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Small Craft Advisory 124, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

December 24, 2022

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this small craft advisory at Dec 24, 2022, 3:55 AM EST. It took effect at Dec 24, 2022, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2022, 3:55 AM EST (08:55 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2022, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 30, 2022, 1:00 AM EST
In force
6 days
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 Dec 24, 1:53 AM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 1:53 AM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 4:08 PM EST, 11 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
408 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-242115-
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-
408 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MAZ005>007-013>021-RIZ001>008-242115-
Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-
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-Block Island RI-
408 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...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...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MAZ022>024-242115-
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
408 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts.

.DAY ONE...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...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ230-233>237-251-256-242115-
Boston Harbor-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay-Rhode Island Sound-
Narragansett Bay-Block Island Sound-
Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay-
Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to
20 nm South of Block Island-
408 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

...STORM 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...Tonight.

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

   Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ231-232-250-254-255-242115-
Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-
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-
408 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

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.

   Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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

Local storm report, Dec 23, 10:02 PM EST, 5 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
1002 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0958 PM     SNOW             1 WNW PEPPERELL         42.67N 71.61W
12/23/2022  M3.0 INCH        MIDDLESEX          MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0939 PM     SNOW             LUNENBURG               42.60N 71.72W
12/23/2022  M2.5 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

0915 PM     SNOW             TEMPLETON               42.56N 72.07W
12/23/2022  M5.0 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0915 PM     SNOW             3 SW TOWNSEND           42.64N 71.74W
12/23/2022  M4.5 INCH        MIDDLESEX          MA   PUBLIC

0910 PM     SNOW             1 ESE FITCHBURG         42.58N 71.79W
12/23/2022  M5.5 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   PUBLIC

            REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER.

0901 PM     SNOW             PETERSHAM               42.49N 72.19W
12/23/2022  M4.0 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 PM     SNOW             1 NNE DUNSTABLE         42.67N 71.48W
12/23/2022  M2.8 INCH        MIDDLESEX          MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0843 PM     SNOW             1 ESE FITCHBURG         42.58N 71.79W
12/23/2022  M3.0 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&
Special weather statement, Dec 23, 10:21 PM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

MAZ004>006-026-240345-
Northwest Middlesex County-Central Middlesex County-Western
Essex-Northern Worcester-
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL ESSEX...NORTHEASTERN
WORCESTER AND NORTH CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 1020 PM EST, a band of heavy snow was located over Shirley, or 7
miles east of Leominster, moving east at 25 mph.

Locations impacted include...
Lowell, Methuen, Leominster, Fitchburg, Chelmsford, Andover, Dracut,
Tewksbury, Westford, Pepperell, Tyngsborough, Groton, Lunenburg,
Townsend, Littleton, Lancaster, Sterling, Ayer, Westminster and
Shirley.

The snow can accumulate at a rate of one inch per hour or more in
this band of moderate to heavy snow. Be prepared for hazardous
driving conditions. Consider delaying travel if you will be going
through this band of heavy snow.

Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time when traveling.

LAT...LON 4272 7125 4265 7120 4242 7180 4252 7195
      4268 7161 4268 7134 4270 7132 4270 7129
      4273 7127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 255DEG 22KT 4256 7164

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 23, 10:21 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBOXMiddlesex24 min
Dec 24, 12:49 AM ESTGale WarningBOX42 hr
Dec 24, 5:04 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBOXDukes86 min
Dec 24, 7:15 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Nantucket20 hr
Dec 24, 9:11 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningBOXDukes18 hr
Dec 23, 10:07 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXWashington4 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.