Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2007

High Wind Warning 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

December 15, 2007Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Dec 15, 2007, 4:41 PM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Dec 16, 2007, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2007, 4:41 PM EST (21:41 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 16, 2007, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 17, 2007, 3:56 AM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 63 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 2007-12-15Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2007-12-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -92 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1354 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
79 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 152141
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
441 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...PERIODS OF DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION SUNDAY MORNING WILL RAPIDLY
INTENSIFY INTO A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM AS IT CROSSES SOUTHEAST 
MASSACHUSETTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND HEADS TO THE GULF OF MAINE SUNDAY
NIGHT.

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-160545-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0007.071216T1500Z-071217T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0005.071216T1400Z-071217T0200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
441 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS FOR CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET AND THE WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED HIGH WIND
WATCH.

TWO PULSES OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS SHOULD OCCUR ACROSS FAR SOUTHEASTERN
NEW ENGLAND.

THE FIRST PULSE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 2 PM SUNDAY...WHEN SUSTAINED
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH WITH SCATTERED
GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR A TIME DURING MID SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE A
WIND SHIFT.

SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS TO NEAR
60 WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM SUNDAY.

THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED SLIGHTLY
SUNDAY MORNING TO ADJACENT REGIONS OF COASTAL SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND OR...
EXTENDED INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS MONDAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.
YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

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. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES AS WELL AS MOST MARINE AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY
AFFECTED.

$$

MAZ007-013>021-RIZ001>007-160545-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.071216T1400Z-071217T0200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY...NEWPORT
441 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND 
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY. 

A NOREASTER WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WIND TO RHODE ISLAND AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SUNDAY.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOSTON...BROCKTON AND PROVIDENCE.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE AVERAGING 30 TO TO 35 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS
DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS SUNDAY WITH SCATTERED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THIS
MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 

THE WIND WILL DIMINISH DURING MID OR LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
INTENSE STORM CENTER CROSSES BUZZARDS BAY INTO THE CAPE COD CANAL
PLYMOUTH REGION OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

THEREAFTER...SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD AVERAGE AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES...
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING SUNDAY 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.

$$


DRAG/MLE
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 160534
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1234 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...PERIODS OF DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...

.LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY
INTO A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM AS IT CROSSES SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL THEN MOVE OFF THROUGH THE GULF
OF MAINE SUNDAY NIGHT.

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-161345-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.071216T1400Z-071217T0200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1234 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET.

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...REACHING BETWEEN 35 AND 40
MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR A
TIME DURING MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 5
PM AND 9 PM...WITH SPEEDS OF 30 AND 40 MPH AND SCATTERED GUSTS TO
NEAR 60.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON
WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

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. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES AS WELL AS MOST MARINE AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY
AFFECTED.

$$

MAZ007-013>021-RIZ001>007-161345-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.071216T1400Z-071217T0200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1234 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
EST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF
BOSTON...BROCKTON...AND PROVIDENCE. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO RHODE
ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL REACH 30 TO TO 35 MPH AROUND MIDDAY WITH SCATTERED GUSTS TO 50
MPH. THIS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST THIS
EVENING WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

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.

$$

WTB
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 160859
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
359 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...PERIODS OF DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS
CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...

.LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY
INTO A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM AS IT CROSSES SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL THEN MOVE
OFF THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT.

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-161700-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.071216T1400Z-071217T0200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
359 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...REACHING BETWEEN 35 AND
40 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR
A TIME DURING MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST
BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM...WITH SPEEDS OF 30 AND 40 MPH AND
SCATTERED GUSTS TO NEAR 60.

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. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS
WELL AS MOST MARINE AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

$$

MAZ007-013>021-RIZ001>007-161700-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.071216T1400Z-071217T0200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY...NEWPORT
359 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
EST THIS EVENING. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO RHODE
ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TODAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH
30 TO TO 35 MPH AROUND MIDDAY WITH SCATTERED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THIS
MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING WITH
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

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 161725
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1225 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY
INTO A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM AS IT CROSSES SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL THEN MOVE
OFF THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT.

MAZ013-014-017-018-RIZ001>005-170130-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071217T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.071217T0500Z-071217T1700Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL
1225 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST
MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST
MONDAY.

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL HELP
CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING.

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.

$$

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-170130-
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1225 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM
DEPARTS. THIS WILL HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH
OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. IN
ADDITION...EASTERLY WINDS MAY GUST AROUND 60 MPH THROUGH ABOUT 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON NANTUCKET.

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. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES AS WELL AS MOST MARINE AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY
AFFECTED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-170130-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.071217T0500Z-071217T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...
NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1225 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST
MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL HELP
CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING.

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.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019>021-RIZ006-007-170130-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071217T1700Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1225 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY. 

AS THE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE NEARS...EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
THEREAFTER...THE INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE
STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL HELP CAUSE WESTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20
TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING.

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 162054
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
354 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY
INTO A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM AS IT CROSSES SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS THIS EVENING. THE STORM WILL THEN MOVE OFF THROUGH THE
GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT.

