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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 14, 2022Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 14, 2022, 11:23 PM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 14, 2022, 11:23 PM EST (04:23 UTC)
Expired
Jan 15, 2022, 10:00 AM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:27 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, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 222 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 00:00Z on 2022-01-15Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2022-01-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -69 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1208 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

696 
WWUS71 KBOX 150423
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1123 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022

MAZ022>024-151000-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-220115T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.220115T0423Z-220115T1000Z/
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, 
Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket
1123 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and Nantucket MA Counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM EST Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

MAZ007-013>021-RIZ001>008-150530-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-220115T1000Z/
Eastern Essex MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-
Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-
Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-
Southern Plymouth MA-Northwest Providence RI-
Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-
Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI-
Including the cities of Gloucester, Foxborough, Norwood, 
Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, 
Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Foster, Smithfield, 
Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, 
West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, 
and New Shoreham
1123 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Sustained winds and wind gusts have fallen below advisory
criteria, therefore the advisory is cancelled for these 
locations. Sustained winds from 20-25 knots with gusts to 35 knots
will be possible along the south coast through sunrise. Winds 
will continue to gradually diminish Saturday and Saturday night.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/box
1 follow-up statement
615 
WWUS71 KBOX 150829
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
329 AM EST Sat Jan 15 2022

MAZ022>024-151500-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220115T1500Z/
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, 
Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket
329 AM EST Sat Jan 15 2022

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and Nantucket MA Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.

* 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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 15, 3:31 AM ESTGale WarningBOX6 hr
Jan 15, 3:31 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX23 hr
Jan 15, 3:13 PM ESTStorm WatchBOX11 hr
Jan 15, 3:15 PM ESTHigh Wind WatchBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more12 hr
Jan 15, 3:20 PM ESTCoastal Flood WatchBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more12 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.