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Wind Advisory 26, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

September 30, 20104 states

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Sep 30, 2010, 4:47 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Sep 30, 2010, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 30, 2010, 4:47 AM EDT (08:47 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 30, 2010, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 1, 2010, 4:04 PM EDT
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 118 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2010-09-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2010-09-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
840 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

426 
WWUS71 KBOX 300847
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
447 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

MAZ002-003-008>010-NHZ011-301000-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.A.0008.100930T1900Z-101001T1100Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-CHESHIRE NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...JAFFREY...
KEENE
447 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS.



$$

MAZ016>024-RIZ002-004>008-301700-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.100930T1800Z-101001T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.A.0008.101001T0000Z-101001T1800Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
447 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

THIS PART OF THE HIGH WIND WATCH INCLUDES SOUTH COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INCLUDING CAPE COD...MARTHAS
VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND BLOCK ISLAND.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES
THIS AFTERNOON. STILL STRONGER WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS...CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS
CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE
ITEMS OUTDOORS..SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE.

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

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-011>015-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-003-301700-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0008.100930T1900Z-101001T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.100930T1800Z-101001T1200Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...AYER...
MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
447 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM
EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED TERRAIN.

&&


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.

&&

$$

THOMPSON
10 follow-up statements
465 
WWUS71 KBOX 301622
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1222 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

MAZ016>024-RIZ002-004>008-010030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.100930T1800Z-101001T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0008.101001T0000Z-101001T1800Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1222 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

THIS PART OF THE HIGH WIND WATCH INCLUDES SOUTH COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INCLUDING CAPE COD...MARTHAS
VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND BLOCK ISLAND.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES
THIS AFTERNOON. STILL STRONGER WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS...CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS
CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE
ITEMS OUTDOORS..SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE.

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

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-011>015-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-003-010030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.100930T1800Z-101001T1200Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...AYER...
MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
1222 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED
TERRAIN.

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.

&&

$$
057 
WWUS71 KBOX 302039
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
439 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

MAZ016>024-RIZ002-004>008-010500-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.A.0008.101001T0000Z-101001T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
439 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT
FRIDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES 
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL ALLOW WINDS 
TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISH BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS...CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS
CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE
ITEMS OUTDOORS..SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-011>015-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-003-010500-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...AYER...
MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
439 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED TERRAIN. A COLD FRONT WILL
ALLOW WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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

&&

$$
714 
WWUS71 KBOX 302047
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
447 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

MAZ016>024-RIZ002-004>008-010500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
447 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A
COLD FRONT AND DEPARTING REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO
SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISH BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS...CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS
CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE
ITEMS OUTDOORS..SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE.

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

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-011>015-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-003-010500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...AYER...
MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
447 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED TERRAIN. A COLD FRONT AND
DEPARTING REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE
NORTH AND DIMINISH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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

&&

$$
079 
WWUS71 KBOX 010357
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1157 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

MAZ016>024-RIZ002-004>008-011200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1157 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 10
AM AND 3 PM IN THE VICINITY OF HEAVIER SHOWERS. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
FRONT AND REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE
NORTH AND DIMINISH BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS...CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS
CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE
ITEMS OUTDOORS..SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE.

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

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-011>015-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-003-011200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...AYER...
MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
1157 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED TERRAIN. A COLD FRONT AND
DEPARTING REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE
NORTH AND DIMINISH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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

&&

$$

THOMPSON
954 
WWUS71 KBOX 010844
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
444 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

MAZ016>019-011645-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0008.101001T1300Z-101001T2100Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH
444 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EDT
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY THAT HAD BEEN IN
EFFECT.

SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ACROSS
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AWAY FROM THE SOUTH COAST DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY OCCUR IN THE
VICINITY OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS EXIST FOR STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS...CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL
AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE ANY
LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS..SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE. AT LEAST SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.


&&

$$

MAZ005>007-013>015-011645-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0008.101001T1300Z-101001T2100Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON
444 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EDT
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY THAT HAD BEEN IN
EFFECT.

SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ACROSS
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...MAINLY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. THE WARNING INCLUDES
THE GREATER BOSTON AREA.

&&

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.

&&

$$

MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-011645-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
444 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES MOST OF
TODAY. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 11 AM AND 5 PM
IN THE VICINITY OF HEAVIER SHOWERS. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT
AND REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND
DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004-011-012-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-003-011500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
444 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR
NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN RHODE ISLAND...SOUTHWEST NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH THIS
MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED TERRAIN. THE PASSAGE OF A
COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISH BY
AFTERNOON.

