Good afternoon, Here is an updated briefing on the strong west winds and gusts late tonight into Tuesday night. *Bottom line up front:* Period of strong to locally damaging wind gusts expected late tonight through Tuesday night, with peak gusts most likely during the day Tuesday. What has changed: - High Wind Warning issued for east slope Berkshires and Worcester Hills - Wind Advisory issued for remainder of southern New England Timing: - Strong gusts develop late tonight from west to east, continuing through Tuesday night. - Peak gusts most likely during the day Tuesday [~9 AM-3 PM]. Wind Gusts: - Sustained winds 20-30 mph with gusts 45-60 mph. Highest gusts over the higher terrain of interior Massachusetts. Confidence: - High confidence of gusts up to *at least *45 mph. - Moderate confidence for gusts up to 60 mph for higher terrain. Attached is our new one-pager, a graphic of the max wind gusts, and a map of our current wind headlines. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you, Meteorologists: Caitlyn Mensch, Candice Hrencecin, Andrew Loconto, and Frank Nocera. If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us. You can reach us via: email: box.operations@noaa.gov phone: 508.622.3280 Slack/NWSChat 2.0 <https://nwschatws.slack.com/> (for approved partners) social media: Website <http://www.weather.gov/boston> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/NWSBoston>
