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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2016, 4:16 PM EST for 6 counties in Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Mar 2, 2016, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2016, 4:16 PM EST (21:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2016, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2016, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1639 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
961 WWUS71 KBOX 012116 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 416 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-020530- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.160302T0600Z-160302T1400Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 416 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE UNTIL MID MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY TAKE DOWN TREE LIMBS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO SLOW DOWN AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IF TREE LIMBS BLOCK ROADWAYS. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS IN 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. && $$ MAZ007-020530- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.160302T0900Z-160302T1400Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 416 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...IN THE CAPE ANN AREA OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...EXPECT STRONG WIND GUSTS TO DEVELOP DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY TAKE DOWN TREE LIMBS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO SLOW DOWN AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IF TREE LIMBS BLOCK ROADWAYS. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ002-008-009-020530- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0011.160302T1500Z-160302T2100Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 416 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...EXPECT STRONG WIND GUSTS TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY TAKE DOWN TREE LIMBS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO SLOW DOWN AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IF TREE LIMBS BLOCK ROADWAYS. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS IN 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. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
2 follow-up statements
250 WWUS71 KBOX 020138 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 838 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 MAZ020-021-RIZ007-020945- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.160302T0600Z-160302T1400Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT 838 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY TAKE DOWN TREE LIMBS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO SLOW DOWN AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IF TREE LIMBS BLOCK ROADWAYS. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ022>024-RIZ008-020945- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.160302T0600Z-160302T1400Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 838 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD... AND BLOCK ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY TAKE DOWN TREE LIMBS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO SLOW DOWN AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IF TREE LIMBS BLOCK ROADWAYS. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS 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. && $$ MAZ007-020945- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.160302T0900Z-160302T1400Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 838 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...IN THE CAPE ANN AREA OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY TAKE DOWN TREE LIMBS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO SLOW DOWN AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IF TREE LIMBS BLOCK ROADWAYS. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ002-008-009-020945- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0011.160302T1500Z-160302T2100Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 838 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...EXPECT STRONG WIND GUSTS TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY TAKE DOWN TREE LIMBS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO SLOW DOWN AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IF TREE LIMBS BLOCK ROADWAYS. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS 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. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
678 WWUS71 KBOX 020911 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 411 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 MAZ020>024-RIZ007-008-021400- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160302T1400Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 411 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND BLOCK ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY TAKE DOWN TREE LIMBS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO SLOW DOWN AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IF TREE LIMBS BLOCK ROADWAYS. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ007-021400- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160302T1400Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 411 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...IN THE CAPE ANN AREA OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY TAKE DOWN TREE LIMBS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO SLOW DOWN AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IF TREE LIMBS BLOCK ROADWAYS. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS 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. && $$ MAZ002-008-009-022100- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0011.160302T1500Z-160302T2100Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 411 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...MID MORNING INTO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY TAKE DOWN TREE LIMBS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO SLOW DOWN AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IF TREE LIMBS BLOCK ROADWAYS. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:14 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:14 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 18 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:28 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 24 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:16 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 27 hr |
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.