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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

November 3, 2007Bristol County, Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island; Bristol County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Nov 3, 2007, 6:42 PM EDT for Bristol County, Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island; Bristol County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 3, 2007, 6:42 PM EDT (22:42 UTC)
Expired
Nov 3, 2007, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Bristol County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 102 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 2007-11-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2007-11-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 243 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
521 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
243 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
344 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 032242
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
642 PM EDT SAT NOV 3 2007

...DAMAGING WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BE CONFINED TO CAPE COD...
NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD...

RIZ008-040200-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071104T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0022.071103T2242Z-071104T0200Z/
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND
642 PM EDT SAT NOV 3 2007

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

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

STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS HAVE MOVED EAST OF BLOCK ISLAND AS OF 6 PM.
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...HOWEVER NOT OF THE MAGNITUDE
OF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

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.

$$

MAZ016-018>021-RIZ005-007-040200-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071104T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0022.071103T2242Z-071104T0200Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NEWPORT
642 PM EDT SAT NOV 3 2007

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NEWPORT AND
NEARBY TOWNS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS WERE CONFINED TO CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND
MARTHAS VINEYARD AS OF 6 PM. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS
EVENING...HOWEVER NOT OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS
WILL THEN DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

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.

$$

MAZ005>007-013>015-017-RIZ001>004-006-032345-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071104T0300Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...TAUNTON...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY
642 PM EDT SAT NOV 3 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOW CONFINED TO CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND
MARTHAS VINEYARD AS OF 6 PM. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS
EVENING...HOWEVER NOT AT THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS AFTERNOON. THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...TAUNTON...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY AND NEARBY TOWNS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND
MIDNIGHT. 

$$

CTZ004-MAZ004-012-026-NHZ012-015-032345-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071104T0200Z/
WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...
FITCHBURG...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
642 PM EDT SAT NOV 3 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOW CONFINED TO CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND
MARTHAS VINEYARD AS OF 6 PM. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS
EVENING...HOWEVER NOT AT THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS AFTERNOON. THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...
FITCHBURG...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE AND NEARBY TOWNS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND
MIDNIGHT. 

$$

MAZ022>024-040400-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071104T0400Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
642 PM EDT SAT NOV 3 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN 70 AND 85 MPH. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE OUTER CAPE AND NANTUCKET.

AT 6 PM...NANTUCKET REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 71 MPH AND MARTHAS
VINEYARD TO 60 MPH.

WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CERTAINLY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE AND WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE
ALSO EXPECTED.

THE DAMAGING WINDS WILL DIMINISH BETWEEN 10 PM AND 11 PM AS THE STORM
PULLS AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

$$

NOCERA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 3, 5:16 AM EDTCoastal Flood WarningBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more17 hr
Nov 3, 6:36 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementBOXNorfolk, Suffolk4 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.