Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2012

High Wind Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

February 24, 201210 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island; Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Feb 24, 2012, 4:12 PM EST for 10 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island; Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Feb 25, 2012, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr. 25 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2012, 4:12 PM EST (21:12 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 25, 2012, 4:06 PM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 25, 8:44 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Barnstable, MAHAM RADIO
Feb 25, 9:55 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGNewton, MATREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON BLAKE STREET.
Feb 25, 9:56 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGBrookline, MATREE DOWN ON HARVARD STREET.
Feb 25, 10:29 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGPeabody, MATREE DOWN ON RUSSELL AND BIRCH STREET.
Feb 25, 10:40 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWaltham, MATREE DOWN ON MARIVISTA AVE.
Feb 25, 10:42 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGBelmont, MATREE DOWN BLOCKING MBTA ROUTE 73.
Feb 25, 10:59 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWorcester, MATREE DOWN ON HOLDEN STREET.
Feb 25, 11:04 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 583 Wnw Worcester, MA
Feb 25, 11:15 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWest Newbury, MALARGE TREE DOWN ON POER LINES ON LARCH ROAD.
Feb 25, 11:31 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWorcester, MATREE DOWN ON TWO CARS.
Feb 25, 11:43 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 613 Ssw Milton, MA
Feb 25, 12:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWellesley, MATREE DOWN ON WIRES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGE.
Feb 25, 12:05 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGBoston, MATREE DOWN ON CAPEN STREET.
Feb 25, 12:30 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Brookline, MAHAM RADIO
Feb 25, 12:50 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGBeverly, MATREE DOWN ON HULL STREET.
Feb 25, 1:02 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Barnstable, MAHAM RADIO
Feb 25, 1:05 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGConcord, MATREE DOWN NEAR SUDBURY ROAD.
Feb 25, 1:09 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Harwich, MAHAM RADIO
Feb 25, 1:11 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGBrookline, MATREE DOWN ON BOYLSTON STREET.
Feb 25, 1:19 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGNatick, MATREE DOWN ON WILSON STREET.
Feb 25, 2:09 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGBoston, MATREE DOWN ON HARTLAND STREET.
Feb 25, 2:22 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGRowley, MATREE DOWN.
Feb 25, 2:24 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGPeabody, MATREE DOWN ON NANCY AVENUE.
Feb 25, 3:25 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMiddleton, MAA COUPLE OF TREES DOWN.
Feb 25, 3:35 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGNewton, MATREE DOWN ON A CAR ON DEBORAH ROAD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 2012-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2012-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -89 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

419 
WWUS71 KBOX 242112
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
412 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

MAZ020-021-RIZ005>007-250515-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.120225T0500Z-120226T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0002.120225T0900Z-120226T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
412 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS EXCLUDING CAPE COD AND 
  SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT FOR BLOCK ISLAND. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE SATURDAY WITH SPEEDS REACHING THEIR STRONGEST VALUES.
  WIND WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL EASILY BLOW ABOUT LIGHTER
  ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO KNOCK DOWN
  SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
  EXTRA CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME.  DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CTZ004-MAZ004>007-012>019-026-RIZ001>004-250515-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.120225T1100Z-120226T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0002.120225T0900Z-120226T0000Z/
WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...
FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...
QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...AYER...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK
412 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RHODE
  ISLAND...MOST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE SATURDAY WITH SPEEDS REACHING THEIR STRONGEST VALUES.
  WIND WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL EASILY BLOW ABOUT LIGHTER
  ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO KNOCK DOWN
  SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
  EXTRA CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME.  DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-250515-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0002.120225T0500Z-120226T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0002.120225T0900Z-120226T0000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
412 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK 
  ISLAND. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE SATURDAY WITH SPEEDS REACHING THEIR STRONGEST VALUES.
  WIND WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN
  TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. POWER
  OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME.  DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CTZ002-003-MAZ002-003-008>011-NHZ011-012-015-250515-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.120225T0900Z-120226T0100Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...
BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
412 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY
  OF MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE SATURDAY WITH SPEEDS REACHING THEIR STRONGEST VALUES.
  WIND WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL EASILY BLOW ABOUT LIGHTER
  ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO KNOCK DOWN
  SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
  EXTRA CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
847 
WWUS71 KBOX 250419
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1119 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-251230-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0002.120225T0900Z-120226T0000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1119 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK 
  ISLAND. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS INCREASING INTO MORNING WILL BE STRONGEST
  DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN 
  TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME.  DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CTZ004-MAZ004>007-012>021-026-RIZ001>007-251230-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0002.120225T0900Z-120226T0000Z/
WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...
FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...
QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1119 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RHODE 
  ISLAND...MOST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS INCREASING INTO MORNING WILL BE STRONGEST
  DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL EASILY BLOW ABOUT LIGHTER 
  ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO KNOCK 
  DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO 
  MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME.  DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CTZ002-003-MAZ002-003-008>011-NHZ011-012-015-251230-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.120225T0900Z-120226T0100Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...
BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1119 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY 
  OF MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS INCREASING INTO MORNING WILL BE STRONGEST
  DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL EASILY BLOW ABOUT LIGHTER 
  ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO KNOCK 
  DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO 
  MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

