Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2008

Wind Advisory 35, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

December 24, 20085 counties in Rhode Island; 13 counties in Massachusetts; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2008, 5:25 AM EST for 5 counties in Rhode Island; 13 counties in Massachusetts; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Dec 24, 2008, 4:32 PM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2008, 5:25 AM EST (10:25 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2008, 4:32 PM EST
Expired
Dec 25, 2008, 10:00 AM EST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties 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), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:29 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 128 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 2008-12-24Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2008-12-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 87 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1310 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
165 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 241025
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
525 AM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT. 

MAZ013-015>017-RIZ001>005-241830-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.081225T0100Z-081225T1000Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK...BRISTOL
525 AM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON CORRIDOR ALONG
INTERSTATE 95 AND ALSO INCLUDES NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FOR A FEW
HOURS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM.

THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST LATE TONIGHT...WITH WINDS
SHIFTING TO WEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BUT REMAINING WINDY.

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.

$$

MAZ018>024-RIZ006>008-241830-
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.A.0008.081225T0100Z-081225T1000Z/
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
525 AM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT. 

THIS WATCH COVERS THE SOUTH COASTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND
ALL OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY.

A PERIOD OF DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT.  SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
FOR A FEW HOURS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM.

THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST LATE TONIGHT...WITH WINDS
SHIFTING TO WEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BUT REMAINING WINDY.

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.

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 241758
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1258 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT.

MAZ013-015>017-RIZ001>005-250200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.081225T0100Z-081225T1000Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK...BRISTOL
1258 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
EST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
EST THURSDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON CORRIDOR ALONG
INTERSTATE 95 AND ALSO INCLUDES NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FOR
A FEW HOURS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM.

THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST LATE TONIGHT...WITH WINDS
SHIFTING TO WEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BUT REMAINING WINDY.

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.

$$

MAZ018>024-RIZ006>008-250200-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0008.081225T0100Z-081225T1000Z/
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
1258 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

THIS WATCH COVERS THE SOUTH COASTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND
ALL OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY.

A PERIOD OF DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.  SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR FOR A FEW HOURS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM.

THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST LATE TONIGHT...WITH WINDS
SHIFTING TO WEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BUT REMAINING WINDY.

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 242132
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
432 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS MORNING.

MAZ018>024-RIZ006>008-250545-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0008.081225T0100Z-081225T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.081225T0100Z-081225T1500Z/
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
432 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS ADVISORY COVERS THE SOUTH COASTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND ALL
OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY.

A PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT...AND THEN AGAIN FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS AFTER THE FRONT
PASSES. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10
PM AND 10 AM.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING CHRISTMAS 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.

$$

MAZ002>004-007>009-012-026-NHZ011-015-250545-
/O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.081225T1000Z-081225T1500Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
432 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND CENTRAL
HILLS OF MASSACHUSETTS...AND FOR CHESHIRE AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THIS AREA ARE MOST
LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTING
TO 50 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH MID TO LATE 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.

$$

MAZ013-015>017-RIZ001>005-250545-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.081225T0100Z-081225T1500Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK...BRISTOL
432 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST THURSDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON CORRIDOR ALONG
INTERSTATE 95 AND ALSO INCLUDES NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FOR A FEW
HOURS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM.

THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH AROUND 4 AM. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO
WEST. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE TO PRODUCE WIND
GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS FOR A FEW HOURS CHRISTMAS MORNING. WINDS WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH MID TO LATE 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.

$$

WTB
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 250332
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1032 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS MORNING.

MAZ016>024-RIZ002-004>008-251000-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0009.081225T0332Z-081225T1000Z/
EASTERN 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...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1032 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS WARNING COVERS THE SOUTH COASTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND NORTHWARD INCLUDING PROVIDENCE..TAUNTON...PLYMOUTH AND THE
BLUE HILLS.  

A PERIOD OF DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW
HOURS AROUND AND JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 2 AM...POSSIBLY LASTING A LITTLE LONGER
OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.

ANOTHER PULSE OF STRONG WEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR JUST
AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT LINGERING INTO
CHRISTMAS MORNING.

