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High Surf Advisory 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

August 27, 20144 counties in Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high surf advisory at Aug 27, 2014, 4:35 AM EDT for 4 counties in Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Aug 27, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 27, 2014, 4:35 AM EDT (08:35 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 27, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 29, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 74 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2014-08-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2014-08-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1725 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

254 
WHUS41 KBOX 270835
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
435 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014

...SWELL FROM HURRICANE CRISTOBAL WILL AFFECT THE SOUTH COASTS OF
RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

MAZ020-022>024-RIZ006>008-271645-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.140828T0000Z-140829T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
435 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT
THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS
  INCLUDING NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING...FROM 8 PM TONIGHT TO 8 PM THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY
  EVENTUALLY BE EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALSO LARGE WAVES CRASHING
  ASHORE IN OTHERWISE SAFE VIEWING AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL.  ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES.  WATCH YOUR CHILDREN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.

IN ADDITION...VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL
AWAY FROM POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN
TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO
THE WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING
INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN
INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

&&

$$

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10 follow-up statements
141 
WHUS41 KBOX 272034
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
434 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2014

...HURRICANE CRISTOBAL WILL BRING DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
TO SOUTH FACING OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS
THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT...

MAZ020-022>024-RIZ006>008-280445-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.140828T0000Z-140829T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
434 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 PM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 
  INCLUDING NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 12 FEET.

* TIMING...FROM 8 PM TONIGHT TO 8 PM THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY HAVE
  TO BE EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. ALSO
  VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL AWAY FROM
  POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE
  WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING INTO
  THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN INJURY
  THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL.  ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES.  WATCH YOUR CHILDREN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.


&&

$$


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390 
WHUS41 KBOX 280217
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1017 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2014

...HURRICANE CRISTOBAL WILL BRING DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
TO SOUTH FACING OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS
THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT...

MAZ020-022>024-RIZ006>008-281030-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140829T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
1017 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 
  INCLUDING NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 12 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY HAVE TO BE
  EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. ALSO 
  VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL AWAY FROM 
  POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE 
  WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING 
  INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN 
  INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL.  ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES.  WATCH YOUR CHILDREN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.

&&

$$


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294 
WHUS41 KBOX 280754
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
354 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2014

...HURRICANE CRISTOBAL WILL BRING DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
TO SOUTH FACING OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS
THROUGH FRIDAY...

MAZ020-022>024-RIZ006>008-281600-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140829T1200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
354 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 
  INCLUDING NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 12 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. ALSO 
  VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL AWAY FROM 
  POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE 
  WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING 
  INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN 
  INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL.  ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES.  WATCH YOUR CHILDREN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.

&&

$$


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146 
WHUS41 KBOX 280754 CCA
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
354 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2014

...HURRICANE CRISTOBAL WILL BRING DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
TO SOUTH FACING OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS
THROUGH FRIDAY...

MAZ020-022>024-RIZ006>008-281600-
/O.COR.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140829T1200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
354 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 
  INCLUDING NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 12 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. ALSO 
  VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL AWAY FROM 
  POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE 
  WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING 
  INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN 
  INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL.  ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES.  WATCH YOUR CHILDREN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.

&&

$$


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304 
WHUS41 KBOX 281423
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1023 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2014

...HURRICANE CRISTOBAL WILL BRING DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
TO SOUTH FACING OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS
THROUGH FRIDAY...

MAZ020-022>024-RIZ006>008-282230-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140829T1200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
1023 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 
  INCLUDING NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 12 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. ALSO 
  VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL AWAY FROM 
  POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE 
  WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING 
  INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN 
  INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL.  ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES.  WATCH YOUR CHILDREN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.

&&

$$


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628 
WHUS41 KBOX 281943
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
343 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2014

...HURRICANE CRISTOBAL WILL BRING DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
TO SOUTH FACING OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS
THROUGH FRIDAY...

MAZ022-024-290345-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140830T0100Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
343 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 
  INCLUDING NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 12 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON DROPPING DOWN TO
  3 TO 6 FEET TOMORROW.

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. ALSO 
  VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL AWAY FROM 
  POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE 
  WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING 
  INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN 
  INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL.  ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES.  WATCH YOUR CHILDREN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.

