Alert archive / Massachusetts / Gale Warnings in 2025
Gale Warning 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 2025, 4:14 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 7, 2025, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 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
- Feb 6, 2025, 4:14 PM EST (21:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2025, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2025, 4:25 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
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740 WHUS71 KBOX 062114 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 414 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ANZ254>256-071015- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T1100Z/ /O.CAN.KBOX.GL.A.0003.250207T1100Z-250208T0100Z/ 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- 414 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 8 feet. * WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm and Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket. In Rhode Island coastal waters, Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island. * WHEN...Until 6 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ235-237-071015- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KBOX.GL.A.0003.250207T1100Z-250208T0100Z/ Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 414 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 6 feet. * WHERE...Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ231>234-071015- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KBOX.GL.A.0003.250207T1100Z-250208T0100Z/ Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 414 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet. * WHERE...Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ250-251-071015- /O.UPG.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250207T1100Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0003.250207T1100Z-250208T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0009.250207T0900Z-250207T2300Z/ Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 414 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 4 to 6 feet expected. * WHERE...Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 6 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ230-071015- /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.250207T0900Z-250208T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0003.250207T1100Z-250208T0100Z/ Boston Harbor- 414 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves around 2 feet expected. * WHERE...Boston Harbor. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 7 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ236-071015- /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.250207T0900Z-250208T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0003.250207T1100Z-250208T0100Z/ Narragansett Bay- 414 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 3 to 5 feet expected. * WHERE...Narragansett Bay. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 7 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$
3 follow-up statements
017 WHUS71 KBOX 070004 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 704 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ANZ254>256-071315- /O.UPG.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.GL.W.0009.250207T0900Z-250207T2300Z/ 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- 704 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 5 to 8 feet expected. * WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm and Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket. In Rhode Island coastal waters, Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 6 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ250-251-071315- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0009.250207T0900Z-250207T2300Z/ Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 704 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 4 to 6 feet expected. * WHERE...Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 6 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ235-237-071315- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T0600Z/ Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 704 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 6 feet. * WHERE...Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ231>234-071315- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T0600Z/ Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 704 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet. * WHERE...Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ230-071315- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.250207T0900Z-250208T0000Z/ Boston Harbor- 704 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 1 to 2 feet expected. * WHERE...Boston Harbor. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 7 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ236-071315- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.250207T0900Z-250208T0000Z/ Narragansett Bay- 704 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 3 to 5 feet expected. * WHERE...Narragansett Bay. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 7 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$
568 WHUS71 KBOX 070900 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 400 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ANZ250-251-072200- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250207T2300Z/ Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 400 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 4 to 6 feet expected. * WHERE...Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ254>256-072200- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250207T2300Z/ Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 400 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 5 to 8 feet expected. * WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm and Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket. In Rhode Island coastal waters, Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ235-237-072200- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T0600Z/ Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 400 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 6 feet. * WHERE...Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ231>234-072200- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T0600Z/ Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 400 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet. * WHERE...Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ230-072200- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T0000Z/ Boston Harbor- 400 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves around 2 feet expected. * WHERE...Boston Harbor. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ236-072200- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T0000Z/ Narragansett Bay- 400 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 feet expected. * WHERE...Narragansett Bay. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$
265 WHUS71 KBOX 072125 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 425 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ANZ250-081100- /O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250207T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T1200Z/ Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary- 425 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 7 feet. * WHERE...Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ254>256-081100- /O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250207T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T1200Z/ Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 425 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 8 feet. * WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm and Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket. In Rhode Island coastal waters, Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ251-081100- /O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250207T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T1200Z/ Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 425 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 2 to 3 feet. * WHERE...Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ230-080600- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T0600Z/ Boston Harbor- 425 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves around 2 feet. * WHERE...Boston Harbor. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ236-080600- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T0600Z/ Narragansett Bay- 425 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 1 to 3 feet. * WHERE...Narragansett Bay. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ235-237-080600- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T0600Z/ Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 425 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet. * WHERE...Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ231>234-080600- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250208T0600Z/ Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 425 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet. * WHERE...Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 warning went out at Feb 6, 4:13 PM EST, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 4:13 PM EST, 1 minute before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
413 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025
.SYNOPSIS...
Dry and windy weather Friday with higher gusts across the higher
elevations spots. Winds diminish Friday night with colder
conditions into Saturday. A snow storm appears likely later
Saturday night into Sunday morning, with perhaps some mixing for
some locations towards the end of the storm, especially near
the south coast. Dry but cold weather returns Sunday night and
Monday. This active weather pattern may continue next week
depending on the track of a couple low pressures in the Tuesday
through Thursday time frame.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
Key Messages:
* Last of showers move out by 5 PM this evening
* Gradually improving conditions tonight
The remaining batch of scattered showers moves across southern New
England mid to late afternoon. As warmer air seeped in from the
south, precipitation has gone from a snow to a variety pack of
precipitation type over the past couple of hours. Observations and
mPING reports show freezing drizzle, light freezing rain, sleet, and
even just rain in spots. Colder air is still socked in the lower
elevation spots like the CT Valley supporting freezing drizzle.
