Storm Station
Sign in

Live/Severe Alerts/Small Craft Advisory

Advisory

Small Craft Advisory

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; Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island; and 10 more

Until Oct 18, 11:00 AM EDT

Map of the Small Craft Advisory over Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM. Drawn on the national sheet; the scale is at its foot.
In force from
Oct 16, 2:39 PM EDT
Until
Oct 18, 11:00 AM EDT
Issued
Oct 16, 2:20 AM EDT
Updated
1 time, last Oct 16, 2:39 PM EDT
Office
Boston/Norton, MA
Number
99 of its kind from this office this year
Severity
Minor, Expected, Likely
Where
Atlantic waters

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED

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; Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island, from Boston/Norton, MA

What
Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 6 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 Rhode Island coastal waters, Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island.
When
Until 11 AM EDT Sunday.
Impacts
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

What to do

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

For Nantucket Sound; Vineyard Sound; Buzzards Bay; Rhode Island Sound; Block Island Sound, from Boston/Norton, MA

What
Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet.
Where
In Massachusetts coastal waters, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay. In Rhode Island coastal waters, Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound.
When
Until 8 AM EDT Sunday.
Impacts
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

What to do

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

For Cape Cod Bay; Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, from Boston/Norton, MA

What
Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet.
Where
Cape Cod Bay and Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay.
When
Until 2 AM EDT Sunday.
Impacts
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

What to do

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

For Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, from Boston/Norton, MA

What
Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 6 feet.
Where
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
When
Until 8 AM EDT Sunday.
Impacts
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

What to do

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

For Boston Harbor; Narragansett Bay, from Boston/Norton, MA

What
Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 feet.
Where
In Massachusetts coastal waters, Boston Harbor. In Rhode Island coastal waters, Narragansett Bay.
When
Until 8 PM EDT Saturday.
Impacts
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

What to do

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Every 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; Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island; Nantucket Sound; Vineyard Sound; Buzzards Bay; Rhode Island Sound; Block Island Sound; Cape Cod Bay; Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay; Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary; Boston Harbor; Narragansett Bay

Read the platesGale, storm and hurricane force marine wind FB-EVT-113How to read a warning FB-STN-001

On the radarForecast gusts over itRadar

Also in force nearby

Every severe alert in force