Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 15, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2011, 4:37 PM EDT for 10 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island; Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Apr 5, 2011, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2011, 4:37 PM EDT (20:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2011, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
- 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, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 2372 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 317 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
560 WWUS71 KBOX 042037 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 437 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 MAZ022>024-050445- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.110405T0800Z-110406T2000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 437 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...CAPE AND ISLANDS * HAZARDS...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WITH ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCUR AS VERY STRONG WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. * 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. && $$ RLG
7 follow-up statements
350 WWUS71 KBOX 050117 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 917 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 MAZ022>024-050930- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.110405T0800Z-110406T2000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 917 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH... SHIFTING TO WEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY INTO MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. && $$
024 WWUS71 KBOX 050626 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 226 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 MAZ003>007-012-026-NHZ011-012-015-051300- /O.NEW.KBOX.FG.Y.0001.110405T0626Z-110405T1300Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 226 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARDS...DENSE FOG. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE...AND POSSIBLY NEAR ZERO IN SPOTS. * TIMING...THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. FOG WILL LIFT BY 9 AM. * IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR AND REDUCE YOUR SPEED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. && $$ MAZ022>024-051430- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.110405T0800Z-110405T2200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 226 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM AROUND DAYBREAK THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. && $$ JWD
014 WWUS71 KBOX 050753 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 353 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 RIZ008-051600- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.110405T0800Z-110405T2200Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 353 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM AROUND DAYBREAK THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ MAZ003>007-012-026-NHZ011-012-015-051300- /O.CON.KBOX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110405T1300Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 353 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARDS...DENSE FOG. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. FOG WILL LIFT BY 9 AM. * IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR AND REDUCE YOUR SPEED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. && $$ MAZ022>024-051600- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.110405T0800Z-110405T2200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 353 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM AROUND DAYBREAK THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$
648 WWUS71 KBOX 051337 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 937 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 RIZ008-052145- /O.NEW.KBOX.FG.Y.0002.110405T1337Z-110405T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110405T2200Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 937 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS AND DENSE FOG. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM NOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES FOR MOTORISTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS... RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE RANGE. && $$ RIZ006-007-051900- /O.NEW.KBOX.FG.Y.0002.110405T1337Z-110405T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110405T1900Z/ WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 937 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS AND DENSE FOG. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND DENSE FOG THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES FOR MOTORISTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS... RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE RANGE. 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. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ004>007-012>021-026-RIZ001>005-051900- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110405T1900Z/ WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE... FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 937 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM NOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ022>024-052145- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110405T2200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 937 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM NOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$
120 WWUS71 KBOX 051701 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 101 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 RIZ008-052200- /O.EXP.KBOX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110405T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110405T2200Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 101 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM NOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ RIZ006-007-051900- /O.EXP.KBOX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110405T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110405T1900Z/ WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 101 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ004>007-012>021-026-RIZ001>005-051900- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110405T1900Z/ WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE... FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 101 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM NOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ022>024-052200- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110405T2200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 101 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM NOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ RLG
406 WWUS71 KBOX 051857 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 257 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 CTZ004-MAZ004>007-012>021-026-RIZ001>007-052000- /O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110405T1900Z/ WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE... FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 257 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WAS RAPIDLY MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. THE FRONT SHOULD CLEAR THE ENTIRE REGION BY 4 PM...SWITCHING THE WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST AND CAUSING THEM TO DIMINISH BELOW WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 3 PM. $$ MAZ022>024-RIZ008-052200- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110405T2200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 257 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BY EARLY EVENING. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED AND THEY SHOULD DROP BELOW BY WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BY EARLY EVENING. * 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. && $$
888 WWUS71 KBOX 052210 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 610 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-052315- /O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110405T2200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 610 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 4:04 AM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 36 min |
| Apr 4, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 55 min |
| Apr 4, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk, Suffolk | 22 min |
| Apr 4, 4:29 PM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 26 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.