Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2020
Wind Advisory 14, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Apr 10, 2020, 3:54 AM EDT for Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Apr 10, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2020, 3:54 AM EDT (07:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 10, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2020, 7:54 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:54 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 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 985 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -248 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
820 WWUS71 KBOX 100754 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 354 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020 MAZ023-024-RIZ008-101600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0014.200410T1600Z-200411T0000Z/ Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and New Shoreham 354 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Massachusetts, Dukes MA and Nantucket MA Counties. In Rhode Island, Block Island RI County. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
3 follow-up statements
145 WWUS71 KBOX 101414 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1014 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020 MAZ023-024-RIZ008-102215- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0014.200410T1600Z-200411T0000Z/ Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and New Shoreham 1014 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Massachusetts, Dukes MA and Nantucket MA Counties. In Rhode Island, Block Island RI County. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
795 WWUS71 KBOX 101955 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 355 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020 MAZ023-024-RIZ008-110000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-200411T0000Z/ Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and New Shoreham 355 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Massachusetts, Dukes MA and Nantucket MA Counties. In Rhode Island, Block Island RI County. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
204 WWUS71 KBOX 102354 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 754 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020 MAZ023-024-RIZ008-110100- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-200411T0000Z/ Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and New Shoreham 754 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Northwest winds will continue overnight, but speeds will be less than daytime values. Expect west to northwest winds of 15 to 30 mph with higher gusts. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 4:15 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 6 hr | |
| Apr 10, 10:14 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 10 hr | |
| Apr 10, 7:52 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 30 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.