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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

February 23, 2022Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2022, 2:46 AM EST for Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 23, 2022, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2022, 2:46 AM EST (07:46 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 23, 2022, 11:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 23, 2022, 7:45 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:46 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 105 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, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2022-02-23Temperature 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, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2022-02-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 700 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
433 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
700 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
873 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

964 
WWUS71 KBOX 230746
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
246 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022

MAZ005>007-013>017-020-RIZ002>008-230900-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-220223T1000Z/
Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-
Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-
Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Southern Bristol MA-
Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-
Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI-
Including the cities of Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester,
Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, 
Fall River, New Bedford, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, 
East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, 
Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham
246 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind speeds have diminished below wind advisory criteria.
Therefore, the wind advisory has been cancelled.

$$

MAZ002-008-009-232100-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.220223T1600Z-220224T0400Z/
Western Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-
Including the cities of Charlemont, Chesterfield, and Blandford
246 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Western Franklin MA, Western Hampshire MA and Western 
  Hampden MA Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 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.

&&

$$

MAZ018-019-021>024-231000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-220223T1000Z/
Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Plymouth MA-
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Brockton, Plymouth, Mattapoisett, 
Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket
246 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts between 40 and 50
  mph.

* WHERE...Eastern Plymouth MA, Western Plymouth MA, Nantucket 
  MA, Southern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA and Dukes MA Counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM EST early 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.

&&

$$

Frank

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3 follow-up statements
165 
WWUS71 KBOX 230907
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
407 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022

MAZ018-019-021>024-231015-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-220223T1000Z/
Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Plymouth MA-
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Brockton, Plymouth, Mattapoisett, 
Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket
407 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind speeds have diminished below wind advisory criteria.
Therefore, the wind advisory has been cancelled.

$$

MAZ002-008-009-232215-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.220223T1600Z-220224T0400Z/
Western Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-
Including the cities of Charlemont, Chesterfield, and Blandford
407 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Western Hampshire MA, Western Hampden MA and Western 
  Franklin MA Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 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
289 
WWUS71 KBOX 231939
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
239 PM EST Wed Feb 23 2022

MAZ002-008-009-240400-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-220224T0400Z/
Western Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-
Including the cities of Charlemont, Chesterfield, and Blandford
239 PM EST Wed Feb 23 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Western Franklin MA, Western Hampshire MA and Western 
  Hampden MA Counties.

* WHEN...Until 11 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
537 
WWUS71 KBOX 240045
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
745 PM EST Wed Feb 23 2022

MAZ002-008-009-240145-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-220224T0400Z/
Western Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-
Including the cities of Charlemont, Chesterfield, and Blandford
745 PM EST Wed Feb 23 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The Wind Advisory has been cancelled as wind gusts have fallen 
below advisory criteria. Expect northwest wind gusts 15 to 25 MPH
through early Thursday morning.  

$$
GAUCHER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 23, 2:44 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX31 hr
Feb 23, 3:00 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more34 hr
Feb 23, 2:38 PM ESTGale WarningBOX10 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.