NWS Boston/Norton MAGL.W 0024October 22, 2026
Gale Warning: Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM, Coastal Waters extending out to 25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket, Ocean Waters from Provincetown
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a gale warning for Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM, Coastal Waters extending out to 25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket, Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM 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
In force for 23.7 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Boston/Norton MA
- Area
- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM, Coastal Waters extending out to 25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket, Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:16 p.m. EDT, October 22, 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 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 9 to 14 feet. * WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM and Coastal Waters extending out to 25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket. In Atlantic coastal waters, Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM and Ocean Waters from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket from 25 to 60 NM. * 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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