A period of strong sustained winds is likely in coastal Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts on Sunday evening. Peak wind gusts to 50 mph are possible on the Cape and Islands. Peak wind gusts to 45 mph are possible on Block Island and the areas around Narragansett Bay and Buzzards Bay. The strongest winds are expected between 5pm-10pm out of the south-southwest. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory and High Wind Warning for the areas expected to received the strongest gusts.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 403 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ANTICIPATED LATE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS CAPE COD THIS EVENING WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS FOR THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST COASTLINE OF NEW ENGLAND...MAINLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 5 PM TO MIDNIGHT. AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS...THERE WILL ALSO BE A PERIOD FOR STRONG TO DAMAGING NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE EAST COAST OF NEW ENGLAND...ESPECIALLY CAPE ANN INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROCKPORT AND GLOUCESTER. RIZ008-291715- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.131229T2100Z-131230T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0022.131229T2200Z-131230T0600Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 403 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE BLOCK ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING LIMBS AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING ISOLATED PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 403 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ANTICIPATED LATE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS CAPE COD THIS EVENING WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS FOR THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST COASTLINE OF NEW ENGLAND...MAINLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 5 PM TO MIDNIGHT. AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS...THERE WILL ALSO BE A PERIOD FOR STRONG TO DAMAGING NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE EAST COAST OF NEW ENGLAND...ESPECIALLY CAPE ANN INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROCKPORT AND GLOUCESTER. MAZ020-021-RIZ007-291715- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0022.131229T2200Z-131230T0600Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT 403 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE THE SOUTHEAST SHORELINE OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE COMMUNITY OF NEWPORT...AND THE SOUTH-SHORELINE OF MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF FALL RIVER AND NEW BEDFORD. * WINDS...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING LIMBS AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING ISOLATED PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 403 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ANTICIPATED LATE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS CAPE COD THIS EVENING WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS FOR THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST COASTLINE OF NEW ENGLAND...MAINLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 5 PM TO MIDNIGHT. AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS...THERE WILL ALSO BE A PERIOD FOR STRONG TO DAMAGING NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE EAST COAST OF NEW ENGLAND...ESPECIALLY CAPE ANN INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROCKPORT AND GLOUCESTER. MAZ007-291715- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0022.131230T0100Z-131230T0600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 403 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE CAPE ANN AND THE COMMUNITIES OF ROCKPORT AND GLOUCESTER MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...NORTH-NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING LIMBS AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING ISOLATED PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. && $$
