Alert archive / Massachusetts / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 74, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this small craft advisory at Sep 27, 2012, 4:28 PM EDT. It took effect at Sep 28, 2012, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2012, 4:28 PM EDT (20:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 28, 2012, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
518 WHUS71 KBOX 272028 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 428 PM EDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST FRIDAY AND THEN INTO THE GULF OF MAINE FRI NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20-30 KT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COASTAL WATERS ALONG WITH ROUGH SEAS. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. ANZ235-237-255-256-280430- /O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T0900Z-120929T0900Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 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- 428 PM EDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM EDT SATURDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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. && $$ ANZ232>234-280430- /O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T0900Z-120929T0900Z/ NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 428 PM EDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM EDT SATURDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-251-254-280430- /O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T1700Z-120929T1200Z/ 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- 428 PM EDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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. && $$ ANZ231-280430- /O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T1700Z-120929T1200Z/ CAPE COD BAY- 428 PM EDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
10 follow-up statements
663 WHUS71 KBOX 280201 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1001 PM EDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST FRIDAY AND THEN INTO THE GULF OF MAINE FRI NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20-30 KT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COASTAL WATERS ALONG WITH ROUGH SEAS. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. ANZ235-237-255-256-281015- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T0900Z-120929T0900Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 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- 1001 PM EDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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. && $$ ANZ232>234-281015- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T0900Z-120929T0900Z/ NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 1001 PM EDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-251-254-281015- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T1700Z-120929T1200Z/ 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- 1001 PM EDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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. && $$ ANZ231-281015- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T1700Z-120929T1200Z/ CAPE COD BAY- 1001 PM EDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
069 WHUS71 KBOX 280819 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 419 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL BRING INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS WELL AS 3 TO 6 FOOT SEAS ON THE OUTER WATERS. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH BY SATURDAY. ANZ235-237-255-256-281630- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T0900Z-120929T0700Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 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- 419 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 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. && $$ ANZ232>234-281630- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T0900Z-120929T0300Z/ NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 419 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ231-281630- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T1700Z-120929T0600Z/ CAPE COD BAY- 419 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 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. && $$ ANZ250-251-254-281630- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T1700Z-120929T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- 419 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
546 WHUS71 KBOX 281431 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1031 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL BRING INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS WELL AS 3 TO 6 FOOT SEAS ON THE OUTER WATERS. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH BY SATURDAY. ANZ235-237-255-256-282245- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T0700Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 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- 1031 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 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. && $$ ANZ232>234-282245- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T0300Z/ NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 1031 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-251-254-282245- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T1700Z-120929T1200Z/ 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- 1031 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST 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. && $$ ANZ231-282245- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.120928T1700Z-120929T0600Z/ CAPE COD BAY- 1031 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
