Gale Warning 60, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

235 
WHUS71 KBOX 300424
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1124 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

ANZ230>237-301230-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0060.081230T0900Z-081230T2000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
1124 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY. 

THE GALE WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT 
OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS EXPECTED FOR A TIME TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE 
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254-255-301230-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0060.081230T0900Z-081231T0000Z/
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 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. 

THE GALE WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT 
OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS EXPECTED FOR A TIME TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

757 
WHUS71 KBOX 300944
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
444 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

ANZ230>237-301745-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081230T2000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
444 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE GALE WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS.

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
35 AND 40 KNOTS EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254-255-301745-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
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-
444 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

THE GALE WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS.

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 
35 AND 40 KNOTS EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY TODAY...WITH THE
HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

EVT

748 
WHUS71 KBOX 301718
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1218 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

ANZ230>237-302000-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081230T2000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
1218 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE GALE WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS.

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS EXPECTED THROUGH 3 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254-255-310000-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
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-
1218 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

THE GALE WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS.

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40
KNOTS EXPECTED THE REST OF TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

045 
WHUS71 KBOX 302017
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
317 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

ANZ230>237-310000-
/O.EXP.KBOX.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081230T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0259.081230T2017Z-081231T0000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
317 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE SOUTH COASTAL SOUNDS AND BAYS OF
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING NARRAGANSETT BAY...AS WELL
AS BOSTON HARBOR.

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 
30 KNOTS EXPECTED THROUGH 7 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254-255-310000-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
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-
317 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

THE GALE WARNING IS FOR THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND
RHODE ISLAND.

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO
40 KNOTS EXPECTED THE REST OF TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

804 
WHUS71 KBOX 302145
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
445 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

ANZ230>237-310545-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0259.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0061.081231T1600Z-090101T1200Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
445 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

BOTH THE ADVISORY AND THE GALE WARNING ARE FOR THE SOUTH COASTAL
SOUNDS AND BAYS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING
NARRAGANSETT BAY...AS WELL AS FOR CAPE COD BAY AND BOSTON HARBOR.

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS EXPECTED THROUGH 7 PM. WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN DIMINISH
FOR THE NIGHT.

SEAS AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY WITH GALE FORCE
GUSTS POSSIBLE BY THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST LATE 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND CONTINUE AT GALE FORCE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254-255-310545-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SR.A.0002.081231T2200Z-090101T0600Z/
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-
445 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

THE GALE WARNING IS FOR THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS OF MASSACHUSETTS
AND RHODE ISLAND.

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO
40 KNOTS EXPECTED.  WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

SEAS AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY WITH GALE
FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE BY THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST
LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KNOTS
POSSIBLE.  THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

WTB

097 
WHUS71 KBOX 302352
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
652 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

ANZ250-254-255-310800-
/O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.SC.Y.0259.000000T0000Z-081231T0500Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.A.0002.081231T2200Z-090101T0600Z/
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-
652 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AND STORM WATCH COVER THE OUTER COASTAL
WATERS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL
DIMINISH TONIGHT.

SEAS AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY WITH
GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE BY THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
50 KNOTS POSSIBLE.  THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

ANZ230>237-310800-
/O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0259.000000T0000Z-081231T0500Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0061.081231T1600Z-090101T1200Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
652 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO
7 AM EST THURSDAY. 

BOTH THE ADVISORY AND THE GALE WARNING ARE FOR THE SOUTH COASTAL
SOUNDS AND BAYS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING
NARRAGANSETT BAY...AS WELL AS FOR CAPE COD BAY AND BOSTON HARBOR.

NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT.