&&

$$

MAZ020-023-RIZ006>008-290345-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140829T1200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
343 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 
  INCLUDING NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 12 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. ALSO 
  VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL AWAY FROM 
  POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE 
  WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING 
  INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN 
  INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL.  ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES.  WATCH YOUR CHILDREN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.

&&

$$


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934 
WHUS41 KBOX 290219
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1019 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2014

...HURRICANE CRISTOBAL WILL BRING DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
TO SOUTH FACING OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS
THROUGH FRIDAY...

MAZ020-023-RIZ006>008-291030-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140829T1200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
1019 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 
  INCLUDING NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 12 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. ALSO 
  VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL AWAY FROM 
  POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE 
  WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING 
  INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN 
  INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL.  ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES.  WATCH YOUR CHILDREN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.

&&

$$

MAZ022-024-291030-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140830T0100Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
1019 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 
  INCLUDING NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET
  FRIDAY.

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. ALSO 
  VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL AWAY FROM 
  POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE 
  WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING 
  INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN 
  INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL.  ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES.  WATCH YOUR CHILDREN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.

&&

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263 
WHUS41 KBOX 290812
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
412 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2014

...RESIDUAL ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL AFFECT SOUTH FACING
OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS THIS MORNING...

MAZ022-024-291615-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140829T1800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
412 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...NANTUCKET AND OCEAN FACING BEACHES ON CAPE COD. 

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH 2 PM.

* IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. ALSO 
  VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL AWAY FROM 
  POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE 
  WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING 
  INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN 
  INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL.  ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES.  WATCH YOUR CHILDREN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.

&&

$$

MAZ020-023-RIZ006>008-291200-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140829T1200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
412 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS
  INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. ALSO 
  VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL AWAY FROM 
  POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE 
  WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING 
  INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN 
  INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL.  ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES.  WATCH YOUR CHILDREN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.

&&

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995 
WHUS41 KBOX 291212
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
812 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2014

...LEFTOVER SOUTHEAST SWELLS FROM HURRICANE CRISTOBAL WILL RESULT
IN ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS AT SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST FACING
OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS...

MAZ020-023-RIZ006>008-291315-
/O.EXP.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140829T1200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
812 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

SURF HEIGHTS HAVE DIMININSED TO 3 TO 5 FT...THEREFORE THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SURF OF 3 TO 5
FT IS STILL ROUGH FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS AND WILL YIELD RIP
CURRENTS. THUS EXERCISE CAUTION AT OCEAN BEACHES TODAY AND ONLY
SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES. 

$$

MAZ022-024-291800-
/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140829T1800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
812 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...NANTUCKET AND OCEAN FACING BEACHES ON CAPE COD.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH 2 PM.

* IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. ALSO 
  VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL AWAY FROM 
  POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE 
  WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING 
  INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN 
  INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL.  ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES.  WATCH YOUR CHILDREN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.

&&

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392 
WHUS41 KBOX 291827
CFWBOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
227 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

MAZ022-024-291930-
/O.EXP.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140829T1800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
227 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

LARGE SOUTHEAST SWELLS FROM POST TROPICAL STORM CHRISTOBAL HAVE
SUBSIDED TO 3 TO 4 FT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS.
THIS HAS RESULTED IN SURF DIMINISHING AT AREA BEACHES. WHILE A
MODEST SURF OF 2 TO 5 FT CONTINUES AT OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE
ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS...THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS WIDESPREAD RIP
CURRENTS AND LARGE SURF HAS ENDED. THEREFORE THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

NEVERTHELESS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS BEACHGOERS
ESPECIALLY INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND ONLY
SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES. 

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high surf 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 high surf advisory went out at Aug 27, 4:11 AM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 4:11 AM EDT, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
411 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL DRAW WARM AIR ACROSS NEW ENGLAND
TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP THROUGH DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT. DRY AND COOLER CONDITIONS RETURN
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. HURRICANE CRISTOBAL WILL
PASS WELL OFFSHORE THURSDAY...BUT WILL DELIVER ROUGH SURF AND RIP
CURRENTS TO SOUTH COAST OCEAN BEACHES. ANOTHER FRONT MAY BRING
UNSETTLED CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
THROUGH 8 AM...
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SHIFT OFFSHORE WITH A LIGHT SOUTHWEST
FLOW MOVING INTO NEW ENGLAND. INCREASING CIRRUS SKY COVER WILL MOVE
ACROSS FROM NEW YORK. LOWER THICKER CLOUDS OVER CENTRAL NY
EXTRAPOLATE TO THE CT VALLEY AFTER 8 AM. THE FAIR SKIES AND LIGHT
FLOW WILL ALLOW SOME FOG TO FORM ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH COAST
WHERE THE SOUTHWEST FLOW IS OFF THE OCEAN.

