Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2010
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Feb 25, 2010, 4:34 AM EST for 9 counties in Massachusetts; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Feb 25, 2010, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2010, 4:34 AM EST (09:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2010, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2010, 1:55 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 456 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 403 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 495 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
001 WWUS71 KBOX 250934 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 434 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TONIGHT... MAZ018-020-021-251745- /O.CAN.KBOX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100225T1100Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.100225T1800Z-100226T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.100225T2100Z-100226T0500Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT 434 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE WIND ADVISORY. THE FOG IS THINNING AND NOW WE PREPARE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF STRONG WIND LATE TODAY. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARD MIDNIGHT. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 IS FORECAST. STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 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. && $$ MAZ012-RIZ001>007-251045- /O.CAN.KBOX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100225T1100Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 434 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. THE FOG IS THINNING AND NOW WE PREPARE FOR SQUALLY WEATHER LATER TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. $$ MAZ007-014>016-019-022>024-251745- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.100225T1800Z-100226T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0005.100225T2100Z-100226T0500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 434 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WARNING HAS REPLACED THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARD MIDNIGHT. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH IS FORECAST. STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM. ISOLATED STRONGER GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE SUMMIT OF BLUE HILL...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. 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. && $$ MAZ005-006-013-017-251745- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.100225T1800Z-100226T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.100225T2100Z-100226T0500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON 434 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED HIGH WIND WATCH FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. THIS ADVISORY COVERS THE REGION JUST NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST OF BOSTON. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARD MIDNIGHT. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 IS FORECAST. STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
4 follow-up statements
824 WWUS71 KBOX 251525 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1024 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING... MAZ007-014>016-019-022>024-252330- /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0005.100225T2100Z-100226T0600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1024 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDES THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST AS WELL AS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED EAST WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH IS FORECAST. ISOLATED STRONGER GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE SUMMIT OF BLUE HILL...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 PM AND 1 AM. 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. && $$ MAZ005-006-013-017-018-020-021-252330- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.100225T2100Z-100226T0600Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 1024 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY COVERS THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
605 WWUS71 KBOX 252049 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... MAZ005-006-260500- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.100225T2100Z-100226T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.HW.W.0005.100225T2200Z-100226T0700Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE 349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WIND ADVISORY. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF HIGH WIND INCLUDING SCATTERED DAMAGING GUSTS IS FORECAST THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY JUST AFTER 7 PM WITH OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND SCATTERED GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT BEFORE WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER 1 AM. 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. && $$ MAZ007-014>016-019-022>024-260500- /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0005.100225T2200Z-100226T0700Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST AS WELL AS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF HIGH WIND INCLUDING SCATTERED DAMAGING GUSTS IS FORECAST THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER 6 PM WITH OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND SCATTERED GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD TEND TO DIMINISH AFTER 1 AM ALTHOUGH THE CAPE AND ISLANDS MAY SEE A BURST OF SOUTHERLY GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH AFTER 2 AM. ISOLATED STRONGER GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE SUMMIT OF BLUE HILL...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ002>004-008-009-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ008-260500- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.100225T2200Z-100226T0700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...BLOCK ISLAND 349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY COVERS MAINLY NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING....ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH IS EXPECTED. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT ISOLATED DAMAGING GUSTS OF 60 MPH OCCUR FOR THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE MONADNOCKS AND EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES TOWARD MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE...OVERALL STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 2 AM WITH SLOWLY DECREASING SPEEDS THEREAFTER. FOR BLOCK ISLAND...STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM AND THEN DECREASE THEREAFTER. HOWEVER..AT BLOCK ISLAND THE ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE REISSUED FOR SOUTHERLY GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AROUND 3 AM AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE WESTWARD MOVING INTENSE STORM. 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. && $$ MAZ013-017-018-020-021-260500- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.100225T2200Z-100226T0700Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY COVERS THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH IS EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 8 PM AND 1 AM AND THEN DECREASE THEREAFTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ DRAG
844 WWUS71 KBOX 260407 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1107 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... MAZ005>007-014>016-019-022>024-260700- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100226T0700Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1107 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST AS WELL AS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. EXPECT SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH 1 AM WITH A FEW ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS SHOULD TEND TO DIMINISH AFTER 1 AM ALTHOUGH THE CAPE AND ISLANDS MAY SEE A BURST OF SOUTHERLY GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH AFTER 2 AM. 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. && $$ MAZ002>004-008-009-013-017-018-020-021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ008- 260700- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100226T0700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...BLOCK ISLAND 1107 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY COVERS MAINLY NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE. EXPECT OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH 2 AM. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF A FEW ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH MAY OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AN ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE REISSUED FOR BLOCK ISLAND LATER TONIGHT FOR SOUTHERLY GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AROUND 3 AM AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE WESTWARD MOVING INTENSE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ RLG
322 WWUS71 KBOX 260655 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 155 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 MAZ005>007-014>016-019-022>024-260800- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100226T0700Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 155 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN AND IMMEDIATE EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN WINDY THIS MORNING WITH SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH...DIMINISHING FURTHER TO 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE EAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MAZ002>004-008-009-013-017-018-020-021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ008- 260800- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100226T0700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...BLOCK ISLAND 155 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN WINDY THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH...DIMINISHING FURTHER TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 10:45 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth, Worcester | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:03 AM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:18 AM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 7 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:34 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:18 AM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:18 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 11 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 5 days |
| Feb 25, 12:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 71 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 53 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:20 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:20 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 48 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:53 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:56 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 11 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:31 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 8 hr |
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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.