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Hurricane Force Wind Watch 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

March 1, 2018

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this hurricane force wind watch at Mar 1, 2018, 3:50 AM EST. It took effect at Mar 2, 2018, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2018, 3:50 AM EST (08:50 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 2, 2018, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 1, 2018, 3:26 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind watch 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 hurricane force wind watch went out at Mar 1, 12:50 AM EST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 12:50 AM EST, 3 hours before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 4:23 AM EST, 23 hours 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Taunton MA
423 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2018

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-020-021-026-RIZ001>008-010930-
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-
Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-
Western Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-
Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-
Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Northern Bristol MA-
Western Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth 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-
423 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, central
Massachusetts, eastern Massachusetts, northeastern Massachusetts,
southeastern Massachusetts, western Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Thursday night into Saturday...

A significant coastal storm will impact Southern New England with
major coastal flooding possible, strong to damaging winds and heavy
rain with potential flooding. Rain may mix with or change to snow for
a time and may be accompanied by snow accumulations.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-010930-
Eastern Essex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
423 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2018

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern Massachusetts,
northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern Massachusetts.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.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.

   Coastal Flood Watch.

Thursday night through Saturday...

A powerful coastal storm may result in strong to damaging winds along
with very heavy rainfall and potential flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-010930-
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-
423 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts and Rhode
Island coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Thursday night into Saturday...

A significant coastal storm will impact the Southern New England
waters. Northeast winds to gale force are expected, and storm force
winds are possible. During high astronomical tides, an accompanying
long east-northeast fetch could lead to very high and dangerous
seas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 3:27 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more52 hr
Mar 1, 3:32 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester25 hr
Mar 1, 11:37 AM ESTCoastal Flood WarningBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more63 hr
Mar 1, 11:37 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryBOXBristol41 hr
Mar 1, 3:26 PM ESTHurricane Force Wind WarningBOX33 hr
Mar 1, 3:26 PM ESTStorm WarningBOX40 hr
Mar 1, 3:27 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester29 hr
Mar 1, 3:38 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more60 hr
Mar 1, 11:14 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXKent, Providence4 days

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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.