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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 18, 2022, 2:43 PM EST for 5 counties in Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Jan 19, 2022, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2022, 2:43 PM EST (19:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2022, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2022, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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 197 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
- 1300 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
842 WWUS71 KBOX 181943 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 243 PM EST Tue Jan 18 2022 MAZ019-021>024-RIZ008-190845- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.220119T1700Z-220119T2300Z/ Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Plymouth, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and New Shoreham 243 PM EST Tue Jan 18 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Massachusetts, Eastern Plymouth MA, Southern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and Nantucket MA Counties. In Rhode Island, Block Island RI County. * WHEN...From noon to 6 PM EST Wednesday. * 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
3 follow-up statements
558 WWUS71 KBOX 190812 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 312 AM EST Wed Jan 19 2022 MAZ019-021>024-RIZ008-192115- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.220119T1700Z-220119T2300Z/ Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Plymouth, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and New Shoreham 312 AM EST Wed Jan 19 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph. * WHERE...In Massachusetts, Eastern Plymouth MA, Southern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and Nantucket MA Counties. In Rhode Island, Block Island RI County. * WHEN...From noon today to 6 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Frank For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
980 WWUS71 KBOX 192001 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 301 PM EST Wed Jan 19 2022 MAZ019-021>024-RIZ008-192300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-220119T2300Z/ Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Plymouth, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and New Shoreham 301 PM EST Wed Jan 19 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with a few gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...In Massachusetts, Eastern Plymouth MA, Southern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and Nantucket MA Counties. In Rhode Island, Block Island RI County. * WHEN...Until 6 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
966 WWUS71 KBOX 192257 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 557 PM EST Wed Jan 19 2022 MAZ019-021>024-RIZ008-200000- /O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-220119T2300Z/ Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Plymouth, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and New Shoreham 557 PM EST Wed Jan 19 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... Winds have fallen below advisory criteria. $$ 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 17, 11:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 82 min |
| Jan 18, 3:28 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 14 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.