Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Watches in 2006

High Wind Watch 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 17, 2006Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind watch at Jan 17, 2006, 4:00 PM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Jan 18, 2006, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 17, 2006, 4:00 PM EST (21:00 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2006, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 17, 2006, 10:43 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 39 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 2006-01-17Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2006-01-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1842 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 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 172100
NPWBOX

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

...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW
ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM MICHIGAN TO QUEBEC
DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME
EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY REACH THE
SURFACE...ESPECIALLY IN LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST AND OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE WORCESTER HILLS AND BLUE HILLS. SOUTHWEST
WINDS MAY ALSO BE QUITE STRONG BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY EVENING.

MAZ012-016-020-021-RIZ006>008-180500-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.060118T1100Z-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
400 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR 
THE WORCESTER AND BLUE HILLS AND FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND 
AND MASSACHUSETTS EXCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...

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 THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND INCLUDING
BLOCK ISLAND...SOUTHERN BRISTOL AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTIES IN
MASSACHUSETTS...AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE WORCESTER HILLS AND
THE BLUE 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.

$$

MAZ022>024-180500-
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0002.060118T1100Z-060119T1000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
400 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS OF MARTHAS VINEYARD 
AND NANTUCKET...

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

AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS QUEBEC ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN
THE WATCH AREA...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 DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO
WEST ROADWAYS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER THIS EVENING OR
OVERNIGHT...AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING
IS ISSUED...YOU SHOULD TRY TO STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU MUST DRIVE...DO SO WITH EXTRA CAUTION AND AVOID TREES AND
POWER LINES.

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

$$
FIELD
4 follow-up statements
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
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

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 Jan 17, 3:50 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 3:50 PM EST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
350 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY)...
TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN SLOWLY BUT SURELY RISING ACROSS THE REGION...
ALONG WITH THE DEWPOINTS.  HOWEVER...DEWPOINTS REMAIN IN THE TEENS
OVER INLAND AREAS...WHICH WILL PLAY A BIG FACTOR WITH THE PRECIP
ONSET TONIGHT.

SHORT RANGE MODELS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE
LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION DURING
WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH MANY ASPECTS OF THIS FAST BUT HARD HITTING
EVENT.  STILL SOME SLIGHT TIMING ISSUES...BUT ONLY A FEW HOURS
DIFFERENCE...SO LEANED TOWARD THE 12Z NAM WITH A BLEND OF THE GFS
FOR THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST.

994 HPA LOW DEEPENING OVER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON...WITH EXCELLENT
PRESENTATION OF THE DIGGING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH INTO THE GULF OF
MEXICO ON THE WATER VAPOR SATELLITE CHANNEL. HIGH CLOUDS ALREADY
SPILLING INTO THE REGION...AND WILL INCREASE RATHER QUICKLY TONIGHT.

STILL SOME QUESTION ABOUT PLACEMENT OF BULLSEYE OF THE HIGHEST QPF
AMOUNTS ON THE MODELS.  LEANED TOWARD THE HPC QPF FORECAST...WHICH
IS WHAT NERFC IS ALSO LEANING TOWARD...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED
FROM WESTERN WORCESTER COUNTY INTO NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
EASTWARD. APPEARS THAT THIS AFTERNOONS QPF IS JUST SLIGHTLY LOWER
THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST...BUT STILL EXPECT SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS DUE
TO PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL OVER WESTERN AREAS.  SEE HYDRO SECTION FOR
DETAILS.

WILL BE ISSUING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEEL THAT INLAND AREAS WILL START OFF WITH A MIX
OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...AND TEMPS COULD ACTUALLY DROP A FEW
DEGREES WITH PRECIP ONSET DUE TO EVAPORATIVE COOLING...THEN WILL RISE
AGAIN OVERNIGHT.  NOT EXPECTING MUCH OF AN ACCUMULATION...BUT
ADVISORY CRITERIA WILL BE MET WITH THE FREEZING RAIN ASPECT.  SEE
WSWBOX FOR DETAILS.

ANOTHER ASPECT WILL BE INCREASING WIND.  STILL HAVE A VERY STRONG 925
HPA JET MOVING ACROSS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...ON THE ORDER OF 80-
85 KTS.  WILL SEE AT LEAST SOME OF THIS MIX DOWN...EVEN WITH LOW
LEVEL INVERSION.  BUFKIT INDICATES A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS FROM LATE
MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE BRIEFLY DIMINISHING.  THREAT OF
HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...WHERE NAM BUFKIT
INDICATES REACHING THRESHOLD FOR HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. BASED ON
THIS...PLAN ON ISSUING WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTH COASTS OF MA/RI AS
WELL AS BLOCK ISLAND AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WORCESTER COUNTY AND
THE BLUE HILLS FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN A
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET FROM
EARLY WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  WILL SEE MORE MIXING DOWN
OF HIGHER WINDS THERE AFTER WIND SHIFT TAKES PLACE AS THE LOW LEVEL
INVERSION BREAKS.  SEE NPWBOX FOR DETAILS ON THIS.

