Storm Watch
NWS Boston/Norton MA ยท US
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Details
Small Craft Advisory In Effect Until 8 PM EDT This Evening... ...Gale Warning Now In Effect From 8 PM This Evening To 8 AM EDT Friday... ...Storm Watch In Effect From Friday Morning Through Saturday Evening
- Event
- Storm Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet. For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 4 to 6 feet expected. For the Storm Watch, northeast winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt and seas 6 to 9 feet possible.
Where
Cape Cod Bay.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Gale Warning, from 8 PM this evening to 8 AM EDT Friday. For the Storm Watch, from Friday morning through Saturday evening.
Impacts
Storm force winds and hazardous seas could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
Mariners should prepare to remain in port, alter course, and/or secure the vessel before the onset of severe conditions.
Affected areas
- Cape Cod Bay
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m1s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M36F0RM8ACGB40MDHRRQ3RKZ
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22080b684e3dc39866cab6f9cf7ef56c037fbbd9.006.3
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPBOX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.650
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SRA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWBOX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KBOX 230624 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KBOX.SR.A.0004.260925T1200Z-260927T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Cape Cod Bay
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073231 |
| UGC | ANZ231 |