Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 44, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Feb 11, 2009, 3:48 PM EST for 13 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Feb 12, 2009, 8:00 AM EST. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2009, 3:48 PM EST (20:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2009, 8:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2009, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
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, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 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 112048 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 348 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...OCCASIONALLY STRONG WINDS THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING... MAZ016>024-RIZ002>008-120500- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0002.090212T1000Z-090213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.090212T1400Z-090213T0500Z/ EASTERN 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- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 348 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH ISSUED EARLY TODAY AND EXPANDS THE AREA OF COVERAGE FOR WINDS OCCASIONALLY AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A FEW POWER OUTAGES. THE ADVISORY AREA IS BASICALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE TO THE SOUTH COAST. WHILE AN ISOLATED EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORM MIGHT OFFER A SOUTHWEST WIND GUST TO 40 MPH...THE MAIN WIND EVENT FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE MIDWEST WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THURSDAY...WITH POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE TIME OF STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. GEOGRAPHICALLY...THE MOST LIKELY REGION OF OCCURRENCE IS ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...THE WORCESTER AND BLUE HILLS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES INTO NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. SO WHILE THE WIND WONT BE BLOWING STRONG ALL OF THE TIME...EVERYONE WITH PASSAGE THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDENLY STRONG BUFFETING WINDS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CONFIDENCE IN EVENT OCCURRENCE IS GENERALLY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR 2 TO 5 HOURS WITHIN THIS 12 HOUR PERIOD. THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...PRIMARILY ON THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET THURSDAY 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. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ008>013-015-RIZ001-120500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.090212T1400Z-090213T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 348 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE ADVISORY AREA IS BASICALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE TO THE SOUTH COAST. WHILE AN ISOLATED EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORM MIGHT OFFER A SOUTHWEST WIND GUST TO 40 MPH...THE MAIN WIND EVENT FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE MIDWEST WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THURSDAY...WITH POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE TIME OF STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. GEOGRAPHICALLY...THE MOST LIKELY REGION OF OCCURRENCE IS ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...THE WORCESTER AND BLUE HILLS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES INTO NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. SO WHILE THE WIND WONT BE BLOWING STRONG ALL OF THE TIME...EVERYONE WITH PASSAGE THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDENLY STRONG BUFFETING WINDS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CONFIDENCE IN EVENT OCCURRENCE IS GENERALLY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR 2 TO 5 HOURS WITHIN THIS 12 HOUR PERIOD. THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...PRIMARILY ON THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET THURSDAY 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. $$ DRAG
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 112050 CCA NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 349 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...OCCASIONALLY STRONG WINDS THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING... MAZ016>024-RIZ002>008-120515- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0002.090212T1000Z-090213T0000Z/ /O.COR.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.090212T1400Z-090213T0500Z/ EASTERN 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- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 349 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH ISSUED EARLY TODAY AND EXPANDS THE AREA OF COVERAGE FOR WINDS OCCASIONALLY AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A FEW POWER OUTAGES. THE ADVISORY AREA IS BASICALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE TO THE SOUTH COAST. WHILE AN ISOLATED EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORM MIGHT OFFER A SOUTHWEST WIND GUST TO 40 MPH...THE MAIN WIND EVENT FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE MIDWEST WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THURSDAY...WITH POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE TIME OF STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. GEOGRAPHICALLY...THE MOST LIKELY REGION OF OCCURRENCE IS ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...THE WORCESTER AND BLUE HILLS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES INTO NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. SO WHILE THE WIND WONT BE BLOWING STRONG ALL OF THE TIME...EVERYONE WITH PASSAGE THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDENLY STRONG BUFFETING WINDS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CONFIDENCE IN EVENT OCCURRENCE IS GENERALLY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR 2 TO 5 HOURS WITHIN THIS 15 HOUR PERIOD. THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...PRIMARILY ON THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET THURSDAY 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. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ008>013-015-RIZ001-120515- /O.COR.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.090212T1400Z-090213T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 349 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE ADVISORY AREA IS BASICALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE TO THE SOUTH COAST. WHILE AN ISOLATED EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORM MIGHT OFFER A SOUTHWEST WIND GUST TO 40 MPH...THE MAIN WIND EVENT FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE MIDWEST WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THURSDAY...WITH POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE TIME OF STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. GEOGRAPHICALLY...THE MOST LIKELY REGION OF OCCURRENCE IS ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...THE WORCESTER AND BLUE HILLS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES INTO NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. SO WHILE THE WIND WONT BE BLOWING STRONG ALL OF THE TIME...EVERYONE WITH PASSAGE THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDENLY STRONG BUFFETING WINDS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CONFIDENCE IN EVENT OCCURRENCE IS GENERALLY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR 2 TO 5 HOURS WITHIN THIS 15 HOUR PERIOD. THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...PRIMARILY ON THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET THURSDAY 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. $$ DRAG ..CORRECTED 12 HOUR TO A 15 HOUR PERIOD..