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

&&

$$

THOMPSON
527 
WWUS71 KBOX 011426
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1026 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

MAZ005>007-013>019-012100-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH
1026 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ACROSS
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AWAY FROM THE SOUTH COAST DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR
IN THE VICINITY OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS EXIST FOR STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS...CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL
AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE ANY
LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS..SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE. AT LEAST SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

&&

$$

MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-012100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1026 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES MOST OF
TODAY. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 11 AM AND
5 PM IN THE VICINITY OF HEAVIER SHOWERS. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
FRONT AND REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE
NORTH AND DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING...ALONG WITH A
SHARP TEMPERATURE DROP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004-011-012-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-003-011530-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
1026 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH THIS
MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED TERRAIN. THE PASSAGE OF A
COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISH BY
AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH A SHARP TEMPERATURE DROP.

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.

&&

$$
508 
WWUS71 KBOX 011505 AAA
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1105 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

CTZ004-MAZ012-RIZ001-003-011700-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.101001T1505Z-101001T1700Z/
WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
1105 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE LATER MORNING AND INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGEST TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR AS A LINE OF HEAVY
SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AT MIDDAY. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISH BY
AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH A SHARP TEMPERATURE DROP.

&&

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-MAZ004-011-026-NHZ012-015-011615-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...
NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1105 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


$$

MAZ005>007-013>019-012100-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH
1105 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ACROSS
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AWAY FROM THE SOUTH COAST DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY
OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS EXIST FOR STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS...CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL
AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE ANY
LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS..SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE. AT LEAST SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

&&

$$

MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-012100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1105 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES MOST OF
TODAY. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 11 AM AND
5 PM IN THE VICINITY OF HEAVIER SHOWERS. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
FRONT AND REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE
NORTH AND DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING...ALONG WITH A
SHARP TEMPERATURE DROP.

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.

&&

$$
258 
WWUS71 KBOX 011820 AAA
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
220 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

MAZ019-012100-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PLYMOUTH
220 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

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

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

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH
5 PM.  THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AND REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL
CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON
OR EVENING...ALONG WITH A SHARP TEMPERATURE DROP.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ005>007-013>018-011930-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON
220 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

MAZ020-RIZ002-004>008-011930-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...PROVIDENCE...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
220 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

MAZ021>024-012100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
220 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH 5 PM. THE
PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AND REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO
SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON OR
EVENING...ALONG WITH A SHARP TEMPERATURE DROP.

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.

&&

$$


NOCERA
317 
WWUS71 KBOX 012003
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
403 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

MAZ019-021>024-012115-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
403 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS FROM EARLIER TODAY HAVE MOVED OFFSHORE.
THEREFORE THE RISK FOR STRONG WINDS HAS ENDED


$$
919 
WWUS71 KBOX 012004
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
404 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

MAZ019-021>024-012115-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
404 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS FROM EARLIER TODAY HAVE MOVED OFFSHORE.
THEREFORE THE RISK FOR STRONG WINDS HAS ENDED


$$

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 Sep 30, 4:34 AM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 4:34 AM EDT, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
434 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE AREAS...INCLUDING THE REMNANTS OF
TROPICAL STORM NICOLE...WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE EAST COAST
THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY
RAIN...AND MUGGY AIR. DRIER AND MUCH COOLER WEATHER WILL PREVAIL
THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE AREA
SPREADS INTO MUCH OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL UNITED STATES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
HAVE ISSUED WIND ADVISORY FOR A LARGE PART OF THE COUNTY WARNING
AREA AS BELIEVE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MIXING OVER LAND TO BRING 35
TO 40 KT GUSTS TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SHOWERS TO
BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AND HEAVY FROM THE CT RIVER VALLEY WEST FROM
MID OR LATE MORNING ON. IN THE EAST...EXPECT SKIES TO BE MOSTLY
CLOUDY BUT CONSIDERABLE DRY AIR IS MODELED FOR THE AFTERNOON IN
MID LEVELS AND A FEW BREAKS OF SUNSHINE ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAKES
THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST A LITTLE TRICKY. GENERALLY WENT WITH BIAS
CORRECTED MET TEMPERATURES FOR TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH
TURNS OUT TO BE ABOUT THE SAME AS A BLEND OF STRAIGHT MET AND MAV
TEMPERATURES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
MODELS SEEM TO HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY STILL IN RESOLVING THE DETAILS
OF THE PATTERN SUCH AS PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF MULTIPLE WAVES
ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. NO DOUBT THE INFUSION OF THE REMNANTS
OF NICOLE IS PROBABLY COMPLICATING THE PICTURE SOME. THE NAM IS
FURTHER EAST THAN THE GFS...ALTHOUGH THE TENDENCY OF THE MODEL
ENVELOPE HAS BEEN TO TREND EAST OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS OR SO. VERY
STRONG LOW LEVEL JET PROVIDES STRONG MOISTURE CONVERGENCE OF
TROPICAL AIR WITH PWATS WELL OVER 2 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
CT RIVER VALLEY AND EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. LATER TONIGHT THE AXIS SHIFTS EASTWARD AS THE 850 MB
THETA-E AXIS AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLOWLY SHIFTS EAST. FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SOUTHERLY FLOW FAVORS THE CT RIVER VALLEY
AND EACH SIDE. PROBABLY LITTLE RAIN AT ALL ALONG COASTAL PLAIN
TODAY WITH MOST RAIN ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE AREA TAKING
PLACE LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. STRONG LOW LEVEL JET KEEPS A RISK
OF STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY SE
ZONES WHERE MODEL CONSENSUS WOULD PLACE THE CORE OF A 65 TO 75 KT
925 MB JET. DO NOT EXPECT ALL OF THAT TO MIX TO THE SURFACE BUT
ENOUGH TO WARRANT A CONTINUATION OF THE HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH
EXTENDED A LITTLE IN TIME GIVEN THAT MODEL AND OBSERVED TRENDS
HAVE BEEN A BIT SLOWER.

