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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

November 3, 2018Barnstable County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Nov 3, 2018, 7:06 PM EDT for Barnstable County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 3, 2018, 7:06 PM EDT (23:06 UTC)
Expired
Nov 3, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Nantucket County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 26 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 12:00Z on 2018-11-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 18 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2018-11-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 179 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
547 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
220 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

978 
WWUS71 KBOX 032306
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
706 PM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018

MAZ022-024-040200-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-181104T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0023.181103T2306Z-181104T0200Z/
Barnstable MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, 
and Nantucket
706 PM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 10 PM EDT this evening. The
High Wind Warning has been cancelled.

* WINDS...West 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* TIMING...Through 10 pm this evening.

* IMPACTS...Isolated tree damage and isolated power outages remain
  possible this evening.

* LOCATION...The outer portion of Cape Cod and Nantucket.

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>007-012>016-023-026-RIZ008-040015-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-181104T0000Z/
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-Dukes MA-
Northern Middlesex MA-Block Island RI-
Including the cities of Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, 
Lawrence, Gloucester, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, 
Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Vineyard Haven, Ayer, and New Shoreham
706 PM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has cancelled the
High Wind Warning.

While it will remain windy for another couple hours...winds have
diminished below wind headline criteria. Therefore...the high 
wind warning has been cancelled.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-017>021-RIZ001>007-040015-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-181104T0000Z/
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-
Eastern Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-
Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Northern Bristol MA-
Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-
Southern Plymouth MA-Northwest Providence RI-
Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-
Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-
Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon, 
Putnam, Willimantic, Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, 
Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, 
Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, 
Mattapoisett, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, 
West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, 
Narragansett, Westerly, and Newport
706 PM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has cancelled the
Wind Advisory.

While it will remain breezy for another couple hours...winds have
diminished below wind advisory criteria. Therefore...the wind
advisory has been cancelled.

$$

Frank

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 3, 2:46 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchBOXEssex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester7 hr
Nov 3, 5:49 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBOXHampden, Hampshire2 hr
Nov 3, 5:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more3 hr
Nov 3, 6:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Norfolk, Plymouth27 min
Nov 3, 9:54 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBOXMiddlesex9 hr
Nov 3, 10:50 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBOXHampden3 hr
Nov 3, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXPlymouth29 min
Nov 3, 3:56 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXHampden22 hr
Nov 3, 6:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXMiddlesex12 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.