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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 24, 20195 counties in Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 24, 2019, 5:07 PM EST for 5 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 113 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 24, 2019, 5:07 PM EST (22:07 UTC)
Expired
Jan 24, 2019, 7:00 PM EST
In force
113 min
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 51 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 2019-01-24Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2019-01-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 412 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1018 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
412 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
417 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

977 
WWUS71 KBOX 242207
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
507 PM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

MAZ019-022>024-250000-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190125T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.190124T2207Z-190125T0000Z/
Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Plymouth, Chatham, Falmouth, 
Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket
507 PM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 7 PM EST this evening. The
High Wind Warning has been cancelled.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* TIMING...Strongest winds into early this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power 
  lines. Scattered power outages are expected.

* LOCATION...southeast Massachusetts including Cape Cod, the
  Islands.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ018-020-021-RIZ005>008-242315-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190125T0000Z/
Western Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-
Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI-
Including the cities of Brockton, Fall River, New Bedford, 
Mattapoisett, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, 
and New Shoreham
507 PM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

MAZ005>007-012>017-RIZ001>004-242315-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-190124T2200Z/
Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-
Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-
Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-
Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-
Eastern Kent RI-
Including the cities of Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester,
Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, 
Quincy, Taunton, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, 
West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, and West Warwick
507 PM EST Thu Jan 24 2019

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 24, 4:03 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Plymouth9 hr
Jan 24, 11:45 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester4 hr
Jan 24, 12:58 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXBristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more4 hr
Jan 24, 1:32 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester8 hr
Jan 24, 3:05 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningBOX55 min
Jan 24, 3:27 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more6 hr
Jan 24, 3:50 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXMiddlesex55 hr
Jan 24, 3:54 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningBOX51 min
Jan 24, 4:02 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol, Plymouth43 min
Jan 24, 4:08 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXWorcester15 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.