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Gale Watch 18, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

June 6, 2013

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale watch at Jun 6, 2013, 3:20 PM EDT. It took effect at Jun 8, 2013, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 6, 2013, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 8, 2013, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 7, 2013, 3:50 AM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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 Jun 6, 1:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 1:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:25 AM EDT, 10 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
425 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-070830-
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-
425 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.HEAVY
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
OF SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES. URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE
STREET FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SOME OF THE FASTER RESPONDING SMALL
STREAMS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE SOME FLOODING.

THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH PROBABILITY THAT A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE
NEEDED FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH COAST...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS FRIDAY
NIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY THAT A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY
FOR RAINFALL REPORTS AND POSSIBLE FLOODING.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-070830-
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-
425 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR SOUTH GALE FORCE WINDS LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS AS WELL AS
EAST OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON

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@NWSBOSTON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 3:50 PM EDTFlood WatchBOXBristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more41 hr

Nearby

Gale Watches in Massachusetts, 2013Every gale watch in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.