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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

November 23, 20134 states

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Nov 23, 2013, 4:45 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Nov 24, 2013, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 23, 2013, 4:45 PM EST (21:45 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 24, 2013, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 25, 2013, 12:06 AM EST
In force
17 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 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 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 2013-11-23Temperature 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 2013-11-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -116 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
990 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
95 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-116 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-15 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.

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WWUS71 KBOX 232145
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
445 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-240545-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.131124T1200Z-131125T0600Z/
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
445 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY.

* LOCATION...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN
  CONNECTICUT...AS WELL AS CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN
  NEW HAMPSHIRE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS FROM LATE MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BRING DOWN LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE
  ISOLATED 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.

&&

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
925 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-241030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.131124T1200Z-131125T0600Z/
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
925 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY...

* LOCATION...MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN
  CONNECTICUT...AND CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN NEW
  HAMPSHIRE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST
  GUSTS FROM LATE MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BRING DOWN LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE 
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MAKE SURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE SECURE. DRIVERS CAN ALSO BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$


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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
332 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-241645-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.131124T1200Z-131125T0600Z/
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
332 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
EST MONDAY...

* LOCATION...MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN 
  CONNECTICUT...AND CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN NEW 
  HAMPSHIRE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST GUSTS FROM LATE MORNING INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BRING DOWN LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE 
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MAKE SURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE SECURE. DRIVERS CAN ALSO BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$


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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1002 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-242315-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-131125T0600Z/
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
1002 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

* LOCATION...MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN 
  CONNECTICUT...AND CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN NEW 
  HAMPSHIRE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST GUSTS MID DAY INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BRING DOWN LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE 
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MAKE SURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE SECURE. DRIVERS CAN ALSO BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$


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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
352 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-250500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-131125T0600Z/
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
352 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

* LOCATION...MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN 
  CONNECTICUT...AND CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN NEW 
  HAMPSHIRE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BRING DOWN LARGE TREE BRANCHES...AND SMALL
  TREES AS WELL AS CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MAKE SURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE SECURE. DRIVERS CAN ALSO BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$


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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
704 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-003-
250115-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-131125T0600Z/
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-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...
NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
WEST GREENWICH
704 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

$$

MAZ007-013>024-RIZ002-004>008-250600-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-131125T0600Z/
EASTERN ESSEX 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-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
704 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

* LOCATION...MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN 
  CONNECTICUT...AND CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN NEW 
  HAMPSHIRE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. ISOLATED
  GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BRING DOWN LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND SMALL
  TREES...AS WELL AS CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MAKE SURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE SECURE. DRIVERS CAN ALSO BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$


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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
920 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013

MAZ013-017-018-020-021-RIZ002-004>008-250330-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-131125T0600Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
920 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

$$

MAZ007-014>016-019-022>024-250600-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-131125T0600Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...
QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
920 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

* LOCATION...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE INCLUDING CAPE COD
  AND THE ISLANDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...
  ESPECIALLY ON THE OUTER CAPE AND NANTUCKET.

* TIMING...UNTIL 1 AM MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BRING DOWN LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND SMALL 
  TREES...AS WELL AS CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MAKE SURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE SECURE. DRIVERS CAN ALSO BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

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068 
WWUS71 KBOX 250506
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1206 AM EST MON NOV 25 2013

MAZ007-014>016-019-022>024-250615-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-131125T0600Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...
QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1206 AM EST MON NOV 25 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THERE MAY BE
A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON THE OUTER CAPE UNTIL 2 AM.

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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 Nov 23, 4:40 PM EST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 4:40 PM EST, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
440 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
ONE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED OFFSHORE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT...DELIVERING STRONG WINDS AND ARCTIC
AIR FOR SUNDAY/MONDAY. TEMPS WILL THEN MODERATE...BUT THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF A COASTAL STORM SOMETIME LATE NEXT TUE INTO
THANKSGIVING DAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
4 PM UPDATE...JUST SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO TEMPERATURES TO REFLECT
LATEST OBSERVED TRENDS.

