Good afternoon, While it’s early, we wanted to provide an early heads-up regarding a potential strong wind event on Thursday, January 2nd, especially with the New Year’s holiday this week. At this time, we are confident in widespread wind gusts between 45 and 55 mph, but we cannot rule out higher gusts. As the event is still three days away, adjustments to the timing and strength of the gusts are possible. Attached is a one-page briefing with more details on what we know so far and the forecast challenges we will be monitoring. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Our next briefing is expected to be issued Tuesday by 6 PM. Thank you, Meteorologists Torry Dooley & Hayden Frank 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>