Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Feb 25, 2010, 4:34 AM EST for 8 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 25, 2010, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2010, 4:34 AM EST (09:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2010, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2010, 1:55 AM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 6:25 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wilmington, MA | TREE ON WIRES - CAUSING TREE FIRE. CYPRUS STREET. |
| Feb 25, 6:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Saugus, MA | WIRE HIT A CAR RTE 1 NEAR PRINCE PIZZA. |
| Feb 25, 7:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Arlington, MA | WIRES FROM HOUSE DOWNED. |
| Feb 25, 7:04 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Reading, MA | TREE DOWN KNOCKS 200 FT PRIMARY WIRE DOWN PROSPECT TO BERKLEY. |
| Feb 25, 7:05 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Woburn, MA | WOOD STREET, PINTO ROAD...TREE DOWN BOTH LOCATIONS. |
| Feb 25, 7:10 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Melrose, MA | TREE AND WIRE DOWN AT GROVE AND BURNETT ST. |
| Feb 25, 7:21 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Reading, MA | POLE DOWN ON AVALON ST. |
| Feb 25, 8:06 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wayland, MA | POWER OUT. RT20 AT CLAY ST. TRANSFORMER BLEW AND TREE ON FIRE. |
| Feb 25, 8:22 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boston, MA | PARK DRIVE WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 8:26 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Stoneham, MA | NORTH AND WILLIAM STREETS. BRANCH DOWN AND CAUSED MV ACCIDENT. |
| Feb 25, 8:36 PM EST | STORM SURGE 3 | Boston, MA | 12.1 BOS NOS TIDE AT 748PM. MORRISSEY BLVD CLOSED BOTH WAYS FROM UMASS BOSTON TO FREEPORT ST. |
| Feb 25, 8:47 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boston, MA | TREE ON CAR |
| Feb 25, 8:47 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Watertown, MA | WIRE ON STREET |
| Feb 25, 8:48 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Marlborough, MA | MALTON DRIVE. WIRE ON ST. |
| Feb 25, 9:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hingham, MA | MAIN AND FRIEND STS. TREE DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 9:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Melrose, MA | LAWRENCE ST AND SANFORD ST. LARGE LIMB AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 9:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Plainville, MA | WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 9:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Stoughton, MA | CURVE RD TREE DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 9:04 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Peabody, MA | WASHINGTON ST. TREE DOWN |
| Feb 25, 9:08 PM EST | STORM SURGE 0 | Scituate, MA | ONE HOUSE EVACUATED ON OCEAN SIDE DRIVE DUE TO SPLASHOVER |
| Feb 25, 9:08 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Somerville, MA | UNION ST. WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 9:08 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Watertown, MA | OLIVER ST. POLE AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 9:10 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Eastham, MA | 51 KNOT WIND GUST RECORDED AT HATCH BEACH |
| Feb 25, 9:25 PM EST | FLOOD | Lawrence, MA | FRANLIN STREET FLOODED WITH 2 INCHES OF WATER |
| Feb 25, 9:26 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Weymouth, MA | PRIMARY WIRE DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 9:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boston, MA | 10 MENDELTON ST. WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 9:49 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Eastham, MA | SAMERSET ROAD TREE AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 9:49 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Weston, MA | SHADY HILL RD CLOSED BY DOWNED TREE.. |
| Feb 25, 9:51 PM EST | FLOOD | Wilmington, MA | WHIPPLE ROAD CORNER OF TEWKSBURY BILLERICA AND WILMINGTON CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING FROM THE SHAWSHEEN RVR. WILDWOOD ST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Feb 25, 9:52 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rowley, MA | NEWBURY RD TREE AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 9:55 PM EST | STORM SURGE 0 | Salisbury, MA | PORTION OF BEACH ROAD CLOSED AND ONE LANE OF FERRY RD CLOSED DUE TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING. |
| Feb 25, 10:00 PM EST | STORM SURGE 0 | Scituate, MA | OCEAN DRIVE CLOSED DUE TO SPLASHOVER |
| Feb 25, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Amesbury, MA | MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE TO HOMES ON WOODSON DRIVE |
| Feb 25, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gloucester, MA | TREES AND LIMBS DOWN BECOMING TOWN WIDE. |
| Feb 25, 10:01 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Lawrence, MA | ASOS |
| Feb 25, 10:06 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Merrimac, MA | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN |
| Feb 25, 10:10 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boston, MA | BRANCHFIELD ST. WIRES DOWN. A REPORT AT 1018 PM HAS WIRES DOWN AT BUCKET HILL AND SHORT ST. |
| Feb 25, 10:15 PM EST | FLOOD | Tewksbury, MA | WIPPLE ROAD CORNER CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Feb 25, 10:19 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Beverly, MA | COMMON ST. TREE DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 10:19 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Malden, MA | PROSPECT ST WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 10:19 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Salem, MA | KENWOOD BRIDGE WIRES AND POLE ON CAR. |
| Feb 25, 10:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Gloucester, MA | 69 KNOT WIND GUST RECORDED AT EASTERN POINT |
| Feb 25, 10:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | South Boston, MA | 52 KNOT WIND GUST RECORDED AT PLEASURE BAY |
| Feb 25, 10:21 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Brookline, MA | CLAY SCIENCE CENTER |
| Feb 25, 10:23 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lynn, MA | TREE ON WIRES. POWER OUT. |
