Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Jan 18, 2010, 2:58 AM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2010, 2:58 AM EST (07:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2010, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 609 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
659 WWUS71 KBOX 180758 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 258 AM EST MON JAN 18 2010 MAZ022>024-181600- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100118T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0002.100118T0758Z-100118T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0002.100118T1400Z-100118T2100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 258 AM EST MON JAN 18 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET ISLAND THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS CAPE COD...NANTUCKET ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW HEADS EAST 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. && $$ MAZ007-015-016-018>021-RIZ007-008-181600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.100118T0758Z-100118T1800Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 258 AM EST MON JAN 18 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE NORTHEAST WINDS TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH FOR A TIME THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE EAST FACING MASSACHUSETTS COAST AND BLOCK ISLAND...WITH STRONGER WINDS NEAR CAPE COD. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW HEADS EAST TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
2 follow-up statements
769 WWUS71 KBOX 181506 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1006 AM EST MON JAN 18 2010 MAZ022>024-182100- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100118T2100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1006 AM EST MON JAN 18 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET ISLAND THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS CAPE COD... NANTUCKET ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW HEADS EAST 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. && $$ MAZ007-015-016-018>021-RIZ007-008-181800- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100118T1800Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1006 AM EST MON JAN 18 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED NEAR THE SOUTH COAST AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH 1 PM. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 45 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. FROM BOSTON NORTHWARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH 1 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
627 WWUS71 KBOX 181753 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1253 PM EST MON JAN 18 2010 MAZ007-015-016-018>021-RIZ007-008-181900- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100118T1800Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1253 PM EST MON JAN 18 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ MAZ022>024-182100- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100118T2100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1253 PM EST MON JAN 18 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING NORTH WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 9:53 PM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 5 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:58 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 10 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:44 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 11 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:08 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 3 days |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.