TODAY...
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY WITH A BAND OF
THICKER CLOUDS. MEANWHILE SUN THIS MORNING AND MIDDAY WILL
GENERATE SUFFICIENT MIXING TO REACH 850 MB...WHERE TEMPS ARE
16-17C. IF WE ATTAIN FULL MIXING THEN MAX TEMPS SHOULD REACH NEAR
90. INCREASING SKY COVER AS THE FRONT APPROACHES MAY LIMIT MAX
TEMPS A FEW DEGREES BELOW THIS.

MAIN QUESTION WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION AND ITS
SEVERITY. INSTABILITY FIELDS FROM THE ECMWF ARE SOMEWHAT SUPPORTIVE
OF CONVECTION WITH TOTALS IN THE MID 40S AND CAPE 500-700
J/KG...WHILE THE GFS HAS SIMILAR MID 40S TOTALS BUT IS MORE GUNG-
HO WITH CAPE 1500-2000 J/KG. EVEN WITH THE MILDER ECMWF
VALUES...GENERAL THUNDER IS REASONABLE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
ADVERTISE CHANCE POPS FOR SHOWERS/TSTMS.

SEVERE STORMS ARE LESS LIKELY. MOST OF THE FAVORABLE DYNAMICS WILL
BE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON/EVENING. WINDS AT 850 MB
WILL BE MOSTLY BELOW 20 KNOTS WHILE 500 MB WINDS OF 35 KNOTS OR
HIGHER ARE AT BEST REACHING OUR EXTREME NORTHWEST AREAS AROUND
00Z...NEAR SUNSET. PRECIP WATER VALUES INCREASE DURING THE
AFTERNOON WITH GFS AND NAM SHOWING 1.75 TO 2.0 INCHES. EVEN IF WE
STAY NEARER TO 1.5 INCHES...THIS WILL BE AROUND 1.5-1.9 STD
DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL. PUTTING IT TOGETHER...CAN/T RULE OUT
ISOLATED SEVERE WIND GUSTS BUT BETTER CHANCE OF A FEW LOCALLY
HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

OTHER CONCERN WILL BE INCREASING SWELL FROM HURRICANE CRISTOBAL.
FIVE FOOT SWELL DOESN/T ARRIVE IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS UNTIL AFTER
00Z. WHILE CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE A LITTLE DURING THE
DAY...EXPECT THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER
SUNSET.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/...
TONIGHT...
CONSENSUS OF THE MODEL SOLUTIONS BRINGS THE COLD FRONT TO THE
COASTAL PLAIN AROUND SUNSET AND OFFSHORE EARLY TONIGHT. EXPECT
LINGERING SHOWER/TSTM THROUGH 10 PM IN RI AND EASTERN MASS...AND
THROUGH MIDNIGHT CAPE AND ISLANDS. WINDS TURN NORTHWEST BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT AND DRAW COOLER DRIER AIR DOWN FROM CANADA. THIS WILL
MEAN CLEARING SKIES AND DEW POINTS IN THE 50S AND LOWER 60S.
SWELL FROM HURRICANE CRISTOBAL CONTINUES TO INCREASE...WITH 5 FOOT
SWELL MOVING INTO OUR SOUTHERN WATERS EARLY TONIGHT. WE HAVE
ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY STARTING TONIGHT.

THURSDAY...
UPPER SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS NEW ENGLAND WITH BRIEF COOLING ALOFT.
MOISTURE FIELDS SHOW LINGERING 80 PCT RH VALUES BETWEEN 800 AND
900 MB. THIS SUGGESTS DIURNAL CUMULUS WILL FORM DURING THE DAY.
MIXING WILL REACH TO 850 MB WHERE TEMPS OF 10-12C WOULD SUPPORT
MAX SFC TEMPS IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOW 80S. WINDS ALOFT WITHIN THE
MIXED LAYER ARE FORECAST AT 20 KNOTS...WHICH MAY GET MIXED TO THE
SURFACE IN GUSTS.

HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AS CRISTOBAL PASSES WELL
OFFSHORE. THE HIGH SURFACE ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
*/ HIGHLIGHTS...

