROM LOWER 40S NW HIGHER
TERRAIN TO LOWER 50S COASTAL PLAIN.
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...
LOTS OF SUNSHINE EXPECTED SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO NEW ENG...BUT
BELOW NORMAL TEMPS AS 850 MB TEMPS AROUND -12C. COLD NIGHT SAT
NIGHT...THEN QUICK MODERATION SUNDAY AS THE HIGH MOVES OFF THE COAST
WITH MILDER SW FLOW PUSHING 850 TEMPS TO +6C BY SUN EVENING. SUNDAY
TEMPS WILL LIKELY BE ABOUT 10-15 DEGREES MILDER THAN SAT.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...
LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST AS THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
GFS AND ECMWF. IT DOES APPEAR MILD WEATHER WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK...BUT BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS ESPECIALLY MONDAY AS NEXT
SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. GFS MUCH MORE ROBUST THAN ECMWF
WITH THIS SYSTEM. WE WILL HAVE CHC POPS MON.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
MODERATE...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT
THROUGH 12Z...
HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR. SCT-BKN MID-HIGH LVL CLOUDS WILL SHIFT E OF
THE TERMINALS TOWARD DAYBREAK. LGT AND VRB WSW WINDS OVRNGT
BECOMING S/SWLY BY MORN AND INCREASING.
WEDNESDAY...
HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR. STRONG SWLY FLOW WITH GUSTS 25-30 KTS ALONG
THE S SHORE AND CAPE/ISLANDS PSBL. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT S AND E OF A
LINE FROM BDL TO LWM. EXPECTING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 KTS OR
GREATER FOR ALL TERMINALS. LLWS WITH WSW WINDS AROUND 30 TO 35 KT
ABOVE THE DECK THROUGH THE DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER ERN AND SERN
TERMINALS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
MAINLY VFR...BUT LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE THAT AREAS OF IFR
ST/FOG MAY DEVELOP LATE OVER PORTIONS OF THE S COAST/CAPE/ISLANDS.
MAIN CONCERN IS STILL LLWS. WINDS 2-3 KFT AGL WILL BE SUSTAINED
OUT OF THE SW 40-50 KT. SHOULD SFC WINDS WEAKEN /LIKELY ACROSS
INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND/ LLWS WILL BE AN ISSUE. MAY SEE GUSTS AROUND
25 KTS CONTINUE ALONG THE S COAST TERMINALS INCLUDING THE
CAPE/ISLANDS.
THURSDAY...
MODERATE CONFIDENCE VFR THROUGH MAJORITY OF THE DAY AFTER SOME
MVFR/IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN STRATUS DISSIPATE ALONG S COAST TERMINALS.
PRIMARY ISSUE WILL BE WINDS. A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL MOVE OVER
SRN AND ERN TERMINALS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SW WIND SPEEDS AT 2000
FT COULD REACH 50 TO 60 KT...WITH SOME SFC GUSTS GREATER THAN 40
KT POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL PLAIN AND CAPE COD. SKIES
WILL BE FILLING IN FROM THE NW THROUGH THE DAY WITH SOME SHOWERS
POSSIBLE TOWARD EVENING IN THE NW.
KBOS TERMINAL...
HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR THROUGH TONIGHT. PRIMARY ISSUE WILL BE WINDS.
SW WINDS INCREASE TODAY WITH SFC GUSTS TO 20 KT POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON. LLWS WILL BE AN ISSUE WITH A 30 KT JET AT 2000 FT
TODAY...WHICH THEN INCREASES TONIGHT TO 40 TO 50 KT. MUCH STRONGER
SFC GUSTS POSSIBLE THURSDAY WITH AN EVEN STRONGER LOW LEVEL JET.
OUTLOOK...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...
THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...A PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND MVFR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED THU NIGHT WHICH MAY LINGER ALONG THE S COAST FRI
MORNING...OTHERWISE VFR FRIDAY WITH SCT-BKN CU. MODERATE
CONFIDENCE.
SAT AND SUN...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
TODAY AND TONIGHT...
AS HIGH PRES MOVES OFFSHORE EXPECTING SW FLOW TO INCREASE DURING
THE DAY WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT POSSIBLE OVER ALL WATERS. S SWELL WILL
INCREASE AS WELL TO 5 TO 7 FT...FIRST OVER SRN WATERS...THEN OVER
ERN OUTER WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED AND WILL
REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THESE TWO PERIODS.
THURSDAY...
WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE WATERS DURING THE DAY. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES CONTINUE OVER OUTER WATERS WHERE MIXING WILL NOT
ALLOW STRONGEST WINDS TO REACH THE SFC. HOWEVER...NEAR SHORE
WATERS COULD SEE GUSTS TO GALE FORCE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WHERE MIXING WILL BE STRONGEST. THEREFORE...HAVE ISSUED
GALE WATCH FOR NEAR SHORE WATERS AS WELL AS BAYS/HARBORS.
OUTLOOK...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...
FRIDAY...WESTERLY WINDS GENERALLY BELOW SCA BUT ROUGH SEAS WILL
CONTINUE.
FRI NIGHT INTO SAT...A PULSE OF SCA NW GUSTS TO 30 KT EXPECTED WITH
LOW PROB OF A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT.
SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...WINDS DIMINISH SAT NIGHT THEN SHIFT TO SW
SUNDAY WITH SPEEDS BELOW SCA.
&&
.CLIMATE...
WITH THURSDAY MARCH 8TH FORECAST TO BE AN UNSEASONABLY MILD DAY
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURES RESPECTIVE TO MARCH 8TH:
STATION (ID) RECORD HIGH (YEAR SET)
------------------ ---------------------
BOSTON MA (BOS) 67 (1995)
HARTFORD CT (BDL) 69 (1987)
PROVIDENCE RI (PVD) 69 (1987)
WORCESTER MA (ORH) 64 (1987)
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR
ANZ230>234-236-251.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
ANZ232>234.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR ANZ231>234-236.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR ANZ235-237-255-256.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR ANZ250-254.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WTB/DOODY
NEAR TERM...DOODY
SHORT TERM...DOODY
LONG TERM...WTB
AVIATION...WTB/DOODY
MARINE...WTB/DOODY
CLIMATE...STAFFHazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 3:59 AM EST, 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 359 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>012-014-015-023-024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>006- 008-080900- 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-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK 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-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 359 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>234-236-251-080900- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-NARRAGANSETT BAY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 359 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 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. ANZ235-237-250-254>256-080900- 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- 359 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS THE LOW TO MODERATE PROBABILITY OF GALE FORCE WINDS WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ013-016>022-RIZ007-080900- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NEWPORT RI- 359 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND EXTREME EASTERN RHODE ISLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THURSDAY. THERE IS THE MODERATE PROBABILITY THAT A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 37 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:15 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 35 hr |
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