Storm Watch 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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

666 
WHUS71 KBOX 310501
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1201 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

ANZ230>237-311315-
/O.CAN.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-
1201 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. 

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BRIEFLY TO BELOW 25 KNOTS THROUGH THE 
REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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 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.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254-255-311315-
/O.CAN.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-
1201 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. A STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

THE STORM WATCH COVERS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS OF MASSACHUSETTS
AND RHODE ISLAND.

WINDS HAVE BRIEFLY DIMINISHED AND WILL REMAIN BELOW 25 KNOTS THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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 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.

&&

$$

EVT

218 
WHUS71 KBOX 311015 AAA
MWWBOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
515 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

ANZ231>235-311815-
/O.UPG.KBOX.GL.W.0061.081231T1600Z-090101T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SR.W.0008.081231T2100Z-090101T0600Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
515 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE STORM WARNING COVERS ALL SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WATERS EXCEPT BLOCK
ISLAND SOUND...NARRAGANSETT BAY AND BOSTON HARBOR...WHERE GALE
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE WATERS LATE TODAY AND
THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM AND 11 PM...WITH SPEEDS OF 40
TO 50 KT. WIND GUSTS TO 60 KT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATERS OF CAPE
COD AND NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO GALE FORCE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ250-254-255-311815-
/O.UPG.KBOX.SR.A.0002.081231T2200Z-090101T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.SR.W.0008.081231T2100Z-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-
515 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE STORM WARNING COVERS ALL SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WATERS EXCEPT BLOCK
ISLAND SOUND...NARRAGANSETT BAY AND BOSTON HARBOR...WHERE GALE
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE WATERS LATE TODAY AND
THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM AND 11 PM...WITH SPEEDS OF 40
TO 50 KT EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS TO 60 KT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATERS
OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD.  WINDS WILL DECREASE TO GALE FORCE AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ230-236-237-311815-
/O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0061.081231T1600Z-090101T1200Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
515 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY. 

THE GALE WARNING COVERS BOSTON HARBOR...NARRAGANSETT BAY AND BLOCK
ISLAND SOUND.

VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE WATERS LATE TODAY AND
THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM AND 11 PM...WITH SPEEDS OF 30
TO 40 KT EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO GALE FORCE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

NOCERA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
435 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST THIS MORNING...USHERING IN DRY
BUT WINDY AND COLDER CONDITIONS TODAY. A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TO MUCH OF THE
REGION  WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY VERY COLD AND WINDY
WEATHER NEW YEARS EVE AND NEW YEARS DAY. ADDITIONAL STORMS MAY AFFECT
THE REGION LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO
EVENING...BUT THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE AS TO THEIR TRACK AND EFFECTS
AT THIS TIME.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 KT ACROSS THE WIND
ADVISORY AREA. WILL LEAVE THE ADVISORY AS IS AND ALLOW TO EXPIRE
ACROSS THE INTERIOR AT 1 PM AND ALONG THE COAST AT 3 PM

STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION CONTINUES TO WORK INTO THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN TO
FALL TOWARDS EVENING.

SCT-BKN DIURNAL STRATOCUMULUS WILL CONTINUE AND WILL BE REFLECTED IN
THE GRIDS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WSWBOX.

09Z SREF HIGHLIGHTS AT LEAST A 60 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF >4 INCH
ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF I 84 AND I 90 EXCEPT THE
IMMEDIATE S COAST. SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 15
TO 1 AND EXCELLENT DENDRITIC SNOW GROWTH AND MID LEVEL FGEN FORCING
NOTED AS WELL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/...
TONIGHT...WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE QUICKLY
BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...WITH FAST UPPER LEVEL FLOW AND
DIGGING UPPER TROUGH TO THE WEST...EXPECT CLOUDS TO QUICKLY RETURN.
WILL SEE PRECIP STREAM IN JUST AS FAST...WITH RAPIDLY INCREASING
POPS STARTING AT AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SO. BY MORNING...EXPECT AT LEAST
LIKELY POPS FOR WESTERN AREAS.

PRETTY POTENT SHORT WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE AS IT PUSHES
ACROSS SE NY...THOUGH MODELS SEEM TO BE HAVING A BIT OF TROUBLE WITH
THE TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM. IN ANY EVENT...EXPECT SNOW TO BREAK OUT
BY AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SO OVER THE E SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES THEN
QUICKLY PUSH E OVERNIGHT.

