Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Feb 9, 2017, 10:07 PM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2017, 10:07 PM EST (03:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2017, 3:29 PM EST
- In force
- 17 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 03:09 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 983 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -226 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
264 WWUS71 KBOX 100307 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 1007 PM EST Thu Feb 9 2017 MAZ022>024-101000- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.170210T0307Z-170210T1000Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and NANTUCKET 1007 PM EST Thu Feb 9 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 5 AM EST Friday. * Location...Cape Cod, Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard. * Winds...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts around 45 mph. * Timing...through 5 AM Friday. * Impacts...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. 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. && $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston Nocera
3 follow-up statements
578 WWUS71 KBOX 100923 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 423 AM EST Fri Feb 10 2017 MAZ022>024-101300- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170210T1300Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and NANTUCKET 423 AM EST Fri Feb 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... * Location...Cape Cod, Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard. * Winds...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...through 8 AM Friday. * Impacts...Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected...with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 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 Nocera
906 WWUS71 KBOX 101217 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 717 AM EST Fri Feb 10 2017 MAZ022>024-102030- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170210T2100Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and NANTUCKET 717 AM EST Fri Feb 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * Location...Cape Cod, Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard. * Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...Until 4 PM this afternoon. * Impacts...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. 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. && $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
950 WWUS71 KBOX 102029 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 329 PM EST Fri Feb 10 2017 MAZ022>024-102130- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170210T2100Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and NANTUCKET 329 PM EST Fri Feb 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has cancelled the Wind Advisory. West to northwest wind gusts will continue to diminish this evening. The risk of damaging winds is diminishing. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 10:40 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 17 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:10 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 8 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:10 PM EST | Storm Watch | BOX | 316 days |
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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.