| Feb 25, 10:24 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Revere, MA | 56 KNOT WIND GUST RECORDED |
| Feb 25, 10:24 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boston, MA | NEWBURY ST WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 10:28 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Lawrence, MA | |
| Feb 25, 10:29 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newburyport, MA | ROOF SHINGLES TORN OFF BY ESTIMATED GUST 60 MPH. |
| Feb 25, 10:31 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Essex, MA | WIRES DOWN |
| Feb 25, 10:31 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Saugus, MA | VINE ST - WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 10:31 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wakefield, MA | POLE DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 10:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rowley, MA | RTE 1A AT RR BRIDGE - WIRES DOWN ACROSS ST. |
| Feb 25, 10:40 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newburyport, MA | LARGE CHUNKS OF A ROOF BLOWN OFF ONTO CARS-PLEASANT ST. |
| Feb 25, 10:47 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | East Boston, MA | LOGAN AIRPORT GUST |
| Feb 25, 10:48 PM EST | STORM SURGE 0 | East Boston, MA | NOS TIDE OF 12.31 FEET. ALSO STORM SURGE NEAR 6.0 FEET IN SUSTAINED EASTERLY WIND OF 47 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. CAUSED ANOTHER PERIOD OF COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES. |
| Feb 25, 10:49 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Newbury, MA | 56 KNOT WIND GUST RECORDED ON PLUM ISLAND |
| Feb 25, 10:58 PM EST | STORM SURGE 0 | Harwich, MA | RED RIVER BEACH PARKING LOT FLOODED |
| Feb 25, 11:08 PM EST | STORM SURGE 0 | Winthrop, MA | SPLASH OVER ON SHORE ROAD |
| Feb 25, 11:10 PM EST | FLOOD | Burlington, MA | MOUNTAIN ROAD FLOODED WITH A FEW INCHES OF WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 76 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 456 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 403 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 495 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
001 WWUS71 KBOX 250934 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 434 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TONIGHT... MAZ018-020-021-251745- /O.CAN.KBOX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100225T1100Z/ /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.100225T1800Z-100226T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.100225T2100Z-100226T0500Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT 434 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE WIND ADVISORY. THE FOG IS THINNING AND NOW WE PREPARE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF STRONG WIND LATE TODAY. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARD MIDNIGHT. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 IS FORECAST. STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM. 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. && $$ MAZ012-RIZ001>007-251045- /O.CAN.KBOX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100225T1100Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 434 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. THE FOG IS THINNING AND NOW WE PREPARE FOR SQUALLY WEATHER LATER TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. $$ MAZ007-014>016-019-022>024-251745- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.100225T1800Z-100226T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0005.100225T2100Z-100226T0500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 434 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WARNING HAS REPLACED THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARD MIDNIGHT. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH IS FORECAST. STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM. ISOLATED STRONGER GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE SUMMIT OF BLUE HILL...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. 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. && $$ MAZ005-006-013-017-251745- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.100225T1800Z-100226T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.100225T2100Z-100226T0500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON 434 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED HIGH WIND WATCH FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. THIS ADVISORY COVERS THE REGION JUST NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST OF BOSTON. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARD MIDNIGHT. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 IS FORECAST. STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
4 follow-up statements
824 WWUS71 KBOX 251525 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1024 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING... MAZ007-014>016-019-022>024-252330- /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0005.100225T2100Z-100226T0600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1024 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDES THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST AS WELL AS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED EAST WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH IS FORECAST. ISOLATED STRONGER GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE SUMMIT OF BLUE HILL...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 PM AND 1 AM. 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. && $$ MAZ005-006-013-017-018-020-021-252330- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.100225T2100Z-100226T0600Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 1024 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY COVERS THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
