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Small Craft Advisory 73, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 16, 2026

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this small craft advisory at Jul 16, 2026, 2:37 AM EDT. It took effect at Jul 16, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 16, 2026, 2:37 AM EDT (06:37 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 16, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired: Jul 16, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 8 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 Jul 15, 7:27 PM EDT, 7 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 7:27 PM EDT, 7 hours 10 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		62 min
Jul 16, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex	47 min
Jul 16, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Worcester	37 min
Jul 16, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex	34 min

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Massachusetts, 2026 Every 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.