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Gale Watch 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

February 15, 2025

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale watch at Feb 15, 2025, 3:31 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2025, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2025, 3:31 AM EST (08:31 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 15, 2025, 2:50 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 Feb 15, 12:59 AM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 12:59 AM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 3:32 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more24 hr
Feb 15, 4:38 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX35 hr
Feb 15, 2:50 PM ESTStorm WatchBOX13 hr
Feb 15, 3:01 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningBOXEssex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester31 hr

Nearby

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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.