Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2016, 3:50 AM EST for 9 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island. It took effect at Jan 10, 2016, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2016, 3:50 AM EST (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 10, 2016, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2016, 6:58 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
561 WWUS71 KBOX 100850 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 350 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 MAZ007-022-024-101700- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0001.160110T1400Z-160111T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0001.160110T1600Z-160111T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...NANTUCKET 350 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...CAPE ANN...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF 50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREES AND RESULT IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MAZ013>021-023-RIZ002-004>008-101700- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0001.160110T1400Z-160111T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.160110T1400Z-160111T0000Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- DUKES MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...PROVIDENCE... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 350 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...MUCH OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF 45 TO 55 MPH WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ005-006-RIZ003-101700- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.160110T1400Z-160111T0000Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... WEST GREENWICH 350 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF 45 TO 55 MPH WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS 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. && $$ FRANK FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
3 follow-up statements
608 WWUS71 KBOX 101459 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 959 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 MAZ007-022-024-102300- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.160110T1600Z-160111T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...NANTUCKET 959 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...CAPE ANN...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF 50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREES AND RESULT IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ005-006-013>021-023-RIZ002>008-102300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160111T0000Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... VINEYARD HAVEN...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 959 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...MUCH OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF 45 TO 55 MPH WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS 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. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
853 WWUS71 KBOX 102111 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 411 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 MAZ007-022-024-110000- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160111T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160111T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...NANTUCKET 411 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...CAPE ANN...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ005-006-013>021-023-RIZ002>008-110000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160111T0000Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... VINEYARD HAVEN...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 411 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...MUCH OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS 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. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
527 WWUS71 KBOX 102358 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 658 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 MAZ005>007-013>024-RIZ002>008-110100- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160111T0000Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 658 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS...WHILE STILL GUSTY...HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO CANCEL THE WIND ADVISORY. IF YOU ARE OUT TRAVELING TONIGHT...DRIVE CAREFULLY AND BE ALERT TO CHANGING WINDS AND GUSTS. $$ 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 10, 3:50 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket | 12 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:51 AM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 15 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:23 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 67 min | |
| Jan 10, 11:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 61 min |
| Jan 10, 3:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 62 min |
| Jan 10, 4:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 62 min |
| Jan 10, 5:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 59 min |
| Jan 10, 6:59 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 31 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Kent | 58 min |
| Jan 10, 1:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Kent, Providence | 40 min |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2016Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2016Every wind advisory in 2016
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.