Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2015

Wind Advisory 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 2, 20155 counties in Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 2, 2015, 3:53 PM EST for 5 counties in Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Jan 4, 2015, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 2, 2015, 3:53 PM EST (20:53 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 4, 2015, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 4, 2015, 12:07 PM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 71 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 12:00Z on 2015-01-02Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2015-01-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 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
1918 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
85 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
161 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.

585 
WWUS71 KBOX 022053
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
353 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ANTICIPATED SUNDAY...

MAZ020>022-RIZ007-008-030500-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
353 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

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

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

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE SOUTH-COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE
  COD...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST-COASTAL RHODE ISLAND.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...AS RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE ADVISED REGION...SOUTHWEST
  WINDS INCREASE DURING THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS FORECAST TO
  OCCUR AROUND EARLY AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY LIKELY TO OCCUR WITH ANY
  EMBEDDED HEAVIER DOWNPOURS...PERHAPS EVEN THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING AS RAIN EXITS THE
  REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...
  POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY UNSECURED HOLIDAY
  DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED. 

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.

&&

$$

MAZ023-024-030500-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0300Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
353 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. 

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

* TIMING...AS RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE ADVISED REGION...SOUTHWEST
  WINDS INCREASE DURING THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS FORECAST TO
  OCCUR AROUND EARLY AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY LIKELY TO OCCUR WITH ANY
  EMBEDDED HEAVIER DOWNPOURS...PERHAPS EVEN THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING AS RAIN EXITS THE
  REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...
  POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY UNSECURED HOLIDAY
  DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED. 

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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631 
WWUS71 KBOX 030322
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1022 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 MPH TO 50 MPH ANTICIPATED SUNDAY...

MAZ020>022-RIZ007-008-031130-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
1022 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE SOUTH-COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE 
  COD...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST-COASTAL RHODE ISLAND.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...AS RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE ADVISED REGION... 
  SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE DURING THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS 
  FORECAST TO OCCUR AROUND EARLY AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY LIKELY TO 
  OCCUR WITH ANY EMBEDDED HEAVIER DOWNPOURS...PERHAPS EVEN 
  THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE 
  EVENING AS RAIN EXITS THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND 
  BRANCHES... POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY 
  UNSECURED HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ023-024-031130-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0300Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1022 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.

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

* TIMING...AS RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE ADVISED REGION... 
  SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE DURING THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS 
  FORECAST TO OCCUR AROUND EARLY AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY LIKELY TO 
  OCCUR WITH ANY EMBEDDED HEAVIER DOWNPOURS...PERHAPS EVEN 
  THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE 
  EVENING AS RAIN EXITS THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND 
  BRANCHES... POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY 
  UNSECURED HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

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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818 
WWUS71 KBOX 030924
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
424 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 MPH TO 50 MPH ANTICIPATED SUNDAY...

MAZ020>022-RIZ007-008-031730-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
424 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE SOUTH-COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE 
  COD...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST-COASTAL RHODE ISLAND.

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

* TIMING...AS RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE ADVISED REGION... 
  SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE DURING THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS 
  FORECAST TO OCCUR AROUND EARLY AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY LIKELY TO 
  OCCUR WITH ANY EMBEDDED HEAVIER DOWNPOURS...PERHAPS EVEN 
  THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE 
  EVENING AS RAIN EXITS THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND 
  BRANCHES... POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY 
  UNSECURED HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ023-024-031730-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0300Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
424 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.

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

* TIMING...AS RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE ADVISED REGION... 
  SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE DURING THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS 
  FORECAST TO OCCUR AROUND EARLY AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY LIKELY TO 
  OCCUR WITH ANY EMBEDDED HEAVIER DOWNPOURS...PERHAPS EVEN 
  THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE 
  EVENING AS RAIN EXITS THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND 
  BRANCHES... POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY 
  UNSECURED HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

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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922 
WWUS71 KBOX 031549
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1049 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 MPH TO 50 MPH ANTICIPATED SUNDAY...

MAZ020>022-RIZ007-008-040000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
1049 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE SOUTH-COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE 
  COD...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST-COASTAL RHODE ISLAND.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...AS RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE ADVISED REGION...
  SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS
  FORECAST TO OCCUR AROUND EARLY AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY LIKELY TO
  OCCUR WITH ANY EMBEDDED HEAVIER DOWNPOURS...PERHAPS EVEN
  THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING
  AS RAIN EXITS THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND 
  BRANCHES... POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY 
  UNSECURED HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ023-024-040000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0300Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1049 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.

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

* TIMING...AS RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE ADVISED REGION...
  SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS
  FORECAST TO OCCUR AROUND EARLY AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY LIKELY TO
  OCCUR WITH ANY EMBEDDED HEAVIER DOWNPOURS...PERHAPS EVEN
  THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING
  AS RAIN EXITS THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND 
  BRANCHES... POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY 
  UNSECURED HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

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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857 
WWUS71 KBOX 032057
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
357 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

MAZ020>022-RIZ007-008-040500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
357 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS
  INCLUDING CAPE COD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AROUND MIDDAY OR IN POSSIBLE HEAVIER
  SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. 

* IMPACTS...DOWNED SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY
  CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY UNSECURED HOLIDAY
  DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR
DAMAGE. 

&&

$$

MAZ023-024-040500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0300Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
357 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.

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

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AROUND MIDDAY OR IN POSSIBLE HEAVIER
  SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. 

* IMPACTS...DOWNED SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY
  CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY UNSECURED HOLIDAY
  DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR
DAMAGE. 

&&

$$


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740 
WWUS71 KBOX 040402
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1102 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS LIKELY SUNDAY...

MAZ020>022-RIZ007-008-041215-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
1102 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 
  INCLUDING CAPE COD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AROUND MIDDAY OR IN POSSIBLE HEAVIER 
  SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY 
  CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY UNSECURED HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR
DAMAGE.

&&

$$

MAZ023-024-041215-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0300Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1102 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.

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

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AROUND MIDDAY OR IN POSSIBLE HEAVIER 
  SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY 
  CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY UNSECURED HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR
DAMAGE.

&&

$$


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264 
WWUS71 KBOX 040938
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
438 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...A PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

MAZ020>022-RIZ007-008-041745-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
438 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 
  INCLUDING CAPE COD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

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

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OR IN POSSIBLE HEAVIER
  SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY 
  CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY UNSECURED HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR
DAMAGE.

&&

$$

MAZ023-024-041745-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.150104T1200Z-150105T0300Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
438 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.

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

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AROUND MIDDAY OR IN POSSIBLE HEAVIER 
  SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY 
  CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY UNSECURED HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR
DAMAGE.

&&

$$


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WWUS71 KBOX 041707
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1207 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...A PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SHOWERS
EARLY THIS EVENING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST...

MAZ020>022-RIZ007-008-050115-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.150104T2300Z-150105T0800Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
1207 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST
MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 
  INCLUDING CAPE COD AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING IN ANY
  HEAVIER SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY 
  CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY UNSECURED HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR
DAMAGE.

&&

$$

MAZ023-024-050115-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.150104T2300Z-150105T0800Z/
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1207 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST
MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.

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

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING IN ANY
  HEAVIER SHOWERS OR POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY 
  CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ANY UNSECURED HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS MAY BE TOPPLED.

* LOCATION...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR
DAMAGE.

&&

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 4:12 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester12 hr
Jan 2, 4:02 PM ESTGale WatchBOX12 hr
Jan 2, 4:09 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXBristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more44 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.