Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2010
Wind Advisory 23, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at May 8, 2010, 3:29 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at May 8, 2010, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2010, 3:29 AM EDT (07:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 8, 2010, 5:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 9, 2010, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
All 22 counties
Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:30 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
268 WWUS71 KBOX 080729 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 329 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-081530- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.100508T2100Z-100509T1000Z/ 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-BARNSTABLE 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...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 329 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY. STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL BRING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 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. && $$ RLG
7 follow-up statements
116 WWUS71 KBOX 081501 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1101 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-082315- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.100508T2100Z-100509T1000Z/ 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-BARNSTABLE 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...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1101 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...BEGINNING AROUND 5 PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH 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. && $$
081 WWUS71 KBOX 082013 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 413 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-090415- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.100508T2100Z-100509T1500Z/ 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-BARNSTABLE 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...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 413 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WATERS EARLY THIS EVENING BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM FROM WEST TO EAST. BEHIND THE FRONT WESTERLY GALES WILL OVERSPREAD THE WATERS AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO AT LEAST SUNDAY 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. && $$ NOCERA
831 WWUS71 KBOX 082019 AAA NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 419 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-090430- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.100508T2100Z-100509T1500Z/ 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-BARNSTABLE 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...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 419 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS EVENING BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM FROM WEST TO EAST. BEHIND THE FRONT WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND INTO AT LEAST SUNDAY 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. && $$ NOCERA
745 WWUS71 KBOX 090419 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1219 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-091230- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100509T1500Z/ 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-BARNSTABLE 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...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1219 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND INTO AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. 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. && $$ RLG
978 WWUS71 KBOX 090751 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 351 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-091600- /O.NEW.KBOX.FZ.W.0002.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100509T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER 351 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING IN STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING IN BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR A PERIOD OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ MAZ005>007-012>014-017>022-RIZ001-003-006-091600- /O.NEW.KBOX.FR.Y.0004.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100509T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 351 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING IN STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING IN BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE. EXPECT FROST TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE MID 30S. 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 FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ MAZ015-016-023-024-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ002-004-005-007-008-091500- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100509T1500Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...VINEYARD HAVEN... NANTUCKET...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 351 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING IN STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ RLG
329 WWUS71 KBOX 091434 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1034 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-092245- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100509T2000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.FZ.W.0002.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER 1034 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING IN BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR A PERIOD OVERNIGHT. 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 FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ MAZ005>007-012>014-017>022-RIZ001-003-006-092245- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100509T2000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.FR.Y.0004.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 1034 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND ALLOW FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING IN BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE. FROST WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ MAZ015-016-023-024-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ002-004-005-007-008-092000- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100509T2000Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...VINEYARD HAVEN... NANTUCKET...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 1034 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ THOMPSON
527 WWUS71 KBOX 092015 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 415 PM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 MAZ005-006-012-013-017-018-RIZ001-003-006-100415- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100509T2000Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.FR.Y.0004.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.FZ.W.0002.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 415 PM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FREEZE WARNING REPLACES THE FROST ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH FOR A WHILE EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TO ALLOW FOR RADIATIONAL COOLING. TEMPERATURES THROUGH MUCH OF THE REGION WILL DROP TO NEAR FREEZING TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-100415- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100509T2000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.FZ.W.0002.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER 415 PM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE DIMINISHING WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR RADIATIONAL COOLING AND TEMPERATURES THAT WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR A PERIOD DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ MAZ007-014-019>022-100415- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100509T2000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.FR.Y.0004.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN 415 PM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT MONDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH FOR A WHILE THIS EVENING...AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE DIMINISHING WIND WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID 30S...AND FROST WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT IN SHELTERED AREAS A FEW MILES BACK FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ MAZ015-016-023-024-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ002-004-005-007-008-092115- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100509T2000Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...VINEYARD HAVEN... NANTUCKET...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 415 PM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH FOR A TIME THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WINDS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A CHILLY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S OVER SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND INTO THE MID AND UPPER 30S ACROSS THE URBAN AREAS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. $$ 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 May 8, 3:20 AM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 3:20 AM EDT, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
320 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
INTENSIFYING LOW PRES AND A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSS OUR AREA THIS
AFTERNOON PRODUCING SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY GUSTY THUNDERSTORMS. DRY
BLUSTERY AND UNSEASONABLY COOL WEATHER ARRIVES TONIGHT LASTING INTO
TUESDAY. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MAY BRING A ROUND OF RAIN SHOWERS
WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY DRY WEATHER WITH BIT BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES THURSDAY/FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON/...
AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED ACROSS NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND BACK INTO WEST VIRGINIA CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD AT 3 AM.
EXPECT THESE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTH AND EAST OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS. HIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPEARS TO BE
WEAKENING AS IT MOVES INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH LIGHTNING WITH
THESE STORMS. CLOUD TOPS APPEAR TO BE WARMING SLIGHTLY WHICH WOULD
INDICATE SOME WEAKENING. HOWEVER...INSTABILITY AND WIND FIELDS
IMPROVE BETWEEN 5 AND 8 AM...WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME REINTENSIFICATION.
