Alert archive / Massachusetts / Gale Warnings in 2018
Gale Warning 21, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale warning at Feb 25, 2018, 1:03 PM EST. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2018, 1:03 PM EST (18:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2018, 3:39 PM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The text
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266 WHUS71 KBOX 251803 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 103 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ANZ235-237-252100- /O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-180225T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0021.180225T1803Z-180225T2100Z/ Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 103 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Gale Warning, which is in effect until 4 PM EST this afternoon. * WINDS AND SEAS...East winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ255-256-252100- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-180225T2100Z/ Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 103 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...East winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ231>234-252100- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-180225T2100Z/ Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 103 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...East winds 15 to 20 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 seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ250-254-252300- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-180225T2300Z/ Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- 103 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...East winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ236-252100- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-180225T2100Z/ Narragansett Bay- 103 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...East winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ251-260215- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-180226T1000Z/ Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 103 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ230-252300- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-180225T2300Z/ Boston Harbor- 103 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...East winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 3 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
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852 WHUS71 KBOX 252039 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 339 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ANZ255-256-260445- /O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-180225T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-180226T1200Z/ Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 339 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Small Craft Advisory, which is in effect until 7 AM EST Monday. The Gale Warning has been cancelled. * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ235-237-260300- /O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180225T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-180226T0300Z/ Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 339 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Small Craft Advisory, which is in effect until 10 PM EST this evening. The Gale Warning has been cancelled. * WINDS AND SEAS...Northeast winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ231>234-260000- /O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-180225T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-180226T0000Z/ Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 339 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Small Craft Advisory, which is in effect until 7 PM EST this evening. The Gale Warning has been cancelled. * WINDS AND SEAS...East winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 1 to 3 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ236-252145- /O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-180225T2100Z/ Narragansett Bay- 339 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has cancelled the Small Craft Advisory. Winds will continue to diminish through the evening. $$ ANZ250-254-260000- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-180226T0000Z/ Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- 339 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...East winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ251-260445- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-180226T1200Z/ Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 339 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ230-260000- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-180226T0000Z/ Boston Harbor- 339 PM EST Sun Feb 25 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...East winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ 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
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.