Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Watches in 2008

High Wind Watch 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

November 24, 20084 counties in Massachusetts; Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind watch at Nov 24, 2008, 11:34 AM EST for 4 counties in Massachusetts; Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Nov 25, 2008, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 24, 2008, 11:34 AM EST (16:34 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 25, 2008, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 25, 2008, 3:48 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Hillsborough County, NH

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:37 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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 141 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 2008-11-24Temperature 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 2008-11-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1306 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
181 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 241634
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1134 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008


MAZ005>007-014>016-NHZ012-250045-
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0005.081125T1200Z-081125T2300Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
1134 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES SUFFOLK...ESSEX AND MUCH OF MIDDLESEX AND
EASTERN NORFOLK COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS EASTERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

A STORMY TUESDAY MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES FROM A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD
OF SUSTAINED EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH OR ISOLATED
GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH.

THE MOST LIKELY REGION FOR POWERFUL WINDS IS THE BOSTON METRO AREA TO
THE MERRIMACK VALLEY INCLUDING LOWELL...LAWRENCE...NEWBURYPORT...BEVERLY...
GLOUCESTER...LYNN AND REVERE.

THERE IS LESS LIKELY RISK FOR DAMAGING WIND IN THE MANCHESTER TO
NASHUA REGION.

STRONGEST WINDS IN THE ENTIRE REGION ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 11
AM AND 4 PM.

IN THE MEANTIME... A WIND ADVISORY FOR LESS POWERFUL BUT STILL HAZARDOUS
WINDS ON TUESDAY...MAY BE ISSUED LATE TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRAVELING THROUGH
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND TUESDAY. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE
FORMS OF TEMPORARY TRAVEL DELAYS CAUSED BY THE WIND. 


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.

$$

DRAG
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 242029
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
329 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008

MAZ013-017>024-RIZ002-004>008-250430-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T1200Z-081125T2300Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
329 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. 

A STORMY TUESDAY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY INTERMITTENTLY HEAVY RAIN 
AND A PERIOD OF STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND THAT COULD CAUSE
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED WIRES. 

THE THREAT REGION IS PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST FROM BLOCK ISLAND
WESTERLY AND PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND EASTWARD TO THE CAPE AND ISLANDS
AND NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SUBURBS OF BOSTON.

THE MOST LIKELY REGION TO EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 30 MPH OR
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH IS THE OUTER PORTION OF CAPE COD AND COASTAL PLYMOUTH
COUNTY BETWEEN 7 AM AND NOON.

BLOCK ISLAND AND COASTAL SOUTHWEST RHODE ISLAND MAY STILL ESCAPE THE
ADVISORY HAZARD WIND.

NO MATTER...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH IN THE RHODE ISLAND REGION DURING 
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH DIMINISHING WIND ARRIVING OVER SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS DURING MID OR LATE AFTERNOON.

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>016-NHZ012-250430-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0005.081125T1200Z-081125T2300Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
329 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008

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

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

THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES SUFFOLK...ESSEX AND MUCH OF MIDDLESEX AND
EASTERN NORFOLK COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS EASTERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

A STORMY TUESDAY MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES FROM A 2 TO 4 HOUR
PERIOD OF SUSTAINED EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH OR
ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH.

THE MOST LIKELY REGION FOR POWERFUL WINDS IS THE BOSTON METRO
AREA TO THE MERRIMACK VALLEY INCLUDING LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
NEWBURYPORT...BEVERLY...GLOUCESTER...LYNN AND REVERE.

THERE IS A LESSER RISK FOR DAMAGING WIND IN MANCHESTER AND NASHUA.

STRONGEST WINDS OVER NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE MANCHESTER
NASHUA CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR
BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM.

THIS WATCH WILL BE CONVERTED TO A WARNING OR THE LESSER ADVISORY
SPEEDS WHEN FORECASTERS ARE MORE CONFIDENT OF THE DEVELOPING WIND.