FOR TONIGHT...WATCHING SNOW SHOWERS MOVING TOWARD SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STILL SOME QUESTION AS TO HOW
SIGNIFICANT THESE SHOWERS WILL BE EAST OF THE BERKSHIRES. ONLY
SEEING TRACE ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR WITH RELATIVELY HIGH
VISIBILITIES. THERE IS A POTENT MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TO CONTEND
WITH THIS EVENING. IT WILL ALL COME DOWN TO HOW MUCH LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE REMAINS ONCE IT GETS HERE.

AT THIS POINT THINKING FLURRIES ARE MOST LIKELY...BUT CANNOT RULE
OUT A MORE SUBSTANTIAL SNOW SHOWER ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
WESTERN MA. MORE SUBSTANTIAL OCEAN-EFFECT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
LATER TONIGHT. NORTHWEST FLOW SHOULD KEEP MOST OF THIS SNOW EAST
OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...BUT COULD SEE SOME SNOW CLIP PARTS OF
THE CAPE AND THE ISLANDS.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL OVERNIGHT...WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR
SUNDAY LIKELY OCCURRING AROUND MIDNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR
ADVECTION ARRIVES BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT LATER TONIGHT.

THIS COLDER AIR WILL ALSO ASSIST IN THE CREATION OF STRONG GUSTY
WINDS. THINKING WIND ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED AT SOME POINT
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. STILL WORKING OUT THE TIMING AT THIS TIME.
WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
SUNDAY...UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD POOL WILL BE OVERHEAD.
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT...-42C AT 500 MB...WILL CONTINUE TO
DESTABILIZE THE AIRMASS AND PROMOTE DEEP MIXING. WINDS IN THE
MIXING RANGE WILL BE 35-45 KNOTS...AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE
STRONGER.

TEMPERATURES AT 850 MB WILL BE -15C TO -18C...WHICH ONLY SUPPORTS
MAX SURFACE TEMPERATURES 25-30F. NOTE THE LIST OF RECORD TEMPS IN
THE CLIMATE SECTION OF THIS DISCUSSION. MODEL FORECAST DEWPOINTS
ARE AROUND ZERO OR SINGLE NUMBERS BELOW ZERO. IF THIS VERIFIES...
IT WILL BE AS ALMOST AS LOW/DRY AS IT HAS FOR ANY NOVEMBER 24TH
SINCE 1949. EXPECTING HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE CALENDAR DAY TO BE
NEAR MIDNIGHT...ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE A SLIGHT RISE AFTER
DAYBREAK.

SUNDAY NIGHT...LOW-LEVEL WINDS CONTINUE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 KT AND
EXCELLENT MIXING IS IN PLACE. THIS WILL RESULT IN NORTHWEST WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND
CHILLS ANTICIPATED WITH TEMPERATURES ALREADY FORECAST TO DROP
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE TEENS...ADD A 40 MPH WIND ON TOP OF
THAT AND WE ARE LOOKING AT WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...

* UNSEASONABLY COLD AND WINDY MON
* SLIGHT WARMING ON TUE
* STORM LIKELY MID WEEK...BUT TRACK STILL UNCERTAIN

OVERVIEW AND MODEL PREFERENCES...
23/12Z MODEL GUIDANCE SUITE...CONTINUES TO SHOW REASONABLY GOOD
AGREEMENT THROUGH MID TERM...BUT NOW ARE ACTUALLY DIVERGING
REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN OCEAN STORM FOR MID WEEK. GUIDANCE
THEN AGAIN SHOWS BETTER AGREEMENT FOLLOWING THE STORM...THAT
ANOTHER COLD SNAP IS LIKELY. GIVEN THE INITIAL AND LATE WEEK
AGREEMENT...A GENERAL BLEND OF DETERMINISTIC GUIDANCE AND THE
PREVIOUS FORECAST WILL BE USED AS BASELINE. FOR MORE INFORMATION
REGARDING THE SPREAD IN THE STORM TRACK...SEE THE INFORMATION
BELOW.

