Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 34, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2008, 4:16 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 21, 2008, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2008, 4:16 AM EST (09:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 21, 2008, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2008, 11:36 AM EST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
All 22 counties
Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:17 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 133 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 747 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 99 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KBOX 210916 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 416 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY TODAY ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AND THEN MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING... .A COASTAL STORM WILL INTENSIFY TODAY AS IT MOVES UP THE EAST COAST TODAY. THE LOW WILL PASS VERY CLOSE TO CAPE COD LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE THIS EVENING. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-211730- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.081221T1400Z-081221T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.A.0007.081221T2300Z-081222T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 416 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT THIS EVENING. THESE WIND HAZARDS ARE FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES UP THE COAST. WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THIS TIME. AS THE LOW PRESSURE PASSES JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF CAPE COD...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN IT/S WAKE. WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. 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. 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>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-211730- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.081221T2300Z-081222T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 416 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS VERY CLOSE TO CAPE COD LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW PASSES NORTHEAST OF THE CAPE...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME THIS EVENING...ALONG WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A BREAK IN THE STRONGER WINDS LATER TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED THEN. 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 TREE LIMBS...AND POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 211713 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1213 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY TODAY ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AND THEN MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING... .A COASTAL STORM WILL INTENSIFY TODAY AS IT MOVES UP THE EAST COAST TODAY. THE LOW WILL PASS VERY CLOSE TO CAPE COD LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE THIS EVENING. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-220115- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0007.081221T2300Z-081222T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 1213 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THESE WIND HAZARDS ARE FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES UP THE COAST. WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THIS TIME. AS THE LOW PRESSURE PASSES JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF CAPE COD...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN IT/S WAKE. WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. 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. 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>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-220115- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.081221T2300Z-081222T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1213 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS VERY CLOSE TO CAPE COD LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW PASSES NORTHEAST OF THE CAPE...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME THIS EVENING...ALONG WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A BREAK IN THE STRONGER WINDS LATER TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED THEN. 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 TREE LIMBS...AND POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 211730 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1230 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY TODAY ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AND THEN MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING... .A COASTAL STORM WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES NORTH ALONG THE COAST TODAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS VERY CLOSE TO CAPE COD LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE THIS EVENING. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-220130- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0007.081221T2300Z-081222T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 1230 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THESE WIND HAZARDS ARE FOR CAPE COD...AND THE ISLANDS. EASTERLY WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AS THIS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES. ONCE THIS LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING...WEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. 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. 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>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-220130- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.081221T2300Z-081222T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1230 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. A LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH CLOSE TO CAPE COD THIS EVENING...THEN RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN IN THE GULF OF MAINE OVERNIGHT. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME THIS EVENING...ALONG WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A BREAK IN THE STRONGER WINDS LATER TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED THEN. 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 TREE LIMBS...AND POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ BELK
000 WWUS71 KBOX 212142 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 442 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY TODAY ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AND THEN MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING... .A COASTAL STORM WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES NORTH ALONG THE COAST TODAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS VERY CLOSE TO CAPE COD LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE THIS EVENING. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-220545- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0007.081221T2300Z-081222T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0008.081222T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 442 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS FOR CAPE COD...NANTUCKET..MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CAPE COD CANAL THIS EVENING. ONCE THIS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH MASSACHUSETTS BAY INTO THE GULF OF MAINE...STRONG WEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY BETWEEN 8 PM AND 2 AM. 