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Special Marine Warning 57, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 24, 2012

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special marine warning at Jul 24, 2012, 11:51 PM EDT. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jul 24, 2012, 11:51 PM EDT (03:51 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2012, 12:45 AM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 special marine warning went out at Jul 24, 11:23 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 11:23 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 7:17 PM EDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
717 PM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-252330-
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-
717 PM EDT TUE JUL 24 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...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

THERE IS A LOW TO MODERATE PROBABILITY FOR A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-252330-
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-
717 PM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A LOW TO MODERATE PROBABILITY FOR A FEW STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 9:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
936 PM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

MAZ018-019-022-250215-
BARNSTABLE MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
936 PM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

AT 932 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND
PENNY SIZED HAIL 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF PEMBROKE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...DUXBURY...KINGSTON AND PLYMOUTH.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING AND
PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADS.

&&

LAT...LON 4178 7060 4208 7091 4218 7081 4207 7064
      4201 7060 4200 7060 4199 7063 4204 7065
      4200 7067 4200 7070 4197 7066 4199 7065
      4195 7062 4196 7058 4193 7053 4179 7052

FRANK
Local storm report, Jul 24, 9:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 24, 10:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 24, 10:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 9:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX59 min
Jul 24, 9:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXMiddlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk40 min
Jul 24, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX59 min
Jul 24, 9:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXPlymouth39 min
Jul 24, 9:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXPlymouth48 min
Jul 24, 9:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX57 min
Jul 24, 10:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX63 min
Jul 24, 10:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX27 min
Jul 25, 12:33 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX57 min
Jul 25, 4:35 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX35 hr
Jul 24, 8:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXProvidence41 min
Jul 24, 8:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXProvidence38 min
Jul 24, 9:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol, Kent, Newport47 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in Massachusetts, 2012Every special marine warning in 2012

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