[HCRA] Wind coordination message for Friday

[et-n1qko at juno.com]

Hello to all….

 

….After the Mild Weather of the past couple of days, Winter-like
temperatures will return via a cold frontal passage and the cold
temperatures could be ushered in with the potential for strong to
possibly damaging winds across the NWS Taunton County Warning Area….

….A High Wind Watch is in effect for all of Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Northern Connecticut and Southern New Hampshire from 7 AM-6 PM Friday….

….SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton is possible on Friday….

 

The mild weather that will last through Friday Morning will be broken up
by a cold frontal passage that will bring in cold temperatures and could
be ushered in with the potential for damaging winds across the region. A
High Wind Watch has been issued from 7 AM-6 PM Friday for all of
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Northern Connecticut and Southern New
Hampshire. Winds are expected to get intense Friday Morning across the
region with the strongest winds of the event expected as the cold front
traverses the area beginning in the west Friday Morning and spreading
east and off the coast through the afternoon and early evening. Very
strong winds just 3,000 feet from ground level will be responsible for
the potentially strong wind gusts in the region. A High Wind Watch is
issued for the potential of sustained winds of 30-40 MPH with wind gusts
of 58 MPH or greater.

 

Given such a widespread threat for the potential of pockets of tree and
power line damage and power outages, SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS
Taunton is possible on Friday. Timing of any potential activation, if
needed, will become clearer in future coordination messages. The next
email will be issued Thursday Morning. Below are the NWS Taunton High
Wind Watch Statement and Hazardous Weather Outlook:

 

WWUS71 KBOX 160010

NPWBOX

 

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

710 PM EST WED FEB 15 2006

 

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...

 

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM

LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL

INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WITH GUSTS OVER

50 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WHEN THE FRONT PASSES

THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO 60 MPH AS

MUCH COLDER AIR RUSHES IN.

 

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-161030-

/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0003.060217T1200Z-060217T2300Z/

HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-

EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-

WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-

WESTERN HAMPDEN 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-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-

SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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-

BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...

VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...

ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...

GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...

SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...

CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...

FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...

PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...

KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...

SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...

NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND

710 PM EST WED FEB 15 2006

 

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH

FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

 

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH

FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY MORNING AS A

STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE

POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AS THE FRONT PASSES...THE WIND

WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO

NEAR 60 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS MUCH COLDER AIR RUSHES IN.

 

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.

 

$$

 

KJC

 

FLUS41 KBOX 152137

HWOBOX

 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

438 PM EST WED FEB 15 2006

 

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-161100-

HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-

EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-

WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-

WESTERN HAMPDEN 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-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-

SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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-BRISTOL 

RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-

438 PM EST WED FEB 15 2006

 

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN

CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN

MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEAST

MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...

CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE

ISLAND.

 

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

 

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

 

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

 

A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND 

FOR FRIDAY.  STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AS 

A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.  DURING FRIDAY MORNING...THE 

GREATEST THREAT FOR WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER 

ELEVATIONS.  WHEN THE COLD FRONT PASSES...THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO 

WEST AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO 60 MPH FOR A SHORT TIME AS MUCH COLDER 

AIR RUSHES IN.  

 

A GALE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY 

AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS LATE FRIDAY 

AND FRIDAY EVENING.

 

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THOUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THIS 

FRONT WILL DELIVER AN ARCTIC BLAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.  WIND 

CHILL ADVISORIES MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND 

EARLY SUNDAY FOR WIND CHILLS DOWN TO -15 TO -20 IN THE INTERIOR.

 

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

 

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

 

$$

 

KJC

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator