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Small Craft Advisory 47, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

April 12, 2026

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this small craft advisory at Apr 12, 2026, 2:08 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 12, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 58 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 12, 2026, 2:08 AM EDT (06:08 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 12, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
58 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 Apr 11, 7:25 PM EDT, 6 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 7:25 PM EDT, 6 hours 43 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 12, 2:08 AM EDTGale WatchBOX12 hr
Apr 12, 1:50 PM EDTGale WarningBOX28 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Massachusetts, 2026Every small craft 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.