Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2006

High Wind Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 17, 200613 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Jan 17, 2006, 10:43 PM EST for 13 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Jan 18, 2006, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 17, 2006, 10:43 PM EST (03:43 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2006, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 18, 2006, 4:10 PM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:44 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 18, 7:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGRochester, MA4 TO 6 INCH LIMBS DOWN.
Jan 18, 9:45 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 57N Foster, RI
Jan 18, 9:45 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGBrockton, MA10-12 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN ON COPELAND STREET ON THE WEST BRIDGEWATER LINE.
Jan 18, 9:45 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWorthington, MATREES AND WIRES DOWN CAUSING A SMALL BRUSH FIRE.
Jan 18, 9:54 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Milton, MAMEASURED AT BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY.
Jan 18, 9:58 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGHanover, MASMALL BRANCHES DOWN.
Jan 18, 10:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Barnstable, MAMARSTONS MILLS SECTION.
Jan 18, 10:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCumberland, RILARGE TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON CATHEDRAL COURT.
Jan 18, 10:54 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 66Milton, MAMEASURED AT BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY.
Jan 18, 11:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 68S Plymouth, MA
Jan 18, 11:09 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCarver, MASEVERAL TREES AND WIRES DOWN BETWEEN 1109 AM AND 1230 PM. ONE TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE.
Jan 18, 11:20 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGBridgewater, MA2 FT DIAMETER TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS PLEASANT STREET...CLOSING ROAD. MOST OF THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN WITHOUT POWER.
Jan 18, 11:25 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGEast Bridgewater, MATREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD ON THAYER AVE.
Jan 18, 11:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGHudson, MA6-8 FT DIAMETER BIRCH TREE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS LOWER ROAD.
Jan 18, 11:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMarshfield, MA1 FT DIAMETER PINE TREE DOWN.
Jan 18, 11:40 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMiddleborough, MA3 FT DIAMETER TREE DOWN ACROSS THOMPSON STREET.
Jan 18, 11:44 AM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 0Worcester, MA43 MPH.
Jan 18, 11:44 AM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 43Worcester, MA43 MPH.
Jan 18, 11:45 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 59N Foster, RI
Jan 18, 11:45 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGFoxborough, MALARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING A SUMMER PLACE ROAD.
Jan 18, 11:45 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGFramingham, MATREE AND WIRES DOWN ON BROOK CIRCLE.
Jan 18, 11:45 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMiddleborough, MATREE DOWN ON RTE 44 WEST NEAR PLYMOUTH STREET.
Jan 18, 11:50 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGFoxborough, MATREE DOWN ON NORTH STREET BLOCKING THE ROAD.
Jan 18, 11:55 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGGroton, MALARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS FORGE VILLAGE ROAD.
Jan 18, 11:55 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMansfield, MA8-10 INCH DIAMETER OAK TREE DOWN ON FRANKLIN STREET.
Jan 18, 12:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGNewton, MANUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
Jan 18, 12:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGSpringfield, MATREE ON HOUSE WITH DAMAGE. ST JAMES AVE.
Jan 18, 12:10 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGFramingham, MATREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON MAIN STREET.
Jan 18, 12:15 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGDanvers, MATREE DOWN ON A TRANSFORMER ON THE CORNER OF BRAD STREET AND BRIDGE STREET.
Jan 18, 12:15 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMansfield, MAAIRPORT...50 FT SECTION OF TIN ROOFING OFF HANGER. AT LEAST 3 DOORS BLOWN OFF MOUNTS. OFFICE TRAILER BLOWN ON ITS SIDE. TIME APPROX 1215-1230 PM.
Jan 18, 12:15 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGNorth Andover, MATREE LIMB DOWN ON WIRES ON SALEM STREET.
Jan 18, 12:25 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGHaverhill, MATREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON ADAMS STREET.
Jan 18, 12:25 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGHaverhill, MATREES DOWN ON A CAR...TRAPPING A PERSON INSIDE...ON THE CORNER OF NORTH BROADWAY AND CRYSTAL STREETS.
Jan 18, 12:27 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCoventry, RI2 LARGE TREES AND 4-6 INCH LIMBS DOWN.
Jan 18, 12:29 PM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 0Boston, MA49 MPH.
Jan 18, 12:29 PM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 49Boston, MA49 MPH.
Jan 18, 12:29 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 57Milford, MA
Jan 18, 12:29 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Boston, MA
Jan 18, 12:30 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 0Mansfield, MAAIRPORT...50 FT SECTION OF TIN ROOFING OFF HANGER. AT LEAST 3 DOORS BLOWN OFF MOUNTS. OFFICE TRAILER BLOWN ON ITS SIDE.
Jan 18, 12:30 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 57South Kingstown, RI
Jan 18, 12:32 PM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 0Milton, MA61 MPH AT MQE...BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY.
Jan 18, 12:32 PM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 61Milton, MA61 MPH AT MQE...BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY.
Jan 18, 12:40 PM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 0Norwood, MA40 MPH.
Jan 18, 12:40 PM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Norwood, MA40 MPH.
Jan 18, 12:41 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGHaverhill, MAWIRES DOWN.
Jan 18, 12:43 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 0Milton, MAG 85 MPH.
Jan 18, 12:43 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 85Milton, MAG 85 MPH.
Jan 18, 12:43 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 85Milton, MAMEASURED AT BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY.
Jan 18, 12:45 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 68Boston, MA
Jan 18, 12:45 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGHaverhill, MATREE DOWN ON LINCOLN STREET.
Jan 18, 12:51 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGGeorgetown, MATREE DOWN.
Jan 18, 12:55 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWarwick, RIUTILITY POLE DOWN WITH TRANSFORMER ON FIRE.
Jan 18, 12:58 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 0Brookline, MAG63 MPH
Jan 18, 12:58 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Brookline, MAG63 MPH
Jan 18, 12:59 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 0Boston, MA61 MPH.
Jan 18, 12:59 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Boston, MA61 MPH.
Jan 18, 1:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGEverett, MAWIRES DOWN.
Jan 18, 1:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGFall River, MAPOWER LINES DOWN ON SOUTH MAIN STREET.
Jan 18, 1:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGN Scituate, MA1 FT DIAMETER TRE DOWN.
Jan 18, 1:10 PM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 0Beverly, MA40 MPH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 2006-01-18Temperature 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, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2006-01-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1244 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 180343
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1043 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006

