Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Chill Advisories in 2007
Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind chill advisory at Mar 5, 2007, 4:02 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 5, 2007, 4:17 PM EST. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2007, 4:02 AM EST (09:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2007, 4:17 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2007, 2:20 AM EST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 1448 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 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 050902 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 402 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-010>016-026-NHZ012-RIZ001-051700- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.070306T0500Z-070306T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 402 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DELIVER A BITTER COLD AIRMASS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 ABOVE TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THIS BITTER COLD COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOWER TO MID TEENS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WHICH WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ALL DAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MAZ017>019-RIZ002>005-051700- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.070306T0500Z-070306T1500Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 402 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DELIVER A BITTER COLD AIRMASS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 ABOVE ZERO TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THIS BITTER COLD COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 15 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER TEENS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WHICH WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS FROM GETTING MUCH ABOVE ZERO ALL DAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MAZ002>004-008-009-NHZ011-015-051700- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.A.0001.070306T0500Z-070306T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 402 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DELIVER A BITTER COLD AIRMASS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 BELOW TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THIS BITTER COLD COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 DEGREES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WHICH WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO ALL DAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILLS TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ KJC
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBOX 051602 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1102 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-010>016-026-NHZ012-RIZ001-052130- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.070306T0500Z-070306T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1102 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...MUCH OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND PARTS OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCLUDING THE SOUTH COAST. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DELIVER A BITTER COLD AIRMASS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 ABOVE TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THIS BITTER COLD COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO FOR SEVERAL HOURS TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOWER TO MID TEENS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WHICH WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ALL DAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MAZ017>019-RIZ002>005-052130- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.070306T0500Z-070306T1500Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 1102 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DELIVER A BITTER COLD AIRMASS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 ABOVE ZERO TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THIS BITTER COLD COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 15 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER TEENS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WHICH WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS FROM GETTING MUCH ABOVE ZERO ALL DAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MAZ002>004-008-009-NHZ011-015-052130- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.A.0001.070306T0500Z-070306T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1102 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING IN SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS... ESPECIALLY THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DELIVER A BITTER COLD AIRMASS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 BELOW TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THIS BITTER COLD COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 DEGREES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WHICH WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO ALL DAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILLS TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS41 KBOX 052117 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 417 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 MAZ007-013>019-NHZ012-RIZ001>005-052230- /O.CAN.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.070306T0500Z-070306T1500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 417 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BLOWING INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BRING ARCTIC COLD TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING SUBZERO WIND CHILLS. VALUES WILL REACH 10 TO 12 BELOW ZERO...AND IT IS POSSIBLE A FEW SPOTS WILL BRIEFLY TOUCH 15 BELOW ZERO. WHILE NOT COLD ENOUGH FOR A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...THIS WILL STILL BE A BITTER CHILL AND MAY STILL THREATEN FROSTBITE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT DRESSED PROPERLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. $$ NHZ011-015-052230- /O.CAN.KBOX.WC.A.0001.070306T0500Z-070306T1500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 417 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND CHILL WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND CHILL WATCH. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BLOWING INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BRING ARCTIC COLD TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING SUBZERO WIND CHILLS. VALUES WILL REACH 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO...AND IT IS POSSIBLE A FEW SPOTS WILL BRIEFLY TOUCH 20 BELOW ZERO ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED HILLTOPS. WHILE NOT COLD ENOUGH FOR A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...THIS WILL STILL BE A BITTER CHILL AND MAY STILL THREATEN FROSTBITE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT DRESSED PROPERLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. IF YOU GO OUT...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. ALSO WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MAZ002>004-008-009-060530- /O.UPG.KBOX.WC.A.0001.070306T0500Z-070306T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.070306T0500Z-070306T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 417 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DELIVER A BITTER COLD AIRMASS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 BELOW TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THIS BITTER COLD COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 5 AND 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WHICH WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO ALL DAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ005-006-010>012-026-060530- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.070306T0500Z-070306T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 417 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DELIVER A BITTER COLD AIRMASS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 ABOVE TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THIS BITTER COLD COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO FOR SEVERAL HOURS TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOWER TO MID TEENS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WHICH WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ALL DAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ WTB
