Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Oct 25, 2008, 12:07 PM EDT for 5 counties in Rhode Island; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 7 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Oct 25, 2008, 5:17 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2008, 12:07 PM EDT (16:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 25, 2008, 5:17 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2008, 9:39 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:06 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 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 939 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 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 251607 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1207 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 MAZ015-016-020>024-RIZ006>008-260015- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.081025T2300Z-081026T0900Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 1207 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH FOR A 1 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD TONIGHT ALONG PARTS OF SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND...SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND THE IMMEDIATE BOSTON BLUE HILLS REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR AT BLOCK ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT AND IN THE MASSACHUSETTS PORTION OF THE ADVISORY BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM SUNDAY. THIS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MILES AN HOUR MAY NOT BE WIDESPREAD...THE SCATTERED INCIDENCES OF THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE TRAVEL HAZARDS FOR THE UNPREPARED. SHOWERY WEATHER THAT ACCOMPANIES THE RAIN WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL SAFELY IN THESE WINDS. 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
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 252005 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 405 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 MAZ015-016-020>024-RIZ006>008-260415- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.081025T2300Z-081026T0900Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 405 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH FOR A 1 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD TONIGHT ALONG PARTS OF SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND... SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND THE IMMEDIATE BOSTON BLUE HILLS REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR AT BLOCK ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT AND IN THE MASSACHUSETTS PORTION OF THE ADVISORY BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM SUNDAY. ADDITIONALLY WHILE THE SUSTAINED WIND IS FEATURED AS THE MOST PROBABLE PORTION OF ADVISORY THRESHOLD EXCEEDANCE TONIGHT... THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE IN THE AREA NEAR MIDNIGHT. IF THESE STORMS OCCUR...GUSTS IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS COULD SURPASS 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MILES AN HOUR MAY NOT BE WIDESPREAD...THE SCATTERED INCIDENCES OF THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE TRAVEL HAZARDS FOR THE UNPREPARED. SHOWERY WEATHER THAT ACCOMPANIES THE RAIN WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL SAFELY IN THESE WINDS. 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 252117 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 517 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 CTZ002>004-260200- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.081025T2117Z-081026T0200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 517 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WERE CAUSING SOME WIND DAMAGE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH AND BECOME WEST LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. 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. $$ MAZ015-016-020>024-RIZ006>008-260530- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.081025T2300Z-081026T0900Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 517 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH FOR A 1 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD TONIGHT ALONG PARTS OF SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND... SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND THE IMMEDIATE BOSTON BLUE HILLS REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR AT BLOCK ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT AND IN THE MASSACHUSETTS PORTION OF THE ADVISORY BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM SUNDAY. ADDITIONALLY WHILE THE SUSTAINED WIND IS FEATURED AS THE MOST PROBABLE PORTION OF ADVISORY THRESHOLD EXCEEDANCE TONIGHT... THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE IN THE AREA NEAR MIDNIGHT. IF THESE STORMS OCCUR...GUSTS IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS COULD SURPASS 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MILES AN HOUR MAY NOT BE WIDESPREAD...THE SCATTERED INCIDENCES OF THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE TRAVEL HAZARDS FOR THE UNPREPARED. SHOWERY WEATHER THAT ACCOMPANIES THE RAIN WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL SAFELY IN THESE WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 252351 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 751 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 CTZ002-003-260400- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0004.081025T2351Z-081026T0400Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON 751 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR HARTFORD AND TOLLAND COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WERE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS HARTFORD COUNTY. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND MAY BE ENHANCED BY A LINE OF LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. 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. $$ CTZ004-260400- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 751 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR WINDHAM COUNTY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES THIS EVENING WHICH MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IF LIMBS AND BRANCHES FALL ON WIRES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ015-016-020>024-RIZ006>008-260800- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0900Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 751 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH FOR A 1 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD TONIGHT ALONG PARTS OF SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND... SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND THE IMMEDIATE BOSTON BLUE HILLS REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR AT BLOCK ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT AND IN THE MASSACHUSETTS PORTION OF THE ADVISORY BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM SUNDAY. ADDITIONALLY WHILE THE SUSTAINED WIND IS FEATURED AS THE MOST PROBABLE PORTION OF ADVISORY THRESHOLD EXCEEDANCE TONIGHT... THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE IN THE AREA NEAR MIDNIGHT. IF THESE STORMS OCCUR...GUSTS IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS COULD SURPASS 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MILES AN HOUR MAY NOT BE WIDESPREAD...THE SCATTERED INCIDENCES OF THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE TRAVEL HAZARDS FOR THE UNPREPARED. SHOWERY WEATHER THAT ACCOMPANIES THE RAIN WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL SAFELY IN THESE WINDS. 