Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 33, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 17, 2018, 4:02 PM EST for 7 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Dec 17, 2018, 11:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2018, 4:02 PM EST (21:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2018, 11:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2018, 11:00 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 427 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
110 WWUS71 KBOX 172102 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 402 PM EST Mon Dec 17 2018 MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-180515- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0033.181218T0400Z-181218T1800Z/ Eastern Essex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Gloucester, Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 402 PM EST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 11 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Tuesday. * WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...11 PM this evening to 1 PM Tuesday * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs and tree branches. * LOCATION...Includes Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Anne, Gloucester, Boston, Quincy, and Plymouth. 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. && $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
3 follow-up statements
276 WWUS71 KBOX 180338 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1038 PM EST Mon Dec 17 2018 MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-181145- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0033.181218T0400Z-181218T1800Z/ Eastern Essex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Gloucester, Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 1038 PM EST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...11 PM this evening to 1 PM Tuesday * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * LOCATION...Includes Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Ann, Gloucester, Boston, Quincy, and Plymouth. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 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
840 WWUS71 KBOX 180847 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 347 AM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-181700- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-181218T1800Z/ Eastern Essex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Gloucester, Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 347 AM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...Until 1 PM * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * LOCATION...Includes Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Ann, Gloucester, Boston, Quincy, and Plymouth. 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. && $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
226 WWUS71 KBOX 181511 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1011 AM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-181615- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-181218T1600Z/ Eastern Essex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Gloucester, Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 1011 AM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...Until 11 AM * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * LOCATION...Includes Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Ann, Gloucester, Boston, Quincy, and Plymouth. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 3:56 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 43 hr |
Nearby
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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.