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Wind Advisory 69, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

December 2, 20094 states

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 2, 2009, 4:25 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 3, 2009, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 2, 2009, 4:25 PM EST (21:25 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 3, 2009, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 3, 2009, 10:06 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex 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), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 2009-12-02Temperature 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 2009-12-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 126 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
188 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 022125
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
425 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...STRONG WINDS AND DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-030530-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.091203T0700Z-091203T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0005.091203T0700Z-091203T1800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
425 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS 
TONIGHT TO UPSTATE NEW YORK THURSDAY MORNING. AS THIS LOW PASSES TO 
THE WEST OF NEW ENGLAND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40
MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS CAPE
COD AND THE ISLANDS. HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD
ALSO BRING SOME STRONGER GUSTS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING...WITH
WINDS SHIFTING TO WEST AND SOUTHWEST. SOME STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD
OCCUR INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY BUT
THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD END EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>021-RIZ001>007-030530-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.091203T0700Z-091203T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0069.091203T0700Z-091203T1800Z/
WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
425 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS 
TONIGHT TO UPSTATE NEW YORK THURSDAY MORNING. AS THIS LOW PASSES TO 
THE WEST OF NEW ENGLAND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME GUSTS MAY REACH UP TO 50 MPH. HEAVY SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO BRING SOME STRONGER GUSTS LATE
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING...WITH
WINDS SHIFTING TO WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ002-003-030530-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.091203T0700Z-091203T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0069.091203T0700Z-091203T1400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON
425 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS 
TONIGHT TO UPSTATE NEW YORK THURSDAY MORNING. AS THIS LOW PASSES TO 
THE WEST OF NEW ENGLAND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME GUSTS MAY REACH UP TO 50 MPH. HEAVY SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO BRING SOME STRONGER GUSTS LATE
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-030530-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0069.091203T0700Z-091203T1400Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...
NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
425 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS 
TONIGHT TO UPSTATE NEW YORK THURSDAY MORNING. AS THIS LOW PASSES TO 
THE WEST OF NEW ENGLAND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME GUSTS MAY REACH UP TO 50 MPH. HEAVY SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO BRING SOME STRONGER GUSTS LATE
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 030226
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
926 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...STRONG WINDS AND DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-031030-
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0005.091203T0900Z-091203T1800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
926 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS TONIGHT TO UPSTATE NEW YORK THURSDAY MORNING. AS THIS LOW
PASSES TO THE WEST OF NEW ENGLAND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. HEAVY SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO BRING SOME STRONGER GUSTS LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
REGION THURSDAY MORNING...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO WEST AND
SOUTHWEST. SOME STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD OCCUR INTO EARLY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY BUT THE THREAT OF DAMAGING
WINDS SHOULD END EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-031030-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0069.091203T0900Z-091203T1800Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
926 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS TONIGHT TO UPSTATE NEW YORK THURSDAY MORNING. AS THIS LOW
PASSES TO THE WEST OF NEW ENGLAND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 25 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME GUSTS MAY REACH UP TO
50 MPH. HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO BRING
LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO WEST
AND SOUTHWEST.

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 030858
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
358 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-031700-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.091203T0900Z-091203T1800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
358 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING AND
POTENTIALLY GUST TO AROUND 60 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
CAPE AND ISLANDS MID TO LATE MORNING AND WILL RESULT IN WINDS TURNING
SOUTHWEST. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING.

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
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-031700-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0069.091203T0900Z-091203T1800Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
358 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING AND
POTENTIALLY GUST UP TO 50 MPH...MAINLY ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND BY MID MORNING AND THIS MAY ALLOW FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF
SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH FOR THE MAJORITY OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND.

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 031220
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
720 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

...STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...

MAZ007-013>021-RIZ001>007-031600-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-091203T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091203T1600Z/
EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY...NEWPORT
720 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY.
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING WILL LOCALLY GUST UP TO
60 MPH...MAINLY ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY MID MORNING AND
THIS MAY ALLOW FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS AROUND
55 MPH FOR THE MAJORITY OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

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
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-031800-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091203T1800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
720 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING
AND POTENTIALLY GUST TO AROUND 60 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS MID TO LATE MORNING AND WILL RESULT
IN WINDS TURNING SOUTHWEST. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING.

