Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 29, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Nov 24, 2008, 3:29 PM EST for 9 counties in Massachusetts; Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; 5 counties in Rhode Island. It took effect at Nov 25, 2008, 3:31 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2008, 3:29 PM EST (20:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 25, 2008, 3:31 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 25, 2008, 1:52 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1306 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 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 242029 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 329 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 MAZ013-017>024-RIZ002-004>008-250430- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T1200Z-081125T2300Z/ WESTERN 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 329 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. A STORMY TUESDAY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY INTERMITTENTLY HEAVY RAIN AND A PERIOD OF STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND THAT COULD CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED WIRES. THE THREAT REGION IS PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST FROM BLOCK ISLAND WESTERLY AND PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND EASTWARD TO THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AND NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SUBURBS OF BOSTON. THE MOST LIKELY REGION TO EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 30 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH IS THE OUTER PORTION OF CAPE COD AND COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY BETWEEN 7 AM AND NOON. BLOCK ISLAND AND COASTAL SOUTHWEST RHODE ISLAND MAY STILL ESCAPE THE ADVISORY HAZARD WIND. NO MATTER...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH IN THE RHODE ISLAND REGION DURING EARLY AFTERNOON WITH DIMINISHING WIND ARRIVING OVER SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS DURING MID OR LATE 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>007-014>016-NHZ012-250430- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0005.081125T1200Z-081125T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 329 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES SUFFOLK...ESSEX AND MUCH OF MIDDLESEX AND EASTERN NORFOLK COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. A STORMY TUESDAY MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES FROM A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF SUSTAINED EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH OR ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. THE MOST LIKELY REGION FOR POWERFUL WINDS IS THE BOSTON METRO AREA TO THE MERRIMACK VALLEY INCLUDING LOWELL...LAWRENCE... NEWBURYPORT...BEVERLY...GLOUCESTER...LYNN AND REVERE. THERE IS A LESSER RISK FOR DAMAGING WIND IN MANCHESTER AND NASHUA. STRONGEST WINDS OVER NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE MANCHESTER NASHUA CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM. THIS WATCH WILL BE CONVERTED TO A WARNING OR THE LESSER ADVISORY SPEEDS WHEN FORECASTERS ARE MORE CONFIDENT OF THE DEVELOPING WIND. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALREADY BEEN POSTED FOR TUESDAY COVERING COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRAVELING THROUGH COASTAL PARTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND TUESDAY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 95. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE FORMS OF TEMPORARY TRAVEL DELAYS CAUSED BY THE WIND. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. $$ DRAG
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 250417 AAA NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1117 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 MAZ013-017>024-RIZ002-004>008-251000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T1200Z-081125T2300Z/ WESTERN 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1117 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. A STORMY TUESDAY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY INTERMITTENTLY HEAVY RAIN AND A PERIOD OF STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND THAT COULD CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED WIRES. THE THREAT REGION IS PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST FROM BLOCK ISLAND WESTERLY AND PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND EASTWARD TO THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AND NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SUBURBS OF BOSTON. THE MOST LIKELY REGION TO EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 30 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH IS THE OUTER PORTION OF CAPE COD AND COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY BETWEEN 7 AM AND NOON. BLOCK ISLAND AND COASTAL SOUTHWEST RHODE ISLAND MAY STILL ESCAPE THE ADVISORY HAZARD WIND. NO MATTER...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH IN THE RHODE ISLAND REGION DURING EARLY AFTERNOON WITH DIMINISHING WIND ARRIVING OVER SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS DURING MID OR LATE 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>007-014>016-NHZ012-251000- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0005.081125T1200Z-081125T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 1117 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES SUFFOLK...ESSEX AND MUCH OF MIDDLESEX AND EASTERN NORFOLK COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. A STORMY TUESDAY MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES FROM A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF SUSTAINED EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH OR ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. THE MOST LIKELY REGION FOR POWERFUL WINDS IS THE BOSTON METRO AREA TO THE MERRIMACK VALLEY INCLUDING LOWELL...LAWRENCE... NEWBURYPORT...BEVERLY...GLOUCESTER...LYNN AND REVERE. THERE IS A LESSER RISK FOR DAMAGING WIND IN MANCHESTER AND NASHUA. STRONGEST WINDS OVER NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE MANCHESTER NASHUA CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM. THIS WATCH WILL BE CONVERTED TO A WARNING OR THE LESSER ADVISORY SPEEDS WHEN FORECASTERS ARE MORE CONFIDENT OF THE DEVELOPING WIND. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALREADY BEEN POSTED FOR TUESDAY COVERING COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRAVELING THROUGH COASTAL PARTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND TUESDAY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 95. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE FORMS OF TEMPORARY TRAVEL DELAYS CAUSED BY THE WIND. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 250638 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 138 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 MAZ005>007-014>016-NHZ012-251445- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T0900Z-081125T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0005.081125T1200Z-081125T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 138 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY EARLY THIS MORNING AND HIGH WIND WATCH TODAY INCLUDES SUFFOLK...ESSEX AND MUCH OF MIDDLESEX AND EASTERN NORFOLK COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. A STORMY TUESDAY MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES FROM A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF SUSTAINED EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH OR ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS OVER NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE MANCHESTER NASHUA CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM. THIS WATCH WILL BE CONVERTED TO A WARNING OR THE LESSER ADVISORY SPEEDS WHEN FORECASTERS ARE MORE CONFIDENT OF THE DEVELOPING WIND. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRAVELING THROUGH COASTAL PARTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND TUESDAY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 95. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE FORMS OF TEMPORARY TRAVEL DELAYS CAUSED BY THE WIND. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. $$ MAZ013-017>024-RIZ002-004>008-251445- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T0900Z-081125T2300Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 138 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A STORMY TUESDAY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY INTERMITTENTLY HEAVY RAIN AND A PERIOD OF STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND THAT COULD CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED WIRES. THE THREAT REGION IS PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST FROM BLOCK ISLAND WESTERLY AND PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND EASTWARD TO THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AND NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SUBURBS OF BOSTON. THE MOST LIKELY REGION TO EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 30 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH IS THE OUTER PORTION OF CAPE COD AND COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY BETWEEN NOW AND NOON. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH IN THE RHODE ISLAND REGION DURING EARLY AFTERNOON WITH DIMINISHING WIND ARRIVING OVER SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS DURING MID OR LATE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 250848 AAA NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 348 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 RIZ002-004>008-251000- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T0900Z-081125T2300Z/ SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 348 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND. SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG AS EARLIER THOUGHT...AS THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FARTHER EAST OVER EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. NEVERTHELESS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. $$ MAZ005>007-014>016-NHZ012-251500- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.081125T1200Z-081125T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T0831Z-081125T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 348 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...MANCHESTER...NASHUA. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. A STORMY TUESDAY REMAINS ON TAP WITH STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY YIELD DOWN TREE LIMBS RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER 4 PM. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRAVELING THROUGH COASTAL PARTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE FORMS OF TEMPORARY TRAVEL DELAYS CAUSED BY THE WIND. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ013-017>024-251500- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T0848Z-081125T2300Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 348 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN AND NANTUCKET. A STORMY TUESDAY REMAINS ON TAP AND WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY INTERMITTENTLY HEAVY RAIN AND A PERIOD OF STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED WIRES. THE THREAT REGION IS PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST FROM WESTPORT EASTWARD TO CAPE COD AND NORTHWARD ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOSTON. THE MOST LIKELY REGION TO EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 30 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH IS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FROM CAPE COD TO CAPE ANN...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOSTON. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH DURING MID TO LATE 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. $$ NOCERA
000 WWUS71 KBOX 251521 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1021 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 MAZ005>007-013>024-NHZ012-252300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-081125T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-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-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 1021 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND A SLIVER OF EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 93 CORRIDOR. A RAINY WINDY DAY CONTINUES WITH A PERIOD OF STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH STILL EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY YIELD DOWN TREE LIMBS RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THERE ALREADY HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN IN ESSEX COUNTY OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WITH GUST REPORTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER 4 PM. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRAVELING THROUGH COASTAL PARTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE FORMS OF TEMPORARY TRAVEL DELAYS CAUSED BY THE WIND. 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 251638 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1138 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 MAZ005>007-013>024-NHZ012-252300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-081125T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-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-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 1138 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A STORMY DAY CONTINUES WITH A PERIOD OF STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH REDEVELOPING CURRENTLY FROM COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY TO ESSEX COUNTY. THE WORST OF THE WIND IS COMING BETWEEN NOW AND 230 PM. GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT BLUE HILL AND ESSEX COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THE MORNING OCCURRED AROUND OR JUST AFTER 11 AM. THERE INCREASING REPORTS OF SCATTERED TREES COMING DOWN IN ESSEX COUNTY. TEMPORARY POWER OUTAGES WILL INCREASE ON BOSTONS NORTH SHORE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER 3 OR 4 PM. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRAVELING THROUGH COASTAL PARTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE FORMS OF TEMPORARY TRAVEL DELAYS CAUSED BY THE WIND. 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. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS71 KBOX 251852 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 152 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 MAZ005>007-013>024-NHZ012-252000- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-081125T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 152 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND THE NASHUA MANCHESTER REGION OF SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE. DAMAGING WINDS OF NEAR 60 MPH OCCURRED THIS MORNING INTO THE MIDDAY HOURS IN ESSEX COUNTY OF FAR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. LESSER WIND OCCURRED ELSEWHERE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. ESSENTIALLY...THE WORST OF THE WIND HAS NOW OCCURRED AND WHILE THERE STILL MAY BE A STRONG GUST TO 45 MPH IN ESSEX COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT ABOUT 3 PM...THE ADVISORY IS CANCELED. STRONGEST WINDS IN ESSEX COUNTY SHOULD BE FROM BEVERLY AND GLOUCESTER NORTHWARD TO NEWBURYPORT...ALONG THE COAST. $$ DRAG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 4:17 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 41 hr | |
| Nov 24, 11:34 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 16 hr |
| Nov 24, 3:00 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 26 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.