SEAS AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY WITH GALE
FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE BY THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND CONTINUE AT
GALE FORCE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS
POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

WTB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
117 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND LATE TONIGHT AND PRODUCE
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. A FAST MOVING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING A FEW INCHES OF SNOW TO MUCH OF THE
REGION ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY VERY COLD AND WINDY
WEATHER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND NEW YEARS DAY. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL
LIKELY AFFECT THE REGION LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...BUT ITS EXACT
TRACK AND PRECIPITATION TYPES ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
COLD AIR ADVECTION ON WNW FLOW AND LAKE EFFECT MOISTURE ALLOWING
CLOUDS TO PERSIST ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN ZONES. SOME OF THIS
CLOUD COVER WILL ADVANCE INTO EASTERN ZONES DUE TO STEEPENING LOW
LEVEL LAPSE RATES. HOWEVER CLOUDS SHOULD DISSIPATE IN AREAL COVERAGE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WEAK SHORT WAVE RIDGING DEVELOPS. NOTED BACK
EDGE OF CLOUD SHIELD ADVANCING NE FROM A ROC-BGM-MGJ-DXR LINE. IN
THE MEANTIME ADDED CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE INTERIOR THROUGH 20Z WITH
TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES TONIGHT.

IN ADDITION HAVE LOWERED MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES JUST A COUPLE OF
DEGREES WITH LATEST UPPER LEVEL SOUNDING DATA INDICATING MAX TEMPS IN
THE MID 40S WITH SOME DOWNSLOPING ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN...UPPER 30S
AND LOWER 40S ACROSS THE INTERIOR HIGH TERRAIN. THIS ADJUSTMENT ALSO
GIVEN MORE PERSISTENT CLOUD COVER OVER THE INTERIOR AND 850 MB TEMPS
RANGING FROM -3 TO -5 CELSIUS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
BIGGEST ISSUE LOOKS TO BE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT.
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS IN PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED WINDEX
EVENT. NAM APPEARS TO BE 2 TO 3 HOURS SLOWER THAN GFS...HAVE
COMPROMISED ON TIMING. OPERATIONAL MODELS SHOW SEVERAL INTERESTING
FEATURES THAT LEAD US TO RAISE GUIDANCE POPS SOME. THESE INCLUDE
PRONOUNCED TROFFING ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WITH FAIRLY DEEP RH...A
TONGUE OF TOTAL TOTALS ABOVE 50...AND SIGNS OF DYNAMIC UPWARD MOTION
IN THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE UPPER JET. WITH DEEPEST MOISTURE TO
NORTH...PLAN TO HAVE HIGHEST POPS THERE. THINKING LIKELY POPS ACROSS
SW NH AND NW MA...50 PERCENT POPS FURTHER S TO MA PIKE REGION AND
THEN TAPERING TO LOW CHANCE OR HIGH SLIGHT CHANCE ALONG THE S
COAST. ALTHOUGH EXPECT AMOUNTS TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...MAY HAVE
WIDESPREAD DUSTINGS TO PERHAPS LOCALIZED HALF TO ONE INCH
ACCUMULATIONS OVER A 2 OR 3 HOUR PERIOD. ESPECIALLY IF NAM TIMING
PROVES CORRECT...FIRST PART OF TUE AM RUSH HOUR MAY BE IMPACTED IN
WORCESTER...BOSTON AND MANCHESTER AREAS WITH AREAS OF QUICK COATINGS
ON ROAD SURFACES...EVEN THOUGH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT.

HAVE POPULATED DATA BASE WITH MAVMOS BUT LOWERED AMOUNTS A
LITTLE...ESPECIALLY FOR TUE MAX.

WIND GUSTS OVER LAND TUE MAY REACH 35 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. THERE IS A
LOW RISK THAT THE OUTER CAPE AND NANTUCKET MAY REACH MARGINAL WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR SEVERAL HOURS TUESDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
AROUND OR A LITTLE ABOVE 35 MPH.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS IN THE LONG TERM REVOLVE AROUND TWO STORM
SYSTEMS...ONE FOR WED AND THE OTHER FOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
THE SECOND STORM WILL IN ALL LIKELIHOOD END UP BEING THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT OF THE TWO...BUT THE FIRST ONE IS LIKELY TO CAUSE SOME
TRAVEL HEADACHES ON NEW YEARS EVE.