SIGNIFICANT MODEL SPREAD IS STILL OCCURRING IN ALL MODELS ON
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING/S STORM. MODEL TRACKS
TAKE THE STORM AS FAR WEST AS EASTERN NY AND AS FAR EAST AS WELL
OUT TO SEA. GFS OPERATIONAL IS IN THE OUT TO SEA GROUP WITH THE
CMC/00 ECMWF/12 ECMWF/00 ECENS/GEFS ALL SUGGESTING THE STORM WILL
TRAVEL INLAND AROUND CT/LONG ISLAND. GEFS IS FURTHER EAST...CLOSER
TO IT/S OPERATIONAL. MODELS LIKE THE ECMWF AND THE GFS ARE SHOWING
A SECOND TRAILING LOW BEHIND THE FIRST ONE. THE QUESTION IS STILL
HOW FAST THE NORTHERN STREAM AND SOUTHERN STREAM MOVE...WHERE AND
IF THE PHASING OCCURS AND THEREFORE WHAT THE EXACT TRACK OF THE
LOWS THEMSELVES IS. TEMPERATURE PROFILES ARE THUSLY VARIANT AND
DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK. THE ONE PART OF WINTER STORM FORECASTING
MISSING IS THE HIGH TO THE NORTH NOT ALLOWING FOR AGEOSTROPHIC
WINDS FROM THE NORTH TO AIDE IN COOLING.

THE WX ACROSS NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE WEEK WILL BE DEFINED BY A
BROAD AND DEEP LONGWAVE TROF THROUGH QUEBEC AND INTO THE GREAT
LAKES REGION. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW AN ANOMALOUSLY COLD
AIR FROM THE HUDSON/S BAY REGION...YIELDING TEMPERATURES COOLER
THAN NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEK SAVE FOR DURING THE POTENTIAL
STORM...ESPECIALLY IF THE INSIDE TRACK VERIFIES. THEREFORE...WILL
BE CARRYING COOL/BLUSTERY CONDITIONS BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE
POTENTIAL OCEAN STORM.

DETAILS...

MON AND TUE...
CONTINUED COOL WX FROM THE WEEKEND LINGERS...ESPECIALLY ON MON AS
CREST OF HIGH PRES OCCURS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE MUCH WEAKER
THAN SUN AS MASS FIELDS SHOW SIGNIFICANT SLACKENING OF THE PRES
GRADIENT THROUGH THE DAY. H85 TEMPERATURES WILL BE GRADUALLY
REBOUNDING FROM AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT -12C MON...TO -4C BY TUE. THIS
WILL SUGGEST HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S MON...WARMING INTO
THE MID 30S TO MID 40S BY TUE. LOWS WILL STILL DIP BACK INTO THE
TEENS.

OTHERWISE...A WEAK WARM FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY
TUE...BUT LIKELY WITH LITTLE FANFARE AS THE COLUMN BELOW H5 IS
QUITE DRY. SFC DWPTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN LOW
TEENS...REBOUNDING ONLY TO ABOUT 20F BY THE END OF THE DAY. THIS
SUGGESTS THAT ANY MOISTURE WOULD BE LIMITED TO CLOUD COVER.

WED AND THU...
WEDNESDAY...INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN A STORM AFFECTING SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND WITH UNCERTAINTY IN MODELS NOTED ABOVE. SPREAD AS BIG AS
INSIDE RUNNERS AND WELL OUT TO SEA. OBVIOUSLY TEMPERATURE
PROFILES WOULD VARY BASED ON TRACK WITH ALL RAIN FOR THE INSIDE
RUNNERS SAVE FOR MAYBE SOME SNOWS DURING THE NIGHT...OR WITH ANY
TRAILING LOW PRES SYSTEMS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WOULD ALSO HAVE THE
BEST CHANCE OF SNOW. IF THE STORM GOES FURTHER OUT TO
SEA...SOUTHEASTERN REGIONS WOULD BE COLDER...BUT IF THE STORM
TRACKS INLAND THE SOUTHEASTERN AREA REMAINS WARM AND RAIN WOULD BE
EXPECTED. MORE DETAILS SHOULD COME ABOUT AS MORE MODELS COME INTO
AN AGREEMENT.

