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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Oct 27, 2021, 3:40 PM EDT for Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island; 6 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2021, 3:40 PM EDT (19:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 692 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 356 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 442 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
749 WWUS71 KBOX 271940 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 340 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021 MAZ019-022>024-280800- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-211027T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0017.211027T1940Z-211028T0800Z/ Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Plymouth, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 340 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...North winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and Nantucket MA Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EDT Thursday. * 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. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ005-006-012-RIZ001>004-272045- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-211027T2000Z/ Windham CT-Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA- Southern Worcester MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI- Including the cities of Putnam, Willimantic, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Milford, Worcester, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, and West Warwick 340 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... North-northeast winds will continue to diminish tonight. $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ006>008-280300- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0017.211027T1940Z-211028T0300Z/ Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 340 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...In Massachusetts, Southern Bristol MA and Southern Plymouth MA Counties. In Rhode Island, Washington RI, Newport RI and Block Island RI Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
3 follow-up statements
883 WWUS71 KBOX 272227 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 627 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021 MAZ019-022>024-280800- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-211028T0800Z/ Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Plymouth, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 627 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and Nantucket MA Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ006>008-280300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-211028T0300Z/ Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 627 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...In Massachusetts, Southern Bristol MA and Southern Plymouth MA Counties. In Rhode Island, Block Island RI, Washington RI and Newport RI Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
005 WWUS71 KBOX 280244 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1044 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021 MAZ020-021-RIZ006>008-280345- /O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-211028T0300Z/ Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 1044 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... North winds are no longer expected to gust to 45 mph or greater. $$ MAZ019-022>024-280800- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-211028T0800Z/ Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Plymouth, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 1044 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and Nantucket MA Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EDT Thursday. * 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
116 WWUS71 KBOX 280806 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 406 AM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021 MAZ019-022>024-280915- /O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-211028T0800Z/ Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Plymouth, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 406 AM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... North winds will continue to diminish this morning. Wind gusts generally less than 40 mph early this morning, and less than 35 mph by mid morning. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 7:53 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Norfolk, Plymouth | 11 hr |
| Oct 27, 11:59 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 22 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.