A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALREADY BEEN POSTED FOR TUESDAY COVERING COASTAL
RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRAVELING THROUGH
COASTAL PARTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND TUESDAY
INCLUDING INTERSTATE 95. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE FORMS OF TEMPORARY
TRAVEL DELAYS CAUSED BY THE WIND.

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.

$$


DRAG
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 250417 AAA
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1117 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008

MAZ013-017>024-RIZ002-004>008-251000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T1200Z-081125T2300Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1117 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. 

A STORMY TUESDAY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY INTERMITTENTLY HEAVY RAIN
AND A PERIOD OF STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND THAT COULD CAUSE
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED WIRES.

THE THREAT REGION IS PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST FROM BLOCK ISLAND
WESTERLY AND PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND EASTWARD TO THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS AND NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SUBURBS OF
BOSTON.

THE MOST LIKELY REGION TO EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 30 MPH
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH IS THE OUTER PORTION OF CAPE COD AND COASTAL
PLYMOUTH COUNTY BETWEEN 7 AM AND NOON.

BLOCK ISLAND AND COASTAL SOUTHWEST RHODE ISLAND MAY STILL ESCAPE
THE ADVISORY HAZARD WIND.

NO MATTER...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH IN THE RHODE ISLAND REGION
DURING EARLY AFTERNOON WITH DIMINISHING WIND ARRIVING OVER
SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS DURING MID OR LATE AFTERNOON.

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>016-NHZ012-251000-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0005.081125T1200Z-081125T2300Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
1117 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES SUFFOLK...ESSEX AND MUCH OF MIDDLESEX AND
EASTERN NORFOLK COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS EASTERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

A STORMY TUESDAY MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES FROM A 2 TO 4 HOUR
PERIOD OF SUSTAINED EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH OR
ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH.

THE MOST LIKELY REGION FOR POWERFUL WINDS IS THE BOSTON METRO
AREA TO THE MERRIMACK VALLEY INCLUDING LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
NEWBURYPORT...BEVERLY...GLOUCESTER...LYNN AND REVERE.

THERE IS A LESSER RISK FOR DAMAGING WIND IN MANCHESTER AND
NASHUA.

STRONGEST WINDS OVER NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE MANCHESTER
NASHUA CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE ARE LIKELY TO
OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM.

THIS WATCH WILL BE CONVERTED TO A WARNING OR THE LESSER ADVISORY
SPEEDS WHEN FORECASTERS ARE MORE CONFIDENT OF THE DEVELOPING
WIND.

A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALREADY BEEN POSTED FOR TUESDAY COVERING
COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRAVELING
THROUGH COASTAL PARTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND
TUESDAY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 95. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE FORMS OF
TEMPORARY TRAVEL DELAYS CAUSED BY THE WIND.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 250638
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
138 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

MAZ005>007-014>016-NHZ012-251445-
/O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T0900Z-081125T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0005.081125T1200Z-081125T2300Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
138 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE WIND ADVISORY EARLY THIS MORNING AND HIGH WIND WATCH TODAY
INCLUDES SUFFOLK...ESSEX AND MUCH OF MIDDLESEX AND EASTERN NORFOLK
COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

A STORMY TUESDAY MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES FROM A 2 TO 4 HOUR
PERIOD OF SUSTAINED EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH OR
ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH.

STRONGEST WINDS OVER NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE MANCHESTER
NASHUA CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR
BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM.

THIS WATCH WILL BE CONVERTED TO A WARNING OR THE LESSER ADVISORY
SPEEDS WHEN FORECASTERS ARE MORE CONFIDENT OF THE DEVELOPING
WIND.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRAVELING THROUGH
COASTAL PARTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND TUESDAY
INCLUDING INTERSTATE 95. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE FORMS OF TEMPORARY
TRAVEL DELAYS CAUSED BY THE WIND.

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.

$$

MAZ013-017>024-RIZ002-004>008-251445-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T0900Z-081125T2300Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
138 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

A STORMY TUESDAY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY INTERMITTENTLY HEAVY RAIN
AND A PERIOD OF STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND THAT COULD CAUSE
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED WIRES.

