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Wind Advisory 58, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

October 6, 20094 states

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Oct 6, 2009, 3:28 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Oct 7, 2009, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 6, 2009, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 7, 2009, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 8, 2009, 3:31 AM EDT
In force
15 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 19:30 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, 7.5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2009-10-06Temperature 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 2009-10-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1063 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
159 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.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
328 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-070400-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0058.091007T1600Z-091008T0000Z/
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
328 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. 

A BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS IN HEAVIER SHOWERS OR
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT THE SOUTH COAST THURSDAY MORNING.
HOWEVER...STRONGER WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE BETWEEN NOON AND
3 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WHICH MAY DOWN BRANCHES AND
LIMBS...ESPECIALLY WITH FULL FOLIAGE TREES.

THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT WIND GUSTS OVER
40 MPH MAY PERSIST OVER THE OUTER CAPE AND ISLANDS.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO
BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
338 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-070400-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0058.091007T1600Z-091008T0000Z/
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
328 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. 

A BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS IN HEAVIER SHOWERS OR 
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT THE SOUTH COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
HOWEVER...STRONGER WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE BETWEEN NOON AND
3 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WHICH MAY DOWN BRANCHES AND
LIMBS...ESPECIALLY WITH FULL FOLIAGE TREES.

THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT WIND GUSTS OVER
40 MPH MAY PERSIST OVER THE OUTER CAPE AND ISLANDS.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS 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 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
846 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-070900-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0058.091007T1600Z-091008T0000Z/
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
846 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY. 

A BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS IN HEAVIER SHOWERS OR
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT THE SOUTH COAST WEDNESDAY
MORNING. HOWEVER...STRONGER WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE BETWEEN NOON
AND 3 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WHICH MAY DOWN
BRANCHES AND LIMBS...ESPECIALLY WITH FULL FOLIAGE TREES.

THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT WIND GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH MAY PERSIST OVER THE OUTER CAPE AND ISLANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS
AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING
CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
329 AM EDT WED OCT 7 2009

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-071530-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0058.091007T1700Z-091008T0000Z/
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
329 AM EDT WED OCT 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

A BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS IN HEAVIER SHOWERS OR
PERHAPS A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT THE SOUTH COAST THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...STRONGER WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 3
PM. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WHICH MAY DOWN
BRANCHES AND LIMBS...ESPECIALLY WITH FULL FOLIAGE TREES.

THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH MAY
PERSIST OVER THE OUTER CAPE AND ISLANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS 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 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1057 AM EDT WED OCT 7 2009

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-072300-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0058.091007T1700Z-091008T0000Z/
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
1057 AM EDT WED OCT 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WERE SHIFTING TO THE WEST ACROSS THE
CONNECTICUT VALLEY AT 11 AM. THE COLD FRONT AND WIND SHIFT WILL MOVE
EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND REACHING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AROUND
2 PM.

WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY SHORTLY AFTER THE WIND SHIFT
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. THESE WIND GUSTS MAY
DOWN BRANCHES AND LIMBS...ESPECIALLY WITH FULL FOLIAGE TREES.

THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT WIND GUSTS OVER
40 MPH MAY PERSIST OVER THE OUTER CAPE AND ISLANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS 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 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
335 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-023-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-080200-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-091008T0200Z/
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-DUKES 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...VINEYARD HAVEN...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...
BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
335 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.
OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH MAY
DOWN BRANCHES AND LIMBS RESULTING IN POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS
AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING
CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

MAZ022-024-080345-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-091008T0800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
NANTUCKET
335 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
TONIGHT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
WHICH WILL DOWN BRANCHES AND LIMBS RESULTING IN POSSIBLE POWER
OUTAGES.

THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS 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 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
946 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-023-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-080300-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-091008T0200Z/
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-DUKES 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...VINEYARD HAVEN...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...
BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
946 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
ENTIRE REGION EXCEPT FOR THE OUTER-CAPE AND NANTUCKET.

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST
WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

$$

MAZ022-024-080800-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-091008T0800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
NANTUCKET
946 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

THIS WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES THE OUTER-CAPE AND NANTUCKET.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN
40 AND 45 MPH.  THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD
DAYBREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS 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 080731
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
331 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2009


MAZ022-024-080845-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-091008T0800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
NANTUCKET
331 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD.

