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Wind Advisory 36, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

December 28, 200811 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 4 counties in Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 28, 2008, 9:47 AM EST for 11 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 4 counties in Rhode Island. It took effect at Dec 28, 2008, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 28, 2008, 9:47 AM EST (14:47 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 28, 2008, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 28, 2008, 5:51 PM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:50 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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 140 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2008-12-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2008-12-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 187 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 281447
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
947 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008

...THE GREAT LAKES STORM THAT HAS CAUSED WIND DAMAGE AS FAR EAST AS
BUFFALO NEW YORK EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY IN
PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MIDDAY INTO THIS EVENING...

RIZ006-282300-
/O.EXP.KBOX.FG.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-081228T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0036.081228T1500Z-081229T0400Z/
WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY
947 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS IN SOUTHWEST RHODE ISLAND WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO
AROUND 30 MPH FOR A SHORT TIME WITH SCATTERED GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH.

STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AWAY FROM THE COOLING AFFECT OF THE OCEAN
WATERS...ESPECIALLY WHERE TEMPERATURES REACH 60 DEGREES.

THEN WEST WINDS THIS EVENING AFTER A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY BRIEFLY
GUST 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.

$$

MAZ023-024-RIZ008-281600-
/O.EXP.KBOX.FG.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-081228T1500Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
BLOCK ISLAND
947 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.



$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>022-026-RIZ001>004-007-282300-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0036.081228T1500Z-081229T0400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NEWPORT
947 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS IN MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON TO AROUND 30 MPH FOR A SHORT TIME WITH SCATTERED GUSTS 45
TO 50 MPH.

STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE REGION FROM BOSTON TO PROVIDENCES
NORTHERN SUBURBS...AS WELL AS THE WORCESTER HILLS AND THE REGION FROM
THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. 

THEN WEST WINDS THIS EVENING AFTER A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY BRIEFLY
GUST 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.

$$


DRAG
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 281653
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1153 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008

...THE GREAT LAKES STORM THAT HAS CAUSED WIND DAMAGE AS FAR EAST
AS WESTERN NEW YORK STATE THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY
IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MIDDAY INTO THIS EVENING...

MAZ020>022-RIZ006-007-290100-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FG.Y.0010.081228T1653Z-081228T2000Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-081229T0400Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1153 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

DENSE FOG ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COASTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND FROM NANTUCKET AND CHATHAM TO NEWPORT AND WESTERLY HAS SO FAR 
REFUSED TO YIELD TO IMPROVEMENT. WE DO EXPECT SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT
DURING MID AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE. AN ABRUPT CLEARING
OF THE FOG WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 7 PM.

MEANWHILE SOUTHWEST WINDS IN MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL INCREASE
LATER THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 30 MPH FOR A SHORT TIME WITH SCATTERED
GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH.

WEST WINDS EARLY THIS EVENING AFTER A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY BRIEFLY
GUST 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.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS...
RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.  MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED
TO SLOW DOWN AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT
CLOSE RANGE.

$$

MAZ023-024-RIZ008-282000-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FG.Y.0010.081228T1653Z-081228T2000Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
BLOCK ISLAND
1153 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

DENSE FOG ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COASTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND
RHODE ISLAND FROM NANTUCKET AND CHATHAM TO NEWPORT AND WESTERLY HAS
SO FAR REFUSED TO YIELD TO IMPROVEMENT. WE DO EXPECT SLIGHT
IMPROVEMENT DURING MID AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE. AN
ABRUPT CLEARING OF THE FOG WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 7 PM.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS...
RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.  MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED
TO SLOW DOWN AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT
CLOSE RANGE.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>004-290100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-081229T0400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
1153 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS IN MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 30 MPH FOR A SHORT TIME WITH SCATTERED
GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH.

THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF STRONGEST WIND WILL BE 3 PM TO 7 PM...
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST.

THE TARGET OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THE REGION FROM BOSTON TO
PROVIDENCES NORTHERN SUBURBS...AS WELL AS THE WORCESTER HILLS AND THE
REGION FROM THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
BERKSHIRES.

WEST WINDS THIS EVENING AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY BRIEFLY GUST
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.

$$


DRAG
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 282101
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
401 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2008


CTZ002>004-MAZ002>022-026-RIZ001>004-006-007-290400-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-081229T0400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
401 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

A SHORT PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45
MPH IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AS COOLER AIR BEGINS REPLACING THE NEAR
RECORD WARMTH OF TODAY.

THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF STRONGEST WIND IS FROM NOW THROUGH ABOUT 8
PM... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST.

THE TARGET OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THE REGION FROM BOSTON TO
PROVIDENCES NORTHERN SUBURBS...AS WELL AS THE WORCESTER HILLS AND
THE REGION FROM THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY TO THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE BERKSHIRES.

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 282251
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
551 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>022-026-RIZ001>004-006-007-290000-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-081229T0400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
551 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT...BUT
WIDESPREAD HIGHER WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 28, 2:06 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryBOXDukes, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Nantucket and 1 more8 hr
Dec 28, 11:53 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth3 hr
Dec 28, 3:13 PM ESTGale WatchBOX25 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.