THE THREAT REGION IS PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST FROM BLOCK ISLAND
WESTERLY AND PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND EASTWARD TO THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS AND NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SUBURBS OF
BOSTON.

THE MOST LIKELY REGION TO EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 30 MPH
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH IS THE OUTER PORTION OF CAPE COD AND COASTAL
PLYMOUTH COUNTY BETWEEN NOW AND NOON.

WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH IN THE RHODE ISLAND REGION DURING EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH DIMINISHING WIND ARRIVING OVER SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS
DURING MID OR LATE AFTERNOON.

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 250848 AAA
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
348 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

RIZ002-004>008-251000-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T0900Z-081125T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
348 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND
TOWNS OF PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND.

SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG AS EARLIER
THOUGHT...AS THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FARTHER EAST OVER EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS. NEVERTHELESS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

$$

MAZ005>007-014>016-NHZ012-251500-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.081125T1200Z-081125T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T0831Z-081125T2300Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
348 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
MUCH OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE.
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...MANCHESTER...NASHUA.

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA.

A STORMY TUESDAY REMAINS ON TAP WITH STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY YIELD DOWN TREE LIMBS RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED THIS
MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER 4 PM.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRAVELING THROUGH
COASTAL PARTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE FORMS
OF TEMPORARY TRAVEL DELAYS CAUSED BY THE WIND.

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.

$$

MAZ013-017>024-251500-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.081125T0848Z-081125T2300Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
348 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
MUCH SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN AND NANTUCKET.

A STORMY TUESDAY REMAINS ON TAP AND WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY INTERMITTENTLY
HEAVY RAIN AND A PERIOD OF STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THAT WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND
DOWNED WIRES.

THE THREAT REGION IS PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST FROM WESTPORT EASTWARD
TO CAPE COD AND NORTHWARD ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
COASTLINE...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOSTON.

THE MOST LIKELY REGION TO EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 30 MPH
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH IS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE OF EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS FROM CAPE COD TO CAPE ANN...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOSTON.

WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

NOCERA

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 Nov 24, 11:18 AM EST, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 11:18 AM EST, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1118 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE IN THE GREAT LAKES TODAY WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION INTO
NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN. THE
SYSTEM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS AS WELL...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST.
COOLER AND DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW MIDWEEK ON.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING/...
915 AND 1015 AM MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO GRID TRENDS THIS MORNING. RUC
13 VIA TSECS HAS THE BEST HANDLE ON CURRENT AND NEAR TERM CLOUD BANDS
NR 7000 FT. GRIDS MODIFIED.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFF THE COAST TODAY AS LOW
PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE RESULT WILL BE INCREASING HIGH
CLOUDINESS...BUT ANY PRECIPITATION WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THIS EVENING
OR TONIGHT. IN FACT...WE MAY SEE A GOOD AMOUNT OF FILTERED SUNSHINE
TODAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
DAYS AS THE FLOW GOES SOUTH AND THE AIRMASS WARMS. EVEN STILL...HIGH
TEMPS WILL TOP OUT AROUND 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. MAXES WERE DERIVED
FROM A BLEND OF NAM 2M TEMPS AND MAVMOSGUIDE...WITH SLIGHTLY MORE
WEIGHT GIVEN TO THE MOS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
1110 AM... ISSUING HIGH WIND WATCH BOSTON TO MANCHESTER AND POINTS
EAST TO CAPE ANN. SE WIND HIGH WIND CASES IN OUR CLIMO ARE RARE BUT
MARGINAL HIGH WIND CASE ENVISIONED PER MODEL PRES CHANGES... LAPSE
RATES...BL AND 925 MB WINDS BOTH 12Z GFS/NAM. NAM BL WINDS ARE UP TO
38 KTS NOW AT CONCORD. THAT SEEMS A LITTLE HIGH BUT PER COLLAB WITH
GYX...ADDED ASH TO MHT. GREATEST CONFIDENCE IN SIGNIFICANT POWER
OUTAGES AND SUSTAINED WIND 40 OR GREATER IS MQE AND BOS TO LWM REGION
EWD. MAY SEE GUST 60 KTS AT MQE. WIND ADVY WILL BE ISSUED REMAINDER
I95 REGION OF RI AND MASS AT 4PM.

