Flood Watch 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

000 
WGUS61 KBOX 160845
FFABOX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
445 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IN
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...AND NORTHEASTERN
CONNECTICUT...

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-161645-
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WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...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
445 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE 
  ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN 
  CONNECTICUT...WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...
  CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN 
  NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN 
  BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...
  SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...
  WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. 
  IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT 
  RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST 
  PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI.

* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON

* A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN
  FROM EAST TO WEST TONIGHT. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO
  SATURDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF LIQUID ON TOP
  OF ANY FROZEN PRECIPITATION. ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE. IF THIS HEAVY RAINFALL HAPPENS...WIDESPREAD STREAM...POOR
  DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING WOULD OCCUR.

* THE RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG RISES ON LARGER RIVERS 
  LATER ON IN THE WEEKEND. PLEASE MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND 
  STATEMENTS. MULTIPLE HAZARDS EXIST WITH THIS STORM. A WINTER 
  STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW 
  ENGLAND. PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM 
  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON FOR ADDITIONAL 
  INFORMATION. 

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE
WATCH AREA...BUT IS NOT IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...
CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE
INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR
ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO
DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON
UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.  DURING
HEAVY OR PROLONGED RAIN EVENTS THE SOIL NEAR STREAMS CAN BECOME
SLIPPERY AND UNSTABLE.

$$

BELK

000 
WGUS61 KBOX 161417
FFABOX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1017 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IN
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...AND NORTHEASTERN
CONNECTICUT...INCLUDING THE GREATER HARTFORD AREA

CTZ002-003-162230-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON
1017 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...HARTFORD CT AND TOLLAND CT.

* FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON

* A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO 
  RAIN FROM EAST TO WEST TONIGHT. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES 
  INTO SATURDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF 
  LIQUID ON TOP OF ANY FROZEN PRECIPITATION. ISOLATED TOTALS 
  NEAR 5 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IF THIS HEAVY RAINFALL 
  HAPPENS...WIDESPREAD STREAM...POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING 
  WOULD OCCUR. 

* THE RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG RISES ON LARGER RIVERS 
  LATER ON IN THE WEEKEND. PLEASE MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND 
  STATEMENTS. MULTIPLE HAZARDS EXIST WITH THIS STORM. A WINTER 
  STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW 
  ENGLAND. PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM 
  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON FOR ADDITIONAL 
  INFORMATION. 

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE
WATCH AREA...BUT IS NOT IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...
CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE
INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR
ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO
DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON
UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.  DURING
HEAVY OR PROLONGED RAIN EVENTS THE SOIL NEAR STREAMS CAN BECOME
SLIPPERY AND UNSTABLE.

$$

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-162230-
/O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.070317T0000Z-070317T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...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
1017 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE 
  ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN 
  CONNECTICUT...WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...
  CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN 
  NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN 
  BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...
  SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...
  WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. 
  IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT 
  RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST 
  PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI.

* FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON

* A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO 
  RAIN FROM EAST TO WEST TONIGHT. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES 
  INTO SATURDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF 
  LIQUID ON TOP OF ANY FROZEN PRECIPITATION. ISOLATED TOTALS 
  NEAR 5 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IF THIS HEAVY RAINFALL 
  HAPPENS...WIDESPREAD STREAM...POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING 
  WOULD OCCUR. 

* THE RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG RISES ON LARGER RIVERS 
  LATER ON IN THE WEEKEND. PLEASE MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND 
  STATEMENTS. MULTIPLE HAZARDS EXIST WITH THIS STORM. A WINTER 
  STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW 
  ENGLAND. PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM 
  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON FOR ADDITIONAL 
  INFORMATION. 

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE
WATCH AREA...BUT IS NOT IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...
CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE
INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR
ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO
DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON
UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.  DURING
HEAVY OR PROLONGED RAIN EVENTS THE SOIL NEAR STREAMS CAN BECOME
SLIPPERY AND UNSTABLE.

$$

NOCERA

000 
WGUS61 KBOX 162200
FFABOX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
600 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007


...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IN EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...AND NORTHEASTERN
CONNECTICUT...INCLUDING THE GREATER HARTFORD AREA

RIZ001>004-170600-
/O.CAN.KBOX.FL.A.0001.070317T1314Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.070317T0000Z-070317T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK
600 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

***PLEASE DISREGARD THE ABOVE HEADLINE OF A CANCELLED FLOOD WATCH IN
 THIS PRODUCT. THE ENTIRE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR EASTERN
 MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT***

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND...
  EASTERN KENT RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. IN NORTHERN RHODE 
  ISLAND...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI.

* THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON

* A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN FROM
  EAST TO WEST TONIGHT. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO
  SATURDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF LIQUID ON TOP
  OF ANY FROZEN PRECIPITATION. ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE. IF THIS HEAVY RAINFALL HAPPENS...WIDESPREAD STREAM...POOR
  DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING WOULD OCCUR.

* THE RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG RISES ON LARGER RIVERS LATER
  ON IN THE WEEKEND. PLEASE MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.
  MULTIPLE HAZARDS EXIST WITH THIS STORM. PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST
  WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON
  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A SERIOUS SITUATION ON THE PAWTUXET RIVER IN
THE CRANSTON RHODE ISLAND AREA. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT BETWEEN 3 TO
4 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL OVER THE PAWTUXET RIVER BASIN...MOSTLY
TONIGHT. IF THIS OCCURS...THE PAWTUXET MAY REACH FLOOD STAGE AS EARLY
AS TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 13 FEET
SATURDAY EVENING...A MAJOR FLOOD. FROM A HISTORICAL FLOOD
STANDPOINT...THE RIVER HAS NOT CRESTED THIS HIGH SINCE OCTOBER 15
2005. FOR ADDITIONAL COMPARISON...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 10.5 FEET
EARLY THIS MONTH.

RESIDENTS NEAR...OR THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG...THE PAWTUXET RIVER
SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SITUATION. A FLOOD
WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA...BUT
IS NOT IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... CHECK YOUR
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG
AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO
DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON UNDER
WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DURING HEAVY OR
PROLONGED RAIN EVENTS THE SOIL NEAR STREAMS CAN BECOME SLIPPERY AND
UNSTABLE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS. 


$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ005>008-170600-
/O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.070317T0000Z-070317T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
600 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE 
  ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN 
  CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN 
  MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES 
  MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH 
  MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 
  MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN 
  WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN NORFOLK 
  MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND 
  RI...BRISTOL RI...NEWPORT RI AND WASHINGTON RI.

* THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON

* A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE
  TO RAIN FROM EAST TO WEST TONIGHT. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  INTO SATURDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF LIQUID ON
  TOP OF ANY FROZEN PRECIPITATION. ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES ARE
  ALSO POSSIBLE. IF THIS HEAVY RAINFALL HAPPENS...WIDESPREAD
  STREAM...POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING WOULD OCCUR.

* THE RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG RISES ON LARGER RIVERS 
  LATER ON IN THE WEEKEND. PLEASE MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND 
  STATEMENTS. MULTIPLE HAZARDS EXIST WITH THIS STORM. A WINTER 
  STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW 
  ENGLAND. PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM 
  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON FOR ADDITIONAL 
  INFORMATION. 

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH
AREA...BUT IS NOT IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... CHECK
YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS
ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF
FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO
DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON
UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.  DURING
HEAVY OR PROLONGED RAIN EVENTS THE SOIL NEAR STREAMS CAN BECOME
SLIPPERY AND UNSTABLE.

$$

NMB

000 
WGUS61 KBOX 162203
FFABOX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
603 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IN
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...AND NORTHEASTERN
CONNECTICUT...INCLUDING THE GREATER HARTFORD AREA

CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-170615-
/O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.070317T0000Z-070317T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...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
603 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...


THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE 
  ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN 
  CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN 
  MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES 
  MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH 
  MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 
  MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN 
  WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN NORFOLK 
  MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND 
  RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST 
  PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND 
  WESTERN KENT RI.

* THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON

* A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN FROM
  EAST TO WEST TONIGHT. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO
  SATURDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF LIQUID ON TOP
  OF ANY FROZEN PRECIPITATION. ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE. IF THIS HEAVY RAINFALL HAPPENS...WIDESPREAD STREAM...POOR
  DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING WOULD OCCUR.

