Storm Watch
NWS Boston/Norton MA ยท US
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Details
Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 8 AM EDT Friday... ...Storm Watch Remains 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 Gale Warning, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 11 to 16 feet. For the Storm Watch, northeast winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt and seas 19 to 24 feet possible.
Where
Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM.
When
For the Gale Warning, until 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
- Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~19s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M37XHYW3SD5ZAADRX0SA1QSS
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3f2fa615f75ba0ab41741bad82d2778b442e0c35.009.2
- 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.3104
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SRA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWBOX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KBOX 231958 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KBOX.SR.A.0004.260925T1200Z-260927T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22080b684e3dc39866cab6f9cf7ef56c037fbbd9.010.2,2026-09-23T02:24:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073281 |
| UGC | ANZ281 |