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Wind Advisory 24, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

November 26, 2007Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island; 6 counties in Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Nov 26, 2007, 3:52 AM EST for Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island; 6 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Nov 26, 2007, 4:44 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 26, 2007, 3:52 AM EST (08:52 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 26, 2007, 4:44 PM EST
Expired
Nov 27, 2007, 6:00 AM EST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 74 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 2007-11-26Temperature 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 2007-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1590 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 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 260852
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
352 AM EST MON NOV 26 2007

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-261700-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0024.071127T0300Z-071127T1100Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
352 AM EST MON NOV 26 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
TUESDAY. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AS A WARM
FRONT MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE AREA AND A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET
DEVELOPS. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 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.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 261643
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1143 AM EST MON NOV 26 2007

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-262200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0024.071127T0300Z-071127T1100Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1143 AM EST MON NOV 26 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EST TUESDAY FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. 

STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AROUND
MIDNIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE RAPIDLY BEHIND THE WARM FRONT AND WINDS WILL PICK UP CONSIDERABLY
AFTER 9 PM. 

EXPECT A PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AT LEAST 40 MPH OCCURRING PRIMARILY BETWEEN 1130 PM AND 330 AM. A
FEW HEAVY SHOWERS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS AS WELL.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CAUSING THE FORECAST BURST OF STRONG SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WIND WILL BE PASSING BY ALBANY NEW YORK JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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 262144
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
444 PM EST MON NOV 26 2007

MAZ019>021-RIZ007-270500-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0024.071127T0300Z-071127T1100Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT
444 PM EST MON NOV 26 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY.

STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND THE SOUTH
COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS REGION ALONG BUZZARDS BAY TO FAR SOUTHEAST PLYMOUTH
COUNTY NEAR THE CAPE COD CANAL...AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL PUNCH THROUGH THE REGION WITH SOUTH SOUTHWEST
WINDS PROBABLY AVERAGING 30 TO 35 MPH FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. ISOLATED
GUSTS MAY EXCEED 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR ANY SHOWERS.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CAUSING THE FORECAST BURST OF STRONG 
WIND WILL BE PASSING BY ALBANY NEW YORK JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-270500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0024.071127T0300Z-071127T1100Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
444 PM EST MON NOV 26 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EST TUESDAY FOR CAPE COD AND ALL THE SOUTH COASTAL ISLANDS INCLUDING
BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE STRENGTHENING RAPIDLY AFTER 9 PM WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS IN THE ADVISORY REGION AVERAGING 30 TO 35 MPH FOR AN HOUR OR
TWO...ESPECIALLY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CAUSING THE BURST OF STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WIND WILL BE PASSING BY ALBANY NEW YORK JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT MAY
PRODUCE ISOLATED GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH IN OR NEAR ANY HEAVY
SHOWERS. THERE IS A VERY SMALL CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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 270430
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1130 PM EST MON NOV 26 2007

MAZ019>024-RIZ007-008-271100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-071127T1100Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1130 PM EST MON NOV 26 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY...

SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE ADVISORY REGION WILL AVERAGE 30 TO 35 MPH FOR
AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER MIDNIGHT. BRIEF GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH MAY
OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND ANY ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CAUSING THE BURST OF STRONG SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WIND WILL PASS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.

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.

$$

THOMPSON

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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.