Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 25, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Nov 15, 2008, 4:57 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Nov 15, 2008, 2:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2008, 4:57 AM EST (09:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 15, 2008, 2:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2008, 11:06 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
All 22 counties
Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:57 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 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 150957 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 457 AM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ007-013>024-RIZ001>008-151800- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.081115T1900Z-081116T0900Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX 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- 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...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...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 457 AM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY. THE ADVISORY COVERS COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. ONE OR 2 PERIODS OF SOUTH WINDS AVERAGING JUST OVER 30 MPH ARE FORECAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF ISOLATED WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OR NEAR ANY HEAVY SHOWERS. THE PRIMARY TARGET OF STRONGEST SUSTAINED WIND IS THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR SOUTHEASTWARD TO CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET BETWEEN 6 PM TONIGHT AND 3 AM SUNDAY. A SECOND REGION OF STRONG WIND IS FORECAST IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT HOWEVER THE RISK THERE IS LESS THAN CLOSER TO THE COAST. POCKETS OF POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IF THE GUSTS TO 50 MPH OCCUR. OTHERWISE THE PRIMARY IMPACT OF THESE WINDS WILL BE ON HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MARINE TRAVEL. 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. $$ DRAG
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 151831 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 131 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ007-013>024-RIZ001>008-160245- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.081115T1900Z-081116T0900Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 131 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. THE ADVISORY COVERS COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. THE MOST LIKELY AREA OF OCCURRENCE IS IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING BOSTON...PROVIDENCE...AND THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE BRIEF POWER OUTAGES WHERE THEY OCCUR. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 152047 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 347 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 MAZ009-011-012-160500- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.081115T2200Z-081116T0900Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER 347 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. THE ADVISORY COVERS HAMPDEN AND SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. A PERIOD OF WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN IS LIKELY THIS EVENING. THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF OCCURRENCE WILL BE FROM 9 PM TO MIDNIGHT WHEN A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. THESE WINDS MAY DOWN LIMBS AND CAUSE BRIEF POWER OUTAGES WHERE THEY OCCUR. 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. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ007-013>024-RIZ001>008-160500- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0900Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 347 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. THE ADVISORY COVERS COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED COASTAL LOCATIONS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY COINCIDE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PM. THESE WINDS MAY DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND CAUSE BRIEF POWER OUTAGES WHERE THEY OCCUR. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ THOMPSON
000 WWUS71 KBOX 160117 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 817 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 MAZ022-160230- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0900Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 817 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HIGH WIND WARNING THIS EVENING. $$ MAZ007-013>021-RIZ001-002-004-005-007-160600- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0006.081116T0117Z-081116T0600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NEWPORT 817 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WIND ADVISORY. THE WARNING AREA COVERS MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. REPORTS OF WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH ALONG WITH TREES AND WIRES DOWN HAVE FORCED AN UPGRADE OF THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FROM PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON. THIS IS A FAIRLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO POCKETS OF DOWNED TREES AND WIRES THROUGH THIS WARNING AREA. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE POCKETS OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND A WIND GUST TO TO 65 MPH IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION BETWEEN NOW AND 1 AM. STAY CLEAR OF DOWNED WIRES. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT NIGHT OF TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROUTES SUCH AS THE MASS TURNPIKE AND INTERSTATE I 195. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS. 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>006-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-160600- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE 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... CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 817 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE ADVISORY COVERS SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ALL OF NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 50 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY HIGHER TERRAIN. THERE WILL LIKELY BE REPORTS OF LARGE LIMBS DOWN AND 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. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011-012-023-024-RIZ003-006-008-160600- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...BLOCK ISLAND 817 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE ADVISORY COVERS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND EXPOSED COASTAL LOCATIONS. ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY COINCIDE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PM. NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD WERE NOT UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING DUE TO SUBTLY COOLER SEDATING INFLUENCE OF THE NEARBY OCEAN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL BETWEEN 11 PM AND 1 AM. THESE WINDS WILL DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED BRIEF POWER OUTAGES. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ DRAG/THOMPSON
000 WWUS71 KBOX 160128 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 MAZ022-160600- /O.EXA.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WARNING AREA COVERS MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. REPORTS OF WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH ALONG WITH TREES AND WIRES DOWN HAVE FORCED AN UPGRADE OF THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FROM PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON AS WELL AS CAPE COD. FOR CAPE COD...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE SHOULD OCCUR HYANNIS WESTWARD TO THE CAPE COD CANAL AND NEAR PROVINCETOWN WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 60S. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM AND 1 AM. THIS IS A FAIRLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO POCKETS OF DOWNED TREES AND WIRES. STAY CLEAR OF DOWNED WIRES. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT NIGHT OF TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROUTES. 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. $$ MAZ007-013>021-RIZ001-002-004-005-007-160600- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NEWPORT 828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WARNING AREA COVERS MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. REPORTS OF WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH ALONG WITH TREES AND WIRES DOWN HAVE FORCED AN UPGRADE OF THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FROM PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON. THIS IS A FAIRLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO POCKETS OF DOWNED TREES AND WIRES THROUGH THIS WARNING AREA. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SPOTTY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND A WIND GUST TO 65 MPH IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION BETWEEN NOW AND 1 AM. STAY CLEAR OF DOWNED WIRES. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT NIGHT OF TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROUTES SUCH AS THE MASS TURNPIKE AND INTERSTATE I 195. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-023-024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ003- 006-008-160600- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...BLOCK ISLAND 828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE ADVISORY COVERS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND EXPOSED COASTAL LOCATIONS. ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY COINCIDE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS BETWEEN 8 PM AND 11 PM. NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD WERE NOT UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING DUE TO SUBTLY COOLER SEDATING INFLUENCE OF THE NEARBY OCEAN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL BETWEEN 11 PM AND 1 AM. THESE WINDS WILL DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED BRIEF 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. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS71 KBOX 160406 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1106 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-023-024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ003- 006-008-160515- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...BLOCK ISLAND 1106 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL POST OVERNIGHT SUMMARIZING CRITERIA REPORTS. A LOCAL STORM REPORT FOR MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED. STRONGEST WINDS HAVE OCCURRED EARLIER THIS EVENING. $$ MAZ007-013>022-RIZ001-002-004-005-007-160600- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX 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-BARNSTABLE MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NEWPORT 1106 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WARNING AREA COVERS MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. STRONGEST WINDS HAVE PROBABLY ALREADY OCCURRED BUT THE WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1 AM. STAY CLEAR OF DOWNED WIRES. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT NIGHT OF TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROUTES SUCH AS THE MASS TURNPIKE AND INTERSTATE I 195. 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. $$ DRAG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 10:34 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 6 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:23 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 47 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:58 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 15, 11:41 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Nov 15, 5:12 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 3 hr |
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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.