Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 18, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Nov 12, 2021, 3:13 AM EST for 7 counties in Massachusetts; 4 counties in Rhode Island. It took effect at Nov 12, 2021, 8:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2021, 3:13 AM EST (08:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 12, 2021, 8:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 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 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 666 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 325 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
306 WWUS71 KBOX 120813 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 313 AM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 MAZ007-018>024-RIZ004>008-122115- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.211112T1300Z-211113T0000Z/ Eastern Essex MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA- Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Nantucket MA-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Gloucester, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 313 AM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph are expected. * WHERE...The South coasts of both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as coastal Essex county in northeast Massachusetts. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Frank For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
3 follow-up statements
585 WWUS71 KBOX 120912 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 412 AM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 MAZ007-018>024-RIZ004>008-122215- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.211112T1300Z-211113T0000Z/ Eastern Essex MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA- Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Nantucket MA-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Gloucester, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 412 AM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph are expected. * WHERE...The South coasts of both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as portions of eastern Massachusetts. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Frank For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
851 WWUS71 KBOX 122009 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 309 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 MAZ007-018>024-RIZ004>008-130000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211113T0000Z/ Eastern Essex MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA- Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Nantucket MA-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Gloucester, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 309 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph are expected. * WHERE...The South coasts of both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as portions of eastern Massachusetts. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST 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. && $$ Nash For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
358 WWUS71 KBOX 122356 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 656 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 MAZ007-018>024-RIZ004>008-130100- /O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211113T0000Z/ Eastern Essex MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA- Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Nantucket MA-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Gloucester, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 656 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... The cold front has moved through Southern New England. Winds are shifting out of the west and diminishing. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 12:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 42 min |
| Nov 12, 1:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk | 42 min |
| Nov 12, 1:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 40 min |
| Nov 12, 3:12 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol | 3 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 40 min |
| Nov 12, 3:24 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 27 min | |
| Nov 12, 3:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Suffolk | 44 min |
| Nov 12, 3:41 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 30 min | |
| Nov 12, 4:54 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 5 hr | |
| Nov 12, 5:30 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 45 min | |
| Nov 12, 5:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | BOX | Nantucket | 11 min |
| Nov 12, 2:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Kent | 57 min |
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.