Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2006
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 14, 2006, 4:35 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 14, 2006, 7:16 PM EST. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2006, 4:35 PM EST (21:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 14, 2006, 7:16 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2006, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 22 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 21:34 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, 9.6 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
- 201 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 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 142135 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 435 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2006 .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACKING JUST SOUTHEAST OF NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT WILL INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS INTO THE GULF OF MAINE SUNDAY MORNING. SHARPLY COLDER AIR WILL INFILTRATE THE REGION ON GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. MAZ022>024-142245- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060115T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 435 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-015-RIZ001-003-006-008- 150545- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.060115T0800Z-060115T2100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...BLOCK ISLAND 435 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF NEW ENGLAND. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ STRAUSS
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 150016 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 716 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2006 .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACKING JUST SOUTHEAST OF NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT WILL INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS INTO THE GULF OF MAINE SUNDAY MORNING. SHARPLY COLDER AIR WILL INFILTRATE THE REGION ON GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. MAZ015-016-022-024-150830- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.060115T0300Z-060115T2200Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...NANTUCKET 716 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SUNDAY FOR BOSTON...THE BLUE HILLS...AS WELL AS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY 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. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-015-RIZ001-003-006-008- 150830- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.060115T0300Z-060115T2200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...BLOCK ISLAND 716 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ FRANK/TLM/STRAUSS
000 WWUS71 KBOX 150840 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 340 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2006 MAZ005>007-013-014-017>021-023-NHZ012-RIZ002-004-005-007-151645- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060115T2200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... VINEYARD HAVEN...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NEWPORT 340 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY NOW INCLUDES ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. WHILE THIS IS JUST BELOW THE NORMAL CRITERIA FOR A WIND ADVISORY...THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY GOING TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND WIRES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS...WHICH WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-015-016-022-024-026-NHZ011-015- RIZ001-003-006-008-151645- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060115T2200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA- NANTUCKET MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...BOSTON... QUINCY...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NANTUCKET...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...BLOCK ISLAND 340 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND ALONG THE COAST. THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY GOING TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND WIRES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS...WHICH WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$ JWD
000 WWUS71 KBOX 151630 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1130 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2006 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-152200- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060115T2200Z/ 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 1130 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND WIRES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS...WHICH WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$ STRAUSS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 7:17 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 21 hr |
| Jan 14, 4:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2006Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2006Wind Advisories in New Hampshire, 2006Every wind advisory in 2006
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.