It's warm and very windy out there tonight:
Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 937
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
650 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008
TORNADO WATCH 937 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
MAC005-009-011-013-015-017-021-023-025-027-160700-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0937.081115T2350Z-081116T0700Z/
MA
. MASSACHUSETTS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL ESSEX FRANKLIN
HAMPDEN HAMPSHIRE MIDDLESEX
NORFOLK PLYMOUTH SUFFOLK
WORCESTER
$$
Edit: The plot thickens here in MA!
High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008
MAZ007-013>021-RIZ001-002-004-005-007-160600-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/
EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NEWPORT
828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY.
THE WARNING AREA COVERS MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
REPORTS OF WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH ALONG WITH TREES AND WIRES
DOWN HAVE FORCED AN UPGRADE OF THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF
NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FROM PROVIDENCE
TO BOSTON.
THIS IS A FAIRLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL DELAYS
DUE TO POCKETS OF DOWNED TREES AND WIRES THROUGH THIS WARNING AREA.
THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SPOTTY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND A WIND GUST TO 65
MPH IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION BETWEEN NOW AND 1 AM.
STAY CLEAR OF DOWNED WIRES.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT NIGHT OF TRAVEL FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROUTES SUCH AS THE
MASS TURNPIKE AND INTERSTATE I 195.
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY
NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS.
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.
$$
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
905 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008
MAZ014-160400-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...LEXINGTON...NEWTON...
WALTHAM...WOBURN
905 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008
.NOW...
AT 10 PM...SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS OF FOG.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH GUSTY WINDS AND TORNADOES.
TEMPERATURE AROUND 63. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH.
AT 12 AM...SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS OF FOG.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH GUSTY WINDS AND TORNADOES.
TEMPERATURE AROUND 61. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH.
AT 2 AM...SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE
AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
844 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008
MAZ007-013>021-RIZ001-002-004-005-007-161200-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI-
844 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY...
...TORNADO WATCH 937 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
HIGH WIND WARNING.
TORNADO WATCH.
A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING AND
SCATTERED GUSTS TO 55 MPH AS IT MOVES THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.
IN ADDITION...THERE IS A RISK OF DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS OR AN
ISOLATED TORNADO...MAINLY BETWEEN 9 PM AND 2 AM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR A WIND ADVISORY COVERING THE BLUE HILLS
REGION OF THE BOSTON METRO AREA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IN PROGRESS.
$$
Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 937
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
650 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008
TORNADO WATCH 937 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
MAC005-009-011-013-015-017-021-023-025-027-160700-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0937.081115T2350Z-081116T0700Z/
MA
. MASSACHUSETTS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL ESSEX FRANKLIN
HAMPDEN HAMPSHIRE MIDDLESEX
NORFOLK PLYMOUTH SUFFOLK
WORCESTER
$$