Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2005

Wind Advisory 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

October 11, 20057 counties in Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Oct 11, 2005, 2:30 PM EDT for 7 counties in Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Oct 12, 2005, 3:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 39 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 11, 2005, 2:30 PM EDT (18:30 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 12, 2005, 3:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 13, 2005, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
39 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 73 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2005-10-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2005-10-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
482 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 111830
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
230 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2005

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY...

.THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND AND
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CANADA IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG
WINDS TO CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.

MAZ024-120230-
/X.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.051012T0700Z-051012T1400Z/
/X.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0001.051012T1400Z-051013T1000Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
230 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A
HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS
ADVISORY AND WATCH IS FOR NANTUCKET.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT 
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

DURING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER. SUSTAINED WINDS MAY REACH 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. SHOULD THESE HIGHER WINDS MATERIALIZE...THEY
WOULD BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING
IN POWER OUTAGES.

IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES MAY
LEAD TO MINOR SPLASHOVER ON EAST FACING SHORES NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS. IF THE POTENTIAL BECOMES MORE LIKELY...A HIGH WIND WARNING
WILL BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019-022-023-RIZ008-120230-
/X.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.051012T0700Z-051013T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...
BLOCK ISLAND
230 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EDT
THURSDAY. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES BLOCK ISLAND AND THE ENTIRE EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS COAST.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AT TIMES AFTER
MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO LAST INTO THURSDAY.

IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES MAY
LEAD TO MINOR SPLASHOVER ON EAST FACING SHORES NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WIND MAY ALSO BE ABLE TO BRING DOWN SMALL
BRANCHES AND WIRES IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION.

$$

JWD/FRANK
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 120237
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1037 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2005

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THURSDAY...

.THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND AND
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CANADA IS EXPECTED TO BRING
STRONG WINDS TO CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.

MAZ024-121045-
/X.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.051012T0700Z-051012T1400Z/
/X.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0001.051012T1400Z-051013T1000Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
1037 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

DURING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER. SUSTAINED WINDS MAY REACH
40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY
OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING. SHOULD THESE HIGHER WINDS MATERIALIZE...THEY
WOULD BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING
IN POWER OUTAGES.

IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
MAY LEAD TO MINOR SPLASHOVER ON EAST FACING SHORES NEAR THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS. IF THE POTENTIAL BECOMES MORE LIKELY...A HIGH WIND WARNING
WILL BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019-022-023-RIZ008-121045-
/X.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.051012T0700Z-051013T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...
BLOCK ISLAND
1037 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM
EDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EDT
THURSDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AT TIMES
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THURSDAY.

IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
MAY LEAD TO MINOR SPLASHOVER ON EAST FACING SHORES NEAR THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WIND MAY ALSO BE ABLE
TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND WIRES IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 121016
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
616 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2005

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH
THURSDAY...

.THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...AND
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CANADA...IS EXPECTED TO BRING
STRONG WINDS TO THE COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS.  CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED.

MAZ024-121400-
/X.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051012T1400Z/
/X.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0001.051012T1400Z-051013T1000Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
616 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TODAY AND
TONIGHT.  SUSTAINED WINDS MAY REACH 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50
MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS EVENING. SHOULD THESE
HIGHER WINDS MATERIALIZE...THEY WOULD BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN
TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
MAY LEAD TO MINOR SPLASHOVER ON EAST FACING SHORES NEAR THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AND THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS. IF THE POTENTIAL BECOMES MORE LIKELY...A HIGH WIND WARNING
WILL BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019-022-023-RIZ008-121830-
/X.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051013T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...
BLOCK ISLAND
616 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH SHOULD INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THURSDAY.

IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
MAY LEAD TO MINOR SPLASHOVER ON EAST FACING SHORES NEAR THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AND THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WIND MAY ALSO BE ABLE TO BRING DOWN SMALL
BRANCHES AND WIRES IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 121353
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
953 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2005

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH
THURSDAY...

.THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...
AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CANADA...IS EXPECTED TO
BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS. CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED.

MAZ024-122200-
/X.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0001.051012T1400Z-051013T1000Z/
/X.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051013T2200Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
953 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2005

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
MAY LEAD TO MINOR SPLASH OVER ON NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES NEAR THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AND ON THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WIND MAY ALSO BE ABLE TO BRING DOWN SMALL
BRANCHES AND WIRES IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019-022-023-RIZ008-122200-
/X.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051013T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...
BLOCK ISLAND
953 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH SHOULD INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THURSDAY.

IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
MAY LEAD TO MINOR SPLASH OVER ON EAST FACING SHORES NEAR THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AND ON THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WIND MAY ALSO BE ABLE
TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND WIRES IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

$$

FRANK
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 122010
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
410 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2005


MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-RIZ008-130415-
/X.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051013T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...
NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
410 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
MAY LEAD TO MINOR SPLASH OVER ON EAST FACING SHORES NEAR THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AND ON THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WIND MAY ALSO BE ABLE
TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND WIRES IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

$$

FRANK
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 130150
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
950 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2005

MAZ007-015-019-130300-
/X.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051013T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...PLYMOUTH
950 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT
THESE WIND SPEEDS FALL SHORT OF WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

MAZ016-022>024-RIZ008-131000-
/X.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051013T2200Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
950 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
MAY LEAD TO MINOR SPLASH OVER ON EAST FACING SHORES NEAR THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE ON THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WIND MAY ALSO BE ABLE
TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND WIRES IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

$$

KJC
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 130906
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
506 AM EDT THU OCT 13 2005

MAZ016-022>024-RIZ008-131200-
/X.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051013T1200Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
506 AM EDT THU OCT 13 2005

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR
A SLOWLY WEAKENING ON SHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT. WINDS MAY STILL BRIEFLY
AVERAGE AROUND 30 MPH FOR A FEW MINUTES EARLY THIS MORNING. 

ESSENTIALLY HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WIND OCCURRED YESTERDAY.

THIS SHOULD BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THE ADVISORY.


$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

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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.