281 WHUS71 KBOX 282032 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 432 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL BRING INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT AS WELL AS 3 TO 6 FOOT SEAS ON THE OUTER WATERS. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ANZ235-237-255-256-290445- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T0700Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 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- 432 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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. && $$ ANZ232>234-290300- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T0300Z/ NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 432 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-251-254-290445- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T1200Z/ 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- 432 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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. && $$ ANZ231-290445- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T0600Z/ CAPE COD BAY- 432 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
426 WHUS71 KBOX 290221 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1021 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL BRING INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT AS WELL AS 3 TO 6 FOOT SEAS ON THE OUTER WATERS. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ANZ235-237-255-256-290700- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T0700Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 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- 1021 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 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. && $$ ANZ232>234-290330- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T0300Z/ NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 1021 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-251-254-291030- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T1200Z/ 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- 1021 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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. && $$ ANZ231-290600- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T0600Z/ CAPE COD BAY- 1021 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
692 WHUS71 KBOX 290603 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 203 AM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE OUTER WATERS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS TODAY... ANZ235-237-290715- /O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T0700Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 203 AM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW SMALL CRAFT LEVELS. $$ ANZ231-290715- /O.EXP.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T0600Z/ CAPE COD BAY- 203 AM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW SMALL CRAFT LEVELS. $$ ANZ255-256-291415- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T1600Z/ 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- 203 AM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 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. && $$ ANZ250-251-254-291415- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T2000Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- 203 AM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
453 WHUS71 KBOX 290812 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 412 AM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE OUTER WATERS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS TODAY... ANZ255-256-291600- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T1600Z/ 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- 412 AM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 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. && $$ ANZ250-251-254-291615- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T2000Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- 412 AM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
576 WHUS71 KBOX 291519 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1119 AM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE OUTER WATERS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS TODAY... ANZ255-256-291630- /O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120929T1600Z/ 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- 1119 AM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ ANZ250-251-254-292330- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120930T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- 1119 AM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
083 WHUS71 KBOX 292002 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 402 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ANZ250-251-254-300000- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120930T0000Z/ 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- 402 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 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. && $$ DUNTEN
240 WHUS71 KBOX 292300 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 700 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SEAS NO LONGER ABOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS... ANZ250-251-254-300000- /O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-120930T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- 700 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 8 PM. SEAS HAVE FALLEN TO BELOW 5 FT IN THESE AREAS. $$ FIELD