Remaining showers should exit by 5 PM.
Main story for tonight will be improving conditions as the low
pressure system exits to the northeast. Warm air continues to move
northward into the region early this evening resulting in a little
warm up in temperatures towards midnight. Not long after, a cold
front moves across after midnight bringing strong CAA behind it and
gusty westerly flow. More details on gusty west winds in Friday
discussion...By early morning, temperatures hover around freezing
with a better chance at being at or below freezing for interior
areas.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
Key Messages:
* Gusty west winds starting Friday morning, especially over the
higher elevations.
* Wind Advisory for west, central MA.
* Mainly dry conditions with a chance for a snow shower in west
MA.
Strong CAA and a LLJ will support the mixing down of gusty west
winds to the surface starting early Friday morning. This happening
in the early morning timeframe could be a limiting factor as mixing
isn't diurnally supported. However, the appearance of well-mixed
model soundings, a strong gradient of cold air pushing into the
region, and a pressure couplet should support winds to mix down. The
higher elevations will be most vulnerable to the higher gusts
starting with the Berkshires early Friday morning and then the
Worcester Hills by late morning. Given the perpendicular flow to the
"terrain", could see some downslope enhancement off the east slopes
of the Berkshires. Most model guidance is overall trending low for
gusts with this event. The HRRR, which does quite well with complex
terrain, shows a signal for strong gusts in these areas Friday.
Won't put all of our eggs in one basket as the HRRR does have a
tendency to over mix in some situations too... Blended in the
NBM 90th percentile to better represent this potential solution.
We should see gusts in the 40-50 mph across west and central
MA. A Wind Advisory will cover those areas from 4 AM through 4
PM. Winds may not consistently gust to that magnitude all day
with a better signal for stronger gusts in the Berkshires
starting early morning (after 4AM) and a better signal for the
Worcester Hills by mid-morning.
Areas not in the advisory will be generally gusty with gusts 20-35
mph. High temperatures range in the 30s. Can't rule out a snow
shower western MA.
Friday Night:
Quiet night with high pressure building in. Soundings show some
moisture in the mid-levels to support scattered clouds around, but
otherwise dry. Temperatures falls into the teens and low 20s.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Key Messages:
Key Messages...
* Dry and partly to mostly sunny on Saturday.
* Snowstorm moves through Saturday night through Sunday morning.
* Another winter storm possible around Tue night/Wed
Saturday...
Quiet, dry, and mostly sunny conditions expected for the first half
of the weekend as high pressure from the Great Lakes moves directly
over New England. Subsidence will keep precip away and allow for
partly to mostly sunny skies while the light pressure gradient will
mean Friday's winds calm down by Saturday. While conditions start
out sunny, high clouds will be on the increase through the day ahead
of the Saturday night system. Highs will be just on the cool side of
average for early February, in the low to mid 30s.
Saturday night and Sunday...
As we head into Saturday night a shortwave moving out of the Midwest
will transit east with a strengthening surface low out ahead of it.
By Saturday evening a secondary low is spawned along the frontal
boundary which becomes dominant and deepens over the waters south of
Long Island before passing in the vicinity of the 70/40 benchmark.
This placement, if it holds, would be favorable for a significant
snowfall over much of southern New England as long as everything
lines up. Given we are more than 48 hours out, the exact track isn't
certain as we're just starting to get into the range of the higher
resolution guidance. The latest deterministic global guidance is in
good agreement on a track over the benchmark; however, EPS ensemble
guidance indicates a decent spread on low locations (tightly
clustered south of Long Island but spreading out quite a bit more as
it passes south of Nantucket). Meanwhile, GEFS member lows are all
near or south of the benchmark, so we'll see if the southward trend
of the last few days continues. For now, ingredients appear to be
lining up for a solid snow maker, with strong southwesterly WAA and
significant low/mid level frontogenesis coupled with a PWAT plume
from 0.5-0.75". There's plenty of cold air locked in with a high to
the northeast; BUFKIT soundings indicate decent omega within the DGZ
which would lead to better snowfall rates. Snow-to-liquid ratios
will be above 10:1 given the deep cold through the column. Should
these ingredients continue to align with a favorable track, a solid
swath of 6+ inches of snow is possible. The biggest question is if
the southward trend in the track is done or if we'll continue to see
it sag south which would decrease snow totals north. The latest
suite of ensemble guidance indicates a 40-80% chance of 6+inches for
most of the region. Snow exits Sunday morning and we'll see clearing
and drying through the day.
Monday through Thursday...