605 WWUS71 KBOX 252049 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... MAZ005-006-260500- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.100225T2100Z-100226T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.HW.W.0005.100225T2200Z-100226T0700Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE 349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WIND ADVISORY. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF HIGH WIND INCLUDING SCATTERED DAMAGING GUSTS IS FORECAST THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY JUST AFTER 7 PM WITH OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND SCATTERED GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT BEFORE WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER 1 AM. 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. && $$ MAZ007-014>016-019-022>024-260500- /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0005.100225T2200Z-100226T0700Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST AS WELL AS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF HIGH WIND INCLUDING SCATTERED DAMAGING GUSTS IS FORECAST THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER 6 PM WITH OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND SCATTERED GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD TEND TO DIMINISH AFTER 1 AM ALTHOUGH THE CAPE AND ISLANDS MAY SEE A BURST OF SOUTHERLY GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH AFTER 2 AM. ISOLATED STRONGER GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE SUMMIT OF BLUE HILL...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ002>004-008-009-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ008-260500- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.100225T2200Z-100226T0700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...BLOCK ISLAND 349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY COVERS MAINLY NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING....ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH IS EXPECTED. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT ISOLATED DAMAGING GUSTS OF 60 MPH OCCUR FOR THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE MONADNOCKS AND EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES TOWARD MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE...OVERALL STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 2 AM WITH SLOWLY DECREASING SPEEDS THEREAFTER. FOR BLOCK ISLAND...STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM AND THEN DECREASE THEREAFTER. HOWEVER..AT BLOCK ISLAND THE ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE REISSUED FOR SOUTHERLY GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AROUND 3 AM AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE WESTWARD MOVING INTENSE STORM. 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. && $$ MAZ013-017-018-020-021-260500- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.100225T2200Z-100226T0700Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY COVERS THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH IS EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 8 PM AND 1 AM AND THEN DECREASE THEREAFTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ DRAG
844 WWUS71 KBOX 260407 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1107 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... MAZ005>007-014>016-019-022>024-260700- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100226T0700Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1107 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST AS WELL AS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. EXPECT SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH 1 AM WITH A FEW ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS SHOULD TEND TO DIMINISH AFTER 1 AM ALTHOUGH THE CAPE AND ISLANDS MAY SEE A BURST OF SOUTHERLY GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH AFTER 2 AM. 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. && $$ MAZ002>004-008-009-013-017-018-020-021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ008- 260700- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100226T0700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...BLOCK ISLAND 1107 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY COVERS MAINLY NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE. EXPECT OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH 2 AM. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF A FEW ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH MAY OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AN ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE REISSUED FOR BLOCK ISLAND LATER TONIGHT FOR SOUTHERLY GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AROUND 3 AM AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE WESTWARD MOVING INTENSE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ RLG
322 WWUS71 KBOX 260655 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 155 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 MAZ005>007-014>016-019-022>024-260800- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100226T0700Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 155 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN AND IMMEDIATE EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN WINDY THIS MORNING WITH SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH...DIMINISHING FURTHER TO 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE EAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MAZ002>004-008-009-013-017-018-020-021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ008- 260800- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100226T0700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...BLOCK ISLAND 155 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN WINDY THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH...DIMINISHING FURTHER TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Feb 25, 3:52 AM EST, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 3:52 AM EST, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
352 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
WEAKENING LOW PRES ON LONG ISLAND SOUND WITH ITS ASSOCIATED DRIZZLE
AND FOG WILL GIVE WAY TO LOW PRES OFF THE CAROLINAS WHICH BECOMES AN
INTENSE STORM AS IT CURLS N AND THEN W ACROSS LONG ISLAND TONIGHT TO
BE NEAR NEW YORK CITY FRI MORNING. THEREAFTER...IT WEAKENS AND MEANDERS
IN AND NEAR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH SAT BEFORE RE-ENERGIZING
SUN INTO MON AS STRONG OCEAN STORM EAST OF CAPE COD. MULTIPLE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ELEMENTS WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH
THIS LONG DURATION STORMY PERIOD TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON/...
