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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 12, 20248 counties in Massachusetts; 4 counties in Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 12, 2024, 3:31 AM EST for 8 counties in Massachusetts; 4 counties in Rhode Island. It took effect at Jan 13, 2024, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 12, 2024, 3:31 AM EST (08:31 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 13, 2024, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 13, 2024, 12:00 PM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 2024-01-12Temperature 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 2024-01-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 239 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1222 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
108 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
239 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

138 
WWUS71 KBOX 120831
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
331 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024

MAZ007-015-016-018>024-RIZ004>008-122145-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0002.240113T0600Z-240113T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.240113T0600Z-240113T1800Z/
Eastern Essex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-
Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-
Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-
Block Island RI-
Including the cities of Gloucester, Boston, Quincy, Brockton, 
Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, 
Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, 
East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, 
Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham
331 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of eastern, northeastern and southeastern
  Massachusetts and portions of Rhode Island.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 1 PM EST Saturday.

* 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
519 
WWUS71 KBOX 122014
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
314 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024

MAZ007-015-016-018>024-RIZ004>008-130915-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.240113T0600Z-240113T1800Z/
Eastern Essex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-
Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-
Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-
Block Island RI-
Including the cities of Gloucester, Boston, Quincy, Brockton, 
Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, 
Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, 
East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, 
Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham
314 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of eastern, northeastern and southeastern 
  Massachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 1 PM EST Saturday.

* 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
722 
WWUS71 KBOX 130833
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
333 AM EST Sat Jan 13 2024

MAZ007-015-016-018>024-RIZ004>008-131800-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240113T1800Z/
Eastern Essex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-
Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-
Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-
Block Island RI-
Including the cities of Gloucester, Boston, Quincy, Brockton, 
Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, 
Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, 
East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, 
Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham
333 AM EST Sat Jan 13 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Coastal and southeast Massachusetts and southern Rhode 
  Island.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM EST this afternoon.

* 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
105 
WWUS71 KBOX 131500
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1000 AM EST Sat Jan 13 2024

MAZ015-016-018-020-RIZ004>008-131600-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240113T1800Z/
Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Western Plymouth MA-
Southern Bristol MA-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-
Newport RI-Block Island RI-
Including the cities of Boston, Quincy, Brockton, Fall River, 
New Bedford, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, 
Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham
1000 AM EST Sat Jan 13 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

$$

MAZ007-019-021>024-131700-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240113T1700Z/
Eastern Essex MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Plymouth MA-
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Including the cities of Gloucester, Plymouth, Mattapoisett, 
Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket
1000 AM EST Sat Jan 13 2024

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

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

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

* WHEN...Until noon EST today.

* 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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 12, 3:17 AM ESTGale WarningBOX66 hr
Jan 12, 3:25 AM ESTCoastal Flood WarningBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more37 hr
Jan 12, 3:25 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryBOXNorfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk10 hr
Jan 12, 4:28 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningBOXMiddlesex21 days

Nearby

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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.