Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2009

Wind Advisory 65, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

November 12, 2009Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Nov 12, 2009, 5:16 PM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Nov 12, 2009, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 41 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 12, 2009, 5:16 PM EST (22:16 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2009, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 14, 2009, 11:34 AM EST
In force
41 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 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

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 63 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2009-11-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2009-11-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1063 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 122216
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
516 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTS ON THE ISLANDS...

.STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT OVER BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND
NANTUCKET.

MAZ023-024-RIZ008-130630-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.091113T0000Z-091114T1000Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
BLOCK ISLAND
516 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY. 

WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND STRONG LOW
PRESSURE MEANDERING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST...A PROLONGED PERIOD
OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS
VINEYARD...AND NANTUCKET TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT
THESE AREAS.

WE WILL BE MONITORING THIS SITUATION CLOSELY IN CASE THE ADVISORY
AREA NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED.

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.

&&

$$
FIELD
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 122218 CCA
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
517 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON THE ISLANDS...

.STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT OVER BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND
NANTUCKET.

MAZ023-024-RIZ008-130645-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.091113T0000Z-091114T1000Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
BLOCK ISLAND
517 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY. 

WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND STRONG LOW
PRESSURE MEANDERING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST...A PROLONGED PERIOD
OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS
VINEYARD...AND NANTUCKET TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT
THESE AREAS.

WE WILL BE MONITORING THIS SITUATION CLOSELY IN CASE THE ADVISORY
AREA NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED.

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.

&&

$$
FIELD
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 130931
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
431 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON THE ISLANDS...

.STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING OVER BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS
VINEYARD...AND NANTUCKET.

MAZ023-024-RIZ008-131745-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091114T1500Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
BLOCK ISLAND
431 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. 

DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES AND A STRONG AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OFF NORTH CAROLINA WILL COMBINE TO BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD
OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOCK ISLAND... MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND
NANTUCKET WILL HAVE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

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 131651
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1151 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON THE ISLANDS...

.STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING OVER BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD... 
NANTUCKET AND OUTER CAPE COD.

MAZ023-024-140100-
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0004.091114T0600Z-091114T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091114T0500Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1151 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES AND A STRONG AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OFF NORTH CAROLINA WILL COMBINE TO BRING A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOCK ISLAND... MARTHAS VINEYARD...
AND NANTUCKET WILL HAVE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

ADDITIONALLY... THERE APPEARS TO BE A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE FOR A PERIOD
OF SUSTAINED EAST NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS JUST
OVER ...IN THE 2 AM TO 10AM SATURDAY TIME FRAME. THEREFORE A WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS HIGHER SUSTAINED WIND POTENTIAL.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS.  THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING
PROPERTY DAMAGE.  IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE
AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

$$

RIZ008-140100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091114T1500Z/
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND
1151 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. 

DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES AND A STRONG AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OFF NORTH CAROLINA WILL COMBINE TO BRING A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOCK ISLAND WILL HAVE NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY 
MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-140100-
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0004.091114T0600Z-091114T1600Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN
1151 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TONIGHT ON PARTS OF THE OUTER
CAPE...GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH AND A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED THERE. 

THERE IS ALSO A 40 PERCENT CHANCE FOR 2 MINUTE SUSTAINED WINDS
EXCEEDING 40 MPH FOR IN THE 3 AM TO NOON TIME FRAME AND A WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS CONCERN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS.  THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING
PROPERTY DAMAGE.  IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE
AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

$$


DRAG
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 131712
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1212 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON THE ISLANDS...

.STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES
THROUGH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING OVER BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS
VINEYARD... NANTUCKET AND OUTER CAPE COD.

MAZ023-024-140115-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091114T0500Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0004.091114T0600Z-091114T1600Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1212 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. 

DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES AND A STRONG AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OFF NORTH CAROLINA WILL COMBINE TO BRING A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS. MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET WILL
HAVE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 TO 50
MPH.

ADDITIONALLY... THERE APPEARS TO BE A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE FOR A
PERIOD OF SUSTAINED EAST NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS JUST OVER ...IN THE 2 AM TO 10AM SATURDAY TIME FRAME.
THEREFORE A WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS HIGHER SUSTAINED WIND
POTENTIAL.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS.  THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING
PROPERTY DAMAGE.  IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE
AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

$$

RIZ008-140115-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091114T1500Z/
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND
1212 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. 

DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES AND A STRONG AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OFF NORTH CAROLINA WILL COMBINE TO BRING A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOCK ISLAND WILL HAVE NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-140115-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0004.091114T0600Z-091114T1600Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN
1212 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TONIGHT ON PARTS OF THE OUTER
CAPE...GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH AND A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED THERE.

THERE IS ALSO A 40 PERCENT CHANCE FOR 2 MINUTE SUSTAINED WINDS
EXCEEDING 40 MPH FOR IN THE 3 AM TO NOON TIME FRAME AND A WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS CONCERN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS.  THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING
PROPERTY DAMAGE.  IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE
AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

$$

..CORRECTED WORDING FOR NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD..
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 132044
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
344 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT
TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ON CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET.

MAZ022-140445-
/O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091114T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.A.0004.091114T1200Z-091114T1600Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN
344 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON
CAPE COD TONIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF
DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP.

&&

$$

MAZ023-024-140445-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091114T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.A.0004.091114T1200Z-091114T1600Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
344 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON
MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET TONIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF
DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP.

&&

$$

RIZ008-140445-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091114T1800Z/
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND
344 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON
BLOCK ISLAND THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF
DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES. 

&&

$$

JWD/NMB
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 140354
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1054 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THERE IS ALSO THE
POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ON CAPE COD...
MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.

MAZ022>024-141200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091114T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0004.091114T1200Z-091114T1600Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1054 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
ON CAPE COD TONIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE POTENTIAL
OF SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF
DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP.

&&

$$

RIZ008-141200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091114T1800Z/
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND
1054 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
ON BLOCK ISLAND THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF
DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 140913
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
413 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2009

...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.HIGH PRESSURE IN THE MARITIMES AND LOW PRESSURE OFF NORTH CAROLINA
WILL CONTINUE TO CHANNEL STRONG WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THESE WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE EAST
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

MAZ022>024-141715-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.A.0004.091114T1200Z-091114T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091114T1800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
413 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
ON CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

RIZ008-141715-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091114T1800Z/
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND
413 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
ON BLOCK ISLAND THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF
DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

WTB
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 141634
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1134 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2009


MAZ022>024-RIZ008-141745-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091114T1800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1134 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. FOR THE REST
OF THE AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS
WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

$$

THOMPSON

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 Nov 12, 5:04 PM EST, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 5:04 PM EST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
504 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILLL MOVE EAST TO
NEAR NEWFOUNDLAND BY FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE...THE REMNANTS
OF IDA...WILL LINGER ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY...THEN MOVE SLOWLY EAST. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD OUR AREA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHILE STRONG WINDS AFFECT COASTAL AREAS.
THE STORM WEAKENS AND DEPARTS SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE PROVIDING DRY
WEATHER INTO MIDWEEK WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
SOME LIGHT RAIN MADE IT AS FAR NORTH AS BRIDGEPORT CT THIS AFTERNOON.
DRY AIR IN PLACE OVER THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD
PRECLUDE THE RAIN FROM ADVANCING VERY FAR NORTH TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...THE LATEST GUIDANCE DOES INDICATE POPS AS HIGH AS 30-40 PCT
AS FAR N AS SOUTHERN HARTFORD COUNTY AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND...SO
HAVE INTRODUCED A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE TONIGHT TOWARD DAYBREAK THERE.

WAS ON THE FENCE AS TO WHETHER TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN
COASTAL AREAS. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING TO 33 KTS ON THE ACK ASOS...
40 KTS IS REQUIRED FOR A WIND ADVISORY OR 27 KTS SUSTAINED. HOWEVER...
A WIND GUST AT 20M TO 37 KTS WAS REPORTED RECENTLY AT A WIND TOWER IN
NANTUCKET SOUND. BUOY 44025 S OF LONG ISLAND HAS BEEN REPORTING G43
KTS ALL DAY AND NOW BUOY 44008 IS UP TO G37 KTS. A SPOTTER REPORTED
ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AT NANTUCKET THIS AFTERNOON
BUT MAY BE TOO HIGH FOR NOW. NAM BUFKIT ANALYSIS SHOWS MIXING IN THE
LOWEST LEVELS OF 38 KTS AT BID FROM NOW THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH A
PERIOD OF POTENTIAL MIXING OF 41-44 KTS FRIDAY MORNING. SINCE THIS IS
TEETERING SO CLOSE TO WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLDS...HAVE DECIDED TO
ISSUE IT...BUT JUST FOR BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND
NANTUCKET FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

SEAS HAVE ALREADY BUILT TO 7 FT AT BOSTON BUOY...11 TO 13 FT IN THE
COASTAL WATERS JUST SOUTH OF OUR COAST...AND TO 21 FT AT TEXAS
TOWER WHICH IS BUOY 44066 WELL E OF ATLANTIC CITY AND WELL S OF
EASTEN LONG ISLAND.

