A powerful cold front will bring strong winds to the Northeast Thursday night through Friday. Sustained 20-35 mph winds are likely from early Friday morning until late Friday afternoon. There may be wind gusts to 50 mph. The strongest gusts are most likely to occur between late in the morning and early in the afternoon. There is a better chance of 45-50 mph wind gusts near the coast, but the potential exists for damaging wind in all of Southern New England. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory effective from 6 AM to 6 PM Friday.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...STRONG WINDS ANTICIPATED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A POWERFUL EARLY SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND ENTER SOUTHEAST CANADA FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN TWO EPISODES OF STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE FIRST ROUND WILL ARRIVE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY OCCUR AS HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS WILL BE ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY RHODE ISLAND. A SECOND ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND WILL LIKELY GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL BE OVER NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011-012-010345- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.131101T1000Z-131101T2200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NEARBY MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BLANDFORD... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD AND WORCESTER. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WIND WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY FRIDAY LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...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. 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. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...STRONG WINDS ANTICIPATED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A POWERFUL EARLY SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND ENTER SOUTHEAST CANADA FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN TWO EPISODES OF STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE FIRST ROUND WILL ARRIVE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY OCCUR AS HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS WILL BE ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY RHODE ISLAND. A SECOND ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND WILL LIKELY GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL BE OVER NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. MAZ002>008-010-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-010345- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.131101T1000Z-131101T2200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER..NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH AND WEARE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WIND WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY FRIDAY LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...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. 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. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...STRONG WINDS ANTICIPATED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A POWERFUL EARLY SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND ENTER SOUTHEAST CANADA FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN TWO EPISODES OF STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE FIRST ROUND WILL ARRIVE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY OCCUR AS HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS WILL BE ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY RHODE ISLAND. A SECOND ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND WILL LIKELY GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL BE OVER NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. MAZ013-016>021-RIZ002-004>007-010345- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.131101T0900Z-131101T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.131101T1000Z-131101T2200Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...QUINCY...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...GREATER PROVIDENCE AREA INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF BOSTON. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF FOXBORO...NORWOOD...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY AND NEWPORT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WIND WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY FRIDAY LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE BRANCHES GIVEN MANY TREES ARE STILL FULLY LEAFED. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO 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. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...STRONG WINDS ANTICIPATED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A POWERFUL EARLY SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND ENTER SOUTHEAST CANADA FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN TWO EPISODES OF STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE FIRST ROUND WILL ARRIVE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY OCCUR AS HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS WILL BE ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY RHODE ISLAND. A SECOND ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND WILL LIKELY GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL BE OVER NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. MAZ015-010345- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.131101T0900Z-131101T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.131101T1000Z-131101T2200Z/ SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BOSTON 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...CITY OF BOSTON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WIND WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY FRIDAY LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE BRANCHES GIVEN MANY TREES ARE PARTIALLY LEAFED. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO 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. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...STRONG WINDS ANTICIPATED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A POWERFUL EARLY SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND ENTER SOUTHEAST CANADA FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN TWO EPISODES OF STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE FIRST ROUND WILL ARRIVE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY OCCUR AS HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS WILL BE ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY RHODE ISLAND. A SECOND ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND WILL LIKELY GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL BE OVER NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. MAZ022-010345- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.131101T0900Z-131101T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.131101T1000Z-131101T2200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...CAPE COD. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WIND WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY FRIDAY LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE BRANCHES GIVEN MANY TREES ARE STILL FULLY LEAFED. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO 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. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...STRONG WINDS ANTICIPATED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A POWERFUL EARLY SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND ENTER SOUTHEAST CANADA FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN TWO EPISODES OF STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE FIRST ROUND WILL ARRIVE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY OCCUR AS HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS WILL BE ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY RHODE ISLAND. A SECOND ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND WILL LIKELY GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL BE OVER NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. MAZ023-024-RIZ008-010345- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.131101T1000Z-131101T2200Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... BLOCK ISLAND 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WIND WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY FRIDAY LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...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. 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. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...STRONG WINDS ANTICIPATED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A POWERFUL EARLY SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND ENTER SOUTHEAST CANADA FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN TWO EPISODES OF STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE FIRST ROUND WILL ARRIVE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY OCCUR AS HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS WILL BE ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY RHODE ISLAND. A SECOND ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND WILL LIKELY GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL BE OVER NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. RIZ001-003-010345- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0018.131101T1000Z-131101T2200Z/ NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH 334 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...INTERIOR RHODE ISLAND INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WIND WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY FRIDAY LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...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. 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.
