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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

December 5, 20216 counties in Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 5, 2021, 2:58 PM EST for 6 counties in Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Dec 6, 2021, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 5, 2021, 2:58 PM EST (19:58 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 6, 2021, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 7, 2021, 1:00 AM EST
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 19:59 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, 8.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-12-05Temperature 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-12-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -165 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
1765 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

008 
WWUS71 KBOX 051958
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
258 PM EST Sun Dec 5 2021

MAZ019>024-RIZ007-008-060900-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.211206T1800Z-211207T0600Z/
Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Newport RI-Block Island RI-
Including the cities of Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, 
Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, 
Nantucket, Newport, and New Shoreham
258 PM EST Sun Dec 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Massachusetts, Eastern Plymouth MA, Southern 
  Bristol MA, Southern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and 
  Nantucket MA Counties. In Rhode Island, Newport RI and Block 
  Island RI Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM Monday to 1 AM EST Tuesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest wind gusts will likely occur 
  late Monday and Monday evening. 

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
354 
WWUS71 KBOX 060733
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
233 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

MAZ019>024-RIZ007-008-062045-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.211206T1800Z-211207T0600Z/
Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Newport RI-Block Island RI-
Including the cities of Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, 
Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, 
Nantucket, Newport, and New Shoreham
233 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Massachusetts, Eastern Plymouth MA, Southern 
  Bristol MA, Southern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and 
  Nantucket MA Counties. In Rhode Island, Block Island RI and 
  Newport RI Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and power outages may be possible.



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
234 
WWUS71 KBOX 062030
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
330 PM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

MAZ019>024-RIZ007-008-070600-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-211207T0600Z/
Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Newport RI-Block Island RI-
Including the cities of Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, 
Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, 
Nantucket, Newport, and New Shoreham
330 PM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected. 

* WHERE...In Massachusetts, Eastern Plymouth MA, Southern 
  Bristol MA, Southern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and 
  Nantucket MA Counties. In Rhode Island, Block Island RI and 
  Newport RI Counties. 

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and power outages may be 
  possible. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
251 
WWUS71 KBOX 070558
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1258 AM EST Tue Dec 7 2021

MAZ019>024-RIZ007-008-070700-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-211207T0600Z/
Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Newport RI-Block Island RI-
Including the cities of Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, 
Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, 
Nantucket, Newport, and New Shoreham
1258 AM EST Tue Dec 7 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...

Gusty winds will continue to diminish overnight into Tuesday. West
winds are no longer expected to gust above 45 mph.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 5, 3:15 AM ESTGale WarningBOX50 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.