THE VARIOUS MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE WEDNESDAY
SYSTEM...BUT THERE ARE STILL ENOUGH DIFFERENCES TO CAUSE FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY. THE LATEST CONSENSUS IS THE SOLUTION THAT MAKES MOST
SENSE...BASICALLY TAKING A CLIPPER-LIKE LOW FROM THE PLAINS EARLY
TUESDAY...THEN QUICKLY MOVING IT TO NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND
DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THAT/S THE SOLUTION THAT THE PREVIOUS
SHIFT WENT WITH...AND WE CONCUR. THEREFORE...WE/RE LOOKING AT A
STRIPE OF ACCUMULATING SNOWS...LIKELY ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

AT THIS TIME...WE ARE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHERE THE AXIS OF MAXIMUM
SNOWFALL WOULD BE AT THIS POINT...BUT IT WILL PROBABLY BE CLOSE TO
THE MASS PIKE. LATEST SREF PROBS ARE FURTHER NORTH...OVER SOUTHERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE. WHILE THIS SOLUTION IS POSSIBLE...WE THINK IT WILL BE
FURTHER SOUTH. IT IS ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THE LATEST SREF DOESN/T
HAVE ANY PROB OF 4 INCH OR GREATER SNOWS IN 12 HOURS ANYWHERE IN THE
CWA EXCEPT NEAR THE CAPE WHERE SOME OCEAN ENHANCEMENT MAY OCCUR LATE
WED INTO WED NIGHT.

AS FAR AS POPS GO FOR WED...WE ARE PRETTY CERTAIN THAT EVERYONE IN
THE CWA MEASURES...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH CATEGORICAL POPS...STARTING
WED MORNING. STEADIEST AND HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BE AROUND
MIDDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING AT MOST LOCATIONS BY LATE
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...IT/S EXPECTED TO LINGER A BIT LONGER OVER THE
CAPE AND ISLANDS DURING THE EVENING...PERHAPS AIDED BY SOME OCEAN
ENHANCEMENT AND WELL AS A POSSIBLY LATE BLOOMING DEFORMATION BAND ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM.

THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM. A MORE NORTHERN
TRACK WOULD MEAN LESS SNOW AND LESS PRECIP IN GENERAL ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN ZONES. A FURTHER SOUTH TRACK THAN WHAT THE CONSENSUS
CURRENTLY INDICATES WOULD MEAN LESS SNOW FURTHER NORTH AND MORE
TOWARD THE SOUTHERN ZONES. OVERALL...AS MENTIONED ABOVE...WE/RE
PRETTY CONFIDENT IN A STRIPE OF 2-5 INCH SNOWS WED...BUT THE AXIS OF
MAX SNOWFALL IS STILL A BIT UNCLEAR AT THIS TIME. THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS WILL LIKELY HAVE SOME RAIN ISSUES AS WELL...DUE TO WARMER LOW
LEVELS.

WINDS WILL BECOME AN ISSUE AS THE STORM PASSES TO OUR EAST AND
INTENSIFIES LATE WED. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION
OF THE CWA...MAINLY EASTERN PORTIONS...WED AFTN AND NIGHT.

VERY COLD WED NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS ARCTIC AIR DIVES SOUTHWARD INTO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WILL LIKELY UNDERCUT MOS GUIDANCE BY SEVERAL
DEGREES DURING THIS TIME.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATER THURSDAY
PROVIDING FAIR WEATHER THURS AND THURS NIGHT.

THE NEXT SYSTEM...AND POTENTIALLY POTENT ONE...WILL BE ON OUR
DOORSTEP FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A
SIGNIFICANT NOREASTER...WITH MIXED PRECIP AND POTENTIALLY A LOT OF
WIND. THE TRACK OF THE SFC LOW WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE TRACK AND
STRENGTH OF THE SHORT WAVE THAT APPROACHES AND WHERE IT EVENTUALLY
CLOSES OFF AND THEN MEANDERS. ALSO OF IMPORTANCE WILL BE THE STRENGTH
OF DOWNSTREAM BLOCKING. IF THE BLOCKING IS A BIT STRONGER THAN
MODELED...THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A MORE SOUTHERLY AND EASTERLY
SFC LOW TRACK.

