Scituate, MA Marine Weather and Tide Forecast
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Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Scituate, MA


December 4, 2023 3:43 PM EST (20:43 UTC)
Sunrise 6:53AM   Sunset 4:13PM   Moonrise  12:00AM   Moonset 1:15PM 

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ANZ230 Boston Harbor- 101 Pm Est Mon Dec 4 2023
This afternoon..W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
Tonight..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
Tue..NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Tue night..N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of rain and snow.
Wed..N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of snow.
Wed night..N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Thu through Fri night..SW winds 5 to 10 kt.
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.

ANZ200 101 Pm Est Mon Dec 4 2023
Synopsis for massachusetts and rhode island coastal waters.. Low pressure south of nova scotia early Monday morning exits into the northwest atlantic Monday afternoon. High pressure over quebec Tuesday begins to build southward into northern new england. Wednesday, low pressure develops off the mid atlantic coast, then intensifies into a gale center but tracks well southeast of new england Wednesday night. High pressure then builds across the northeast Thursday and Friday.


7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Scituate, MA
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Area Discussion for - Boston, MA
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FXUS61 KBOX 042028 AFDBOX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 328 PM EST Mon Dec 4 2023

SYNOPSIS

Gradually turning colder tonight into Wednesday. Snow showers possible Tuesday night through Wednesday, especially across eastern Massachusetts. A few inches of accumulation is possible. High pressure builds over the Wednesday night and Thursday bringing dry but cold weather. This high moves east of the region Friday into Saturday...allowing for temps to moderate especially by Saturday with dry weather prevailing. A strong storm system may pass to our west Sunday into Monday bringing the potential for a period of strong southerly winds, heavy rain and a period of unseasonably mild temperatures.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/

Our final mild day for a while is coming to a close as we see increasing clouds and spotty showers over the interior resulting from the shortwave and colder temperatures aloft. These scattered showers may continue through about 06Z tonight as the shortwave moves off and is then replaced by weak mid level ridging for much of Tuesday. This ridging and its associated subsidence will keep things dry on Tuesday and even provide a good amount of clear skis/sun on Tuesday morning before diurnal clouds blossom in the afternoon and thicker clouds overspread from the south in the evening. Meanwhile, temperatures will be noticeably colder on Tuesday thanks to cold advection in the mid/upper levels on NW flow; this will lead to highs about 10 degrees colder on Tuesday, in the upper 30s/low 40s.

SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/

Tuesday night and Wednesday morning are the more interesting portion of the short term forecast period as we'll see as a combination of a nearby inverted trough and ocean enhancement will bring a period of steady snow to eastern MA, especially southeast MA. At the synoptic scale we'll have a trough digging into the mid Atlantic overnight and crossing New England on Wednesday while at the surface an inverted trough will be lingering offshore. This will provide a focus for low level convergence/lift and produce precipitation in the form of snow showers for the interior. What is more interesting is the potential for this to be enhanced by the warm ocean. SSTs are currently around 10C (50F) offshore which is cold for most purposes, but relatively warm compared to the air above it. Surface temps will be in the low 30s during this time with air up at 800 mb (height of the inversion) around -10C (14F). That much difference should be enough to help generate fairly steady snow showers over eastern (and especially southeastern MA). Though model soundings indicate the best omega (forcing) below the DGZ, we should be able to squeeze out generally 1-2 inches with pockets of 3 inches possible across Plymouth county and lesser amounts further north and west.
Confidence at this time frame is low on specific amounts, but GEFS ensemble guidance indicates a 50-60% chance of >1 inch while the EPS is much less excited about it (20-30%). What's more certain is the colder airmass in place on Wednesday which allows for these snow showers will also bring colder high temperatures, only topping out in the mid to upper 30s. The warmest location will be Cape Cod and the islands where any showers should fall as rain.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/

Key Points...

* Dry but cold Wed night into Thu * Temps moderate Fri & especially Sat with mainly dry weather * A period of strong winds/heavy rain & very mild temps Sun-Mon

Details...

Wednesday night and Thursday...

