Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Feb 5, 2011, 4:05 AM EST for Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 6, 2011, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 5, 2011, 4:05 AM EST (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2011, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2011, 3:53 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
County Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:07 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 1981 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
483 WWUS71 KBOX 050905 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 405 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS NANTUCKET ISLAND... MAZ024-051715- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.110206T0800Z-110206T1500Z/ NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET 405 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET ISLAND. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AM AND 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS 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. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ FRANK
2 follow-up statements
059 WWUS71 KBOX 051717 AAA NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1217 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS NANTUCKET ISLAND... MAZ024-052130- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.110206T0800Z-110206T1500Z/ NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET 1217 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON CONTINUES THE WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET ISLAND. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AM AND 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$
778 WWUS71 KBOX 052053 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 353 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS NANTUCKET ISLAND... MAZ024-060500- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.110206T0800Z-110206T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0002.110206T0500Z-110206T1400Z/ NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET 353 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET ISLAND. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 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 HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MAZ022-023-060500- /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0002.110206T0500Z-110206T1400Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN 353 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MAZ019>021-RIZ006>008-060500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.110206T0500Z-110206T1400Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 353 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL RHODE ISLAND INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND AND COASTAL SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LIKELY. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. * 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. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ NOCERA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 3:56 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:07 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 29 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:07 AM EST | Storm Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 5, 3:53 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 15 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:53 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 15 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:59 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 15 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.