Alert archive / Massachusetts / Heavy Snow Warnings in 2007
Heavy Snow Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this heavy snow warning at Dec 30, 2007, 3:17 AM EST for Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 6 counties in Massachusetts; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Dec 30, 2007, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2007, 3:17 AM EST (08:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2007, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2007, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 149 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1151 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 98 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KBOX 300817 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 317 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE QUITE A LOT OF MOISTURE BUT WILL ALSO BE RELATIVELY FAST MOVING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING ON MONDAY. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-301630- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0013.071231T0200Z-071231T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HS.W.0004.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 317 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS PORTION OF THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES TO THE WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 8 PM...AND IN THE WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY BY 11 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF NEAR HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD AROUND 7 AM MONDAY...AND NEAR LAWRENCE AND LOWELL CLOSER TO 9 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ007-013>016-RIZ001-301630- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0013.071231T0200Z-071231T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0009.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 317 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND INTO METRO BOSTON AND THE NORTH SHORE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW MAY ALSO MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SLEET OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF BY 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ NHZ011-012-015-301630- /O.NEW.KBOX.HS.W.0004.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 317 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS PORTION OF THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 9 PM...AND IN THE MERRIMACK VALLEY BY 11 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ017>019-RIZ002>004-301630- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0013.071231T0200Z-071231T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.071231T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 317 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS PORTION OF THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CORRIDOR FROM GREATER PROVIDENCE TO TAUNTON AND PLYMOUTH. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 5 AM...BUT THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW AND SLEET TO TAPER OFF BY 7 AM MONDAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ005>007-301630- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.071231T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 317 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THIS PORTION OF THE ADVISORY INCLUDES THE SOUTH COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 5 AM...BUT THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE WINTRY MIX TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AND SLEET BEFORE ENDING BY 7 AM MONDAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONA MORNING. $$ JWD
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBOX 301625 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1125 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE QUITE A LOT OF MOISTURE BUT WILL ALSO BE RELATIVELY FAST MOVING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING ON MONDAY. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-302200- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1125 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES TO THE WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 8 PM...AND IN THE WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY BY 11 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF NEAR HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD AROUND 7 AM MONDAY...AND NEAR LAWRENCE AND LOWELL CLOSER TO 9 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ007-013>016-RIZ001-302200- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1125 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND INTO METRO BOSTON AND THE NORTH SHORE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW MAY ALSO MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SLEET OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF BY 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY THIS EVENING... AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-302200- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.071231T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1125 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CORRIDOR FROM GREATER PROVIDENCE TO TAUNTON AND PLYMOUTH. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 5 AM...BUT THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW AND SLEET TO TAPER OFF BY 7 AM MONDAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 302131 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE QUITE A LOT OF MOISTURE BUT WILL ALSO BE RELATIVELY FAST MOVING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING ON MONDAY. CTZ002>004-MAZ012-310600- /O.CAN.KBOX.HS.W.0004.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0009.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...WORCESTER 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WAS CHANGED TO REFLECT MORE OF A MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES ACROSS THIS AREA. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE SLIGHTLY LESSER AMOUNTS DUE TO SOME MIXING WITH SLEET. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 8 PM...AND IN THE SOUTHERN WORCESTER HILLS BY 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. HOWEVER...THIS IS ALSO THE TIME OF THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SLEET TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND TAPER OFF NEAR HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD AROUND 7 AM MONDAY...AND AROUND 10 AM TOWARD WORCESTER. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ004>006-026-NHZ011-012-015-310600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY 11 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF NEAR ORANGE AND KEENE AROUND 8 AM MONDAY...AND NEAR LAWRENCE...LOWELL AND NASHUA CLOSER TO 10 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD TUESDAY. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ MAZ007-310600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WAS CHANGED TO REFLECT MORE OF A MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW MAY ALSO MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SLEET OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF BY 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY THIS EVENING... AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD TUESDAY. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. SNOW MAY MELT ON PAVEMENT FOR A TIME TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ MAZ002-003-008>011-310600- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES MASSACHUSETTS FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES TO THE NORTHERN WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 8 PM...AND IN THE NORTHERN WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY BY 11 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF NEAR ORANGE AND KEENE AROUND 8 AM MONDAY...AND NEAR LAWRENCE AND LOWELL CLOSER TO 10 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ013>016-RIZ001-310600- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND INTO METRO BOSTON AND THE NORTH SHORE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW MAY ALSO MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SLEET OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF BY 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY THIS EVENING... AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-310600- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.071231T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CORRIDOR FROM GREATER PROVIDENCE TO TAUNTON AND PLYMOUTH. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 5 AM...BUT THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW AND SLEET TO TAPER OFF BY 7 AM MONDAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 310043 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 743 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE NEAR CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING IS SPREADING SNOW AND SLEET INTO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE FAST MOVING WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF BY MID OR LATE MONDAY MORNING. MAZ004>006-026-NHZ011-012-015-310615- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 743 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF NEAR ORANGE AND KEENE AROUND 8 AM MONDAY...AND NEAR LAWRENCE...LOWELL AND NASHUA CLOSER TO 10 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ MAZ007-310615- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 743 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WAS CHANGED TO REFLECT MORE OF A MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW SHOULD ALSO MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SLEET OVERNIGHT...AND ABOVE TEMPERATURES ALONG THE NEAREST 2 MILES OF COAST COULD KEEP MAXIMUM AMOUNTS NEAR 4 INCHES. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF BY 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY THIS EVENING... AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. SNOW MAY MELT ON PAVEMENT FOR A TIME TUESDAY OR BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN. THE SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ MAZ002-003-008>011-310615- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 743 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES MASSACHUSETTS FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES TO THE NORTHERN WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 8 PM...AND IN THE NORTHERN WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY BY 930 OR 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF NEAR ORANGE AND KEENE AROUND 8 AM MONDAY...AND NEAR LAWRENCE AND LOWELL CLOSER TO 10 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ012>016-RIZ001-310615- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 743 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND INTO METRO BOSTON AND THE NORTH SHORE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET HAS STARTED IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WILL BEGIN BY 830 OR 9 PM IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AS WELL AS INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SLEET OR EVEN RAIN TOWARD MIDNIGHT...BUT QUICKLY GO BACK TO SNOW BY 2 AM. EXPECT SNOW TO TAPER OFF BY 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY THIS EVENING... AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-310615- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 743 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CORRIDOR FROM GREATER PROVIDENCE TO TAUNTON AND PLYMOUTH. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN AROUND 9 OR 10 PM AND MAY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN FOR A TIME BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM. THEN IT CHANGES BACK TO ALL SNOW AND SLEET WITH HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION FROM 3 AM AND 7 AM. EXPECT THE SNOW AND SLEET TO TAPER OFF AROUND 7 AM MONDAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS41 KBOX 310400 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE VIRGINA CAPES LATE THIS EVENING IS SPREADING SNOW SLEET AND RAIN INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS FORECAST TO OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AM AND 7 AM MONDAY. SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF BY MID OR LATE MONDAY MORNING. MAZ005-006-310945- /O.CAN.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY 9 AM MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR AT VARYING RATES. IT MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET OR RAIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING FORENOON. