Good afternoon everyone... Spotty areas of freezing drizzle/black ice will be possible in the Worcester Hills into northeast Massachusetts, including the north shore this evening, with temps near or just below 32 degrees. Otherwise...listed below are the updates to the Wednesday and Wednesday night portion of the forecast in regards to heavy rain/flooding potential and strong to damaging wind gusts. We have also included the updated one-pager as well as some graphical images. 1) High Wind Watch has been upgraded to a High Wind Warning, given increased forecast confidence for strong to damaging winds across eastern MA & and southern RI Wed into Wed night, for southerly wind gusts of 50-60 mph likely. Forecast uncertainty includes, will these strong winds occur farther inland, northwest of the I-95 corridor? Later shifts will have to evaluate if the High Wind Warning needs to be expanded into northwest RI, the I-495 corridor of eastern MA, including metro west Boston. For the remainder of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, a wind advisory has been posted for southerly winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph at times Wednesday and Wednesday night. 2) Flood Watch continues for western MA and parts of northern CT. Widespread 2-3" or rain with localized 4" amounts possible. Some Mainstem River Flooding and localized urban flooding is possible, with heavy rain at times for both AM and PM Wednesday commutes. Thank You Meteorologists: Frank Nocera & Matthew Belk 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>
