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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

March 14, 20237 counties in Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Mar 14, 2023, 9:51 PM EDT for 7 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 14, 2023, 9:51 PM EDT (01:51 UTC)
Expired
Mar 15, 2023, 3:05 PM EDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Worcester County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:53 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, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 2023-03-15Temperature 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 2023-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 314 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
508 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
314 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
314 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

905 
WWUS71 KBOX 150151
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
951 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

MAZ022-024-151200-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230315T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.230315T0151Z-230315T1200Z/
Barnstable MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, 
and Nantucket
951 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts between 40 and 50
  mph.

* WHERE...Barnstable and Nantucket Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT 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.

&&

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019-023-150300-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230315T0800Z/
Eastern Essex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-
Eastern Plymouth MA-Dukes MA-
Including the cities of Gloucester, Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, 
and Vineyard Haven
951 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Northwest wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph will persist overnight...but
conditions will generally remain below wind headline criteria.
Therefore...the high wind warning is cancelled. 

$$

MAZ013-017-018-020-021-150300-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-230315T0800Z/
Western Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-
Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-
Including the cities of Foxborough, Norwood, Taunton, Brockton, 
Fall River, New Bedford, and Mattapoisett
951 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Northwest wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph will persist overnight...but
conditions will generally remain below wind headline criteria. 
Therefore...the wind advisory is cancelled. 

$$

Frank

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/box
2 follow-up statements
266 
WWUS71 KBOX 150736
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
336 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023

MAZ002-004-008-009-026-152000-
/O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-230315T2000Z/
Western Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Western Hampshire MA-
Western Hampden MA-Northern Middlesex MA-
Including the cities of Charlemont, Barre, Fitchburg, 
Chesterfield, Blandford, and Ayer
336 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts between 35 and 45
  mph. A few gusts up to 50 mph are possible.

* WHERE...Western Franklin, Northern Worcester, Western 
  Hampshire, Western Hampden and Northern Middlesex Counties.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Lingering heavy wet snow on trees may make them more
  vulnerable to additional damage and power outages than normal
  given the expected wind speeds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

MAZ022-024-151500-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-230315T1500Z/
Barnstable MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, 
and Nantucket
336 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts between 35 and 45
  mph. A few gusts up to 50 mph are possible.

* WHERE...Barnstable and Nantucket Counties.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT 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

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/box
115 
WWUS71 KBOX 151905
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
305 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023

MAZ002-004-008-009-026-152015-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-230315T2000Z/
Western Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Western Hampshire MA-
Western Hampden MA-Northern Middlesex MA-
Including the cities of Charlemont, Barre, Fitchburg, 
Chesterfield, Blandford, and Ayer
305 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IS 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
Mar 15, 10:56 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXMiddlesex, Worcester23 hr
Mar 15, 6:02 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX31 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.