* THE RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG RISES ON LARGER RIVERS LATER
  ON IN THE WEEKEND. PLEASE MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.
  MULTIPLE HAZARDS EXIST WITH THIS STORM. PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST
  WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON
  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A SERIOUS SITUATION ON THE PAWTUXET RIVER IN
THE CRANSTON RHODE ISLAND AREA. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT BETWEEN 3 TO
4 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL OVER THE PAWTUXET RIVER BASIN...MOSTLY
TONIGHT. IF THIS OCCURS...THE PAWTUXET MAY REACH FLOOD STAGE AS EARLY
AS TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 13 FEET
SATURDAY EVENING...A MAJOR FLOOD. FROM A HISTORICAL FLOOD
STANDPOINT...THE RIVER HAS NOT CRESTED THIS HIGH SINCE OCTOBER 15
2005. FOR ADDITIONAL COMPARISON...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 10.5 FEET
EARLY THIS MONTH.

RESIDENTS NEAR...OR THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG...THE PAWTUXET RIVER
SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SITUATION. A FLOOD
WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA...BUT
IS NOT IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... CHECK YOUR
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG
AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO
DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON UNDER
WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DURING HEAVY OR
PROLONGED RAIN EVENTS THE SOIL NEAR STREAMS CAN BECOME SLIPPERY AND
UNSTABLE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS. 

$$

NMB

000 
WGUS61 KBOX 170405
FFABOX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1205 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IN
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...AND NORTHEASTERN
CONNECTICUT...INCLUDING THE GREATER HARTFORD AREA...

CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-171215-
/O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-070317T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...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
1205 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE 
  ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN 
  CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN 
  MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES 
  MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH 
  MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 
  MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN 
  WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN NORFOLK 
  MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND 
  RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST 
  PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND 
  WESTERN KENT RI.

* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

* A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN 
  FROM EAST TO WEST TONIGHT. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO 
  SATURDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF LIQUID ON 
  TOP OF ANY FROZEN PRECIPITATION. ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES 
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IF THIS HEAVY RAINFALL HAPPENS...WIDESPREAD 
  STREAM...POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING WOULD OCCUR. 

* THE RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG RISES ON LARGER RIVERS 
  LATER ON IN THE WEEKEND. PLEASE MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND 
  STATEMENTS. MULTIPLE HAZARDS EXIST WITH THIS STORM. PLEASE 
  CONSULT THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL 
  WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A SERIOUS SITUATION ON THE PAWTUXET
RIVER IN THE CRANSTON RHODE ISLAND AREA. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT
BETWEEN 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL OVER THE PAWTUXET RIVER
BASIN...MOSTLY TONIGHT. IF THIS OCCURS...THE PAWTUXET MAY REACH
FLOOD STAGE AS EARLY AS TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER COULD REACH
AS HIGH AS 11 FEET SATURDAY EVENING...A MODERATE FLOOD.  FOR
COMPARISON...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 10.5 FEET EARLY THIS MONTH.

RESIDENTS NEAR...OR THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG...THE PAWTUXET
RIVER SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SITUATION. A
FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH
AREA...BUT IS NOT IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... CHECK
YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS
ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF
FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO
DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON
UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DURING HEAVY
OR PROLONGED RAIN EVENTS THE SOIL NEAR STREAMS CAN BECOME
SLIPPERY AND UNSTABLE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS
HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS.

$$

000 
WGUS61 KBOX 170937
FFABOX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
537 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

CTZ002-171045-
/O.CAN.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-070317T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARTFORD CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS
537 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

PRECIPITATION HAS DIMINISHED IN HARTFORD COUNTY AND THE THREAT OF
FLOODING THERE HAS ENDED.

$$

CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-171745-
/O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-070317T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...
FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...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
532 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE 
  ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN 
  CONNECTICUT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...
  BARNSTABLE MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES MA...EASTERN 
  ESSEX MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...
  NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...
  SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN 
  WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN NORFOLK 
  MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND 
  RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST 
  PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND 
  WESTERN KENT RI.

* UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON

* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN
  MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 0.5
  INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED IN NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT EARLY THIS
  MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THIS RAINFALL AND MELTING OF SNOW AND
  SLEET WILL CAUSE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND
  CREEKS. IN ADDITION...POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE RAIN WILL BE ENDING FROM
  WEST TO EAST LATER THIS MORNING...EXITING THE COAST AROUND NOON.