000 WWUS41 KBOX 060530 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1230 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-061500- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070306T1500Z/ 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 1230 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ARCTIC AIR WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH EXITED THE COAST MONDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 ABOVE TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THIS BITTER COLD...COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOWER TO MID TEENS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WHICH WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ALL DAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ EVT
000 WWUS41 KBOX 060938 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 438 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 CTZ003-004-061045- /O.CAN.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070306T1500Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 438 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT RANGED FROM 5 ABOVE TO 10 BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH READINGS REMAINING IN THIS RANGE THROUGHOUT TODAY. EVEN THOUGH THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED... CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-061830- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070306T2300Z/ HARTFORD 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...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL... LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 438 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. BITTER COLD EARLY MORNING LOWS...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 5 ABOVE... COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOWER TO MID TEENS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WHICH WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ALL DAY. THE COLDEST WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WORCESTER HILLS AND THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ EVT
000 WWUS41 KBOX 061615 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1115 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 NHZ012-015-061900- /O.EXB.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070306T1900Z/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 1115 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 5 ABOVE...COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 24 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NHZ011-070015- /O.EXB.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070307T1200Z/ CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE 1115 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 5 ABOVE...COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 24 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ CTZ002-MAZ003-005-006-010>012-026-061900- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070306T1900Z/ HARTFORD CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 1115 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM 5 TO 15 ABOVE...COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MAZ002-004-008-009-070015- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070307T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 1115 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM 5 TO 15 ABOVE...COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 062112 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 412 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 MAZ003-005-006-010>014-026-NHZ012-015-070515- /O.EXB.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070307T0900Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 412 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO...COMBINED WITH BRISK WINDS...WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 24 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MAZ002-004-008-009-NHZ011-070515- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070307T0900Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE 412 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO AROUND 5 BELOW COMBINED WITH BRISK WINDS...WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 24 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 070720 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 220 AM EST WED MAR 7 2007 MAZ002>006-008>014-026-NHZ011-012-015-070830- /O.CAN.KBOX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070307T0900Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 220 AM EST WED MAR 7 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH...THOUGH THEY HAVE DROPPED OFF TO NEAR CALM ACROSS THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TO NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. WINDS ARE STILL STIRRING ALONG THE EAST COAST...BUT WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE GRADUALLY FALLEN TO THE ZERO TO -10 RANGE. WITH LIGHTER WINDS...TEMPERATURES WILL STILL FALL TO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AS LOW AS 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WITH THIS BITTERLY COLD WEATHER...YOU SHOULD STILL TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR HYPOTHERMIA. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR CLOTHING IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ EVT
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Mar 4, 8:19 PM EST, 7 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 8:19 PM EST, 7 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
819 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2007
.EVENING UPDATE...
PREVIOUS FORECAST OVERNIGHT ON TRACK AS ISOLATED SNOW FLURRIES WERE
WINDING DOWN. GENERALLY EXPECTING SKIES TO BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY
CLOUDY OVERNIGHT AS MODELS SHOWING LOTS OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE. A FEW MORE SNOW FLURRIES MAY AFFECT SPILL OVER ONTO THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES BUT THAT IS ABOUT IT. GUIDANCE LOWS
IN THE 20S ACROSS THE REGION LOOK GOOD.
&&
.MARINE UPDATE...
CURRENT MARINE FORECAST IS ON TRACK AS WELL. DECENT WESTERLY FLOW
AND COLD AIR ALOFT SHOULD PROMOTE EXCELLENT MIXING. EXPECTING 25 TO
30 KNOT WIND GUSTS FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT ACROSS MOST OF OUR WATERS.
FRANK
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FROM 413 PM...
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE COMBINED WITH STEEPENING LOW LEVEL
LAPSE RATES TO BRING CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS TO THE FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. THE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS EVENING DUE TO
THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING AND THE DEPARTING SHORT WAVE DISTURBANCE.
RECENT WSR88D BASE REFLECTIVITY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
SOME VIRGA. PERHAPS A FEW FLURRIES OR SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE...BUT
THIS SHOULD BE COMING TO AN END SHORTLY.
A POLAR FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON
THEN CROSS THE FORECAST AREA BY EVENING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WINDEX
EVENT WITH T1-T3 DELTA T VALUES INCREASING TO 16 CELCIUS...R1 VALUES
NEARING 70 PERCENT WITH A LIFTED INDEX CHANGE OF PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10.
