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High Surf Advisory 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high surf advisory at Jul 20, 2026, 2:49 PM EDT for 5 counties in Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Jul 22, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2026, 2:49 PM EDT (18:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 22, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1:10 AM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 27 hr |
Nearby
High Surf Advisories in Massachusetts, 2026High Surf Advisories in Rhode Island, 2026Every high surf advisory in 2026
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.