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Small Craft Advisory 76, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 27, 2026

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this small craft advisory at Jul 27, 2026, 1:23 PM EDT. It took effect at Jul 28, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 27, 2026, 1:23 PM EDT (17:23 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 28, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired: Jul 30, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 48 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 27, 7:53 AM EDT, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 7:53 AM EDT, 5 hours 30 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 27, 2:07 PM EDT	Flood Watch	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	54 hr

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.