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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

October 24, 2005Bristol County, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Oct 24, 2005, 5:50 AM EDT for Bristol County, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Oct 25, 2005, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 24, 2005, 5:50 AM EDT (09:50 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 25, 2005, 4:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 25, 2005, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Bristol County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:55 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 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 00:00Z on 2005-10-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2005-10-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -73 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
662 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 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 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
5 follow-up statements
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

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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.