000 WWUS71 KBOX 120240 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 940 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...OCCASIONALLY STRONG WINDS THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING... CTZ002>004-MAZ008>013-015>024-RIZ001>008-121045- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.090212T1400Z-090213T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK 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...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...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 940 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE ADVISORY AREA IS BASICALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE TO THE SOUTH COAST. WHILE AN ISOLATED EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORM MIGHT OFFER A SOUTHWEST WIND GUST TO 40 MPH...THE MAIN WIND EVENT FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE MIDWEST WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THURSDAY...WITH POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. THE TIME OF STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. GEOGRAPHICALLY...THE MOST LIKELY REGION OF OCCURRENCE IS ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...THE WORCESTER AND BLUE HILLS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES INTO NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...PRIMARILY ON THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET THURSDAY 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. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 120852 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 352 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...OCCASIONALLY STRONG WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT... MAZ002>007-014-026-121700- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.090212T1700Z-090213T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CAMBRIDGE...AYER 352 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE ADVISORY AREA IS FOR AREAS NORTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AS THE DAY WEARS ON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ008>013-015>019-RIZ001>005-121700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.090212T1700Z-090213T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL 352 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...AND LOCATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE EXCLUDING THE SOUTH COAST. STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AS THE DAY WEARS ON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. $$ MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-121700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.090212T1300Z-090213T0500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 352 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE ADVISORY AREA IS FOR SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND THE ISLANDS AS WELL AS BLOCK ISLAND. STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...PRIMARILY ON THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 121651 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1151 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...OCCASIONALLY STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>005-130100- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.090212T1700Z-090213T0500Z/ 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-BRISTOL 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...BRISTOL 1151 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...AND MOST LOCATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS EXCLUDING THE SOUTH COAST. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY AS IT DEPARTS THE GULF OF MAINE FOR NOVA SCOTIA LATE TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 PM AND 10 PM. OCCASIONAL 2 MIN PERIODS OF SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. EXPECT SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES THIS 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. $$ MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-130100- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-090213T0500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 1151 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE ADVISORY AREA IS FOR SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND THE ISLANDS AS WELL AS BLOCK ISLAND. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY AS IT DEPARTS THE GULF OF MAINE FOR NOVA SCOTIA LATE TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 PM AND 10 PM. OCCASIONAL 2 MINUTE SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES SHOULD DEVELOP LATE TODAY. THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS... PRIMARILY ON THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS71 KBOX 122049 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 349 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...OCCASIONALLY STRONG WINDS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>005-130500- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-090213T0500Z/ 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-BRISTOL 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...BRISTOL 349 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...AND MOST LOCATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS EXCLUDING THE SOUTH COAST. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES NOVA SCOTIA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM. OCCASIONAL 2 MIN PERIODS OF SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE FORECAST. EXPECT SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES THIS EVENING. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON INCLUDING RECENT REPORTS OF 46 TO 47 MPH GUSTS AT OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DATA SAMPLING SITES OF NORWOOD...FITCHBURG AND WORCESTER. 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. $$ MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-130500- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-090213T0500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 349 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE ADVISORY AREA IS FOR SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND THE ISLANDS AS WELL AS BLOCK ISLAND. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES NOVA SCOTIA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. OCCASIONAL 2 MINUTE SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES SHOULD DEVELOP. THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS... PRIMARILY ON THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET THIS EVENING. THIS SOUTH COASTAL PORTION OF THE WIND ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY NEED AN EXTENSION INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS71 KBOX 130445 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1145 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>005-130545- /O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-090213T0500Z/ 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-BRISTOL 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...BRISTOL 1145 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR CONNECTICUT AND ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT THE SOUTH COAST...CAPE...AND ISLANDS WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WHILE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY OVERNIGHT...THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-130900- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-090213T0900Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 1145 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE ADVISORY AREA IS FOR SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND THE ISLANDS AS WELL AS BLOCK ISLAND. WINDS WILL DECREASE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASE AGAIN AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ RLG
000 WWUS71 KBOX 130851 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 351 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2009 MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-131000- /O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-090213T0900Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 351 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN THAT WAY. THEREFORE WE WILL ALLOW THE ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Feb 11, 3:07 PM EST, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 3:07 PM EST, 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
307 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING A ROUND OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE
TONIGHT/EARLY THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY WINDY CONDITIONS
THURSDAY/THURSDAY EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT. LARGE CANADIAN HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BRING A RETURN TO SEASONABLE BUT DRY WEATHER...FRIDAY
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING/...
