
Prepare to leave if evacuation orders are given for your area. ACT: Take actions to protect life and property. PREPARE: Efforts should now be underway to prepare for storm surge flooding, especially in low-lying vulnerable areas. PLAN: Plan for storm surge flooding greater than 1 foot above ground. * STORM SURGE - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Localized storm surge possible - Peak Storm Surge Inundation: The potential for up to 2 feet above ground somewhere within surge prone areas - Window of concern: early Saturday morning until Saturday afternoon - THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Potential for storm surge flooding greater than 1 foot above ground - The storm surge threat has remained nearly steady from the previous assessment. Scattered power and communications outages. Hazardous driving conditions on bridges and other elevated roadways. A few roads impassable from debris, particularly within urban or heavily wooded places. Some fences and roadway signs blown over. A few trees snapped or uprooted, but with greater numbers in places where trees are shallow rooted. Unsecured lightweight objects blown about. POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Limited - Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored mobile homes. ACT: Act now to complete preparations before the wind becomes hazardous. PREPARE: Efforts to protect property should now be underway. PLAN: Plan for hazardous wind of equivalent tropical storm force. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED - Boston * WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Below tropical storm force wind - Peak Wind Forecast: 20-30 mph with gusts to 45 mph - THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Potential for wind 39 to 57 mph - The wind threat has increased from the previous assessment.