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS MORNING...SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE STILL
EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

$$

FRANK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Oct 6, 3:28 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 6, 3:28 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
328 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE CROSSES NEW ENGLAND TOMORROW ACCOMPANIED
BY A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING...FOLLOWED BY WINDY CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS DRY WEATHER OVER NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER COLD FRONT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SHOWERS FRIDAY BUT WITH
IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
PREVIOUS FORECAST ON TRACK. EXPECT SCT-BKN CU TO DEVELOP BASED ON
CROSS SECTIONS...GREATEST COVERAGE INTERIOR.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
A PLEASANT EARLY FALL DAY IS ON TAP FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SKIES
WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY FOR MUCH OF THE DAY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDINESS
AND DIURNAL CUMULUS CLOUDS. HIGHS SHOULD TOP OUT MAINLY IN THE MID TO
UPPER 60S...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA TONIGHT WILL MOVE
ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY.  WE EXPECT THE EVENING TO
BE DRY...ALTHOUGH AN INCREASE IN MID/HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS IS
EXPECTED.  OUT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET OF 50
TO 60 KNOTS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.  IN
RESPONSE...A BURST OF STRONG OMEGA AND GOOD MOISTURE RETURN WILL
BRING A 3 TO 6 HOUR PERIOD OF RAIN SHOWERS WHICH WILL BE BRIEFLY
HEAVY AND YIELD GUSTY SOUTH WINDS.  IN ADDITION...MARGINAL
INSTABILITY ALONG WITH VERY STRONG JET DYNAMICS WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION.  ISOLATED
STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY...WITH THE BEST
CHANCE OF THIS NEAR THE SOUTH COAST IF THEY ARE ABLE TO BRIEFLY WARM
SECTOR.

THE SHOWERS/EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD ARRIVE IN THE INTERIOR
AFTER MIDNIGHT AND QUICKLY SWEEP OFF THE COAST BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.  ALTHOUGH THE PRECIPITATION WILL NOT LAST LONG IT LOOKS
TO DROP A QUICK 0.50 TO 1 INCH OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION.

MOST OF THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE
DRY...BUT A COUPLE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF OUR NORTHERN AND WESTERN ZONES.  THIS
IN RESPONSE TO THE COLD POOL ALOFT SWEEPING ACROSS THE REGION.  IN
ADDITION...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT FORCE BEHIND THE SYSTEM WILL BRING
WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON.  NORTHWEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE CAPE/ISLANDS.  WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR AT
LEAST A PORTION OF THE REGION...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE FULLY
LEAFED TREES BRINGING AN INCREASE RISKED FOR WIND DAMAGE.  HIGHS ON
WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 60S ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...BUT
PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN MAY ONLY SEE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL BE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES THURSDAY MORNING WHICH WILL BE MOVING EASTWARD AND AWAY
FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. BREEZY CONDITIONS SHOULD ABATE AS THE DAY
WEARS ON...AND PLENTY OF SUN WILL BE HAD.

THE NEXT SHORT WAVE APPROACHES THE REGION FRIDAY...AND THERE IS STILL
SOME MODEL DISAGREEMENT IN THE AMPLITUDE OF THE WAVE. THE 12Z ECMWF
STILL SHOWS A LESS AMPLIFIED MID AND UPPER LEVEL PATTERN...WHICH
ALLOWS FOR A SFC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO PASS RIGHT OVER SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. SOME OF THE OTHER MODELS...ESPECIALLY THE GFS ARE MORE
AMPLIFIED AND BRING THE SFC LOW WAY UP INTO CANADA...ALLOWING A BROAD
WARM SECTOR TO OVERSPREAD SNE FRIDAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT SWEEPS
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE EVENTUAL SOLUTION WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON
TEMPERATURES AND CERTAINLY POPS. THE MORE AMPLIFIED SOLUTIONS WILL
OFFER A WARMER DAY FRIDAY WITH LITTLE IF ANY IN THE WAY OF PRECIP.
AT THIS TIME...IT DOESN/T SEEM THAT THE MODELS HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON
THE EVOLUTION OF SHORT WAVES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA AND THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. THEREFORE...WILL TEND TO SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE IN
SOLUTIONS AT THIS TIME. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR CHANCE POPS FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. EVEN IF THE GFS WERE TO
VERIFY FOR FRIDAY...IT WON/T GET AS WARM AS WE WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT
WITH 850MB TEMPS OF AROUND +17C DUE TO LIMITED MIXING POTENTIAL.

