Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 20, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Oct 22, 2008, 4:08 AM EDT for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Oct 22, 2008, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2008, 4:08 AM EDT (08:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 22, 2008, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2008, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- 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 08:07 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, 8.1 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
- 317 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 762 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KBOX 220808 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 408 AM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 MAZ022>024-221615- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0020.081022T1200Z-081023T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 408 AM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND. THE COMBINATION OF AN INTENSIFYING LOW OVER GEORGES BANK THIS MORNING...AND STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO QUICKLY INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE THE OCEAN STORM HEADS FURTHER OUT TO SEA. 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. $$ STRAUSS
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 221604 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1204 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 MAZ022>024-230000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1204 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGES BANK AND A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER QUEBEC WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTH WINDS INTO THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE THE OCEAN STORM HEADS FARTHER OUT TO SEA. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES... POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 222015 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 415 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 MAZ022-023-230415- /O.NEW.KBOX.FZ.A.0003.081024T0200Z-081024T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN 415 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGES BANK AND A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER QUEBEC WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTH WINDS INTO THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE THE OCEAN STORM HEADS FARTHER OUT TO SEA. 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 FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ MAZ024-230000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET 415 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGES BANK AND A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER QUEBEC WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTH WINDS INTO THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE THE OCEAN STORM HEADS FARTHER OUT TO SEA. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES... POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ018>021-230415- /O.NEW.KBOX.FZ.A.0003.081024T0200Z-081024T1200Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 415 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THURSDAY NIGHT...A COLD AIRMASS...CLOUDLESS SKIES...AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS AUTUMN. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ RLG
000 WWUS71 KBOX 222337 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 737 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 MAZ023-230745- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.FZ.A.0003.081024T0200Z-081024T1200Z/ DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN 737 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS ACROSS MARTHAS VINEYARD HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE NIGHT. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW FREEZING AT THAT TIME. $$ MAZ022-230745- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081023T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.FZ.A.0003.081024T0200Z-081024T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 737 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS ACROSS OUTER CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET CONTINUED AROUND 30 MPH DURING THE EVENING WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. SIMILAR WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTER CAPE. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY 11 PM AS THE AN OCEAN STORM HEADS FARTHER OUT TO SEA. 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 FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WIND THURSDAY NIGHT WILL MAKE FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE ACROSS CAPE COD. $$ MAZ024-230300- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081023T0300Z/ NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET 737 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ACROSS NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AS AN OCEAN STORM HEADS FARTHER OUT TO SEA. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES... POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ018>021-230745- /O.CON.KBOX.FZ.A.0003.081024T0200Z-081024T1200Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 737 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THURSDAY NIGHT...A COLD AIRMASS...CLOUDLESS SKIES...AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS AUTUMN. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 4:15 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth | 12 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.