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Small Craft Advisory 6, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 14, 2024

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this small craft advisory at Jan 14, 2024, 6:16 PM EST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 14, 2024, 6:16 PM EST (23:16 UTC)
Expired
Jan 15, 2024, 3:43 PM EST
In force
21 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 14, 6:02 PM EST, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 6:02 PM EST, 14 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 14, 1:25 PM EST, 4 hours 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
125 PM EST Sun Jan 14 2024

CTZ002-MAZ002>004-008>011-141930-
Hartford CT-Western Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-
Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Northern Worcester MA-
Eastern Franklin MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-
125 PM EST Sun Jan 14 2024

...SNOW SQUALL...

HAZARDS...A snow squall accompanied by winds of up to 40 MPH which
can rapidly reduce visibility to less than one mile.

LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 124 PM EST, a snow squall was along a line
extending from Cheshire to near Great Barrington to near Staatsburg
and moving east at 35 MPH.

THIS SQUALL WILL BE NEAR...
  Worthington, Cummington, Plainfield, Middlefield, and Hawley
  around 135 PM EST.
  Ashfield around 140 PM EST.
  Buckland, Chester, Charlemont, Chesterfield, and Goshen around 145
  PM EST.
  Blandford and Tolland around 150 PM EST.
  Williamsburg, Huntington, Conway, and Shelburne around 155 PM EST.
  Greenfield, Deerfield, Russell, Westhampton, Granville, and
  Montgomery around 200 PM EST.
  Northampton, Montague, Southampton, and Whately around 205 PM EST.
  Westfield, Easthampton, Sunderland, Hatfield, Hartland, and Gill
  around 210 PM EST.

SAFETY INFO...
Use extra caution if you must travel into or through this squall.
Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads may lead to
accidents.

Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time to reach your destination.

&&

LAT...LON 4212 7306 4215 7307 4215 7303 4231 7300
      4233 7306 4238 7307 4239 7301 4263 7295
      4269 7216 4219 7252 4191 7291 4197 7289
      4197 7303 4204 7301 4204 7306 4211 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 268DEG 31KT 4256 7314 4219 7341 4186 7385

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 14, 1:25 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire65 min
Jan 14, 2:07 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningBOXFranklin, Hampshire38 min
Jan 14, 2:26 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester49 min
Jan 14, 2:30 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningBOXFranklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester45 min
Jan 14, 3:14 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningBOXHampshire, Middlesex, Worcester46 min
Jan 14, 3:56 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester49 min
Jan 14, 4:30 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex, Suffolk45 min

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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.