Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2006
Wind Advisory 18, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Apr 23, 2006, 3:58 AM EDT for Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island; 5 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Apr 23, 2006, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2006, 3:58 AM EDT (07:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 23, 2006, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2006, 3:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:59 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 2354 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 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 230758 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 358 AM EDT SUN APR 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COASTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES EAST. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. RIZ006>008-231600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.060423T1500Z-060424T0000Z/ WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 358 AM EDT SUN APR 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY NIGHTFALL. 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. $$ MAZ020>024-231600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.060423T2000Z-060424T0400Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 358 AM EDT SUN APR 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ VALLIER-TALBOT
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 231721 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 121 PM EDT SUN APR 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COASTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES EAST. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. RIZ006>008-240000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-060424T0000Z/ WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 121 PM EDT SUN APR 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY NIGHTFALL. 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. $$ MAZ020>024-240130- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.060423T2000Z-060424T0400Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 121 PM EDT SUN APR 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ EVT
000 WWUS71 KBOX 231935 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 335 PM EDT SUN APR 23 2006 RIZ006>008-232045- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-060424T0000Z/ WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 335 PM EDT SUN APR 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTH COAST. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. $$ MAZ020>022-232045- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.060423T2000Z-060424T0400Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 335 PM EDT SUN APR 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTH COAST AND CAPE COD. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. $$ MAZ023-024-240345- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.060423T1935Z-060424T0700Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 335 PM EDT SUN APR 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT MONDAY FOR MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MORNING. 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. $$ FRANK
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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.