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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 20, 20074 states

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 20, 2007, 4:02 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 20, 2007, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2007, 4:02 AM EST (09:02 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 20, 2007, 9:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 20, 2007, 10:00 PM EST
In force
13 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 09:08 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, 9.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2007-01-20Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2007-01-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1124 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 200902
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
402 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

MAZ002>012-014-015-022-026-NHZ011-012-015-201715-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0001.070120T1500Z-070121T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0001.070120T1700Z-070121T0300Z/
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-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
402 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE WARNING INCLUDES SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...MUCH OF NORTHERN
AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

A STRONG POLAR COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTHEAST FROM NORTHERN SECTIONS OF
NEW YORK STATE AND NEW ENGLAND HAS BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS AHEAD OF IT...
AND VERY DRY COLD AIR BEHIND IT.

AS THE FRONT CROSSES SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING MIDDAY...GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE PAST 45 MPH DURING FORENOON. 

THE MOST UNSTABLE AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SECOND BITTER COLD OUTBREAK
OF THE WEEK...IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM. IT IS THEN...THAT THERE
IS AN 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF SCATTERED WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH...
ROUGHLY FROM THE MASS TURNPIKE NORTHWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE.

ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE ANTICIPATED DURING MIDDAY...THEN BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM AS A FEW POCKETS OF WIND DAMAGE
DEVELOP.

THE PRIMARY TARGET REGION FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IS FROM THE VICINITY
OF WESTFIELD AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES INTO THE
MONADNOCKS... WORCESTER HILLS...THE MERRIMACK VALLEY THROUGH ESSEX
COUNTY AND SOME OF THE BOSTON METRO AREA...AND SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE
OUTER CAPE.

ADDITIONALLY...ANY TREE LIMBS STILL ICED FROM LAST MONDAYS STORM IN
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL BE VULNERABLE TO BREAKAGE AT LOWER
WIND SPEEDS.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON
BRIDGES AND EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN ROUTES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WINDS WILL BE DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING...BUT WIND CHILL VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 RANGE. BE PREPARED
TO PROTECT YOUR HANDS AND FACE FROM FROST BITE.

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.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ013-016>021-023-024-RIZ001>008-201715-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0001.070120T1500Z-070121T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.070120T1400Z-070121T0300Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
402 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST PAST 45 MPH BEGINNING LATE THIS
MORNING CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
RHODE ISLAND...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE SOUTH COASTAL ISLANDS.

SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING
AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD DURING MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING EXCEPT ON NANTUCKET WHERE STRONG
WINDS MAY CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON
BRIDGES AND EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN ROUTES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.
LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW SOUTH OF THE
MASS TURNPIKE LATE TONIGHT. 

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.

$$


DRAG
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 201252
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
752 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

MAZ016-202100-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.070120T1400Z-070121T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.HW.W.0001.070120T1700Z-070121T0300Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUINCY
752 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORFOLK COUNTY...
INCLUDING THE BLUE HILLS. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A STRONG POLAR COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTHEAST FROM NORTHERN SECTIONS
OF NEW YORK STATE AND NEW ENGLAND HAS BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS AHEAD OF
IT...AND VERY DRY COLD AIR BEHIND IT.

AS THE FRONT CROSSES SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING MIDDAY...GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE PAST 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM
AND 9 PM...AS BITTERLY COLD AIR ENTERS THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT.

ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AROUND MIDDAY...BEFORE A GREATER
THREAT OF MORE WIDESPREAD OUTAGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

WINDS WILL BE DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING...BUT WIND CHILL VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 RANGE. BE PREPARED
TO PROTECT YOUR HANDS AND FACE FROM FROST BITE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE
ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

$$

MAZ002>012-014-015-022-026-NHZ011-012-015-202100-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.070120T1700Z-070121T0300Z/
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-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
752 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

A STRONG POLAR COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTHEAST FROM NORTHERN SECTIONS
OF NEW YORK STATE AND NEW ENGLAND HAS BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS AHEAD OF
IT...AND VERY DRY COLD AIR BEHIND IT.

AS THE FRONT CROSSES SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING MIDDAY...GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE PAST 45 MPH.

STRONGER WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ARE THEN EXPECTED TO OCCUR
BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM...AS BITTERLY COLD AIR ENTERS THE REGION
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AROUND MIDDAY...BEFORE A GREATER
THREAT OF MORE WIDESPREAD OUTAGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT REGION FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EXTENDS
FROM THE WESTFIELD AREA AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...INTO
THE MONADNOCKS...WORCESTER HILLS...THE MERRIMACK VALLEY TO CAPE
ANN... THE IMMEDIATE BOSTON METRO AREA...AND CAPE COD.