A ridge of high pressure brings the return of quiet weather for the
start of next week with seasonable high temperatures topping out in
the low 30s but lows in the teens. Monitoring our next potential
system then around Tuesday evening into Wednesday as a low passes in
the vicinity of the 70/40 benchmark and may bring accumulating snow
to the region before another high pressure center moves overhead
followed by yet another shortwave disturbance around Thursday. While
details are uncertain, what is more certain is that our active
pattern continues.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Forecast Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
18Z TAFs: Moderate (40%) confidence through 06z, then high (70%)
confidence.
Back edge of steadier precip moving through SNE but radar is
probably overshooting more shallow precip across western MA/CT.
Main precip type is still light snow but we will see many areas
change to a light snow/sleet mix or a mix of light freezing rain
and sleet, with a change to rain near South Coast through late
afternoon.
Conditions should lower to IFR or even LIFR between 20z and 00z
as weak low pressure passes just south of ACK. Expect IFR cigs
and occasional light precipitation, in form of -DZ near South
Coast and most likely -FZDZ elsewhere. Any icing will be very
light (trace amounts).
Once low begins to move offshore after 00z, winds shift to W/SW
and bring drying to region along with slow improvement in cigs
to MVFR. We should see VFR conditions develop 09z-11z Fri as
clouds scatter out along with increasing W/NW winds, gusting as
high as 25-35kt during the day. Winds gradually subside Fri
night.
KBOS TAF...Moderate confidence in TAF. More confident on
steadier -SNPL ending around 20s but less so on spotty -FZDZ
from 20z through 00z. Timing may be off by a couple of hours.
KBDL TAF...Moderate confidence in TAF. Steadier -SNPL could last
an hour or two longer than forecast, but less confident on
extent of spotty -FZDZ from 20z through 00z. Colder air in place
may lead to more of a continued -PLSN mix.
Outlook /Saturday through Tuesday/...
Saturday: VFR.
Saturday Night: Mainly IFR, with local MVFR possible. SN.
Sunday: MVFR/IFR conditions possible. Breezy. SN.
Sunday Night through Monday Night: VFR.
Tuesday: VFR. Chance SN.
&&
.MARINE...
Forecaster Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Medium - 30 to 60 percent.
High- greater than 60 percent.
Overall high confidence through the weekend.
Weak low pressure tracks just south of Nantucket late this
afternoon, which will cause SE winds to relax for a few hours,
before winds shift to W/SW in response to low heading offshore.
When this occurs, expect winds to increase late tonight into Fri
morning as mixing layer deepens. Strongest gusts to Gale force are
expected on the waters off E MA coast, mainly near Stellwagen Bank,
where we will hoist Gale Warnings through Fri. Elsewhere,
forecast soundings indicate gusts will fall just short, but
still as high as 30kt, so we will extend SCAs elsewhere. Winds
and seas subside Fri night as high pressure builds into region
from Great Lakes.
The next system to watch is a potential winter storm for the Sat
night into Sun timeframe, when low pressure is expected to track off
SNE coast, most likely near 40N/70W benchmark Sun morning. Right now
the storm is not expected to strengthen significantly, but will
likely bring SCA conditions to most of the MA/RI waters.
Outlook /Saturday through Tuesday/...
Saturday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft.
Saturday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Chance of snow, chance
of rain. Areas of visibility 1 nm or less.
Sunday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft. Chance of snow,
chance of rain. Visibility 1 to 3 nm.
Sunday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft. Slight
chance of snow.
Monday: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft.
Monday Night: Winds less than 25 kt.
Tuesday: Winds less than 25 kt. Chance of snow.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...Winter Storm Watch from Saturday evening through Sunday
afternoon for CTZ002>004.
Winter Weather Advisory until 7 PM EST this evening for CTZ004.
MA...Winter Storm Watch from Saturday evening through Sunday
afternoon for MAZ002>022-026.
Winter Weather Advisory until 7 PM EST this evening for
MAZ004>007-012>021-026.
Wind Advisory from 4 AM to 4 PM EST Friday for MAZ002>004-
008>012-026.
RI...Winter Storm Watch from Saturday evening through Sunday
afternoon for RIZ001>007.
Winter Weather Advisory until 7 PM EST this evening for
RIZ001>007.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 4 AM to 7 PM EST Friday for ANZ230-
236.
Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM EST Saturday for ANZ231>235-
237.
Gale Warning from 4 AM to 6 PM EST Friday for ANZ250-251.
Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM EST Saturday for ANZ254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BW/Mensch
NEAR TERM...Mensch
SHORT TERM...Mensch
LONG TERM...BW
AVIATION...JWD
MARINE...BW/JWDIn the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 6, 11:31 AM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1131 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM Snow 1 SE Simsbury 41.88N 72.80W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hartford CT Trained Spotter
0812 AM Snow 3 W Hartland 41.99N 73.00W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Hartford CT Trained Spotter
0900 AM Snow 1 W North Providence 41.86N 71.48W
02/06/2025 M0.3 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 S Smithfield 41.87N 71.55W
02/06/2025 M0.3 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 NW Westhampton 42.30N 72.77W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 SE Ludlow 42.16N 72.47W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 S Westfield 42.12N 72.75W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 SE Holyoke 42.20N 72.62W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
0907 AM Snow 2 E Berlin 41.62N 72.72W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hartford CT Trained Spotter
0910 AM Snow East Longmeadow 42.06N 72.51W
02/06/2025 M0.6 Inch Hampden MA Trained Spotter
0930 AM Snow 2 W Westborough 42.25N 71.65W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Worcester MA NWS Employee
0935 AM Snow 2 SE West Springfield 42.10N 72.62W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
0950 AM Snow 1 NW Jamestown 41.50N 71.37W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Newport RI Trained Spotter
1000 AM Snow 3 W Smithfield 41.87N 71.60W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Providence RI Trained Spotter
1000 AM Snow 1 NE Wethersfield 41.71N 72.66W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hartford CT Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow Andover 41.73N 72.37W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Tolland CT Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow Tolland 41.87N 72.37W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Tolland CT Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 N Hebron 41.66N 72.37W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Tolland CT Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 W Westerly 41.38N 71.83W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Washington RI Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow Dighton 41.81N 71.12W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Bristol MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 SE Ludlow 42.16N 72.47W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 S Westfield 42.12N 72.75W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 SE Holyoke 42.20N 72.62W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 NW Westhampton 42.30N 72.77W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 3 W Dartmouth 41.58N 71.06W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Bristol MA Trained Spotter
1008 AM Snow Windsor 41.85N 72.64W
02/06/2025 M0.6 Inch Hartford CT Amateur Radio
1020 AM Snow 1 W Richmond 41.50N 71.66W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Washington RI Amateur Radio
1030 AM Snow 1 NW Warren 41.73N 71.28W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Bristol RI Trained Spotter
1038 AM Snow 1 SE Fitchburg 42.58N 71.80W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Worcester MA Public
1051 AM Snow 1 SW Lexington 42.44N 71.24W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
1052 AM Snow Rockland 42.13N 70.92W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Plymouth MA Trained Spotter
1106 AM Snow 1 E Killingly 41.84N 71.84W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Windham CT Public
1108 AM Snow 1 SW Ludlow 42.16N 72.50W
02/06/2025 M1.1 Inch Hampden MA Broadcast Media
1108 AM Snow 1 SW Sturbridge 42.09N 72.07W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Worcester MA Trained Spotter
1122 AM Snow 1 SW North Attleborough 41.96N 71.34W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Bristol MA Trained Spotter
1125 AM Snow 1 SE Hubbardston 42.47N 72.01W
02/06/2025 M1.3 Inch Worcester MA Trained Spotter
&&Local storm report, Feb 6, 2:14 PM EST, 2 hours before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
214 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM Snow 1 SE Simsbury 41.88N 72.80W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hartford CT Trained Spotter
0812 AM Snow 3 W Hartland 41.99N 73.00W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Hartford CT Trained Spotter
0900 AM Snow 1 NW Westhampton 42.30N 72.77W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 S Westfield 42.12N 72.75W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 S Smithfield 41.87N 71.55W
02/06/2025 M0.3 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 W North Providence 41.86N 71.48W