* THE RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG RISES ON LARGER RIVERS LATER
  ON IN THE WEEKEND. PLEASE MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS
  FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO
DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON
UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DURING HEAVY OR
PROLONGED RAIN EVENTS THE SOIL NEAR STREAMS CAN BECOME SLIPPERY AND
UNSTABLE.
 
$$
FIELD

000 
WGUS61 KBOX 171510
FFABOX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1110 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012-014-171615-
/O.CAN.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-070317T1800Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...
FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE
1110 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND
NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MUCH OF THE
PRECIPITATION OVER THIS AREA FELL AS SNOW AND SLEET. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW OR AROUND FREEZING IN THIS AREA INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. AS A RESULT...MINIMAL SNOWMELT IS EXPECTED.
WHILE SOME MINOR OR NUISANCE PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS MAY STILL OCCUR...THE RISK OF MORE SERIOUS FLOODING
HAS ENDED.

$$

MAZ013-015>024-RIZ001>008-171800-
/O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-070317T1800Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...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
1110 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES 
  MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NANTUCKET MA...
  NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH 
  MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. 
  IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT 
  RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST 
  PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI.

* UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON

* LAST NIGHTS FROZEN PRECIPITATION AND RAINFALL PRODUCED LIQUID
  EQUIVALENTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE WATCH
  AREA.THE COMBINATION OF PREVIOUS RAINFALL...AND CURRENT MELTING OF
  SNOW AND SLEET...WILL CAUSE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF SMALL
  STREAMS AND CREEKS INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

AS OF 11 AM...FLOOD WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT FOR PLYMOUTH AND BRISTOL
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. AS OF 11 AM A FLOOD WARNING WAS
IN EFFECT FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON RHODE ISLAND. PLEASE
CONSULT THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION. 

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. THIS CAN POSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BOTH YOU AND YOUR
PASSENGERS...AS WELL AS YOUR CAR.

FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO
DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON
UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DURING HEAVY
OR PROLONGED RAIN EVENTS THE SOIL NEAR STREAMS CAN BECOME
SLIPPERY AND UNSTABLE.

$$

NMB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1152 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

.UPDATE...

EARLIER FCST PKG REMAINS VALID SO NO UPDATE NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 425 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...

MODELS COMING INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THEIR HANDLING OF A
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER TODAY...AND ITS STALLING LOCATION
TONIGHT.  SINCE THE GFS AND NAM WERE QUITE CLOSE...USED A BLEND OF
THE TWO TO MINIMIZE LOCATION ERRORS.

RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS...AND PERSIST OFF AN ON
THROUGH THIS EVENING.  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF SOME MID LEVEL INSTABILITY.  THIS
HAS BEEN EVIDENT IN BOTH THE REGIONAL RADAR RETURNS AND THE 5 MINUTE
LIGHTNING DATA.  AT THIS TIME THOUGH...NOT THINKING THIS THUNDER
WILL BE WIDESPREAD OR PERSIST LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT A MENTION IN
THE ZONES.  HAVE OPTED TO HANDLE IN NOWCASTS AS NEEDED LATER THIS
MORNING.

COLDER AIR FINALLY STARTS TO PUSH SOUTH FROM JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT
UNTIL DAYBREAK FRIDAY.  THE BIG QUESTION IS WHERE THE PRECIPITATION
BAND WILL BE.  THINKING ONLY A LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION AT BEST
TONIGHT WITH A WET GROUND AND THE DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION ALONG THE FRONT AND THE FREEZING AIR.

AS FOR TEMPERATURES...FWC GUIDANCE APPEARS TO HAVE SOME PROBLEMS AT
SOME SITES THIS MORNING...AND WAS LARGELY IGNORED.  LEANED MORE
HEAVILY UPON A BLEND OF THE MAV AND MET GUIDANCE FOR STARTERS...THEN
TWEAKED FOR OBSERVED TRENDS THIS MORNING.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...

NASTY LATE SEASON NOREASTER WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY
INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THE GENERAL OVERALL SETUP DOESNT ACTUALLY LOOK
ALL THAT DISSIMILAR FROM THE VALENTINES DAY STORM...BUT WE THINK
SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE HIGHER OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA THIS
TIME AROUND.

THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS TO CONSIDER HERE...INCLUDING SNOW/MIXED
PRECIP AMOUNTS...WINDS...FLOODING FROM RAINFALL...AS WELL AS THE
POSSIBILITY FOR SOME COASTAL FLOODING.

WE LIKED THE CONSENSUS OF THE 00Z OPERATIONAL GFS AND 00Z
GGEM FOR LOW TRACK OVER SOUTHEAST MASS EARLY SATURDAY. GFS ENSEMBLE
MEAN IS VERY CLOSE TO THIS TRACK...BUT PERHAPS A TAD EAST...AND WE
KEPT THIS IN MIND.