LITTLE CHANGE TO GUIDANCE TEMPS WHICH WERE IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD DURING THE DAY. WENT LIKELY IN CT...RI...
AND THE ISLANDS WITH CHANCES NORTHWARD TO THE ROUTE 2 CORRIDOR OF
NORTHERN MA BY EVENING.

IT WILL CONTINUE WINDY ALONG THE COAST. 925 MB WINDS OF 55 TO 65 KT
FROM THE E WILL HAVE AN INCREDIBLY LONG FETCH FROM WAY OUT IN THE
ATLANTIC. WHILE ONLY HALF TO TWO-THIRDS OF THAT WILL BE REALIZED AT
THE SURFACE...THE EFFECT OF THIS WILL BE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD SEAS TO
VERY HIGH LEVELS. SEE COASTAL FLOOD SECTION BELOW.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...
12Z MODEL GUIDANCE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EVOLVING COASTAL
STORM ALONG THE NC COAST AND BUILDING RIDGE ACROSS THE MARITIMES.
IMPRESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS PAST 24 HRS OVER THE MID ATLC REGION
WITH WIDESPREAD 3-5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 9 INCHES NOT EXPECTING
RAINFALL OF THAT MAGNITUDE HERE AS COASTAL STORM WEAKENS WITH TIME
AND TRACKS ALMOST DUE EAST OUT TO SEA. COASTAL LOW BECOMES
OCCLUDED AND VERTICALLY STACKED FRI WITH CENTRAL PRES RISING WITH
TIME. HOWEVER MID LEVEL RIDGE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE HIGH AMPLIFY
AND COMPENSATE FOR WEAKENING LOW WITH LOW LEVEL JET/MOIST CONVEYOR
BELT CONTINUING SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND AND MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD FRI
NIGHT INTO SAT.

THIS RESULTS IN ABUNDANT DEEP LAYER MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION WITH
PWATS OF AOA 1.5 INCHES. THIS YIELDS PWAT ANOMALIES OF ABOUT +3.5
STD...WHICH TRACK ACROSS RI AND EASTERN MA SAT. THIS COUPLED WITH A
STRONG /ALBEIT SOMEWHAT WEAKENING/ LOW LEVEL EASTERLY JET OF 50 KT
WILL YIELD THE POTENTIAL FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ESPECIALLY ACROSS
RI AND EASTERN MA WITH SOME ENHANCEMENT WESTWARD INTO THE WORCESTER
HILLS AND THE MERRIMACK RIVER VALLEY GIVEN UPSLOPE COMPONENT. THIS
MATCHES UP WELL WITH LATEST PROBS OF QPF EXCEEDING 1 INCH FOR THE
15Z SREF.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE TO WATCH FOR ENHANCED RAINFALL LATE SAT INTO SAT
NIGHT AS COMMA HEAD/TROWAL PINWHEELS BACK INTO EASTERN MA ALONG WITH
INVERTED SURFACE TROF. THIS MAY ACT AS A FOCUS FOR HEAVIER RAINFALL.
IN ADDITION...MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES BECOME FAVORABLE FOR CONVECTION
DURING THIS TIME. AT THE VERY LEAST EXPECT SUFFICIENT RAINFALL TO
YIELD MINOR POOR DRAINAGE/URBAN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY RI AND EASTERN
MA.

OTHER POTENTIAL HAZARD WILL BE STRONG EAST WINDS AS THIS LOW LEVEL
JET MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST INCLUDING THE CAPE. THUS A WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED THROUGH FRI NIGHT FOR THE ISLANDS. THIS MAY
HAVE TO BE EXPANDED IN TIME TO INCLUDE SAT AND ALSO FOR CAPE COD.
LATER SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO RE-EVALUATE THIS POTENTIAL.

SUNDAY...WILL TURN OUT TO BE A QUITE NICE AND WARM DAY. SKIES WILL
BECOME PARTLY SUNNY AND HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST IN THE LOWER
TO MID 60S.

