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WWUS71 KBOX 201718  
NPWBOX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1218 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
MAZ022>024-RIZ008-210900-  
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0001.260223T1100Z-260224T0400Z/  
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VINEYARD HAVEN, CHATHAM, NEW SHOREHAM,  
FALMOUTH, NANTUCKET, AND PROVINCETOWN  
1218 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...CAPE COD, MARTHAS VINEYARD, NANTUCKET, AND BLOCK ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY  
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
 
 
 
 
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