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Wind Advisory 28, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

October 14, 20104 states

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Oct 14, 2010, 4:14 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Oct 15, 2010, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 14, 2010, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 15, 2010, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 16, 2010, 3:50 PM EDT
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA
All 22 counties

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

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 133 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2010-10-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2010-10-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
924 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
33 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.

598 
WWUS71 KBOX 142014
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
414 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-150415-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.101015T1500Z-101016T1000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
414 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

AN EARLY SEASON NOREASTER WILL CROSS PARTS OF EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS
TRAILING THE NOREASTER WILL GUST BETWEEN 46 AND 55 MPH DURING
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-150415-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.101015T1500Z-101016T0600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
414 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 2 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 2 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

AN EARLY SEASON NOREASTER WILL CROSS PARTS OF EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS
TRAILING THE NOREASTER WILL GUST BETWEEN 46 AND 55 MPH DURING
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

WTB
8 follow-up statements
711 
WWUS71 KBOX 150309
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1109 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-151115-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.101015T1500Z-101016T1000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1109 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

AN EARLY SEASON NOREASTER WILL CROSS PARTS OF EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST
WINDS TRAILING THIS STORM WILL GUST BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH
DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-151115-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.101015T1500Z-101016T0600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1109 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 2 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 2 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

AN EARLY SEASON NOREASTER WILL CROSS PARTS OF EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST
WINDS TRAILING THIS NOREASTER WILL GUST BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH
DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND 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.

&&

$$
877 
WWUS71 KBOX 150849
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
449 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010

...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-151700-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.101015T1500Z-101016T1000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
449 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
EDT SATURDAY. 

AN EARLY SEASON NOREASTER WILL CROSS CAPE COD THIS MORNING...
REACHING THE NEW HAMPSHIRE COASTLINE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THIS NOREASTER...GUSTING TO BETWEEN 45 AND
55 MPH DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS 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-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-151700-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.101015T1500Z-101016T0600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
449 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM
EDT SATURDAY. 

AN EARLY SEASON NOREASTER WILL CROSS CAPE COD THIS MORNING...
REACHING THE NEW HAMPSHIRE COASTLINE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THIS NOREASTER...GUSTING TO BETWEEN 45 AND
55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS 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.

&&

$$
MANNING
435 
WWUS71 KBOX 151516
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1116 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010

...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-152330-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-101016T1000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1116 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

AN EARLY SEASON NOREASTER WILL REMAIN JUST OFF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE
COASTLINE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR BEHIND THIS NOREASTER...GUSTING TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH
DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS 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-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-152330-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-101016T0600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1116 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

AN EARLY SEASON NOREASTER WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NEW HAMPSHIRE
COASTLINE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR BEHIND THIS NOREASTER...GUSTING TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS 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.

&&

$$

WTB
773 
WWUS71 KBOX 152011
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
411 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010

...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH AT
LEAST TONIGHT...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-160415-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-101016T1000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
411 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

AN EARLY SEASON NOREASTER WILL REMAIN ALONG THE MAINE AND NEW
HAMPSHIRE COAST TONIGHT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR BEHIND THIS NOREASTER...GUSTING TO BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH
TONIGHT.  WINDS MAY DIMINISH A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN DURING
SATURDAY. THIS MAY EVENTUALLY REQUIRE THE ADVISORY TO BE EXTENDED
INTO SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-160415-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-101016T1000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
411 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

AN EARLY SEASON NOREASTER WILL REMAIN ALONG THE MAINE AND NEW
HAMPSHIRE COAST TONIGHT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR BEHIND THIS NOREASTER...GUSTING TO BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH
TONIGHT.  WINDS MAY DIMINISH A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN DURING
SATURDAY. THIS MAY EVENTUALLY REQUIRE THE ADVISORY TO BE EXTENDED
INTO SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

WTB
931 
WWUS71 KBOX 160248
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1048 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010

