Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 28, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Nov 14, 2018, 3:49 PM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Nov 16, 2018, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2018, 3:49 PM EST (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 16, 2018, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2018, 1:20 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 1537 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 104 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -211 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
521 WWUS71 KBOX 142049 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 349 PM EST Wed Nov 14 2018 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-150500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.181116T0600Z-181116T1500Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and New Shoreham 349 PM EST Wed Nov 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 1 AM to 10 AM EST Friday. * WINDS...East 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Overnight Thursday into Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Cape Cod, Nantucket, Marthas Vineyard and Block Island. 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. && $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
4 follow-up statements
291 WWUS71 KBOX 150312 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1012 PM EST Wed Nov 14 2018 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-151115- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.181116T0600Z-181116T1500Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and New Shoreham 1012 PM EST Wed Nov 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...East 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Overnight Thursday into Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Cape Cod, Nantucket, Marthas Vineyard and Block Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 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
454 WWUS71 KBOX 150901 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 401 AM EST Thu Nov 15 2018 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-151715- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.181116T0500Z-181116T1700Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and New Shoreham 401 AM EST Thu Nov 15 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...East 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Overnight tonight into Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Cape Cod, Nantucket, Marthas Vineyard and Block Island. 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. && $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
799 WWUS71 KBOX 151629 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1129 AM EST Thu Nov 15 2018 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-160030- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.181116T0500Z-181116T1700Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and New Shoreham 1129 AM EST Thu Nov 15 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...East 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Overnight tonight into Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Cape Cod, Nantucket, Marthas Vineyard and Block Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 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
925 WWUS71 KBOX 151820 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 120 PM EST Thu Nov 15 2018 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-160230- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.181116T0500Z-181116T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0013.181116T0500Z-181116T1400Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and New Shoreham 120 PM EST Thu Nov 15 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 9 AM EST Friday. The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. * WINDS...East 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 50 and 60 mph. * TIMING...Overnight tonight into Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, a few trees, and result in isolated power outages. * LOCATION...Cape Cod, Nantucket, Marthas Vineyard and Block Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning is issued when sustained winds of 40 mph are expected for at least one hour, with gusts of 58 mph or greater at any time. Damage to trees, power lines, and property are possible with winds of this magnitude. Power outages are likely. Take action to secure loose outdoor objects. && $$ MAZ007-014>016-019-160230- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.181116T0500Z-181116T1400Z/ Eastern Essex MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA- Eastern Norfolk MA-Eastern Plymouth MA- Including the cities of Gloucester, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, and Plymouth 120 PM EST Thu Nov 15 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 9 AM EST Friday. * WINDS...East 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Overnight into Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, a few trees, and result in isolated power outages. * LOCATION...Much of the Eastern Massachusetts coastline. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Frank 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 7:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk | 8 days |
| Nov 14, 3:55 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 12 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:31 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 13 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:31 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 34 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:41 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 60 hr | |
| Nov 13, 9:46 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Washington | 5 days |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2018Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2018Every wind advisory in 2018
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.