Alert archive / Massachusetts / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale warning at Jan 24, 2016, 4:03 AM EST. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2016, 4:03 AM EST (09:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2016, 8:00 AM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The text
As transmitted.
810 WHUS71 KBOX 240903 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 403 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ANZ254>256-241715- /O.CAN.KBOX.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160124T1800Z/ 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TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 403 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A GALE WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-241300- /O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0007.160124T0903Z-160124T1300Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- 403 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ231>235-237-241600- /O.EXP.KBOX.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160124T1600Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 403 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A GALE WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ236-241300- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160124T1300Z/ NARRAGANSETT BAY- 403 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-251-241500- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 403 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ RLG FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 1:54 AM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 12 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:54 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 12 hr |
| Jan 24, 8:40 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 1:07 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 5 hr |
Nearby
Gale Warnings in Massachusetts, 2016Every gale warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.