[Weather] [2019.02.08 PM NWS Briefing] Strong to Damaging Winds into Saturday Morning

[BOX Operations - NOAA Service Account]

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
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Norton, MA 02766
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