...POWER OUTAGES FROM VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY...

.AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM MICHIGAN TO QUEBEC
DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG
JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STRONG
AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD REACH THE SURFACE...ESPECIALLY
IN LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL
BE ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN AND INLAND HIGHER TERRAIN...COMING IN TWO
BURSTS. FIRST IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW SHOWERY RAINS JUST AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT...THEN IN DRY COLDER INFLUX OF AIR WHIPPING IN ON WESTERLY
WINDS DURING WEDNESDAY EVENING.


MAZ016-181100-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.060118T1100Z-060119T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0002.060118T1100Z-060119T0300Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUINCY
1043 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY 
FOR THE BLUE HILLS JUST SOUTHWEST OF BOSTON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS UPGRADED THE WIND ADVISORY
TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AT LEAST
60 MPH AT THE BLUE HILLS LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING OR MIDDAY...THEN
PROBABLY AGAIN IN THE WESTERLY COLD INFLUX DURING THE EVENING.

THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS OR ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH. FALLING TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED.

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. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION
NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.


$$

MAZ022>024-181100-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0002.060118T1100Z-060119T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0002.060118T1100Z-060119T0300Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1043 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY 
FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CONVERTED THE HIGH WIND
WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM
EST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH BY
LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH
ESPECIALLY IN THE HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT
WILL BE MOVING THROUGH. A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO A SOUTHWESTERLY
DIRECTION LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT.

THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNING TREES
AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING WILL
BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST
TO WEST ROADWAYS.

BE PREPARED FOR BLOWING DEBRIS WEDNESDAY. IF YOU MUST DRIVE...DO SO
WITH EXTRA CAUTION AND AVOID TREES AND POWER LINES.

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. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>011-013>015-017>019-026-RIZ001>005-181100-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.060118T1100Z-060119T0300Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL
1043 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR 
MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS QUEBEC ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55
MPH BY LATE MORNING OVER INTERIOR HIGH TERRAIN AS WELL AS THE COASTAL
PLAIN ALONG THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FROM WESTERLY TO PROVIDENCE
BOSTON AND THE MERRIMACK VALLEY.

A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON...BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
BEHIND THE FRONT.

THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS OR
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH. FALLING TREE
LIMBS AND BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED.
DRIVING WILL LIKELY ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT FOR A TIME... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

MAZ012-020-021-RIZ006>008-181100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.060118T1100Z-060119T0300Z/
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
1043 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE WORCESTER HILLS...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS QUEBEC ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO
55 MPH BY LATE MORNING OVER THE WORCESTER HILLS. A COLD FRONT WILL
SHIFT WINDS TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT
THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT.

THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS OR ISOLATED 
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH. FALLING TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WIND
ADVISORY AREA. DRIVING MAY ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION.

$$
DRAG
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 180939
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
439 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...POWER OUTAGES FROM VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY...

.AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE GREAT
LAKES INTO QUEBEC TODAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG
JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD REACH THE
SURFACE...ESPECIALLY IN LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN AND
INLAND HIGHER TERRAIN. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY WINDY LATER THIS
AFTERNOON WHEN DRY COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT VIA
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>013-017>021-RIZ001>008-181745-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.060118T1100Z-060119T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.HW.W.0002.060118T1100Z-060118T2100Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-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...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
439 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...BUT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. THIS WARNING COVERS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN OF
RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS...AND THE HILLIER TERRAIN OF THE
WORCESTER HILLS AND THE SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...TO INCLUDE NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND
GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN HEAVIER SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT
WILL BE MOVING THROUGH. 

