Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 10, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2007, 4:10 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 5, 2007, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2007, 4:10 AM EST (09:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2007, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2007, 5:00 AM EST
- In force
- 11 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 09:09 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, 9.2 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1448 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 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 050910 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 410 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-051700- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.070305T2300Z-070306T1000Z/ 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 410 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AS THE ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO 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. $$ KJC
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 051617 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1117 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-052230- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.070305T2300Z-070306T1000Z/ 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 1117 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT THIS AFTERNOON WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AS THE ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE REGION. WINDS ALONG THE FRONT AT ITHACA IN CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE GUSTED TO 56 MPH JUST BEFORE 11 AM THIS 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. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS71 KBOX 052106 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 406 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 CTZ002>004-MAZ003-005>007-010-011-014-015-017>021-026-NHZ011-012- 015-RIZ001>008-052215- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.070305T2300Z-070306T1000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN 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- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 406 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS TONIGHT WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...REACHING SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WHILE THIS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT AN ADVISORY. BUT IT WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ002-004-008-009-012-013-016-022>024-060515- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.070305T2300Z-070306T1000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...QUINCY...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 406 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WAS MOVING OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. BEHIND IT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WERE TRANSPORTING VERY COLD AIR OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE MOST PRONE TO THESE STRONG WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES... POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ WTB
000 WWUS71 KBOX 060516 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1216 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 MAZ002-004-008-009-012-013-016-022>024-061000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070306T1000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...QUINCY...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1216 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ARCTIC AIR IS MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH HAS PUSHED OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WERE BRINGING VERY COLD AIR OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE MOST PRONE TO THESE STRONG WINDS. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 4:02 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 12 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:02 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 46 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2007Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2007Wind Advisories in New Hampshire, 2007Every wind advisory in 2007
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.