Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2010
Wind Advisory 37, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 11, 2010, 4:31 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 12, 2010, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2010, 4:31 PM EST (21:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2010, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2010, 3:15 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 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 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 739 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
820 WWUS71 KBOX 112131 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 431 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... .A VIGOROUS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW YORK STATE AND PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND. MAZ016>024-RIZ005-007-008-120545- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.101212T1800Z-101213T1000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BRISTOL... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 431 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON SUNDAY AND TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN BRANCHES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ THOMPSON
6 follow-up statements
248 WWUS71 KBOX 120312 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1012 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... .A VIGOROUS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW YORK STATE AND PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND. MAZ016>024-RIZ005-007-008-121115- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.101212T1800Z-101213T1000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BRISTOL... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1012 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON CONTINUES THE WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON SUNDAY AND TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN BRANCHES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$
746 WWUS71 KBOX 120732 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 232 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 RIZ001>004-006-121545- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.101212T1800Z-101213T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 232 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...MOST OF RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN BRANCHES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ003-004-121545- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.101212T1800Z-101213T0000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 232 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * WINDS...GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN BRANCHES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MAZ007-013>015-121545- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.101212T2100Z-101213T0600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON 232 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN BRANCHES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ RIZ005-007-008-121545- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.101212T1800Z-101213T0600Z/ BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRISTOL...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 232 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXTENDED THE WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN BRANCHES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MAZ016>024-121545- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.101212T1800Z-101213T1000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 232 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON CONTINUES THE WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN BRANCHES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$
677 WWUS71 KBOX 121614 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1114 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 RIZ001>008-130015- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.101212T1800Z-101213T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1114 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN LARGE BRANCHES AND POSSIBLY A FEW TREES...WHICH COULD CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MAZ016>024-130015- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.101212T1800Z-101213T1000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1114 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN LARGE BRANCHES AND POSSIBLY A FEW TREES...WHICH COULD CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ003-004-130000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.101212T1800Z-101213T0000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 1114 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. THE GREATEST CHANCE OF STRONGEST WINDS IN NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT IS IN WINDHAM COUNTY. * WINDS...GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN BRANCHES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MAZ007-013>015-130015- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.101212T2100Z-101213T0600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON 1114 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN LARGE BRANCHES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ FIELD
923 WWUS71 KBOX 122106 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 406 PM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 MAZ004>006-012-026-NHZ012-015-130515- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.101212T2100Z-101213T0600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 406 PM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * WINDS...WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN LARGE BRANCHES AND A FEW TREES. ALSO EXPECT SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ003-004-130515- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-101213T0600Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 406 PM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INCLUDING TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES. * WINDS...WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN LARGE BRANCHES AND A FEW TREES. ALSO EXPECT SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ RIZ001>008-130515- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-101213T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 406 PM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN LARGE BRANCHES AND A FEW TREES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MAZ016>024-130515- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-101213T1000Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 406 PM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN LARGE BRANCHES AND A FEW TREES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MAZ007-013>015-130515- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-101213T0600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON 406 PM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...WILL GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN LARGE BRANCHES AND A FEW TREES. ALSO EXPECT SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ FIELD
857 WWUS71 KBOX 130607 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 107 AM EST MON DEC 13 2010 MAZ017-020-130715- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-101213T1000Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD 107 AM EST MON DEC 13 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR BRISTOL COUNTY. $$ CTZ003-004-MAZ004>007-012>015-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001>008-130715- /O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-101213T0600Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 107 AM EST MON DEC 13 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ MAZ016-018-019-021>024-130900- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-101213T0900Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 107 AM EST MON DEC 13 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY 4 AM. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN LARGE BRANCHES AND A FEW TREES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$
503 WWUS71 KBOX 130815 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 315 AM EST MON DEC 13 2010 MAZ016-018-019-021>024-130915- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-101213T0900Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 315 AM EST MON DEC 13 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AS THE AXIS OF STRONG WINDS HAVE MOVED TO THE EAST. $$
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 Dec 11, 4:14 PM EST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 4:14 PM EST, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
414 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS NEW YORK STATE AND BRING
HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY START AS A MIX OF SNOW SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. BRISK AND COLDER
WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK WITH NO BIG
STORMS ON THE HORIZON...THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT SATURDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
INCREASING CLOUDS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN BREAKING OUT
AFTER 3 AM ACROSS CT AND SPREAD QUICKLY N AND MORE SLOW E THROUGH
THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...PROBABLY REACHING NE MA BY 7 AM.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
HIGH AMPLITUDE TROF WILL BRING ACTIVE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND SUN AND SUN NIGHT. ISSUES INCLUDE RISK OF FREEZING RAIN AT
THE FRONT END AND THEN THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS.
A SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MIX WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY
NORTH THROUGH THE CT RIVER VALLEY AFT 3 AM AND INTO CENTRAL MA AND
SW NH AFT 5 OR 6 AM. EXPECT MINOR OR NO SNOW SLEET ACCUMULATION BUT
ENOUGH GLAZE TO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR A WHILE JUST W MHT TO AFN
TO CEF TO NW BDL. THUS...WILL BE ISSUING A WINTER WX ADVSY FOR
PORTIONS NW CT...WRN AND N CNTRL MA AND SW NH FOR LATE TONIGHT AND
SUN MORNING. FAIRLY STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW SHOULD SCOUR FREEZING
SURFACE TEMPS OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY BY MID OR LATE SUN MORNING.
DURING DAY SUN AND INTO SUN NIGHT THE ATTENTION SHIFTS TOWARD RAFL
POTENTIAL AND STRONG WIND POTENTIAL. HIGH PWATS AND NOSE OF LOW
LEVEL SOUTHERLY JET SET STAGE FOR WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN.
THIS PATTERN WOULD TEND TO FAVOR THE CT RIVER VALLEY AND EAST SLOPES
OF THE BERKS WHERE MAY END UP WITH 2 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN WITH SPOT
HIGHER AMOUNTS 09Z SUN TO 09Z MON. MOST OF AREA WILL LIKELY HAVE
LOCAL STREET AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...ALTHOUGH MAY HAVE TO KEEP
AN EYE ON SMALL STREAMS ACROSS E SLOPES OF THE BERKS.
LOW LEVEL JET OF 65 TO 70 KT CROSSES SE NEW ENGLAND WITH NAM MOST
ROBUST WITH THIS FEATURE. SEEMS REASONABLE TO HAVE THAT STRONG OF A
LOW LEVEL JET IN THIS PATTERN BUT QUESTION IS HOW MIXES TO SURFACE.
FEEL RATHER CONFIDENT THAT WILL SEE AT LEAST 35 KT MIXING TO THE
SURFACE ACROSS SE RI AND SE MA AND MOST OF THE COASTAL
WATERS...ESSENTIALLY JEFFREY LEDGE-MQE-TAN-UUU-BID LINE AND SE...AND
HAVE ISSUED WIND ADVISORY OVER THE ENCOMPASSING LAND AREA. IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT THE WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED OVER NE MA
AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE FURTHER WEST AS WELL BUT NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH
TO DO SO AT THIS TIME. STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO BE ABOUT 21Z SUN TO
09Z MON.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
*HEAVY RAIN EXITS THE REGION MONDAY MORNING
*COLDER AIR AND THE RETURN TO BELOW NORMAL TEMPS MON NIGHT ONWARD
*NO MAJOR WINTER STORMS IN THE CARDS /AT LEAST THROUGH NEXT SAT/
DETAILS...
MONDAY...