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 Sep 27, 2:16 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 27, 2:16 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 216 PM EDT THU SEP 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROVIDING A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER. LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE FRONT WILL APPROACH NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND PASS OVER THE AREA LATE FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF WET WEATHER TO THE REGION. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING/... 2 PM UPDATE... NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST. SCT-BKN SCU CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE POST FRONTAL AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION...WITH MUCH OF THE DIURNAL CLOUDS FOCUSED ACROSS CT/RI AND SOUTHEAST MA WHERE CONVERGENCE AND HIGHER TDS ARE CONTRIBUTING. THESE CLOUDS WILL ERODE WITH SUNSET. SEASONABLY MILD TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE U60S TO L70S...SLIGHTLY COOLER EASTERN MA WITH WIND OFF THE COASTAL WATERS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WITH SUNSET AS WELL. && .SHORT TERM /7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/... TONIGHT... WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE THE EVENING WILL START FAIR WITH EVENING COOLING. EAST SURFACE WINDS INCREASE DURING THE NIGHT...AS WILL SOUTH WINDS ABOVE 4000 FEET. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING MOISTURE ONCE AGAIN WITH THE SOUTH WINDS FLOWING OVER THE COOLER EAST SURFACE WINDS. THIS LIFT WILL PRODUCE ENOUGH ISENTROPIC LIFT TO GENERATE PCPN ESPECIALLY AFTER 06Z TONIGHT. WE HAVE USED THE PLACEMENT OF THE SOUTH JET ALONG WITH CALCULATED ISENTROPIC LIFT VALUES TO DETERMINE THE ONSET OF LIKELY POPS OVERNIGHT. TEMPS ARE A BLEND OF MAV/MET/ECMWF VALUES. FRIDAY... THE MECHANISM DRIVING THE INCREASED JET WINDS AND LIFT IS A SHORTWAVE MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY AND GENERATING A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH TODAY. SOME DIFFERENCES AMONG THE MODELS AS TO THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF THE LOW CENTER AS IT APPROACHES...BUT GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE RESULTING ISENTROPIC LIFT WITH MAXIMUM VALUES OCCURRING DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. WE HAVE SET THE HIGHEST POPS VALUES FOR THIS PERIOD WITH CATEGORICAL POPS /AT OR ABOVE 75 PCT/ MOVING ACROSS ALL OF OUR FORECAST AREA AND THE HIGHEST VALUES IN CT-RI-SOUTHEAST MASS WHERE THE STRONGEST LIFT IS FORECAST. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE FORECAST TO APPROACH 1.5 INCHES. WHILE NOT OVERWHELMING...THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH MOISTURE TO GENERATE OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN WITH POTENTIAL FOR PONDING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. WE USED A BLEND OF HPC AND GMOS RAINFALL VALUES. THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT RULED OUT...BUT FAVORABLE INSTABILITY SHOULD CONCENTRATE OVER THE WATERS SOUTH OF THE COAST. SO THUNDERSTORM PROBABILITY IS TOO LOW TO MENTION IN THE FORECAST. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... OVERVIEW AND MODEL PREFERENCES... MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE H5 CLOSED LOW MOVING OUT OF CENTRAL CANADA EARLY IN THIS PERIOD...WITH SEMI-BLOCKING PATTERN SETTING UP ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES INTO W NY/W PA. 00Z OP RUN OF GFS ALONG WITH 00Z OP RUNS OF THE ECMWF AND GGEM IN REMARKABLY GOOD AGREEMENT INTO THIS WEEKEND AT LEAST IN THE UPPER LEVELS...BUT NOTABLE DIFFERENCES AT THE SURFACE NAMELY THE TRACK/MOVEMENT OF SURFACE WAVES ALONG STALLED FRONT NEAR OR S OF THE REGION. AT THIS POINT...LOOKS LIKE MODELS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SURFACE WAVE ON STALLED FRONT...THOUGH DIFFERENCES ON TIMING/TRACK NAMELY ON THE 00Z OP NAM RUN WITH GGEM A BIT STRONGER THAN THE EC/GFS AS IT APPROACHES FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW EXITS...BUT WILL REMAIN IN CYCLONIC UPPER FLOW. APPEARS TO BE A BREAK IN THE STEADY PRECIP...BUT SHOULD SEE POP UP SCT SHOWERS DURING SAT/SAT NIGHT. MODELS DO TIME THE UPPER LOW TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH ITS SURFACE REFLECTION WORKING ACROSS SUN NIGHT-MON MORNING. HOWEVER...NOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE ON THIS TIMING DUE TO MODEL DIFFERENCES AS WELL AS LOW RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. KEPT CHANCE POPS GOING THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...BUT NOT EXPECTING A WASHOUT...FOR NOW. USED A BLEND OF 00Z GFS/12Z EC AND ENSEMBLES FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. DETAILS... FRIDAY NIGHT...AS HIGH PRES PUSHES E OF THE REGION AND SLOWS...WEAK LOW PRES WORKS OUT OF THE MID ATLC STATES ALONG THE S COAST DURING THIS TIMEFRAME. APPEARS BEST ENERGY AND HIGHEST PW/S WILL OCCUR BEFORE MIDNIGHT...SO KEPT LIKELY/CAT POPS GOING MAINLY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS EARLY...THEN DROP POPS DOWN TO CHANCE AS UPPER LOW WORKS INTO W NY/E GREAT LAKES AND SURFACE SYSTEM MOVES OFF COAST. EXPECT LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S AND 50S...MILDEST ALONG THE S COAST. SATURDAY-SUNDAY NIGHT...BIG QUESTION AT THIS POINT WILL BE WHETHER DRY AIR WORKS INTO THE REGION AS THE FIRST WEAK LOW MOVES OFFSHORE DURING SATURDAY. MODELS NOT HELPING WITH THIS DETERMINATION...AS SOME DO WORK THIS IN WHILE OTHERS DO NOT. OPTED TO KEEP IN CHANCE POPS GOING DUE TO LARGE CYCLONIC FLOW KEEPING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION. COULD SEE POP UP SHOWERS DEVELOP AT ANY TIME DURING THIS TIMEFRAME WITH WEAK IMPULSES IN THE FLOW. WILL LIKELY SEE PATCHY FOG DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE AREAS OF DRIZZLE DEVELOP ESPECIALLY ACROSS COASTAL AREAS WHERE WINDS ARE ONSHORE ESPECIALLY SAT NIGHT. EXPECT TEMPS TO RUN COOLER THAN SEASONAL NORMS ON SATURDAY WITH E-NE FLOW...BUT MAY BE A BIT MILDER ON SUNDAY PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF UPPER LOW/S SURFACE REFLECTION AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RUN 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS BOTH SAT AND SUN NIGHTS. MONDAY...MORE TIMING DIFFERENCES WORK IN...ESPECIALLY ON THE NEW 00Z OP RUN OF THE ECMWF WHICH KEEPS THE LOW ACROSS THE REGION LATER THAN THE 00Z GFS/GGEM. FOR NOW...HAVE TRENDED THE PRECIP TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING AS THE FRONT WORKS OFFSHORE. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE MILD...IN THE MID 60S-LOWER 70S. TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY...NOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE ON TIMING...BUT MODELS ARE SHOWING FAIRLY GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY IN BRINGING HIGH PRES ACROSS THE REGION WITH DRY AND COOLER CONDITIONS. MAY SEE A SHORT WAVE WORK IN LATE TUE/TUE NIGHT WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COOLER AIR. AGAIN LOW CONFIDENCE ON TIMING. && .AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS... LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT MODERATE...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT THROUGH 00Z... HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR CIGS AND VSBYS ALONG WITH DRY WEATHER. ONSHORE WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN MA. AFTER 00Z... VFR FOR MOST TERMINALS HOWEVER MARGINAL MVFR/VFR IN LIGHT RAIN AND FOG ARRIVING AROUND OR AFTER 06Z BDL/BAF AND OTHER WESTERN NEW ENGLAND TERMINALS. FRI... MVFR IN RAIN AND PATCHY FOG OVER WESTERN NEW ENGLAND OVERSPREADS EASTERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. ALSO LOW RISK OF AN ISOLATED TSTM. LOW PROBABILITY OF LLWS AS 35-45 KT LOW LEVEL SE JET MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. GREATEST RISK OF LLWS LIKELY INLAND AS COASTAL TERMINALS /PVD-BOS-HYA-FMH-ACK/ WILL HAVE GUSTY ONSHORE SURFACE WINDS. FRI NIGHT... HEAVY RAIN MOVES OFFSHORE WITH LEFTOVER DRIZZLE AND PATCHY FOG YIELDING WIDESPREAD MVFR. LOW RISK OF AREAS OF IFR ESPECIALLY INLAND. WINDS DIMINISH AS WELL. KBOS TAF...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. HIGH CONFIDENCE THROUGH 12Z FRI...THEN LOWER CONFIDENCE ON PRECISE TIMING OF MVFR CONDITIONS. KBDL TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE. HIGH CONFIDENCE THROUGH 06Z FRI...THEN LOWER CONFIDENCE ON PRECISE TIMING OF MVFR CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE IFR CONDITIONS LATE FRI INTO FRI NIGHT. OUTLOOK...SAT THROUGH MONDAY... SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. PERIODS OF -SHRA WITH MVFR CIGS/OCCASIONAL MVFR-IFR VSBYS /BEST CHANCE LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING HOURS/. MAY SEE OCCASIONAL BREAKS IN CLOUDS WITH VFR CONDITIONS...THOUGH LOW CONFIDENCE ON TIMING. EXPECT CONTINUED LIGHT/VRBL FLOW THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN E-NE WINDS DURING SUNDAY. MONDAY...LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE. SCT -SHRA CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SHOULD TAPER OFF MON NIGHT AS COLD FRONT WORKS E. AREAS OF MVFR-IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SHOWERS/PATCHY FOG INTO FRIDAY EVENING...THEN IMPROVING TO VFR DURING FRI NIGHT. LOW CONFIDENCE ON TIMING. && .MARINE... TODAY...10 AM UPDATE FRONTAL PASSAGE NOW OFFSHORE WITH WNW WINDS IN PLACE. AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE WATERS WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND ONSHORE ACROSS THE EASTERN MA WATERS. GOOD VISIBILITY AS WELL. LEFTOVER SSW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY ERODE. THIS COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS SHOULD YIELD A VERY PLEASANT BOATING DAY BY LATE SEP STANDARDS. TONIGHT... QUIET BEFORE MIDNIGHT. LOW PRESSURE THEN MOVES UP FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES AFTER MIDNIGHT AND SPREADS RAIN ACROSS NEW ENGLAND AND THE COASTAL WATERS. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ON THE SOUTHERN WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FRIDAY... EXACT TRACK OF THE COASTAL LOW PRESSURE IS UNCERTAIN...COULD REMAIN OFFSHORE OR COULD CLIP NEW ENGLAND. IN GENERAL WE EXPECT RAIN MUCH OF THE DAY WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. THIS WILL BUILD 5 FOOT SEAS ESPECIALLY ON THE OUTER WATERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. OUTLOOK...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... FRIDAY NIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. AS LOW MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS...EXPECT E-SE GUSTS UP TO 25 KT ON THE EASTERN OUTER WATERS WITH SEAS UP TO 5 FT. WINDS/SEAS SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA ON THE REMAINING WATERS. EXPECT VSBY RESTRICTIONS IN AREAS OF RAIN AND PATCHY FOG. SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. MAY SEE GUSTS UP TO 20 KT ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS SAT NIGHT-SUN. LOW PROB OF SEAS UP TO 5 FT. VSBY RESTRICTIONS IN PERIODS OF SHOWERS...PATCHY DRIZZLE AND FOG. MONDAY...LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE. S-SW WINDS SHIFT TO W AS COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS WATERS. LOW CONFIDENCE ON TIMING. MAY SEE BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTS TO 25 KT ON OPEN WATERS FRI AFTERNOON/EARLY FRI NIGHT. VSBY RESTRICTIONS IN SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG...SHOULD IMPROVE FROM W-E WITH WIND SHIFT. && .BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE. MA...NONE. NH...NONE. RI...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...WTB/EVT NEAR TERM...NOCERA - UPDATED 215 PM SHORT TERM...WTB LONG TERM...EVT AVIATION...NOCERA/EVT - UPDATED 215 PM MARINE...WTB/EVT
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 27, 4:26 AM EDT, 12 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 426 AM EDT THU SEP 27 2012 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-280830- 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- 426 AM EDT THU SEP 27 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-280830- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-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- 426 AM EDT THU SEP 27 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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