Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Watches in 2005

High Wind Watch 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

October 23, 20057 counties in Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind watch at Oct 23, 2005, 2:41 PM EDT for 7 counties in Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Oct 25, 2005, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 23, 2005, 2:41 PM EDT (18:41 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 25, 2005, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 25, 2005, 4:14 PM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 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

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 73 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, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2005-10-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2005-10-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-156 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
734 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 231841
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
241 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...HURRICANE WILMA WILL TRANSITION INTO A POWERFUL OCEAN STORM AND
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO THE COAST VERY LATE
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...

MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-RIZ008-240245-
/X.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0003.051025T0600Z-051025T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...
NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
241 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG THE COAST VERY LATE MONDAY
NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS.  THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING
PROPERTY DAMAGE.  IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE
AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

$$

FRANK
9 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 240239
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1039 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...HURRICANE WILMA WILL FEED A PORTION OF ITS HEAT ENERGY INTO A NEWLY
DEVELOPING NOREASTER LOCATED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST MON NIGHT...

THIS STORM SHOULD BECOME A VERY STRONG NOREASTER FOR COASTAL SOUTHEAST
NEW ENGLAND...POTENTIALLY BRINGING A 12 HOUR PERIOD OF DAMAGING WIND
TO COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE JANUARY 2005 BLIZZARD.

THIS NEW NOREASTER WILL BECOME RATHER INTENSE AS IS IT PASSES NEAR CAPE
COD TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR NIGHT. MEANWHILE...WILMA HERSELF SHOULD TRACK
FAR TO THE EAST OF NEW ENGLAND.


MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-RIZ008-241045-
/X.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0003.051025T0600Z-051025T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...
NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1039 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE COAST VERY LATE MONDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUE WELL INTO TUESDAY. SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS OF NEARLY 40
MPH ARE FORECAST FOR A TIME TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 60 TO 65
MPH POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG THE SOUTH COAST EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...EASING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

MEANWHILE THE STRONGEST WIND IS NOT LIKELY TO REACH BOSTON AND THE NORTH
SHORE TIL MIDDAY TUESDAY BUT LINGER THERE THROUGH THE TUESDAY EVENING
COMMUTE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS.  THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING
PROPERTY DAMAGE.  IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE
AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

$$


DRAG
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 240950
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
550 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...HURRICANE WILMA WILL FEED A PORTION OF ITS ENERGY INTO A 
NEWLY DEVELOPING NOREASTER TUESDAY...

A 12 HOUR PERIOD OF DAMAGING WIND IS EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL
LOCATIONS...SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE JANUARY 2005 BLIZZARD.

THE NOREASTER WILL INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES NEAR CAPE COD TUESDAY
EVENING. WILMA WILL TRACK WELL SOUTHEAST OF NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY.

MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-RIZ008-241800-
/X.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.051025T0600Z-051025T2200Z/
/X.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0003.051025T0800Z-051025T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...
NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
550 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE COAST VERY LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE WELL INTO TUESDAY. SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS OF NEARLY 40 MPH
ARE FORECAST FOR A TIME TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH
POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG THE SOUTH COAST
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...EASING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

MEANWHILE THE STRONGEST WIND IS NOT LIKELY TO REACH BOSTON AND
THE NORTH SHORE TIL MIDDAY TUESDAY BUT LINGER THERE THROUGH THE
TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME.  DAMAGE TO TREES, POWER LINES, AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

$$

MAZ018-020-021-RIZ006-007-241800-
/X.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.051025T0800Z-051025T2200Z/
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
550 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND MAINLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND VERY LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE WELL INTO TUESDAY. SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH ARE FORECAST TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE FOR
SEVERAL HOURS TUESDAY.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

STRAUSS
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 241523
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1123 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND VERY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A COASTAL STORM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
THIS EVENING...THEN INTENSIFY SIGNIFICANTLY AS IT TAPS MOISTURE AND
ENERGY FROM HURRICANE WILMA WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL SOUTHEAST
OF THE REGION. THE RESULT WILL BE A PERIOD OF VERY STRONG NORTHEAST
WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY.

THIS STORM SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE SIMILAR WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS TO
THAT EXPERIENCED DURING THE JANUARY 2005 BLIZZARD...WHERE WINDS
GUSTED TO NEAR 70 MPH.

MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-RIZ008-242330-
/X.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.051025T0800Z-051025T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...
NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1123 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE COAST VERY LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE WELL INTO TUESDAY. SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS OF NEARLY 40
MPH ARE FORECAST FOR A TIME TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 60 TO 70
MPH POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG THE SOUTH COAST
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...EASING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

MEANWHILE THE STRONGEST WIND IS NOT LIKELY TO REACH BOSTON AND THE
NORTH SHORE UNTIL THE MID OR LATE MORNING TUESDAY BUT LINGER THERE
THROUGH THE TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES... POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
VULNERABLE IN WINDS OF STRENGTH AND TRAVEL OVER SOME OF THE HIGHER
BRIDGES IN SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT DURING THE
HEIGHT OF THE EVENT TUESDAY.

$$

MAZ004>006-012>014-017-026-RIZ001>005-242330-
/X.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.051025T0800Z-051025T2200Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL
1123 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS INTERIOR RHODE ISLAND AND
CENTRAL AND INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
STRONG WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH THE MID OR LATE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. 
SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE FORECAST TUESDAY WITH
SCATTERED GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. IN
ADDITION...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER BRIDGES IN THE REGION.
 
$$

MAZ018-020-021-RIZ006-007-242330-
/X.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.051025T0800Z-051025T2200Z/
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1123 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND MAINLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND VERY LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE WELL INTO TUESDAY. SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH ARE FORECAST TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED GUSTS TO 50 MPH
POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. IN
ADDITION...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER BRIDGES IN THE REGION.

$$

DRV
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 241923
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
323 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND VERY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A COASTAL STORM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST THIS EVENING...THEN INTENSIFY SIGNIFICANTLY AS IT TAPS
MOISTURE AND ENERGY FROM HURRICANE WILMA WHICH IS EXPECTED TO
PASS WELL SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION. THE RESULT WILL BE A PERIOD OF
VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY.

THIS STORM SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE SIMILAR WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS TO
THAT EXPERIENCED DURING THE JANUARY 2005 BLIZZARD...WHERE WINDS
GUSTED TO NEAR 70 MPH.

MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-RIZ008-250330-
/X.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.051025T0800Z-051025T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...
NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
323 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE SOUTH COAST...CAPE
AND ISLANDS BEFORE SUNRISE THEN EXPAND UP THE EAST COAST OF
MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH APPEAR POSSIBLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES... POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
VULNERABLE IN WINDS OF STRENGTH AND TRAVEL OVER SOME OF THE
HIGHER BRIDGES IN SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT
DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE EVENT TUESDAY.

$$

NHZ012-015-250330-
/X.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.051025T1000Z-051026T0000Z/
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
323 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TUESDAY MORNING
AS A POWERFUL NOREASTER HEADS TOWARD CAPE COD.  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH APPEAR POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE EVENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. IN ADDITION...
DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER BRIDGES IN THE REGION.

$$

MAZ004>006-012>014-017-018-020-021-026-RIZ001>007-250330-
/X.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.051025T0800Z-051025T2200Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT
323 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND
AND MASSACHUSETTS THEN SPREAD INLAND ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND MUCH OF
INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH APPEAR POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A POWERFUL NOREASTER MAKES ITS WAY TO CAPE COD.

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. IN ADDITION...
DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER BRIDGES IN THE REGION.

$$

DRV
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 250141
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
941 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND VERY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A COASTAL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST AS IT TAPS MOISTURE AND ENERGY FROM HURRICANE WILMA WHICH 
WILL PASS WELL SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION. THE RESULT WILL BE A PERIOD
OF VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY.

THIS STORM SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE SIMILAR WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS TO
THAT EXPERIENCED DURING THE JANUARY 2005 BLIZZARD...WHERE WINDS
GUSTED TO NEAR 70 MPH.

MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-RIZ008-250945-
/X.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.051025T0800Z-051025T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...
NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
941 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE SOUTH COAST...
CAPE AND ISLANDS BEFORE SUNRISE THEN EXPAND UP THE EAST COAST OF
MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH APPEAR POSSIBLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES... POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
VULNERABLE IN WINDS OF STRENGTH AND TRAVEL OVER SOME OF THE
HIGHER BRIDGES IN SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT
DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE EVENT TUESDAY.

$$

MAZ004>006-012>014-017-018-020-021-026-RIZ001>007-250945-
/X.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.051025T0800Z-051025T2200Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT
941 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE
ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS THEN SPREAD INLAND ACROSS RHODE ISLAND
AND MUCH OF INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE MORNING.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH APPEAR
POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A POWERFUL NOREASTER
MAKES ITS WAY TO CAPE COD.

