Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2007

Wind Advisory 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 7, 2007Washington County, Rhode Island; 4 counties in Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 7, 2007, 4:15 PM EST for Washington County, Rhode Island; 4 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Jan 8, 2007, 3:15 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 7, 2007, 4:15 PM EST (21:15 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 8, 2007, 3:15 AM EST
Expired
Jan 8, 2007, 3:48 PM EST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 66 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 2007-01-07Temperature 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 2007-01-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -130 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1421 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 072115
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
415 PM EST SUN JAN 7 2007

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AND THE BLUE
HILLS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE TRACKING FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL INTENSIFY AS IT
HEADS NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN NEW YORK MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THIS LOW...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST AS
THE LOW CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

MAZ022>024-080515-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.070108T1000Z-070109T0200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
415 PM EST SUN JAN 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST MONDAY. 

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET ISLAND LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY
MORNING...WITH SCATTERED GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL
ALLOW WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN WEST MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH.

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.

$$

MAZ016-080515-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.070108T1000Z-070108T1600Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUINCY
415 PM EST SUN JAN 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. 

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FOR
THE BLUE HILLS.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS
TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY 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.

$$

STRAUSS
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 080241
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
941 PM EST SUN JAN 7 2007

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AND THE
BLUE HILLS BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE TRACKING FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL INTENSIFY
AS IT HEADS NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN NEW YORK MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THIS LOW...THEN SHIFT
TO THE WEST AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE SAINT
LAWRENCE VALLEY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

MAZ022>024-081045-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.070108T1000Z-070109T0200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
941 PM EST SUN JAN 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST MONDAY. 

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET ISLAND LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...WITH SCATTERED GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.  A COLD FRONT WILL ALLOW WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN WEST MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

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.

$$

MAZ016-081045-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.070108T1000Z-070108T1600Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUINCY
941 PM EST SUN JAN 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM EST
MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. 

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT MONDAY MORNING FOR THE BLUE HILLS.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SCATTERED
GUSTS TO 45 MPH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE 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/STRAUSS
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 080815
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
315 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007

RIZ008-081600-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.070108T1000Z-070108T1600Z/
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND
315 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY
FOR BLOCK ISLAND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. A
FEW GUSTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING.

WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO
BE DIFFICULT.

$$

MAZ022>024-081615-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.070108T1000Z-070109T0200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
315 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET ISLAND.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. A
FEW GUSTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
LATER THIS MORNING...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IMPACTS
CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY BETWEEN
3 PM AND 9 PM.

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.

$$

MAZ016-081600-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.070108T1000Z-070108T1600Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUINCY
315 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BLUE HILLS.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING IN
THE BLUE HILLS. GUSTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING.

THOSE WHO MAY BE PLANNING A HIKE IN THE BLUE HILLS SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING.

$$

JWD
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 081508
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1008 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007

MAZ016-RIZ008-081615-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070108T1600Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...BLOCK ISLAND
1008 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR BLOCK ISLAND AND EASTERN NORFOLK...THIS INCLUDES
QUINCY...BLUE HILLS AND NEARBY AREAS.  

$$

MAZ022>024-082315-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.070108T1600Z-070109T0200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1008 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING.

GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE LATE THIS
MORNING AND THEN BECOME WEST THIS AFTERNOON...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
LIKELY BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM.

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
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 082048
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
348 PM EST MON JAN 8 2007


MAZ022>024-082200-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070109T0200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
348 PM EST MON JAN 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.

WHILE IT WILL BE WINDY AT TIMES TONIGHT...IT WILL PROBABLY WILL BE A
LITTLE LESS WINDY THAN ANTICIPATED IN EARLIER FORECASTS. 

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL BRIEFLY AVERAGE NEAR 25 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS
AROUND 40 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL PROBABLY OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 4 AM.



$$

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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.