REMAINDER BLO FROM 4AM...

CLOUDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO APPROACH. THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD WILL ARRIVE FROM WEST
TO EAST...STARTING IN THE CT VALLEY SOMETIME BETWEEN 02Z AND
06Z...THEN SPREADING EASTWARD FROM THERE. THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION
TYPE WILL BE RAIN...ALTHOUGH A PORTION OF NW MASS AND SW NH MAY SEE A
BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW AT THE START. NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
ATTM...THE THINKING IS THAT THE SFC TEMPS WILL WARM UP ENOUGH TO
ALLOW FOR MUCH IN THE WAY OF FREEZING RAIN IF ANY AT ALL. IT WOULD BE
EXTREMELY ISOLATED AT BEST. WENT WITH CATEGORICAL POPS FOR ALL ZONES
BY LATE AT NIGHT. TEMPS WILL SLOWLY RISE OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL
JET GETS GOING.

RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE CWA...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE EASTERN HALF DURING
THE AFTERNOON. CATEGORICAL POPS FOR ALL AREAS. BEST GUESS AT THIS
TIME IS THAT A GENERAL .75 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS SHOULDN/T CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING
PROBLEMS. HOWEVER...WE/LL LIKELY SEE THE NORMAL MINOR URBAN/POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING AT TIMES. WENT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDER...MAINLY FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ZONES...AS WEAK INSTABILITY
MAY DEVELOP AS THE LLJ PUMPS NORTHWARD A DECENT PLUME OF THETA-E.

THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOR TUESDAY MAY BE THE WINDS...AS A 65 KNOT
SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS. THIS MAY LEAD TO SPEEDS OF WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA IF NOT ISOLD MARGINAL HWW CRITERIA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON ALONG THE SOUTH COAST AND POSSIBLY THE REST OF EASTERN
MASS. THE HIGHER TERRAIN MAY BE AFFECTED AS WELL. SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS
MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER ADVISORIES/WATCHES/WARNINGS. ANY CONVECTION
COULD BRING DOWN ISOLD STRONG WIND GUSTS AS WELL...ESPECIALLY IF SFC
TEMPS REALLY WARM UP.

THERE MAY BE A 1-2 FOOT SURGE ON THE SOUTH COAST BAYS WITH THE STRONG
SOUTHERLY LLJ....BUT TIDES ARE LOW AND PRESSURE FALLS NOT OVERLY
IMPRESSIVE. THEREFORE...NO COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AT
THIS TIME.

MODEL MAX TEMPS FOR TUESDAY LOOKED TOO LOW. THESE SOUTHERLY LLJ
EVENTS ALMOST ALWAYS PRODUCE HIGHER SURFACE TEMPS THAN WHAT MOS AND
EVEN MODEL 2M TEMPS INDICATE. WENT FOR MID 50S ACROSS EASTERN MASS/RI
AND PORTIONS OF CT. COOLER TEMPS /40S - LOW 50S/ WILL BE FOUND ACROSS
THE INTERIOR ALTHOUGH IT/S QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THEY WILL NEED TO BE
RAISED AS WELL.

