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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

March 22, 2019Barnstable County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2019, 3:16 PM EDT for Barnstable County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Mar 22, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2019, 3:16 PM EDT (19:16 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 23, 2019, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
20 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 19:16 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, 7.3 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 2019-03-22Temperature 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 2019-03-22The 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
508 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
412 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
441 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

184 
WWUS71 KBOX 221916
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
316 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2019

MAZ022-024-230315-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0008.190323T0000Z-190323T2000Z/
Barnstable MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, 
and Nantucket
316 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 8 PM this evening to 4 PM EDT
Saturday.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph.

* TIMING...Tonight through Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may knock down a few large tree limbs.

* LOCATION...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.

&&

$$

Frank

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4 follow-up statements
118 
WWUS71 KBOX 230308
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1108 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2019

MAZ022-024-231115-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190323T2000Z/
Barnstable MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, 
and Nantucket
1108 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph.

* TIMING...Tonight through Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may knock down a few large tree limbs.

* LOCATION...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.

&&

$$

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www.weather.gov/boston

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908 
WWUS71 KBOX 230815
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
415 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2019

MAZ022-024-231615-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190323T2000Z/
Barnstable MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, 
and Nantucket
415 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph.

* TIMING...through Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may knock down a few large tree limbs.

* LOCATION...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.

&&

$$

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343 
WWUS71 KBOX 231529
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1129 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2019

MAZ022-024-232000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190323T2000Z/
Barnstable MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, 
and Nantucket
1129 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* TIMING...through Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* LOCATION...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.

&&

$$

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474 
WWUS71 KBOX 231945
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
345 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2019

MAZ022-024-232045-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190323T2000Z/
Barnstable MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, 
and Nantucket
345 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

West to northwest winds have diminished below Wind Advisory
criteria. There may be a few gusts up to 35 to 40 mph into this 
evening.

$$

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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.