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AFTER 8 AM
AS A MID LEVEL TROUGH AND FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACH THE AREA. A WARM
FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS CENTRAL NEW JERSEY SHOULD PROGRESS NORTHWARD
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE NORTHWARD PROGRESSION OF THIS FRONT
WILL AFFECT SEVERAL ASPECTS OF OUR FORECAST HERE IN SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. FIRST...WITH RESPECT TO ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS...THE BEST
INSTABILITY /KI ABOUT 35...TT AROUND 50...AND SBLI O TO -1/ LIES
WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR /THE AREA SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT/...THUS THE
BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS /AND ISOLATED SEVERE/ WILL BE FOR THAT
AREA. BEST AREA FOR THIS OCCURRING LOOKS TO BE ACROSS CT/RI AND
SOUTHEAST MASS...THOUGH THE 00Z GFS INDICATES THE WARM FRONT MAY MOVE
AS FAR NORTH AS THE MA/NH BORDER. THERE IS ALSO A QUESTION OF WHETHER
THE WARM FRONT CAN MAKE IT FAR ENOUGH NORTH PRIOR TO THE TRIPLE POINT
AND THE COLD FRONT /CURRENTLY OVER OHIO/EASTERN KY/ MOVING ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON.
THE OTHER MAIN EFFECT THE PROGRESS OF THE WARM FRONT WILL HAVE ON THE
FORECAST IS ON TEMPERATURES. WHILE HIGHS IN THE 60S WILL BE
WIDESPREAD /WITH UPPER 50S IN THE NORTHERNMOST PARTS OF THE CWA/...IF THE
WARM FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WE MAY SEE HIGHS IN THE
LOW 70S PRIOR TO THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH. FOR THIS FORECAST...
WE WENT WITH THE MODEL CONSENSUS OF THE WARM FRONT MOVING NORTH TO
ROUGHLY THE MASS PIKE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY/...
THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME WINDY AND DRY AS SKIES CLEAR AND THE COLD
FRONT ARRIVES IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
IN STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH GUSTS 35-45 KTS
LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING INTO TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
EXPECTING THE STRONGEST WINDS TO BE OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND
GENERALLY FROM ROUTE 2 SOUTHWARDS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SUNDAY...
AN UNSEASONABLY COOL AIRMASS WILL BE USHERED IN BEHIND THE STRONG
COLD FRONT. WE SHOULD SEE TIMES OF PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ESPECIALLY ON
THE COASTAL PLAIN...BUT EXPECT TO SEE A FAIR AMOUNT OF
STRATO-CUMULUS CLOUDS IN THE COOL AIR ADVECTION PATTERN. SKIES MAY
BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY FOR A TIME...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR.
THERE IS EVEN A LOW PROBABILITY FOR A PASSING SPRINKLE OR BRIEF
SHOWER ACROSS OUR FAR NORTHWEST ZONES. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE
HELD IN THE 50S...TO POSSIBLE AROUND 60 ON THE COASTAL PLAIN. IT WILL
ALSO BE RATHER WINDY WHICH WILL MAKE IT FEEL EVEN
CHILLIER...ESPECIALLY WITH OUR RECENT WARM WEATHER.
SUNDAY NIGHT...
AN UNSEASONABLY CHILLY NIGHT IS IN STORE FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THERE
MAY BE ENOUGH MIXING TO PREVENT THE TEMPERATURES FROM REALLY
BOTTOMING OUT AND SOME STRATO-CUMULUS CLOUDS MAY HANG TOUGH FOR A
BIT. REGARDLESS...LOWS SHOULD FALL WELL DOWN INTO THE 30S ACROSS
MUCH OF THE OUTLYING LOCATIONS...WITH SOME READINGS AROUND 30 ACROSS
SOUTHWEST NH/NORTHWEST MA. PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE
ISLAND/NORTHERN CONNECTICUT MAY REQUIRE FROST/FREEZE HEADLINES SINCE THE
GROWING SEASON HAS STARTED.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION PROVIDING MOSTLY
CLEAR/MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ALONG WITH COOL WEATHER. THERE COULD BE A
PERIOD OF PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS OUR EASTERN ZONES BASED ON THE
ECMWF WITH LINGERING MID LEVEL MOISTURE...BUT THAT IS ABOUT IT.
HIGHS ON MONDAY SHOULD ONLY BE IN THE 50S...TO AROUND 60. LOWS
SHOULD AGAIN BE WELL DOWN INTO THE 30S MONDAY NIGHT. THERE MAY
POSSIBLY BE SOME UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S ACROSS SOUTHWEST
NH/NORTHWEST MA. CONDITIONS MAY EVEN BE MORE FAVORABLE FOR FROST
MONDAY NIGHT...WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND LESS CLOUDS. HIGH CONFIDENCE
THAT FROST/FREEZE WILL BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE
ISLAND/NORTHERN CONNECTICUT WHERE THE GROWING SEASON HAS STARTED.