The upper level trough axis will have shifted east of the region by Wed night and Thu. The result will be dry but cold weather as a ridge of high pressure builds in from the west. Airmass overhead is chilly...so we expect temps to run a bit below normal for this time of year. Lows Wed night should mainly be in the teens to the lower 20s with highs Thu generally in the middle to upper 30s.

Friday and Saturday...

The long range guidance is in very good agreement in the surface high pressure system shifting east of our region Fri into Sat. At the same time...both the GEFS/EPS indicate significantly rising height fields. This should allow high temperatures to recover well into the 40s on Fri and probably into the 50s by Sat for many locations. Dry weather should prevail on both Fri and Sat given any synoptic scale forcing well to our west.

Sunday and Monday...

There is the potential for an inland runner sometime Sun into Mon...which if pans out would bring the risk for a period of strong southerly winds, heavy rain and very mild temperatures.

A potent upper level trough will be approaching from the west and induce a strong southerly LLJ. While this is a 6-7 day forecast and there is a lot of uncertainty...the guidance indicates a few anomalous signals that will need to be watched closely. The GFS/ECMWF/CMC models indicate a southerly LLJ on the order of 70 to 90 knots as strong low pressure passes well to our northwest. The GEFS/EPS indicate both the southerly LLJ and PWAT plume to be 2-3 standard deviations above normal...which is a pretty good signal this far out
In addition
the CIPS analogs are showing some modest probabilities for a period of 40+ knot wind gusts. And the CSU Machine learning probs are indicating a low risk for convectively induced severe winds.

Whether or not any of this materializes remains to be seen...but it is something to watch in the coming days. It is way too early to say much more at this time...but a period of strong winds, heavy rain, very mild temps and even a bit of convection are not out of the question.

AVIATION /20Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
Forecast Confidence Levels:

Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.

18Z update...

This afternoon...High confidence.

VFR. Clouds will continue to fill back in this afternoon due to the colder air aloft. Bases will be above 3000 ft. Winds out of the W at 5-10 kts. Will be 10-15 kts across the Cape/Islands.

Tonight...High confidence.

VFR. Dry weather, but with isolated sprinkles possible through 06Z across NW MA, Cape Ann and Cape Cod. WNW wind during the evening at 5-10 kts shifting to the NNW/N to 5-15 kt after 06Z.

Tuesday...High confidence.

VFR, except MVFR for the outer Cape and Cape Anne, potentially making into BOS. N-NW winds 10-15 kt.

Tuesday night...Moderate confidence.

VFR/MVFR to start with MVFR cigs starting on the east coast of MA in light snow/rain showers, expanding west over all of eastern MA. Southeast MA terminals outside of Cape Cod (where it will be too warm) may see light accumulations of 1-3 inches but confidence in accumulation is low to moderate. Light N/NE winds.

KBOS Terminal...High confidence in TAF.

VFR through tonight, though MVFR cigs may move overhead from the water Tuesday afternoon. W winds at 5-10 kts through the day, shifting to the NW tonight and NNW/N Tue AM.

KBDL Terminal...High confidence in TAF trends, lower on exact timing.

VFR. Winds starting out of the SW, but shifting and becoming more westerly as the day progresses. Will shift to the NW tonight.

Outlook /Wednesday Night through Saturday/...

Wednesday Night through Thursday Night: VFR. Breezy.

Friday through Friday Night: VFR.

Saturday:

MARINE
Forecaster Confidence Levels:

Low - less than 30 percent.
Medium - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.

Tonight...High confidence.

Developing N-NW flow 10-15 kt. Mainly dry weather and good vsby.

Tuesday...High confidence.

N-NE wind 10-15 kt with high pressure over Quebec. Scattered rain showers over the eastern MA waters. Otherwise, mainly dry weather and good vsby.

Tuesday night and Wednesday...

Light NE winds Tuesday night increasing to 15-20 kts on Wednesday, gusting to 25+ kts on the southern waters in the afternoon. Seas 2-3 ft increasing to 4 ft by Wednesday afternoon.