02/06/2025 M0.3 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 SE Ludlow 42.16N 72.47W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 SE Holyoke 42.20N 72.62W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
0907 AM Snow 2 E Berlin 41.62N 72.72W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hartford CT Trained Spotter
0910 AM Snow East Longmeadow 42.06N 72.51W
02/06/2025 M0.6 Inch Hampden MA Trained Spotter
0930 AM Snow 2 W Westborough 42.25N 71.65W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Worcester MA NWS Employee
0935 AM Snow 2 SE West Springfield 42.10N 72.62W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
0950 AM Snow 1 NW Jamestown 41.50N 71.37W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Newport RI Trained Spotter
1000 AM Snow 1 NE Wethersfield 41.71N 72.66W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hartford CT Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 NW Westhampton 42.30N 72.77W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 S Westfield 42.12N 72.75W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 W Westerly 41.38N 71.83W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Washington RI Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow Tolland 41.87N 72.37W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Tolland CT Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 3 W Smithfield 41.87N 71.60W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Providence RI Trained Spotter
1000 AM Snow 1 SE Ludlow 42.16N 72.47W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 SE Holyoke 42.20N 72.62W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 N Hebron 41.66N 72.37W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Tolland CT Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow Dighton 41.81N 71.12W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Bristol MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 3 W Dartmouth 41.58N 71.06W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Bristol MA Trained Spotter
1000 AM Snow Andover 41.73N 72.37W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Tolland CT Amateur Radio
1008 AM Snow Windsor 41.85N 72.64W
02/06/2025 M0.6 Inch Hartford CT Amateur Radio
1020 AM Snow 1 W Richmond 41.50N 71.66W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Washington RI Amateur Radio
1030 AM Snow 1 NW Warren 41.73N 71.28W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Bristol RI Trained Spotter
1038 AM Snow 1 SE Fitchburg 42.58N 71.80W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Worcester MA Public
1051 AM Snow 1 SW Lexington 42.44N 71.24W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
1052 AM Snow Rockland 42.13N 70.92W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Plymouth MA Trained Spotter
1100 AM Snow 2 SE West Springfield 42.10N 72.62W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1100 AM Snow 1 NE West Bridgewater 42.03N 70.99W
02/06/2025 M0.3 Inch Plymouth MA Public
1100 AM Snow Southampton 42.23N 72.73W
02/06/2025 M1.3 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
1100 AM Snow Palmer 42.16N 72.33W
02/06/2025 M1.3 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1100 AM Snow 1 SE Holyoke 42.20N 72.62W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1100 AM Snow 2 E Cranston 41.78N 71.44W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
1100 AM Snow 1 SE Chesterfield 42.39N 72.84W
02/06/2025 M1.8 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
1100 AM Snow 3 SE Ashaway 41.40N 71.74W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Washington RI Amateur Radio
1106 AM Snow 1 E Killingly 41.84N 71.84W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Windham CT Public
1108 AM Snow 1 SW Sturbridge 42.09N 72.07W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Worcester MA Trained Spotter
1108 AM Snow 1 SW Ludlow 42.16N 72.50W
02/06/2025 M1.1 Inch Hampden MA Broadcast Media
1122 AM Snow 1 SW North Attleborough 41.96N 71.34W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Bristol MA Trained Spotter
1125 AM Snow 1 SE Hubbardston 42.47N 72.01W
02/06/2025 M1.3 Inch Worcester MA Trained Spotter
1130 AM Snow Millis 42.17N 71.35W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Norfolk MA Trained Spotter
1130 AM Snow Lexington 42.45N 71.22W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
1130 AM Snow 2 S Lexington 42.42N 71.23W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
1132 AM Snow 1 E Randolph 42.17N 71.04W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Norfolk MA Trained Spotter
1150 AM Snow 1 S Cumberland 41.94N 71.40W
02/06/2025 M0.9 Inch Providence RI NWS Employee
1154 AM Snow Staffordville 41.99N 72.26W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Tolland CT Trained Spotter
1155 AM Snow 1 E Weston 42.37N 71.26W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
1200 PM Snow Woonsocket 42.00N 71.51W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
1200 PM Snow 3 S Somerset 41.70N 71.16W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Bristol MA Trained Spotter
1200 PM Snow 1 S Smithfield 41.87N 71.55W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
1200 PM Snow Providence 41.82N 71.41W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
