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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 18, 20225 counties in Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2022-01-18Temperature 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 2022-01-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 17, 11:53 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire82 min
Jan 18, 3:28 AM ESTGale WarningBOX14 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.