AS FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS...WILL BE RATHER CHILLY ESPECIALLY OVER THE
INTERIOR AND HIGHER TERRAIN WITH H85 TEMPS DOWN TO -10C. GOOD
THERMAL RIBBON SETTING UP ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS AS WELL...JUST
ADDING FUEL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LOW. AGAIN WENT WITH A BLEND
OF THE NAM 2M TEMPS AND MAVMOS GUIDANCE.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SEVERAL CONCERNS IN THE LONG TERM.

FIRST CONCERN IS NEW YEARS EVE.  THE DEPARTING STORM WILL HAVE
STRONG PRESSURE RISES...12-14 MB/6 HOUR ARE FORECAST...TRAILING IT
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE SOUTH COAST.  THIS WILL BRING STRONG
SUSTAINED WINDS ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTH COAST AND ISLANDS.  GOOD
COLD ADVECTION WILL ALSO TRIGGER STRONG MIXING AND MOMENTUM
TRANSFER...WITH WINDS OF 40-45 KNOTS AT 900 MB AND A DRY ADIABATIC
LAPSE RATE FORECAST TO THE SURFACE. AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL HILLS WOULD BE FAVORED.  THIS WOULD MEAN SUSTAINED WINDS IN
THE UPPER TEENS AND AROUND 20 KNOTS...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
KNOTS.  SO AS THE WINTER STORM WARNING EXPIRES IT WILL NEED TO BE
REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY IN MANY AREAS...ESPECIALLY
PETERBOROUGH-WORCESTER-BURRILLVILLE AND EASTWARD.

SECOND CONCERN IS ALSO NEW YEARS EVE.  STRONG WINDS AND STRONG COLD
ADVECTION WILL BRING AIR TEMPS DOWN TO THE SINGLE NUMBERS.  THE
COMBINATION WILL MEAN WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO REGION-WIDE AND NEAR
-15F IN SOME LOCATIONS.  THE COLDER VALUES WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN
AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE.  A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY
ALSO BE NEEDED FOR THE EARLY HOURS OF 2009.

ON A SIDE CONCERN...THE COLD ADVECTION OVER THE WATERS WITH -15C TO
-20C AIR AT 850 MB ON THURSDAY...ENOUGH DIFFERENTIAL WITH THE SEA
TEMPS TO SET UP OCEAN EFFECT CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS.  THE NORTHWEST
FLOW SHOULD KEEP THIS OFFSHORE...BUT STILL CLOSE TO THE OUTER CAPE.

THIRD CONCERN IS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  A CLIPPER LOW RACES
EAST ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR INTO ONTARIO.  ISENTROPIC LIFT LEADING
THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND DURING THE MORNING WITH THE
STRONGEST LIFT DURING MIDDAY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.  OF QUESTION
WILL BE WHETHER THE CLIPPER REDEVELOPS TO THE COAST...AND WHERE IT
REDEVELOPS.  THE 18Z NAM JUMPS THE LOW TO THE COAST OF MAINE BY
FRIDAY EVENING/03Z SAT.  THE 12Z GFS JUMPS THE LOW TO A POINT
FARTHER SOUTH...AND JUST EAST OF CAPE COD.  THE 12Z ECMWF FAVORS THE
COAST OF MAINE.  THE 12Z UKMET IS SOUTHEAST OF THE GFS.  NONE SHOW
ANY BLOCKING OF MILDER AIR...SO TEMPS SHOULD CLIMB TO NEAR FREEZING
OR A LITTLE ABOVE.  THE AIR LOOKS COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW...BUT WITH
ENOUGH WARMING AT THE COAST FOR A MIX OR CHANGE TO RAIN.  MOISTURE
IS MORE LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM AND THE BEST LIFT IS FORECAST TO BE
NORTH OF US. THIS TRANSLATES TO LOWER QPF...AND SO ACCUMULATIONS
WOULD BE LESS THAN THE WEDNESDAY STORM. TOO EARLY TO TELL IF IT WILL
BE ADVISORY OR SUB-ADVISORY SNOWFALL.

THE FOURTH CONCERN COMES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS LOW
PRESSURE RACES OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND OHIO VALLEY.  THIS
WILL PASS THROUGH THE NORTHEAST USA SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT MODEL
FORECASTS KEEP THE BEST QPF SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND.  WE WENT WITH A
CONCENSUS OF THIS INFORMATION.

A FINAL CONCERN COMES TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE GFS AND ECMWF BRING A GULF
LOW TO OHIO AND THEN REDEVELOP IT ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST.
BOTH MODELS SHOW HIGH PRESSURE IN WESTERN QUEBEC PROVIDING SOME COLD
AIR...WITH THE GFS SHOWING A 25 KNOT NORTH AGEOSTROPIC WIND AT 925
MB AND THEREFORE A HINT OF COLD AIR DRAINAGE.  WILL NEED TO WATCH
THIS BUT AS IT IS LATE DAY 7 WE WILL NOT EXPEND A LOT OF EMOTION ON
IT.

