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WWUS71 KBOX 151613
NPWBOX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
1213 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN
FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN
HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN
WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTERFIELD, VERNON, CHARLEMONT,
HARTFORD, WILLIMANTIC, BLANDFORD, SPRINGFIELD, BARRE, ORANGE,
AYER, WORCESTER, PUTNAM, AMHERST, FITCHBURG, NORTHAMPTON,
GREENFIELD, UNION, MILFORD, AND WINDSOR LOCKS
1213 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
MAZ005>007-013>024-RIZ001>008-160800-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0002.260316T2100Z-260317T1000Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-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 TAUNTON, COVENTRY, BROCKTON, FRAMINGHAM,
NEW SHOREHAM, QUINCY, WEST GREENWICH, NORWOOD, BOSTON, FOSTER,
NEWPORT, VINEYARD HAVEN, GLOUCESTER, NANTUCKET, NEW BEDFORD,
SMITHFIELD, PROVIDENCE, EAST GREENWICH, BRISTOL, FALL RIVER,
CAMBRIDGE, LOWELL, LAWRENCE, PLYMOUTH, NARRAGANSETT, FOXBOROUGH,
WARWICK, WEST WARWICK, MATTAPOISETT, FALMOUTH, PROVINCETOWN,
WESTERLY, AND CHATHAM
1213 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EASTERN, NORTHEASTERN, AND SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW 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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