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND WET SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ CTZ004-MAZ013>016-RIZ001-310945- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.071231T0400Z-071231T1500Z/ WINDHAM CT-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EAST CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE STORM WINDS DOWN MID OR LATE MONDAY MORNING. RAIN SNOW AND SLEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA FROM WILLIMANTIC TO NORWOOD AND BOSTON WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM AND ACCUMULATE A FINAL SLIPPERY BURST BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING FORENOON. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EARLY MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-310500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN OVERNIGHT CHANGING TO WET SNOW BETWEEN 4 AM AND 6 AM FROM PROVIDENCE TO BROCKTON AND PLYMOUTH. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AT THAT TIME WITH 1 INCH OR LESS ACCUMULATION BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS TO FLURRIES DURING MID MORNING. $$ MAZ004-026-NHZ011-012-015-310945- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT VARYING RATES THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY....SOMETIMES ACCUMULATING AT AN INCH AN HOUR. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL BETWEEN 1 AM AND 7 AM. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE FORENOON. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ MAZ007-310945- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY 10 AM MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WAS CHANGED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING TO REFLECT MORE OF A MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 330 AM. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE NEAR AMESBURY AND NEWBURYPORT WITH LEAST SNOWFALL NEAR SWAMPSCOTT LYNN. TEMPERATURES JUST ABOVE FREEZING AFFECT THE ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE NEAREST COUPLE OF MILES OF THE COAST. SNOWFALL SHOULD RANGE FROM NEAR 4 INCHES IN LYNN TO POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES NEAR THE MERRIMACK RIVER. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES DURING FORENOON MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. SNOW MAY MELT ON PAVEMENT FOR A TIME TUESDAY OR BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN. THE SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ MAZ002-003-008>011-310945- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS NEAR AND WEST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ012-310945- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...MILFORD...WORCESTER 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE AREA FROM NORTHERN AND WESTERN HARTFORD COUNTY TO STURBRIDGE AND WORCESTER. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE STORM QUITS AROUND 9 AM OR 10 AM MONDAY. SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 1 AM AND 330 AM AND ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING... FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS41 KBOX 310655 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE 100 NM EAST OF THE CENTRAL NEW JERSEY COAST IS SPREADING SNOW SLEET AND RAIN INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE MORNING. CTZ002-003-311500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EAST CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE STORM WINDS DOWN MID OR LATE MONDAY MORNING...HIGHEST TOTALS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HILLS OF CONNECTICUT NEAR THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER. RAIN SNOW AND SLEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY 4 AM AND ACCUMULATE A FINAL SLIPPERY BURST BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY 10 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE EARLY MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. USE CAUTION AND ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME IF TRAVELING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ MAZ004-026-NHZ011-012-015-311500- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 3 AM AND 7 AM ACCUMULATING AT ONE TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY 10 AM. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ MAZ005>007-311500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM SNOW WARNING INCLUDES THE MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LIGHT SNOW MIXED WITH SOME SLEET WILL BECOME ALL SNOW AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM. SNOW MAY BRIEFLY FALL AT ONE TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES PER HOUR BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY 10 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ MAZ002-003-008>011-311500- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS NEAR AND WEST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AM AND 6 AM...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY 10 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ MAZ012-311500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY INCLUDING THE GREATER WORCESTER AREA. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY 3 AM AND MAY ACCUMULATE 1 INCH PER HOUR BETWEEN 3 AM AND 7 AM...THEN TAPER OFF BY 10 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ CTZ004-MAZ013>016-RIZ001-311500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WINDHAM CT-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EAST CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE STORM WINDS DOWN BY 10 AM. RAIN SNOW AND SLEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA FROM WILLIMANTIC TO NORWOOD AND BOSTON WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM AND ACCUMULATE A FINAL SLIPPERY BURST BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY 10 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ STRAUSS