...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH AT
LEAST TONIGHT...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-
RIZ001>004-160400-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-101016T1000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK
1048 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT...BUT ONLY
WITH SPEEDS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY SATURDAY...AND
ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED AT THAT TIME.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019>024-RIZ005>008-161000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-101016T1000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1048 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

AN EARLY SEASON NOREASTER WILL REMAIN ALONG THE MAINE COAST NEAR
PORTLAND OVERNIGHT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
BEHIND THIS NOREASTER...GUSTING TO BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. WINDS
MAY DIMINISH A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN DURING
SATURDAY. THIS MAY EVENTUALLY REQUIRE THIS ADVISORY TO BE EXTENDED
INTO SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$
269 
WWUS71 KBOX 160813
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
413 AM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010

...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-
RIZ001>004-161615-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.101016T1400Z-101016T2200Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK
413 AM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH FROM MID
MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS
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.

&&

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019>024-RIZ005>008-161615-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-101016T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
413 AM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010

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

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

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH FROM MID
MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS
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.

&&

$$
380 
WWUS71 KBOX 161403
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1003 AM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010

...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
TODAY...

MAZ007-015-016-019>024-RIZ005>008-162200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-101016T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1003 AM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS 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-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-
RIZ001>004-162200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-101016T2200Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK
1003 AM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS 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.

&&

$$
453 
WWUS71 KBOX 161950
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
350 PM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010

MAZ007-015-016-019>024-RIZ005>008-162100-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-101016T2200Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
350 PM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NW WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW THE WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLD 
THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-
RIZ001>004-162100-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-101016T2200Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK
350 PM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NW WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW THE WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLD 
THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Oct 14, 3:59 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 14, 3:59 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
359 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
AN EARLY SEASON NOREASTER ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL MOVE
UP THE COAST TONIGHT AND CROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FRIDAY. THIS
WILL BRING RAIN AND WIND TO NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE
STORM WILL MOVE OFF THROUGH THE MARITIMES BY SUNDAY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BRINGING DRY WEATHER TO NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
PER RADAR THE RAIN IS APPROACHING NEW YORK CITY BUT SURFACE OBS
SHOWED LIGHT RAIN ONLY TO CENTRAL NJ BY 3 PM. SUSPECT THERE WILL
BE A COUPLE OF HOURS OF VIRGA OVER OUR AREA BEFORE ANY RAIN
REACHES THE SURFACE. ISENTROPIC LIFT INCREASES THIS EVENING OVER
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH SATURATED AIR BY 06Z AND LIKELY SOONER.
SUFFICIENT FORCING THROUGH THE NIGHT TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING
CATEGORICAL POPS.

LOW LEVEL EAST WINDS ALOFT REACH 35 TO 45 KNOTS FROM 03Z TO
09Z. THIS WILL MEAN A CHANCE OF STRONG WIND GUSTS WHERE ANY
HEAVIER DOWNPOURS MAY DRAG A PORTION OF THIS WIND TO THE SURFACE.
THE BEST CHANCE FOR THIS WOULD BE ALONG THE EAST MASSACHUSETTS
COAST AND IN THE CENTRAL HILLS.

TEMPS ARE A BLEND OF THREE MOS FIELDS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...

MODEL CONCENSUS BRINGS THE SURFACE LOW THROUGH THE CAPE COD CANAL
AREA FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE 12Z ECMWF THE FASTEST AND THE 09Z
SREF/12Z GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN THE SLOWEST. AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH SO
DOES THE ISENTROPIC LIFT. MEANWHILE THE UPPER LOW AND COLD POOL WILL
SWING ACROSS DUIRNG FRIDAY MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON WITH DEEP
MOISTURE STILL PRESENT. SO WHILE THE RAIN MAY TAPER FRIDAY MORNING
THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS AROUND THROUGH THE DAY. THE BEST
CHANCE WILL BE IN SOUTHERN NH/WESTERN MASS/NORTHERN CT.