A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS SPEEDS WILL DECREASE BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE
WINDY BEHIND THE FRONT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION.

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. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. DRIVING MAY ALSO
BECOME DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$

MAZ016-181745-
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0002.060118T1100Z-060118T2100Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUINCY
439 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AT LEAST 60 MPH AT THE BLUE HILLS LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN HEAVIER SHOWERS OR
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH.

A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS SPEEDS WILL DECREASE BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE
WINDY BEHIND THE FRONT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION.

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. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. DRIVING MAY ALSO
BECOME DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.


$$

MAZ022>024-181745-
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0002.060118T1100Z-060119T0500Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
439 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
LATER THIS MORNING ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS OR
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON...BUT THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
BEHIND THE FRONT.

DRIVING WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TODAY...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
VEHICLES DRIVING OVER THE SAGAMORE AND BOURNE BRIDGES.

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. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION
NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

$$

NHZ011-012-015-181745-
/O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.060118T1100Z-060118T2100Z/
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
439 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
ADVISORY COVERS SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATER THIS
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER SHOWERS THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS SPEEDS WILL DECREASE BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE
WINDY BEHIND THE FRONT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31
TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS THIS
STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.  DRIVING CAN ALSO
BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$

MAZ005>007-014-015-026-181745-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.060118T1100Z-060118T2100Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...AYER
439 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS ADVISORY COVERS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...WHICH INCLUDES
BOSTON...CAPE ANN...AND MIDDLESEX COUNTY.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATER THIS
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER SHOWERS THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS SPEEDS WILL DECREASE BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE
WINDY BEHIND THE FRONT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31
TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS THIS
STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.  DRIVING CAN ALSO
BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$

KAB
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 181601
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1101 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...POWER OUTAGES FROM VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER
MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY...

.AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK
STATE WILL LIFT INTO NORTHERN QUEBEC BY LATE TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS
WILL BECOME EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE FROM LATE
MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING
WINDS WILL REACH THE SURFACE...ESPECIALLY IN LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COASTAL
PLAIN AND INLAND HIGHER TERRAIN. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY WINDY
LATER THIS AFTERNOON WHEN DRY COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND A DEPARTING
COLD FRONT VIA SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

MAZ005>007-014-015-026-182100-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060118T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060118T2100Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...AYER
1101 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS INCLUDES AN UPGRADE TO A
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE REMAINDER OF MIDDLESEX AND ALL OF ESSEX AND
SUFFOLK COUNTIES.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE THIS
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER SHOWERS THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS SPEEDS WILL DECREASE BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE
WINDY BEHIND THE FRONT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION.

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. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>013-016>021-RIZ001>008-182100-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060118T2100Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-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...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1101 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND
GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN HEAVIER SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT
WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION.

A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION LATER
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS SPEEDS WILL DECREASE BUT IT WILL CONTINUE
TO BE WINDY BEHIND THE FRONT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION.

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. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. DRIVING MAY
ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$

MAZ022>024-190015-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0500Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1101 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS OR
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION AROUND
MIDDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT.

DRIVING WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TODAY...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS...AND ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
VEHICLES DRIVING OVER THE SAGAMORE AND BOURNE BRIDGES.

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. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

$$

NHZ011-012-015-182100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060118T2100Z/
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1101 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE THIS
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER SHOWERS THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS SPEEDS WILL DECREASE BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE
WINDY BEHIND THE FRONT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.  DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 182110
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
410 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ALONG THE SOUTH COAST...CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEASTERN QUEBEC BY
THURSDAY MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE
REGION BY EARLY TONIGHT...BRINGING IN COLDER AIR. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
WEST AND SOUTHWEST...AND INCREASE IN SPEED BRIEFLY EARLY TONIGHT.
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME VERY WINDY FOR THE ADVISORY AREA...WHICH MAY
CAUSE MORE DAMAGE.

MAZ012-016-020-021-RIZ006>008-190300-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060118T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.060118T2110Z-060119T0300Z/
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...QUINCY...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
410 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH AGAIN BY LATE THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...
POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

MAZ022>024-190300-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.060118T2110Z-060119T0300Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
410 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND
SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
THE WIND WILL DIMINISH AGAIN BY LATE THIS EVENING.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR A TIME THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS...AND FOR THOSE
VEHICLES DRIVING OVER THE SAGAMORE AND BOURNE BRIDGES.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.  DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>011-013>015-017>019-026-RIZ001>005-182215-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060118T2100Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL
410 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

$$

NHZ011-012-015-182215-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060118T2100Z/
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
410 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

VALLIER-TALBOT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 18, 4:10 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more6 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2006High Wind Warnings in Rhode Island, 2006High Wind Warnings in Connecticut, 2006Every high wind warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.