Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

000 
WWUS41 KBOX 042026
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
426 PM EDT WED APR 4 2007

NHZ011-015-050430-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070405T1000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
426 PM EDT WED APR 4 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY.

SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AND OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET WILL
CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

THE ADDITION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT IN AN 8 HOUR PERIOD
COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES...AND CERTAINLY
WILL MAKE FOR VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL DURING THE NIGHT. THE HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF THE FORECAST RANGE WILL LIKELY BE RESERVED FOR ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 1000 FEET.

SNOW WILL BE ENDING BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
ABOVE FREEZING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

REMOVAL OF HEAVY WET SNOW...MAY BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE WITH HEART
CONDITIONS.

$$

NHZ012-050430-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0005.070405T0000Z-070405T1000Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070405T1000Z/
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
426 PM EDT WED APR 4 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AND OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH RAIN AND SLEET
WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SNOW
WILL END BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE...2 TO 5
INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED.

THE ADDITION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT IN AN 8 HOUR PERIOD
COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE BRANCHES...AND
CERTAINLY WILL MAKE FOR VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL DURING THE NIGHT.

SNOW WILL BE ENDING BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
ABOVE FREEZING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

MAZ005-006-050430-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070405T1000Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE
426 PM EDT WED APR 4 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AND OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH RAIN AND SLEET
WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SNOW
WILL END BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE...AROUND 3
INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED.

THE ADDITION OF 3 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT IN AN 8 HOUR PERIOD COULD
CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE BRANCHES...AND
CERTAINLY WILL MAKE FOR VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL DURING THE NIGHT.

SNOW WILL BE ENDING BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
ABOVE FREEZING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

MAZ002>004-008-026-050430-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070405T1000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AYER
426 PM EDT WED APR 4 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY. 

SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AND OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THE SNOW WILL END BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND
DONE...3 TO 6 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO
ACCUMULATE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF THE RANGE OCCURRING AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET.

THE ADDITION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT IN AN 8 HOUR PERIOD
COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE BRANCHES...AND
CERTAINLY WILL MAKE FOR VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL DURING THE NIGHT.

SNOW WILL BE ENDING BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
ABOVE FREEZING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

000 
WWUS41 KBOX 050328
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1128 PM EDT WED APR 4 2007

NHZ011-015-051000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070405T1000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1128 PM EDT WED APR 4 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

AT 11 PM...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE BACK EDGE OF THE STEADY SNOW WAS ALREADY
MOVING INTO SOUTHERN VERMONT...AND MOVING EASTWARD. SNOW INTENSITY
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 2 AM...WITH JUST LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES
INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF FRIDAY. 

SO FAR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF JAFFREY...KEENE...
PETERBOROUGH AND WEARE. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF HEAVY WET
SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THIS ADDITIONAL WET SNOWFALL
COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES...AND CERTAINLY WILL
MAKE FOR VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL DURING THE NIGHT. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF
THE FORECAST RANGE WILL LIKELY BE RESERVED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000
FEET.

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.

REMOVAL OF HEAVY WET SNOW...MAY BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE WITH HEART
CONDITIONS.

$$

MAZ002>006-008-026-NHZ012-051000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070405T1000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
1128 PM EDT WED APR 4 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

AT 11 PM...LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHERN
MASSACHUSETTS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON
ACROSS THIS AREA SO FAR. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND MAY FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR A TIME UNTIL 2
AM OR SO. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED...BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF AFTER 2 AM. 

THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES
AND DOWNED TREE BRANCHES...AND CERTAINLY WILL MAKE FOR VERY SLIPPERY
TRAVEL DURING THE NIGHT.

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.

$$

NOCERA

000 
WWUS41 KBOX 050513
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
113 AM EDT THU APR 5 2007

NHZ011-015-051000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070405T1000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
113 AM EDT THU APR 5 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE.

AT 1 AM...MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW IS EXPECTED
BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM. UNTREATED
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WERE QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED.

