Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 72, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 8, 2009, 4:11 PM EST for 5 counties in Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Dec 9, 2009, 8:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2009, 4:11 PM EST (21:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2009, 8:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2009, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 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 082111 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 411 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. MAZ007-015-016-018>021-RIZ006>008-090515- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0072.091209T1300Z-091209T2000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 411 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY. EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. MEANWHILE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST THE STRONGEST EASTERLY WIND SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM. THERE IS SMALL CHANCE THAT THIS ADVISORY WILL NEED TO UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING FORECAST. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. WEDNESDAY WILL BE A NASTY WIND SWEPT RAINY DAY TO BE OUT AND ABOUT AND CONSIDERABLE CAUTION IS URGED. 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. && $$ MAZ022>024-090515- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0006.091209T1200Z-091209T2000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 411 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH INCLUDES CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. THESE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. ONCE WE ARE A BIT MORE CERTAIN REGARDING PEAK WINDS ON WEDNESDAY...THE WATCH WILL BE CONVERTED TO A WARNING OR ADVISORY. NO MATTER...WEDNESDAY IS GOING TO BE A NASTY DAY TO BE OUT AND ABOUT AND CONSIDERABLE CAUTION IS URGED. THERE IS EVEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE DAY. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND DIMINISH FOR A TIME LATE IN THE DAY AND THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST. ITS LIKELY THAT WINDS WILL GUST TO AT LEAST 45 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THERE IS SMALL CHANCE OF 55 MPH GUSTS TOWARD 10 PM WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. && $$ DRAG
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 090503 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1203 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. MAZ007-015-016-018>021-RIZ006>008-091315- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0072.091209T1300Z-091209T2000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1203 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY. EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. MEANWHILE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST THE STRONGEST EASTERLY WIND SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM. THERE IS SMALL CHANCE THAT THIS ADVISORY WILL NEED TO UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING FORECAST. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. WEDNESDAY WILL BE A NASTY WINDSWEPT RAINY DAY TO BE OUT AND ABOUT AND CONSIDERABLE CAUTION IS URGED. 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. && $$ MAZ022>024-091315- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0006.091209T1200Z-091209T2000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1203 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH INCLUDES CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. THESE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES... AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. ONCE WE ARE A BIT MORE CERTAIN REGARDING PEAK WINDS ON WEDNESDAY...THE WATCH WILL BE CONVERTED TO A WARNING OR ADVISORY. NO MATTER...WEDNESDAY IS GOING TO BE A NASTY DAY TO BE OUT AND ABOUT AND CONSIDERABLE CAUTION IS URGED. THERE IS EVEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE DAY. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND DIMINISH FOR A TIME LATE IN THE DAY AND THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST. ITS LIKELY THAT WINDS WILL GUST TO AT LEAST 45 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THERE IS SMALL CHANCE OF 55 MPH GUSTS TOWARD 10 PM WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. && $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 091007 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 506 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY...WITH SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE CROSSING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. STRONG TO DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. MAZ022>024-091815- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0006.091209T1200Z-091209T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0006.091209T1200Z-091209T2000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 506 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH TODAY. THE STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. THESE WINDS WIL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES... AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND DIMINISH FOR A TIME LATE IN THE DAY AND THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND GUST UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ007-015-016-018>021-RIZ006>008-091815- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0072.091209T1300Z-091209T2000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 506 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. MEANWHILE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST THE STRONGEST EASTERLY WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 091326 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 826 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST TODAY... .RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE IN DELAWARE THIS MORNING WILL CROSS SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. STRONG TO DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS STORM ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. MAZ022>024-092000- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091209T2000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 826 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. AT 8AM... WINDS WERE ALREADY GUSTING TO 45 MPH AT BRIDGEPORT CONNECTICUT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH TODAY. THE STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES... AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND DIMINISH FOR A TIME LATE IN THE DAY AND THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND GUST UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ007-015-016-018>021-RIZ006>008-092000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-091209T2000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 826 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. AT 8AM... WINDS WERE ALREADY GUSTING TO 45 MPH AT BRIDGEPORT CONNECTICUT. THE STRONGEST WIND ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. MEANWHILE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST THE STRONGEST EASTERLY WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS71 KBOX 091616 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1116 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST TODAY... .RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE IN NEAR SANDY HOOK NJ LATE THIS MORNING WILL CROSS SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. STRONG TO DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS STORM ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. MAZ022>024-092000- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091209T2000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1116 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. AT 11 AM... WINDS WERE 45 TO NEAR 55 MPH ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST TO EASTERN LONG ISLAND. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH TODAY. THE STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN NOW AND 2 PM. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES... AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND DIMINISH FOR A TIME LATE IN THE DAY AND THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND GUST UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ007-015-016-018>021-RIZ006>008-092000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-091209T2000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1116 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. AT 11 AM... WINDS WERE 45 TO NEAR 55 MPH ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST TO EASTERN LONG ISLAND. THE STRONGEST WIND ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOW AND 2 PM. MEANWHILE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST THE STRONGEST EASTERLY WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ DRAG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2:53 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 39 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:14 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 13 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:16 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 26 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:39 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:16 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 24 hr |
Nearby
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.