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NOAA CO-OPS station 8447627

Observed , 14 minutes ago

Challenging

Small Craft Advisory in effect. Moderate WNW winds at 13 kn gusting to 26 kn, easing. Air 57°F. This Afternoon: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

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Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued November 8 at 7:39AM EST until November 8 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Boston/Norton MA

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas around 3 feet. * WHERE...Cape Cod Bay, Buzzards Bay and Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

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Wind

Speed

13kn

Gust

26kn

Direction

302° WNW

Trend

Steady

Last 12 hours4.3 to 21 kn

Air temp

57°F

Last 12 hours46 to 57°F

Pressure

1006mbar

Tendency

Easing

3 hour change

-0.6 mbar

Last 12 hours1004 to 1007 mbar

Zone forecast

This Afternoon

W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds.

Tonight

W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds.

Mon

W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.

Synopsis

Coastal low pres will move into the Maritimes today. This will generate a W flow across the waters through mid-week. Developing low pres will emerge off the coast late in the week, potentially developing into a gale center which may pass in the vicinity of the 40N/70W benchmark sometime Fri into Sat.

NWS zone Buzzards Bay

Last 24 hours

Time WindAir
13 kn WNW57°F
14 kn NW51°F
17 kn NW49°F
8 kn WNW48°F
4.3 kn W49°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Pressure 1,004 to 1,007 mbar over the same window.

4 stations within 30 NM

Woods Hole, MA 12 NM ESE Fall River, MA 13 NM WNW Cape Cod Canal, West End 14 NM ENE Buzzards Bay, MA 15 NM SSW

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What this station measures

This station is not reporting water temperature. Conditions above come from the sensors it does carry, and the forecast, tides and sun times on this page are regional rather than measured at the station.

Station 8447627
41°37'26" N 70°54'18" W

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