 - COOL AND DRY WEATHER UNDER HIGH PRESSURE FRIDAY - HOT AND
HUMID CONDITIONS INTO THE WEEKEND - POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS
SUNDAY...WITH HEAVY RAIN INTO MONDAY

*/ OVERVIEW AND MODEL PREFERENCE...

CONTINUED DECENT SIGNAL OF A WARMER AND PERHAPS WETTER PATTERN INTO
EARLY SEPTEMBER. DESPITE A NEARLY-EQUAL AMPLITUDE NEGATIVE NAO/PNA
FORECAST...DOWNSTREAM RIDGING PER NEGATIVE PNA DOMINATES ESPECIALLY
DURING THE SUMMER-MONTHS. NO SURPRISE TO SEE THE GEFS/NAEFS/CPC 6-10
AND 8-14 DAY ANOMALY FORECASTS HIGHLIGHTING NEAR- TO ABOVE-NORMAL
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. CPC ALSO HINTS AT ABOVE-AVERAGE WETTER
CONDITIONS LIKELY AS LOW-LEVEL HUMIDITY / PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES
ARE FORECAST TO BE ABOVE-AVERAGE PER ENSEMBLE FORECASTS PARENT WITH
RIDGING AND ACCOMPANYING S-FLOW.

EVALUATING DETERMINISTIC/ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE...THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT
WITHIN THE BROAD-SCALE PATTERN. BUT FINER DETAILS VARY...ESPECIALLY
WITH REGARDS CONFLUENT SETUP INTO THE WEEKEND AND POTENTIAL WEAK-
WAVE LOW INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MODELS APPEAR TO STRUGGLE WITH BOTH
THE STRENGTH AND EVOLUTION OF THE W-ATLANTIC RIDGE / BERMUDA HIGH
AND LOW OVER NE CANADA...BOTH OF WHICH INFLUENCE THE CONFLUENT SETUP
AND ATTENDANT STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

WOULD EXPECT A STRONGER BERMUDA HIGH TO HAVE GREATER INFLUENCE OVER
THE REGIONS WEATHER AGAINST THE TROUGHING PATTERN WELL N. THIS COULD
RESULT IN THE COMBINATION OF BOTH MOISTURE CONFLUENCE AND MID- TO
UPPER-LEVEL DYNAMICS REMAINING N OF S NEW ENGLAND PRIOR TO A WEAK-
WAVE LOW KICKER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WITH THE MODEL VARIABILITY OF FRONTAL POSITION AND EVOLUTION OVER
THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...NO MODEL SOLUTION IS CERTAIN AND
THUS WILL TREND WITH A CONSENSUS FORECAST. HIGHLIGHTS/CONFIDENCE ARE
BROKEN DOWN IN THE DAILY DISCUSSION BELOW.

*/ DAY-TO-DAY DETAILS...

THURSDAY NIGHT...

DRY AND QUIET OVERNIGHT UNDER LIGHT WINDS AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
EDGES CLOSER FROM THE W. EXPECTING AREAS OF EFFECTIVE RADIATIONAL
COOLING...PERHAPS PATCHY DENSE FOG. AVERAGE LOWS AROUND THE REGION
IN THE LOW- TO MID-50S...BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE SEVERAL
AREAS IN THE UPPER-40S...ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS WHICH RADIATE WELL.

FRIDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WITH LITTLE
CHANGE TO THE AIRMASS ALOFT /H85 +8-10C/...ANTICIPATE ANOTHER DAY OF
SEASONABLE CONDITIONS UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS. HIGHS AROUND
THE MID- TO UPPER-70S...COOLER ALONG THE SHORES WITH EXPECTED SEA-
BREEZES.

OVERNIGHT...MAY SEE SOME MID- TO HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS STREAM INTO THE
REGION LATE AHEAD OF THE WEEKENDS WET-WEATHER. OTHERWISE LOWS AROUND
THE LOW- TO MID-50S AS WINDS TURN S AND ONSHORE AS THE SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE SHIFTS OFFSHORE.

SATURDAY INTO MONDAY...

A CONFLUENT PATTERN BETWEEN AIRMASSES SETS UP ACROSS THE NE-CONUS
PARENT TO WHICH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLS AND BECOMES THE FOCUS FOR
LOW- TO MID-LEVEL MOISTURE CONFLUENCE. STRETCHED MID-LEVEL ENERGY
TRANSLATES ALONG THE BOUNDARY PROVIDING ASCENT AND YIELDING PERIODS
OF RAIN...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS. ACTIVITY APPEARS TO CONCLUDE AS A
WEAK-WAVE LOW TRANSLATES ALONG THE FRONT PUSHING ACTIVITY OFFSHORE
AROUND MONDAY.

