Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 14, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Mar 17, 2011, 3:48 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 18, 2011, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2011, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2011, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2011, 5:46 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex 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), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 681 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
146 WWUS71 KBOX 171948 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 348 PM EDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STRONG WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-180400- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0014.110318T1500Z-110318T2300Z/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 348 PM EDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO PERHAPS DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...A HIGH PROBABILITY OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...AND A LOW PROBABILITY OF A FEW GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH! * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM ABOUT 11 AM TO 7 PM. * IMPACTS...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. 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
4 follow-up statements
763 WWUS71 KBOX 180203 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1003 PM EDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STRONG WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-181015- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0014.110318T1500Z-110318T2300Z/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1003 PM EDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... MASSACHUSETTS... RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO PERHAPS DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...A HIGH PROBABILITY OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...AND A LOW PROBABILITY OF A FEW GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR NORTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM ABOUT 11 AM TO 7 PM. * IMPACTS...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. 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. && $$
675 WWUS71 KBOX 180724 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 324 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STRONG WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE. CTZ002>004-MAZ017>021-RIZ001>007-180830- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0014.110318T1500Z-110318T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 324 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WHILE IT WILL BE WINDY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...THESE WINDS ARE LESS THAN WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. $$ MAZ002>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-181600- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0014.110318T1500Z-110318T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 324 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...A HIGH PROBABILITY OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM ABOUT 11 AM TO 6 PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
189 WWUS71 KBOX 181530 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STRONG WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON. MAZ002>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-182300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110318T2300Z/ 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 MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOSTON AND NORWOOD. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM ABOUT 11 AM TO 6 PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED 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. && $$
930 WWUS71 KBOX 182146 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 546 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 MAZ002>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-182300- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110318T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 546 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. NEVERTHELESS THE THREAT FOR STRONGER WIND GUSTS ABOVE WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLDS HAS SUBSIDED. $$ SIPPRELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 4:02 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 10 hr | |
| Mar 17, 3:57 PM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 27 hr | |
| Mar 17, 3:57 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 34 hr |
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.