PRIMARY AREA OF RAIN HAS MOVED OFF TO THE NORTHEAST...BUT STILL
DEALING WITH AREAS OF DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG WILL ALSO BECOME MORE
PREVALENT AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES WITH WARM AIR OVER EITHER A VERY
MOIST GROUND OR A FRESH...MOISTURE-LADEN SNOWPACK. VISIBILITY HAS
REALLY DROPPED THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS ACROSS MAINLAND RI...PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEAST MA AND SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. DO NOT SEE THIS FOG
LIFTING APPRECIABLY OVERNIGHT...SO A DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN
POSTED FOR THESE AREAS.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD NOT CHANGE MUCH THE REST OF TONIGHT FROM CURRENT
READINGS...PERHAPS FLUCTUATING WITHIN A COUPLE OF DEGREES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /2 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY/...
WITH DIMINISHING MOISTURE ALOFT...EXPECT LIGHT SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE
THROUGH THE NIGHT. EASTERLY FLOW SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM
FALLING MUCH...WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S TO AROUND 40. TEMPERATURE
PROFILES ALL SUGGEST PRECIP WILL BE RAIN EXCEPT A LINGERING MIX WITH
SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BUT ALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIGHT.
SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE PHASES WITH GREAT LAKES UPPER LOW
TONIGHT...GENERATING ANOTHER COASTAL LOW ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST
AND DIRECTING IT UP THE COAST TOWARD NEW ENGLAND. THE GFS CONTINUES
TO BE THE OUTLIER FOR THE STORM TRACK...WITH THE LOW CENTER TO THE
AREA SOUTH OF NANTUCKET THURSDAY AND THEN BACKING WEST THURSDAY
NIGHT.
THE AREA OF LIFT AND BEST PRECIP GROWTH MOVES INTO SOUTHERN SECTIONS
OF OUR FORECAST AREA BY 12Z...THEN SPREADS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THURSDAY MORNING. THE NAM AND
INTERNATIONAL MODELS BRING DRIER AIR INTO THIS ZONE THURSDAY NIGHT.
SO PRECIP SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY AND INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT. THICKNESSES AND TEMPERATURE PROFILES POINT TO MAINLY RAIN WITH
SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX IN THE CENTRAL HILLS AND BERKSHIRE SLOPES.
THE EAST FLOW AND WARMING TEMPERATURES SHOULD LIMIT ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL...WITH 1 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES IN THE HIGHER HILLS.
ANOTHER FACTOR THURSDAY WILL BE WIND. MODELS SHOW 80-90 KNOT EAST
WINDS AT 850 MB AND 70 KNOTS AT 925 MB MOVING OVERHEAD OF EAST
COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT. WITH
ENOUGH PRECIPITATION SOME OF THIS COULD BE DRAGGED TO THE SURFACE. AT
PRESENT THE MIXING PROFILES SUPPORT JUST 30 KNOTS SUSTAINED OR 40-45
KNOT GUSTS...ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS...ALONG THE CAPE/ISLANDS/IMMEDIATE
MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST. THE WINDS ABOVE THAT ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO
BRING POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WIND CRITERIA...GUSTS OVER 50 KNOTS...AND SO
WE HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE COASTAL AREAS AND A BUFFER
ZONE THAT INCLUDES THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
MODEL CONSENSUS INDICATES A GENERAL 1-2 INCH RAINFALL ACROSS THE
REGION...POSSIBLY 1-3 IN THE MERRIMACK VALLEY/NORTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS. THIS MAKES SENSE BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE STRONGEST
INFLOW ALOFT WOULD BE FEEDING IN THE MOISTURE FOR PRECIP. PLEASE
REFER TO THE HYDRO SECTION OF THIS DISCUSSION FOR MORE ON THIS CONCERN.