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. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 260039 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 839 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 MAZ004-008>012-260400- /O.EXA.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER 839 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND MAY BE ENHANCED BY A LINE OF LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ CTZ002-003-260400- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON 839 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WERE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS HARTFORD COUNTY. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND MAY BE ENHANCED BY A LINE OF LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. 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. $$ MAZ013-017>019-RIZ001>005-260845- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0900Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 839 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY COVERS ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AT AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH FOR A 1 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN. ADDITIONALLY WHILE THE SUSTAINED WIND IS FEATURED AS THE MOST PROBABLE PORTION OF ADVISORY THRESHOLD EXCEEDANCE TONIGHT... THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE IN THE AREA NEAR MIDNIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MILES AN HOUR MAY NOT BE WIDESPREAD...THE SCATTERED INCIDENCES OF THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE TRAVEL HAZARDS FOR THE UNPREPARED. SHOWERY WEATHER THAT ACCOMPANIES THE RAIN WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL SAFELY IN THESE WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ015-016-020>024-RIZ006>008-260845- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0900Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 839 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH FOR A 1 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD TONIGHT ALONG PARTS OF SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND... SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND THE IMMEDIATE BOSTON BLUE HILLS REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR AT BLOCK ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT AND IN THE MASSACHUSETTS PORTION OF THE ADVISORY BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM SUNDAY. ADDITIONALLY WHILE THE SUSTAINED WIND IS FEATURED AS THE MOST PROBABLE PORTION OF ADVISORY THRESHOLD EXCEEDANCE TONIGHT... THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE IN THE AREA NEAR MIDNIGHT. IF THESE STORMS OCCUR...GUSTS IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS COULD SURPASS 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MILES AN HOUR MAY NOT BE WIDESPREAD...THE SCATTERED INCIDENCES OF THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE TRAVEL HAZARDS FOR THE UNPREPARED. SHOWERY WEATHER THAT ACCOMPANIES THE RAIN WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL SAFELY IN THESE WINDS. 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. $$ CTZ004-260400- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 839 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES THIS EVENING WHICH MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IF LIMBS AND BRANCHES FALL ON WIRES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ THOMPSON
000 WWUS71 KBOX 260139 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 MAZ013-015>024-RIZ001>008-260900- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0900Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH FOR A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD TONIGHT ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REACH THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METRO AREAS AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AROUND 3 OR 4 AM. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS EXPOSED COASTAL AREAS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY THERE COULD BE AN EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM. 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. $$ MAZ005>007-014-260900- /O.EXB.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0900Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ CTZ004-260400- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES THIS EVENING WHICH WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WHERE LIMBS AND BRANCHES FALL ON WIRES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. 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. $$ MAZ002-003-026-260400- /O.EXA.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AYER 939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE FRANKLIN COUNTY AND NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY LATE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE THESE STRONG WIND GUSTS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ004-008>012-260400- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER 939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND MAY BE ENHANCED BY A LINE OF LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. 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. $$ CTZ002-003-260400- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON 939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WERE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS HARTFORD COUNTY. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND MAY BE ENHANCED BY A LINE OF LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ NHZ011-012-015-260800- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0022.081026T0139Z-081026T0800Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WITH LEAVES STILL ON MANY TREES...THIS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE AND ASSOCIATED SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 7:51 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 9 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:46 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 24 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2008Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2008Wind Advisories in Connecticut, 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.