Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2010
Wind Advisory 39, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 27, 2010, 7:35 PM EST for 9 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2010, 7:35 PM EST (00:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2010, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties 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, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:37 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
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 236 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
- 898 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 432 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 492 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
348 WWUS71 KBOX 280035 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 735 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... .AN INTENSE NOREASTER WILL TRACK INTO NOVA SCOTIA TONIGHT. AS THE STORM DEPARTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF RHODE ISLAND...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. MAZ007-013>021-RIZ002-004>007-280500- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101228T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0039.101228T0035Z-101228T0500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX 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-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 735 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...COASTAL RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY MORE COMMON IN AREAS WHERE HEAVY WET SNOW IS COATING TREES CAUSING THEM TO BE WEAKENED. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 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. $$ MAZ022>024-280845- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101228T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0039.101228T0035Z-101228T1000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 735 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY MORE COMMON IN AREAS WHERE HEAVY WET SNOW IS COATING TREES CAUSING THEM TO BE WEAKENED. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ RIZ008-280845- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-101228T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0039.101228T0035Z-101228T1000Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 735 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 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. $$ NMB
4 follow-up statements
724 WWUS71 KBOX 280417 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1117 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... .AN INTENSE NOREASTER WILL TRACK INTO NOVA SCOTIA TONIGHT. AS THE STORM DEPARTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF RHODE ISLAND...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...CAPE COD... NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. MAZ007-013>024-RIZ002-004>008-281100- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-101228T1100Z/ EASTERN ESSEX 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- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 1117 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...COASTAL RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE VERY GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY MORE COMMON IN AREAS WHERE HEAVY WET SNOW IS COATING TREES CAUSING THEM TO BE WEAKENED. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 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
418 WWUS71 KBOX 280924 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 424 AM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... .AN INTENSE NOREASTER WILL TRACK INTO NOVA SCOTIA TONIGHT. AS THE STORM DEPARTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF RHODE ISLAND...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...CAPE COD... NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. MAZ013-017-RIZ002-004-006-281030- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-101228T1100Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 424 AM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. IT WILL STILL BE A VERY WINDY DAY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH...WHICH IS SHY OF WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ MAZ007-014>016-018>024-RIZ005-007-008-281730- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-101228T2100Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BRISTOL...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 424 AM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...COASTAL RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE MOST GUSTY THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY MORE COMMON IN AREAS WHERE HEAVY WET SNOW IS COATING TREES CAUSING THEM TO BE WEAKENED. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ FIELD
494 WWUS71 KBOX 281811 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 110 PM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... MAZ007-014>016-018>021-RIZ005-007-008-281915- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-101228T2100Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 110 PM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MOST OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLANDS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. $$ MAZ022>024-282100- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-101228T2100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 110 PM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ EVT
280 WWUS71 KBOX 282057 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 357 PM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 MAZ022>024-282200- /O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-101228T2100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 357 PM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THIS EVENING...UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OUTER CAPE AND NANTUCKET. THE WINDS WILL THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. $$ EVT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 10:38 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 14 hr | |
| Dec 28, 1:02 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 39 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2010Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 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.