Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Jan 2, 2010, 8:29 PM EST for Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 11 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2010, 8:29 PM EST (01:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2010, 7:28 AM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
County Barnstable County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 9:46 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Barnstable, MA | REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES IN MARSTONS MILLS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 25 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
- 488 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
052 WWUS71 KBOX 030129 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 829 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... MAZ022-030930- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0001.100103T0129Z-100103T1400Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 829 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS FOR CAPE COD. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ MAZ024-030930- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T2100Z/ NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET 829 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THERE ALSO IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 55 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND MAY RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-023-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-030930- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T2100Z/ 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-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES 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- BLOCK ISLAND 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... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 829 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THERE ALSO IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 55 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND MAY RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ RLG
3 follow-up statements
743 WWUS71 KBOX 030834 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 334 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... MAZ022-031400- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T1400Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 334 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS FOR CAPE COD. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT CAPE COD THROUGH MID-MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-023-024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008- 031645- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T2100Z/ 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-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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-BLOCK ISLAND 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... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN... NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 334 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ RLG
692 WWUS71 KBOX 030902 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 402 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... MAZ022-031400- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T1400Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 402 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS FOR CAPE COD. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT CAPE COD THROUGH MID-MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-023-024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008- 031715- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T1800Z/ 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-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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-BLOCK ISLAND 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... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN... NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 402 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ RLG
747 WWUS71 KBOX 031228 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 728 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... MAZ022-031700- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T1700Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 728 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR CAPE COD. THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRED EARLIER THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-023-024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008- 031700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T1700Z/ 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-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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-BLOCK ISLAND 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... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN... NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 728 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS MORNING AND AND RESULT IN VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. 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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Jan 2, 5:00 PM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 5:00 PM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
500 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG...LONG DURATION COASTAL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND HIGH WINDS THROUGH
SUNDAY. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY PUSH INTO THE MARITIMES SUNDAY NIGHT...
THEN REMAIN THERE THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. DRY BUT COLD WEATHER IS
FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE MAY PASS SOUTH OF NEW
ENGLAND...WHICH MAY BRING SOME SNOW DURING FRIDAY...THEN MORE DRY
COLD WEATHER SATURDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
COMPLEX FORECAST STILL EVOLVING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAIN WEATHER
FEATURE WILL BE A LOW PRESSURE SOUTHEAST OF NOVA SCOTIA.
FORTUNATELY...02/12Z MODELS HAVE COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT
WITH THE HANDLING OF THIS SYSTEM...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST
INTO THE GULF OF MAINE BY SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE MOVING EAST OUT TO
SEA SUNDAY EVENING. GENERALLY USED A BLEND OF THE GFS AND NAM TO
MINIMIZE THE MINOR LOCATION DIFFERENCES.
THREE MAIN CONCERNS TONIGHT WILL BE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...
INCREASING WINDS AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR COASTAL FLOODING WITH THE
HIGH TIDE AROUND MIDNIGHT. WILL DISCUSS THE COASTAL FLOODING
POTENTIAL IN THAT SECTION TO KEEP THINGS IN ONE PLACE.
AS FOR THE SNOWFALL...LOOKING AT MODEST ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT
INTO SUNDAY. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS THE EAST COAST OF
MA...THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST. THE LONG DURATION
OF THIS SYSTEM IS HELPING TO MAKE THIS SNOWFALL MORE MANAGEABLE.
EXPANDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INTO FRANKLIN...HAMPSHIRE AND
HAMPDEN COUNTIES FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2-3 INCHES ON TOP OF WHAT HAS
ALREADY FALLEN.
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AS THE OFFSHORE
LOW PRESSURE NUDGES CLOSER TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. DO NOT THINK WE
WILL SEE WIND GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK...SO HAVE DROPPED THE HIGH WIND WATCH IN FAVOR OF A WIND
ADVISORY ACROSS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. THIS WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED
CLOSELY TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
USED A BLEND OF THE MET AND MAV MOS FOR MINIMUM TEMPERATURES.
THINKING MOS GUIDANCE IS TOO HIGH WITH TEMPERATURES LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SO RELIED MORE ON PERSISTENCE INTO EARLY
EVENING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/...
SNOW TAPERS OFF FROM WEST TO EAST AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES FARTHER OUT
TO SEA DURING THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD ALSO DIMINISH AS
THIS OCCURS.
EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH 1 PM TO COVER THE
MAJORITY OF THE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION TIME. BOTH THE GFS AND
NAM DEPICT A STRONG FRONTOGENETICAL BAND MOVING ACROSS EASTERN MA
DURING THE MORNING. DEBATED ABOUT UPGRADING THE EAST COAST OF MA TO A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ON TOP OF WHAT HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. THINKING THE DURATION OF THE EVENT MITIGATES SOME OF
THE STORM IMPACT.
STAYED A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE WARMER MAV GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURES
SUNDAY...BUT STILL UNDERCUT IT. MET GUIDANCE OF LATE HAS BEEN BETTER
AT HANDLING LOW LEVEL COLD AIR. GIVEN THE SIMILARITY OF THE NAM AND
GFS SURFACE LOW POSITIONS...THOUGHT A BLEND OF THE TWO WOULD BE MOST
APPROPRIATE.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
OVERALL UPPER LEVEL PATTERN THROUGH THE MEDIUM RANGE MODEL SUITE IS
SHOWING GOOD CONSISTENCY CONSIDERING THE CURRENT NEGATIVE NAO/AO AND
POSITIVE PNA PATTERN IN PLACE. THIS MEANS A CONTINUED AMPLIFIED LONG
WAVE PATTERN WITH A GENERAL LONG WAVE TROUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S.
THROUGH THIS PERIOD. CAN EXPECT A GENERAL COLD PATTERN WITH
REINFORCING TROUGHS ROTATING AROUND THE LOW...THEN POSSIBLE LOW PRES
PASSING S OF NEW ENGLAND LATE NEXT WEEK.
SUNDAY NIGHT...AS THE LOW FINALLY PUSHES E...SNOW WILL END FROM W-E
OVERNIGHT. LEFTOVER MOISTURE WILL HOLD ALONG THE E COAST...WITH
PRECIP REMAINING ACROSS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET THROUGH MOST OF THE
NIGHT. COLDER AIR WILL WORK INTO WESTERN AREAS...BUT MAY REMAIN
SOMEWHAT MILDER ALONG THE IMMEDIATE E COAST. MIGHT SEE UP TO ANOTHER
1/2 INCH OF SNOW ACROSS RI/E MA. WILL STILL SEE GUSTY NW WINDS ALONG
THE E COAST...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...BUT WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY...PRECIP EXPECTED TO END ACROSS THE OUTER CAPE EARLY...
OTHERWISE EXPECT DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER. CLOUDS MAY LINGER...
ESPECIALLY INLAND AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. AT THIS POINT...APPEARS
BEST CHANCE OF SUNSHINE WILL BE ALONG THE COAST.
TUESDAY...ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE SPOKE WILL WORK AROUND THE
MARITIME VORTEX. THERE IS NOT A WHOLE LOT OF MOISTURE WITH THIS
SYSTEM...AND WILL TEND TO WEAKEN AS IT ROTATES THROUGH. HOWEVER...
WILL SEE MORE CLOUDS ACROSS S NH/N CENTRAL AND W MA. MAY ALSO SEE
SOME WIDELY SCT SNOW SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY...APPEARS TO REMAIN DRY...BUT COLDER AIR WILL
FILTER INTO THE REGION AS H85 TEMPS SLOWLY DROP DURING THIS
TIMEFRAME. NOTED A LARGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NAM AND GFS MOS
GUIDANCE ON THE TEMPS...WITH THE METNAM CONTINUING A COLD BIAS.
CONTINUED TO USE A BLEND OF THE METNAM AND MAVMOS GUIDANCE...BUT
STILL NOTED THE COOLING TREND.
THURSDAY NIGHT-FRIDAY...MODELS ARE SIGNALING WEAK LOW PRES
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...THOUGH SHOWING A WIDE RANGE OF
TRACKS AND TIMING THE SYSTEM OFF THE MID ATLC COAST. FOR NOW...USED
A BLEND OF THE ECMWF/GFS AND THEIR ENSEMBLES TO BRING CLOUDS INTO
THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN CHANCE POPS IN FOR FRIDAY...MAINLY
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS. MODELS ARE STILL SHOWING THIS TO
MOVE ALONG RATHER QUICKLY...BUT WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS.
NOT EXPECTING A LOT OF PRECIP OR SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM AT THIS
POINT.
SATURDAY...MODELS SHOWING DRY CONDITIONS BUT TURNING COLDER.
