DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY 
AND MONDAY EVENING... 

.HURRICANE SANDY WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD 
TODAY...BEFORE TURING WEST AND MOST LIKELY MAKING LANDFALL IN NEW 
JERSEY LATE MONDAY. ITS STRONG WIND FIELD WILL EXPAND NORTHWARD 
INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING...LIKELY 
RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND POWER OUTAGES ACROSS 
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HIGHEST CONFIDENCE FOR THIS OCCURRING IS 
ALONG THE COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING 
CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. 

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM EDT 
TUESDAY... 

* LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 
COASTLINE..

* HAZARD...DAMAGING WINDS. 

* WINDS...EAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES EXPECTED FROM DOWNED TREES 
AND POWER LINES.

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