Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2022
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:31 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 6 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:31 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:13 PM EST | Storm Watch | BOX | 11 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:15 PM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:20 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 12 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.