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
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-031800-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-091203T1800Z/
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-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
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...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...
NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
720 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING
AND POTENTIALLY GUST UP TO 50 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY MID MORNING AND THIS MAY ALLOW FOR A BRIEF
PERIOD OF SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH FOR THE MAJORITY OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. IT/S POSSIBLE THAT A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
COULD OCCUR IN HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

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 031506
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1006 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-031800-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091203T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0070.091203T1506Z-091203T1800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1006 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 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 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH AS DRIER AIR USHERS
ACROSS 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.

&&

$$

MAZ007-013>021-RIZ001>007-031615-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091203T1600Z/
EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1006 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AS DRIER AIR USHERS
ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-031615-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-091203T1800Z/
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-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
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...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...
NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1006 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AS DRIER AIR USHERS
ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

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 Dec 2, 3:52 PM EST, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 3:52 PM EST, 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
352 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE PASSING WELL TO OUR WEST WILL BRING A PERIOD OF
STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES LATE
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. SEASONABLY CHILLY WEATHER WILL ARRIVE
FRIDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. COASTAL LOW PRESSURE WILL MOST LIKELY
PASS FAR ENOUGH OFFSHORE SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT TO PREVENT A
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY MOVE THROUGH
NEW ENGLAND NEXT WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
HIGH CLOUDS ALREADY STREAMING INTO THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING
AHEAD OF STRENGTHENING LOW PRES ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
NOTING A HUGE AMOUNT OF C/G LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW...
ALONG WITH A TORNADO WATCH ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL COAST OF THE
GULF. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF VERY STRONG DYNAMICS ALREADY IN PLACE
WITH THIS LOW. WV SATELLITE SHOWING STRONG SHORT WAVE WITH JET
WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW...HELPING FUEL THE CONVECTION AHEAD OF THE
DRY TONGUE. WITH THIS LOW/S HISTORY...THIS LENDS MORE CREDENCE FOR
A LOT OF QUICK HITTING ACTION LATER TONIGHT.

AS FOR THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECT CLOUDS TO QUICKLY INCREASE BUT PRECIP
TO HOLD OFF UNTIL TONIGHT. NORTHERN EDGE OF PRECIP SEEN ON NE
REGIONAL RADAR UP TO CHESAPEAKE BAY/S DELAWARE AT 16Z.

TEMPS ARE RUNNING A BIT COOLER THAN FORECAST...BUT FEEL THEY WILL
RECOVER TO PREVIOUSLY FORECASTED HIGHS.  UPDATED THE GRIDS AND ZONES
TO REFLECT THIS THINKING...AS WELL AS BRINGING OTHER PARAMETERS
CURRENT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/...
MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS DURING THIS PERIOD REVOLVE AROUND THE CHANCES
FOR HIGH WIND...CONVECTION...HEAVY RAIN...AND COASTAL FLOODING.

A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WHILE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. THIS LOW WILL
GRADUALLY GATHER STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD...LIKELY TO
UPSTATE NEW YORK BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

AS FAR AS WIND GOES...THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A VERY
STRONG SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL JET...WITH WINDS UPWARDS OF 80 KTS IN THE
900-850MB LAYER. AS IS USUALLY THE QUESTION WITH SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL
JET EVENTS IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...HOW MUCH WIND WILL BE ABLE TO
MIX DOWN? A LOW LEVEL INVERSION ALMOST ALWAYS KEEPS THE HIGHEST WINDS
OF THE JET CORE AT BAY...BUT OCCASIONALLY POCKETS OF DAMAGING WIND
WILL DEVELOP AS THE SURFACE WARMS OR IS BROUGHT DOWN IN CONVECTION.
AS THE LOW LEVEL JET TRANSPORTS RICH THETA-E AIR NORTHWARD...A WARM
FRONT WILL PROGRESS NORTHWARD AND PROBABLY BE ON THE SOUTH COAST/S
DOORSTEP BETWEEN 6Z AND 9Z TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL PROBABLY BE FOUND
ALONG A KBAF-KBOS LINE BY 12Z...THEN LIFT NORTHEAST FROM THERE. THE
BEST CHANCE OF POCKETS OF DAMAGING WIND SHOULD OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH
OF THE WARM FRONT LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE
CONVECTION WILL OCCUR...AND QUITE POSSIBLY THUNDER. I WOULDN/T BE
SURPRISED IF MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASS IS IN THE MID 60S
AT 12Z THURSDAY MORNING IN THE WAKE OF THE SFC WARM FRONT. WE HAVE
THEREFORE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE AREA THAT LOOKS TO HAVE
THE BEST SHOT TO TRULY GET INTO THE WARM SECTOR LATER TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING...WHICH IS ROUGHLY AN AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
KBDL-KLWM LINE. DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT A LOCK...BUT THE POTENTIAL IS
THERE...SO HENCE THE WATCH ISSUANCE.

A COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM WEST TO
EAST DURING THE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE
BOUNDARY LAYER TO BECOME MIXED AS THE INVERSION GETS SCOURED OUT.
THIS MAY ALLOW FOR A RELATIVELY BRIEF WINDOW FOR STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

AS FAR AS POPS GO...THEY ARE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD...THEY RAPIDLY
BECOME CATEGORICAL THIS EVENING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. DRY SLOT QUICKLY
ADVECTS IN FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THURSDAY MORNING AND THIS WILL
RAPIDLY SHUT THE PRECIP OFF. SUNSHINE IS PROBABLE BY LATE THURS
AFTERNOON MOST LOCATIONS.

LOW PROB THAT A SVR TSTM WARNING MAY BE ISSUED FOR WIND LATE TONIGHT
OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING IF CONVECTION CAN BECOME ROBUST. RAIN MAY
BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING THURSDAY WITH 1
TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE...AND THIS MAY CAUSE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING FOR THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...

LONG TERM IS BASED ON A CONSENSUS OF MODELS...ESPECIALLY A BLEND OF
12Z GFS AND ECMWF.

THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...
SURFACE LOW WILL HAVE MOVED OFF THROUGH THE MARITIMES...BUT UPPER
LOW AND TROF LINGERS OVER THE MIDWEST. THIS KEEPS US IN A SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT AND CHANNELS THE COLD CORE WITH THE TROF BACK NORTH INTO
CANADA. WHILE TEMPS WILL COOL OFF FROM THE RELATIVELY BALMY LEVELS OF
THURSDAY...READINGS SHOULD BE NEAR NORMAL LEVELS.

FRIDAY NIGHT-SATURDAY-SATURDAY NIGHT...
SHORTWAVE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DIVES AROUND THE MIDWEST UPPER
TROF AND MOVES UP THE SOUTHWEST UPPER FLOW SATURDAY. GENERAL MODEL
AGREEMENT THAT THIS GENERATES A COASTAL LOW OFF GEORGIA/FLORIDA
FRIDAY WHICH THEN MOVES UP THE COAST SATURDAY AND PASSES WELL
OFFSHORE OF NANTUCKET EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT. THE CLOUD SHIELD LEADING
THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO OUR AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. BUT THE ARRIVAL OF
PRECIPITATION IS STILL AN OPEN QUESTION. THE CONSENSUS TRACK WOULD
KEEP MOST PRECIPITATION OFFSHORE...BUT THE UPPER TROF MAY DRAW THIS
NORTHWARD. THE EURO AND NAM BRING .01 TO KEENE AND GREENFIELD /MA/ WITH
ALL MODELS BRINGING MEASUREABLE UP TO THE SOUTH COAST. WE WILL
CONTINUE WITH CHANCE POPS UP TO A MHT-BAF LINE AND GRADING TO HIGH-
END CHANCE VALUES ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. BASED ON 12Z INFORMATION IT
APPEARS THAT A SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EVENT WILL STAY OFFSHORE OF
NEW ENGLAND.

TEMPERATURE PROFILES OVER NEW ENGLAND ARE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
SNOW...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT...WITH 1000-500 MB THICKNESSES BELOW 5400
M. AND 1000-850 MB THICKNESSES BELOW 1300 M. EVERYWHERE BUT THE
CAPE/ISLANDS. HOWEVER SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM ENOUGH SO
THAT ANY SNOW WILL EITHER MELT ON CONTACT OR BE LIMITED TO LESS THAN
AN INCH. STAY TUNED.

SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
QUIET WEATHER AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. UPPER FLOW
TURNS ZONAL...SO TEMPS SHOULD BE SEASONABLY COOL.

WEDNESDAY...
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE CARVES INTO THE MIDWEST TUESDAY AND GENERATES
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WHICH THEN MOVES TOWARD THE EAST COAST
WEDNESDAY. THE 12Z EURO TRACKS THE LOW WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND
WHILE OTHER GUIDENCE BRINGS IT UP THROUGH THE NORTHEAST. EITHER WAY
AN UPPER TROF SWINGS THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. IT IS ALSO A DAY 7
FORECAST. WE WILL GO WITH INCREASING CLOUDS WEDNESDAY AND CHANCE
POPS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...
VFR WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS.

