NWS Boston/Norton MAGL.W 0024October 21, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and 1 more
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a gale warning for Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and 1 more, in force until 2:00 p.m. local time on October 23. It was the 24th gale warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton issued in 2026.
Warning
Issued1:20 p.m. EDT, October 21, 2026
In force1:20 p.m. EDT, October 21, 2026
Expires2:00 p.m. EDT, October 23, 2026
In force for 2 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Boston/Norton MA
- Area
- Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:20 p.m. EDT, October 21, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 p.m. EDT, October 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KBOX GL.W 0024
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 4 to 6 feet. * WHERE...Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
What the agency told people to do
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
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