Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 10, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Mar 14, 2017, 8:47 PM EDT for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2017, 8:47 PM EDT (00:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2017, 2:41 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:49 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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 670 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
962 WWUS71 KBOX 150047 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 847 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 MAZ006-007-150200- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170315T0100Z/ Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Including the cities of Lawrence and Gloucester 847 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has cancelled the High Wind Warning. Wind have diminished across northeast Massachusetts. $$ MAZ022-023-150600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.170315T0047Z-170315T0600Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, and Vineyard Haven 847 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. * TIMING...Until 2 AM Wednesday. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 50 and 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Some branches will be brought down and isolated power outages may occur. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MAZ024-150900- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.170315T0047Z-170315T0900Z/ Nantucket MA- Including the city of Nantucket 847 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 5 AM EDT Wednesday. * TIMING...Until 5 AM Wednesday. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 50 and 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Some branches will be taken down by the wind. Isolated power outages are possible. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
131 WWUS71 KBOX 150641 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 241 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2017 MAZ024-150745- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-170315T0900Z/ Nantucket MA- Including the city of Nantucket 241 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has cancelled the Wind Advisory. $$ 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 14, 8:12 PM EDT | Storm Warning | BOX | 43 min | |
| Mar 15, 4:36 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 63 hr | |
| Mar 15, 9:34 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 34 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.