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Wind Advisories for the Region
Last updated:
Thursday, February 25, 2010 6:22 PM
High Wind Warning--scroll down for the Wind Advisory
High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010
...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...
MAZ007-014>016-019-022>024-260500-
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0005.100225T2200Z-100226T0700Z/
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
349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST AS WELL AS
THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.
A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF HIGH WIND INCLUDING SCATTERED DAMAGING GUSTS
IS FORECAST THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY NEAR OR SHORTLY
AFTER 6 PM WITH OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND
SCATTERED GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
WINDS SHOULD TEND TO DIMINISH AFTER 1 AM ALTHOUGH THE CAPE AND ISLANDS
MAY SEE A BURST OF SOUTHERLY GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH AFTER 2 AM.
ISOLATED STRONGER GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE SUMMIT OF
BLUE HILL...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET TONIGHT.
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.
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Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010
...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...
MAZ002>004-008-009-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ008-260500-
/O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.100225T2200Z-100226T0700Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...BLOCK ISLAND
349 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY.
THIS ADVISORY COVERS MAINLY NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING....ESPECIALLY OVER THE
HIGH TERRAIN. A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS
AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH IS EXPECTED.
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT ISOLATED DAMAGING GUSTS OF 60 MPH
OCCUR FOR THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE MONADNOCKS AND EAST SLOPES OF THE
BERKSHIRES TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
OTHERWISE...OVERALL STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 2
AM WITH SLOWLY DECREASING SPEEDS THEREAFTER.
FOR BLOCK ISLAND...STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR BETWEEN 5
PM AND 11 PM AND THEN DECREASE THEREAFTER. HOWEVER..AT BLOCK ISLAND
THE ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE REISSUED FOR SOUTHERLY GUSTS AROUND 45
MPH AROUND 3 AM AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE WESTWARD MOVING
INTENSE STORM.
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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