000 WWUS41 KBOX 311006 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE MORNING. MAZ007-311400- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY. LIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW BY 6 AM BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY FALL AT THE RATE OF ONE INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. $$ MAZ012-311400- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW BETWEEN 5 AND 6 AM. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES BY THE TIME THE STORM WINDS DOWN MID MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. USE CAUTION AND ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME IF TRAVELING. $$ MAZ013-015-016-RIZ001-311115- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE ADVISORY WAS CANCELLED FOR THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND TO BOSTON. LIGHT RAIN WILL BRIEFLY CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SNOW BETWEEN 6 AND 7 AM BEFORE ENDING AROUND MID MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ MAZ005-006-311400- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS WINTER STORM SNOW WARNING INCLUDES THE MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING. SNOW MAY BRIEFLY FALL AT ONE TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES PER HOUR. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ004-026-NHZ011-012-015-311815- /O.EXT.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T1000Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL TAPER OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ MAZ002-003-008-311815- /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BRIEFLY FALL AT THE RATE OF ONE TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES PER HOUR BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY 8 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ MAZ009>011-311400- /O.EXT.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS NEAR AND WEST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF BY 8 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ MAZ014-311400- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CAMBRIDGE 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR BOSTONS WESTERN AND NORTHWEST SUBURBS LIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW BY 6 AM BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY FALL AT THE RATE OF ONE INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ CTZ002>004-311200- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND 7 AM WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HARTFORD COUNTY. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. USE CAUTION AND ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME IF TRAVELING. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 311102 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 602 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE MORNING. MAZ002>004-008-026-NHZ011-012-015-311915- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T1000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 602 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL TAPER OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME IF YOU MUST DRIVE. A SECOND STORM HAS PROMPTED THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WATCH AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TRAVEL DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ MAZ009>011-311400- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD 602 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS NEAR AND WEST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF BY 8 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ MAZ005-006-311400- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE 602 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS WINTER STORM SNOW WARNING INCLUDES THE MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING. SNOW MAY BRIEFLY FALL AT ONE TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES PER HOUR. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ CTZ002>004-311215- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 602 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND 7 AM WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HARTFORD COUNTY. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. USE CAUTION AND ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME IF TRAVELING. $$ MAZ007-012-014-311400- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER... CAMBRIDGE 602 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY. LIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW BY 6 AM BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY FALL AT THE RATE OF ONE INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ KJC/GAF
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heavy snow warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heavy snow warning went out at Dec 30, 2:53 AM EST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 2:53 AM EST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
253 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO NEW ENGLAND TODAY BEFORE HEADING
OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET
EARLY MON...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LOW TUE INTO WED. ARCTIC AIR WILL
THEN INVADE THE REGION THU...FOLLOWED BY A WARMING TREND INTO NEXT
WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
CLEAR SKIES PREVAIL EARLY THIS MORNING ASIDE FROM SOME STRATOCUMULUS
WHICH WERE GRAZING OUR NW MA AND FAR SW NH ZONES. WE EXPECT TO SEE
SOME VALLEY FOG DEVELOP BEFORE SUNRISE DUE TO LIGHT WINDS AND
LEFTOVER MOISTURE FROM YESTERDAY. OTHERWISE INTERIOR CLOUDINESS WILL
ERODE THIS MORNING...BEFORE HIGH CLOUDS INCREASE OVER THE REGION
TODAY. SKIES SHOULD BE CLOUDY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/...
ALTHOUGH THERE IS A GOOD AGREEMENT ON LARGER SCALE FEATURES...
INCLUDING TRACK OF SECONDARY SURFACE LOW JUST INSIDE 40/70 BENCHMARK...
MODELS ARE SHOWING SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN DETAILS WHICH
MAKES US A BIT LESS CONFIDENT THAN WE WOULD LIKE TO BE REGARDING
PRECIPITATION TYPE AND SNOWFALL TOTALS. AS A RESULT WE ARE RELYING
ON A BLENDED APPROACH OF 00Z NAM/GFS AND 21Z/29 SREFS.
SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...FIRST ACROSS CT AND WESTERN MA AROUND
8 PM. IT WILL QUICKLY SPREAD TO COAST AND INTO MERRIMACK VALLEY BY 10
OR 11 PM...AND WE EXPECT IT TO BECOME HEAVIER WITHIN A COUPLE OF
HOURS OF ONSET.
ONLY CAPE COD AND ISLANDS WILL SEE RAIN AT START...PERHAPS EVEN A
RAIN/SNOW MIX FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. SNOW SHOULD MIX WITH SLEET AS
FAR INLAND AS NORTHERN RI AND METRO BOSTON WHERE MID LEVEL WARM AIR
WILL TRY TO WORK IN OVERNIGHT...BUT THERE WILL BE A CHANGE BACK TO
SNOW MON MORNING AS COLDER AIR WORKS BACK TO COAST.
