Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2005
Wind Advisory 15, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Nov 22, 2005, 4:07 AM EST for 4 states. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2005, 4:07 AM EST (09:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 2005, 10:41 PM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
All 22 counties
Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 133 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1112 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KBOX 220907 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 407 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2005 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE AREA APPROACHING THE SOUTH COAST THIS MORNING...WILL HEAD OVER SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS THIS MORNING WILL HERALD ITS ARRIVAL. THE LOW WILL LIFT TOWARD THE STATE OF MAINE THIS AFTERNOON AND IN ITS WAKE WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWEST THEN WEST AND CONTINUE TO BLOW STRONG. MAZ022>024-221715- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.051122T0907Z-051123T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 407 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR A TIME EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE PICKING UP AGAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT THE SAME SPEEDS. WINDS WILL THEN TURN WESTERLY IN THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ KAB
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 221711 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1211 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE AREA APPROACHING THE SOUTH COAST THIS MORNING...WILL HEAD OVER SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS THIS MORNING WILL HERALD ITS ARRIVAL. THE LOW WILL LIFT TOWARD THE STATE OF MAINE THIS AFTERNOON AND IN ITS WAKE WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWEST THEN WEST AND CONTINUE TO BLOW STRONG. MAZ022>024-230115- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-051123T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1211 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. EVEN THOUGH SOUTH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AT MIDDAY...THEY WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND PICK UP QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO WEST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ VALLIER-TALBOT
000 WWUS71 KBOX 222226 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 526 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING... .A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE AREA OFF CAPE ANN EARLY THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NORTH INTO MAINE. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING...AND THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY ANOTHER PULSE OF STRONG WINDS. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-230500- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-051123T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 526 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS EVENING BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM...FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. THIS INCLUDES THE GREATER HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD AREAS...PROVIDENCE... BOSTON...WORCESTER...MANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ADJACENT TOWNS. AT 5 PM...STRONG WINDS WERE IMPACTING NEW YORK CITY WITH WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT AND A GUST TO 46 MPH AT JFK AIRPORT...ALONG WITH TWO BUOYS SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND REPORTING WIND GUSTS TO 54 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL ADVANCE NORTHEAST AND OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM. THE GREATEST RISK FOR DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND ASSOCIATED ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WHERE AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY AND HAS RESULTED IN A SATURATED GROUND. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ022>024-230500- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-051123T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 526 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE CAPE AND ISLANDS BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM THIS EVENING...AS A POWERFUL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AND MOVE NORTH INTO MAINE. AT 5 PM...STRONG WINDS WERE IMPACTING NEW YORK CITY WITH WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT AND A GUST TO 46 MPH AT JFK AIRPORT...ALONG WITH TWO BUOYS SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND REPORTING WIND GUSTS TO 54 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL ADVANCE NORTHEAST AND OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ NOCERA
000 WWUS71 KBOX 230341 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1041 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-230445- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-051123T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1041 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EARLIER THIS EVENING HAVE LESSENED SOMEWHAT AND ARE NOW BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK OVERNIGHT WITH SPEEDS AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL FURTHER TOWARD DAYBREAK. $$ NOCERA
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.