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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

May 9, 2011Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at May 9, 2011, 4:04 AM EDT for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at May 9, 2011, 4:01 PM EDT. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2011, 4:04 AM EDT (08:04 UTC)
In effect from
May 9, 2011, 4:01 PM EDT
Expired
May 10, 2011, 7:20 PM EDT
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 39 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2011-05-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2011-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -60 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
665 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

616 
WWUS71 KBOX 090804
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
404 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2011

MAZ024-091615-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.110510T0600Z-110510T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.110509T1200Z-110509T2200Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
404 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET.

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MONDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-023-091615-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.110510T0600Z-110510T1800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN
404 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
  NANTUCKET

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS
  OCCURRING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THE DAY TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE
  LIMBS AND BRANCHES...WHICH COULD LEAD TO 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.

&&

$$

DOODY
7 follow-up statements
378 
WWUS71 KBOX 091408
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1008 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2011

MAZ024-092215-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110509T2200Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.110510T0600Z-110510T1800Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
1008 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET.

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
  THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH A TAD TOWARD EVENING...BUT PICK BACK
  UP BY LATE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-023-092215-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.110510T0600Z-110510T1800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN
1008 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND 
  NANTUCKET 

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS 
  OCCURRING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THE DAY TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE 
  LIMBS AND BRANCHES...WHICH COULD LEAD TO 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.

&&

$$
867 
WWUS71 KBOX 092001
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
401 PM EDT MON MAY 9 2011

MAZ024-100415-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110509T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.110509T2001Z-110510T2200Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
401 PM EDT MON MAY 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET.

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED A BIT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  WERE GENERALLY BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER...THEY
  SHOULD PICK BACK UP TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY AND ESPECIALLY
  DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-023-100415-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.110510T0900Z-110510T2200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN
401 PM EDT MON MAY 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE 
  LIMBS AND BRANCHES...WHICH COULD LEAD TO 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.

&&

$$

FRANK
063 
WWUS71 KBOX 100347
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1147 PM EDT MON MAY 9 2011

MAZ024-101200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110510T2200Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
1147 PM EDT MON MAY 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET.

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND ESPECIALLY DURING
  THE DAY TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-023-101200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.110510T0900Z-110510T2200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN
1147 PM EDT MON MAY 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  OCCURRING DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE 
  LIMBS AND BRANCHES...WHICH COULD LEAD TO 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.

&&

$$
461 
WWUS71 KBOX 100820
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
420 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

MAZ024-101630-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110511T0000Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
420 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET.

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-023-101630-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.110510T0820Z-110510T2300Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN
420 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE 
  LIMBS AND BRANCHES...WHICH COULD LEAD TO 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.

&&

$$
084 
WWUS71 KBOX 101419
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1019 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

MAZ022-101530-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110510T2300Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN
1019 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.

$$

MAZ024-102230-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110511T0000Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
1019 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET.

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT 
  AND WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

MAZ023-102230-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110510T2300Z/
DUKES MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN
1019 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 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...CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT 
  AND WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE 
  LIMBS AND BRANCHES...WHICH COULD LEAD TO 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.

&&

$$
445 
WWUS71 KBOX 102016
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
416 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

MAZ023-102130-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110510T2300Z/
DUKES MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN
416 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

MAZ024-110000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110511T0000Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
416 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET.

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE 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.

&&

$$
033 
WWUS71 KBOX 102320
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
720 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

MAZ024-110030-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110511T0000Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
720 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ON NANTUCKET.
THEREFORE WE HAVE CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY.

$$

RLG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

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May 9, 5:07 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementBOXBarnstable, Nantucket66 hr

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Sources

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