HEIGHT OF STORM WILL BE MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM MON...WHEN MOST OF
ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR. BOTH NAM/GFS SHOW GOOD POTENTIAL FOR
MESOSCALE BANDING TO OCCUR WITH STRONG FRONTOGENESIS COUPLED WITH
WEAK EPV. BOTH MODELS SUGGEST BEST LOCATION FOR THIS IS FROM
NORTHERN CT INTO WORCESTER HILLS AND NE MA...POSSIBLY SW NH AS WELL.
CROSS SECTIONS SHOW WEAK STATIC STABILITY IN THIS REGION WITH
STRONGEST LIFT SLOPING UPWARD FROM S COAST. IN ADDITION...THIS IS
ALSO WHERE BEST DENDRITIC GROWTH IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE. PRESENCE
OF COASTAL FRONT NEAR E MA COAST SHOULD ALSO ENHANCE SNOWFALL NEAR
MERRIMACK VALLEY AND I-495 BELT IN NE MA.
WHILE SNOW TAPERS OFF OVER MUCH OF AREA AFTER 7 AM MON...IT SHOULD
STILL BE GOING FOR A COUPLE OF MORE HOURS IN NE MA AS TAIL END OF
BEST FRONTOGENESIS HEADS OFFSHORE. CLEARING WILL TAKE HOLD MON
AFTERNOON AS LOW PULLS AWAY AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.
21Z SREF PROBS OF 24HR QPF HAVE NOTABLY INCREASED OVER SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND WITH MUCH OF REGION NOW BETWEEN 0.40 AND 0.80 LIQUID. THIS IS
IN LINE WITH 00Z NAM WHICH BRINGS A 1 INCH MAX ONTO S COAST WITH
LESSER AMOUNTS INLAND. GFS QPF SEEMS STRANGE WITH ONE MAX WELL
INLAND AND ANOTHER WELL OFFSHORE...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING TRACK OF
SURFACE LOW.
IN ADDITION...WE CONTINUE TO SEE AN UPWARD TREND WITH PROGGED
SNOWFALL TOTALS. 15Z SREFS SHOWED AN INCREASE IN PROB OF 4 INCH SNOWS
OVER RI AND SE MA...AND WE ARE NOW SEEING A FAIRLY LARGE AREA OF
INCREASED PROB OF 8 INCH SNOWS FROM NE CT INTO NORTHERN RI AND MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MA.
NAM/GFS SOUNDINGS ARE A BIT WARMER THAN EARLIER RUNS BUT UPON CLOSER
INSPECTION WARMING IS NOT ALL THAT DRAMATIC ALOFT...EXCEPT NEAR CAPE
COD AND ISLANDS. IN FACT...MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW MAX TEMPERATURE IN
MID LEVEL WARM LAYER ONLY 1-2C FROM PROVIDENCE TO PLYMOUTH AND
BOSTON...SUPPORTING MORE OF A SNOW/SLEET MIX THAN A CHANGE TO RAIN.
HOWEVER...THIS MAY BE ENOUGH TO KEEP SNOW TOTALS DOWN A BIT RIGHT
NEAR COAST WHERE LOWER LEVEL WARMING WILL BE MAXIMIZED.
AS A RESULT OF ALL OF THIS...WE WILL ISSUE A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR
ALL OF INTERIOR...FROM NORTHERN CT INTO WESTERN/CENTRAL/INLAND NE MA
AND SW NH FOR AVERAGE TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. THERE MAY BE SOME
SHADOWING EFFECTS IN CT RIVER VALLEY FROM NE FLOW...SO TOTALS MAY END
UP ON LOWER END OF RANGE THERE.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE ADJACENT ZONES S AND E...
FROM NW RI INTO METRO BOSTON AND NORTH SHORE. THESE AREAS SHOULD SEE
ENOUGH OF A MIX WITH SLEET TO KEEP TOTALS IN 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE...WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS FARTHER AWAY FROM COAST. LOGAN AIRPORT SHOULD EASILY
SET A NEW DECEMBER SNOWFALL RECORD...BUT THERE COULD BE A DECENT
GRADIENT IN TOTALS ACROSS CITY WITH AS LITTLE AS 3 OR 4 INCHES AT
AIRPORT AND AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES IN JAMAICA PLAIN.