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... IN GENERAL...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN CANADA TO NEW ENGLAND DOMINATES THE WEATHER
PICTURE AT THE SURFACE WHILE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALSO BUILDS
OVER THE REGION AT UPPER LEVELS. THIS WILL PROVIDE DRY AND SEASONABLE
WEATHER. THERE IS A GOOD DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER A FRONT
WILL MAKE IT EASTWARD BREAKING DOWN THIS RIDGE AXIS AS PER THE ECMWF
IN THE THURSDAY TIMEFRAME. THE GFS KEEPS IT DRY ALL WEEK. AS A
RESULT...HAVE GONE WITH A COMPROMISE PARTLY CLOUDY FORECAST FOR WED
AND THU USING GMOS AND KEEPING SKY COVER WITH A 35 TO 67 PCT RANGE.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...VFR MOST TERMINALS. HOWEVER...AREAS OF MVFR
CIG 2000-3000 FT IN BKN PATCHES MAINLY FROM BOS TO PVD AND SOUTHWARD
TO FMH/HYA/ACK. INCREASING EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN
EASTERN MA AND RI 25-30 KT.

TONIGHT...INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SUPPORT LOWER CEILINGS
IN THE SOUTH. RAIN SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND. THERE IS A
SMALL CHANCE OF MVFR CIGS AND LIGHT RAIN AROUND BLOCK ISLAND.
INCREASING ESE WINDS AT 2000 FEET MAY CAUSE LOW LEVEL TURBULENCE
ALONG THE SOUTH COAST.

FRIDAY...VFR N. MVFR S WITH AREAS CEILINGS 1500-2500 FT. LIGHT RAIN
DEVELOPING EXTREME SOUTH COAST AROUND 12-13Z AND GRADUALLY SPREADING N.
STRONG EASTERLIES JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WITH 45-50 KNOTS AT 2000
FEET OVER PVD AND THE SOUTH COAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

OUTLOOK /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...

FRI NIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT...
WIDESPREAD IFR. LLWS LIKELY FOR PVD/BOS/HYA/FMH AND ACK. LOW PROB OF
THUNDER SAT AND SAT NIGHT.

SUN...EARLY MORNING IFR CONDS IMPROVING TO VFR BY AFTERNOON...PERHAPS
SLOWER TO CLEAR ON THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET.

MON AND TUE...VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
GALE WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS.
AS PER DISCUSSION ABOVE...A WIND GUST AT 20M TO 37 KTS WAS REPORTED
RECENTLY AT A WIND TOWER IN NANTUCKET SOUND. BUOY 44025 S OF LONG
ISLAND HAS BEEN REPORTING G43 KTS ALL DAY AND NOW BUOY 44008 IS UP TO
G37 KTS. A SPOTTER REPORTED ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH
AT NANTUCKET THIS AFTERNOON BUT MAY BE TOO HIGH FOR NOW. NAM BUFKIT
ANALYSIS SHOWS MIXING IN THE LOWEST LEVELS OF 38 KTS AT BID FROM NOW
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH A PERIOD OF POTENTIAL MIXING OF 41-44 KTS
FRIDAY MORNING.

SEAS HAVE ALREADY BUILT TO 7 FT AT BOSTON BUOY...11 TO 13 FT IN THE
COASTAL WATERS JUST SOUTH OF OUR COAST...AND TO 21 FT AT TEXAS TOWER
WHICH IS BUOY 44066 WELL E OF ATLANTIC CITY AND WELL S OF EASTEN LONG
ISLAND.

WIND AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
GENERALLY WILL SEE GUSTS TO 35-40 KTS ON THE SOUTHERN COASTALL WATERS
WITH 30 KTS IN THE NORTHERN WATERS. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT ON
THE EASTERN COASTAL WATERS AND TO 15-20 FT IN THE SOUTHERN COASTAL
WATERS...WITH AS HIGH AS 8 FT IN NANTUCKET SOUND BY LATE FRI
AFTERNOON. EVEN HIGHER SEAS WILL LURK TO THE SOUTH OF OUR COASTAL WATERS.

OUTLOOK /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...

FRI NIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT...

DESPITE OCEAN LOW REMAINING WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...STRONG HIGH
PRES ACROSS THE MARITIMES WILL GENERATE A LARGE SWATH OF EASTERLY
GALES ACROSS THE SOUTH WATERS...POSSIBLY AS FAR NORTH AS CAPE COD
BAY AND THE EASTERN MA WATERS. SEAS WILL BUILD 15-20 FT ACROSS THE
SOUTH OCEAN WATERS...10-15 FEET ACROSS THE EASTERN MA WATERS.

