Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 15, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Apr 1, 2008, 4:10 PM EDT for 8 counties in Massachusetts; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Apr 1, 2008, 9:55 PM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2008, 4:10 PM EDT (20:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2008, 9:55 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2008, 3:54 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 476 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 507 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 012010 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 410 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2008 MAZ002>012-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-020415- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.080402T0500Z-080402T2000Z/ 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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 410 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. A STORM PASSING NORTH OF NEW ENGLAND WILL SWING A COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE OVERNIGHT. STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS TRAILING THE STORM MAY REACH 25 TO 35 MPH...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS BROUGHT DOWN FROM ALOFT WILL REACH 45 TO 50 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. $$ MAZ015-016-020000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080402T0000Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY 410 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR BOSTON AND THE BLUE HILLS. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE BLUE HILLS WILL REACH 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS MAY EXTEND INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS NORTHEAST OF THE HILLS...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOSTON. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM. ANOTHER PULSE OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. A NEW WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED AT THAT TIME. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ WTB
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 020155 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 955 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2008 MAZ015-016-021000- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.080402T0500Z-080402T2000Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY 955 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. A STORM PASSING NORTH OF NEW ENGLAND WILL SWING A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS TRAILING THE STORM WILL REACH 25 TO 35 MPH...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS BROUGHT DOWN FROM ALOFT WILL REACH 45 TO 50 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. $$ MAZ002>012-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-021000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.080402T0500Z-080402T2000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 955 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. A STORM PASSING NORTH OF NEW ENGLAND WILL SWING A COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE OVERNIGHT. STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS TRAILING THE STORM MAY REACH 25 TO 35 MPH...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS BROUGHT DOWN FROM ALOFT WILL REACH 45 TO 50 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 020823 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 423 AM EDT WED APR 2 2008 MAZ002>012-014>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-021630- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080402T2000Z/ 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-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...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 423 AM EDT WED APR 2 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE. STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL REACH 25 TO 30 MPH TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS 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. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 021700 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 100 PM EDT WED APR 2 2008 MAZ002>004-008>012-NHZ011-021800- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080402T2000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...JAFFREY...KEENE 100 PM EDT WED APR 2 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT GUSTS WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL FURTHER SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. $$ MAZ005>007-014>016-026-NHZ012-015-022000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080402T2000Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 100 PM EDT WED APR 2 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MERRIMACK VALLEY AND THE NORTH SHORE OF MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOSTON. GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS 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. $$ WTB
000 WWUS71 KBOX 021954 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 354 PM EDT WED APR 2 2008 MAZ005>007-014>016-026-NHZ012-015-022100- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080402T2000Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 354 PM EDT WED APR 2 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST BREEZES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH...THEN DIMINISH WITH SUNSET. $$ WTB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 3:34 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | Norfolk, Suffolk | 16 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2008Wind Advisories in New Hampshire, 2008Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.