OVERALL...WE LIKED THE CONFIGURATION OF THE GOING WINTER STORM
WATCHES...AND HAVE KEPT THE COUNTIES PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED. WE HOWEVER
DID ADJUST THE TIMING BIT SINCE IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE START OF THE
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...SO PUSHED BACK THE
START TIME OF THE WATCH FOR FRIDAY MORNING INSTEAD OF TONIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO INTENSIFY OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES
FRIDAY MORNING AS LARGE AND POTENT SHORT WAVE APPROACHES THE
APPALACHIANS. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY...CROSSING SOUTHEAST MASS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT SINKS TO THE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND TODAY WILL
PARK ITSELF OFFSHORE WELL TO OUR SOUTH TONIGHT...AND THIS BOUNDARY
WILL SERVE AS AN EXCELLENT MECHANISM TO AID IN THE EXPLOSION OF
OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. AS THE AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES AND MOVES UP THIS FRONT...THE BAROCLINIC
ZONE WILL TIGHTEN WHICH WILL AID IN INCREASING FRONTOGENESIS THROUGH
THE LOW AND MID LEVELS AS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT PROGRESSES.

EXPECT SNOW TO OVERSPREAD ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH FRIDAY MORNING...STARTING BY/AROUND RUSH HOUR OVER CT/RI/SE
MASS...THEN SPREADING NORTHWARD AND REACHING NORTHERN ZONES BY MID
TO LATE MORNING. INCREASING LOW AND MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS...DECENT
DENDRITIC GROWTH PROFILES...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME CSI /BASED ON
GFS X-SXNS/ INDICATE THAT THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WARMER AIR WILL BEGIN TO INVADE FROM THE SOUTH
ON A STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET AS 750-800 MB LAYER WARM FRONT
SURGES NORTHWARD. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A GRADUAL CHANGEOVER TO MIXED
PRECIPITATION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FRIDAY. THE SOUTH COAST WILL OBVIOUSLY SEE THE CHANGE
FIRST...PROBABLY BY LATE MORNING...SO THEIR SNOW ACCUMS WILL BE
LIMITED. IN FACT...THE ISLANDS MAY NOT SEE ANY SNOW AT ALL. MOST OF
THE CWA WILL PROBABLY BE SEEING MIXED PRECIP BY MIDNIGHT...WITH MOST
IF NOT ALL OF EASTERN MASS SEEING A CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN DURING THE
NIGHT. SEE HYDROLOGY SECTION FOR MORE INFO ON EXPECTED RAINFALL
IMPACTS. WESTERN MASS AND SOUTHWEST NH MAY NOT MIX AS THEY WILL BE
ALONG OR JUST WEST OF THE LOW/MID LEVEL LOW.

DRY SLOT QUICKLY APPROACHES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND THIS
WILL EFFECTIVELY END ANY STEADY PRECIPITATION DURING THE MORNING
HOURS.

WITH ALL THIS SAID...THERE WILL LIKELY BE A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE THUMP
OF SNOW FOR MOST EVERYONE EXCEPT THE SOUTH COAST/CAPE/ISLANDS GIVEN
SAID METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS. BEFORE ANY MIX/CHANGEOVER TO
RAIN...CURRENT THINKING IS THAT 10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL TO
THE NORTHWEST OF A HARTFORD CT - LAWRENCE MASS LINE WITH THE
GREATEST AMOUNTS OF THE RANGE OVER WESTERN MASS AND SW NH. TO THE
SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE AS ONE HEADS
TOWARD THE COAST...BUT AT THIS TIME WERE STILL EXPECTING LOW-END
WINTER STORM WARNING CRITERIA TO BE MET FOR THE I-95 CORRIDOR FROM
THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON. TO THE SOUTHEAST OF
THERE...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LESS DUE TO THE QUICKER
INFLUX OF WARM AIR.

WITH THIS SAID...THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
ULTIMATELY DETERMINE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. A FAST FASTER INFLUX OF WARM
AIR COULD CUT DOWN ON SNOW AMOUNTS AS WELL. NOTHING IS SET IN STONE
AT THIS JUNCTURE.