ONE MORE FEATURE WILL BE ANY THUNDER THAT MAY OCCUR.  TQ INDEX
INDICATING LOW TOPPED CONVECTION IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY...AND TOTAL
TOTALS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 40S...SO WILL CARRY CHANCE THUNDER
MAINLY FOR INLAND AREAS WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

AS THE FRONT QUICKLY MOVES THROUGH...EXPECT PRECIP TO END FROM WEST
TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH ONLY A CHANCE OF LEFTOVER RAIN OR
SNOW SHOWERS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

&&

.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)...
VERY STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION SHOWN ON BOTH GFS AND NAM FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
SUPPORT WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AT LEAST FOR HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS AND
CAPE/ISLANDS. ENOUGH POTENTIAL TO REACH MINIMAL HIGH WIND CRITERIA
OVER CAPE AND ISLANDS...WHERE WILL EXTEND THE HIGH WIND WATCH NEEDED
FOR THE PREFRONTAL WINDS INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...SHARPLY
DROPPING TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH WIND WILL HELP DRY
SURFACES...ANTICIPATE A RISK OF ICY SPOTS WITH QUICK FREEZING OF
STANDING WATER. MAIN RAIN BAND SHOULD HAVE JUST MOVED OFFSHORE AT
00Z THU. LINGERING RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER NW HIGHER TERRAIN
IN THE EVENING BEFORE DRIER AIR MASS AND DOWNSLOPING WINDS END ANY
PRECIPITATION THREAT.

DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING. DO SEE SOME WARM ADVECTION AND PROBABLY OVERRUNNING CLOUDS
BUT NO PRECIPITATION THURSDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A WEAK COLD FRONT ON
FRIDAY...BUT JUST SOME CLOUDS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANTICIPATING AN
UNSEASONABLY MILD DAY FRIDAY WITH DOWNSLOPING WESTERLY WINDS...MORE
REMINISCENT OF EARLY SPRING THAN WINTER.

NEXT PRECIPITATION PRODUCER IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT REGION LATE
SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN
BRINGING THIS SYSTEM TOO NW OF AREA...AND AT THIS POINT ANTICIPATE
PTYPE TO BE RAIN ONLY...WITH ONLY POSSIBLE EXCEPTION BEING A RISK OF
FREEZING RAIN AT THE START IN THE FAR NW ZONES. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO
BE MORE POSITIVELY TILTED ALOFT AND NOT AS ROBUST AS THE SYSTEM ON
OUR DOORSTEP NOW...BUT STILL A RELATIVELY STRONG GRADIENT THAT COULD
SUPPORT GALES IN SOME OF THE WATERS.

MEDIUM RANGE MODELS POINTING TO WEAK SYSTEM PASSING OFFSHORE MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY. FOR NOW...LOOKS LIKE TOO FAR OFFSHORE TO BE
CONSEQUENTIAL FACTOR IN OUR WEATHER...BUT STILL QUITE FAR IN THE
FUTURE.

LATEST ECMWF RUN SHOWING SOME STRENGTHING OF NORTHERN HUDSON BAY 500
MB VORTEX...BUT OTHERWISE NO CLEAR SIGNAL OF A PATTERN CHANGE WITH
PNA NEAR NEUTRAL AND NAO REMAINING POSITIVE OVER NEXT 6 TO 10 DAYS.

&&

.AVIATION...
WILL START OFF WITH VFR CONDITIONS...BUT WILL DETERIORATE TO MVFR AS
THE PRECIP BEGINS TO MOVE IN AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SO. ONCE PRECIP
STARTS...EXPECT MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 18Z...WITH SOME LIFR
CEILINGS ALONG THE COAST. WILL SEE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL BY
MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. ALSO MENTIONED LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR DUE TO THE LOW
LEVEL JET OF 80-85 KT MOVING ACROSS AHEAD OF THE FRONT FROM LATE
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.