AS THE UPPER LOW SHIFTS WEST TO NEW YORK BY FRIDAY...THE MECHANISM
FOR PRECIP SHIFTS TO A SHOWERY PATTERN WITH SUFFICIENT BUT SHALLOWER
DEPTH OF MOISTURE ALOFT...CYCLONIC FLOW...AND A COLD POOL ALOFT. THIS
SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR LIKELY POPS THROUGH THE DAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST WAS ON THE
FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY TIMEFRAME. IT IS DEFINITELY A COMPLICATED
FORECAST WITH SEVERAL SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. FOR THIS TIME PERIOD...THE 00Z SUITE OF MODELS HAVE THE
SAME BASIC UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE PATTERNS BUT WITH SEVERAL
DIFFERENT TRACKS. THIS WILL AFFECT THE DETAILS OF THE EVENT...
PTYPE...WIND DIRECTION AND STRENGTH...QPF. THE 00Z GEFS IS
CLUSTERED MOST CLOSELY WITH THE 00Z GGEM/ECMWF SOLUTION WITH REGARDS TO
PLACEMENT OF THE UPPER LOW AND WITH THE 00Z GFS FOR THE SURFACE
REFLECTION.
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NYC METRO AREA SHIFTS AROUND BETWEEN NYS
AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WHILE THE SURFACE REFLECTION DOES MUCH THE
SAME THING. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...HAVE A COUPLE DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS
IN REGARDS TO WHICH DIRECTION THEY SHIFT. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS
OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. LOW CONFIDENCE IN
PTYPE AND COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER...GENERALLY RAIN ALONG
THE COAST WITH SNOW OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE FAR NW
INTERIOR HIGH TERRAIN. EXACTLY WHERE THE RAIN/SNOW LINE WILL BE IS
TOUGH TO DETERMINE AT THIS POINT.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OFF THE
SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST. THIS SYSTEM MOVES NORTHWARD BUT REMAINS FAR
OUT TO SEA...APPROACHING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WELL EAST OF THE 40/70
BENCHMARK. THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE AN INVERTED TROUGH WITH THIS
SYSTEM THAT MAY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. HOWEVER...THIS MODEL RUN MAY BRING THE LOW FAR ENOUGH
OFFSHORE THAT IT MAY HAVE LITTLE EFFECT. THE SYSTEM AT THE END OF
THIS WEEK AND ITS DEPARTURE WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON WHAT THIS NEXT
SYSTEM DOES AND WHAT IMPACT IT HAS ON THE REGION.
EXPECT GENERALLY DRIER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
OVERNIGHT THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY...
PLEASE SEE 06Z TAFS AND ANY OF THEIR AMENDMENTS FOR DETAILS.
THIS TAF FCST CYCLE WAS A BLEND OF 00Z/25 NAM/GFS MOS SUSTAINED WINDS
AND NAM GUST ALG WITH NAM RH BEST FIRST FOR THE INIT AND USED FOR PRED
HT THROUGH TONIGHT AND THE NAM FOR LLWS.
THE NEW 06Z NAM IS NOW MORE IN LINE WITH THE 00Z GFS ETC. LLWS HAS
BEEN RERUN OFF THE 06Z NAM FOR THE 12Z TAF CYCLE. BASICALLY THE FCST
IN PLACE LOOKS VERY GOOD..MAYBE AN HOUR OR 2 SLOW ON THE LLWS.
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN MAINLY IFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD ...WITH
PERIODS OF LIFR CONDITIONS IN FOG AND DRIZZLE EARLY THIS MORNING
BECOMING PERIODIC RAINS BY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS THURSDAY
EVENING AND SOMEWHAT IMPROVING IFR CONDS.
HEAVIEST RAIN SQUALLS OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING AS LLWS
DEVELOPS WITH AN INTENSE STORM FIRST MOVING DUE N TOWARD NANTUCKET
THEN ABRUPTLY CURLING WEST TONIGHT THROUGH LONG ISLAND SOUND.
SUBSTANTIAL LLWS IS THE FCST.
ELY GUSTS 35-45 KTS EXPECTED AT KBOS KHYA KACK AND KFMH BETWEEN 22Z
AND 05Z WITH INLAND GUSTS AT KORH KMHT AND KPVD POSSIBLE REACHING
30-40KT FOR AN HOUR OR 2 WITHIN THE 01Z-06Z TIME FRAME.
AFTER 06Z FRIDAY... CONDS PROBABLY IMPROVE TO MVFR CIGS THROUGHOUT BY
12Z FRIDAY WITH BRIEF S GUSTS 33-40 KTS KACK KHYA KFMH 08Z-13Z FRI.
