Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2015
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 23, 2015, 11:35 AM EST for Barnstable County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Jan 24, 2015, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2015, 11:35 AM EST (16:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2015, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2015, 9:57 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:32 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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 939 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
624 WWUS71 KBOX 231635 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1135 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST TOMORROW EVENING... MAZ022-024-240045- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.150124T2000Z-150125T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 1135 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE AFTERNOON TOMORROW INTO TOMORROW NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME HEAVY WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO THE DOWNING OF SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES. SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
6 follow-up statements
252 WWUS71 KBOX 232104 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 404 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST TOMORROW EVENING... MAZ022-024-240515- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.150124T2000Z-150125T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 404 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE AFTERNOON TOMORROW INTO TOMORROW NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME HEAVY WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO THE DOWNING OF SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES. SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
024 WWUS71 KBOX 240339 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1039 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST TOMORROW EVENING... MAZ022-024-241145- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.150124T2000Z-150125T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 1039 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE AFTERNOON TOMORROW INTO TOMORROW NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME HEAVY WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO THE DOWNING OF SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES. SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
540 WWUS71 KBOX 240849 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 349 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THIS EVENING... MAZ022-024-241700- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.150124T2000Z-150125T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 349 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME HEAVY WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO THE DOWNING OF SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES. SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
841 WWUS71 KBOX 241616 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1116 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THIS EVENING... MAZ022-024-250000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.150124T2000Z-150125T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 1116 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ THOMPSON FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
514 WWUS71 KBOX 242134 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 434 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THIS EVENING... MAZ022-024-250500- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150125T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 434 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ THOMPSON
632 WWUS71 KBOX 250257 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 957 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 MAZ022-024-250400- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150125T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 957 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH BLUSTERY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 4:06 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Norfolk and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 23, 6:54 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:31 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 41 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:31 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 52 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:48 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 28 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:55 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Essex, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk and 1 more | 27 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2015Every wind advisory in 2015
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.