[HCRA] High wind message for today

[et-n1qko at juno.com]

Hello to all….

 

….Strong to Damaging Winds Likely On Friday with the potential for
widespread pockets of tree and power line damage…..

….A High Wind Warning is in effect for the entire NWS Taunton County
Warning Area which includes Southern New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island and Northern Connecticut from 8 AM-7 PM Friday….

….Formal SKYWARN Activation With Ops at NWS Taunton Will Commence Around
9 AM EST lasting through early evening. Start time maybe adjusted
slightly and an update on the start time will be done Friday Morning….

 

A Strong to Damaging Wind threat is likely on Friday. The potential
exists for widespread pockets of tree and power line damage. A High Wind
Warning is now in effect for the entire NWS Taunton County Warning Area
which includes Southern New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and
Northern Connecticut from 8 AM-7 PM Friday. Sustained winds of 20-35 MPH
with gusts potentially as high as 65 MPH are now likely for Friday. This
will have the potential for widespread pockets of tree and power line
damage and the potential for power outages. The strongest winds are
expected to occur along the cold front in any showers that can help bring
strong winds down to the surface along with higher terrain locations that
will be closest to the strongest winds that will be just off the surface.
As the cold front passes through the region, colder air will rush to the
surface with the potential for the winds to gust to 65 MPH over a
widespread part of the High Wind Warning area regardless of terrain or
presence of precipitation.

 

Formal SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton will occur Friday. The
start time for activation looks to be around 9 AM EST and will last
through early evening. The start time may be adjusted slightly tomorrow
morning as required based on trends in the morning. The next coordination
email will be posted by 8:30 AM Friday Morning. Below are the High Wind
Warning statement and Hazardous Weather Outlook from NWS Taunton:  

 

WWUS71 KBOX 162044

NPWBOX

 

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

344 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

 

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ON FRIDAY...

 

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

FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTHWEST

WINDS WILL GUST TO OVER 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

AS THE FRONT PASSES...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND MAY GUST

UP TO 65 MPH.

 

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-170445-

/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.060217T1500Z-060218T0000Z/

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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

344 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

 

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND

WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE

HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

 

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...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AS THE FRONT

PASSES...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND MAY

GUST TO AS HIGH AS 65 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS MUCH COLDER AIR RUSHES

IN.

 

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE

EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER

AT ANY TIME.  DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE

POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

 

$$

 

VALLIER-TALBOT

 

FLUS41 KBOX 162119

HWOBOX

 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

420 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

 

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-171015-

BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-BRISTOL RI-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-

CHESHIRE NH-DUKES MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-

EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-

EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT-

NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-

NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-

SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-

SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-TOLLAND CT-

WASHINGTON RI-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN ESSEX MA-

WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN 

KENT RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT-

420 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

 

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN

CONNECTICUT...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND RHODE ISLAND.

 

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

 

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

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

FOR FRIDAY.  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AS A POWERFUL 

COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.  THE GREATEST THREAT FOR 

WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON 

FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES AS MUCH COLDER AIR 

RUSHES IN ON NORTHWEST WINDS.  SOME WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE 

POSSIBLE IN SOUTHWEST FLOW FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER 

ELEVATIONS.

 

STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR ALL THE COASTAL WATERS FOR 

FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING.  WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO REACH 50 

KNOTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH.  

 

A SECOND COLD FRONT WHICH WILL DELIVER AN ARCTIC CHILL TO SOUTHERN 

NEW ENGLAND WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.  THE BRUNT OF THE 

BITTER COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SUBZERO LOW 

TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW 

HAMPSHIRE AND SINGLE NUMBERS ELSEWHERE.  THE COMBINATION OF BITTER 

COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS 

OF -15 TO -20 IN THE INTERIOR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING 

AND WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED. 

 

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED FOR FRIDAY FOR DAMAGING WIND 

GUSTS.

 

$$

 

KJC

 

Respectfully Submitted,

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