Alert archive / Massachusetts / Gale Warnings in 2018
Gale Warning 41, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale warning at Oct 21, 2018, 10:04 PM EDT. It was in force for 116 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
- Oct 21, 2018, 10:04 PM EDT (02:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 116 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The text
As transmitted.
625 WHUS71 KBOX 220204 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1004 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ANZ231-220400- /O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-181022T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0041.181022T0204Z-181022T0400Z/ Cape Cod Bay- 1004 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Gale Warning, which is in effect until midnight EDT tonight. * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 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. && $$ ANZ232-220400- /O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-181022T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0041.181022T0204Z-181022T0400Z/ Nantucket Sound- 1004 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Gale Warning, which is in effect until midnight EDT tonight. * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ251-220400- /O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-181022T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0041.181022T0204Z-181022T0400Z/ Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 1004 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Gale Warning, which is in effect until midnight EDT tonight. * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. && $$ ANZ230-220315- /O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0132.000000T0000Z-181022T0400Z/ Boston Harbor- 1004 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has cancelled the Small Craft Advisory. Winds have diminished below 25 kt. $$ ANZ236-220315- /O.EXP.KBOX.SC.Y.0132.000000T0000Z-181022T0200Z/ Narragansett Bay- 1004 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds have diminished below 25 kt. $$ ANZ254-220400- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-181022T0400Z/ Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- 1004 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ255-256-220400- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-181022T0400Z/ 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- 1004 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 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. && $$ ANZ250-220400- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-181022T0400Z/ Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary- 1004 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ235-237-220900- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0132.000000T0000Z-181022T0900Z/ Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 1004 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots, or seas 5 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ233-234-220900- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0132.000000T0000Z-181022T0900Z/ Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 1004 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots, or seas 5 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ 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
2 follow-up statements
697 WHUS71 KBOX 220205 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1005 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ANZ231-220400- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-181022T0400Z/ Cape Cod Bay- 1005 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 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. && $$ ANZ232-220400- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-181022T0400Z/ Nantucket Sound- 1005 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ250-220400- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-181022T0400Z/ Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary- 1005 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 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. && $$ ANZ254-220400- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-181022T0400Z/ Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- 1005 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ255-256-220400- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-181022T0400Z/ 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- 1005 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 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. && $$ ANZ251-220400- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-181022T0400Z/ Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 1005 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ235-237-220900- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0132.000000T0000Z-181022T0900Z/ Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 1005 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots, or seas 5 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ233-234-220900- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0132.000000T0000Z-181022T0900Z/ Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 1005 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots, or seas 5 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ 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
215 WHUS71 KBOX 220401 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1201 AM EDT Mon Oct 22 2018 ANZ250-254>256-221200- /O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-181022T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0132.000000T0000Z-181022T1200Z/ 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- 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- 1201 AM EDT Mon Oct 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Small Craft Advisory, which is in effect until 8 AM EDT this morning. * 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, or seas 5 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ251-221200- /O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-181022T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0132.000000T0000Z-181022T1200Z/ Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 1201 AM EDT Mon Oct 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Small Craft Advisory, which is in effect until 8 AM EDT this morning. * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots, or seas 5 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ231-232-220900- /O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-181022T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.SC.Y.0132.000000T0000Z-181022T0900Z/ Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound- 1201 AM EDT Mon Oct 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Small Craft Advisory, which is in effect until 5 AM EDT early this morning. * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots, or seas 5 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ235-237-220900- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0132.000000T0000Z-181022T0900Z/ Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 1201 AM EDT Mon Oct 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots, or seas 5 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$ ANZ233-234-220900- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0132.000000T0000Z-181022T0900Z/ Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 1201 AM EDT Mon Oct 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 1 to 2 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots, or seas 5 feet or greater, 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 4:03 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 3 days |
Nearby
Gale Warnings in Massachusetts, 2018Every gale warning in 2018
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.