1200 PM Snow 1 SW Lexington 42.44N 71.24W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
1200 PM Snow 2 NE Bliss Corner 41.63N 70.93W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Bristol MA Amateur Radio
1205 PM Snow 1 NW West Warwick 41.71N 71.52W
02/06/2025 M1.2 Inch Kent RI Trained Spotter
1205 PM Snow 4 NW Ashburnham 42.68N 71.94W
02/06/2025 M2.3 Inch Worcester MA Amateur Radio
1206 PM Snow 1 E Rockport 42.64N 70.61W
02/06/2025 M2.0 Inch Essex MA Broadcast Media
1220 PM Snow 3 W Haverhill 42.78N 71.14W
02/06/2025 M1.9 Inch Essex MA Amateur Radio
1220 PM Snow 1 W Ashfield 42.53N 72.81W
02/06/2025 M1.4 Inch Franklin MA Amateur Radio
1224 PM Snow 2 SW Westborough 42.24N 71.65W
02/06/2025 M1.1 Inch Worcester MA NWS Employee
1225 PM Snow 2 SW Tewksbury 42.60N 71.26W
02/06/2025 M1.2 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
1235 PM Snow Chelsea 42.39N 71.03W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Suffolk MA Trained Spotter
1243 PM Snow 1 W North Amherst 42.41N 72.53W
02/06/2025 M1.6 Inch Hampshire MA Trained Spotter
1250 PM Snow 1 W Tolland 41.87N 72.39W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Tolland CT Public
1250 PM Snow 1 NW Holliston 42.22N 71.45W
02/06/2025 M0.9 Inch Middlesex MA Public
1258 PM Snow 1 S Cumberland 41.94N 71.40W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Providence RI NWS Employee
0100 PM Snow 3 E Tyngsboro 42.67N 71.37W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Middlesex MA Public
0100 PM Snow Stow 42.44N 71.51W
02/06/2025 M1.3 Inch Middlesex MA Amateur Radio
0100 PM Snow Southampton 42.23N 72.73W
02/06/2025 M1.4 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
0100 PM Snow Harrisville 41.97N 71.68W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
0100 PM Snow 1 NW East Providence 41.81N 71.37W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
0100 PM Snow 1 SE Chesterfield 42.39N 72.84W
02/06/2025 M2.5 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
0100 PM Snow 1 NE Beacon Hill 42.36N 71.06W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Suffolk MA Public
0103 PM Snow Worcester AP 42.27N 71.87W
02/06/2025 M1.2 Inch Worcester MA ASOS
0116 PM Snow 2 W Ashby 42.70N 71.85W
02/06/2025 M2.0 Inch Middlesex MA Public
0120 PM Snow 2 N Weymouth 42.24N 70.94W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Norfolk MA Trained Spotter
0120 PM Snow Ashby 42.68N 71.82W
02/06/2025 M2.0 Inch Middlesex MA Amateur Radio
0130 PM Snow 1 E Newburyport 42.81N 70.88W
02/06/2025 M2.1 Inch Essex MA Trained Spotter
0140 PM Snow 1 NE Leominster 42.53N 71.76W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Worcester MA Amateur Radio
0142 PM Snow 1 N Concord 42.47N 71.35W
02/06/2025 M1.2 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
0204 PM Snow 1 NW Turners Falls 42.61N 72.58W
02/06/2025 M2.1 Inch Franklin MA Trained Spotter
0209 PM Snow 1 E Randolph 42.17N 71.04W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Norfolk MA Trained Spotter
&&Local storm report, Feb 6, 2:21 PM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
221 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0219 PM Snow Bradley AP 41.94N 72.68W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Hartford CT ASOS
0220 PM Snow NWS Boston/Norton 41.96N 71.14W
02/06/2025 M0.6 Inch Bristol MA Official NWS Obs
0220 PM Snow Worcester AP 42.27N 71.87W
02/06/2025 M1.2 Inch Worcester MA ASOS
0220 PM Snow Logan AP 42.36N 71.01W
02/06/2025 M0.6 Inch Suffolk MA ASOS
0221 PM Snow TF Green AP 41.72N 71.43W
02/06/2025 M1.1 Inch Kent RI ASOS
&&Local storm report, Feb 6, 3:18 PM EST, 56 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
318 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 PM Snow Bridgewater 41.99N 70.96W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Plymouth MA Public
0223 PM Snow 1 NE Lunenburg 42.60N 71.72W
02/06/2025 M2.1 Inch Worcester MA Amateur Radio
0250 PM Snow 1 W Pepperell 42.67N 71.61W
02/06/2025 M1.7 Inch Middlesex MA Public
Reported by Trained Spotter.
0300 PM Snow Chelsea 42.40N 71.03W
02/06/2025 M0.6 Inch Suffolk MA Trained Spotter
0305 PM Snow 2 SE Littleton 42.52N 71.45W
02/06/2025 M1.6 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
0315 PM Snow Groveland 42.75N 71.03W
02/06/2025 M1.9 Inch Essex MA Trained Spotter
&&Local storm report, Feb 6, 3:39 PM EST, 35 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
339 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM Snow 1 SE Haverhill 42.77N 71.08W
02/06/2025 M1.9 Inch Essex MA Amateur Radio
0320 PM Snow 3 W Haverhill 42.78N 71.14W
02/06/2025 M2.4 Inch Essex MA Amateur Radio
0320 PM Snow Leicester 42.25N 71.91W
02/06/2025 M2.0 Inch Worcester MA Trained Spotter
0330 PM Snow 2 NW Salem 42.53N 70.93W
02/06/2025 M1.8 Inch Essex MA Amateur Radio
&&Local storm report, Feb 6, 4:04 PM EST, 10 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
404 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM Snow 1 SE Simsbury 41.88N 72.80W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hartford CT Trained Spotter