NO ONE MODEL SOLUTION IS PREFERRED. BELIEVE THE BERMUDA HIGH WILL
HAVE A GREATER INFLUENCE OVER THE AREAS WEATHER INITIALLY SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY. DAILY OCCURRENCES OF SCATTERED SHOWERS / THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE /THE GREATER PROBABILITY ON SUNDAY ACROSS INTERIOR NEW
ENGLAND/...BUT WILL HOLD OFF HEAVIER RAIN TILL A WEAK-WAVE LOW ALONG
THE FRONT ACTS AS A KICKER PUSHING ACTIVITY THROUGH THE REGION AND
OFFSHORE AROUND MONDAY.

CONSIDERING THE CONFLUENCE OF HIGH THETA-E MOIST TONGUE WITHIN THE
LOW-LEVELS ALONG AND S OF THE STALLED FRONT YIELDING PWATS AROUND
1.75 AND 2.00 INCHES...GREATEST CONCERN IS FOR HEAVY RAIN AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING. UNCERTAIN AS TO THUNDERSTORM AND SEVERE
WEATHER POTENTIAL. A CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE PROFILE S OF THE FRONT
IS MODELED IN A REGION OF FALLING HEIGHTS AND PERHAPS UPPER-LEVEL
SUPPORT WITHIN THE RRQ OF THE UPPER-LEVEL JET. SOME INDICATIONS OF
DECENT INSTABILITY WITHIN MODEST ROUGHLY UNI-DIRECTIONAL W-SHEAR.
FREEZING LEVEL HEIGHTS ARE AROUND 14 KFT...SO IF ANY SEVERE THREATS
WOULD LEAN TOWARDS DAMAGING WINDS AS 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR AND MEAN WIND
ARE NEARLY PARALLEL. LOW CONFIDENCE AT THIS TIME. WE ARE STILL 5-6
DAYS OUT FROM THE FORECAST PERIOD.

CAN ONLY SPECULATE FOR NOW AS THE RIDGE-TROUGH INTERSECT YIELDING
THE CONFLUENT FLOW REGIME IS CRITICAL IN DETERMINING THE COLLOCATED
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. EXPECTING WOBBLES IN THE FRONTAL POSITION WITH
LATER FORECASTS RESULTING IN VARYING OUTCOMES. THIS IS WHY CHANCE
OVER LIKELY POPS CONTINUE. WILL PREVAIL WITH CONDITIONS THAT ARE
SLIGHTLY ABOVE-AVERAGE.

INTO MIDWEEK...

A BRIEF PERIOD OF QUIET WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED BEHIND THE WEAK-WAVE
LOW. A FOLLOW-UP COLD FRONT IS POSSIBLE TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...

LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.

SHORT-TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.

TODAY...MOSTLY VFR.  PATCHY MVFR/IFR IN FOG ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
SOUTH COAST THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS SHOULD DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON...INITIALLY INLAND FROM AROUND MHT TO BAF AND BDL
BUT THE POTENTIAL SPREADS EAST TO BOS-PVD LATER IN THE DAY. LOW
CONFIDENCE IN SPECIFIC SITES THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED SO NO MENTION
IN THE TAFS AT THIS TIME. THIS WILL CHANGE AS WE GET LATER INTO
THE DAY. BRIEF MVFR/IFR UNDER THE CORE OF ANY
SHOWERS/STORMS...ALSO BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND MAYBE A STRONG WIND
GUST.

TONIGHT...MOSTLY VFR. ANY LINGERING SHOWERS/TSTMS IN EASTERN
MASS/RI WILL MOVE OFFSHORE OR DISSIPATE DURING THE FIRST PART OF
THE NIGHT. WINDS THEN BECOME NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT
MOVES OFFSHORE.

THURSDAY...VFR. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO 20 KNOTS WITH
SCATTERED TO BROKEN SKY COVER AROUND 5000 FEET FROM MIDDAY TO
EVENING.

KBOS TERMINAL...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF. SW-WINDS PREVAILING.
SCT SHRA/TSRA POSSIBLE AROUND 21Z...LOW CONFIDENCE ON DIRECT HIT
FOR TERMINAL SO NO MENTION AT THIS TIME.

