NWS Boston/Norton MASR.W 0004May 29, 2026
Storm Warning: Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM, Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM, Ocean Waters from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket from 25
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a storm warning for Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM, Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM, Ocean Waters from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket from 25 to 60 NM and 1 more, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on May 30. It was the 4th storm warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 18 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
- Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM, Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM, Ocean Waters from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket from 25 to 60 NM and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:06 p.m. EDT, May 29, 2026
- In force from
- 2:00 a.m. EDT, May 30, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. EDT, May 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBOX SR.W 0004
- 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 50 kt and seas 8 to 13 feet expected. * WHERE...Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM, Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM, Ocean Waters from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket from 25 to 60 NM and Ocean Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard from 25 to 60 NM. * WHEN...From 2 AM 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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