NWS Boston/Norton MASR.W 0005September 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay and Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a storm warning for Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay and Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on September 26. It was the 5th storm warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 33 hours; 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, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay and Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:06 p.m. EDT, September 24, 2026
- In force from
- 11:00 a.m. EDT, September 25, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. EDT, September 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBOX SR.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 60 kt and seas 19 to 24 feet expected. * WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay. In Atlantic coastal waters, Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM. * WHEN...From 11 AM Friday to 8 PM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Storm force winds and hazardous seas will capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
What the agency told people to do
Mariners should remain in port, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions.
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