Chatham, MA Időjárási figyelmeztetések
Wind
Special Marine Warning issued July 18 at 11:28PM EDT until July 19 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA SMWBOX The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM... Nantucket Sound... Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 1230 AM EDT. * At 1128 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Chatham Light to 12 nm southeast of The Coastal Waters East Of Nantucket, moving northeast at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and frequent lightning. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Stage Harbor Light, Chatham Light, and The Coastal Waters East Of Nantucket. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
National Weather Service
Air quality
Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 6:08PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Alert for Fine Particulates, from midnight tonight to midnight EDT Saturday night. An Air Quality Alert day means that Fine Particulates concentrations within the region may approach or exceed levels that are Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. Air is unhealthy for sensitive children and adults, such as those with asthma, lung or heart disease, and older adults. Sensitive children and adults should limit prolonged outdoor activity. For additional information, please visit the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection website at: https://mass.gov/dep/massair/forecast
National Weather Service
Coastal event
Rip Current Statement issued July 18 at 12:40PM EDT until July 19 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Washington, Southern Bristol MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, Nantucket MA, and Newport RI Counties. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
National Weather Service
Flood
Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 11:03PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA At 1100 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm with heavy rainfall near Yarmouth, or near Barnstable, moving east at 35 mph. Additional moderate rains over Buzzards Bay were also expected to move over Cape Cod through midnight. HAZARD...Heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minimal. Ponding of water and minor urbanized and low-lying flooding. Locations impacted include... Barnstable, Falmouth, Brewster, Provincetown, Yarmouth, Sandwich, Bourne, Dennis, Mashpee, Harwich, Chatham, Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, Gosnold, and Hyannis. Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses.
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