0812 AM Snow 3 W Hartland 41.99N 73.00W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Hartford CT Trained Spotter
0900 AM Snow 1 SE Ludlow 42.16N 72.47W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 S Smithfield 41.87N 71.55W
02/06/2025 M0.3 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 NW Westhampton 42.30N 72.77W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 SE Holyoke 42.20N 72.62W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 S Westfield 42.12N 72.75W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
0900 AM Snow 1 W North Providence 41.86N 71.48W
02/06/2025 M0.3 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
0907 AM Snow 2 E Berlin 41.62N 72.72W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hartford CT Trained Spotter
0910 AM Snow East Longmeadow 42.06N 72.51W
02/06/2025 M0.6 Inch Hampden MA Trained Spotter
0930 AM Snow 2 W Westborough 42.25N 71.65W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Worcester MA NWS Employee
0935 AM Snow 2 SE West Springfield 42.10N 72.62W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
0950 AM Snow 1 NW Jamestown 41.50N 71.37W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Newport RI Trained Spotter
1000 AM Snow 1 NE Wethersfield 41.71N 72.66W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Hartford CT Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow Dighton 41.81N 71.12W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Bristol MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 NW Westhampton 42.30N 72.77W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 SE Holyoke 42.20N 72.62W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 S Westfield 42.12N 72.75W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 3 W Smithfield 41.87N 71.60W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Providence RI Trained Spotter
1000 AM Snow Andover 41.73N 72.37W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Tolland CT Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow Tolland 41.87N 72.37W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Tolland CT Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 N Hebron 41.66N 72.37W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Tolland CT Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 1 SE Ludlow 42.16N 72.47W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1000 AM Snow 3 W Dartmouth 41.58N 71.06W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Bristol MA Trained Spotter
1000 AM Snow 1 W Westerly 41.38N 71.83W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Washington RI Amateur Radio
1008 AM Snow Windsor 41.85N 72.64W
02/06/2025 M0.6 Inch Hartford CT Amateur Radio
1020 AM Snow 1 W Richmond 41.50N 71.66W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Washington RI Amateur Radio
1030 AM Snow 1 NW Warren 41.73N 71.28W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Bristol RI Trained Spotter
1038 AM Snow 1 SE Fitchburg 42.58N 71.80W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Worcester MA Public
1051 AM Snow 1 SW Lexington 42.44N 71.24W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
1052 AM Snow Rockland 42.13N 70.92W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Plymouth MA Trained Spotter
1100 AM Snow 3 SE Ashaway 41.40N 71.74W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Washington RI Amateur Radio
1100 AM Snow 2 SE West Springfield 42.10N 72.62W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1100 AM Snow Palmer 42.16N 72.33W
02/06/2025 M1.3 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1100 AM Snow 1 NE West Bridgewater 42.03N 70.99W
02/06/2025 M0.3 Inch Plymouth MA Public
1100 AM Snow 2 E Cranston 41.78N 71.44W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
1100 AM Snow Southampton 42.23N 72.73W
02/06/2025 M1.3 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
1100 AM Snow 1 SE Chesterfield 42.39N 72.84W
02/06/2025 M1.8 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
1100 AM Snow 1 SE Holyoke 42.20N 72.62W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Hampden MA Amateur Radio
1106 AM Snow 1 E Killingly 41.84N 71.84W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Windham CT Public
1108 AM Snow 1 SW Ludlow 42.16N 72.50W
02/06/2025 M1.1 Inch Hampden MA Broadcast Media
1108 AM Snow 1 SW Sturbridge 42.09N 72.07W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Worcester MA Trained Spotter
1122 AM Snow 1 SW North Attleborough 41.96N 71.34W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Bristol MA Trained Spotter
1125 AM Snow 1 SE Hubbardston 42.47N 72.01W
02/06/2025 M1.3 Inch Worcester MA Trained Spotter
1130 AM Snow 2 S Lexington 42.42N 71.23W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
1130 AM Snow Lexington 42.45N 71.22W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
1130 AM Snow Millis 42.17N 71.35W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Norfolk MA Trained Spotter
1132 AM Snow 1 E Randolph 42.17N 71.04W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Norfolk MA Trained Spotter
1150 AM Snow 1 S Cumberland 41.94N 71.40W
02/06/2025 M0.9 Inch Providence RI NWS Employee
