National Weather Service: High Wind Warning

Chatham, MA

Current Conditions

Overcast

39 °F

Overcast

14 mph from the NE

39 °F

29.23 in

31 °F

100%

10.0 miles

Provincetown, MA

Updated — 4:55 PM EST on January 07, 2009

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Forecast for Barnstable (02633)

High Wind Warning in effect from 2 am to 12 PM EST Thursday...
Wednesday
rain
Rain
H 47° / L 38°
Thursday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 40° / L 25°
Friday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 29° / L 20°
Saturday
snow
Snow
H 36° / L 29°
Sunday
chancesnow
Chance of Snow
H 32° / L 20°
Tonight

Cloudy. Rain this evening...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Very windy with lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph...increasing to west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 80 percent.

Thursday

Partly sunny and very windy. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. West winds 25 to 35 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph... decreasing to 45 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Windy and cooler with lows in the mid 20s. West winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening.

Friday

Sunny and brisk. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 15 to 25 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Brisk with lows 15 to 21. West winds 20 to 25 mph...diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Saturday

Snow likely...mainly in the afternoon. Light snow accumulation possible. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow 70 percent.

Saturday Night

Snow likely...mainly in the evening. Little or no additional snow accumulation. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of snow 70 percent.

Sunday

Partly sunny. A chance of snow in the morning. Near steady temperature in the upper 20s. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows around 20.

Statement as of 4:32 PM EST on January 7, 2009

High Wind Warning


... High Wind Warning in effect from 2 am to 12 PM EST Thursday...

The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a High Wind
Warning... which is in effect from 2 am to 12 PM EST Thursday. The
high wind watch is no longer in effect.

The High Wind Warning includes Cape Cod... Marthas Vineyard...
Nantucket and Block Island.

West winds will increase rapidly late tonight as low pressure
tracks away from southern New England.

Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with damaging gusts as high as 60
mph are likely on Cape Cod and the islands... especially between 3 am
and 10 am Thursday. These winds may be strong enough to bring down
trees... large branches and power lines. Be prepared for power
outages.

A High Wind Warning is issued when sustained winds of 40 mph are
expected for at least an hour... with gusts of 58 mph or greater at
any time. Damage to trees... power lines... and property are possible
with wind of this magnitude. Power outages are likely. Take action
now to secure any loose outdoor objects.






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