High Wind Watch 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 160010
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
710 PM EST WED FEB 15 2006

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM
LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WITH GUSTS OVER
50 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WHEN THE FRONT PASSES
THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO 60 MPH AS
MUCH COLDER AIR RUSHES IN.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-161030-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0003.060217T1200Z-060217T2300Z/
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-
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...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
710 PM EST WED FEB 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY MORNING AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AS THE FRONT PASSES...THE WIND
WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO
NEAR 60 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS MUCH COLDER AIR RUSHES IN.

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

$$

KJC

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 160955
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
455 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY
DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25
TO 35 MPH AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WHEN THE FRONT PASSES THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE
WEST AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO 60 MPH AS MUCH COLDER AIR RUSHES IN.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-161800-
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.A.0003.060217T1500Z-060218T0000Z/
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-
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...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
455 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY MORNING AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AS THE FRONT PASSES...THE WIND
WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO
NEAR 60 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS MUCH COLDER AIR RUSHES IN.

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

$$

WTB

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 161805
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
105 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ON FRIDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
FRIDAY DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO OVER 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. AS THE FRONT PASSES...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO 
THE WEST AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO 65 MPH.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-170215-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0003.060217T1500Z-060218T0000Z/
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-
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...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
105 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY MORNING AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AS THE FRONT
PASSES...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND MAY
BRIEFLY GUST TO NEAR 65 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS MUCH COLDER AIR
RUSHES IN.

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

$$

EVT

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 162044
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
344 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ON FRIDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM LATE
FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL GUST TO OVER 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
AS THE FRONT PASSES...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND MAY GUST
UP TO 65 MPH.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-170445-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.060217T1500Z-060218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0003.060217T1300Z-060218T0000Z/
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-
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...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
344 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY MORNING AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AS THE FRONT
PASSES...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND MAY
GUST TO AS HIGH AS 65 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS MUCH COLDER AIR RUSHES
IN.

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.

$$

VALLIER-TALBOT

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 170322
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1022 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ON FRIDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BEGINNING
AROUND 9 AM FRIDAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES REACHING
COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN 1 PM AND 3 PM. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...WILL GUST TO ABOVE 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. AS THE FRONT PASSES...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND
MAY GUST UP TO 65 MPH.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-171130-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.060217T1300Z-060218T0000Z/
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-
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...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1022 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY.

DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO BE SCATTERED JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE 
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN
THIS SHORT SPELL OF SPRING FEVER WARMTH IS SWEPT AWAY BY A SUDDEN SURGE 
OF MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR. GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN MANY
AREAS...PRIMARILY BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM...WITH A CHANCE OF WESTERLY
WIND GUSTS REACHING 65 MPH.

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. A FEW SIDE ROADS MAY BE BLOCKED BY DOWNED
LIMBS. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION BEFORE 8 AM FRIDAY TO
SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A PERIOD OF DIFFICULT
WEATHER RELATED TRAVEL.  



$$

DRAG

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 170935
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
435 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ON FRIDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. 


CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-171745-
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0003.060217T1300Z-060218T0200Z/
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-
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...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
435 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM EST THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCE COMING DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH.
GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND
NEAR ANY SHOWERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE EARLY TO
MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND MAY
GUST AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. THE WEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT.

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. A FEW SIDE ROADS MAY BE
BLOCKED BY DOWNED LIMBS. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A PERIOD OF
DIFFICULT WEATHER RELATED TRAVEL.

$$

WTB

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 171356
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
856 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ON FRIDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM
LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON PRECEDED BY GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS AND FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WEST WINDS.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-172200-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T0200Z/
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-
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...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
854 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE
REGION THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH AT PROVIDENCE AND
WORCESTER. A LINE OF SHOWERS...WITH A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WAS
MOVING INTO THE BERKSHIRES. THIS LINE OF SHOWERS HAS FORMED IN
ADVANCE OF THE MAIN COLD FRONT...WHICH IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS
CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE AND PENNSYLVANIA.  

THESE SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST THIS
MORNING AND MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE HILLY TERRAIN.

THE MAIN COLD FRONT...WHICH HAS ALREADY PRODUCED WIND GUSTS OF OVER
60 MPH IN WESTERN NEW YORK STATE...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CONNECTICUT
VALLEY AND WORCESTER HILLS BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM...THEN SHOULD BE
EAST OF CAPE COD BY 5 PM. A SHORT BURST OF HEAVY RAIN MAY ACCOMPANY
THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY...STRONG WEST WINDS
WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP IMMEDIATELY AFTER ITS PASSAGE WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF 65 MPH 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. A FEW SIDE ROADS MAY BE BLOCKED BY
DOWNED LIMBS. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE BRIDGES IN OUR REGION MUST
USE EXTREME CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER CAN CAUSE HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES TO OVERTURN. 
 
$$

DRV

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 171523
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1023 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ON FRIDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN
11 AM AND 4 PM WITH WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-172330-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T0200Z/
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-
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...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1023 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION AVERAGING 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. STRONGER WINDS ARE JUST A FEW HOURS AWAY.