&&

.MARINE...
IN THE SHORT TERM...WITH THE STRONG WINDS FORECAST AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...AND ESPECIALLY IF ANY CONVECTION MIXES IN ALONG THE SOUTH
COAST...HAVE ISSUED STORM WARNINGS FOR THE OUTER WATERS.  EXPECT
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS FROM MARTHAS VINEYARD EASTWARD DURING
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

IN THE LONG TERM...SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH VERY
STRONG COLD ADVECTION SETS STAGE FOR STORM FORCE WINDS OUTER COASTAL
WATERS AND GALE FORCE ELSEWHERE FOR A WHILE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THEREAFTER...WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. ANOTHER SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY NIGHT
COMBINED WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER AT OR A LITTLE STRONGER
THAN 1030 MB WOULD APPEAR TO SET THE STAGE FOR A PERIOD OF GALE
FORCE WINDS SATURDAY EVENING AND POSSIBLY AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING IN
THE COLD AIR ADVECTION PATTERN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
CONNECTICUT RIVER AT HARTFORD FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND NOON
TODAY. FLOOD WARNING STILL IN EFFECT FOR MIDDLETOWN AS OF THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
AROUND 9 PM THIS EVENING.  SEE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT /KBOSFLSBOX/
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION EVENT FOR TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY
WEDNESDAY...IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION OF
1 TO 1.5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN WESTERN ZONES.  MOST OF
THIS IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN.  SE TO S SURFACE WINDS
STRONG ENOUGH FOR UPSLOPING...PRODUCING LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL
TOTALS AT LEAST ALONG EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES.

SNOW PACK RANGES FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AND NORTH CENTRAL
CONNECTICUT. TO THE SOUTH AND EAST...SNOW DEPTH DROPS OFF TO MAINLY
ZERO TO 2 INCHES.

KEEPING LOCATION OF SNOW PACK AND FORECAST MAXIMUM PRECIP IN MIND...
CURRENT POSTED FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTH
CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND NORTH CENTRAL
CONNECTICUT LOOKS GOOD. GROUND IS THOROUGHLY SATURATED AND PARTIALLY
FROZEN...WHICH MAKES THIS AREA VULNERABLE FOR FLOODING.

FOR LARGER RIVERS...RAINFALL/SNOWMELT MAY PROMPT A SECOND MINOR FLOOD
EVENT ON THE CONNECTICUT AT HARTFORD AND MIDDLETOWN...THOMPSONVILLE
BEING MONITORED AS WELL. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT
PORTIONS OF THE FARMINGTON AND WESTFIELD RIVERS MAY REACH FLOOD
STAGE.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CTZ002>004 FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 6
     AM WEDNESDAY.
  ...FLOOD WATCH FOR CTZ002-003 FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM
     WEDNESDAY.
MA...FLOOD WATCH FOR MAZ002>004-008>011-026 FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO
     6 PM WEDNESDAY.
  ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MAZ002>005-008>012-026 FROM 11 PM
     TUESDAY TO 6 AM WEDNESDAY.
  ...WIND ADVISORY FOR MAZ012-016-020-021 FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10
     PM WEDNESDAY.
  ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MAZ022>024 FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM
     THURSDAY.
NH...FLOOD WATCH FOR NHZ011-015 FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM
     WEDNESDAY.
  ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NHZ011-012-015 FROM 11 PM TUESDAY
     TO 6 AM WEDNESDAY.
RI...WIND ADVISORY FOR RIZ006>008 FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM
     WEDNESDAY.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR ANZ230 FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM
     THURSDAY.
   ...GALE WARNING FOR ANZ231>237 FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM
     THURSDAY.
   ...STORM WARNING FOR ANZ250-254-255 FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO
     MIDNIGHT THURSDAY.

&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...EVT
LONG TERM...THOMPSON
MARINE...EVT/THOMPSON
HYDROLOGY...NMB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 17, 5:35 AM EST, 10 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
535 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2006

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-181100-
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-
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-CHESHIRE NH-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-
530 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE
ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FROM HARTFORD TO
MIDDLETOWN. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST AT THESE LOCATIONS...WITH
THE RIVER LEVEL EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY. REFER TO THE LATEST
FLOOD STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.
THE WATCH BEGINS LATE TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION MOVING IN FROM THE
MIDWEST WILL CHANGE TO RAIN LATE TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA.

THE PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT MAY START AS A
PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IN INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS AND
CONNECTICUT. THIS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS UNTIL TEMPERATURES
WARM SUFFICIENTLY FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN.

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK
RIVER TO NANTUCKET STARTING LATE TONIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL GUST TO 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS NOTED
ABOVE...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
WATCH AREA.

THE MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL END WEDNESDAY MORNING IN ALL OF
INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM SUFFICIENTLY
TO CHANGE ANY LINGERING SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN. UNTIL THAT
HAPPENS...SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA.

STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WEDNESDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE RAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

A GALE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO
40 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL THEN GUST TO 45 KNOTS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY...THEN DIMINISH DURING THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SPOTTER REPORTS
MAY BE NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY.

WTB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 17, 4:00 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXBristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more24 hr
Jan 17, 4:28 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester11 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.