Get ready they’re saying
Friday night and Saturday...
This will be the most impactful period of the extended forecast. The
truly arctic front moves through Friday night into Saturday morning
bringing a period of strong to damaging winds to all of southern New
England. This setup looks quite similar to the strong wind event we
experienced last week...strong cold air advection (850 mb temps
plunging over a short period of time), uniform NW winds through the
column, and a strong low level jet. While we have a 45 to 55 kt jet
at 850 mb, guidance indicates mixing to near 800 mb. This will lead
to some strong, potentially damaging winds ramping up late Friday
night, peaking very early Saturday morning