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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

December 14, 20135 counties in Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 14, 2013, 4:50 AM EST for 5 counties in Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Dec 15, 2013, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 14, 2013, 4:50 AM EST (09:50 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 15, 2013, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 15, 2013, 8:00 AM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 65 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 2013-12-14Temperature 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 2013-12-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1675 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
92 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-61 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.

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 140950
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
450 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...AN INTENSIFYING WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY EAST WINDS
LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-141800-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.131215T0400Z-131215T1200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
450 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
SUNDAY.

* LOCATION...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK
  ISLAND.

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

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY TAKE DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS
  AND BRANCHES. POWER LINES MAY ALSO BE TAKEN DOWN...WHICH COULD
  CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE
  DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN SMALLER 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.

&&

$$


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7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 141607
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1107 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...AN INTENSIFYING WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY EAST WINDS
LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

MAZ019-150015-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.131215T0400Z-131215T1200Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PLYMOUTH
1107 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
SUNDAY.

* LOCATION...EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS.

* WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY TAKE DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS
  AND BRANCHES. THERE ALSO IS THE RISK FOR ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
  MOTORISTS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN
  SMALLER 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.

&&

$$

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-150015-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.131215T0400Z-131215T1200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1107 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK 
  ISLAND.

* WINDS...EAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY TAKE DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS
  AND BRANCHES. THERE ALSO IS THE RISK FOR ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
  MOTORISTS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN
  SMALLER 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.

&&

$$

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000 
WWUS71 KBOX 142049
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
349 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...AN INTENSIFYING WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY EAST WINDS
LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN NEW ENGLAND
COAST...

MAZ019-022>024-RIZ008-150500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.131215T0400Z-131215T1200Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
349 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS.

* WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY TAKE DOWN SMALL TREE 
  LIMBS AND BRANCHES. THERE ALSO IS THE RISK FOR ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. MOTORISTS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING...
  ESPECIALLY IN SMALLER 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.

&&

$$

FRANK

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000 
WWUS71 KBOX 142302
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
602 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
FAR SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

MAZ022-024-150715-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.131215T0400Z-131215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0006.131215T0400Z-131215T1200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
NANTUCKET
602 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.

* WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH.

* TIMING...VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE
  POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING...
  ESPECIALLY IN SMALLER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.  TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE
ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

MAZ019-023-RIZ008-150715-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.131215T0500Z-131215T1200Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...VINEYARD HAVEN...
BLOCK ISLAND
602 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND MARTHAS VINEYARD IN
  MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS BLOCK ISLAND.

* WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY TAKE DOWN SMALL TREE 
  LIMBS AND BRANCHES. THERE ALSO IS THE RISK FOR ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. MOTORISTS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING... 
  ESPECIALLY IN SMALLER 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.

&&

$$

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000 
WWUS71 KBOX 150750
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
250 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
FAR SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST EARLY THIS MORNING...

MAZ022-024-151200-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131215T1200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
NANTUCKET
250 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATION...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.

* WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING... 
  ESPECIALLY IN SMALLER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.  TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE
ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

MAZ019-023-RIZ008-151200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131215T1200Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...VINEYARD HAVEN...
BLOCK ISLAND
250 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* LOCATION...EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND MARTHAS VINEYARD IN 
  MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS BLOCK ISLAND.

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

* TIMING...VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY TAKE DOWN SMALL TREE 
  LIMBS AND BRANCHES. THERE ALSO IS THE RISK FOR ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. MOTORISTS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING... 
  ESPECIALLY IN SMALLER 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.

&&

$$


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000 
WWUS71 KBOX 150909
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
409 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
FAR SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST EARLY THIS MORNING...

MAZ022-024-151200-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131215T1200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
NANTUCKET
409 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATION...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.

* WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING... 
  ESPECIALLY IN SMALLER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.  TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE
ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

MAZ019-023-RIZ008-151200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131215T1200Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...VINEYARD HAVEN...
BLOCK ISLAND
409 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* LOCATION...EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND MARTHAS VINEYARD IN 
  MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS BLOCK ISLAND.

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

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM.

* IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY TAKE DOWN SMALL TREE 
  LIMBS AND BRANCHES. THERE ALSO IS THE RISK FOR ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. MOTORISTS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING... 
  ESPECIALLY IN SMALLER 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.

&&

$$


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000 
WWUS71 KBOX 151108
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
608 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...STRONG WIND GUSTS UNTIL 8 AM ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...

MAZ022-024-151300-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131215T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131215T1300Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
NANTUCKET
608 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATION...NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD.

* WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  AROUND 45MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 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.

&&

$$

MAZ023-151300-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131215T1300Z/
DUKES MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN
608 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* LOCATION...MARTHAS VINEYARD

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

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 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.

&&

$$

MAZ019-RIZ008-151215-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131215T1200Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...BLOCK ISLAND
608 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* LOCATION...EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND MARTHAS VINEYARD IN 
  MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS BLOCK ISLAND.

* WINDS...EAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM.

* IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY TAKE DOWN SMALL TREE 
  LIMBS AND BRANCHES. THERE ALSO IS THE RISK FOR ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. MOTORISTS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING... 
  ESPECIALLY IN SMALLER 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.

&&

$$


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000 
WWUS71 KBOX 151206
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
706 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...STRONG WIND GUSTS UNTIL 8 AM ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...

MAZ019-RIZ008-151315-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131215T1200Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...BLOCK ISLAND
706 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS.

$$

MAZ022>024-151315-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131215T1300Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
706 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* LOCATION...NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 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.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 14, 5:08 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk25 hr
Dec 14, 5:08 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth23 hr
Dec 14, 11:26 AM ESTStorm WarningBOX19 hr
Dec 14, 6:02 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningBOXBarnstable, Nantucket12 hr

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Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2013Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2013Every wind advisory in 2013

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.