THIS EVENING...
VFR TO START WITH CEILINGS QUICKLY LOWERING TO MVFR TOWARD MIDNIGHT
WITH A LOW PROBABILITY OF IFR BY THEN AT BDL/BAF. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO
OVERSPREAD TERMINALS 03Z BDL/BAF TO 06Z MHT/BOS/HYA/ACK.

OVERNIGHT...
MARGINAL MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY AFTER 09Z. THINK CIGS WILL
HOVER AROUND 008-012 THEREAFTER DESPITE MUCH OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE
SUGGESTING WIDESPREAD LIFR. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG WITH A
LOW PROBABILITY OF THUNDER 09Z- 12Z PVD/HYA/FMH AND ACK. LLWS LIKELY
ALL TERMINALS ESPECIALLY PVD/HYA/FMH AND ACK WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL
SOUTHERLY JET OF 80 KT WITH 60 KT DOWN TO 1KFT ACROSS TERIMALS
MENTIONED ABOVE.

THURSDAY...
AS MENTIONED ABOVE MUCH OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGEST WIDESPREAD LIFR
BUT PATTERN RECOGNITION SUGGEST MARGINAL IFR/MVFR THROUGH 13Z- 15Z.
LLWS AND ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE THROUGH 13Z-15Z FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST. CONDITIONS RAPIDLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER TO VFR. ANY CIGS
DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 4KFT.

OUTLOOK /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...

THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...VFR.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH BEST
CHANCE OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...LEAST CHANCE OVER SOUTHERN NH.

SUNDAY-MONDAY...VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...W-SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KTS EARLY WILL PICK
UP TO 10-15 KT ON THE SOUTHERN WATERS LATE IN THE DAY. SEAS 3 FEET
OR LESS.

TONIGHT...HAVE ISSUED A GALE WARNING FOR ALL WATERS FOR RAPIDLY
INCREASING SE WINDS...GUSTING UP TO 40-45 KTS LATE. SEAS QUICKLY
BUILD AND BECOME VERY ROUGH.

THURSDAY...SE/S WINDS FLIP TO SOUTHWEST AS COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS
THURSDAY MORNING AND GUST UP TO 45 KT.

OUTLOOK /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...

THURSDAY NIGHT...DIMINISHING WINDS. EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CRITERIA WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH THE NIGHT.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN SMALL CRAFT
CRITERIA. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE...BUT LINGER ABOVE 5 FEET ON THE
SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...COASTAL LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS WELL
SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET AND KEEP THE HEAVIEST WEATHER WELL OFFSHORE.
THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY ENOUGH TO SPEAD SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS
INTO THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST WATERS.

SUNDAY...WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH BELOW SMALL CRAFT LEVELS.

MONDAY...WINDS AND SEAS REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT LEVELS.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
THE MONTHLY ASTRONOMICAL TIDE CYCLE PEAKS ON THURSDAY MORNING. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR ABOUT THE SAME TIME. WITH
WINDS EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST...THIS WOULD PUSH THE
COASTAL WATERS UP AGAINST THE RI AND SOUTH MASSACHUSETTS COASTS.
NARRAGANSETT BAY AND BUZZARDS BAY WOULD...BY THEIR SHAPE...BE
ESPECIALLY AT RISK. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A 2 FOOT OR HIGHER STORM
SURGE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. THIS SURGE...IF REALIZED...WOULD BRING A
RISK OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO THE SOUTH COAST AND ITS BAYS.
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING MEANS THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO VULNERABLE AREAS. A COASTAL FLOOD HAS BEEN
ISSUED.

&&

.CLIMATE...
BOSTON/S LOGAN AIRPORT HAS NOT FALLEN TO THE FREEZING MARK SO FAR
THIS SEASON. THE RECORD LATEST IN THE SEASON THAT BOSTON HAS
RECORDED ITS FIRST 32F WAS DEC 2ND 1975. THE LOW THIS MORNING AT
LOGAN WAS 35 DEGREES...THUS AS OF THIS MORNING THE RECORD HAS BEEN
TIED. THE OVERNIGHT LOW TONIGHT IS FORECASTED TO REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING...THUS THE RECORD WILL LIKELY BE BROKEN. AVERAGE FIRST DATE
OF 32 IN BOSTON IS AROUND NOVEMBER 4TH.

