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Small Craft Advisory 15, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 24, 2019

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this small craft advisory at Jan 24, 2019, 9:07 PM EST. It was in force for 46 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 24, 2019, 9:07 PM EST (02:07 UTC)
Expired
Jan 26, 2019, 6:56 PM EST
In force
46 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 24, 7:31 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 7:31 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 24, 3:56 AM EST, 17 hours 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
356 AM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-250900-
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-
Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Western Hampshire MA-
Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-
Southern Worcester MA-Northern Middlesex MA-
356 AM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, central
Massachusetts, eastern Massachusetts and western Massachusetts.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

MAZ005>007-013>017-RIZ001>004-250900-
Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-
Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-
Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Northwest Providence RI-
Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-
356 AM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

MAZ020>022-RIZ006-007-250900-
Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Washington RI-
Newport RI-
356 AM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts
and southern Rhode Island.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   Coastal Flood Advisory.
   High Wind Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

MAZ018-019-RIZ005-250900-
Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Bristol RI-
356 AM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts
and northern Rhode Island.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   High Wind Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

MAZ023-024-250900-
Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
356 AM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Wind Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

RIZ008-250900-
Block Island RI-
356 AM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Rhode Island.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Coastal Flood Advisory.
   High Wind Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

ANZ250-254>256-250900-
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-
356 AM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

ANZ231>235-237-251-250900-
Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay-
Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound-
Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay-
356 AM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

ANZ236-250900-
Narragansett Bay-
356 AM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Rhode Island coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

ANZ230-250900-
Boston Harbor-
356 AM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 24, 4:02 PM EST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
402 PM EST THU JAN 24 2019

MAZ013-016>021-RIZ007-242145-
Eastern Plymouth MA-Northern Bristol MA-Southern Bristol MA-
Western Norfolk MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-
Western Plymouth MA-Newport RI-
402 PM EST THU JAN 24 2019

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...

At 400 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong convection along a
line extending from Weymouth to 9 miles northeast of Block Island.
Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will accompany these storms. This line will
increase rainfall rates and wind gusts.

Locations impacted include...
New Bedford, Brockton, Quincy, Fall River, Plymouth, Taunton,
Weymouth, Braintree, Dartmouth, Bridgewater, Marshfield, Newport,
Marion, Middleborough, Easton, Hingham, Wareham, Somerset, Scituate
and Pembroke.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Get indoors when these storms approach. Winds may be strong enough to
produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches.

Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses. Avoid low lying
areas near small streams.

&&

LAT...LON 4144 7133 4226 7096 4232 7089 4227 7080
      4227 7076 4221 7070 4218 7071 4201 7058
      4198 7063 4196 7058 4165 7071 4144 7120
      4149 7122 4146 7123 4147 7128
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 218DEG 77KT 4222 7097 4126 7142

BW
Local storm report, Jan 24, 5:55 PM EST, 3 hours 12 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 24, 9:31 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester3 hr
Jan 25, 12:34 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester3 hr
Jan 25, 1:11 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXMiddlesex, Worcester54 hr
Jan 25, 1:11 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXWorcester4 hr
Jan 25, 1:11 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXBristol, Plymouth36 hr
Jan 25, 4:27 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester3 hr
Jan 25, 4:32 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningBOXNorfolk2 hr
Jan 25, 7:09 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningBOXHampden, Hampshire, Worcester111 min
Jan 25, 12:08 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXWorcester7 hr
Jan 25, 2:01 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex19 hr
Jan 25, 2:13 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXBristol, Plymouth59 hr
Jan 25, 3:26 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXWashington58 hr
Jan 25, 1:11 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXCapitol Planning Region36 hr
Jan 25, 7:15 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningBOX4 hr
Jan 25, 11:02 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningBOX118 min
Jan 25, 12:57 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningBOX2 hr
Jan 25, 2:18 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region21 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.