Outlook /Wednesday Night through Saturday/...

Wednesday Night: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft.

Thursday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft.

Thursday Night through Saturday: Winds less than 25 kt.

BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CT...None.
MA...None.
RI...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM EST Tuesday for ANZ250-254>256.


Weather Reporting Stations
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Stations Dist Age Wind Air TempWater Temp WavesinHgDewPt
44013 - BOSTON 16 NM East of Boston, MA 11 mi54 min NE 5.8G7.8 44°F 50°F7 ft29.7140°F
BHBM3 - 8443970 - Boston, MA 20 mi74 min 46°F 29.70
44029 - Buoy A0102 - Mass. Bay/Stellwagen 24 mi100 min NW 1.9G3.9 45°F 49°F6 ft29.72
44018 - SE Cape Cod 30NM East of Nantucket, MA 31 mi44 min N 5.8G7.8 43°F 49°F29.7240°F
44090 33 mi74 min 46°F 49°F2 ft
FRVM3 - 8447386 - Fall River, MA 41 mi74 min 51°F 46°F29.73
NBGM3 41 mi74 min NW 7G13 52°F 29.70
BLTM3 - 8447387 - Borden Flats Light at Fall River, MA 42 mi74 min W 4.1G4.1 51°F 29.72
FRXM3 42 mi74 min 51°F 41°F
WAXM3 - Waquoit Bay Reserve, MA 44 mi119 min SW 1.9 51°F 29.7141°F
FOXR1 - 8454000 - Providence, RI 45 mi74 min WNW 8.9G12 52°F 46°F29.71
PVDR1 45 mi74 min WNW 8G9.9 52°F 29.7238°F
BZBM3 - 8447930 - Woods Hole, MA 47 mi74 min 50°F 48°F29.71
CPTR1 - 8452944 - Conimicut Light, RI 47 mi74 min WSW 8.9G11 51°F 48°F29.70

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Wind History for Borden Flats Light at Fall River, MA
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Airport Reports
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AirportDistAgeWind ktVisSkyWeatherTempDewPtRHinHg
KGHG MARSHFIELD MUNI GEORGE HARLOW FIELD,MA 8 sm28 mincalm10 smOvercast46°F41°F81%29.72
KBOS GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL,MA 19 sm49 minE 0510 smMostly Cloudy45°F41°F87%29.71
KPYM PLYMOUTH MUNI,MA 20 sm51 minW 0410 smOvercast52°F39°F62%29.71
KOWD NORWOOD MEMORIAL,MA 23 sm50 minWNW 0810 smOvercast52°F37°F58%29.71

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Tide / Current for Scituate, Massachusetts
   
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Scituate
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Mon -- 04:02 AM EST     7.73 feet High Tide
Mon -- 06:54 AM EST     Sunrise
Mon -- 10:02 AM EST     1.96 feet Low Tide
Mon -- 12:15 PM EST     Moonset
Mon -- 04:11 PM EST     8.25 feet High Tide
Mon -- 04:11 PM EST     Sunset
Mon -- 10:38 PM EST     1.21 feet Low Tide
Mon -- 11:09 PM EST     Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Scituate, Massachusetts, Tide feet
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2.8
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4.3
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5.9
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7.2
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7.7
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7.4
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5.2
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2.5
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2
11
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2.4
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3.5
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4.8
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6.3
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1.4
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1.3



Tide / Current for Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Current
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Boston Harbor
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Mon -- 01:10 AM EST     0.91 knots Max Flood
Mon -- 03:48 AM EST     -0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 06:56 AM EST     Sunrise
Mon -- 08:16 AM EST     -0.91 knots Max Ebb
Mon -- 10:15 AM EST     0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 12:16 PM EST     Moonset
Mon -- 01:31 PM EST     0.83 knots Max Flood
Mon -- 04:00 PM EST     -0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 04:11 PM EST     Sunset
Mon -- 08:39 PM EST     -0.99 knots Max Ebb
Mon -- 10:44 PM EST     0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 11:10 PM EST     Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Current, knots
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