FINALLY...WE WILL ADD A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO THE NEXT SET OF
ZONES S AND E...INCLUDING PROVIDENCE...TAUNTON AND PLYMOUTH. THESE
AREAS SHOULD GET AN INITIAL BURST OF SNOW BEFORE MIXING WITH OR EVEN
CHANGING TO SLEET FOR A TIME. THIS SHOULD KEEP TOTALS IN THE 2 TO 5
INCH RANGE...WITH THE LOWEST TOTALS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON CAPE COD AND ISLANDS.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
MON NIGHT/EARLY TUE..INTERLUDE DRYING OUT.
TUE AFTN-WED MORNING...QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY WHETHER THE GTLKS
LOW WILL ALWAYS BE PRIMARY OR WHETHER THE TRIPLE PT TAKES OVER AS THE
OCCLUSION PASSES THRU SNE TUE EVENING. KEPT THE DOOR OPEN FOR
ANYTHING BUT THE SNOWGRIDS WERE RUN VERY CONSERVATIVELY. MOSGUIDE QPF
WAS TRIMMED IN HALF. SINCE TS ANOTHER POTENT SYSTEM ALOFT...IF ITS
ALL SNOW...HIGH TERRAIN SHOULD ACCUM 2-4 IN W AND CENTRAL MASS AND S
CENTRAL NH. ROOM FOR CHANGE. POPS WERE CONSIDERABLY MODIFIED UPWARD
AND IN THIS CASE RELIED HEAVILY ON THE 12Z GFS 6HR POP ENSEMBLE FOR
.05.
18Z GFS IS OBVIOUSLY MORE LIKE WHAT AM LOOKING FOR AND CLOSER TO A GGEM
SOLN. JURY OUT...LONG WAYS TO GO WITH SOME MODEL FLIPS. 18Z HAS QUITE
THE SNOWGROWTH WITH BL A BIT WARM...EVEN UP TO MHT. BIG BANDING
SIGNAL TUE AFTN.
ITS GOING TO PRECIPITATE WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT PTYPE/AMTS/EVEN TIMING ARE
STILL UNCERTAIN.
GUIDANCE MODELS ARE NOISY AND THERE COULD STILL BE A FURTHER SOUTHWARD
REDEVELOPMENT AS THE 500MB LW TROF IS SPLIT QUITE FAR SOUTH THRU THE
TENN VALLEY ON TUESDAYS EWD PROGRESSION.
THURSDAY...COLDEST CORE OF THIS WEEKS BRIEF MUCH BLO NORMAL OUTBREAK...
THURSDAY PER 12Z GFS 2M TEMPS AND LAST NIGHTS ECMWF. MODIFIED MOS
GUIDE TEMPS DOWNWARD...ESPECIALLY DAYLIGHT HOURS THURSDAY. OFFSHORE
SNOWSHOWERS MAY BACK ONTO THE OUTER CAPE...ALL DEPENDENT ON THE 925-850MB
WIND DIRECTION.
FRI-SAT...NOT MUCH THOUGHT PLACED INTO THIS SEGMENT OF THE FCST.
WARMING TREND.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
PATCHY VALLEY FOG EXPECTED THROUGH 12Z OR SO WITH LOCAL MVFR/IFR
INCLUDING KBDL/KBAF. OTHERWISE VFR TODAY WITH INCREASING MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS.
CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY LOWER TO IFR AS SNOW SPREADS INTO SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND 01Z-04Z. LIFR IS PROBABLE WITHIN TWO HOURS OF ONSET AND
WE EXPECT IT TO BE WIDESPREAD 06Z-12Z MON. ONLY CAPE COD AND ISLANDS
EXPECTED TO SEE RAIN OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX AND ONSET...BEFORE QUICKLY
CHANGING TO RAIN. CONDITIONS SHOULD START MVFR BEFORE LOWERING TO IFR.
