Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 55, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at May 13, 2009, 4:21 PM EDT for 7 counties in Massachusetts; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It took effect at May 14, 2009, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2009, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 14, 2009, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 14, 2009, 7:16 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 1706 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 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 132021 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 421 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2009 ...A RATHER WINDY THURSDAY IS OUTLOOKED FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE MOVING SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA COMBINED WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL GENERATE 35 TO 45 MPH SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY. MAZ016-140830- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0055.090514T1600Z-090515T0000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUINCY 421 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. THIS ADVISORY CURRENTLY ONLY COVERS THE BLUE HILLS JUST SOUTHWEST OF BOSTON. HOWEVER...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THIS ADVISORY WILL BE EXPANDED TOMORROW MORNING TO INCLUDE MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. FOR THE BLUE HILLS...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH FOR A TIME THURSDAY WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ DRAG
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 140817 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 417 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...A WINDY DAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE MOVING SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA COMBINED WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL GENERATE 35 TO 45 MPH SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. MAZ016-141630- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0055.090514T1600Z-090515T0000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUINCY 417 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY CURRENTLY ONLY COVERS THE BLUE HILLS JUST SOUTHWEST OF BOSTON. THE ADVISORY MAY BE EXPANDED WEST LATER TODAY ACROSS THE HILLY TERRAIN OF RHODE ISLAND...CONNECTICUT...INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. FOR THE BLUE HILLS...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH FOR A TIME TODAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 141609 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1209 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...A WINDY DAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE MOVING SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA COMBINED WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL GENERATE 35 TO 45 MPH SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. MAZ016-150000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-090515T0000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUINCY 1209 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY CURRENTLY ONLY COVERS THE BLUE HILLS JUST SOUTHWEST OF BOSTON. THE ADVISORY MAY BE EXPANDED WEST LATER TODAY ACROSS THE HILLY TERRAIN OF RHODE ISLAND...CONNECTICUT...INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. FOR THE BLUE HILLS...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH FOR A TIME TODAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ BELK
000 WWUS71 KBOX 142028 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 428 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...A WINDY DAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE MOVING SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA COMBINED WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL GENERATE STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAZ002>008-010-014-015-026-NHZ011-012-015-150300- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-090515T0300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 428 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY COVERS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS TO THE NORTH OF I-90...AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY JUST AHEAD OF AN AREA OF HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS THAN WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED EARLIER TODAY. WINDS JUST OFF THE GROUND ARE MUCH STRONGER...AND WILL START TO REACH THE GROUND WITH THE HELP OF THE RAINFALL. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ016-150300- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-090515T0300Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUINCY 428 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY CURRENTLY ONLY COVERS THE BLUE HILLS JUST SOUTHWEST OF BOSTON. THE ADVISORY MAY BE EXPANDED WEST LATER TODAY ACROSS THE HILLY TERRAIN OF RHODE ISLAND...CONNECTICUT...INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. FOR THE BLUE HILLS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF AN AREA OF HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS THAN WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED EARLIER TODAY. THESE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH 11 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ BELK
000 WWUS71 KBOX 142316 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 716 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 MAZ002>008-010-014>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-150030- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-090515T0300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 716 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER VERY WINDY CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. A DIMINISHING TREND IN WIND SPEEDS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH ACROSS SOME OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN UNTIL 11 PM. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 4:28 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 36 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2009Wind Advisories in New Hampshire, 2009Every wind advisory in 2009
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.