1154 AM Snow Staffordville 41.99N 72.26W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Tolland CT Trained Spotter
1155 AM Snow 1 E Weston 42.37N 71.26W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
1200 PM Snow 1 S Smithfield 41.87N 71.55W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
1200 PM Snow 1 SW Lexington 42.44N 71.24W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
1200 PM Snow 2 NE Bliss Corner 41.63N 70.93W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Bristol MA Amateur Radio
1200 PM Snow 3 S Somerset 41.70N 71.16W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Bristol MA Trained Spotter
1200 PM Snow Providence 41.82N 71.41W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
1200 PM Snow Woonsocket 42.00N 71.51W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
1205 PM Snow 1 NW West Warwick 41.71N 71.52W
02/06/2025 M1.2 Inch Kent RI Trained Spotter
1205 PM Snow 4 NW Ashburnham 42.68N 71.94W
02/06/2025 M2.3 Inch Worcester MA Amateur Radio
1206 PM Snow 1 E Rockport 42.64N 70.61W
02/06/2025 M2.0 Inch Essex MA Broadcast Media
1220 PM Snow 1 W Ashfield 42.53N 72.81W
02/06/2025 M1.4 Inch Franklin MA Amateur Radio
1220 PM Snow 3 W Haverhill 42.78N 71.14W
02/06/2025 M1.9 Inch Essex MA Amateur Radio
1224 PM Snow 2 SW Westborough 42.24N 71.65W
02/06/2025 M1.1 Inch Worcester MA NWS Employee
1225 PM Snow 2 SW Tewksbury 42.60N 71.26W
02/06/2025 M1.2 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
1235 PM Snow Chelsea 42.39N 71.03W
02/06/2025 M0.8 Inch Suffolk MA Trained Spotter
1243 PM Snow 1 W North Amherst 42.41N 72.53W
02/06/2025 M1.6 Inch Hampshire MA Trained Spotter
1250 PM Snow 1 W Tolland 41.87N 72.39W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Tolland CT Public
1250 PM Snow 1 NW Holliston 42.22N 71.45W
02/06/2025 M0.9 Inch Middlesex MA Public
1258 PM Snow 1 S Cumberland 41.94N 71.40W
02/06/2025 M1.0 Inch Providence RI NWS Employee
0100 PM Snow 3 E Tyngsboro 42.67N 71.37W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Middlesex MA Public
0100 PM Snow Stow 42.44N 71.51W
02/06/2025 M1.3 Inch Middlesex MA Amateur Radio
0100 PM Snow Harrisville 41.97N 71.68W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
0100 PM Snow 1 NW East Providence 41.81N 71.37W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Providence RI Amateur Radio
0100 PM Snow 1 NE Beacon Hill 42.36N 71.06W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Suffolk MA Public
0100 PM Snow 1 SE Chesterfield 42.39N 72.84W
02/06/2025 M2.5 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
0100 PM Snow Southampton 42.23N 72.73W
02/06/2025 M1.4 Inch Hampshire MA Amateur Radio
0103 PM Snow Worcester AP 42.27N 71.87W
02/06/2025 M1.2 Inch Worcester MA ASOS
0116 PM Snow 2 W Ashby 42.70N 71.85W
02/06/2025 M2.0 Inch Middlesex MA Public
0120 PM Snow Ashby 42.68N 71.82W
02/06/2025 M2.0 Inch Middlesex MA Amateur Radio
0120 PM Snow 2 N Weymouth 42.24N 70.94W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Norfolk MA Trained Spotter
0130 PM Snow 1 E Newburyport 42.81N 70.88W
02/06/2025 M2.1 Inch Essex MA Trained Spotter
0140 PM Snow 1 NE Leominster 42.53N 71.76W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Worcester MA Amateur Radio
0142 PM Snow 1 N Concord 42.47N 71.35W
02/06/2025 M1.2 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
0204 PM Snow 1 NW Turners Falls 42.61N 72.58W
02/06/2025 M2.1 Inch Franklin MA Trained Spotter
0209 PM Snow 1 E Randolph 42.17N 71.04W
02/06/2025 M0.7 Inch Norfolk MA Trained Spotter
0340 PM Snow 1 SE Fitchburg 42.58N 71.80W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Worcester MA Trained Spotter
0210 PM Snow Bridgewater 41.99N 70.96W
02/06/2025 M0.5 Inch Plymouth MA Public
0219 PM Snow Bradley AP 41.94N 72.68W
02/06/2025 M1.5 Inch Hartford CT ASOS
0220 PM Snow Worcester AP 42.27N 71.87W
02/06/2025 M1.2 Inch Worcester MA ASOS
0220 PM Snow Logan AP 42.36N 71.01W
02/06/2025 M0.6 Inch Suffolk MA ASOS
0220 PM Snow NWS Boston/Norton 41.96N 71.14W
02/06/2025 M0.6 Inch Bristol MA Official NWS Obs
0221 PM Snow TF Green AP 41.72N 71.43W
02/06/2025 M1.1 Inch Kent RI ASOS
0223 PM Snow 1 NE Lunenburg 42.60N 71.72W
02/06/2025 M2.1 Inch Worcester MA Amateur Radio
0250 PM Snow 1 W Pepperell 42.67N 71.61W
02/06/2025 M1.7 Inch Middlesex MA Public
Reported by Trained Spotter.
0300 PM Snow Chelsea 42.40N 71.03W
02/06/2025 M0.6 Inch Suffolk MA Trained Spotter
0305 PM Snow 1 SE Haverhill 42.77N 71.08W
02/06/2025 M1.9 Inch Essex MA Amateur Radio
0305 PM Snow 2 SE Littleton 42.52N 71.45W
02/06/2025 M1.6 Inch Middlesex MA Trained Spotter
0315 PM Snow Groveland 42.75N 71.03W
02/06/2025 M1.9 Inch Essex MA Trained Spotter
0320 PM Snow 3 W Haverhill 42.78N 71.14W
02/06/2025 M2.4 Inch Essex MA Amateur Radio
0320 PM Snow Leicester 42.25N 71.91W
02/06/2025 M2.0 Inch Worcester MA Trained Spotter
0330 PM Snow 2 NW Salem 42.53N 70.93W
02/06/2025 M1.8 Inch Essex MA Amateur Radio
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2:39 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:23 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 24 hr |
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