OCCLUSION WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION EARLY TUE EVENING.  NAM
IS THE SLOWEST MOVING THE OCCLUSION THROUGH AND BRINGS A SLUG OF
HEAVY RAIN TO E MA INTO SE NH AT THE NOSE OF A PERSISTENT SELY LLJ.
CONSENSUS AMONG OTHER MODELS INCLUDING GFS FAVORS A FASTER SOLUTION
SO WE LEANED TOWARD GFS WHICH LIFTS THE HEAVIER RAFL NORTH AND EAST
OF SNE BY TUE EVENING.  HOWEVER...SOME RAIN WILL LIKELY LINGER
ACROSS NE ZONES NEAR THE NOSE OF THE LLJ SO WE WILL HAVE LIKELY TO
CATEGORICAL POPS TUE EVENING FROM SW NH THROUGH E MA WITH LOWER POPS
FURTHER SW AS DRY SLOT MOVES IN.  ALSO...GFS INSTABILITY PARAMETERS
SUGGEST ISOLD ELEVATED THUNDER POSSIBLE E MA THROUGH SE NH.

TREND TUE NIGHT WILL BE FOR DECREASING POPS AS THE DRY SLOT MOVES
THROUGH. WIND MAY STILL BE A CONCERN TUE EVENING FROM CAPE COD
THROUGH CAPE ANN WHICH WILL BE CLOSEST TO THE LLJ AND WILL HAVE
HIGHER GUSTS IN THIS REGION. COLDER AIR WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE IN TUE
NIGHT AS UPPER LOW REMAINS TO THE NW WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. MIN
TEMPS WILL RANGE FROM UPPER 20S FAR NW TO MID/UPPER 30S COASTAL
PLAIN.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
CLOSED LOW LIFTS NWD INTO CANADA WED. MAY GET ENOUGH DRYING FOR SOME
SUNSHINE WED MORNING BUT CLOUDS SHOULD QUICKLY FILL BACK IN
ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERIOR. CANT RULE OUT A FEW RA/SNW SHOWERS AS
SHORTWAVE ENERGY ROTATES AROUND THE UPPER LOW. BEST CHC WILL BE ACROSS
NW ZONES CLOSEST TO THE COLD POOL ALOFT. SEASONABLE TEMPS EXPECTED
WED.

THERE ARE MODEL DIFFERENCES IN THE HANDLING OF CLOSED LOW TOWARD THE
END OF THE WEEK.  ECMWF NOW MOVES CLOSED LOW BACK SWD ACROSS NEW ENG
BUT THIS IS THE OUTLIER AS GFS/UKMET/GGEM KEEP LOW WELL TO THE NORTH
WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BY FRI.  FOLLOWED CONSENSUS AND
WILL HAVE DRY FCST FOR THU/FRI WITH SEASONABLE TEMPS.

UPPER VORTEX SETS UP NEAR JAMES BAY FOR THE WEEKEND WITH LONG WAVE
TROF ACROSS GT LAKES BUT THERE IS CONSIDERABLE MODEL SPREAD IN THE
HANDLING OF SHORTWAVES ROTATING THROUGH.  ECMWF/GFS HAVE A STORM FOR
THE WEEKEND BUT IT LOOKS TO BE MOSTLY WET.  WE WILL HAVE CHC POPS
FOR SAT/SUN ALTHOUGH ECMWF DRIES IT OUT FOR SUN.

&&

.AVIATION /16Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
TODAY...VFR OCNL CIGS NEAR 7000 FT ALONG WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT
SOUTHERLY WINDS. MOST PERSISTENT DECK OF 7000 FT ALONG AND N OF MASS
PIKE.  SLY GUSTS NEAR 15 KT THIS AFTN.

TONIGHT...LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS LOW WILL
GRADUALLY SPREAD RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM WEST TO EAST
STARTING THIS EVENING. THE PRECIP MAY NOT MAKE IT TO BOSTON UNTIL
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE NIGHT WILL START WITH VFR CONDITIONS...BUT THEN
DETERIORATE TO MVFR THEN POSSIBLY IFR LATE.

TUESDAY...IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN RAIN...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES.
LLWS IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY AT TERMINALS IN RI AND EASTERN MASS AS
SOUTHERLY LLJ DEVELOPS. ISOLD TSRA POSSIBLE. ESE SFC WINDS LIKELY GUST 40
KT RI/EASTERN MASS...ESPECIALLY BOSTON AREA 17Z-22Z. LLWS PROBLEM
PVD TO MHT EWD.

