Alert archive / Massachusetts / Storm Warnings in 2018
Storm Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this storm warning at Mar 3, 2018, 10:19 AM EST. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 3, 2018, 10:19 AM EST (15:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2018, 3:50 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The text
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875 WHUS71 KBOX 031519 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 1019 AM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ANZ254-255-032200- /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180303T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.SR.W.0004.180303T1519Z-180303T2100Z/ 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- 1019 AM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Storm Warning, which is in effect until 4 PM EST this afternoon. The Gale Warning is no longer in effect. * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 21 to 26 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Storm Warning means winds of 48 to 63 knots are imminent or occurring. Recreational boaters should remain in port, or take shelter until winds and waves subside. Commercial vessels should prepare for very strong winds and dangerous sea conditions, and consider remaining in port or taking shelter in port until winds and waves subside. && $$ ANZ231-232-032200- /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180303T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.SR.W.0004.180303T1519Z-180303T2100Z/ Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound- 1019 AM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Storm Warning, which is in effect until 4 PM EST this afternoon. The Gale Warning is no longer in effect. * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 6 to 11 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Storm Warning means winds of 48 to 63 knots are imminent or occurring. Recreational boaters should remain in port, or take shelter until winds and waves subside. Commercial vessels should prepare for very strong winds and dangerous sea conditions, and consider remaining in port or taking shelter in port until winds and waves subside. && $$ ANZ256-032200- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180303T2200Z/ Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 1019 AM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 16 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. && $$ ANZ250-032200- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180303T2200Z/ Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary- 1019 AM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 24 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ233-234-032200- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180303T2200Z/ Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 1019 AM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 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. && $$ ANZ235-032200- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180303T2200Z/ Rhode Island Sound- 1019 AM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 8 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ237-032200- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180303T2200Z/ Block Island Sound- 1019 AM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 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. && $$ ANZ230-032100- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180303T2100Z/ Boston Harbor- 1019 AM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves around 2 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ236-032100- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180303T2100Z/ Narragansett Bay- 1019 AM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves around 3 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. && $$ ANZ251-032200- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180303T2200Z/ Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 1019 AM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 20 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ 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
1 follow-up statement
134 WHUS71 KBOX 032050 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 350 PM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ANZ231-232-040500- /O.CAN.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180303T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180304T2000Z/ Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound- 350 PM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST SUNDAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Gale Warning, which is in effect until 3 PM EST Sunday. The Storm Warning has been cancelled. * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 11 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. && $$ ANZ254-255-040500- /O.CAN.KBOX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180303T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180304T2200Z/ Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket- 350 PM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SUNDAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Gale Warning, which is in effect until 5 PM EST Sunday. The Storm Warning has been cancelled. * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 20 to 25 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ230-236-040500- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180304T0500Z/ Boston Harbor-Narragansett Bay- 350 PM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 3 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. && $$ ANZ233>235-237-251-040500- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180304T1600Z/ Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay-Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 350 PM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 16 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ ANZ250-256-040500- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180304T1800Z/ Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 350 PM EST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...North winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 18 to 23 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. && $$ Frank 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 12:53 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:26 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 33 hr | |
| Mar 3, 5:05 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 7:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 8 hr |
| Mar 3, 10:17 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:05 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 8 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:27 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Norfolk, Suffolk | 11 hr |
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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.