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. $$ MAZ004>007-012>016-018>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ006-007-220545- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.081221T2300Z-081222T0800Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 442 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST MONDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CAPE COD CANAL THIS EVENING. ONCE THIS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH MASSACHUSETTS BAY INTO THE GULF OF MAINE...STRONG WEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS...AND POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-017-RIZ001>005-220500- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.081221T2300Z-081222T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...TAUNTON...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 442 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CAPE COD CANAL THIS EVENING. ONCE THIS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH MASSACHUSETTS BAY INTO THE GULF OF MAINE...STRONG WEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT. 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 TREE LIMBS...AND POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 220425 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1125 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A COASTAL STORM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT APPROACHES NOVA SCOTIA OVERNIGHT THEN INTO THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE ON MONDAY. RIZ008-221230- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-081222T1700Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 1125 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO BLOCK ISLAND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CTZ002>004-220530- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-081222T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 1125 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. HOWEVER AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL STILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO NORTHERN CONNECTICUT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. $$ MAZ022>024-221000- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1125 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR CAPE COD...NANTUCKET..MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH NOVA SCOTIA BY DAYBREAK. ONCE THIS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH MASSACHUSETTS BAY INTO THE GULF OF MAINE...STRONG WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-221230- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-081222T1700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1125 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST MONDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH NOVA SCOTIA BY DAYBREAK THEN INTO THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF ACCUMULATED SNOW AND ICE OVER INTERIOR AREAS. IN ADDITION AREAS WHICH EXPERIENCED A BRIEF CHANGEOVER FROM SNOW TO RAIN THEN A SWITCHOVER TO BACK TO SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR COULD BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND WIND DAMAGE DUE TO COMBINED WEIGHT OF ACCUMULATED ICE AND SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. ALSO BE CAREFUL OF FALLING ICICLES FROM ELEVATED AREAS. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AS UNTREATED SURFACES WILL ALSO BE SLIPPERY. 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 TREE LIMBS...AND POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 220943 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 443 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THIS MORNING... .A COASTAL STORM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT APPROACHES NOVA SCOTIA THIS MORNING THEN INTO THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE THIS AFTERNOON. MAZ022>024-221700- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-081222T1700Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 443 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION MANY UNTREATED SURFACES INCLUDING WALKWAYS AND ROADWAYS REMAIN SLIPPERY DUE TO FROZEN ICE AND SLUSH FROM YESTERDAYS PRECIPITATION EVENT. USE SOME EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS MORNING. WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERED CLOTHING AS WELL AS MITTENS AND SCARVES TO KEEP WARM AND LIMIT EXPOSURE TO THE BITTERLY COLD AIRMASS. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CTZ002>004-221700- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-081222T1700Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 443 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE NEARING NOVA SCOTIA WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO NORTHERN CONNECTICUT THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. WIDELY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR PARTLY DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF ACCUMULATED SNOW AND ICE FROM YESTERDAYS STORM. AREAS WHICH EXPERIENCED A BRIEF CHANGEOVER FROM SNOW TO RAIN THEN A SWITCHOVER TO BACK TO SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 395 CORRIDOR SUNDAY EVENING WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND WIND DAMAGE DUE TO COMBINED WEIGHT OF ACCUMULATED ICE AND SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. ALSO BE CAREFUL OF FALLING ICICLES FROM ELEVATED AREAS. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AS UNTREATED SURFACES WILL ALSO BE SLIPPERY. WIND CHILLS WILL PLUMMET TO BETWEEN ZERO AND MINUS 5 DEGREES THIS MORNING. WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERED CLOTHING AS WELL AS MITTENS AND SCARVES TO KEEP WARM AND LIMIT EXPOSURE TO THE BITTERLY COLD AIRMASS. 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. $$ MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-221700- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-081222T1700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 443 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AS WELL AS MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING NOVA SCOTIA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL REACH THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF ACCUMULATED SNOW AND ICE OVER INTERIOR AREAS. IN ADDITION AREAS WHICH EXPERIENCED A BRIEF CHANGEOVER FROM SNOW TO RAIN THEN A SWITCHOVER TO BACK TO SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR SUNDAY EVENING WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND WIND DAMAGE DUE TO COMBINED WEIGHT OF ACCUMULATED ICE AND SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. ALSO BE CAREFUL OF FALLING ICICLES FROM ELEVATED AREAS. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AS UNTREATED SURFACES WILL ALSO BE SLIPPERY. WIND CHILLS WILL PLUMMET TO BETWEEN ZERO AND MINUS 10 DEGREES THIS MORNING. WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERED CLOTHING AS WELL AS MITTENS AND SCARVES TO KEEP WARM AND LIMIT EXPOSURE TO THE BITTERLY COLD AIRMASS. 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 221636 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1136 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-221745- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-081222T1700Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1136 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE A CHILLING WIND...BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW THE ADVISORY THRESHOLD OF 46 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 4:25 AM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 27 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:42 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 12 hr |
Nearby
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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.