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Wind Advisories for the Region
Last updated:
Saturday, November 15, 2008 9:10 PM
Wind Advisory & High Wind Warning (scroll down)
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-023-024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ003-
006-008-160600-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/
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-
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-BLOCK ISLAND 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...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...
WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...BLOCK ISLAND
828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY.
THE ADVISORY COVERS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.
A BRIEF PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH SCATTERED
GUSTS OF 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
HIGHER TERRAIN AND EXPOSED COASTAL LOCATIONS.
ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY
COINCIDE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS BETWEEN
8 PM AND 11 PM.
NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD WERE NOT UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND
WARNING DUE TO SUBTLY COOLER SEDATING INFLUENCE OF THE NEARBY
OCEAN.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ON NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD WILL NOT
OCCUR UNTIL BETWEEN 11 PM AND 1 AM.
THESE WINDS WILL DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED BRIEF POWER
OUTAGES.
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.
DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.
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High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008
MAZ007-013>021-RIZ001-002-004-005-007-160600-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/
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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NEWPORT
828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY.
THE WARNING AREA COVERS MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
REPORTS OF WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH ALONG WITH TREES AND WIRES
DOWN HAVE FORCED AN UPGRADE OF THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF
NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FROM PROVIDENCE
TO BOSTON.
THIS IS A FAIRLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL DELAYS
DUE TO POCKETS OF DOWNED TREES AND WIRES THROUGH THIS WARNING AREA.
THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SPOTTY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND A WIND GUST TO 65
MPH IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION BETWEEN NOW AND 1 AM.
STAY CLEAR OF DOWNED WIRES.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT NIGHT OF TRAVEL FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROUTES SUCH AS THE
MASS TURNPIKE AND INTERSTATE I 195.
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY
NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS.
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.
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