&&

$$
328 
WWUS71 KBOX 250906
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
406 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

CTZ004-MAZ004>007-012>019-026-RIZ001>005-251715-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.120225T0900Z-120226T0100Z/
WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...
FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...
QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...AYER...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL
406 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND EASTERN
  MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN
  COASTAL PLAIN...AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BE STRONGEST
  DURING THE MID-MORNING INTO AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH GRADUALLY INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL EASILY BLOW ABOUT LIGHTER
  ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO KNOCK DOWN
  SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
  EXTRA CAUTION.

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-RIZ008-251715-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
406 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK 
  ISLAND. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BE STRONGEST
  DURING THE MID-MORNING INTO AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH GRADUALLY INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN 
  TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

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.

&&

$$

MAZ020-021-RIZ006-007-251715-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
406 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND...AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
  BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS INCREASING INTO MORNING WILL BE STRONGEST 
  DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN 
  TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME.  DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CTZ002-003-MAZ002-003-008>011-NHZ011-012-015-251715-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0100Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...
BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
406 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY 
  OF MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BE STRONGEST
  DURING THE MID-MORNING INTO AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH GRADUALLY INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL EASILY BLOW ABOUT LIGHTER 
  ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO KNOCK 
  DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO 
  MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

&&

$$

SIPPRELL
277 
WWUS71 KBOX 251619
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1119 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-260000-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1119 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK 
  ISLAND. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY INTO THE EVENING
  HOURS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING 
  DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

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.

&&

$$

MAZ020-021-RIZ006-007-260000-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1119 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND...AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF 
  BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING 
  DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME.  DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-260030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0100Z/
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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK...BRISTOL
1119 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
  MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN 
  COASTAL PLAIN...AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY INTO THE EVENING
  HOURS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL EASILY BLOW ABOUT 
  LIGHTER ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO 
  KNOCK DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. WINDS THIS STRONG 
  CAN ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

&&

$$
927 
WWUS71 KBOX 252106
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
406 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-260515-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0900Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
406 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH
  COAST...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS OF MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS...THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN EASILY BLOW ABOUT LOOSE OBJECTS AND
  DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN
  ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-260515-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/
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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK...BRISTOL
406 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT. WESTERN...CENTRAL AND
  EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF RHODE
  ISLAND...AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS...THEN
  DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN EASILY BLOW ABOUT LOOSE OBJECTS AND
  DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN
  ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 4:33 AM ESTGale WarningBOX11 hr
Feb 24, 4:33 AM ESTStorm WatchBOX11 hr
Feb 24, 4:50 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Nantucket11 hr
Feb 24, 4:50 AM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more47 hr
Feb 24, 3:52 PM ESTStorm WarningBOX22 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2012High Wind Warnings in Rhode Island, 2012High Wind Warnings in Connecticut, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.