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Gale Watch 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 6, 2022

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale watch at Jan 6, 2022, 4:16 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 7, 2022, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 6, 2022, 4:16 AM EST (09:16 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 7, 2022, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 6, 2022, 4:19 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale watch went out at Jan 6, 4:12 AM EST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 4:12 AM EST, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 4:32 PM EST, 11 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
432 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>012-022>024-026-RIZ008-062145-
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-
Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-
Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-
Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-
Southern Worcester MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Northern Middlesex MA-Block Island RI-
433 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MAZ013>021-RIZ001>007-062145-
Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-
Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-
Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-
Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-
Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-
433 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is 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.

   Winter Storm Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ231-232-250-256-062145-
Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-
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-
433 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...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...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ254-255-062145-
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-
433 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...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...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ230-233>237-251-062145-
Boston Harbor-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay-Rhode Island Sound-
Narragansett Bay-Block Island Sound-
Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay-
433 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

For more information on upcoming hazardous weather, please see the
Area Forecast Discussion on our webpage for the latest forecast
thinking. There is also our Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook at
www.weather.gov/box/ehwo

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 6, 12:01 AM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1201 AM EST Thu Jan 6 2022

CTZ002-003-MAZ002-003-008>011-060900-
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-
Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-
Eastern Hampden MA-
Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon,
Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst,
Northampton, and Springfield
1201 AM EST Thu Jan 6 2022

...PATCHY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...

Patchy dense fog is expected within the Connecticut River Valley
overnight. Visibilities may be reduced to one quarter mile or less
at times. Improvements in visibility are expected overnight.

Motorists are advised to exercise caution by reducing speed,
leaving extra space between vehicles, and using low-beam
headlights in areas of low visibility.

Belk

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 6, 3:24 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Worcester11 hr
Jan 6, 3:24 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more34 hr
Jan 6, 3:24 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXDukes, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester33 hr
Jan 6, 4:19 PM ESTGale WarningBOX26 hr
Jan 6, 4:19 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX47 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.