AS OF RIGHT NOW...THERE IS FAIR AGREEMENT IN THE MODEL SUITE WITH
THIS NEXT STORM BEING A COAST HUGGER. THIS WOULD MEAN A GOOD AMOUNT
OF MIXED PRECIPITATION FOR MUCH OF THE CWA WITH MAINLY RAIN AT THE
COAST. HEAVY SNOW MAY FALL OVER THE FAR INTERIOR. HOWEVER...IT/S NOT
WORTH SPECULATING ON EXACT PRECIP TYPES RIGHT NOW. AT THIS
RANGE...THE RESULT COULD EASILY END UP BEING MOSTLY SNOW FOR
EVERYONE...OR A LOT OF MIXED PRECIP...OR RAIN FOR MORE OF THE CWA
THAN CURRENTLY MODELED. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE/RE PRETTY SURE THAT A
NOREASTER IS IN THE WORKS FOR LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH
MAY BE MAJOR...AND MAY BE HIGH IMPACT. HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO BE AN
ISSUE IN ADDITION TO ANY WINTRY PRECIPITATION. MAY NEED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
TODAY...MVFR CEILINGS 035-040 HND FT ACROSS THE INTERIOR EXPECTED TO
SCATTER OUT BETWEEN 20-23Z THIS AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT...MOSTLY VFR WITH CIGS BETWEEN 3K AND 7K FT...EXCEPT MVFR
CIGS AND VSBYS IN SCT SNOW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED HEAVIER SNOW
SQUALLS AFT 05Z.

TUE...SCT SNOW SHOWERS ENDING BY 13Z OR 14Z...AND THEN VFR. NW WIND
GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 KT POSSIBLE TUE WITH ASSOCIATED MECHANICAL
TURBULENCE.

OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

WEDNESDAY...SEVERAL HOURS OF IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN
MAINLY SNOW...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS
WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TO VFR ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS LATE DAY OR
EVENING...BUT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40
KNOTS TO DEVELOP IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT.

THURSDAY...VFR.

FRIDAY/SAT...VFR TO START FRI...BUT IFR CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP LATE AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO IMPACT THE REGION.
IFR LOWER LIKELY SATURDAY AS NOREASTER POTENTIALLY AFFECTS ALL OF NEW
ENGLAND WITH COPIOUS MIXED PRECIP OR SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS.

&&

.MARINE...
WIND GUSTS TO 25 KT CONTINUE TO PERSIST ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS SE OF
CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. IN ADDITION SEAS REMAIN IN THE 4 TO 6 FOOT
RANGE SO HAVE EXTENDED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ACROSS ANZ254-255
THROUGH 00Z.

HAVE OPTED TO KEEP THE GALE WATCH UP BUT EXTENDED IT TO 1 PM TUE.
ALTHOUGH IT MAY START AS EARLY AS 9 AM...THINKING NOW IT WILL MORE
LIKELY BE A 7 AM TO 1 PM EVENT. CONSIDERED UPGRADING TO A WARNING
BUT GIVEN SCA ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS AND THIS GALE
EVENT LIKELY MAINLY THIRD PERIOD...DECIDED TO RETAIN AS A WATCH FOR
NOW.

OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

WEDNESDAY...A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS
AND THEN INTENSIFY OUT OVER THE OCEAN.  WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT THAT
WE WILL SEE GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS DEVELOP...AND PERHAPS
EVEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF MARGINAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS. THIS WOULD
MAINLY BE FOR LATER WED AFTN AND NIGHT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY MAY
DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS VERY COLD AIR MOVES OVER THE WATERS.

THURSDAY...GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTS IN THE MORNING SHOULD
DIMINISH TO SCA IN THE AFTERNOON.  AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING.

THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY...SEAS AND WINDS WILL RELAX
SIGNIFICANTLY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE REGION.