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.

$$

MAZ013-015-RIZ001-003-251145-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
1032 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

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

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

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND TO BOSTON INCLUDING AND
WESTERN NORFOLK COUNTY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WIND GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM.

THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH AROUND 4 AM. WINDS WILL THEN
SHIFT TO WEST. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE TO
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS CHRISTMAS MORNING.
WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MID TO LATE 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.

$$

MAZ002>004-007>009-012-026-NHZ011-015-251145-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.081225T1000Z-081225T1500Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
1032 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND
CENTRAL HILLS OF MASSACHUSETTS...AND FOR CHESHIRE AND WESTERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THIS AREA ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY CHRISTMAS
MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE CAPABLE
OF GUSTING TO 50 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE MORNING. WINDS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MID TO LATE 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 250358
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1058 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS MORNING.

MAZ016>024-RIZ002-004>008-251000-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081225T1000Z/
EASTERN 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...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1058 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. 

THIS WARNING COVERS THE SOUTH COASTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND NORTHWARD INCLUDING PROVIDENCE..TAUNTON...PLYMOUTH AND THE
BLUE HILLS.

A PERIOD OF DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW
HOURS AROUND AND JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 2 AM...POSSIBLY LASTING A
LITTLE LONGER OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.

ANOTHER PULSE OF STRONG WEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR JUST
AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT LINGERING INTO
CHRISTMAS MORNING.

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.

$$

MAZ013-015-RIZ001-003-251200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
1058 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

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

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

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND TO BOSTON INCLUDING
WESTERN NORFOLK COUNTY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST
WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM.

THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH AROUND 4 AM. WINDS WILL THEN
SHIFT TO WEST. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE TO
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS CHRISTMAS MORNING.
WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MID TO LATE 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.

$$

MAZ002>004-007>009-012-026-NHZ011-015-251200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.081225T1000Z-081225T1500Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
1058 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND
CENTRAL HILLS OF MASSACHUSETTS...AND FOR CHESHIRE AND WESTERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THIS AREA ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY CHRISTMAS
MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE CAPABLE
OF GUSTING TO 50 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE MORNING. WINDS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MID TO LATE 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 250904
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
404 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...

MAZ016>024-RIZ002-004>008-251500-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081225T1000Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/
EASTERN 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...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
404 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND.  

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 45 MPH
THROUGH MID MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVE INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING AND 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.

$$

MAZ005-006-014-NHZ012-251500-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.081225T1000Z-081225T1500Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CAMBRIDGE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
404 AM EST THU DEC 25 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 IS FOR THE MERRIMACK VALLEY IN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND BOSTON/S NORTHWEST SUBURBS.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 45 MPH
THROUGH MID MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVE INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING AND 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.

$$

MAZ013-015-RIZ001-003-251500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
404 AM EST THU DEC 25 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 NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND TO BOSTON INCLUDING
WESTERN NORFOLK COUNTY.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 45 MPH
THROUGH MID MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVE INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING AND 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.

$$

MAZ002>004-007>009-012-026-NHZ011-015-251500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.081225T1000Z-081225T1500Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
404 AM EST THU DEC 25 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 IS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND
CENTRAL HILLS OF MASSACHUSETTS...AND FOR CHESHIRE AND WESTERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THIS AREA ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 45 MPH
THROUGH MID MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVE INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING AND 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 251118
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
618 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...

MAZ013-015>024-RIZ001>008-251500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK 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-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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
618 AM EST THU DEC 25 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 MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 45 MPH
THROUGH MID MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVE INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING AND 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.

$$

MAZ002>009-012-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-251500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
618 AM EST THU DEC 25 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 IS FOR THE MERRIMACK VALLEY IN MASSACHUSETTS AND
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND BOSTON/S NORTHWEST SUBURBS.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 45 MPH
THROUGH MID MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVE INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING AND 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.

$$
FIELD
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 251505
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1005 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...


MAZ002>009-012>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-251615-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN 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...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...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
1005 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY GUST TO 40 MPH AT TIMES 
THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WIND GUSTS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW THE
ADVISORY THRESHOLD OF 46 MPH.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.

$$

NMB

The office that day

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

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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.