FORECAST WINDS ALOFT SHOW WEST WINDS 40-45 KNOTS FROM 850 MB TO
925 MB...THE NAM EVEN HINTS AT 50 KNOTS. COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE
SURFACE LOW INCREASES ESPECIALLY FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE EVENING
WITH VALLUES FAVORABLE FOR MIXING THE WIND TO THE SURFACE. THIS
LEADS TO A FORECAST OF WESTERLY WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS FROM
LATE MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SMALL DIMINISHING LATE AT
NIGHT. BASED ON THESE VALUES WE ARE ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY FOR
ALL AREAS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THIS WIND
WILL BE IN AREAS FROM THE MASS PIKE SOUTH.

TEMP FORECASTS COME FROM A BLEND OF MOS.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
 * AT OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD

DETAILS...

SATURDAY...STRONG VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER THE GULF OF MAINE
LIFTS SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST PASSING NEAR HALIFAX BY SATURDAY
EVENING. DEEP CYCLONIC FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF NEW ENGLAND
KEEPING WRAPAROUND MOISTURE IN PLACE DURING THE DAY SAT.
PREDOMINANCE OF NWP GUIDANCE SUPPORTS THIS SOLN INCLUDING THE
14/00 ECMWF. THE 00Z GFS IS A SLIGHTLY FASTER...WEAKER OUTLIER.
THINK THAT ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED AT BEST
AND GENERALLY REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA. WITH MODERATE COLD
ADVECTION CONTINUING SAT... GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH STEEP
LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES. MAY SEE WIND ADVISORY CONDS AGAIN... BUT
WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW. MOMENTUM TRANSFER DATA FROM NAM BUFR
SOUNDINGS SUGGESTS THAT 40-45KT WIND GUSTS REMAIN POSSIBLE DURING
THE DAY SAT.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES SAT NIGHT AND
SUNDAY. WITH LOOSENING SURFACE GRADIENT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH... AND AS COLD ADVECTION DECREASES... SKIES WILL CLEAR.

MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...FAST ZONAL FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE WEEK BEFORE A TROF ONCE AGAIN
RETURNS TO THE REGION TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS SHORWAVE
ENERGY DIVES SOUTH FROM HUDSON BAY. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
CROSS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY OR EARLY MONDAY STALLING OVER THE MID
ATLANTIC STATES. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE ON THE BOUNDARY WILL PASS
SOUTH OF THE AREA TUESDAY. OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION IN THE WARM
ADVECTION AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM MAY AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
TUESDAY. FOR NOW WILL CONTINUE WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES...BUT
THERE IS STILL SOME CHANCE THAT THE OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION WILL
REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS NOT IN
AGREEMENT AS TO THE PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THE PRECIPITATION
SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND FCST CONFIDENCE IN THESE
PERIODS IS BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...BKN-OVC LOW CLOUDS...MAINLY VFR 3500-4500
FT HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. MID AND HIGH
CLOUDINESS WILL MOVE FROM THE CT/MA/NY BORDER AT 18Z TO NEAR THE
COAST BY 00Z. PATCHY MVFR CEILINGS POSSIBLE ACROSS CT...THE ORH
AREA...AND PARTS OF RI BETWEEN 21Z AND 00Z. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

TONIGHT...
CONDITIONS LOWERING TO MVFR IN THE EVENING AND IFR IN RAIN...HEAVY
AT TIMES...MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS
POSSIBLE MAINLY BETWEEN 06Z AND 10Z OVER EASTERN MA AND RI. LOW-
LEVEL WIND SHEAR IS POSSIBLE WITH E TO SE WINDS AROUND 40-45 KTS
AT 2000 FT MAINLY OVER THE SE MA COAST FROM PYM-HYA-ACK. ONLY LOW-
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE AT THIS TIME SO HAVE NOT INCLUDED YET IN TAFS.