LATE FRIDAY...A SIGNIFICANT NOREASTER LOOKS TO APPROACH THE REGION.
WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD AT LEAST RETURN TO SCA LEVELS BY THE AFTERNOON.
WE WILL PROBABLY GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS DEVELOP AT NIGHT AS LOW
PRESSURE INTENSIFIES.

SATURDAY...NOREASTER LIKELY HUGS THE COAST...WITH POSSIBLE STORM
FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH HIGH SEAS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
SNOW MELT OVER THE PAST 48 HOURS OR SO HAS BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT RISES
TO STREAMS AND RIVERS. THE SUDBURY RIVER AT SAXONVILLE CRESTED ABOUT
8.6 FEET IN THE ACTION RANGE BUT STILL FAIRLY COMFORTABLY BELOW THE
FLOOD STAGE OF 10 FEET. STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AT LEAST...BUT NO
FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     ANZ230>237-250-254-255.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ254-
     255.

&&

SYNOPSIS...EKSTER/FRANK
NEAR TERM...STRAUSS
SHORT TERM...THOMPSON
LONG TERM...EKSTER  /UPDATED 117 PM/
AVIATION...EKSTER/FRANK/THOMPSON
MARINE...EKSTER/FRANK/THOMPSON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
403 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-300915-
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-
403 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A BRIEF BAND OF SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO
THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. BRIEF LOCALIZED HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD BRING A QUICK HALF INCH OF SNOW TO SOME
LOCATIONS. ITS POSSIBLE THAT SOME ROAD SURFACES MAY HAVE A COATING OF
SNOW ON THEM FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR A MARGINAL WIND ADVISORY FOR THE
OUTER-CAPE AND NANTUCKET ON TUESDAY.

A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING 2 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW TO MUCH OF THE REGION DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. SLIGHTLY LESSER
AMOUNTS MAY FALL ON THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST AND ISLANDS...IF SOME
OF THE PRECIPITATION FALLS AS A PERIOD OF RAIN. THERE IS STILL SOME
UNCERTAINTY ON THE TRACK. IF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS A BIT
FURTHER NORTH THAN EXPECTED...A PERIOD OF RAIN WOULD OCCUR ACROSS
MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THIS WOULD CUT
DOWN ON THE EXPECTED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

THE SYSTEM IS A QUICK MOVER AND MOST OF THE SNOW SHOULD HAVE COME TO
AN END BY EARLY EVENING. THE EXCEPTION MAY BE THE OUTER-CAPE WHERE
OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
PARTICULARLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. THIS ALSO COULD RESULT IN SOME
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM WHAT FELL DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

FINALLY...WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY FALL TO BETWEEN 0 AND 10 BELOW
ZERO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND NEW YEARS MORNING AS VERY COLD AIR
WORKS INTO THE REGION.

THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT STORM AFFECTING THE
REGION LATE FRIDAY INTO THE FIRST PART OF SATURDAY.
HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION TYPES ARE HIGHLY UNCERTAIN AND WILL DEPEND
ON THE EXACT TRACK. ITS A LONG WAY OFF AND THINGS CAN CHANGE...BUT IT
APPEARS THE BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SOME ICE WILL BE ACROSS
THE INTERIOR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ236-300915-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
403 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   GALE WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

   GALE WATCH.

IN ADDITION...THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF NORTHWEST GALE FORCE
WIND GUSTS LATER WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE AGAIN LIKELY SOMETIME LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>235-237-250-254-255-300915-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-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-
403 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   GALE WATCH.

GALE WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

   GALE WATCH.

IN ADDITION...THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF NORTHWEST GALE FORCE
WIND GUSTS LATER WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. WINDS ACROSS THE OUTER-WATERS MAY EVEN REACH MARGINAL STORM
FORCE CRITERIA. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS SHOULD CONTINUE THURSDAY
MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING A BIT DURING THE AFTERNOON.

LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE AGAIN LIKELY SOMETIME LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THOMPSON/FRANK