SO FAR 2 TO 5 INCHES OF WET SNOW HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF JAFFREY...KEENE...
PETERBOROUGH AND WEARE. WITH THE ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF HEAVY
WET SNOWFALL EXPECTED...THERE COULD BE SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
A FEW POWER OUTAGES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF THE SNOW FORECAST RANGE
ARE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET.

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.

REMOVAL OF HEAVY WET SNOW...MAY BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE WITH HEART
CONDITIONS.

$$

MAZ002>006-008-026-NHZ012-051000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070405T1000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
113 AM EDT THU APR 5 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING FOR NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE.

AT 1 AM...RAIN WAS TRANSITIONING BACK TO A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY WET SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEAST NEW
HAMPSHIRE. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM...IT MAY FALL QUITE HEAVILY FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED
AND SLIPPERY.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN SOUTHEAST NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND FAR NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. PLEASE USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING OVERNIGHT.

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.

$$

FRANK

000 
WWUS41 KBOX 050737
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
337 AM EDT THU APR 5 2007

NHZ011-015-051000-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070405T1000Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070405T1000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
337 AM EDT THU APR 5 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST OF THE WET SNOW HAS COME TO AN END...WRAP
AROUND SNOW SHOWERS MAY RESULT IN UP TO 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS SHOULD BRING FINAL SNOW TOTALS TO
BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES FROM THIS STORM. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS HAVE
OCCURRED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED
EARLY THIS MORNING SO PLEASE TAKE IT SLOW 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.

$$

MAZ002>006-008-026-NHZ012-051000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070405T1000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
337 AM EDT THU APR 5 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEAST NEW
HAMPSHIRE.

ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST OF THE WET SNOW HAS COME TO AN END...WRAP
AROUND SNOW SHOWERS MAY RESULT IN UP TO 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION EARLY THIS MORNING.  THIS SHOULD BRING FINAL SNOW TOTALS
FROM THIS STORM TO BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. UNTREATED ROADS MAY BE SNOW
COVERED EARLY THIS MORNING SO PLEASE TAKE IT SLOW 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.

$$

FRANK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1058 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007

.NEAR TERM /1058 AM/...
AM WAITING ANOTHER 20 TO 30 MINUTES FOIR 15Z DATA TO POST AND
COMPARE. 12Z NAM 14Z SOUNDINGS AT JFK AND BOS LOOK GOOD AT 14Z ACFT
MDCRS COMPARISON.  NEW 12Z NAM MOS GUIDANCE WB NOW ARE DOWN TO
FREEZING AT ORH AND AFN THRUOUT WITH JUST DAYLIGHT MIDDAY HRS FCST
33F.  BLV WE HAVE PRETTY SIG LATE SEASON PRBLM COMING UP RELATED TO
MIXED PCPN CONVERTING TO A HEAVY WET SNOW DURING THE NIGHT. SOON MAY
CONVERT A PTN OF THE WSA TO WSW AND EXPAND ADVY INTO THIS AFTN AND A
LARGER PTN OF N AND W MASS. WOULD PREFER CK THE 12Z GFS BUT ALMOST
TOO LATE FOR MIDDAY NEWS.  WILL MAKE DECISION ON PAST SVRL DAYS OF
MODEL TRENDS/PERCEIVED PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS 15Z TEMPS VS NAM MODEL
GUIDANCE.  WHILE WE MAY NOT EXCEED 6 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT IN
MONDANOCKS BUT COMBO OF ICE AND HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE POWER
OUTAGE PBLMS.
&&

.NEAR TERM AND EQMT /858 AM/...
IPW- DOWN TO SFZ AREA NOW PER SPOTTER.
&&

.EQUIPMENT...
BED ASOS OTS AND RTS UNKNOWN. FAA IS AWARE.
&&

.NEAR TERM /833 AM/...
THERE WILL BE AN 18Z CHH SOUNDING TO CK ON INFLOW/TEMP/RH STRUCTURE.
COLLAB WITH CHH AND NCEP AT 830AM.
&&

