Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 27, 2008, 4:42 PM EST for Dukes County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2008, 4:42 PM EST (21:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2008, 10:47 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Dukes County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 894 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 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 272142 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 442 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 MAZ023-280900- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0001.080127T2200Z-080128T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.080127T2142Z-080128T0900Z/ DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN 442 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MARTHAS VINEYARD UNTIL 4AM...OR DUKES COUNTY...AND REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH FOR A TIME THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION GIVEN THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY 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...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ022-024-280900- /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0001.080127T2200Z-080128T0900Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 442 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDES CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE LIKELY BEFORE SUBSIDING NEAR DAYBREAK. THESE HIGH WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH HEAVY WET SNOW MAY BE ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND WIRES...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE BRUNT OF THE WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM MONDAY. NANTUCKET AND THE OUTER CAPE SHOULD RECEIVE THE STRONGEST WIND FROM THIS STORM. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND 20 FOOT SEAS JUST OFFSHORE WILL CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SOME SPLASHOVER OR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG EAST AND NORTH FACING SHORELINES DURING THE MONDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE. THE INTENSE STORM PRODUCING THE NASTY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE POSITIONED ABOUT 225 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET THIS EVENING THEN HEAD EAST NORTHEAST MONDAY. STAY PREPARED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGING WINDS. IF YOU LOSE POWER...DO NOT USE CANDLES SINCE THEY ARE A FIRE HAZARD. $$ MAZ019-021-280900- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.080127T2142Z-080128T0900Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT 442 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY UNTIL 4AM. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH FOR A TIME THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION GIVEN THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND THE WEIGHT OF SOME HEAVY WET SNOW...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY 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...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ STRAUSS
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS71 KBOX 280347 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1047 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 MAZ019-021-023-280500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T0900Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT... VINEYARD HAVEN 1047 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ MAZ022-024-280900- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080128T0900Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 1047 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDES CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE LIKELY BEFORE SUBSIDING NEAR DAYBREAK. THESE HIGH WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY BE ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND WIRES...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE BRUNT OF THE WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM MONDAY. NANTUCKET AND THE OUTER CAPE SHOULD RECEIVE THE STRONGEST WIND FROM THIS STORM. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND 25 FOOT SEAS JUST OFFSHORE WILL CAUSE SERIOUS BEACH EROSION DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG EAST AND NORTH FACING SHORELINES OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET DURING THE PREDAWN MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. THE INTENSE STORM PRODUCING THE NASTY WEATHER IS LOCATED ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET THIS EVENING AND WILL DRIFT EAST OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. STAY PREPARED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGING WINDS. IF YOU LOSE POWER...DO NOT USE CANDLES SINCE THEY ARE A FIRE HAZARD. $$ DRAG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 4:33 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 23 hr |
| Jan 27, 5:19 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 7 hr |
| Jan 27, 5:19 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 11 hr |
| Jan 27, 9:24 AM EST | Snow Advisory | BOX | Essex | 3 hr |
| Jan 27, 12:25 PM EST | Snow Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 10 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.