Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Feb 12, 2008, 1:54 PM EST for Newport County, Rhode Island; 5 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 13, 2008, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2008, 1:54 PM EST (18:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2008, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2008, 8:00 PM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Newport County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 926 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 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 121854 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 154 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET ON WEDNESDAY... MAZ022-024-130400- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.080213T1200Z-080214T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 154 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. THIS ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE EXPANDED INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND WITH LATER FORECASTS. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. THIS WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED NORTHWESTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM...SO STAY TUNED. 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. $$ FRANK
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 130249 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 949 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET ON WEDNESDAY... MAZ022-024-131100- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.080213T1200Z-080214T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 949 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. THIS ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE EXPANDED INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND WITH LATER FORECASTS. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. THIS WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED NORTHWESTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM...SO STAY TUNED. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 130939 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 439 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET TODAY... MAZ022-024-131800- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.080213T1200Z-080214T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 439 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. 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. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 131610 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1110 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON... MAZ023-140000- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080214T0000Z/ DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN 1110 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ022-024-140000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080214T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 1110 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR MARTHAS VINEYARD. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 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. $$ FRANK
000 WWUS71 KBOX 131616 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1116 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... MAZ022>024-140000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080214T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1116 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ FRANK
000 WWUS71 KBOX 132108 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 408 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... MAZ022>024-140100- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080214T0100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 408 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE IN THE EVENING. 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. $$ FRANK
000 WWUS71 KBOX 132209 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 509 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... MAZ020-021-RIZ007-140100- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080214T0100Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT 509 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL SECTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS ADJACENT BUZZARDS BAY. SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOW AND 630PM. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE IN THE EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTED TO 52 MPH AT BLOCK ISLAND AT 455 PM. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ022>024-140100- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080214T0100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 509 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE IN THE EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT BLOCK ISLAND GUSTED TO 52 MPH AT 455PM. 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. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 132338 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 638 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... MAZ020-021-RIZ007-140045- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080214T0100Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT 638 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONGEST SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED A NARROW LINE OF INTENSE RAIN HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. $$ MAZ022>024-140100- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080214T0100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 638 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE IN THE EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT BLOCK ISLAND GUSTED TO 52 MPH AT 455PM. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 4:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 28 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:13 AM EST | Flood Watch | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 34 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:59 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 38 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2008Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 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.