THURSDAY...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHOULD BE MAKING ITS EXIT AS IT
TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST TAKING ANY LEFT OVER PRECIPITATION WITH IT.
COOLER AIR SHOULD BE MOVING IN BEHIND THE LOW AS A HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM FROM CANADA TAKES CONTROL.

FRI INTO THE WEEKEND...
ANOTHER COLD AIRMASS WILL BE BUILDING OVER THE REGION AS COLD
1035+ HPA HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE REGION. ANOTHER ROUND OF
ANOMALOUSLY COLD AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL...ALTHOUGH
WITH GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS OUTSIDE ANY LIGHT FLURRIES/SPRINKLES.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE FELT PARTICULARLY ON MON OF
THIS WEEK...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S FOR HIGHS...DOWN INTO THE LOW
TEENS FOR MINS.

&&

.AVIATION /22Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...

LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE.

TODAY...VFR. COOLER DRIER AIR ON NORTHWEST WINDS.

TONIGHT...SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH DURING THE NIGHT WITH A
FEW CLOUDS AND SCATTERED PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD
ENOUGH FOR ANY PRECIPITATION TO BE SNOW. VFR CONDITIONS MOST
TERMINALS...WITH ISOLATED MVFR TOWARD NORTHWEST MA. COLD AIR WILL
CONTINUE TO MIX STRONG WIND GUSTS TO THE SURFACE...EXPECTING
25-30 KT WITH POTENTIAL FOR 35 KNOT GUSTS OVERNIGHT.

SUNDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT.

SUNDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR. NW WINDS GUST UP TO 35 KT.

KBOS TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE.

KBDL TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE.

OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

MONDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR.

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
CONDITIONS LOWER TO MVFR/IFR WITH POTENTIAL COASTAL STORM
APPROACHING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
PRECIPITATION TYPE.

&&

.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...

LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...HIGH CONFIDENCE.

TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS
THE WATERS TONIGHT...BRINGING EVEN COLDER AIR OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS. STRONG WINDS OF 35-45 KNOTS WILL BE JUST A COUPLE
THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE...THIS COLD AIR WILL ACT TO DRAW
THAT WIND TO THE SURFACE IN GUSTS. GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE ON ALL
WATERS FOR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DROP BELOW TO BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
LEVELS...WITH SEAS SET TO REACH 5 FEET OR LESS MONDAY EVENING.

TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
LOW CERTAINTY REGARDING THE TRACK OF A COASTAL STORM FOR THE LATE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY PERIOD...WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT /BUT COLDER
WEATHER/ EXPECTED BY THU. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE
TRACK OF THIS STORM...AND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GALES SHOULD
THE STORM TRACK CLOSE TO SHORE OR INLAND...AND AT LEAST SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES SHOULD THE STORM REMAIN FURTHER OFFSHORE. EXPECT
BETTER CERTAINTY EARLY IN THE WEEK.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE EXPECTED SUNDAY ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
AT MANY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE CONDITIONS
CONDUCIVE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. IN COLLABORATION WITH STATE
PARTNERS...HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR NORTHERN CT AND
NORTHERN RI. WILL ISSUE A STATEMENT FOR MA INSTEAD OF A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY SUNDAY...AND POSSIBLY
AGAIN MONDAY...IN AN ARCTIC AIRMASS. RECORD LOWS ARE FAR LESS
LIKELY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. PLEASE FIND BELOW THE RECORD COLD LOWS
AND RECORD COLD HIGHS...AS WELL AS THE CURRENT FORECAST FOR THE
FOUR CLIMATE SITES.