&&
.AVIATION /22Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN STRONG NW WIND GUSTS /30 TO
45 MPH/ AT ALL TERMINALS. FOR TONIGHT...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED
IN PERIODS OF SNOW...PRIMARILY MVFR BDL/BAF. MVFR SUNDAY WITH LOW
CEILINGS AND SOME LIGHT SNOW LINGERING...VFR BDL/BAF WITH SOME
FLURRIES.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
SUNDAY NIGHT...EXPECT MVFR-IFR CIGS/VSBYS MAINLY ACROSS E MA THROUGH
AT LEAST MIDNIGHT...AND THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR SE MA...CAPE COD AND
THE ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT MVFR CONDITIONS TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE
TO VFR. NW WIND GUSTS TO 30-35 KT EARLY ALONG THE COAST...THEN
SLOWLY DIMINISHING.
MONDAY...MAINLY VFR. NW WIND GUSTS TO 25 KT POSSIBLE.
TUESDAY...MAINLY VFR. MAY SEE LOCAL MVFR CIGS ACROSS S NH/N CENTRAL
AND W MA WITH WEAK SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY...MAINLY VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS AND MEANDERS IN THE GULF OF
MAINE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE GALE WARNING WILL HAVE TO BE UPGRADED
TO A STORM WARNING FOR A PORTION OF THE MARINE FORECAST AREA FOR
50 KT GUSTS BY LATER TONIGHT. SEAS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY...POSSIBLY
REACHING AROUND 15 FT ACROSS THE OUTERMOST WATERS TONIGHT.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
SUNDAY NIGHT...WILL STILL SEE GALE FORCE GUSTS ON THE OUTER WATERS
THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. SEAS UP TO 10-15 FT. BOTH WINDS AND SEAS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...CONTINUED SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WITH
W-NW GUSTS 25-30 KT. SEAS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE...BUT REMAINING
AT OR ABOVE 5 FT.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY...EXPECT WINDS AND SEAS BELOW SMALL CRAFT
CRITERIA.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
EXPECTING STORM SURGES OF 1.5 TO 2.0 FT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WITH
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES RUNNING VERY HIGH /SIGNIFICANT SPRING TIDE
CYCLE/ AND MODEST WAVE ACTION /8-15 FT/ JUST OFFSHORE...THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY FOR MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY.
FOR THE HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS MORNING...THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE IS
SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE ONE THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECTING MOSTLY SOME
SPLASHOVER...WITH POCKETS OF MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE. WILL NEED TO
KEEP AN EYE ON THE TIDE GAGES THIS EVENING. THE BIGGER CONCERN WILL
BE THE HIGH TIDE MIDDAY SUNDAY...WHEN THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE IS
SLIGHTLY HIGHER ONCE MORE.
GIVEN THE LACK OF VERY LARGE SEAS /15+/ OFFSHORE...WE ARE NOT
ANTICIPATING MAJOR FLOODING OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE MOST VULNERABLE
LOCATIONS WILL BE NORTHEAST FACING SHORELINES OF EASTERN COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS...FROM SALISBURY SOUTHWARD TO NANTUCKET.
AS FOR BEACH EROSION...DESPITE THIS LONG DURATION EVENT...THE LIMITED
DURATION OF ONSHORE WINDS WILL LIKELY PRECLUDE VERY LARGE SEAS FROM
ENTERING THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS. HOWEVER VERY LARGE SEAS GENERATED
ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF GEORGES BANK TODAY MAY PROPAGATE WEST
AS EAST SWELLS SUNDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY BE SUFFICIENT FOR MORE
SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR CTZ003-004.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR MAZ002>024-
026.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY FOR MAZ002>024-026.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MAZ007-015-016-019-022-024.
NH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR NHZ011-012-
015.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR RIZ001>008.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY FOR RIZ001>008.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY FOR ANZ230>237-250-251-
254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BELK/EVT
NEAR TERM...BELK
SHORT TERM...BELK
LONG TERM...EVT
AVIATION...EVT/NMB
MARINE...BELK/EVT
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...BELKHazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 6:31 AM EST, 13 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 631 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010 CTZ003-004-MAZ004>006-012>014-017-018-020-021-023-026-NHZ011-012-015- RIZ001>008-031145- TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES 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-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 631 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ007-015-016-019-031145- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 631 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CTZ002-MAZ002-003-008>011-031145- HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- 631 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ022-024-031145- BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- 631 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-031145- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 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- 631 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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 A CHANCE OF MARGINAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY ON THE OUTER WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 9:42 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 4 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:55 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 10 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:41 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 35 hr |
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