HOWEVER...PERIODS OF MVFR CONDS OR BRIEF IFR CONDS IN SNOW SHOWERS
MAY DEVELOP BY 12Z FRI IN KBAF/KBDL.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
FRIDAY...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY IN RAIN/SNOW MIX CHANGING TO
SNOW OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT...PARTICULARLY NW HIGH TERRAIN.
SATURDAY...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY IN SNOW WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF
RAIN ON THE EAST COAST. PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATING SNOW
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA.
SUNDAY...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY IN SNOW WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF
RAIN ON THE EAST COAST. PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATING SNOW
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. N/NW WINDS MAY GUST TO 25 TO 30 KTS ON
THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.
MONDAY...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS IMPROVING AS PRECIPITATION MOVES TO THE
COAST AND THEN OUT TO SEA. N/NW WINDS MAY GUST TO 25 TO 30 KTS ON
THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.
&&
.MARINE...
ROUGH SEAS CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING WINTER
STORM. SMALL CRAFT HEADLINES CONTINUE FOR THESE WINDS AND SEAS.
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH THE
DAY WITH EAST GALES EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
WATERS...THIS SPREADS TO THE WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE
EVENING. POTENTIAL FOR WINDS ALOFT TO PRODUCE EAST GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
KNOTS...WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS ON THE WATERS AROUND CAPE COD AND
ISLANDS LATE AFTERNOON AND SPREADING TO THE EASTERN WATERS IN THE
EVENING. THIS WINDS CONTINUE TO SHIFT NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GALES
DIMINISHING TO SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA WINDS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
THE WINDS WILL DRIVE SEAS UP ON THE EASTERN WATERS THURSDAY EVENING
WITH HEIGHTS OF 10-20 FEET EXPECTED. THE SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
LOW PRESSURE CENTER ITSELF MAY MOVE INTO THE SOUTH COAST EARLY
MORNING WITH 12-18 FEET EXPECTED THERE. PLEASE SEE THE COASTAL FLOOD
SECTION FOR MORE DETAILS.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
FRIDAY...WINDS FALL BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA BUT SEAS...THOUGH
SLOWLY DIMINISHING...WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE 5 FEET THROUGH THE DAY.
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 5 TO 10 FT RANGE NEAR THE COAST AND 8
TO 15 FT RANGE ON THE OUTER WATERS.
SATURDAY...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS. SEAS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...
REMAINING ABOVE 5 FEET. WINDS GENERALLY E/SE AT 10 TO 20 KT.
SUNDAY...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS. SEAS DIMINISH FOR A TIME SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND THEN INCREASE AS LOW PRESSURE NEARS THE NEW ENGLAND
WATERS. E WINDS SHIFT TO N/NW AND THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT.
MONDAY...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS. SEAS INCREASE AS OCEAN STORM
INTENSIFIES AND MAKES ITS CLOSEST PASS TO NEW ENGLAND. LOW
PROBABILITY OF GALES ON THE EASTERN WATERS. NW WINDS GUSTING TO 25
KTS OR MORE.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
RAINS PRODUCED A STRONG RISE ON SOME STREAMS/RIVERS IN THE EASTERN
PORTION OF OUR AREA. A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES ON THE PAWTUXET RIVER
AT CRANSTON THIS MORNING.
FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR A COMBINATION OF RAIN AND SNOWMELT RUNOFF
ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING MID MORNING THU...AND
LASTING THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE EXCEPTION WOULD BE SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND...WHERE NO SNOWPACK
EXISTS. EVEN THOUGH ACCUMULATING SNOWS WERE LARGELY OUTSIDE OF THE
IMMEDIATE BOSTON AREA...BOSTON HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE WATCH SINCE
FOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS /AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE/
1 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWPACK IN NORTHERN TO
CENTRAL RI ALSO VARIES BUT PAWTUXET RIVER IS A THREAT. ELSEWHERE IN
THE WATCH AREA A 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED BUT ACCOMPANYING
SNOWMELT WILL BRING THE THREAT OF FLOODING.