A CONVECTIVE FINE LINE MAY DEVELOP AND MOVE WEST TO EAST LATE
TONIGHT AND/OR FRIDAY MORNING AND PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR
STRONGER...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING...WIND GUSTS.

IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT THE 850 MB WIND ANOMALY IS 5 STANDARD
DEVIATIONS AND THE PWATS 4 STANDARD DEVIATIONS. THIS SUGGESTS THAT
THIS EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT. IT REMAINS TO
BE SEEN EXACTLY WHERE.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
 * SEASONABLE WEATHER THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
 * NEXT POSSIBILITY OF RAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK

MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND START TO
DIVERGE SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK.  THE ECMWF KEEPS HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
NORTH OF THE AREA...DEVELOPING A LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH WITH AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE MIDWEST.  THE 12Z GFS KEEPS
HIGH PRESSURE MORE DIRECTLY OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH AN UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE APPROACHING FROM THE MIDWEST.  AT THIS POINT...WILL LEAN
TOWARDS THE HPC SOLUTION WHICH HAS A SOMEWHAT HEAVIER WEIGHTING FROM
THE ECMWF.

THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN AS IT REACHES CAPE COD FRI
MORNING DUE TO SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT S OF NEW ENGLAND. KEPT
MENTION OF POPS INTO FRI MORNING ALONG COAST AND DELAYED CLEARING
UNTIL EVENING AROUND CAPE COD. WIND FIELD DROPS OFF QUICKLY WITH
APPROACH OF FRONT...BUT DEEPENING MIXING LAYER BEHIND FRONT MAY
BRING SOME 30 MPH GUSTS THROUGH MIDDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE
WEEKEND RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TO SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER.  IN ADDITION...WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
FOR SOME FROST OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE REGION.

AS MENTIONED ABOVE...MODELS DIVERGE MONDAY WITH TWO SEPARATE SURFACE
AND MID LEVEL SOLUTIONS.  WENT WITH AN HPC FORECAST WHICH GIVES A
HEAVIER WEIGHTING TO THE ECMWF.  THIS RESULTED IN SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHT CHANCE POPS.  AS NEXT WEEK NEARS...MORE
DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
TODAY...IFR CIGS AND VSBYS ALONG S COAST WITH POCKETS OF LIFR
CIGS/VSBYS WILL LIKELY IMPROVE SOME TO AT LEAST MVFR CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON. WEST OF A ORH-IJD LINE...EXPECT MVFR CIGS AND
VSBYS WITH AREAS OF IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN RAIN SHOWERS...SOME
HEAVY...AFTER 15Z. GUSTY S WINDS WITH SFC GUSTS 30 TO 40 KT
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD IFR CIGS AND VSBYS DUE TO SHOWERS AND FOG.
RAIN WILL BE HEAVY ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND. NOT SO MUCH RAIN ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS BUT STRATUS
AND FOG EXPECTED TO FILL IN THERE AGAIN TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL WIND
SHEAR EXPECTED MAINLY S OF A BOS-ORH-BDL LINE.