&&

.AVIATION /22Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THIS AFTERNOON...VFR. W-NW WINDS GUSTING TO 40-45 KT EARLY WILL
DIMINISH LATE.

TONIGHT...VFR. MID LEVEL CLOUDS ARRIVE OVERNIGHT. SMALL PROBABILITY
OF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SNOW AFTER 09Z WEST OF THE CT RIVER.

WEDNESDAY...SEVERAL HOURS OF IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN SNOW...
MAINLY DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE TO VFR ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS LATE DAY OR EVENING.
HYA AND ACK MAY NOT IMPROVE UNTIL LATE EVENING.

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR NW WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON.

OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

IFR IMPROVING TO VFR WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT WITH A STIFF NORTHWEST WIND
OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTING 30 TO 35 KNOTS EARLY.

THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...VFR WITH DIMINISHING WIND.

FRIDAY...VFR LOWERING TO MVFR/IFR BY EVENING.

SATURDAY...MVFR EARLY...IMPROVING TO VFR.

SUNDAY...VFR...LOWERING TO MVFR IN THE AFTERNOON.

&&

.MARINE...
TODAY...EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS ON ALL WATERS...WITH STRONGEST WINDS
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. W-NW WIND 20-30 KT GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS MAY BUILD UP TO
10-12 FT ON THE SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS. USED A BLEND OF THE SWAN GFS
AND WNA WAVEWATCH FOR THIS PERIOD.

TONIGHT...EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH TO SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA ON THE
OUTER WATERS BEFORE BRIEFLY DROPPING BELOW SMALL CRAFT LATE TONIGHT.
SEAS REMAIN ABOVE 5 FT ON THE OUTER WATERS.

OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD AIR NEW YEARS EVE WITH 40 TO 50
KNOTS ALOFT AVAILABLE TO BE BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE.  SUSTAINED WINDS
TRAILING THE LOW LOOK TO BE AT GALE FORCE.  SO GALES LOOK TO BE A
LIKELIHOOD...WITH POTENTIAL FOR STORM FORCE GUSTS ON THE OUTER
WATERS.  A STORM WATCH WILL BE POSTED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

LINGERING GALES THURSDAY BUT WITH A DIMINISHING TREND THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT.  THE LAST OF THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS
SHOULD BE HISTORY BY FRIDAY MORNING.

BUT NOT FOR LONG.  THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES FOR FRIDAY NIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD BUILD AGAIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST GALES BECOMING NORTHWEST BY SATURDAY MORNING.
WINDS AND SEAS THEN DIMINISH AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
     THURSDAY FOR MAZ023-024.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     MAZ005>007-013>021-026.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     MAZ002>004-008>012.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY
     FOR MAZ022.
NH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     NHZ011-012-015.
RI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
     THURSDAY FOR RIZ008.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     RIZ001>007.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     ANZ230>237.
     GALE WARNING FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
     ANZ230>237.
     STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR ANZ250-254-255.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ250-254-255.

&&

SYNOPSIS...WTB/EVT
NEAR TERM...STRAUSS
SHORT TERM...EVT
LONG TERM...WTB
AVIATION...WTB/BELK
MARINE...WTB/BELK/STRAUSS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
453 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-020-021-026-NHZ011-012-015-
RIZ001>004-006>008-311000-
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-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH 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-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
453 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

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.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING 3 TO 6 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 AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS CAPE COD.

FINALLY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL YIELD BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS
WITH VALUES 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 LOW 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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG
WITH ANY DOWN BRANCHES AND RESULTING POWER OUTAGES.

MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024-311000-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
453 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.

.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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING 3 TO 6 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 AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH 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 LOW 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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG
WITH ANY DOWN BRANCHES AND RESULTING POWER OUTAGES.

ANZ236-311000-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
453 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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 POSSIBLE SOMETIME LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG
WITH ANY DOWN BRANCHES AND RESULTING POWER OUTAGES.

RIZ005-311000-
BRISTOL RI-
453 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.

.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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING 3 TO 6 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 AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH 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 LOW 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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG
WITH ANY DOWN BRANCHES AND RESULTING POWER OUTAGES.

ANZ230>235-237-311000-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
453 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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 POSSIBLE SOMETIME LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH THE
NEXT STORM SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ250-254-255-311000-
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-
453 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

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

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 WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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.

FREEZING SPRAY IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING...POSSIBLY HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.