THE MAIN COLD FRONT PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
HAS ALREADY PRODUCED WIND GUSTS OF OVER 70 MPH IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
STATE. THE FRONT AND ITS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE
CONNECTICUT VALLEY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN
1045 AM AND NOON WITH THE SOUTHERN END OF THIS FRONT REACHING
CONNECTICUT BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM. THE ACTIVITY WILL RACE EAST ACROSS
THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 1
PM AND 4 PM...EXITING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS BY 5 PM. 

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP IMMEDIATELY AFTER ITS PASSAGE
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF 65 MPH
EXPECTED. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

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. A FEW SIDE ROADS MAY BE
BLOCKED BY DOWNED LIMBS. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE BRIDGES IN OUR REGION
MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER CAN
CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO OVERTURN.

$$


DRV

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 171619
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1119 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON..

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
THIS AFTERNOON WITH BURSTS OF HEAVY RAIN...SOME SMALL HAIL AND
WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD
BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-180030-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T0200Z/
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-
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...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1119 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE MAIN COLD FRONT PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM AND SOME PEA SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING
WIND GUSTS OF OVER 70 MPH IN CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE...AND TO 58 MPH
IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS WHERE PEA SIZE HAIL HAS COVERED THE
GROUND.  

THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AROUND NOON WITH THE SOUTHERN END
OF THIS FRONT REACHING CONNECTICUT BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM. THE
ACTIVITY WILL RACE EAST ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM...EXITING CAPE COD AND
THE ISLANDS BY 5 PM.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP IMMEDIATELY AFTER ITS
PASSAGE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF
65 MPH EXPECTED. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ALONG WITH PEA SIZE HAIL.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO
MAY BE LEAVING SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS OR
PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND REPORTS
OF WINDOW DAMAGE AND FLYING DEBRIS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PUT
ON HOLD UNTIL THE HIGH WINDS SUBSIDE.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE BRIDGES IN OUR REGION
MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER CAN
CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO OVERTURN.

$$

DRV

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 171810
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
110 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE OCCURRING ACROSS CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL WILL CONTINUE TO RACE EAST PRODUCING SOME
SMALL HAIL AND WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AS IT MOVES
ACROSS NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
THROUGH 3 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO FLYING DEBRIS
AND DOWNS WIRES.  OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-180200-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T0200Z/
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-
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...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
110 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION
OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH AS
IT MOVES THROUGH NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND BY 130 PM AND PASSES OFF THE
EAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BY 230 PM.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE AT
20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE COASTAL WATERS.  

WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT...AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST 
WILL DEVELOP WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF
65 MPH EXPECTED. LOCALIZED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS.  

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO MAY
BE LEAVING SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS OR PARTICIPATING
IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND REPORTS OF WINDOW DAMAGE
AND FLYING DEBRIS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL
THE HIGH WINDS SUBSIDE. 

SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES BLOWN DOWN ON VEHICLES HAVE ALREADY BEEN
REPORTED. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE
BRIDGES IN OUR REGION MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH
OR GREATER CAN CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO OVERTURN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
DETAILED SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS ON THE MOVEMENT OF THIS LINE OF
SHOWERS AND DAMAGING WINDS.

$$

DRV

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 171813
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
113 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE OCCURRING ACROSS CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO RACE EAST PRODUCING SOME SMALL
HAIL AND WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
THROUGH 3 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO FLYING DEBRIS AND
DOWNS WIRES. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE WINDS
SUBSIDE.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-180200-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T0200Z/
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-
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...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
113 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION
OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH AS
IT MOVES THROUGH NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND BY 130 PM AND PASSES OFF THE
EAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BY 230 PM.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE
AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS COASTAL RHODE ISLAND
AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE COASTAL WATERS.

WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT...AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST
WILL DEVELOP WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS
OF 65 MPH EXPECTED. LOCALIZED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO
MAY BE LEAVING SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS OR
PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND
REPORTS OF WINDOW DAMAGE AND FLYING DEBRIS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE HIGH WINDS SUBSIDE.

SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES BLOWN DOWN ON VEHICLES HAVE ALREADY BEEN
REPORTED. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE
BRIDGES IN OUR REGION MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF
60 MPH OR GREATER CAN CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO OVERTURN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
DETAILED SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS ON THE MOVEMENT OF THIS LINE
OF SHOWERS AND DAMAGING WINDS.

$$

DRV

000
WWUS71 KBOX 172038
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
338 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO NEW ENGLAND THROUGH EARLY
TONIGHT.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-180200-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.060217T2038Z-060218T0200Z/
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-
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...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
338 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THE STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED OFF THE CAPE COD COAST. SKIES ARE
MAINLY CLEAR...BUT COLDER AIR IS WORKING INTO THE REGION AS STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST FROM THE OHIO VALLEY.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
STILL POSSIBLE AS THE COLD AIR WORKS INTO THE REGION. THE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH 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 YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
DETAILED SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS ON THE MOVEMENT OF THIS LINE
OF SHOWERS AND DAMAGING WINDS.

$$

VALLIER-TALBOT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
156 PM EST WED FEB 15 2006

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
WITH DIMINISHING WIND...LEFT OVER SNOW COVER AND JUST HIGH
CLOUDINESS TONIGHT...WILL UNDERCUT OVERNIGHT GUIDANCE LOWS BY
A DEGREE OR SO. MAY SEE SOME PATCHY FOG DEVELOP IN THE VALLEYS
TOWARD DAYBREAK...PARTICULARLY IN THE CT RIVER VALLEY WHERE NAM/GFS
BOUNDARY LAYERS SATURATE.

ON THURSDAY...ANOTHER MILD DAY EXPECTED WITH HIGHS BETWEEN 50 AND 55
IN MOST LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...WILL GO A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE CT
RIVER VALLEY WHERE FOG MAY STRUGGLE TO BURN OFF WITH RATHER LIGHT SURFACE
WINDS. IN ADDITION...HIGHS ON THE EASTERN MA COAST MAY NOT OCCUR
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON WITH SEA BREEZES EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST PART OF
THE DAY BECAUSE OF A WEAK GRADIENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT...BOTH GFS/NAM BOUNDARY LAYER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
SATURATE AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ADVECTS INTO THE REGION. LOW CLOUDS
WILL DEVELOP IN RESPONSE. AREAS OF DENSE FOG MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE
CT VALLEY WITH LIGHT SURFACE WINDS...BUT ACROSS THE REST OF THE
REGION THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH WIND TO PREVENT WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG.
AFTER MIDNIGHT...A 65 KNOT LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS. THIS COMBINED
WITH NAM 850 MB TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE +5C SHOULD ALLOW FOR
TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN TO SOAR INTO THE LOW TO MID 50S
BY 12Z FRIDAY. MARGINAL WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA MAY DEVELOP RIGHT
AROUND 12Z ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN. AS FOR THE INTERIOR...SHALLOW
SURFACE INVERSION WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER
40S MUCH OF THE NIGHT BUT TOWARDS 12Z EVEN HERE IT SHOULD MIX OUT
AND WILL BRING TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 40S AROUND DAYBREAK.

MAIN DYNAMICS REMAIN TO THE WEST OF THE REGION...BUT WILL GO WITH
CHANCE POPS THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE INTERIOR FOR INSTABILITY
ELEVATED SHOWERS AS TOTAL TOTALS REACH BETWEEN 45 AND 50 ON THE GFS.
DONT THINK IT WILL BE ENOUGH THOUGH TO SEE ANY REAL THUNDER.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
COMING SOON.

&&

.AVIATION...
GENERALLY VFR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT LOCALLY IFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE IN FOG TOWARD DAYBREAK IN THE TYPICALLY PRONE VALLEYS.
THE BEST CHANCE FOR THIS IS IN THE CT RIVER VALLEY.

&&

.MARINE...
IN THE SHORT TERM...WILL CONTINUE WITH MARGINAL 5 FOOT SEAS FOR OUR
FAR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN WATERS TONIGHT. AFTER THAT...NO HEADLINES
WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY OF OUR WATERS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING.
STRONG LOW LEVEL JET OF 65 KNOTS DEVELOPS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT SO WILL
BEGIN TO BRING THINGS UP TO STRONG SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR ALL
OPEN WATERS BY DAYBREAK.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
COMING SOON.

&&

SHORT TERM...FRANK
LONG TERM...KJC
AVIATION...FRANK
MARINE...FRANK/KJC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
536 AM EST WED FEB 15 2006

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-161100-
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-
536 AM EST WED FEB 15 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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 60 MPH IN SOME PLACES FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

A GALE WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF WIND GUSTS REACHING STORM FORCE LATE
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

WTB