BOSTON...

TONIGHT NOVEMBER 23RD FORECAST LOW...27
TONIGHT NOVEMBER 23RD RECORD LOW...11 SET IN 1880

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH FORECAST HIGH...32
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH RECORD COLD HIGH...29 SET IN 1936

SUNDAY NIGHT NOVEMBER 24TH FORECAST LOW...19
SUNDAY NIGHT NOVEMBER 24TH RECORD LOW...11 SET IN 1880

MONDAY NOVEMBER 25TH FORECAST HIGH...33
MONDAY NOVEMBER 25TH RECORD COLD HIGH...25 SET IN 1938

PROVIDENCE...

TONIGHT NOVEMBER 23RD FORECAST LOW...24
TONIGHT NOVEMBER 23RD RECORD LOW...14 SET IN 1972

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH FORECAST HIGH...31
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH RECORD COLD HIGH...31 SET IN 1936

SUNDAY NIGHT NOVEMBER 24TH FORECAST LOW...15
SUNDAY NIGHT NOVEMBER 24TH RECORD LOW...6 SET IN 1989

MONDAY NOVEMBER 25TH FORECAST HIGH...33
MONDAY NOVEMBER 25TH RECORD COLD HIGH...25 SET IN 1938

HARTFORD...

TONIGHT NOVEMBER 23RD FORECAST LOW...22
TONIGHT NOVEMBER 23RD RECORD LOW...12 SET IN 1972

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH FORECAST HIGH...29
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH RECORD COLD HIGH...31 SET IN 1936

SUNDAY NIGHT NOVEMBER 24TH FORECAST LOW...15
SUNDAY NIGHT NOVEMBER 24TH RECORD LOW...1 SET IN 1989

MONDAY NOVEMBER 25TH FORECAST HIGH...32
MONDAY NOVEMBER 25TH RECORD COLD HIGH...25 SET IN 1938

WORCESTER...

TONIGHT NOVEMBER 23RD FORECAST LOW...19
TONIGHT NOVEMBER 23RD RECORD LOW...9 SET IN 1989

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH FORECAST HIGH...25
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH RECORD COLD HIGH...26 SET IN 2000

SUNDAY NIGHT NOVEMBER 24TH FORECAST LOW...12
SUNDAY NIGHT NOVEMBER 24TH RECORD LOW...6 SET IN 1989

MONDAY NOVEMBER 25TH FORECAST HIGH...26
MONDAY NOVEMBER 25TH RECORD COLD HIGH...22 SET IN 1938

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY FOR
     CTZ002>004.
     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY FOR
     MAZ002>024-026.
NH...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY FOR NHZ011-
     012-015.
RI...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY FOR
     RIZ001>008.
     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR RIZ001>004.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST MONDAY FOR
     ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256.
     GALE WARNING FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY FOR ANZ230-
     236.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BELK/DOODY
NEAR TERM...BELK
SHORT TERM...BELK
LONG TERM...DOODY/99
AVIATION...BELK/DOODY/99
MARINE...BELK/DOODY/99
FIRE WEATHER...BELK
CLIMATE...STAFF
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 23, 4:00 AM EST, 12 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
400 AM EST SAT NOV 23 2013

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-240900-
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-
400 AM EST SAT NOV 23 2013

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...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

MODERATE CONFIDENCE THAT A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED FOR
SUNDAY...WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY.

MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT A COASTAL LOW WILL AFFECT THE
REGION IN SOME WAY SOMETIME BETWEEN TUESDAY AND THANKSGIVING. THE
SPECIFICS OF THIS SYSTEM ARE STILL UNCERTAIN HOWEVER THE EFFECTS
OF THE STORM ARE LIKELY TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON BOTH ROAD AND AIR
TRAVEL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256-240900-
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
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-
400 AM EST SAT NOV 23 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST
MONDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230-236-240900-
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
400 AM EST SAT NOV 23 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RLG

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