Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2005
Wind Advisory 19, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 15, 2005, 3:24 PM EST for 8 counties in Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Dec 16, 2005, 5:06 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2005, 3:24 PM EST (20:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2005, 5:06 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2005, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 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 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 1288 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 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 152024 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 324 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE SOUTH COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS... .DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGIA THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE NORTH UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD TONIGHT...PASSING NEAR NEW YORK CITY FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN NEAR BOSTON BY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY MORNING. MAZ016-019-160430- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.051216T1100Z-051216T2000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 324 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY. THIS WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF QUINCY... WEYMOUTH...THE BLUE HILLS...HINGHAM...HULL...COHASSET...SCITUATE...MARSHFIELD... DUXBURY AND ADJACENT TOWNS. STRONG EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 6 AM AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY BETWEEN 8 AM AND 11 AM. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. BY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST. 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. $$ MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-160430- /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0006.051216T0800Z-051216T2000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 324 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...BLOCK ISLAND...WESTERLY...NEWPORT AND ADJACENT TOWNS. VERY STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTH COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL FIRST ARRIVE ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND BLOCK ISLAND BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM...THEN OVERSPREADING THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDDAY AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. $$ THOMPSON/NOCERA
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 160452 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1152 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE SOUTH COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS... .DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD OVERNIGHT...PASSING NEAR NEW YORK CITY FRIDAY MORNING...THEN NEAR BOSTON BY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY MORNING. MAZ016-019-161300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.051216T1100Z-051216T2000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 1152 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY. THIS WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF QUINCY...WEYMOUTH...THE BLUE HILLS...HINGHAM...HULL...COHASSET...SCITUATE...MARSHFIELD... DUXBURY AND ADJACENT TOWNS. STRONG EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 6 AM AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY BETWEEN 8 AM AND 11 AM. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. BY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST. 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. $$ MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-161300- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0006.051216T0800Z-051216T2000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 1152 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...BLOCK ISLAND... WESTERLY...NEWPORT AND ADJACENT TOWNS. VERY STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTH COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL FIRST ARRIVE ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND BLOCK ISLAND BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM...THEN OVERSPREADING THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDDAY AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. $$ EVT
000 WWUS71 KBOX 161006 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 506 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON ALONG THE COASTLINE OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS FROM BOSTON TO WESTERLY... .A STORM OVER NEW JERSEY WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON...CROSSING NEAR BOSTON BY MID AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE STORM AS IT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-161815- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0006.000000T0000Z-051216T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.051216T1006Z-051216T2000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 506 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...BLOCK ISLAND... WESTERLY...NEWPORT AND ADJACENT TOWNS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ARRIVE SOONEST AT BLOCK ISLAND AND NEWPORT...ARRIVING BETWEEN 8 AND 11 AM. THE WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE MASSACHUSETTS SOUTH COAST...INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET...BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARD 3 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. $$ MAZ016-019-161815- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.051216T1100Z-051216T2000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 506 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF QUINCY...WEYMOUTH...THE BLUE HILLS...HINGHAM...HULL...COHASSET...SCITUATE...MARSHFIELD... DUXBURY...PLYMOUTH AND ADJACENT TOWNS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY FROM 11 AM TO 2 PM. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT THAT TIME. THE WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH TOWARD 3 PM. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ WTB/NS
000 WWUS71 KBOX 161328 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 828 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON ALONG THE COASTLINE OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS FROM CAPE AND AND THE NORTH SHORE SOUTH AND WEST TO WESTERLY... A STORM SYSTEM NEAR NEW YORK CITY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON...CROSSING NEAR BOSTON BY MID AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE STORM AS IT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. MAZ007-015-162000- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-051216T2000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON 828 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOSTON...GLOCESTER AND NEWBURYPORT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING AND MAY GUST ABOVE 45 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON. LOGAN AIRPORT HAS ALREADY REPORTED A GUST TO 36 MPH AND NEW YORK CITY REPORTED A PEAK GUST TO 48 MPH DURING THE PAST 2 HORUS. 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. $$ MAZ016-019>024-RIZ006>008-162000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-051216T2000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 828 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES COASTAL CITIES AND TOWNS FROM QUINCY TO CHATHAM...WEST THROUGH WESTPORT...NEWPORT AND WESTERLY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...REACHING SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH TOWARD 3 PM AS THEY SHIFT FROM SOUTHEAST TO WEST. WINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 24 MPH GUSTING TO 36 MPH ON BLOCK ISLAND. NEW YORK CITY REPORTED A PEAK GUST OF 48 MPH NEAR IN THE PAST TWO HOURS. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 161804 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 104 PM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...STRONG WINDS INTO MID AFTERNOON ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST FROM NANTUCKET NORTH TO CAPE ANN... A STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT AT 1 PM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...CROSSING NEAR BOSTON BY MID AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE STORM AS IT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-161915- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-051216T2000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 104 PM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND BRISTOL COUNTY OF MASSACHUSETTS...AS THE STRONG WINDS HAVE EXITED THE REGION. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-022-024-162000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-051216T2000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NANTUCKET 104 PM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...THE BLUE HILLS...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NANTUCKET AND NEARBY TOWNS. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 3 PM. THEREAFTER...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS THEY SHIFT FROM SOUTHEAST TO WEST. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ NOCERA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 3:24 PM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth | 14 hr |
| Dec 15, 4:22 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 1 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2005Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2005Every wind advisory in 2005
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.