Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 31, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 30, 2016, 4:21 AM EST for 5 counties in Massachusetts; Providence County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Dec 30, 2016, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2016, 4:21 AM EST (09:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2016, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2016, 3:45 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:23 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 429 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 721 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
878 WWUS71 KBOX 300921 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 421 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 MAZ004>006-012>016-026-RIZ001-301730- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0031.161230T1700Z-161230T2200Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 421 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND A PORTION OF NORTHERNMOST RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...AS COLD AIR ALOFT MOVES IN, WINDS COULD BECOME STRONG IN THE NOON TO 5 PM TIME FRAME. * IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND WIRES, WHICH COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 46 TO 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. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FIELD FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
2 follow-up statements
115 WWUS71 KBOX 301648 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1148 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 MAZ007-302200- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0031.161230T1700Z-161230T2200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 1148 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...AS COLD AIR ALOFT MOVES IN...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN THE NOON TO 5 PM TIME FRAME. * IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND WIRES... WHICH COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES... POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MAZ004>006-012>016-026-RIZ001-302200- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0031.161230T1700Z-161230T2200Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1148 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND A PORTION OF NORTHERNMOST RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...AS COLD AIR ALOFT MOVES IN...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN THE NOON TO 5 PM TIME FRAME. * IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND WIRES... WHICH COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 46 TO 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. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
967 WWUS71 KBOX 302045 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 345 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 MAZ004>007-012>016-026-RIZ001-302145- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-161230T2200Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 345 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS. NEVERTHELESS, WINDS WILL STILL GUST BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH AT TIMES FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WIND GUSTS ARE ENOUGH TO STILL BRING DOWN ISOLATED, MOSTLY SMALL, BRANCHES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. $$ 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 12:30 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 64 hr | |
| Dec 30, 12:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 60 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.