Alas, the trees will lose their leaves all in one day.

It's gon be windy!!! WTF I'm not ready to say goodbye to fall in Boston. Luckily, I will be in NYC this weekend and will miss getting knocked around by strong winds.

This just popped up on my screen (with my handy firefox weather plug-in)

Massachusetts Watches and Warnings National Weather Service Zone

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 322 PM EDT THU NOV
1 2007

DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .THE REMNANTS OF THE ALREADY DEADLY TROPICAL STORM NOEL WILL EVOLVE INTO A STRONG COASTAL STORM SATURDAY.AS IT TRACKS SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET. THIS INCLUES THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM (NOT A CITY!)...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND..blah blah

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THIS WATCH INCLUDES RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. DAMAGING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS IS ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. ALONG THE COAST FROM PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. FARTHER INLAND INTO THE INTERSTATE 495 CORRIDOR...WINDS MAY BE A BIT WEAKER WITH SUSTAINED WINDS TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HOWEVER... THESE LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES SINCE MANY TREES STILL HAVE THEIR LEAVES.

KEEP IN MIND THERE IS UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE TRACK OF THIS STORM. THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS WOULD DECREASE IF IT TRACKS FARTHER OFFSHORE... BUT WOULD INCREASE OVER MORE OF THE AREA IF IT TRACKS CLOSER TO THE COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

In other fun, remember hurricane bob? A willow tree fell on my house. Uncool.

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