Wind Coordination Message #1 – Friday 6/20/25 Strong Wind Gust Potential

Hello to all…

..Strong Wind Gusts Expected today in much of Southern New England with the strongest wind gusts in Western, Central and Northeast Massachusetts this Friday Morning through early Friday Evening. A Wind Advisory is now in effect through 6 PM Friday Evening for Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester, Middlesex, Suffolk and Norfolk Counties for sustained West winds of 15-25 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. Areas outside of the Wind Advisory area could see wind gusts of 40 MPH with isolated higher gusts..
..These winds could cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages with fully leafed out trees..
..Yesterday’s severe weather event was far more localized to Hartford County with wind damage in Burlington and Canton CT and hail up to 1/2″ in Bristol and Unionville, CT. This was due to the upper level energy splitting between Northern New England and the New York City area south through New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania and the front not arriving until after Midnight which precluded a more widespread severe weather event..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for wind gusts 40 MPH or greater and wind damage reports. Pictures and videos of wind damage can be sent as a reply to this email, via our WX1BOX Facebook, X and Bluesky feeds or to the email address pics@nsradio.org with credit given to the spotter unless otherwise indicated. This will be the only coordination message as we move into operations mode. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Wind Advisory Statement, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Wind Advisory Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=NPW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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