WEAK WLY BL FLOW BEHIND WFROPA MAY BECOME SE SEA BREEZES MIDDAY ALONG
THE E MASS COAST. OTRW PREVAILING ISOBARIC SW FLOW THIS AFTN...LIGHT
AND MILD.
MWN WB IS 28...NORMALLY OFFERING 68F. CLOUDS INVADE LATE THIS AFTN.
SNOWCOVER AND LACK OF MIXING REDUCES 68F POTENTIAL...BUT POORLY MODELED
SFC TEMPS BY EVEN THE 12Z MODELS /SNOWPACK SKIN TEMP PBLM AND LACK OF MXG/
PLUS THE WARM 11AM REALITY REQUIRED A WARMING AN UPGRADE INTO THE LOW
AND MID 60S FOR PTNS OF INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
ALL PUBLIC KBOX PRODUCTS WERE UPDATED AGAIN AROUND 1135AM TO WARM
TEMPS AND ADJUST SKYCOVER.
CONTD A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 2
IN NORTHERN MA AND SOUTHERN NH LATER THIS AFTN PER 1640Z RADAR AND
09Z SREF 3HRLY POP FOR .01 WHICH STILL OFFERS A 30 TO 45 PCT CHC OF
SHOWERS RTE 2 NORTHWARD IN THE 20Z TO 00Z TIME FRAME.
&&
.SHORT TERM /8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
TONIGHT...POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NOW MOVING THROUGH
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS FORECAST TO LIFT RAPIDLY NORTHEAST INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY TODAY...THEN ACROSS NEW YORK STATE TONIGHT.
CORRESPONDINGLY... AT THE SURFACE...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL WHIP
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z. JUST AHEAD
OF THIS FRONT...A NARROW BAND OF TOTAL TOTALS INDICES NEAR
50...SHOWALTER INDICES FROM 0 TO -2... AND K INDICES FROM 30 TO 33
MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THUS...HAVE INCLUDED A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN ADDITION TO CATEGORICAL SHOWERS. THE THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES WILL MAINLY BE FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE. THIS IS
CERTAINLY NOT TYPICAL TO FORECAST THUNDER IN MID FEBRUARY AND AFTER
MIDNIGHT...BUT THIS IS A STRONG SYSTEM. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO
NEAR 50 KNOTS FROM 1-2KFT ABOVE THE SURFACE. WE MAY SEE WIND GUSTS
ALONG THE SOUTH COAST TO 30 TO 40 MPH BEFORE DAYBREAK...AFTER THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE... OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY HEAVY SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MOISTURE CONVERGENCE IS MAXIMIZED WELL TO OUR
SOUTH IN THE MODELS...OFF THE NJ COAST...AND THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO STEAL OUR THUNDER...AS IT WERE. IT MAY FOCUS THE ENERGY THERE
INSTEAD OF OVER US.
MAIN CONCERN THURSDAY WILL BE ANY LEFTOVER THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING
AND THE STRENGTHENING WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN RI AND SOUTHEAST MA.
HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES THO TRANSFER POTENTIAL HAS UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
HIGH WIND CRITERIA. BEST TRANSFER LOOKS TO BE THU NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND MAY END AS A BRIEF
PERIOD OF WET SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST MA AND SOUTHERN
NH.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
FRIDAY...
DRIER AND CHILLY AIR WILL RETURN TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY. UNDER PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES...HIGH
TEMPERATURES SHOULD MAINLY BE IN THE 35 TO 40 DEGREE RANGE.
HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH
MAKING IF FEEL COLDER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE AFTER THE
UNSEASONABLY MILD WEATHER OF TODAY AND THURSDAY.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...
SEASONABLE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FOR THE
MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MIDWEST ON FRIDAY WILL
MOVE EAST TOWARDS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES BY SATURDAY.
HOWEVER...CONFLUENCE ZONE OVER OUR REGION WILL LIKELY CAUSE THE LOW
TO PASS WELL TO OUR SOUTH AND WEAKEN. THEREFORE...AT THIS TIME WE
WILL CONTINUE WITH A DRY FORECAST WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGH
TEMPERATURES BOTH DAYS SHOULD GENERALLY RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER
30S ACROSS THE INTERIOR HIGH TERRAIN...TO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER
40S IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...
A LARGE CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE AT OR JUST BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD. WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP
THE FORECAST DRY OVER THIS TIME WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL.
WEDNESDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS QUITE LOW. BOTH THE GFS/ECMWF HAVE A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL BE MOVING EASTWARD OUT OF THE MIDWEST
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE GFS MODEL AND ITS ENSEMBLES DO NOT HAVE THE
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN AMPLIFIED ENOUGH TO BRING THE SYSTEM THIS
FAR NORTH. THIS WOULD MEAN A CONTINUATION OF DRY WEATHER FOR
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS THE LOW WOULD PASS WELL TO OUR SOUTH.
HOWEVER...THE ECMWF IS MORE AMPLIFIED AND ALSO SLOWER. THE ECMWF
TAKES THE LOW MUCH FURTHER NORTH AND HAS IT OVER NEW YORK CITY BY
DAYBREAK THURSDAY.
WITH ALL THAT SAID THERE IS TREMENDOUS UNCERTAINTY. FOR NOW WILL
INTRODUCE SOME LOW CHANCE POPS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WE ALL KNOW THAT
TRACKS...TIMING AND INTENSITY OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS CAN CHANGE
DRASTICALLY IN THIS TIME RANGE. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT WILL
HAPPEN THIS FAR OUT...SO WE WILL JUST HAVE TO WATCH HOW THINGS EVOLVE
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO GET A BETTER IDEA.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AREA OF ALTOCU OVER CAPE AND ISLANDS...THIS IS MOVING EAST AND SHOULD
CLEAR THE AREA 19-1930Z. ALSO A PATCH OF 2500 CIGS IN WESTERN CT
MOVING NORTHEAST...THIS IS SHRINKING WITH TIME BUT MAY BRING A SHORT
PERIOD OF CIGS TO BDL AND BAF BEFORE DISSIPATING. THE CONNECTICUT AREA
OF CLOUDS SEPARATES AIRMASSES...LIGHT WIND AND DEWPOINTS OF 33 TO 40
NORTH/EAST WITH SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DEWPOINTS 45 TO 55 SOUTH/WEST.
WINDS SHOULD BECOME MORE UNIFORMLY SOUTHWEST ONCE THE BOUNDARY PASSES
THROUGH OUR AREA...ROUGHLY 1930Z TO 2230Z.
THICKER MID LEVEL CLOUD COVER OVER VIRGINIA...THIS REACHES US AFTER
00Z. COLD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH OVERNIGHT AND BRINGS AN AREA OF LOWER
CIGS AND VSBYS IN SHOWERS. OBSERVED CIGS UPSTREAM ARE IN THE
1500-2500 FOOT RANGE...WE BROUGHT THESE VALUES THROUGH STARTING 04Z-
07Z AND DEPARTING 09Z-13Z. NAM AND GFS STABILITY FORECASTS BRING
THROUGH TOTAL TOTALS OF 50-55...THIS AND UPSTREAM HISTORY SUGGESTS A
CHANCE OF THUNDER WITH THE FRONT. LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE ALSO FORECAST
TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. WHILE
THE STRONGEST VALUES REMAIN OFFSHORE TO THE SOUTH...950 MB WIND
SPEEDS OVER ACK-HYA-FMH AND POSSIBLY PVD CLIMB TO 45 TO 55 KNOTS. WE
WILL ADD LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR TO THESE TAFS.