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
EXPECT ANOTHER NICE DAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. GFS APPEARS TO
BE AN OUTLIER IN BEING TOO FAST IN BRINGING RAIN INTO THE REGION
WITH THE NEXT WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE...AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
SHOULD HANG TOUGH AS THE ECMWF/GEM SUGGEST. WE MAY SEE SOME
CLOUDINESS INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...BUT FEEL
THE ECMWF/GEM ARE THE WAY TO GO AND WILL KEEP THINGS DRY DURING THE
DAY AND EVEN INTO MUCH OF THE EVENING. WE MAY FINALLY SEE SOME RAIN
SHOWERS ARRIVES ACROSS OUR WESTERN ZONES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT
GFS STILL APPEARS TO FAST.
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
AN UNSEASONABLY COOL DAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH ONSHORE
FLOW AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO OUR SOUTH. HIGHS MAY BE
HELD INTO THE 50S ACROSS THE REGION. WE WENT WITH LIKELY POPS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FOR A TIME...FOR A PERIOD OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HOWEVER...THE ECMWF/GFS DO NOT SHOW AS MUCH QPF ACROSS
SOUTHEAST NH/NORTHEAST MA AS THE WAVE IS FORCED TO THE SOUTH BECAUSE
OF A CONFLUENCE ZONE OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. IT REMAINS
UNCERTAIN JUST HOW STRONG THIS CONFLUENCE ZONE WILL BE...BUT ACROSS
SOUTHEAST NH/NORTHEAST MA JUST WENT WITH HIGH CHANCE POPS FOR NOW AS
IT STILL MIGHT RAIN FOR A TIME BUT THE DURATION/AMOUNTS MAY BE
LIMITED.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...
IT LOOKS LIKE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE AS CANADIAN
HIGH PRESSURE NOSES INTO THE REGION. ITS A LONG WAY OFF SO THINGS
CAN CERTAINLY CHANGE...BUT EXPECTING MAINLY DRY WEATHER OVER THIS
TIME. THE GFS AGAIN LOOKS TOO PROGRESSIVE COMPARED TO THE OTHER MODELS
IN BRINGING RAIN TO THE REGION WITH THE NEXT WAVE BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL INCREASE BY FRIDAY NIGHT
ALTHOUGH THIS IS WAY INTO THE FUTURE SO CONFIDENCE IS LOW.
&&
.AVIATION /07Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THROUGH 12Z...HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR CIGS LOWER TO MVFR CONDS TOWARD
11-12Z IN SHOWERS OVER THE INTERIOR.
TODAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. MVFR/BRIEF IFR CONDS IN SHOWERY RAINS
WITH SCT MORNING TSTMS. TSTMS PARTICULARLY CT/RI AND SOUTHEAST MA
AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE CHANCES OF BOTH
LLWS AND DAMAGING WINDS AT THE SURFACE.
THIS AFTN...BECOMES VFR WITH W WIND GUSTS 30-40 KTS.
TONIGHT...VFR. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 45 KNOTS.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
SUNDAY...MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR /DESPITE STRATO-CUMULUS/ WITH
WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS. LOW PROBABILITY OF
BRIEF MVFR CEILINGS IN THE DISTANT INTERIOR FOR A TIME.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR.
WEDNESDAY...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN A PERIOD OF MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS
ALONG WITH RAIN SHOWERS.
&&
.MARINE...
TODAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE SCA CONDITIONS LATE MORNING ONWARD WITH LOW
PRES/FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE
ADJACENT WATERS.
TONIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES. A GALE
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SUNDAY...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE COOL ADVECTION PATTERN
WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE MARGINAL GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 35 KNOTS
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THEREFORE...WILL CONTINUE GALE WATCH
THROUGH THE MORNING AND STRONG SCA CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...COOL ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE
SCA WIND GUSTS OVER THE OPEN WATERS SO HEADLINES WILL BE REQUIRED
FOR OUR WATERS.
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD SHOULD KEEP
WINDS AND SEAS BELOW SCA THRESHOLDS.
WEDNESDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST BUT EASTERLY SCA WIND GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO OUR SOUTH.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR
ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...FRANK
NEAR TERM...RLG
SHORT TERM...RLG
LONG TERM...FRANK
AVIATION...FRANK/RLG
MARINE...FRANK/RLGHazardous weather outlook, May 7, 4:34 PM EDT, 10 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 434 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-082045- 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-BARNSTABLE 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- 434 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH PROBABILITY OF WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS A MEDIUM TO HIGH PROBABILITY THAT FROST/FREEZE HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNING/S. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-082045- 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- 434 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 8:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 3 hr |
| May 8, 3:26 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 37 hr | |
| May 8, 6:42 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 63 min | |
| May 8, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 34 min |
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.