NWS Boston/Norton MAMA.W 0043August 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a special marine warning for Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, which was in force until 5:15 p.m. local time on August 28. It was the 43rd special marine warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 59 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Boston/Norton MA
- Area
- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:16 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- Expires
- 5:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBOX MA.W 0043
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWBOX The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary... Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 415 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 nm south of The Coastal Waters East Of Boston Harbor, moving east at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... The Coastal Waters East Of Boston Harbor and Stellwagen Bank.
What the agency told people to do
Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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