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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

September 18, 20124 states

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Sep 18, 2012, 4:37 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Sep 18, 2012, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 18, 2012, 4:37 AM EDT (08:37 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 18, 2012, 4:00 PM EDT
Expired
Sep 19, 2012, 3:41 AM EDT
In force
12 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 08:40 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, 8.6 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 00:00Z on 2012-09-18Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2012-09-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2078 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 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.

184 
WWUS71 KBOX 180837
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
437 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...STRONG WINDS LATE TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE WEST OF THE REGION AND DRAG A STRONG
COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THESE
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-181645-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.120918T1800Z-120919T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.120918T2000Z-120919T1000Z/
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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND 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...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
437 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR BERKSHIRE
  COUNTY AND RHODE ISLAND.

* HAZARDS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR THE
  COASTLINES.

* TIMING...4 PM TO MIDNIGHT NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY...7 PM TO
  6 AM NEAR THE WORCESTER HILLS AND ALONG THE COAST.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD DOWN TREES AND LIMBS...WHICH
  MAY LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$

NHZ011-012-015-181645-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.120918T2000Z-120919T1000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
437 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EDT WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES.

* HAZARDS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE OVER REGIONS OF HIGHER
  TERRAIN.

* TIMING...4 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL DOWN SMALL TREES AS WELL AS
  LIMBS AND BRANCHES WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES
  POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
872 
WWUS71 KBOX 181505
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1105 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...STRONG WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE WEST OF THE REGION AND DRAG A STRONG COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE AND
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-182315-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.120918T2000Z-120919T1000Z/
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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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-BLOCK ISLAND 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...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1105 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR BERKSHIRE
  COUNTY...RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 TO 55 MPH...STRONGEST ACROSS
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND NEAR THE SOUTH COAST.

* TIMING...4 PM TO MIDNIGHT IN WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. 8 PM TONIGHT
  TO 6 AM WEDNESDAY NEAR THE WORCESTER HILLS AND ALONG THE COAST.

* IMPACTS...WINDS COULD DOWN TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES...WHICH MAY
  RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE AND BRIEF POWER
OUTAGES. 

&&

$$

JWD
982 
WWUS71 KBOX 182031
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
431 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...STRONG WINDS LATE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE WEST OF THE REGION AND DRAG A STRONG COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE AND
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-190445-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120919T1000Z/
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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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-BLOCK ISLAND 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...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
431 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR BERKSHIRE 
  COUNTY...RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 TO 55 MPH...STRONGEST ACROSS
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND NEAR THE SOUTH COAST.

* TIMING...4 PM TO MIDNIGHT IN WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. 8 PM TONIGHT 
  TO 6 AM WEDNESDAY NEAR THE WORCESTER HILLS AND ALONG THE COAST.

* IMPACTS...WINDS COULD DOWN TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES...WHICH 
  MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE AND BRIEF POWER
OUTAGES.

&&

$$

SIPPRELL
412 
WWUS71 KBOX 182331
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
731 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL RESULT IN SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES THROUGH THE EARLY HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING..

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-190745-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120919T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0003.120919T0000Z-120919T1000Z/
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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND 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...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
731 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

* HAZARDS...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH EARLY HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN
  NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WIND WILL
  OCCUR ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN BETWEEN 10 PM AND 3 AM.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN TO RESULT
  IN SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE HEAVY RAIN
  COUPLED WITH FULLY LEAFED TREES WILL RESULT IN MORE DAMAGE THAN
  IS NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THESE WIND SPEEDS. THEREFORE...WE
  HAVE UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE AND BRIEF POWER
OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$

NHZ011-012-015-190745-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120919T1000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
731 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR BERKSHIRE 
  COUNTY...RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 2 AM.

* IMPACTS...WINDS COULD DOWN SOME TREES AND LARGE
  BRANCHES...WHICH MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE AND BRIEF POWER
OUTAGES.

&&

$$

FRANK
275 
WWUS71 KBOX 190401
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1201 AM EDT WED SEP 19 2012

...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL RESULT IN SOME TREE DAMAGE AND
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES THIS MORNING..

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-191000-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120919T1000Z/
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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND 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...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1201 AM EDT WED SEP 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE 
  ISLAND.

* HAZARDS...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH EARLY HOURS OF 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS INTERIOR 
  SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST 
  WIND WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN BETWEEN 10 PM AND 3 
  AM.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN TO RESULT 
  IN SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE HEAVY 
  RAIN COUPLED WITH FULLY LEAFED TREES WILL RESULT IN MORE 
  DAMAGE THAN IS NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THESE WIND SPEEDS. 
  THEREFORE...WE HAVE UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE AND BRIEF POWER
OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$

NHZ011-012-015-191000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120919T1000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1201 AM EDT WED SEP 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR BERKSHIRE 
  COUNTY...RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 2 AM.

* IMPACTS...WINDS COULD DOWN SOME TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES... 
  WHICH MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE AND BRIEF POWER
OUTAGES.

&&

$$
050 
WWUS71 KBOX 190741
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
341 AM EDT WED SEP 19 2012

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>017-020-026-RIZ001>008-190845-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120919T1000Z/
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-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND 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...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
341 AM EDT WED SEP 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. WHILE A FEW WIND
GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH MAY LINGER INTO THE MORNING...MOST WILL REMAIN
BELOW 30.

$$

NHZ011-191545-
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CHESHIRE NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE
341 AM EDT WED SEP 19 2012

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.

* LOCATIONS...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...PATCHY FROST.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS...PATCHY FROST COULD IMPACT TENDER VEGETATION. THOSE
  WITH LATE SEASON GROWING INTERESTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION IN
  PROTECTING SENSITIVE PLANTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
DURING THE GROWING SEASON.  THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE
ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED
PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE
AWAY FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

NHZ012-015-190845-
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EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
341 AM EDT WED SEP 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 30 MPH ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. WHILE A
FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH MAY LINGER INTO THE MORNING HOURS...MOST
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW.

$$

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WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...
CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
341 AM EDT WED SEP 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH SUNRISE.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN COULD
  RESULT IN SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE AND BRIEF POWER
OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 3:54 AM EDTGale WarningBOX26 hr
Sep 18, 2:51 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Plymouth8 hr
Sep 18, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire86 min
Sep 18, 7:31 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more10 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2012Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2012Wind Advisories in New Hampshire, 2012Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.