HOWEVER...THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO PASS NORTH OF THE FORECAST
AREA AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMEWHAT BETTER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE FOR INCREASED CHANCES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION.
MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLE SQUALLS TO BRING A QUICK COATING OF SNOW TO THE FORECAST
AREA. THUS HAVE CONTINUED THE MENTION OF CHANCE POPS AT THIS TIME
MAINLY FROM 18Z MONDAY TO 00Z TUESDAY.
MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT.
925MB TEMPS DROP TO BETWEEN -20 AND -25C BY DAYBREAK. LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS AND
WIND CHILL READINGS DROPPING INTO THE NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS TO
NEGATIVE TEENS. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY BE NECESSARY LATE MONDAY
NIGHT OR TUESDAY.
OCEAN EFFECT SNOW POTENTIAL...BOUNDARY LAYER WIND TRAJECTORY
APPEARS TOO WESTERLY AND SPEEDS STRONG ENOUGH TO LIMIT PARCEL
RESIDENCE TIME...SO THAT MUCH OF DEVELOPING OCEAN EFFECT SNOW
BANDS SHOULD REMAIN OFFSHORE MONDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE ARCTIC BLAST IS IN FULL FORCE TUESDAY WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE IN THE MARITIMES AND HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES. UPPER LOW PRESSURE AND ITS COLD POOL
WILL MOVE OVERHEAD TUESDAY AS WELL. SO THE DAY SHAPES UP TO BE COLD
AND WINDY. THE NAM AND GFS CONTINUE TO SHOW -26C TO -28C ALOFT ON
TUESDAY WHILE THE 12Z ECMWF IS A COUPLE OF DEGREES LESS COLD. THE
TUESDAY MAX TEMP FORECAST WILL EDGE TOWARD THE ECMWF TEMPS ALOFT AND
RANGE FROM THE MID TEENS NORTH TO THE LOWER 20S SOUTH. THE WINDS
AND COLD AIR WILL COMBINE FOR WIND CHILLS AROUND -20F TO -25F IN THE
NORTHWEST TUESDAY MORNING...THIS WILL EVENTUALLY REQUIRE A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY.
THE WINDS AND COLD AIR WILL ALSO LEAD TO OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
ALONG AND OFFSHORE OF OUTER CAPE COD. CONDITIONS SHOULD DIMINISH
EARLY WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER NEW ENGLAND CUTTING OFF
THE PRESSURE RISES AND SHUTTING DOWN THE STRONG FLOW FROM THE NORTH.
LOW PRESSURE RACES OFFSHORE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. THE
BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WOULD BE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST...NOTE
THE GFS SHOWS A GOOD CORE OF FORCING ACROSS CT/RI/SE MASS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND SO OUR HIGHEST (CHANCE) POPS ARE LOCATED
ON THE SOUTH COAST WITH LOWER VALUES TO THE NORTH.
WITH THE OFFSHORE LOW FORECAST TO INTENSIFY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL REFORM OVER NEW ENGLAND WITH THE FLOW AGAIN FROM THE VICINITY
OF BAFFIN ISLAND IN NORTHERN CANADA. THIS LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER PERIOD
OF WIND AND COLD. THE GFS SHOWS ANOTHER COLD POOL IN PLACE OVER US
THURSDAY WITH TEMPS ALOFT AT -26C TO -28C...WHILE THE ECMWF SHOWS
-16C TO -18C. THE LATTER WOULD INDICATE MAX TEMPS IN THE 20S. WE
STARTED WITH THE WARMER TEMPS...SIMILAR TO THE HPC GRID
GUIDENCE...AND MOVED VALUES A COUPLE OF DEGREES COLDER.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE
PASSES NORTH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SWINGS A COLD FRONT THROUGH HERE
LATE SAT NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST
AND WITH A DIGGING FLOW ALOFT...WE HAVE SLOWED THE ONSET FROM
GUIDENCE WITH LOW CHANCE POPS IN THE WEST IN THE MORNING AND LOW
CHANCE POPS ALL ZONES IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN HIGHER POPS WITH THE
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SAT NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT LATER FORECASTS
WILL END UP KILLING ALL POPS FOR THE SATURDAY DAYTIME AND LIMIT IT
TO THE TIME AROUND FROPA.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z-18Z/...