SUN THROUGH TUE...WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
LEVELS AND TURNING MORE TO THE NORTH SUNDAY BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN AOA
10 FT OVER THE SRN OUTER WATERS. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
CONTINUING ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH SEAS CONTINUING TO SLOWLY
SUBSIDE BUT STILL ABOVE SCA.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WITH SAT MORNING HIGH TIDE FOR
EASTERN MA SHORELINE. GFS/ET STORM SURGE GUID ONLY PROJECTING A
SURGE OF 0.4 FT TO 0.6 FT. MODEL IS ALREADY VERIFYING TOO LOW AND
PAST EVENTS HAVE SHOWN DOUBLING THE MODEL OUTPUT IS A GOOD ESTIMATE
OF WHAT TO EXPECT. THEREFORE EXPECTING A SURGE OF 0.8 FT TO 1.2 FT
FOR THE SAT MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN MOST
LOCATIONS ABOUT 1-1.5 FT BELOW FLOOD STAGE SAT MORNING. HOWEVER VERY
LARGE SEAS /15-20 FT/ JUST OFFSHORE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CAPE COD AND
NANTUCKET WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WAVES BREAKING OVER SEAWALLS AND
OTHER COASTAL BARRIERS YIELDING MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STILL SOME
UNCERTAINTY ON THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND AND RESULTING SURGE AS WELL
AS TIME RANGE HERE /SAT MORNING/. AS A RESULT WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY
WATCH OR ADVISORY FOR NOW.

JUST AS SIGNIFICANT OR PERHAPS MORE OF AN ISSUE WILL BE BEACH
EROSION GIVEN THE LONG DURATION OF LARGE WAVES POUNDING THE EASTERN
MA SHORELINE. AS THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND SURGE INCREASE FRI AND
SAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES/WAVE RUNUP WILL OCCUR FARTHER UP BEACHES
AND THE SHORELINE...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION
WITH SAT MORNING HIGH TIDE.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
     MAZ023-024.
NH...NONE.
RI...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
     RIZ008.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ232>235-237-
     254>256.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ230-231-
     236-250-251.
     GALE WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR ANZ231-250-251.

&&

SYNOPSIS...FIELD
NEAR TERM...FIELD
SHORT TERM...FIELD
LONG TERM...NOCERA/FIELD
AVIATION...STRAUSS/NOCERA/FIELD
MARINE...NOCERA/FIELD
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...NOCERA
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 12, 5:00 PM EST, 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
500 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

RIZ008-132200-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
500 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

VERY SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR ALONG EAST FACING OCEAN
EXPOSED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
EVENING ALONG EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THE MOST LIKELY
TIME FRAME WILL BE DURING THE SATURDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. THE THREAT
WILL BE GREATER TOWARD NANTUCKET AND LESS TOWARD CAPE ANN. THIS IS
BASED ON A 0.5 TO 1.5 FT STORM SURGE. IF THE SURGE IS HIGHER THAN 2
FT... THEN MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING COULD BECOME A POSSIBILITY IN
THOSE AREAS...WHICH WOULD PROMPT COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN
SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME FOR WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-020-021-026-NHZ011-012-015-
RIZ001>007-132200-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
500 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT MAY RESULT IN
MINOR POOR DRAINAGE/URBAN TYPE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS RHODE
ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ232>235-237-254>256-132200-
NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO
20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
500 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

THERE IS ALSO A LOW PROBABILITY OF STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS NEAR
NANTUCKET SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ231-250-251-132200-
CAPE COD BAY-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
500 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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.

ANZ230-236-132200-
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
500 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ007-015-016-019-022-132200-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-
500 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS MAY REQUIRE A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTH
CAPE COD...LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

VERY SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR ALONG EAST FACING OCEAN
EXPOSED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
EVENING ALONG EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THE MOST LIKELY
TIME FRAME WILL BE DURING THE SATURDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. THE THREAT
WILL BE GREATER TOWARD NANTUCKET AND LESS TOWARD CAPE ANN. THIS IS
BASED ON A 0.5 TO 1.5 FT STORM SURGE. IF THE SURGE IS HIGHER THAN 2
FT... THEN MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING COULD BECOME A POSSIBILITY IN
THOSE AREAS...WHICH WOULD PROMPT COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN
SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ023-024-132200-
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
500 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

VERY SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR ALONG EAST FACING OCEAN
EXPOSED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
EVENING ALONG EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THE MOST LIKELY
TIME FRAME WILL BE DURING THE SATURDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. THE THREAT
WILL BE GREATER TOWARD NANTUCKET AND LESS TOWARD CAPE ANN. THIS IS
BASED ON A 1 TO 1.5 FT STORM SURGE. IF THE SURGE IS HIGHER THAN 2 FT...
THEN MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING COULD BECOME A POSSIBILITY IN THOSE
AREAS...WHICH WOULD PROMPT COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN
SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NOCERA

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Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2009Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 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.