IF THE CURRENT GFS/GGEM FORECAST IS SOMEWHERE NEAR CORRECT...THERE
WILL LIKELY BE SOME WIND ISSUES FOR THE SOUTH COAST AS WELL AS THE
CAPE AND ISLANDS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. LOW LEVEL JET
IS PROGGED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 KTS AS LOW AS 1000-1500
FEET. THERE WILL BE A LOW LEVEL INVERSION TO PROTECT THE SFC FROM
SEEING SOME OF THESE WINDS...BUT ADVISORY LEVEL ARE STILL
LIKELY...WITH A SHOT AT HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA BEING REACHED.
SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS MAY FIND THE NEED TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH.

AVIATION...

IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
CROSSING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING.  WINDS WILL SHIFT
SHARPLY TO THE WEST...THEN NORTHWEST BETWEEN 14-18Z THIS MORNING.
ISOLATED CONVECTION ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION
SHIELD MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF WESTERN MA AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
BEFORE 14Z.  NOT AS CONFIDENT CONVECTION WILL SURVIVE FOR LONGER
THAN THAT JUST YET.  HAVE NOT YET INCLUDED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
TERMINALS...BUT WILL DO SO SOON AS CONFIDENCE GROWS IN THE TIMING OF
THEIR IMPACT TO KBDL...KBAF AND KORH.

MARINE...

ONLY THE ONE HEADLINE THIS MORNING FOR THE GALES FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS OF 5 FT SEAS AND/OR WINDS
OF 25 KT EXPECTED TODAY...ESPECIALLY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A SHARP
COLD FRONT LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL SHIFT
SHARPLY LATER TODAY FROM THE SOUTH...THROUGH THE WEST TO NORTH BY
EVENING.

GALES WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES UP THE COAST
AND GRADIENT TIGHTENS. SEAS AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
SEAS ON THE OUTER WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE UPWARDS OF 15 FEET
IF NOT HIGHER BY SATURDAY MORNING.

PROLONGED FETCH OF STRONG EASTERLY WINDS COMBINED WITH BUILDING SEAS
MAY ALLOW FOR SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND SPLASHOVER TO OCCUR ON
THE EAST COAST OF MASS AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO PERHAPS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

HYDROLOGY...

POOR DRAINAGE OR URBAN FLOODING MAY BECOME A PROBLEM LATER TODAY
INTO TONIGHT.  THE WARM TEMPERATURES THE PAST FEW DAYS MAY HAVE
THAWED THE FIRST FEW INCHES OF SOIL AT MOST...AND LEFT IT PRETTY
SATURATED AS WELL.  ESSENTIALLY THE GROUND IS STILL FROZEN WITH
MOSTLY DORMANT VEGETATION...SO ANY RUNOFF SHOULD STILL DEVELOP
QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.  THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK
WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN CT...RI AND SOUTHEAST MA.

SNOW WILL PROBABLY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. MODELS ARE INDICATING
THAT 2/6 HR AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THIS
COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT WILL ALLOW FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING. SOME OF THE LARGER RIVERS MAY RESPOND QUITE STOUTLY AS
WELL. IF THIS CONTINUES TO LOOK MORE AND MORE LIKELY...A FLOOD WATCH
MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED LATER TODAY.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING FOR CTZ002>004.

MA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING FOR MAZ002>015-026.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING FOR MAZ016>019.

NH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING FOR NHZ011-012-015.

RI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING FOR RIZ001-002.

MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     ANZ230>237-250-254-255.

&&

UPDATE...
SHORT TERM...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
509 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

ANZ230>237-250-254-255-160915-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT
40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
509 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

GALES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE MOVES UP THE COAST. SEAS ON THE OUTER WATERS MAY BUILD TO 15
OR MORE. SPLASHOVER ON THE EAST COAST OF MASS AS WELL AS SOME MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY FOR A
VARIETY OF WEATHER HAZARDS.

ANZ270-MAZ020>024-RIZ003>008-160915-
WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI FROM 25 TO 40 NM-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
509 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL
WATERS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

A STRONG COASTAL STORM WILL BRING SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN TO COASTAL
SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. SOME OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY AND A STRONG NORTHEAST GALE WILL DEVELOP
ON THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
INTO SATURDAY.

PRECIPITATION TYPE REMAINS UNCERTAIN...AS JUST A SLIGHT CHANGE IN
TRACK CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LOT OF SNOW AND SLEET OR A
HEAVY RAIN EVENT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN FLOODING. AT THIS
TIME...THE PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BE A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET
ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST EARLY FRIDAY...BEFORE A CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY
RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THE CAPE AND ISLANDS MAY ESCAPE
MUCH OF SNOW AND SLEET RECEIVING JUST A NASTY WIND DRIVEN RAIN MUCH
OF THE TIME.