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-170500-
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0005.071217T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
354 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE
STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 30 TO
40 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES AS WELL AS MOST MARINE AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY
AFFECTED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-
RIZ001>005-170500-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.071217T0400Z-071217T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL
354 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
EST MONDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM EST MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL
HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

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.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019>021-RIZ006-007-170500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071217T1700Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
354 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL
HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

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 162257
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
557 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY
INTO A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM AS IT CROSSES SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS THIS EVENING. THE STORM WILL THEN MOVE OFF THROUGH
THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT.

MAZ022>024-170700-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FG.Y.0016.071216T2257Z-071217T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.071217T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
557 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 
9 PM EST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7
AM EST MONDAY.

WARMER AIR ON TOP OF SNOW COVER HAS BEEN CAUSING DENSE FOG WHICH IS
REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL
LAST A FEW HOURS UNTIL THE WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM A WESTERLY
DIRECTION LATER TONIGHT.

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE
STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 30 TO
40 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES AS WELL AS MOST MARINE AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY
AFFECTED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS RESULTING
IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.  MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW
DOWN AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE
RANGE.

$$

RIZ008-170700-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.071217T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND
557 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE
STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 30 TO
40 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES AS WELL AS MOST MARINE AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY
AFFECTED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

$$

MAZ019>021-RIZ007-170700-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FG.Y.0016.071216T2257Z-071217T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071217T1700Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT
557 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN RHODE
ISLAND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY.

WARMER AIR ON TOP OF SNOW COVER HAS BEEN CAUSING DENSE FOG WHICH IS
REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL
LAST A FEW HOURS UNTIL THE WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM A WESTERLY
DIRECTION LATER TONIGHT.

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL
HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

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.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS RESULTING
IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.  MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW
DOWN AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE
RANGE.

$$

MAZ017-018-RIZ005-170700-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FG.Y.0016.071216T2257Z-071217T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.071217T0400Z-071217T1700Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...BRISTOL
557 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN RHODE ISLAND
...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST MONDAY.

WARMER AIR ON TOP OF SNOW COVER HAS BEEN CAUSING DENSE FOG WHICH IS
REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL
LAST A FEW HOURS UNTIL THE WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM A WESTERLY
DIRECTION LATER TONIGHT.

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL
HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

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.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS RESULTING
IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.  MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW
DOWN AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE
RANGE.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-RIZ006-170700-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071217T1700Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY
557 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL
HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

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.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-
170700-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.071217T0400Z-071217T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK
557 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM EST MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL
HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

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.

$$
FIELD
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 170128
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
828 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY
INTO A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM AS IT CROSSES SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS THIS EVENING. THE STORM WILL THEN MOVE OFF THROUGH
THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT.

MAZ022>024-170930-
/O.CAN.KBOX.FG.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071217T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
828 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
EST MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM
DEPARTS. THIS WILL HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS
EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES AS WELL AS MOST MARINE AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY
AFFECTED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

$$

MAZ019>021-RIZ007-170930-
/O.CAN.KBOX.FG.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071217T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071217T1700Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT
828 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL
HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

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.

$$

MAZ017-018-RIZ005-170930-
/O.CAN.KBOX.FG.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071217T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.071217T0400Z-071217T1700Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...BRISTOL
828 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL
HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

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.

$$

RIZ008-170930-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND
828 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE
STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 30 TO
40 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES AS WELL AS MOST MARINE AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY
AFFECTED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-RIZ006-170930-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071217T1700Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY
828 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL
HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

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.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-
170930-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.071217T0400Z-071217T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK
828 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY. 

AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO MAINE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BECOME VERY TIGHT AS THE STORM DEPARTS. THIS WILL
HELP CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

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 170856
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
356 AM EST MON DEC 17 2007

...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE DEPARTING THROUGH THE MARITIMES WILL DRAW STRONG WINDS
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING.

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-171700-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071217T1700Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
356 AM EST MON DEC 17 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOLLOWING THE DEPARTING COASTAL STORM WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS THIS MORNING.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER
THIS MORNING AS THE STORM MOVES OFF THROUGH THE MARITIMES.

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.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019>021-RIZ006-007-171700-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071217T1700Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
356 AM EST MON DEC 17 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOLLOWING THE DEPARTING COASTAL STORM WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS THIS MORNING.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER
THIS MORNING AS THE STORM MOVES OFF THROUGH THE MARITIMES.

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.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-
RIZ001>005-171700-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-071217T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL
356 AM EST MON DEC 17 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOLLOWING THE DEPARTING COASTAL STORM WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS THIS MORNING.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER
THIS MORNING AS THE STORM MOVES OFF THROUGH THE MARITIMES.

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.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 15, 4:40 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningBOXBristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more26 hr
Dec 15, 4:40 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk and 3 more26 hr
Dec 15, 4:41 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more43 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2007High Wind Warnings in Rhode Island, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007

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.