Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 64, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Oct 31, 2009, 3:31 AM EDT for 7 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Oct 31, 2009, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2009, 3:31 AM EDT (07:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 31, 2009, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2009, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:32 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 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 886 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 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 310731 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 331 AM EDT SAT OCT 31 2009 ...A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON... MAZ004>007-012>019-026-311545- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0064.091031T1700Z-091031T2200Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...AYER 331 AM EDT SAT OCT 31 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE ADVISORY AREA EXTENDS FROM WORCESTER COUNTY EASTWARD TO THE COAST INCLUDING THE NORTH SHORE...BOSTON METRO AREA...AND SOUTHWARD TO TAUNTON AND PLYMOUTH. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE BLOWING JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE TODAY. CLOUD COVER AND A STRONG INVERSION WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO MIX THESE DOWN TO THE GROUND. HOWEVER...FROM ABOUT 2 PM TO 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON...JUST ENOUGH HEATING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TO HELP TRANSPORT WIND GUSTS OF MINIMAL WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLDS... 46 MPH...DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THE BEST CHANCES FOR THIS TO OCCUR ARE FROM WORCESTER TO BOSTON AND THE NORTH AND SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITIES OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. IF WE GET SOME SUNSHINE...THE WINDS COULD BE MORE WIDESPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED EITHER 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 DISRUPTIONS. && $$ FIELD
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 311613 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1213 PM EDT SAT OCT 31 2009 ...A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON... MAZ004>007-012>019-026-312200- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0064.091031T1700Z-091031T2200Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...AYER 1213 PM EDT SAT OCT 31 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SOME BREAKS IN THE OVERCAST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO RISE CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES. THE WARMER TEMPERATURES AND BRIEF BREAKS OF SUNSHINE MAY ALLOW STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO REACH THE GROUND DURING THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY FROM ABOUT 2 PM TO 5 PM. THE BEST CHANCES FOR THIS TO OCCUR ARE FROM WORCESTER TO BOSTON AND THE NORTH AND SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITIES OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED EITHER WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER DISRUPTIONS. && $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 312158 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 558 PM EDT SAT OCT 31 2009 ...STRONG WINDS INTO EARLY EVENING... .SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO EARLY EVENING... MAZ004>007-012>019-026-010000- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-091101T0000Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...AYER 558 PM EDT SAT OCT 31 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. AS OF 545 PM...REPORTS OF SCATTERED DOWNED LIMBS AND EVEN ISOLATED DOWNED TREES WERE STILL BEING RECEIVED. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH...HOWEVER...BY 8 PM. THE BEST CHANCES FOR SCATTERED TREE AND WIRE DAMAGE TO OCCUR WILL CONTINUE TO BE FROM WORCESTER TO BOSTON AND THE NORTH AND SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITIES OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED EITHER 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 DISRUPTIONS. && $$ THOMPSON
000 WWUS71 KBOX 010005 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 805 PM EDT SAT OCT 31 2009 MAZ004>007-012>019-026-010115- /O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-091101T0000Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...AYER 805 PM EDT SAT OCT 31 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 3:11 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 37 hr |
Nearby
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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.