LINGERING MVFR/IFR IN RAIN TUE EVENING ESPECIALLY MHT-BOS-HYA-
ACK...IMPROVING TO VFR OVERNIGHT. STRONG SE WINDS POSSIBLE FROM BOS-
HYA-ACK TUE EVENING.

OUTLOOK...WED THROUGH FRIDAY...

MAINLY VFR WED THROUGH FRI.

&&

.MARINE...
QUIET DAY TODAY ON THE LOCAL WATERS WITH SUB-SCA CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
RELATIVELY LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW EXPECTED.

LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN
MARKEDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WENT WITH A GALE WARNING FOR ALL WATERS
STARTING AT 06Z TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE...ALTHOUGH GALES MAY NOT ARRIVE
ON NORTHERN WATERS TIL A BIT LATER ON.

SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES EVEN MORE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. AFTER
LOOKING OVER ALL THE AVAILABLE DATA...DECIDED TO GO WITH STRONG GALES
ON ALL WATERS INSTEAD OF STORMS. HAVE ALLOWED GUST NR 50 KTS MERR RVR
TO NEAR BOSTON HARBOR WATERS TUE AFTN. LOW LEVEL INVERSION CAN
INHIBIT BUT PRES GRAD AND TURB MXG MAY ALLOW FOR GST 50KTS....ESP
MERR RIVER REGION.

HOWEVER...IT/S POSSIBLE THAT WINDS COULD BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER LATER
TUESDAY...RESULTING IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF MARGINAL STORM FORCE WINDS.

SEAS ON THE OUTER WATERS BUILD UP TO 15 FEET...WOULDN/T BE SURPRISED
TO SEE 44008 AND 44018 TOP OUT BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FEET.

STRONGEST WINDS BY TUE EVENING WILL BE ACROSS EASTERN WATERS EAST OF
CAPE ANN TO CAPE COD WHERE STRONG SE GALES LIKELY INVOF LLJ.  GUSTS
TO 45 KT POSSIBLE.  WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SW AND DECREASE AS OCCLUSION
MOVES THROUGH.  THIS WILL HAPPEN BY TUE EVENING OVER THE WESTERN
WATERS AND AROUND MIDNIGHT EASTERN WATERS.  SEAS UP TO 15 FEET OUTER
EASTERN WATERS TUE NIGHT.

OUTLOOK...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

WINDS WILL BE MAINLY BELOW SCA LEVELS WED THROUGH FRI...MOSTLY FROM
A WESTERLY DIRECTION.  A PERIOD OF EASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED WED OVER
THE EASTERN WATERS.  HIGH SEAS WILL PERSIST OVER THE OUTER WATERS
THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR MAZ005>007-014>016.
NH...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR NHZ012.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR ANZ230>237-250-
     254-255.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DRAG/EKSTER
NEAR TERM...DRAG/EKSTER
SHORT TERM...DRAG/EKSTE 1117
LONG TERM...KJC
AVIATION...KJC/DRAG/EKSTER 1117
MARINE...KJC/DRAG/EKSTER 1117
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 24, 4:15 AM EST, 7 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
415 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008

MAZ002-003-008-NHZ011-250915-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
CHESHIRE NH-
415 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF BRIEF AND ISOLATED FREEZING RAIN OVER
FAR NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TUESDAY MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-009>024-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001>008-250915-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-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-
415 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND POSSIBLY RHODE ISLAND FOR SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TUESDAY MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-254-255-250915-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT
40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
415 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF WIND GUSTS REACHING STORM FORCE
TUESDAY OVER THE OUTER WATERS EAST OF CAPE ANN TO CAPE COD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 24, 4:17 AM ESTGale WarningBOX41 hr
Nov 24, 3:00 PM ESTStorm WarningBOX26 hr
Nov 24, 3:29 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more22 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.