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Special Marine Warning 6, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

March 17, 2016

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special marine warning at Mar 17, 2016, 6:36 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

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 17, 2016, 6:36 PM EDT (22:36 UTC)
Expired
Mar 17, 2016, 7:30 PM 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 Mar 17, 4:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 4:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 4:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
457 PM EDT THU MAR 17 2016

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-182100-
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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
457 PM EDT THU MAR 17 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF
MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...AND RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
INTO THIS EVENING. THERE IS EVEN A LOW RISK FOR A VERY LOCALIZED
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THE MAIN TIME FRAME OF CONCERN IS THROUGH 8
PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A COASTAL STORM MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING WITH
RAIN TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. HOWEVER
CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON EXACT DETAILS AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-182100-
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-
457 PM EDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WATERS ALONG EAST COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS. THE MAIN TIME FRAME OF CONCERN IS THROUGH 8 PM THIS
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
THERE IS A LOW RISK FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF NORTHWEST GALE FORCE
WIND GUSTS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT.

LATE SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR NORTHEAST GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS LATE
SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR NORTHWEST
TO WEST GALE FORCE GUSTS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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

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WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON

YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT
@NWSBOSTON

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 17, 5:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 17, 5:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 17, 6:05 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 17, 6:09 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 17, 6:34 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 8:53 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX20 hr
Mar 16, 8:53 PM EDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasBOX6 hr
Mar 16, 11:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire58 min
Mar 16, 11:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire43 min
Mar 17, 6:00 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryBOXEssex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester3 hr
Mar 17, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXPlymouth24 min
Mar 17, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin45 min
Mar 17, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXFranklin, Middlesex, Worcester45 min
Mar 17, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXHampden45 min
Mar 17, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXWorcester48 min
Mar 17, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXMiddlesex, Norfolk, Worcester23 min
Mar 17, 4:30 PM EDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasBOX11 hr
Mar 17, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX60 min
Mar 17, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXPlymouth38 min
Mar 17, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol, Plymouth37 min
Mar 17, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX57 min
Mar 17, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol30 min
Mar 17, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXNorfolk51 min
Mar 17, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBarnstable56 min
Mar 17, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol33 min

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Sources

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