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Cape Cod and islands High Wind Watch Sunday PM

A fast-moving intensifying storm system may bring a period of strong, damaging winds to coastal Southern New England Sunday afternoon and evening. The peak winds are likely on Cape Cod and the islands between 5pm and 10pm as the storm passes by. Southeast gusts to 50 mph are possible. The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Watch.

High Wind Watch (blue) Sunday afternoon and evening
High Wind Watch (blue) Sunday afternoon and evening
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
427 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY/SUNDAY EVENING...

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-290530-
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0005.131229T2100Z-131230T0300Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
427 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.

* LOCATION...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK
  ISLAND.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FROM 5 PM TO 10 PM.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND
  POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS.  THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING
PROPERTY DAMAGE.  IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE
AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

Fred Campagna

President and Chief Meteorologist - Right Weather LLC AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist #756 AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist #126

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