Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2006
Wind Advisory 32, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 1, 2006, 11:36 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 1, 2006, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2006, 11:36 AM EST (16:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 1, 2006, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2006, 10:53 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
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, Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:36 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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 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 011636 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 1136 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG TO DAMAGING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PARTICULARLY TONIGHT. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>013-015>024-RIZ001>008-020700- /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0006.061201T2200Z-061202T1000Z/ 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-WESTERN NORFOLK 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-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...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1136 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING DAMAGING SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS THIS EVENING. A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP JUST AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING VERY STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 7 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING WIND GUSTS OF POSSIBLY OVER 50 MPH. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR EVEN A TORNADO WARNING...MAINLY OVER THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY AND WORCESTER HILLS. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT AS MUCH COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS INCLUDING GARBAGE CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE HIGH WINDS MOVE IN. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ005>007-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-020700- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0007.061201T1800Z-061202T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.061201T2200Z-061202T1000Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1136 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING VERY STRONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS THIS EVENING. A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP JUST AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING VERY STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING WIND GUSTS OF POSSIBLY OVER 50 MPH. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT AS MUCH COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS INCLUDING GARBAGE CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE HIGH WINDS MOVE IN. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 020325 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1025 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>013-015>019-RIZ001>004-006-021000- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ 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-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 1025 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH HAS ENDED THROUGHOUT MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND BRING COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION. WEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY. 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. $$ MAZ020>024-RIZ005-007-008-021000- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BRISTOL...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1025 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY. DAMAGING WINDS WILL PERSIST ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH COAST AND CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY BEFORE 2 AM. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 55 MPH AT TIMES...WHICH IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. AFTER 2 AM...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN. $$ MAZ005>007-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-021000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1025 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... WEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY. 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. $$ JWD
000 WWUS71 KBOX 020733 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 233 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 MAZ022>024-021630- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061202T1700Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 233 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY FOR WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ005-007-008-020845- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 233 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED IN SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>015-017>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-006- 020845- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 233 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE WINDY THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH... STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ MAZ016-021630- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061202T1700Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUINCY 233 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... STRONG WEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE BLUE HILLS THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. THOSE PLANNING A HIKE IN THE BLUE HILLS THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS. $$ JWD
000 WWUS71 KBOX 021553 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1053 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELED... MAZ016-022>024-021700- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061202T1700Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1053 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. IT WILL BE A WINDY DAY...BUT WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW 45 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2:08 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
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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.