AT THIS TIME...WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WHEN
THE SNOW AND SLEET CHANGE TO RAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR EAST OR NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING
PAST 45 MPH FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS
POSSIBLY ALONG THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING IF THE WIND STAYS
NORTHEAST AT THAT TIME. THIS REMAINS UNCERTAIN THOUGH.

PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS FOR CHANGES IN THE THE EXPECTED
CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY FOR A
VARIETY OF WEATHER HAZARDS.

RIZ002-160915-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
509 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

A STRONG COASTAL STORM WILL BRING SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN TO COASTAL
SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. SOME OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY.

PRECIPITATION TYPE REMAINS UNCERTAIN...AS JUST A SLIGHT CHANGE IN
TRACK CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LOT OF SNOW AND SLEET OR A
HEAVY RAIN EVENT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN FLOODING. AT THIS
TIME...THE PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BE A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET
ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST EARLY FRIDAY...BEFORE A CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY
RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THE CAPE AND ISLANDS MAY ESCAPE
MUCH OF SNOW AND SLEET RECEIVING JUST A NASTY WIND DRIVEN RAIN MUCH
OF THE TIME.

AT THIS TIME...WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WHEN
THE SNOW AND SLEET CHANGE TO RAIN.

PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS FOR CHANGES IN THE THE EXPECTED
CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY FOR A
VARIETY OF WEATHER HAZARDS.

CTZ004-MAZ016>019-RIZ001-160915-
WINDHAM CT-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
509 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN
RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO
THIS EVENING AS RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW OR SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OF MORE ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

A DEVELOPING POWERFUL NOREASTER IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTH ALONG THE
COAST FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THERE ARE SOME TRENDS THAT THIS
TRACK MAY BE TOO CLOSE TO THE COAST...WHICH WOULD BRING WARMER AIR
OFF THE OCEAN INTO EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND TURN THE SNOW INTO
MORE OF A WINTRY MIX. HOWEVER..THIS MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL VERY LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...SO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY HAVE
ALREADY ACCUMULATED. THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS...AS A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE TRACK WOULD RESULT IN EITHER A
SNOWIER OR WETTER SOLUTION. CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST OF THE HEAVIER SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

IF THE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT...FLOODING
PROBLEMS WOULD LIKELY DEVELOP. A FLOOD WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY FOR A
VARIETY OF WEATHER HAZARDS.

MAZ005>007-013>015-NHZ012-160915-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
509 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO
THIS EVENING AS RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW OR SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OF MORE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

A DEVELOPING POWERFUL NOREASTER IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTH ALONG THE
COAST FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THERE ARE SOME TRENDS THAT THIS
TRACK MAY BE TOO CLOSE TO THE COAST...WHICH WOULD BRING WARMER AIR
OFF THE OCEAN INTO EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND TURN THE SNOW INTO
MORE OF A WINTRY MIX. HOWEVER..THIS MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL VERY LATE
FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT...SO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY HAVE ALREADY
ACCUMULATED. THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS...AS A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE TRACK WOULD RESULT IN EITHER A
SNOWIER OR WETTER SOLUTION.

IF THE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT...FLOODING
PROBLEMS WOULD LIKELY DEVELOP. A FLOOD WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY FOR A
VARIETY OF WEATHER HAZARDS.

MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-015-160915-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
509 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO
THIS EVENING AS RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW OR SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OF MORE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR PUSHES SOUTH
INTO OUR REGION. HOWEVER...THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE SOUTH
OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE WET GROUND
SHOULD ALSO HELP TO LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATION.

A DEVELOPING POWERFUL NOREASTER IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTH ALONG THE
COAST FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THERE ARE SOME TRENDS THAT THIS
TRACK MAY BE TOO CLOSE TO THE COAST...WHICH WOULD SHIFT THE LOCATION
OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WEST AS WELL. THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY FOR A
VARIETY OF WEATHER HAZARDS.

CTZ002-003-160915-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-
509 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO
THIS EVENING AS RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW OR SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OF MORE ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

A DEVELOPING POWERFUL NOREASTER IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTH ALONG THE
COAST FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THERE ARE SOME TRENDS THAT THIS
TRACK MAY BE TOO CLOSE TO THE COAST...WHICH WOULD SHIFT THE LOCATION
OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WEST AS WELL. THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY FOR A
VARIETY OF WEATHER HAZARDS.