Powerful Storm Approaching Western Alaska; Well Below Normal Temperatures in the Northern Plains

A powerful Fall storm is forecast to impact the Northwest and West-Central coasts of Alaska into the weekend with gale to storm-force winds, coastal flooding, high surf, beach erosion and inland high winds. Much below normal temperatures will prevail across the northern Plains into the Great Lakes Thursday and Friday and the East Coast this weekend behind a strong cold front.
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Norton, MA Local Forecast Office

7NM WNW Nantucket MA

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight

N 13kt
3ft
Low: 58 °F
Thursday

NNW 12kt
2-3ft
High: 62 °F
Thursday
Night
SW 10kt
2-3ft
Low: 61 °F
Friday

SW 15kt
2-3ft
High: 66 °F
Friday
Night
W 16kt
3ft
Low: 51 °F
Saturday

NW 15kt
2-3ft
High: 58 °F
Saturday
Night
WNW 12kt
2-3ft
Low: 53 °F
Sunday

W 15kt
2-3ft
High: 61 °F
Sunday
Night
W 14kt
2-3ft
Low: 55 °F

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:06 pm EDT Oct 5, 2022
Forecast Valid: 1am EDT Oct 6, 2022-6pm EDT Oct 12, 2022

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: ANZ200-061500- 1001 PM EDT Wed Oct 5 2022 .Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters... A broad area of low pressure south of New England will slowly move east to south of Nova Scotia Thursday. This allows weak high pressure to then build into New England and its coastal waters later Thursday into Thursday night. Friday, a cold front sweeps across New England late in the day, then across the waters Friday evening, with NW winds 15 to 25 kt Friday night. Winds diminish this weekend as high pressure builds into New England, persisting into early next week. $$

Overnight

N wind around 13 kt. A chance of rain. Seas around 3 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 7 to 12 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog between 9am and 1pm. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

SW wind 12 to 15 kt. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

W wind around 16 kt becoming NW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 3 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 11 to 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

WNW wind around 12 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

W wind 13 to 15 kt. Sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

W wind 11 to 14 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.