CIGS AND VSBYS IMPROVE AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
BUT WITH THE UPPER LOW OVERHEAD ANY CLEARING SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED.
WE MAINTAINED BORDERLINE MVFR CIGS THROUGH THE DAY BASED ON UPSTREAM
OBSERVED VALUES. A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD
SUPPORT INCREASING SUSTAINED WINDS...WE TARGETED 18-22 KNOTS BASED ON
LOW LEVEL WINDS. COLD ADVECTION SHOULD IMPROVE MIXING OF STRONGER
WINDS ALOFT TO THE SURFACE...WE USED VALUES OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS BASED
ON FORECAST WINDS AT 950 MB.
OUTLOOK /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
FRIDAY...VFR DESPITE NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 30 KNOTS DURING THE
DAYLIGHT HOURS.
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MAINLY VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
TODAY...SEAS BUILD TO 3-5 FT LATE TODAY. SW WINDS 10-15 KTS. RAIN
SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS THE NE MASS WATERS.
SEA BREEZES POSSIBLE THIS AFTN E MASS COASTAL WATERS.
TONIGHT...STRONG SCA. POSSIBLE MARGINAL GALE GUSTS LATE. WINDS
SHIFTING FROM S TO WSW LATE. CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO
UP TO 10 FT OVER THE SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS AND 5 TO 10 FT OVER THE
WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.
OUTLOOK /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
FRIDAY...NORTHWESTERLY GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN THE MORNING SHOULD
DIMINISH TO SCA THRESHOLDS BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...25 TO 30 KNOT
WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN THE COLD AIR
ADVECTION PATTERN.
SATURDAY...SCA WIND GUSTS IN THE MORNING SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SEAS ACROSS THE OUTER-WATERS MAY REMAIN AT SCA
THRESHOLDS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY WITH LEFT OVER SWELL.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...NORTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE WATERS.
WITH SOME COLD ADVECTION PROMOTING DECENT MIXING...WE MAY SEE SOME
20 TO 25 KNOT GUSTS AT TIMES. HOWEVER...DO NOT SEE MUCH MORE THAN
THAT AT THIS TIME.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL IN
JANUARY...ALLOWING THE FORMATION OF A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RIVER
ICE IN FAR INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS INCLUDES SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. ICE
COVERAGE IS SUFFICIENT IN THIS AREA WHERE A SIGNIFICANT THAW AND
RAINFALL/SNOWMELT EVENT COULD BRING A RISK OF BREAKUP ICE JAMS.
A BRIEF WARMUP IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY...WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S AND 50S. SNOW PACK IS NOT YET RIPE IN THE
FAR INTERIOR...ALTHOUGH SOME MELT IS ANTICIPATED. WITH GENERALLY LOW
QPF /0.25 TO 0.5 INCH/ AND SHORT WARMUP...NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO
GO WITH A FLOOD WATCH FOR BREAK UP ICE JAMS AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER...CAN NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED BREAK UP ICE JAM OCCURRING
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR MAZ008>013-015>024.
NH...NONE.
RI...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR RIZ001>008.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR ANZ231>237-254.
GALE WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ230>237-
250-254-255.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ255.
&&
SYNOPSIS...FRANK
NEAR TERM...DRAG/GAF
SHORT TERM...DRAG/GAF
LONG TERM...FRANK
AVIATION...WTB/FRANK
MARINE...DRAG/FRANK
HYDROLOGY...NMBHazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 12:19 PM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1219 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-012>015-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-121200- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- 1219 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ016>024-RIZ002>008-121200- EASTERN 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- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1219 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-254-255-121200- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM- 1219 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ002-003-008>011-121200- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- 1219 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. AIR QUALITY ALERT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..UPDATED FOR THE AIR QUALITY ALERT..
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:40 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 11 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:59 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:03 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 39 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.