TOUGH CALL ON PRECIPITATION TYPE NEAR COAST 06Z-12Z MON AS IT IS
DEPENDENT ON LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES. SHOULD REMAIN SNOW AT KBOS
DESPITE ONSHORE FLOW...WHILE KPVD SHOULD SEE MORE OF A SNOW/SLEET MIX
TOWARD 12Z MON. ALL SNOW FARTHER INLAND AND MAINLY RAIN FOR CAPE COD
AND ISLANDS...POSSIBLY ONTO S COAST AS WELL.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO MVFR NEAR KBDL STARTING 12Z MON BUT NOT AT
KBOS/KMHT UNTIL 14Z-16Z MON. SHOULD BE VFR MON AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK...
MON NIGHT...IFR POSSIBLE IN PATCHY FOG/STRATUS
TUE...IFR IN MIXED PRECIPITATION
WED...LOCAL MVFR KORH AND INTERIOR. GUSTY N/NW WINDS TO 40KT POSSIBLE.
THU...GUSTY NW WINDS TO 35KT POSSIBLE NEAR COAST.
&&
.MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES /SCA/ ARE BEING ISSUED FOR OUTER WATERS TODAY
INTO MON...AND FOR INNER WATERS TONIGHT...AS NE WINDS INCREASE AHEAD
OF COASTAL LOW. IT IS EXPECTED TO PASS SE OF NANTUCKET MON MORNING...
WHEN WE SHOULD SEE A BRIEF LULL IN WINDS. HOWEVER...GUSTY W/NW
WINDS WILL FOLLOW BY MON AFTERNOON AS LOW DEPARTS.
TUE...SCA.
WED...SCA OR POSSIBLE DEVELOPING WNW GALE.
THU...DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY
FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY
FOR MAZ002>006-008>012-026.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
MONDAY FOR MAZ017>021.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY FOR MAZ007-013>016.
NH...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY
FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
MONDAY FOR RIZ002>007.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY FOR RIZ001.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY
FOR ANZ230>237.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR ANZ250-254-255.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JWD/GAF
NEAR TERM...JWD
SHORT TERM...JWD
LONG TERM...GAF
AVIATION...JWD/GAF
MARINE...JWD/GAFHazardous weather outlook, Dec 29, 10:11 PM EST, 5 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1011 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>016-026-RIZ001-310315- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- 1011 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY OR EARLY WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS. NHZ011-012-015-310315- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 1011 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A FAST MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PLOWABLE SNOW IS LIKELY...AND A SNOW ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED WITH LATER FORECAST ISSUANCES. IF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER SHOULD TRACK A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE COAST...THEN SUFFICIENT SNOW TO WARRANT A HEAVY SNOW WARNING COULD FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AND ANY ASSOCIATED WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY OR EARLY WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS. MAZ020>024-RIZ005>008-310315- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1011 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. ALTHOUGH THE CAPE AND ISLANDS MAY ESCAPE WITH MOSTLY RAIN...SOME ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND SLEET IS LIKELY ACROSS THE RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS SOUTH COAST. HOW MUCH WINTRY PRECIPITATION FALLS WILL DEPEND IN PART UPON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE COASTAL STORM. SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW MAY FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS DURING LATE TUESDAY OR EARLY WEDNESDAY. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS. MAZ017>019-RIZ002>004-310315- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- 1011 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW MAY FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS DURING LATE TUESDAY OR EARLY WEDNESDAY. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS. ANZ231-250-254-310315- CAPE COD BAY- 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- 1011 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WINDS TO APPROACH GALE FORCE ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. GALE FORCE NW WINDS AND FREEZING SPRAY MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. ANZ230-232>237-310315- BOSTON HARBOR-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 1011 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY GALE FORCE NW WINDS AND FREEZING SPRAY MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST SOUNDS AND THE MOUTH OF BUZZARDS BAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. ANZ255-310315- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM- 1011 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WINDS MAY APPROACH GALE FORCE ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. GALE FORCE NW WINDS AND FREEZING SPRAY MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 3:17 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 30 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 20 hr |
Nearby
Heavy Snow Warnings in Massachusetts, 2007Heavy Snow Warnings in Connecticut, 2007Heavy Snow Warnings in New Hampshire, 2007Every heavy snow warning in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.