.NEAR TERM /804 AM/...
SOUNDING FROM ACFT BDL AT 11Z HAS ABOUT -2C AT 930 MB /2200FT/  AND
3000 FT OF BLO FRZG AIR FM 3800 FT TO NR THE SFC.  BOS NR 12Z
SOUNDING -2 AT 950MB AND ABV FRZG AT 3400 FT TO 6900 FT BUT BARELY
ABV FRZG.   06Z NAM SOUNDING LOOKS A TAD BETTER TO ME BUT BOTH
CLOSE AT BOTH LOCATIONS. CONFIRMS MODELS PRETTY WELL.

DISTINCT 3MB PRES FALL CTR NOW OVR DELMARVA AS 1007 LOW FORMS S
CENTRAL VA.  UK IS A CONSTANTLY COLDER RUN AND WE SEE THE 06Z GFS IS
CLOSING OFF AT 850MB FASTER THAN PREVIOUS.  WELL SEE IF THIS HOLDS.

AN INTERESTING SET OF TRANSITIONS TO OCCUR NEXT 18 HRS.  NO DOUBT
ABOUT POTENCY IN THIS PATTERN WITH LIGHTNING N OF UCA AND MUCH MORE
LIGHTNING FURTHER S NR BWI-ILG IN THE LOW LVL REFORMATION.
&&

...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FROM 459 AM...

.SYNOPSIS...
A WINTRY MIX REMAINS IN THE FORECAST TONIGHT IN NORTHERN
MASSACHUSETTS EXTENDING INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. ELSEWHERE...A
PERIOD OF WIND SWEPT RAIN THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY UNSEASONABLY
CHILLY TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT/...
LOW PRESSURE LIFTING UP TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES THIS MORNING WILL
INDUCE MID LEVEL LIFT.  IN RESPONSE TO THIS LIFT...WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
INTERIOR AND REACH THE COASTAL PLAIN BY AFTERNOON.  AS FOR
PRECIPITATION TYPE...GENERALLY EXPECT ALL RAIN TODAY SOUTH OF THE MA
PIKE.  ACROSS NORTHERN MA...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET IS
EXPECTED.  HOWEVER...WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING NO
PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED.  FURTHER NORTH INTO SOUTHERN NH...SLEET IS
EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE TODAY.  SOME SNOW AND
RAIN MAY ALSO MIX IN AT TIMES.  HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE
ABOVE FREEZING AT MOST LOCATIONS AND WITH THE STRONG APRIL SUN ANGLE
PENETRATING THROUGH THE CLOUDS MOST ROADS SHOULD JUST BE WET EXCEPT
FOR THE HIGHEST TERRAIN.  AS FOR HIGHS TODAY...THEY SHOULD BE WELL
BELOW NORMAL AND GENERALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.  THE CONNECTICUT
VALLY MAY SEE THE MERCURY REACH INTO THE LOWER 40S BUT THAT IS ABOUT
IT.

