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Wind Advisory 67, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

November 27, 20094 states

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Nov 27, 2009, 4:10 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Nov 27, 2009, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 27, 2009, 4:10 AM EST (09:10 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 27, 2009, 6:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 28, 2009, 2:26 PM EST
In force
20 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 09:13 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, 9.2 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 00:00Z on 2009-11-27Temperature 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 2009-11-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
570 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 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 270910
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
410 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY... 

MAZ022>024-271715-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0066.091127T1600Z-091127T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0067.091127T2300Z-091128T1700Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
410 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COASTAL
STORM MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE WHICH MAY BRING
DOWN SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>008-271715-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0067.091127T2300Z-091128T1700Z/
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-
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...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
410 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SATURDAY. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COASTAL
STORM MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE WHICH MAY
BRING DOWN SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 271345 CCA
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
842 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY... 

MAZ022>024-272200-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0066.091127T1600Z-091127T2200Z/
/O.COR.KBOX.WI.Y.0067.091127T2300Z-091128T1700Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
842 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SATURDAY.

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COASTAL
STORM MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE WHICH MAY BRING
DOWN SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>008-272200-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0067.091127T2300Z-091128T1700Z/
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-
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...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
842 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SATURDAY. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COASTAL
STORM MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE WHICH MAY
BRING DOWN SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 271708
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1208 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-280115-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0067.091127T2300Z-091128T1700Z/
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
1208 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EST SATURDAY. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COASTAL
STORM MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
BETWEEN 3 AM AND NOON SATURDAY WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS WILL AT TIMES 
AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WHICH MAY BRING DOWN
SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.  DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$


DRAG
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 272116
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
416 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-280530-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0067.091127T2300Z-091128T1900Z/
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
416 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST SATURDAY. 

SPOTTY WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING
BUT THE BRUNT OF THE WIND APPEARS RESERVED FOR SATURDAY MORNING OR
MIDDAY SATURDAY.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 AM AND 2 PM SATURDAY WHEN
SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AT TIMES AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WHICH MAY BRING DOWN SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS
AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF STRONGER WINDS FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS
REGION SATURDAY WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH.

OVERALL..THE GREATEST IMPACT OF THE WIND SHOULD BE ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS
COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.  DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$


DRAG
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 280330
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1030 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...STRONG WEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-281130-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0067.000000T0000Z-091128T1900Z/
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
1030 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST SATURDAY. 

SPOTTY WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS
EVENING BUT THE BRUNT OF THE WIND APPEARS RESERVED FOR SATURDAY
MORNING OR MIDDAY SATURDAY.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 AM AND 2 PM SATURDAY
WHEN SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AT TIMES AVERAGE
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WHICH MAY BRING DOWN SOME
SMALL TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF STRONGER WINDS FOR THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS REGION SATURDAY WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH.

OVERALL..THE GREATEST IMPACT OF THE WIND SHOULD BE ALONG THE
MASSACHUSETTS COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 280843
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
343 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009

...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-281645-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0067.000000T0000Z-091128T2300Z/
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
343 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009

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

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

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH...WHICH MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED WIND DAMAGE
AND POWER OUTAGES.

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...AND THERE IS A CHANCE OF STRONGER GUSTS TO 55 MPH OVER
THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.

THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT THERE IS A CHANCE THE WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED INTO THE EVENING FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 281340
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
840 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009

...POCKETS OF DAMAGING WEST WINDS TODAY...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-282100-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0067.000000T0000Z-091128T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0004.091128T1340Z-091128T2100Z/
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-
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
840 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED ADVISORY FOR MOST 
OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...WHICH WILL RESULT IN POCKETS OF WIND DAMAGE
AND POSSIBLY LENGTHY POWER OUTAGES IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOW AND NOON IN WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. ELSEWHERE INCLUDING THE
BOSTON AREA THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 3 PM.

THEREAFTER...WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
LIKELY WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL
CONTINUE TO OCCUR. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.

&&

$$

RIZ006>008-282145-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0067.000000T0000Z-091128T2300Z/
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
840 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND.

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH...WHICH MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED
WIND DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON.

THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.  DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$
DRAG
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 281926
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
226 PM EST SAT NOV 28 2009


MAZ007-014>016-019-022-024-282200-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091128T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0068.091128T1926Z-091128T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...
QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NANTUCKET
226 PM EST SAT NOV 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY UPGRADED HIGH WIND WARNING FOR
COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WHICH NOW EXTENDS FROM NANTUCKET AND
CAPE COD TO BOSTON AND THE NORTH SHORE.

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 30 MPH DURING MID AFTERNOON WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. THEREAFTER...WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH AS SUNSET APPROACHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
LIKELY WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL
CONTINUE TO OCCUR. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>006-008>013-017-018-020-021-023-026-NHZ011-012-
015-RIZ001>005-282030-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091128T2100Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...
BRISTOL
226 PM EST SAT NOV 28 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

LOCAL STORM REPORTS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS OFFER
INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXTENT OF TODAYS WIND EVENT WHICH HAS 
NOW BECOME A RELATIVELY ROUTINE BLUSTERY DAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND.


$$

RIZ006>008-282030-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0067.000000T0000Z-091128T2300Z/
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
226 PM EST SAT NOV 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

LOCAL STORM REPORTS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS OFFER
INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXTENT OF TODAYS WIND EVENT WHICH HAS NOW
BECOME A RELATIVELY ROUTINE BLUSTERY DAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

$$


DRAG

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.