KBDL TERMINAL...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF. SW-WINDS PREVAILING.
SCT SHRA/TSRA POSSIBLE AROUND 19Z...LOW CONFIDENCE ON DIRECT HIT
FOR TERMINAL SO NO MENTION AT THIS TIME.

OUTLOOK...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE.

VFR WITH SKC THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. LIGHT WINDS. PATCHY
MVFR- IFR FOG POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. SEA- BREEZES
FRIDAY.

SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.

VFR. INCREASING S-WINDS. BETTER CHANCES FOR SHRA/TSRA SUNDAY ACROSS
THE INTERIOR.

&&

.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...

LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.

SHORT-TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...HIGH CONFIDENCE.

TODAY...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WATERS WILL SHIFT FARTHER OFFSHORE.
EXPECT LIGHT WINDS/PATCHY FOG FIRST THING THIS MORNING...OTHERWISE
GOOD VSBY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 KNOTS. AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT MAY BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS TOWARD EVENING.

TONIGHT...INCREASING SOUTH SWELL FROM HURRICANE CRISTOBAL. THE
SOUTHERN WATERS WILL EXPERIENCE A 5 FOOT SWELL IN THE EARLY NIGHT
AND 6 TO 8 FOOT SWELL BY MORNING.

THURSDAY...SOUTH SWELL CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY WITH 6 TO 9 FOOT
SEAS...MAINLY SWELL...ON THE SOUTHERN WATERS. NORTHWEST WIND WILL
BE GUSTY NEAR SHORE WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS AROUND 20 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

FRIDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE.

HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. LIGHT WINDS. DIMINISHING SEAS WITH ONLY
THE S/SE OUTER WATERS EXPERIENCING WAVE HEIGHTS IN EXCESS OF 5-FEET
BY MORNING. GOOD BOATING WEATHER.

SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.

INCREASING S-WINDS. FEEL MAJORITY OF WATERS WILL REMAIN DRY AS
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS ONGOING ACROSS INTERIOR NEW
ENGLAND...MAINLY SUNDAY. SOME OF THE WET-WEATHER MAY DRIFT ACROSS
THE E-WATERS POSING THREATS TO MARINERS...YET LOW CONFIDENCE AT THIS
TIME. PROLONGED S-FETCH LENDING TO WAVE HEIGHTS IN EXCESS OF 5-FEET
ACROSS THE S/SE WATERS.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...AIR QUALITY ALERT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY
     FOR MAZ020-022>024.
NH...NONE.
RI...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY
     FOR RIZ006>008.
     AIR QUALITY ALERT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR RIZ001>005.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 5 PM THIS
     AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR ANZ235-237-254>256.

&&

SYNOPSIS...WTB/SIPPRELL
NEAR TERM...WTB
SHORT TERM...WTB
LONG TERM...SIPPRELL
AVIATION...WTB/SIPPRELL
MARINE...WTB/SIPPRELL
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 4:24 AM EDT, 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
424 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014

MAZ002>019-021-026-NHZ011-012-015-280830-
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 PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
424 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION LATE
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND BRIEF WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE WILL AGAIN BE A LOW PROBABILITY OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RIZ001>005-280830-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
424 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   AIR QUALITY ALERT.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION LATE
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND BRIEF WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE WILL AGAIN BE A LOW PROBABILITY OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ020-022>024-RIZ006>008-280830-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
424 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION LATE
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND BRIEF WIND GUSTS.

.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.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

THERE WILL AGAIN BE A LOW PROBABILITY OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CTZ002>004-280830-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-
424 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   AIR QUALITY ALERT.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION LATE
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND BRIEF WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE WILL AGAIN BE A LOW PROBABILITY OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.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-
424 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HURRICANE CRISTOBAL WILL PASS WELL SOUTHEAST OF NEW ENGLAND LATE
TONIGHT. SOUTH SWELLS WILL BUILD OVERNIGHT...UPWARDS TO 6 TO 8 FT
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS UP TO EAST OF CAPE COD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

HIGH SOUTH SWELLS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ON THE
OUTER WATERS FROM CAPE COD SOUTHWARD...THEN SHOULD SUBSIDE FRIDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXWorcester55 min
Aug 27, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXWorcester57 min
Aug 27, 7:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXHampden, Worcester54 min

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Sources

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