Friday, October 27, 2006

spooktacular

oak knoll's biggest fundraiser of the year is tomorrow night. we're supposed to be getting some fantastic weather for our outdoor halloween event. i think it will just help make the evening more "spooky." imagine being three years old and forced to wander in the woods alone while trees fall down all around you. it'll be a halloween your kids will never forget. there's still time to sign up, if you're interested in participating.

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THESE ARE ALL IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 TO 40 MPH BY NOON. WIND GUSTS LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON COULD REACH 60 MPH.

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 45 MPH...BUT WILL PICK UP AGAIN ON SUNDAY. BLUSTERY AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WEST WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH COULD OCCUR ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND...STILL PARTIALLY LEAFED TREES...AND A WET GROUND DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ON SATURDAY WILL PROBABLY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

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