STRATOCUMULUS DECK WILL DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AFT 02Z DUE TO
THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. SOME LEFTOVER SCATTERED TO BROKEN
ALTOCUMULUS CLOUDS WILL PREVAIL UNTIL 05Z THIS EVENING. A SCATTERED
TO BROKEN STRATOCUMULUS AND ALTOCUMULUS DECK WILL REDEVELOP BY
14-15Z MONDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF THE POLAR FRONT. MECHANICAL WIND
SHEAR TURBULENCE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL
BECOME MORE LIKELY ESPECIALLY AFT 18Z MONDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM...GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR ALL THE COASTAL
WATERS...WITH EXCELLENT WIND MOMENTUM TRANSFER EXPECTED BEGINNING
LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...NOMOGRAMS INDICATE THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE
HEAVY BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY.
LONG TERM...GALES AND FREEZING SPRAY CONTINUE TUESDAY...DIMINISHING
TUESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND DIMINISHES THE COLD
ADVECTION AND PRESSURE GRADIENT. MODELS THEN MOVE A CLIPPER LOW
SOUTH OF THE WATERS WEDNESDAY WITH INTENSIFICATION AS THE LOW MOVES
OUT TO SEA. THIS INTENSIFICATION RE-ENERGIZES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
OVER THE NEW ENGLAND WATERS LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...AND
SO SHOULD BRING GALE CONDITIONS BACK TO THE WATERS AT THAT TIME.
WITH MORE ARCTIC AIR FORECAST TO BE DRAWN ACROSS THE WATERS AT THAT
TIME WE WILL ALSO BRING BACK A CHANCE OF FREEZING SPRAY THURSDAY.
ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE AREA BUILDS OVER THE WATERS FRIDAY CALMING
CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN.
IT IS TOO SOON FOR A FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO
HIGHLIGHT THE POTENTIAL IN A MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT AND IN THE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
.CLIMATE...
APPENDED FROM LAST NIGHTS MIDNIGHT SHIFT STAFF
RECORD LOWS FOR TUESDAY MARCH 6TH:
BOSTON: -8 IN 1872
WORCESTER: -5 IN 1948
PROVIDENCE: 1 IN 1948
BRADLEY: -4 IN 1948
RECORD LOW HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY MARCH 6TH:
BOSTON: 9 IN 1872
WORCESTER: 18 IN 1972
PROVIDENCE: 23 IN 1923
BRADLEY: 24 IN 1923
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FOR WEDNESDAY MARCH 7TH:
BOSTON: 2 IN 1872
WORCESTER: 2 IN 1989
PROVIDENCE: 10 IN 1990
BRADLEY: -6 IN 2003
OF NOTE...THE COLDEST BOSTON HAS BEEN IN MARCH OVER THE PAST CENTURY
IS 2 ABOVE ZERO IN 1950. THE CITY HAS BEEN BELOW ZERO IN MARCH BUT
NOT SINCE THE 1800S SO THIS IS QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE ARCTIC OUTBREAK
FOR MARCH STANDARDS.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
ANZ230>237-250-254-255.
&&
EVENING/MARINE UPDATE...FRANK
SHORT TERM...STRAUSS
LONG TERM...WTB
AVIATION...STRAUSS
MARINE...WTB/STRAUSSHazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 5:00 PM EST, 11 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 500 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2007 ANZ230>237-250-254-255-270-CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012- 015-RIZ001>008-052200- 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- WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI FROM 25 TO 40 NM- 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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 500 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS... MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE FORECAST FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED SNOW SQUALL OR TWO WHICH COULD BRING BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR ALL THE WATERS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY FOR NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. A CLIPPER IS FORECAST TO TRACK WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT THERE IS STILL A CHANCE THAT IT MAY BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BRING SOME SNOW TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 4:02 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | BOX | Cheshire, Hillsborough | 12 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:10 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Cheshire, Hillsborough | 25 hr |
Nearby
Wind Chill Advisories in Massachusetts, 2007Wind Chill Advisories in Rhode Island, 2007Wind Chill Advisories in New Hampshire, 2007Every wind chill advisory 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.