THE HEAVY RAIN SHOULD COME TO AN END ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN BY MID
TO LATE MONDAY MORNING...AS THE STRONG LOW LEVEL JET/FORCING HAVE
MOVED OFF TO THE EAST. HOWEVER...DEEP CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE WILL REMAIN TO OUR WEST AND SHOULD RESULT IN ENOUGH LIFT
FOR A FEW HIT AND MISS SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. ANY SCATTERED
SHOWERS SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
INTERIOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING AS COLDER AIR WORKS
INTO THE REGION. WE SHOULD NOT SEE THIS AMOUNT TO MUCH ACROSS MOST
OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HOWEVER...WE MAY SEE SOME SPOTTY LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES TOWARD EVENING
AS COLD POOL ALOFT/STEEPENING LAPSE RATES APPROACHES THE REGION.
THE TROUGH IS SO DEEP THAT WE WILL ACTUALLY SEE COLD AIR ADVECTION
FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST BY LATE IN THE DAY! HIGHS SHOULD RANGE FROM
WELL UP INTO THE 40S...TO THE LOWER 50S...BUT THESE READINGS SHOULD
BEGIN TO FALL BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
COLDER AIR WILL WORK INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH A RETURN TO
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER. ALTHOUGH THE SURFACE
LOW SHOULD BE TO THE NORTHEAST OF OUR REGION...CLOSED UPPER LEVEL
FEATURES ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND RESULT
IN A COLD POOL ALOFT/STEEP LAPSE RATES. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A FEW
SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES AT TIMES. HOWEVER...WE ARE NOT EXPECTING
A LOT OF PRECIPITATION BY ANY MEANS AND IT GENERALLY WILL BE
SPOTTY. NONETHELESS...CAN NOT RULE OUT A FEW NEIGHBORHOODS
RECEIVING A VERY SMALL ACCUMULATION. WILL RUN WITH MAINLY 20 TO 30
POPS OVER THIS TIME TO COVER THIS POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY THOUGH SATURDAY...
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT THE NEGATIVE NAO BLOCKING PATTERN
WILL GENERALLY CONTINUE. THEREFORE...EXPECT BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES FOR MUCH OF THE TIME. THE POSITION OF THE UPPER TROUGH
APPEARS TO BE A BIT TOO FAR SOUTH AND EAST FOR A SIGNIFICANT STORM
ACROSS OUR REGION...AT LEAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THEREFORE...MAINLY
DRY WEATHER EXPECTED OVER THIS TIME.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
TONIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE OF VFR THRU 06Z. AFT 06Z CONDITIONS
DETERIORATING TO MVFR FROM SW TO NE WITH SNOW SLEET AND FRZG RAIN
DEVELOPING AFT 08Z FAR WEST AND RAIN ALONG S COAST.
SUN...MAINLY IFR CONDITIONS IN RAIN AND FOG...EXCEPT SLEET AND FRZG
RAIN PERSISTING UNTIL ABOUT 16Z NW MA AND PORTIONS SW NH. LLWS
DEVELOPING CT...RI AND SE MA DURING AFTERNOON. SFC WND GUSTS TO 35
KT SE OF BOS-PVD LINE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT...WIDESPREAD IFR IN RAIN AND FOG WITH AREAS OF LIFR. LLWS
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS. WIND GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT SE OF BOS-
PVD LINE.
KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR PERSISTING THROUGH ABOUT
10Z TONIGHT. CIGS AND VSBYS LOWERING TO MVFR AFT 11 OR 12Z WITH
RAIN AND FOG. MODERATE CONFIDENCE THAT CONDITIONS WILL LOWER
FURTHER TO IFR CIGS AND VSBYS IN RAIN AND FOG BY SUN AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF IFR CIGS/VSBYS PERSISTING IN
RAIN AND FOG THROUGH AT LEAST MOST OF SUN NIGHT. SFC WIND GUSTS
FROM SE TO 30 KT POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH PRESENTLY NOT IN THE
TAF...THERE IS A RISK OF LLWS DEVELOPING LATE SUN OR SUN NIGHT AS
WELL.
OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
MONDAY...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN RAIN SHOULD IMPROVE TO AT LEAST MVFR
IF NOT VFR BY LATE MORNING/AFTERNOON AS STEADY PRECIPITATION ENDS.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...SCATTERED TO BROKEN DECK OF
STRATO-CUMULUS CLOUDS EXPECTED AT TIMES WITH WNW WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO
30 KNOTS DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. VFR EXPECTED THE MAJORITY OF
THE TIME...BUT PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE.
&&
.MARINE...
INCREASING SE WIND SUN...EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE IN GUSTS
DURING SUN AFTERNOON AND NIGHT IN ALL WATERS EXCEPT BOS HARBOR.
SCATTERED 40 KT WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE LATE SUN AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
WEAK INVERSION TO ISOTHERMAL PROFILES SUGGEST PARTIAL MIXING OF
STRONG WINDS ABOVE BOUNDARY LAYER TO SURFACE. SEAS EXPECTED TO
BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET JUST OFF S COAST BY SUN EVENING...AND EVEN
OVER OUTER EASTERN WATERS COULD SEE 10 TO 12 FEET SUN NIGHT.
S
OUTLOOK...MONDAY THOUGH THURSDAY
MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS SWITCH TO SOUTHWEST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
THEN TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION OVERNIGHT. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS MAY
LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH THE MORNING...OTHERWISE
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN SCA GUSTS. IN ADDITION...SEAS UP TO 15 FEET WILL
LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN OUTER-WATERS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OF COLD AIR OVER
THE RELATIVELY MILD OCEAN WILL SUPPORT VERY GOOD MIXING.
THEREFORE...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN SCA WIND GUSTS MUCH OF THE TIME.
THERE ALSO IS THE MEDIUM PROBABILITY FOR A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE
WESTERLY WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS TUESDAY
NIGHT/WEDNESDAY.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES
THROUGH SUN NIGHT WITH POCKETS OF 2.5 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG
THE CT RIVER VALLEY AND E SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. EXPECT
LOCALIZED STREET AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ACROSS MOST OF THE
REGION. EXPECT STREAMS AND RIVERS TO GENERALLY REMAIN WITHIN
THEIR BANKS...ALTHOUGH COULD SEE SHARP RISES IN SMALL STREAMS
ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND SW NEW
HAMPSHIRE...WHERE FROZEN GROUND MAY EXACERBATE THE RUNOFF. NOT
CONFIDENT ENOUGH OF A FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME BUT FLOOD POTENTIAL
FOR THOSE REGIONS WILL NEED TO BE REEVALUATED IN LATER SHIFTS.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
CTZ002.
MA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
MAZ002>004-008-026.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM EST MONDAY FOR
MAZ016>024.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
MAZ009>011.
NH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
NHZ011-015.
RI...WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM EST MONDAY FOR RIZ005-
007-008.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM EST MONDAY FOR
ANZ231>237-250-251-254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...FRANK/THOMPSON
NEAR TERM...THOMPSON
SHORT TERM...THOMPSON
LONG TERM...FRANK
AVIATION...FRANK/THOMPSON
MARINE...FRANK/THOMPSON
HYDROLOGY...THOMPSONHazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 4:28 PM EST, 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 428 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010 MAZ002>004-008-026-NHZ011-015-122130- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 428 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...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. .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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ016>024-RIZ005-007-008-122130- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 428 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012>015-NHZ012-RIZ001>004-006-122130- TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- 428 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ002-MAZ009>011-122130- HARTFORD CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- 428 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...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. .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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231>237-250-251-254>256-122130- 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- 428 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM EST MONDAY... 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...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. THERE IS ALSO A MODERATE PROBABILITY OF GALE FORCE WINDS AT TIMES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MAINLY ON THE SOUTHERN WATERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-122130- BOSTON HARBOR- 428 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY APPROACH GALE FORCE /35 KT/ SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 4:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 19 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:39 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 35 hr |
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Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2010Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2010Wind Advisories in Connecticut, 2010Every wind advisory in 2010
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.