Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2008

Wind Advisory 32, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

December 11, 20086 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 11, 2008, 4:55 AM EST for 6 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island. It took effect at Dec 11, 2008, 4:01 PM EST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 11, 2008, 4:55 AM EST (09:55 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 11, 2008, 4:01 PM EST
Expired
Dec 12, 2008, 7:43 AM EST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 88 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2008-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2008-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 293 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
542 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
293 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
307 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 110955
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
455 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008

MAZ022>024-111800-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.081212T0700Z-081212T2000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
455 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND NANTUCKET.
EAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH OVERNIGHT
AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. THESE GUSTY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MIDDAY.

THE WINDS WILL COME AS A RESULT OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO...MOVING ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS FRIDAY MORNING. WIND SHOULD THEN DIMINISH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES OFF.

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.

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 111701
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1201 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

MAZ022>024-120115-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.081212T0700Z-081212T2000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1201 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND NANTUCKET.
NORTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH
OVERNIGHT AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.
THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MIDDAY.

THE WINDS WILL COME AS A RESULT OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING
FROM ATLANTA GEORGIA LATE THIS MORNING...ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FRIDAY MORNING. WIND SHOULD THEN DIMINISH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES OFF.

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
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 112101
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
401 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF
FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND.

MAZ019>021-120515-
/O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.081212T0700Z-081212T1500Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT
401 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTIES...AS
WELL AS SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS.

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH TOWARD MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE REGION. SOUTH
WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF A BRIEF WIND GUST NEAR 60 MPH.

THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THESE STRONG WINDS IS BETWEEN 4 AM AND 10
AM. THERE ALSO IS THE CHANCE THAT THE WIND ADVISORY WILL HAVE TO BE
EXPANDED A BIT FURTHER NORTH AND WEST LATER THIS EVENING. EITHER WAY...
THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM PULLS
AWAY.

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>024-120515-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.081212T0700Z-081212T1500Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
401 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND
NANTUCKET. 

NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE REGION. SOUTH WINDS
WILL THEN INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF A BRIEF WIND GUST NEAR 60 MPH. THE
MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THE STRONG WINDS IS BETWEEN 4 AM AND 10 AM. THE
WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY.

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.

$$

FRANK/DRAG
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 120453
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1153 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MID MORNING FRIDAY 
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND.

MAZ019>024-121300-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.081212T0700Z-081212T1500Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1153 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTIES...
AS WELL AS SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS...NANTUCKET...
DUKES AND BARNSTABLE COUNTIES.

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH PRIOR TO DAYBREAK AS LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHES THE REGION. SOUTH WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25
AND 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE
OF A BRIEF WIND GUST NEAR 60 MPH.

THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THESE STRONG WINDS IS BETWEEN 4 AM AND
10 AM. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PULLS
AWAY.

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 120840
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
340 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

.STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
NEW ENGLAND. THE STORM CAUSING THESE WINDS WILL MOVE OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON.

RIZ007-121500-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWPORT
340 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES NEWPORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES
THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH
A FEW GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF A BRIEF WIND
GUST NEAR 60 MPH.

THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THESE STRONG WINDS IS BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10
AM. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY 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.

$$

MAZ019>024-121500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
340 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTIES...
AS WELL AS SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. IT ALSO INCLUDES
NANTUCKET...DUKES AND BARNSTABLE COUNTIES.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH A FEW
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF A BRIEF WIND GUST NEAR
60 MPH.

THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THESE STRONG WINDS IS BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10
AM. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY 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.

$$

WTB
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 121106
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
606 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008


MAZ017-018-RIZ002>006-008-121600-
/O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-081212T1600Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
BLOCK ISLAND
606 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH A FEW
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF A BRIEF
WIND GUST NEAR 60 MPH.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM
SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION.

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.

$$

MAZ019>024-RIZ007-121600-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-081212T1600Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NEWPORT
606 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTIES...
AS WELL AS SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. IT ALSO
INCLUDES NANTUCKET...DUKES AND BARNSTABLE COUNTIES.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH A FEW
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF A BRIEF
WIND GUST NEAR 60 MPH.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM
SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION.

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.

$$

FRANK
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 121243
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
743 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

MAZ017>024-RIZ002>008-121600-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-081212T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0007.081212T1243Z-081212T1600Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
743 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AS
WELL AS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH LATE MORNING.  THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY
EARLY NOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION.

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.

$$

FRANK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 11, 4:50 AM ESTGale WarningBOX34 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2008Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2008Every wind advisory in 2008

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.