THE MAIN SHOW LOOKS TO OCCUR AFTER 00Z TONIGHT.  SECONDARY COASTAL
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP.  THIS SHOULD ALLOW MID
LEVEL TEMPERATURES TO COOL AND FOR SLEET TO CHANGE TO WET SNOW
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AFTER SUNSET.  TIMING OF THIS REMAINS
UNCERTAIN AND A FEW HOURS HERE OR THERE WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
IN ACCUMULATIONS.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES FOR A DECENT
SNOWFALL IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM THIS STORM.  SINCE THE MAIN
EVENT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT NIGHT THAT IS A BIG POSITIVE FACTOR
FOR AN EARLY APRIL SNOW EVENT.  EVEN WHEN ITS CLOUDY THIS TIME OF
YEAR...THE HIGH APRIL SUN ANGLE PENETRATING THROUGH THE CLOUDS CAN
MAKE IT QUITE HARD FOR SNOW TO ACCUMULATE UNLESS ITS COMING DOWN
HEAVILY.  A NEGATIVE FACTOR TO THIS EVENT WILL BE MID LEVEL DRYING
THAT OCCURS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE FIRST
LOW HEADING UP TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES.  AS THE SECONDARY LOW
DEVELOPS TONIGHT...THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE TRY TO
RE-SATURATE BUT NOT AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.  THIS CAUSES
OUR LIFT TO BE BELOW THE IDEAL -12C TO -18C LEVEL FOR SNOW GROWTH
AND IN FACT FOR MUCH OF THE TIME ITS BELOW -8C WHICH IS NEEDED FOR
ICE CRYSTALLIZATION AND SNOWFLAKES.  HOWEVER...SINCE OUR WINDS HAVE
BEEN OFF THE OCEAN THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS THE ATMOSPHERE HAS PROBABLY
BEEN SEEDED WITH MORE SALT NUCLEI THAN IS NORMAL.  THIS CAN ALLOW
FOR SNOW GROWTH BELOW THE TYPICAL IDEAL THERMAL PROFILES.
NONETHELESS...THIS IS A NEGATIVE FACTOR AND MAY RESULT IN AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF SLEET.

WITH ALL THAT SAID...THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN
THE SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO WET SNOW.  HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL DOES
EXIST FOR A FEW HOURS OF HEAVY WET SNOW TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE.  THEREFORE...WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR 4 TO 8 INCHES OF WET SNOW WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE HIGHER
AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.  IF WE DO END UP WITH THESE HIGHER
AMOUNTS...WE WILL HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH SOME DOWNED BRANCHES AND
A FEW POWER OUTAGES SINCE THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW.

FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MA SLEET IS
EXPECTED TO FALL HEAVILY TONIGHT FOR A TIME.  THIS MAY END AS A
PERIOD OF WET SNOW SO HAVE ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS.  THE BIGGEST
CONCERN HERE WILL BE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE A
FEW DEGREES COLDER.

ACROSS NORTHEAST MA...WE WILL PROBABLY SEE A PERIOD OF SLEET AND
POSSIBLY EVEN A BIT OF SNOW AT THE TAIL END.  CONFIDENCE SOMEWHAT
SHAKY IN THIS REGION THOUGH BUT LATER SHIFTS MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

FINALLY...SOUTH OF THE MA PIKE A RAIN EVENT IS EXPECTED TODAY AND
TONIGHT.  THE RAIN WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES TONIGHT AS THE COASTAL
LOW DEVELOPS AND INDUCES A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET.  THIS WILL PROVIDE
PLENTY OF LIFT OVER THE COOL BOUNDARY LAYER.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
0.75 TO 1.75 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT SHOULD MAINLY BE BETWEEN 30 AND 35.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGH AMPLITUDE LATE SEASON PATTERN THIS PERIOD WILL YIELD ANOMALOUS
CROSS POLAR FLOW INTO NEW ENGLAND THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES...BEGINNING THU AFTERNOON AS STRONG
COLD AIR ADVECTION GETS UNDERWAY BEHIND DEPARTING COASTAL LOW.
DAYTIME HIGHS LIKELY NOT CLIMBING OUT OF THE 40S...WITH OVERNIGHT
LOWS IN THE TEENS AND 20S. A BRISK WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH
THE PERIOD WILL ADD TO THE CHILLY CONDITIONS.

DESPITE LOTS OF DIURNAL CLOUDS THIS PERIOD...NOT MUCH APPRECIABLE
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THU AND FRI AS VORTEX REMAINS
NEARBY. BY SAT...ALL MODELS INDICATE A POTENT SHORT WAVE WILL ROTATE
AROUND THE MAIN VORTEX AND THEN NORTHEAST...PASSING CLOSE TO NEW
ENGLAND.