ADDITIONALLY...ANY TREE LIMBS STILL ICED FROM LAST MONDAYS STORM IN
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL BE VULNERABLE TO BREAKAGE AT LOWER
WIND SPEEDS.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON
BRIDGES AND EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN ROUTES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WINDS WILL BE DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING...BUT WIND CHILL VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 RANGE. BE PREPARED
TO PROTECT YOUR HANDS AND FACE FROM FROST BITE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE
ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ013-017>021-023-024-RIZ001>008-202100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.070120T1400Z-070121T0300Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
752 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST PAST 45 MPH BEGINNING LATE THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT... RHODE ISLAND...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE SOUTH
COASTAL ISLANDS.

SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING
AND POSSIBLY BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD DURING MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.
SMALL BRANCHES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN DOWN BY THE STRONG WINDS.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING EXCEPT ON NANTUCKET WHERE
STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON
BRIDGES AND EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN ROUTES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.
LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW SOUTH OF
THE MASS TURNPIKE LATE TONIGHT.

$$

JWD
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 201750
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1250 PM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

MAZ002>012-014>016-022-026-NHZ011-012-015-210200-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070121T0300Z/
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-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...
NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1250 PM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST BY
MID AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL ARRIVE BY MID AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...AS THE BITTERLY COLD AIR MOVES ACROSS THE REGION...EVEN
STRONGER WINDS GUSTS...BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM.

POWER OUTAGES COULD BEGIN TO OCCUR BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARRIVE. THE PRIMARY THREAT REGION FOR DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS EXTENDS FROM THE SPRINGFIELD AND WESTFIELD AREAS TO THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...THE MONADNOCKS...WORCESTER HILLS...THE
MERRIMACK VALLEY TO CAPE ANN...THE IMMEDIATE BOSTON METROPOLITAN 
AREA...AND CAPE COD.

ADDITIONALLY...ANY TREE LIMBS STILL COVERED IN ICE FROM LAST MONDAYS
STORM IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL BE VULNERABLE TO BREAKAGE
AT LOWER WIND SPEEDS.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY
ON BRIDGES AND EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN ROUTES FROM MID AFTERNOON 
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

WINDS WILL BE DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING...BUT WIND CHILL
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 RANGE.
BE PREPARED TO PROTECT YOUR HANDS AND FACE FROM FROST BITE IF
VENTURING OUT OF DOORS TONIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE
ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ013-017>021-023-024-RIZ001>008-210200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070121T0300Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1250 PM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST OVER 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS AND THE SOUTH COASTAL ISLANDS.

SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DURING THE MID AND LATE
AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. SMALL BRANCHES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN
DOWN.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING EXCEPT ON NANTUCKET...WHERE
STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY
ON BRIDGES AND EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW SOUTH OF
THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE LATE TONIGHT.

$$

VALLIER-TALBOT
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 202007
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
307 PM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

MAZ002>012-014>016-022-026-NHZ011-012-015-210300-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070121T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070121T0300Z/
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-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...
NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
307 PM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO NEAR 50 MPH
ARE LIKELY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING EXCEPT ON
NANTUCKET...WHERE STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY
ON BRIDGES AND EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN
AROUND.

WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW SOUTH OF
THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE LATE TONIGHT.

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-MAZ013-017>021-023-024-RIZ001>008-210300-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070121T0300Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
307 PM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE SOUTH COASTAL ISLANDS.

SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH 
THE STRONG WINDS. SMALL BRANCHES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN DOWN. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING EXCEPT ON NANTUCKET...WHERE STRONG WINDS
MAY CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY
ON BRIDGES AND EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN
AROUND.

WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW SOUTH OF
THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE LATE TONIGHT.

$$

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WWUS71 KBOX 210034
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
734 PM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-210145-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070121T0300Z/
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-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...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
734 PM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY...BUT THEY ARE 
NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HIGH AS THEY WERE THIS AFTERNOON...SO THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
EXCEPT FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP
TO NEAR 40 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS
EAST COAST.

$$

MAZ022>024-210300-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070121T0300Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
734 PM EST SAT JAN 20 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45
MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS CAPE COD...MARTHAS
VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT
EXCEPT ON NANTUCKET...WHERE STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE MUCH OF THE
NIGHT.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY
ON BRIDGES AND EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN
AROUND.

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 4:02 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningBOXBarnstable, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more11 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2007Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2007Wind Advisories in Connecticut, 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.