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. IN ADDITION...
 DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER BRIDGES IN THE REGION.

$$

NHZ012-015-250945-
/X.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.051025T1000Z-051026T0000Z/
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
941 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TUESDAY
MORNING AS A POWERFUL NOREASTER HEADS TOWARD CAPE COD. 
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH APPEAR
POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE
EVENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. IN ADDITION...
DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER BRIDGES IN THE REGION.

$$

FRANK/DRV
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 250742
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
342 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND TODAY...

A COASTAL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST AS IT TAPS MOISTURE AND ENERGY FROM HURRICANE WILMA WHICH
WILL PASS WELL SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION. THE RESULT WILL BE A
PERIOD OF VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY.

MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-RIZ008-251545-
/X.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.051025T0800Z-051025T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...
NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
342 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE SOUTH COAST...
CAPE AND ISLANDS AROUND DAYBREAK THEN EXPAND UP THE EAST COAST OF
MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH APPEAR EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
VULNERABLE IN WINDS OF STRENGTH AND TRAVEL OVER SOME OF THE HIGHER
BRIDGES IN SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT DURING THE
HEIGHT OF THE EVENT TUESDAY.

$$

MAZ004>006-012>014-017-018-020-021-026-RIZ001>007-251545-
/X.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.051025T0800Z-051025T2200Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT
342 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF
RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AROUND DAYBREAK...THEN SPREAD INLAND ACROSS
RHODE ISLAND AND MUCH OF INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS BY MID MORNING.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AS A POWERFUL NOREASTER MAKES ITS WAY TO CAPE
COD. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING INTO EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. IN ADDITION...
DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER BRIDGES IN THE REGION.

$$

NHZ012-015-251545-
/X.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.051025T1000Z-051026T0000Z/
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
342 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AFTER
DAYBREAK AS A POWERFUL NOREASTER HEADS TOWARD CAPE COD. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH
OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE EVENT LATE THIS MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON.

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. IN ADDITION...
DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER BRIDGES IN THE REGION.

$$

NOCERA/STRAUSS
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 251324
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
924 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...DAMAGING WINDS OCCURRING ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND TODAY...

A STRONG COASTAL STORM WILL PASS CLOSE TO CAPE COD THIS EVENING.

MAZ004>006-012>014-017-018-020-021-026-RIZ001>007-252130-
/X.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051025T2200Z/
/X.EXA.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051025T2200Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT
924 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

 * THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED COVERAGE OF THE
   HIGH WIND WARNING INTO INTERIOR SECTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
   AND RHODE ISLAND. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. THIS
   WARNING REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

 * STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
   AS WELL AS MOST OF RHODE ISLAND THIS MORNING WITH A FEW TREES
   EXPECTED TO BE KNOCKED DOWN OR UPROOTED IN THE VERY SOFT GROUND.

 * WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

 * DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING
   OVER THE HIGHER BRIDGES IN THE REGION.


$$

NHZ012-015-252130-
/X.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051026T0000Z/
/X.EXA.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051025T2200Z/
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
924 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

  * THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
    WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. THIS WARNING REPLACES
    THE WIND ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEW
    HAMPSHIRE.

 * STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BY
   NOON. THESE WINDS SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW
   TREES IN THE RAIN SOFTENED GROUND AND RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.

 * IN ADDITION... DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
   VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER BRIDGES IN THE REGION.



$$

MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-RIZ008-252130-
/X.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051025T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...
NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
924 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

  * A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
    FOR COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND BLOCK ISLAND RHODE ISLAND.

  * STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS HAVE OVERSPREAD THE COAST... CAPE AND
    ISLANDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH
    WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON...AND SHOULD START
    TO DIMINISH SLOWLY THIS EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT
ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE
WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE VULNERABLE IN WINDS OF STRENGTH AND TRAVEL
OVER SOME OF THE HIGHER BRIDGES IN SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND MAY BE VERY
DIFFICULT DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE EVENT TUESDAY.

$$

DRAG
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 251630
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1230 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...DAMAGING WINDS OCCURRING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
THIS AFTERNOON...

A STRONG COASTAL STORM WILL PASS CLOSE TO CAPE COD THIS EVENING.

MAZ004>007-012>024-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001>008-252200-
/X.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051025T2200Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...
MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1230 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE EAST HALF OF MASSACHUSETTS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE.

  * STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS HAVE OVERSPREAD THE COAST... CAPE AND
    ISLANDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH
    WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND SHOULD START TO DIMINISH
    SLOWLY THIS EVENING.

  * THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF TREES DOWNED AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOUTHERN
    NEW ENGLAND WITH THE OFFICIAL PEAK GUST OF 66 MPH...SO FAR.

  * OVER THE INTERIOR...WINDS MIGHT BE A LITTLE LESS THAN ON THE
    COAST BUT THE RAIN SOFTENED GROUND AND STILL FULLY LEAVED TREES
    MAKES FOR DAMAGE POTENTIAL THERE AS WELL.
   
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT
ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE
WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE VULNERABLE IN WINDS OF STRENGTH AND
TRAVEL OVER SOME OF THE HIGHER BRIDGES IN SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND
MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE EVENT TUESDAY.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-NHZ011-260000-
/X.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0008.051025T1630Z-051026T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...JAFFREY...KEENE
1230 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

POWER OUTAGES WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS UP INTO CHESHIRE COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WINDS GUST TO
NEAR 45 MPH BREAKING TREE LIMBS HERE AND THERE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$


DRAG
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 252014
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
414 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...THE ENVELOPE OF STRONG STORM FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED A COASTAL
STORM HAS SHIFTED INTO THE GULF OF THE MAINE THIS EVENING AS THE
STORM CENTER ITSELF MOVES CLOSE TO CAPE COD...

.THIS STORM CENTER WILL MOVE STEADILY AWAY FROM THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
COAST LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. IN SUMMARY...THE WORST PART OF THE
WINDSWEPT RAINSTORM HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.

MAZ006-007-015-016-019-022>024-260200-
/X.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051025T2200Z/
/X.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.051025T2014Z-051026T0200Z/
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...
QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
414 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

 * THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
   ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS
   ADVISORY REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT ALONG
   THE COAST.

 * EARLIER TODAY WINDS ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST WERE GUSTING
   BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.
    

 *  WINDS HAVE STARTED TO DIMINISH AS THE STORM CENTER DRAWS CLOSER
    TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THEN AS THE STORM SLOWLY DEPARTS LATE
    TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL WEAKEN FURTHER.

 *  HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING ALONG THE
    IMMEDIATE MASSACHUSETTS COAST...CAN STILL BE A HAZARD...ESPECIALLY
    FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.



$$

MAZ004-005-012>014-017-018-020-021-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001>008-
252115-
/X.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051025T2200Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
414 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR RHODE ISLAND AND INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED.


$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-NHZ011-252115-
/X.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-051026T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...JAFFREY...KEENE
414 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...CHESHIRE COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE
AND PARTS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY
OCCURRED.

$$


DRAG

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Oct 23, 1:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 1:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
132 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...HURRICANE WILMA WILL TRANSITION INTO A DANGEROUS OCEAN STORM
BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS, HEAVY RAINS AND
COASTAL FLOODING...

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND MONDAY)...
COMING LATER.

&&

.LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)...
ALL ATTENTION WILL TURN TO HURRICANE WILMA JUST RE-EMERGING OFF OF
MEXICO. WILMA HAS BEEN MOVING INCREDIBLY SLOW BUT THINGS ARE GOING
TO CHANGE VERY QUICKLY. THE DEEP EASTERN TROUGH WILL PICK WILMA UP
AND ITS EXPECTED TO RACE TO THE NORTH LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
THE MODELS HAVE COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE PAST 24 HOURS
TRACKING THE STORM MUCH CLOSER TO THE COAST. WILMA WILL TRANSITION
INTO AN EXTREMELY POWERFUL OCEAN STORM HAVING CHARACTERISTICS THAT
ARE PARTIALLY TROPICAL/EXTRA-TROPICAL. THE CANADIAN/UKMET/GFS/ECMWF
ARE ALL SHOWING A LOW BETWEEN 970 AND 980 MB JUST SOUTHEAST OF
NANTUCKET AT TUESDAY 12Z. MEANWHILE OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA THERE IS A
1030 MB HIGH. THEREFORE...EXPECTING AN INCREDIBLE PRESSURE GRADIENT
TO DEVELOP AND THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE DEPICTING 70 KNOTS OF
WIND AT 850 MB OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. THEREFORE...WILL BE ISSUING A
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE COASTAL LOCATIONS VERY LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY FOR NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

THE NEXT CONCERN WILL REVOLVE AROUND THE POTENTIAL FOR RENEWED
FLOODING OVER SATURATED GROUND. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM WILL GENERALLY
BE A RELATIVELY FAST MOVER IT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES MAY FALL IN JUST 12 TO 18 HOUR
WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND
ALONG THE COAST BECAUSE OF LAND AND SEE CONVERGENCE. THE NORTHEAST
RIVER FORECAST CENTER WILL BE RUNNING A CONTINGENCY MODEL ON 3
INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS OUR ENTIRE REGION IN AN 18 HOUR PERIOD LATE
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. FEEL ITS STILL TO EARLY FOR A FLOOD WATCH
BUT WILL GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE THIS IN THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
AS THE PREVIOUS SHIFT HAS DONE.

