Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 25, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 2, 2007, 4:41 AM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Dec 3, 2007, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 47 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2007, 4:41 AM EST (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 3, 2007, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2007, 4:47 AM EST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 1435 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 102 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 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 020941 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 441 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NEW ENGLAND TODAY...AND MOVE ACROSS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. MAZ022>024-021745- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.071203T0900Z-071203T1300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 441 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE VICINITY OF LONG ISLAND LATE TONIGHT...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...THERE WILL BE A RELATIVELY BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS COULD APPROACH 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THEREAFTER...BUT VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE LOW DEPARTS LATE IN THE DAY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THESE MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES OR EVEN HIGH WIND WARNINGS. 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 021733 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1233 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE APPROACHING NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. MAZ022>024-030145- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.071203T0900Z-071203T1300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1233 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE VICINITY OF LONG ISLAND LATE TONIGHT...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...THERE WILL BE A RELATIVELY BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS COULD APPROACH 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY IN THE LATE MORNING. BUT VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE LOW DEPARTS LATE IN THE DAY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THESE MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES OR EVEN HIGH WIND WARNINGS. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THESE TWO WIND EVENTS. $$ GAF/EVT
000 WWUS71 KBOX 022118 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 418 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF LONG ISLAND LATE TONIGHT...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY LATE MONDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES OVER CAPE COD. MONDAY AFTERNOON...AS THE LOW MOVES UP INTO THE GULF OF MAINE...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. MAZ022>024-030530- /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0006.071203T2100Z-071204T1100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.071203T0900Z-071203T1300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 418 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. ACROSS CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...AND MARTHA/S VINEYARD...SUSTAINED SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS COULD APPROACH 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM. MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS SAME AREA. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THESE TWO WIND EVENTS. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 030254 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 954 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF LONG ISLAND LATE TONIGHT...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY LATE MONDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES OVER CAPE COD. MONDAY AFTERNOON...AS THE LOW MOVES UP INTO THE GULF OF MAINE...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. MAZ022>024-031100- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.071203T0900Z-071203T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0006.071203T2100Z-071204T1100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 954 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ACROSS CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...AND MARTHA/S VINEYARD...SUSTAINED SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS COULD APPROACH 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM. LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS SAME AREA. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THESE TWO WIND EVENTS. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 030947 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 447 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER LONG ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY INTO A POWERFUL STORM TONIGHT AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE. MAZ022>024-031800- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-071203T1300Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0006.071203T2100Z-071204T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.071203T2100Z-071204T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 447 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER LONG ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY INTO A POWERFUL STORM TONIGHT AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE INLAND...HOWEVER ICE ON TREES AND POWER LINES FROM FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT...COMBINED WITH STRONG WEST WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. THEREFORE...THERE IS A RISK FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY 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. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-031800- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.071203T2100Z-071204T1200Z/ 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 447 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE ADVISORY INCLUDES ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER LONG ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY INTO A POWERFUL STORM TONIGHT AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE WIND SPEEDS ARE JUST BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...HOWEVER ICE ON TREES AND POWER LINES FROM FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT...COMBINED WITH STRONG WEST WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. THEREFORE...THERE IS A RISK FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY 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. $$ NOCERA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 4:28 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 34 hr |
| Dec 2, 4:28 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Middlesex and 4 more | 32 hr |
| Dec 2, 4:18 PM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 12 hr |
| Dec 2, 6:07 PM EST | Marine Weather Statement | BOX | 36 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 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.