GGEM LOOKS TO BE AN OUTLIER WITH ITS GENEROUS QPF ACROSS THE AREA
SAT. GIVEN 00Z GFS/NAM AND ECMWF KEEP VORTEX NEARLY STATIONARY JUST
WEST OF NEW ENGLAND...MID LEVEL WINDS WILL LIKELY NOT BACK
SUFFICIENTLY FOR ATLANTIC MOISTURE TO ADVECT NORTHWARD INTO THE
AREA. RATHER...JET ENERGY AND ASSOCIATED CYCLOGENESIS WILL ROTATE
TOO FAR SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
HERE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. WILL WATCH CLOSELY...HOWEVER MOST LIKELY
SCENARIO IS FOR SECONDARY LOW AND MID LEVEL LIFT TO REMAIN OFFSHORE.

SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
DRY WEATHER WITH CONTINUING BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. CURRENT
FORECAST SUPPORTS THIS THEME...SO NO CHANGES PLANNED. FOR WHAT ITS
WORTH...BOTH 00Z GFS AND 00Z ECMWF CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE ANOTHER
POSSIBLE WINTER STORM HERE WED-THU NEXT WEEK. SPRING IN NEW ENGLAND

&&

.AVIATION /08Z-06Z/...
LOW END MVFR CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED EARLY THIS MORNING.  THE
EXCEPTION WAS THE WORCESTER TERMINAL BECAUSE OF ITS
ELEVATION...WHERE VLIFR CONDITIONS.  MVFR CONDITIONS SHOULD
DETERIORATE TO IFR CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
ACROSS THE REGION AS PRECIPITATION LOWERS VISIBILITIES AND
CEILINGS.  A PERIOD OF LIFR/VLIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AT
THE MANCHESTER SITE IN SNOW AND SLEET.

&&

.MARINE...
EXPECT SCA TO DEVELOP ACROSS ALL WATERS TODAY AS THE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS.  FOR TONIGHT...HAVE GONE WITH GALE WARNINGS FOR ALL
OUTER-WATERS AS DEVELOPING COASTAL STORM SHOULD SUPPORT EASTERLY
WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.  ITS MARGINAL FOR THE SOUNDS...BUT WILL LET
NEXT SHIFT DECIDE ON WHETHER TO EXPAND THEM.  WITH EASTERLY
FLOW...HAVE ALSO INCREASED SEAS A BIT OVER THE WNA MODEL TODAY AND
TONIGHT.  SEAS ACROSS OUR EASTERN WATERS SHOULD EXCEED 10 FEET WITH
GOOD EASTERLY FETCH OFF THE OCEAN.

THU AND FRI...
WEST WINDS OF 20-30KT EXPECTED THIS PERIOD.

SATURDAY...
UNCERTAINTY GIVEN TRACK OF POSSIBLE OCEAN/COASTAL LOW. AT THE
MOMENT...APPEARS WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT AS LOW TRACKS WELL
OFFSHORE.

SUNDAY...
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20-30 EXPECTED BEHIND DEPARTING OCEAN
LOW.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
     THURSDAY FOR MAZ002>004-026.

NH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
     TONIGHT FOR NHZ011-012-015.

RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR ANZ232>235-
     237.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EDT
     THURSDAY FOR ANZ230-231-236.

     GALE WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR
     ANZ250-254-255.

&&

SYNOPSIS...
EQUIPMENT...DRAG
NEAR TERM UPDATE AFTER 7 AM...DRAG
SHORT TERM...FRANK
LONG TERM...NOCERA
AVIATION...FRANK
MARINE...FRANK/NOCERA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1124 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007

NHZ011-015-051530-
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
1124 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ230>237-CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-009>024-RIZ001>008-051530-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
1124 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL
WATERS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND RHODE
ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACITIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NHZ012-051530-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
1124 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MAZ002>004-008-026-051530-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
1124 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ250-254-255-051530-
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-
1124 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

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

   GALE WARNING

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACITIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KAB