NWS Boston/Norton MAGL.W 0025November 12, 2026
Gale Warning: Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a gale warning for Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM and 2 more, in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on November 13. It was the 25th gale warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 25 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Boston/Norton MA
- Area
- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM and 2 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:44 a.m. EST, November 12, 2026
- In force from
- 6:00 p.m. EST, November 12, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. EST, November 13, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KBOX GL.W 0025
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 6 to 9 feet expected. * WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay and Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM. In Atlantic coastal waters, Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM and Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 7 PM EST 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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