RECORDS AT OUR 4 CLIMATE SITES FOR THURSDAY...DECEMBER 3 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

        MAX T       HIGH MIN      PCPN

BOS...65 IN 1932   48 IN 1932   1.82 IN 1986
PVD...63 IN 1932   46 IN 1998*  3.38 IN 1986
BDL...64 IN 1932   43 IN 1932   1.60 IN 1967
ORH...61 IN 1932   47 IN 1998   1.69 IN 1986

*MEANS RECORD NOTED ALSO SET IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

NOVEMBER 2009 WAS TOP 10 WARMEST AT OUR 4 CLIMATE SITES. BELOW ARE
PRELIMINARY NOVEMBER TEMPERATURE AVERAGES AND DEPARTURES FOR THE
MONTH.

BOS 48.8...PLUS 3.9...RANKED NUMBER 6.
BDL 46.4...PLUS 4.6...RANKED NUMBER 6.
PVD 48.9...PLUS 5.1...RANKED NUMBER 3.
ORH 44.5...PLUS 4.9...RANKED NUMBER 5.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 2 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
     FOR MAZ020>024.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 2 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR MAZ005>007-012>024.
NH...NONE.
RI...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
     FOR RIZ002-004>008.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 2 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR RIZ001>008.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY FOR
     ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256.

&&

SYNOPSIS...WTB
NEAR TERM...EVT
SHORT TERM...EKSTER
LONG TERM...WTB
AVIATION...WTB/NOCERA
MARINE...WTB/EKSTER/EVT
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
CLIMATE...KAB
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 2, 4:14 PM EST, 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
414 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-032115-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
414 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PASS FAR ENOUGH EAST OF OUR
REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT TO PREVENT A SIGNIFICANT WINTER
STORM. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY THAT THE STORM
WILL TRACK FURTHER WEST THAN EXPECTED AND HAVE A BIGGER IMPACT ON
OUR REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-032115-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
414 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

IN ADDITION TO THE FLOOD THREAT ALONG THE SOUTH COAST AND
ISLANDS...PROVINCETOWN HARBOR AND ITS VICINITY WILL BE PRONE TO
MINOR SPLASHOVER AT THE THURSDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PASS FAR ENOUGH EAST OF OUR
REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT TO PREVENT A SIGNIFICANT WINTER
STORM. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY THAT THE STORM
WILL TRACK FURTHER WEST THAN EXPECTED AND HAVE A BIGGER IMPACT ON
OUR REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>019-RIZ001-003-032115-
WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-
414 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

STRONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY DRIVE ENOUGH WATER AGAINST THE
SHORE AT CAPE ANN AND ITS VICINITY TO CAUSE MINOR SPLASHOVER AT THE
THURSDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PASS FAR ENOUGH EAST OF OUR
REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT TO PREVENT A SIGNIFICANT WINTER
STORM. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY THAT THE STORM
WILL TRACK FURTHER WEST THAN EXPECTED AND HAVE A BIGGER IMPACT ON
OUR REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MAZ020-RIZ002-004-006-007-032115-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
414 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PASS FAR ENOUGH EAST OF OUR
REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT TO PREVENT A SIGNIFICANT WINTER
STORM. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY THAT THE STORM
WILL TRACK FURTHER WEST THAN EXPECTED AND HAVE A BIGGER IMPACT ON
OUR REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MAZ021-032115-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
414 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PASS FAR ENOUGH EAST OF OUR
REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT TO PREVENT A SIGNIFICANT WINTER
STORM. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY THAT THE STORM
WILL TRACK FURTHER WEST THAN EXPECTED AND HAVE A BIGGER IMPACT ON
OUR REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

RIZ005-032115-
BRISTOL RI-
414 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PASS FAR ENOUGH EAST OF OUR
REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT TO PREVENT A SIGNIFICANT WINTER
STORM. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A LOW PROBABILITY THAT THE STORM
WILL TRACK FURTHER WEST THAN EXPECTED AND HAVE A BIGGER IMPACT ON
OUR REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-032115-
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-
414 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   GALE WARNING.

GALE WARNING.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 2, 4:06 AM ESTCoastal Flood WatchBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth12 hr
Dec 2, 4:16 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more12 hr
Dec 2, 4:18 AM ESTGale WarningBOX35 hr
Dec 2, 4:16 PM ESTCoastal Flood WarningBOXBristol18 hr
Dec 2, 4:16 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth20 hr
Dec 2, 4:25 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more18 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2009Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2009Wind Advisories in New Hampshire, 2009Every wind advisory in 2009

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.