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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

March 14, 2017Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2017-03-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2017-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 8:12 PM EDTStorm WarningBOX43 min
Mar 15, 4:36 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX63 hr
Mar 15, 9:34 AM EDTGale WarningBOX34 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.