KBOS TERMINAL...MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF VFR THROUGH MOST OF
DAY...BUT THERE IS A RISK OF LOWER STRATUS PATCHES MAKING THEIR
WAY FROM THE SOUTH COAST THROUGH THE TERMINAL AREA THIS MORNING.
CONDITIONS BECOMING IFR AFTER ABOUT 22Z WITH SHOWERS AND FOG. THE
RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE IS
A RISK OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR TONIGHT.

FRIDAY...CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO VFR CT RIVER VALLEY AREA BY
AFTERNOON...BUT MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS
IN RAIN AND FOG PERSISTING MOST OF THE DAY EAST OF THE CT RIVER VALLEY.

OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

FRIDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE...IFR IN HEAVY SHOWERS/LOW CLOUDS/FOG
MAINLY EAST IMPROVING TO VFR BY MIDDAY.  VFR ELSEWHERE.

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR.

MONDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. LIKELY VFR EVERYWHERE. LOW
PROBABILITY OF MVFR ON SOUTH COAST.

&&

.MARINE...
GALE WARNING ISSUED FOR NAR BAY AND BOSTON HARBOR THIS AFTERNOON
WHERE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MOST LIKELY TO MIX TO SURFACE. GALE
WARNING ALL WATERS FOR S WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 KT TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

FRIDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES AWAY FROM THE WATERS...WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN IN THE SMALL CRAFT CATEGORY INTO EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET ON THE OUTER WATERS IN THE
MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO THE 5 TO 10 FOOT RANGE BY SATURDAY MORNING.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS...ALLOWING SEAS
TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH.  HOWEVER...THEY WILL REMAIN IN THE 5 TO 6
FOOT RANGE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY.  WINDS REMAIN IN
THE SMALL CRAFT RANGE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BUT DIMINISH BELOW
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND.

MONDAY...WINDS AND SEAS FALL BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA EARLY
MONDAY MORNING AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
MODELS ARE CONTINUING AN EASTWARD SHIFT IN HEAVY RAFL AXIS AND
ASSOCIATED THETA-E RIDGE...BUT THERE REMAINS CONSIDERABLE SPREAD
ON AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN. THINKING THAT MAY RECEIVE 3 TO 5 INCHES
ACROSS SW NH...CENTRAL MA...NW RI AND WESTWARD WITH HEAVIEST
ACROSS OUR BERKSHIRE ZONES. A SECONDARY MAX OF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE
FRIDAY IN SE MA BUT LESS CERTAIN OF HOW THAT MAY LINE UP. GIVEN
THE UNUSUALLY HIGH PWATS...VERY STRONG TROPICAL CONNECTION...AND
LOW LEVEL JET FORCING...HAVE ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR SW
NH...CENTRAL/WESTERN MA...WESTERN RI...AND NORTHERN CT FOR TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY.

MAIN CONCERN INITIALLY IS WITH SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN STREET FLOODING.

FLOODING INDICES INDICATE 3 TO 5 INCHES IS THE THRESHOLD WHEN WE
WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
STILL CONTEMPLATING A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR S COAST
LOCATIONS. THE FRIDAY AM ASTRO TIDE IS NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH BUT
THINK WE WILL SEE ABOUT A 2 FT STORM SURGE WITH WIND DRIVEN
BREAKERS THAT COULD CAUSE ENOUGH SPLASH OVER AROUND THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE TO IMPACT SOME VULNERABLE S COASTAL ROADS.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     CTZ002>004.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR
     CTZ002>004.
MA...FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     MAZ002>004-008>012-026.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR MAZ016>024.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     MAZ016>024.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR
     MAZ004>007-011>015-026.
NH...FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     NHZ011-015.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR
     NHZ012-015.
RI...FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     RIZ001>004-006.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR RIZ002-004>008.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     RIZ002-004>008.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR
     RIZ001-003.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR
     ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256.
     GALE WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR ANZ230-236.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KJC/THOMPSON
NEAR TERM...THOMPSON
SHORT TERM...THOMPSON
LONG TERM...KJC
AVIATION...KJC/THOMPSON
MARINE...KJC/THOMPSON
HYDROLOGY...THOMPSON
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...THOMPSON
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 29, 4:25 PM EDT, 12 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
425 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-021-022-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-008-
302030-
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 PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE 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-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
425 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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 WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ020-023-024-RIZ006-007-302030-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
425 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

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 SURF 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 WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ231>237-254>256-302030-
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-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-
425 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 11 AM EDT FRIDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230-250-251-302030-
BOSTON HARBOR-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
425 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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 WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 30, 5:09 AM EDTFlood WatchBOXBristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more35 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2010Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2010Wind Advisories in Connecticut, 2010Every wind advisory in 2010

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.