Good afternoon everyone, The primary issue in the near term remains the strong to damaging winds across the region tonight into Saturday: - Wind Advisories continue for all of Southern New England through Saturday afternoon. - Sustained W-NW winds of 20-30 mph with gusts as high as 50 mph are expected. - Strongest winds will be experienced in the higher terrain, the Berkshires/Litchfield Hills, Worcester Hills, as well as along the E MA shorelines. - Expecting the strongest gusts around daybreak into mid morning Saturday. - Scattered tree and branch damage expected along with a risk for power outages. For Mariners, Gale Warnings continue with gusts 45-50 kt and offshore seas around 10ft. Note that the included images are only regarding these winds, not the storm discussed below. We are also monitoring a mixed precipitation winter storm for Tuesday into early Wednesday. Note that there is still some uncertainty, but here are a few things we are watching for: - Starting as a period of at least moderate snowfall around mid day Tuesday. - Gradual change to a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain from south to north during the late afternoon and evening hours Tuesday. - Some locations across the interior may remain all snow for the whole duration. - The Tuesday afternoon commute will be the most impacted, with the storm ending during the Wednesday morning commute. We will continue to update you on this storm. In the meantime, if you have any questions or comments please reach out at any time. - NWS Boston/Norton If you have any questions or would like more information, don't hesitate to contact us via this email address, on NWSChat <https://nwschat.weather.gov/>, or at the following: National Weather Service Boston/Norton, MA 46 Commerce Way Norton, MA 02766 508.622.3280 Website <http://www.weather.gov/boston> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/NWSBoston>
