NWS Boston/Norton MASR.W 0004May 29, 2026
Storm Warning: Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM
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 and Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM, 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
- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM
- 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 7 to 12 feet expected. * WHERE...Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 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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