DRIER AND SOMEWHAT COOLER WEATHER WILL ENSUE BEHIND THE SYSTEM FOR
THE WEEKEND AS HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS ON IN. THEREAFTER...THE MODELS
ARE IN CONSIDERABLE DISAGREEMENT FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...ALTHOUGH THERE
ARE SOME SIGNALS FOR SOME CHANCY PRECIP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
PERHAPS WE WILL GET OUR FIRST FEW FLAKES OF THE SEASON IN THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE BERKS AND MONADNOCKS MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THIS AFTERNOON...BKN CIGS 4-5K FT IN THE INTERIOR SHOULD BECOME
SCATTERED TOWARD EVENING.

TONIGHT...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL THEN
ARRIVE BETWEEN 6Z6 AND 12Z FROM WEST TO EAST IN DEVELOPING SHOWERS.

WEDNESDAY...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN THE MORNING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY SOME EMBEDDED THUNDER. LOW PROB OF LLWS
BUT NOT YET INCLUDED IN TAF AS STRONGEST LOW LEVEL WINDS NOT UNTIL
THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF 14-18Z FROM WEST
TO EAST AS DRY SLOT MOVES IN...THEN CIGS GRADUALLY LIFTING TO VFR. A
FEW INSTABILITY SHOWERS/ISOLD THUNDER POSSIBLE IN THE
AFTERNOON...MAINLY INTERIOR AS COLD POOL MOVES IN.

BECOMING RATHER WINDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH WESTERLY WIND GUSTS
30-40KT.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...DIMINISHING WINDS BUT G35 KT POSSIBLE IN THE
EVENING. VFR/MVFR CIGS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING NW MA AND SW
NH...OTHERWISE VFR WITH CLEARING SKIES OVERNIGHT.

OUTLOOK /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...

THURSDAY...VFR WITH WINDS DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING.

FRIDAY...VFR IN THE MORNING. MVFR/IFR POSSIBLE LATE AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT IN SHOWERS.

SAT...MVFR POSSIBLE EARLY MORNING IN SHOWERS WITH NEXT COLD
FRONT...OTHERWISE VFR.

SUN...VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
TODAY...
SCA HEADLINES HAVE EXPIRED AS WINDS DIMINISHING AS A WEAK RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION.

TONIGHT...
LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA WILL BEGIN TO INDUCE A STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET...BUT NOT UNTIL WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT.  THEREFORE...WE
EXPECT SOUTHERLY SCA WIND GUSTS TO DEVELOP TOWARDS 12Z.

WEDNESDAY...
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING STRONG SCA
WINDS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.  LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS.  OTHERWISE...THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT FORCE BEHIND THE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING GALE
FORCE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT.  A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN HOISTED FOR ALL OUR WATERS OVER THIS
TIME.  IN ADDITION...SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD BETWEEN 7 AND 11 FEET
ACROSS THE OUTER-WATERS SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS.

OUTLOOK /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...

WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT. INCREASING SOUTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS MAY REQUIRE A SCA
FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. NORTHWESTERLY SCA WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
BEHIND LOW PRESSURE BEFORE DIMINISHING MARKEDLY FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
     FOR ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256.

&&

SYNOPSIS...EKSTER
NEAR TERM...WTB/KJC/FRANK
SHORT TERM...FRANK
LONG TERM...EKSTER
AVIATION...KJC/EKSTER
MARINE...KJC/EKSTER
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 6, 4:28 AM EDT, 11 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
428 AM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-070830-
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-
428 AM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. LOW PROBABILITY OF A
WIND ADVISORY FOR LATE WEDNESDAY AND NIGHT. WEST WINDS MAY GUST TO
AROUND 45 MPH.

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-070830-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO
20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
428 AM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

  GALE WATCH.

AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY
NIGHT.

.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
Oct 6, 3:18 AM EDTGale WatchBOX12 hr
Oct 6, 3:40 PM EDTGale WarningBOX42 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.