[Weather] [2019.10.15 AM] Coastal Storm late Wednesday into Thursday with Locally Heavy Rain and Strong Winds

[BOX Operations - NOAA Service Account]

Good morning.

Low pressure will work up the east coast as it intensifies Wednesday, then
will push across the region Wednesday night into early Thursday. Expect
areas of heavy rainfall and strong winds as this system moves across.

   1. The rain will push into the Connecticut Valley between Noon and 3 PM
   Wednesday, then will slowly push east through the remainder of the day,
   reaching RI and eastern MA between 4 PM and 7 PM.
   2. Expect an area of heavy rainfall to cross the region Wednesday night
   into early Thursday morning. Localized urban and poor drainage flooding is
   possible across the normally susceptible locations across central RI and
   south coastal Massachusetts. Rainfall amounts will range from around 1 to
   1.5 inches across Cape Cod and the islands up to 2 to 2.8 inches across
   central and western areas, with some amounts close to 3 inches possible
   across the east slopes of the Berkshires.
   3. Winds will increase along the South Coast between 3 PM and 6 PM
   Wednesday, then along East Coastal areas between 6 PM and Midnight.
   4. Expect the strongest winds to occur from around midnight Wednesday
   night through Thursday, with the highest winds along the RI and Eastern
   Massachusetts coasts.  Winds will gust to 35 to 45 mph in this area, with a
   few spots such as outer Cape Cod possibly gusting to around 50 mph.

Attached please find maps with the forecast rainfall amounts and wind gusts.

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