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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 14, 20235 counties in Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 14, 2023, 3:34 AM EST for 5 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Jan 14, 2023, 11:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 14, 2023, 3:34 AM EST (08:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 14, 2023, 11:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 15, 2023, 6:52 PM EST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 212 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 2023-01-14Temperature 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 2023-01-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
701 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

055 
WWUS71 KBOX 140834
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
334 AM EST Sat Jan 14 2023

MAZ019-022>024-142145-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.230115T0400Z-230116T0300Z/
Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Plymouth, Chatham, Falmouth, 
Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket
334 AM EST Sat Jan 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Eastern Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 10 PM EST Sunday.

* 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
4 follow-up statements
263 
WWUS71 KBOX 142036
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
336 PM EST Sat Jan 14 2023

MAZ019-022>024-150945-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.230115T0400Z-230116T0300Z/
Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Plymouth, Chatham, Falmouth, 
Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket
336 PM EST Sat Jan 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Eastern Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 10 PM EST Sunday.

* 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
022 
WWUS71 KBOX 150930
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
430 AM EST Sun Jan 15 2023

MAZ019-022>024-152230-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230116T0300Z/
Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Plymouth, Chatham, Falmouth, 
Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket
430 AM EST Sun Jan 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Eastern Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 10 PM EST Sunday.

* 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
239 
WWUS71 KBOX 151950
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
250 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023

MAZ019-152100-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230116T0300Z/
Eastern Plymouth MA-
Including the city of Plymouth
250 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind gust speeds across South Shore have gusted in the 30 to 40
mph range. Similar gust speeds are expected early tonight and then
decrease gradually into the late evening. While still gusty, wind
gusts capable of causing damage have ceased. Therefore the Wind
Advisory has been cancelled for eastern Plymouth County.

$$

MAZ022>024-160300-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230116T0300Z/
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, 
Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket
250 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 10 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
343 
WWUS71 KBOX 152352
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
652 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023

MAZ022>024-160100-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230116T0300Z/
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, 
Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket
652 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have decreased and the wind advisory has been cancelled. 

$$

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 14, 3:16 AM ESTGale WatchBOX12 hr
Jan 14, 3:16 AM ESTGale WarningBOX57 hr
Jan 14, 3:16 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX12 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.