EXACT FFG VALUES ARE DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT. THIS IS BECAUSE WHILE
THE TOPMOST FEW INCHES OF SOIL ARE THAWED...BELOW THAT THE SOIL IS
FROZEN. THIS PRESENTS A CHALLENGE SINCE MUCH OF THE RAIN/SNOWMELT
WOULD BECOME RUNOFF. IN ADDITION...RAINS TODAY IN THE EASTERN HALF
OF MASSACHUSETTS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED STREAM RISES AND SATURATED
SOILS. AT THIS TIME...THOUGHTS ARE THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED FORECAST
RAIN AND SNOWMELT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE FLOODING OVER THE
WATCH AREA.
ANOTHER CAVEAT IS THAT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CHESHIRE COUNTY
AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE RAIN
WILL LARGELY BE ABSORBED BY THE SNOWPACK. BUT SNOW CLOGGED DRAINS
COULD CAUSE FLOODING THERE.
CALLS TO LOCAL OFFICIALS IN THE FAR INTERIOR INDICATE THAT RIVER ICE
IS LESS THAN TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...GENERALLY AWAY FROM
PONDS THERE ARE GOOD OPEN AREAS ALONG STREAMS/RIVERS OR WIDE OPEN.
SO BASED ON THIS INFORMATION...ICE JAM FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED
IN SOUTH CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST NH AND FAR INTERIOR MA.
LARGER TRIBUTARIES TO WATCH WITH THIS NEXT EVENT INCLUDE THE ASSABET
RIVER AT MAYNARD AND THE PAWTUXET AT CRANSTON.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
CONCERN FOR LOW END COASTAL FLOOD WARNING THIS THURSDAY EVENING HAS
INCREASED ON THIS MID SHIFT AS MODELS ARE CONVERGING ON A STRONG
ONSHORE COMPONENT WIND SOLN FOR THE THU EVENING HIGH TIDE CYCLE.
WAVES WILL BE THE KEY BUT EVEN INUNDATION FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN
AN HOUR OF HIGH TIDE IN UPPER REACHES OF NARR AND BUZZ BAY TONIGHT.
MUCH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH REGARD TO THE SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN
FORCING FOR FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND BUT JUST THE BASIC ASTRO TIDES ARE
INCREASING DAILY THROUGH MONDAY MARCH 1. IF ONSHORE EASTERLY SWELLS
EXCEED AROUND 18 FEET IN THIS PERIOD AND THE STORM TIDE AT BOSTON IS
12 FOOT...WE HAVE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING CRITERIA. FOR THE SOUTH COAST...
OUR CONCERNS ARE FOR EXCESSIVE LOW PRES CAUSING INUNDATION FLOODING
WITHOUT THE SWELLS BUT SOUTH SWELLS OF AT LEAST 13 FEET AND A 6 FT
STORM TIDE AT NEWPORT INDICATES A WARNING FLOODING THRESHOLD. AS THE
ASTRO TIDE INCREASES ABOVE THESE LEVELS THE NEEDED ELY OR SLY SWELL
DECREASES FOR THE RESPECTIVE COASTS.
FOR NOW THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THIS THURSDAY MORNING HIGH
TIDE CONTINUES ALONG THE ESSEX COUNTY COAST...BUT THE ADVISORY IS
REALLY INTENDED FOR NEWBURYPORT TO GLOUCESTER.
AT 06Z...ELY SWELLS IN THE E MASS WATERS ARE 6 TO 10 FT. THIS APPEARS
TO BE A MARGINAL ADVISORY.
WE ARE AWARE OF VULNERABILITIES IN THE PLUM ISLAND AREA...AND OUR
ADVISORY SHOULD MESH WITH ONE ISSUED BY WFO GYX THAT COVERS THE NH
COAST.
ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOODING...MOST LIKELY MINOR...IS POSSIBLE FOR
SUBSEQUENT HIGH TIDE CYCLES FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...
CONFIDENCE IS ESPECIALLY LOW DUE TO THE INCONSISTENCIES SHOWN IN THE
MODELED SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN. AT THE MOMENT...OUR GREATEST
CONCERN IS FOR OUR RI AND MA SOUTH COAST FOR THE THURSDAY LATE
AFTERNOON/EVENING HIGH TIDE AND AGAIN FOR OUR MA EAST COAST FOR THE
FRIDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. FOR NOW...NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO ISSUE A
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...BUT WILL MENTION IN THE HWO. LATER SHIFTS MAY
REVISIT THE NEED FOR A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.
