Strong, gusty winds are likely in Southern New England ahead of an approaching cold front Monday afternoon and evening. Sustained winds will be 15-25 mph, but it’s the potential for gusts up to 45 mph that could cause scattered damage due to down trees, branches and power lines. The wind will be out of the south.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 955 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON... CTZ002>004-MAZ003>007-010>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004- 072200- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0017.131007T1800Z-131008T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... 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 955 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * LOCATION...MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT FOR THE SOUTH COAST. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON PERIOD. SOME STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH A COLD FRONT DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY DOWN BRANCHES OR SMALL TREES. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE 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.