FRIDAY...MVFR/IFR IN THE MORNING WITH MOST OF THE LINGERING RAIN
IN SOUTHERN NH. ANY IFR CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO MVFR DURING THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25-38 KNOTS ESPECIALLY
AFTER 15Z. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS.

KBOS TERMINAL...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN TIMING OF LOWER CLOUD HEIGHTS
AND ONSET OF STRONGER NORTHEAST...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS.

FRIDAY NIGHT...LINGERING MVFR CEILINGS AND VSBYS WITH IMPROVEMENT
POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT ESPECIALLY IN THE CT VALLEY AND VICINITY.
GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25-40 KNOTS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT.

OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

SATURDAY...WIDESPREAD MVFR CEILINGS AND VSBYS WITH LEFTOVER
SHOWERS AND FOG PATCHES...IMPROVING TO VFR FROM WEST TO EAST
SATURDAY. NW WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 TO 40 KT SATURDAY.

SUNDAY...VFR. NW WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KT.

MONDAY...VFR. NW WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KT.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD TONIGHT WITH INCREASING EAST WIND AS LOW
PRESSURE MOVES NORTH TOWARD THE WATERS. COMPUTER MODELS GENERALLY
AGREE THAT THE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS WITHIN A FEW
MILES OF BUZZARDS BAY/CAPE COD CANAL AREA LATE TONIGHT. EAST WINDS
AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL REACH 20-30 KNOTS. AS THE LOW MOVES
PAST...WINDS ON THE SOUTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT TO WEST TOWARD
MORNING.

AS THE LOW MOVES FARTHER NORTH ON FRIDAY...WINDS ON ALL THE
WATERS WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE DURING THE DAY...SPURRED ON
BY A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT...INCREASING WINDS ALOFT AND
COLDER AIR CAPABLE OF DRAWING THAT WIND TO THE SURFACE IN GUSTS.
WINDS ALOFT ARE FORECAST TO REACH 40-45 KNOTS. THIS WILL CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

WITH ALL THIS IN MIND...THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO
COVER ALL OF OUR WATERS. IT STARTS LATER TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN
WATERS AND EXPANDS TO THE NORTHERN WATERS ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE
WARNINGS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

SATURDAY...GALE WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO SATURDAY AS
GUSTY CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITH COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION.
OTHERWISE SCA CONDITIONS...POSSIBLY WITH RESIDUAL GALES AS COLDER
AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION AND WIND GUSTS WELL INTO THE 30-40KT
RANGE CONTINUE.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY...A LEFTOVER SCA WILL BE NECESSARY FOR NW WINDS
GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 KT AS WELL AS HAZARDOUS SEAS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
A WIDESPREAD ONE TO TWO INCH RAINFALL APPEARS LIKELY FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
CENTRAL HILLS AND CT VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
FLASH FLOOD AND HEADWATER FLOOD GUIDANCE VALUES...BUT DO EXPECT
SOME LOCALIZED URBAN AND POOR-DRAINAGE FLOODING TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     CTZ002>004.
MA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     MAZ002>021-026.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     MAZ022>024.
NH...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     NHZ011-012-015.
RI...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     RIZ001>007.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     RIZ008.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     ANZ232>235-237-254>256.
     GALE WARNING FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR ANZ230-
     231-236-250-251.

&&

SYNOPSIS...WTB/STRAUSS
NEAR TERM...WTB
SHORT TERM...WTB
LONG TERM...STRAUSS
AVIATION...GAF
MARINE...WTB/BELK/99
HYDROLOGY...
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 14, 4:08 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
408 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-152015-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
408 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

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.

RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY CAUSE AREAS OF URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING OVERNIGHT.

.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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-152015-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
408 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ANZ232>235-237-254>256-152015-
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-
408 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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...

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

ANZ230-231-236-250-251-152015-
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-
408 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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...

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 14, 4:16 AM EDTGale WarningBOX65 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2010Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2010Wind Advisories in New Hampshire, 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.