THE OTHER CONCERN REVOLVES AROUND THE COASTAL FLOOD POTENTIAL.
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ARE FORTUNATELY VERY LOW AND THE FIRST ONE
OCCURS TUESDAY AT AROUND 5 AM AT ONLY 8.1 FEET. SEAS WILL NOT BE
BUILT UP ENOUGH FOR MUCH OF ANYTHING AT THAT TIME AND THAT
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE IS JUST SO LOW ANYWAY. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE
CYCLE AROUND 5 PM AND THIS IS THE ONE WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.
DESPITE AN ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE OF ONLY 8.9 FEET VERY STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS AND SEAS POSSIBLY BUILDING OVER 20 FEET WE MAY SEE
OVER A 3 FOOT STORM SURGE. IF THIS OCCURS MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
WILL OCCUR. SINCE THIS IS VERY LATE IN THE 4TH PERIOD AND STILL
SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS IN THE SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT. HOWEVER...LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO GO WITH A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH.

OTHERWISE...RAIN MAY END AS SOME WET SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF THE
INTERIOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SMALL
SLUSHY ACCUMULATION IS EVEN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN.

&&

.MARINE...

IN THE LONG TERM...MOST OF THIS FORECAST REVOLVED AROUND WILMA
TRANSFORMING INTO A POWERFUL OCEAN STORM. LATEST WNA MODEL SHOWS
SEAS RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 20+ FEET FOR A TIME ON POWERFUL NORTHEAST
WINDS. WILL INSERT STORM FORCE WINDS FOR THE OUTER-WATERS AND SOUNDS
WITH STRONG GALES ELSEWHERE. THINGS CALM DOWN A BIT LATER IN THE
WEEK.

&&

.CLIMATE...
WE ARE SEEKING TO UPDATE OUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN LOCATIONS THAT HAVE
RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF 15 INCHES FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. WE REQUEST
THAT COOP OBSERVERS AND SPOTTERS SEND US VIA OUR WEB ENTRY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF LOCATIONS THAT HAVE EXCEEDED 15 INCHES FOR THE MONTH.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...COMING LATER.
MA...COMING LATER.
NH...COMING LATER.
RI...COMING LATER.
MARINE...COMING LATER.

&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...EVT
LONG TERM/HYDROLOGY...FRANK
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 23, 1:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
108 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-241100-
BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-BRISTOL RI-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-DUKES MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT-
NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-TOLLAND CT-
WASHINGTON RI-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN
KENT RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT-
108 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...ALL OF
MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND
ALL OF RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE (THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT)...
GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR MOST OF THE COASTAL
WATERS EXCEPT BOSTON HARBOR...CAPE COD BAY...NARRAGANSETT
BAY...RHODE ISLAND SOUND...AND BLOCK ISLAND SOUND WHERE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...
HURRICANE WILMA IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION INTO A POWERFUL OCEAN
STORM AND PASS EAST OF NANTUCKET ON TUESDAY. IT IS FORECAST TO
PASS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE COAST TO BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN
TO COASTAL SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  HIGH WIND WARNINGS MAY EVENTUALLY
BE NEEDED FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS WITH WIND ADVISORIES FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE SOUTH COAST AND EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS IF
LATER FORECASTS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT.

STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATERS...WITH
STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE.  SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET OVER
THE OUTER WATERS.  THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT WAVE
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SOME COASTAL FLOODING DURING TUESDAY
AFTERNOONS HIGH TIDE CYCLE.  ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ARE LOW...SO IT
WILL PROBABLY TAKE AT LEAST A 3 FOOT STORM SURGE TO PRODUCE A
MODERATE COASTAL FLOOD EVENT.  IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO KNOW THE
EXTENT OF ANY COASTAL FLOODING AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

KJC/TLM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 22, 9:52 PM EDTWind AdvisoryBOXDukes, Nantucket14 hr
Oct 23, 4:13 PM EDTMarine Weather StatementBOX50 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.