Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Dec 24, 2008, 10:32 PM EST for 6 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island. It was in force for 6 hr. 17 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2008, 10:32 PM EST (03:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2008, 4:04 AM EST
- In force
- 6 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, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:33 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 12:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Barnstable, MA | SEVERAL TREE LIMBS REPORTED DOWNED. MEASURED WIND GUST TO 55 MPH. |
| Dec 25, 12:06 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Falmouth, MA | UTILITY POLE BLOWN DOWN. |
| Dec 25, 12:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Barnstable, MA | GUST TO 59 MPH IN MARSTONS MILLS. |
| Dec 25, 12:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Barnstable, MA | GUST TO 59 MPH IN MARSTONS MILLS. |
| Dec 25, 12:35 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fall River, MA | WIRES DOWN. |
| Dec 25, 12:36 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Freetown, MA | WIRES DOWN. |
| Dec 25, 12:37 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rochester, MA | TREE LIMB AND WIRES DOWN ON VALLEY ROAD. WIRES DOWN ON A CAR. |
| Dec 25, 12:41 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dartmouth, MA | POWER LINES DOWNED. |
| Dec 25, 12:55 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Middleborough, MA | TREES DOWN. |
| Dec 25, 1:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lakeville, MA | WIRES DOWN ON DRIVEWAY. ALSO A TREE DOWN ON WIRES. |
| Dec 25, 1:25 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wareham, MA | TREES DOWN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. |
| Dec 25, 1:27 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rochester, MA | LARGE OAK BRANCHES DOWN ON WIRES ON SMITH NECK RD. ALSO LARGE BRANCHES DOWN ON KENNY HILL RD AS OF 201 AM. |
| Dec 25, 1:45 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Barnstable, MA | GUST TO 60 MPH IN MARSTONS MILLS. |
| Dec 25, 1:51 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cranston, RI | TREE DOWN BLOCKING HIGHLAND STREET. |
| Dec 25, 2:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Plymouth, MA | WIND GUST TO 59 MPH IN MANOMET - PINE HILLS SECTION OF PLYMOUTH. TIME APPROXIMATE. |
| Dec 25, 2:21 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hopkinton, RI | WIRES DOWN IN ASHAWAY. |
| Dec 25, 2:34 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Glocester, RI | LARGE BRANCH DOWN ON HIGH TENSION WIRES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 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 250332 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1032 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS MORNING. MAZ016>024-RIZ002-004>008-251000- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0009.081225T0332Z-081225T1000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1032 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING COVERS THE SOUTH COASTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND NORTHWARD INCLUDING PROVIDENCE..TAUNTON...PLYMOUTH AND THE BLUE HILLS. A PERIOD OF DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS AROUND AND JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 2 AM...POSSIBLY LASTING A LITTLE LONGER OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. ANOTHER PULSE OF STRONG WEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR JUST AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT LINGERING INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. 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. $$ MAZ013-015-RIZ001-003-251145- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH 1032 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND TO BOSTON INCLUDING AND WESTERN NORFOLK COUNTY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH AROUND 4 AM. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO WEST. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS CHRISTMAS MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MID TO LATE MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ002>004-007>009-012-026-NHZ011-015-251145- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.081225T1000Z-081225T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 1032 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND CENTRAL HILLS OF MASSACHUSETTS...AND FOR CHESHIRE AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THIS AREA ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTING TO 50 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MID TO LATE 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 250358 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1058 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS MORNING. MAZ016>024-RIZ002-004>008-251000- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081225T1000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1058 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS WARNING COVERS THE SOUTH COASTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND NORTHWARD INCLUDING PROVIDENCE..TAUNTON...PLYMOUTH AND THE BLUE HILLS. A PERIOD OF DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS AROUND AND JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 2 AM...POSSIBLY LASTING A LITTLE LONGER OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. ANOTHER PULSE OF STRONG WEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR JUST AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT LINGERING INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ013-015-RIZ001-003-251200- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH 1058 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND TO BOSTON INCLUDING WESTERN NORFOLK COUNTY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH AROUND 4 AM. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO WEST. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS CHRISTMAS MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MID TO LATE 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. $$ MAZ002>004-007>009-012-026-NHZ011-015-251200- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.081225T1000Z-081225T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 1058 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND CENTRAL HILLS OF MASSACHUSETTS...AND FOR CHESHIRE AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THIS AREA ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTING TO 50 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MID TO LATE MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 250904 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 404 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... MAZ016>024-RIZ002-004>008-251500- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081225T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 404 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 45 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVE INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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. $$ MAZ005-006-014-NHZ012-251500- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.081225T1000Z-081225T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CAMBRIDGE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 404 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE MERRIMACK VALLEY IN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW HAMPSHIRE AND BOSTON/S NORTHWEST SUBURBS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 45 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVE INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ013-015-RIZ001-003-251500- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH 404 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND TO BOSTON INCLUDING WESTERN NORFOLK COUNTY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 45 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVE INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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. $$ MAZ002>004-007>009-012-026-NHZ011-015-251500- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.081225T1000Z-081225T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 404 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND CENTRAL HILLS OF MASSACHUSETTS...AND FOR CHESHIRE AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THIS AREA ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 45 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVE INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 11:01 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 20 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2008High Wind Warnings in Rhode Island, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.