BEACH EROSION MAY END UP BEING A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT ISSUE OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF SUCH A LONG
DURATION EVENT. OUR MAIN CONCERN FOR BEACH EROSION IS THE EXPOSED
EAST FACING SHORELINES OF MA.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR MAZ002>016-026.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR MAZ005>007-013>024.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
MAZ012-018-020-021.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR MAZ007.
NH...FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR RIZ001>004.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
RIZ001>007.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
ANZ232>235-237-254>256.
GALE WATCH FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
ANZ230-231-236-250-251.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR ANZ231-
250-251.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DRAG
NEAR TERM...BELK
SHORT TERM...WTB
LONG TERM...RLG
AVIATION...DRAG/RLG
MARINE...WTB/RLG
HYDROLOGY...BELK/NMB
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...THOMPSON/DRAGHazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 3:01 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 301 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-260815- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM 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- 301 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN BETWEEN 7 PM AND 3 AM MAY CAUSE SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES FROM DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND WIRES ESPECIALLY WHERE YESTERDAYS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON TREES AND WIRES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY PRECIPITATION OF ANY TYPE ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND THE MONADNOCK REGION COULD CAUSE SEVERE ROOF WATER LOADING WITH A RISK OF COLLAPSES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL RETURN TO NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE WEST TWO THIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WELL AS THE HILLS OF NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ADVISORY PLOWABLE/TREATABLE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM TIME TO TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. RIZ008-260815- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 301 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS LATE TODAY AND AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST RISK FOR ANY COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND SOUTH COAST IS DURING THE TIME OF THE THURSDAY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HIGH TIDE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ017-019-022>024-260815- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA- 301 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CAUSE BRIEF POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING. THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST LATE TODAY DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 20 FEET OFF THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST OVER THE NEXT TWO OR THREE DAYS. THIS COMBINED WITH INCREASING ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LIKELY SET THE STAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BEACH EROSION ALONG EXPOSED EAST FACING SHORELINES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 20 FEET OFF THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST OVER THE NEXT TWO OR THREE DAYS. THIS COMBINED WITH INCREASING ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LIKELY SET THE STAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BEACH EROSION ALONG EXPOSED EAST FACING SHORELINES. LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ018-020-021-260815- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- 301 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. DENSE FOG ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WATCH. HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CAUSE BRIEF POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 20 FEET OFF THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST OVER THE NEXT TWO OR THREE DAYS. THIS COMBINED WITH INCREASING ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LIKELY SET THE STAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BEACH EROSION ALONG EXPOSED EAST FACING SHORELINES. LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ005-006-013>016-260815- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 301 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH WIND WATCH. FLOOD WATCH. MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. RIZ005>007-260815- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- 301 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. DENSE FOG ADVISORY. LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST RISK FOR ANY COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND SOUTH COAST IS DURING THE TIME OF THE THURSDAY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HIGH TIDE. BRIEF POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS LATE TODAY OR THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ012-RIZ001>004-260815- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- 301 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. DENSE FOG ADVISORY. FLOOD WATCH. GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN BETWEEN 7 PM AND 3 AM MAY CAUSE SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES FROM DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND WIRES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL RETURN TO NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE WEST TWO THIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS THE HILLS OF NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ADVISORY TREATABLE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM TIME TO TIME...MAINLY IN THE HIGH TERRAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ007-260815- EASTERN ESSEX MA- 301 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH WIND WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ALONG THE NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS COAST FRIDAY INTO MONDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 20 FEET OFF THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST OVER THE NEXT TWO OR THREE DAYS. THIS COMBINED WITH INCREASING ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LIKELY SET THE STAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BEACH EROSION ALONG EXPOSED EAST FACING SHORELINES. THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF SUCH A LONG DURATION EVENT MAY PROVE TO BE AN INCREASING ISSUE INTO THE WEEKEND. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW. LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ232>235-237-254>256-260815- NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 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- 301 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230-231-236-250-251-260815- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NARRAGANSETT BAY- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 301 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SECOND COASTAL STORM WILL APPROACH SOMETIME THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF GALE FORCE WINDS DURING THIS TIME. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 10:45 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth, Worcester | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:03 AM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:18 AM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 7 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:34 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:18 AM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:18 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 11 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 5 days |
| Feb 25, 12:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 71 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 53 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:20 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:20 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 48 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:53 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:56 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 11 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:31 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 8 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.