Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 20, 2008, 4:29 PM EST for Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; 6 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Dec 21, 2008, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr. 17 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2008, 4:29 PM EST (21:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 21, 2008, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1:26 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Lexington, MA | WIRES DOWN ON ADAMS STREET |
| Dec 21, 1:49 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Peabody, MA | POWER LINES DOWN ON COOLIDGE AVENUE...DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WIND GUSTS |
| Dec 21, 2:10 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | North Reading, MA | WIRES DOWN |
| Dec 21, 2:16 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Hamilton, MA | WIRES DOWN ROAD IMPASSABLE |
| Dec 21, 2:26 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Belmont, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN |
| Dec 21, 3:09 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Winchester, MA | WIRES DOWN |
| Dec 21, 3:24 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Beverly, MA | WIRES DOWN ON REZZA ROAD |
| Dec 21, 3:38 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Winchester, MA | LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN |
| Dec 21, 3:47 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Arlington, MA | WIRES DOWN ON SILK STREET |
| Dec 21, 4:15 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | North Reading, MA | WIRES DOWN |
| Dec 21, 4:20 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Danvers, MA | TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON BELGIAN ROAD |
| Dec 21, 4:35 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Melrose, MA | WIRES DOWN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITH POWER OUTAGES |
| Dec 21, 4:45 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Bedford, MA | WIRES DOWN |
| Dec 21, 4:48 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Waltham, MA | WIRES DOWN |
| Dec 21, 5:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Beverly, MA | TREE DOWN ON LAFAUE AVENUE |
| Dec 21, 5:03 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Peabody, MA | WIRES DOWN ON LOWELL STREET |
| Dec 21, 5:35 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Watertown, MA | POWER LINES DOWN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 150 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 657 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KBOX 202129 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 429 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...ANOTHER POTENT WINTER STORM EXPECTED SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING NEAR THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT WILL MOVE UP THE COAST ON SUNDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO CROSS MARTHAS VINEYARD AND CAPE COD SUNDAY EVENING. MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-210530- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0014.081221T1100Z-081222T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0012.081221T1100Z-081222T0300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 429 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING COVERS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...BECOMING HEAVY TOWARD MIDDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES SUNDAY EVENING. ANYONE WITH PLANS TO BE TRAVELING SUNDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS AND PROBABLE DELAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATES 84...90...91...93 AND 95 AS WELL AS ROUTE 2. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ CTZ002>004-210530- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0014.081221T1100Z-081222T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.081221T1100Z-081222T0300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 429 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE ADVISORY COVERS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE DURING MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER. SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 30 TO 32 ON SUNDAY. THIS WOULD MAKE THE SNOW WETTER AND THEREFORE HEAVIER THAN THE SNOW WHICH OCCURRED FRIDAY. THIS WOULD MEAN A GREATER CHANCE OF POWER OUTAGES. SNOW COULD END AS A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN LATE IN THE DAY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF HARTFORD. CURRENT FORECASTS OF THE PATH OF THE COASTAL STORM PROJECT THAT IT WILL MOVE FARTHER EAST THAN PREVIOUS FORECASTS. IF LATER FORECASTS CONTINUE THIS TREND...ALLOWING COLDER AIR TO REMAIN IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THEN GREATER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WOULD BE EXPECTED. IF THAT HAPPENS...THE ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. ANYONE WITH PLANS TO BE TRAVELING SUNDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS AND PROBABLE DELAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATES 84 AND 91. 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. $$ MAZ007-013>015-210530- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.081221T1100Z-081222T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON 429 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES BOSTON AND THE NORTH SHORE...AS WELL AS WESTERN NORFOLK AND SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX COUNTIES. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE DURING MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE SNOW MAY MIX AT TIMES WITH RAIN BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES SUNDAY EVENING. 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. $$ RIZ001-210530- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.081221T1100Z-081222T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 429 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE DURING MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING AROUND BURRILLVILLE AND FOSTER. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY ENDING AS MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 32 TO 33 DEGREES ON SUNDAY. THIS WOULD MAKE THE SNOW WETTER AND THEREFORE HEAVIER THAN THE SNOW WHICH OCCURRED FRIDAY. THIS WOULD MEAN A GREATER CHANCE OF POWER OUTAGES. CURRENT FORECASTS OF THE PATH OF THE COASTAL STORM SHOW THAT IT WILL MOVE FARTHER EAST THAN PREVIOUS FORECASTS. IF LATER FORECASTS CONTINUE THIS TREND...ALLOWING COLDER AIR TO REMAIN IN NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...THEN GREATER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WOULD BE EXPECTED. IF THAT HAPPENS...THE ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ WTB
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBOX 210227 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 927 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...ANOTHER POTENT WINTER STORM EXPECTED SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING NEAR THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT WILL MOVE UP THE COAST ON SUNDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO CROSS MARTHAS VINEYARD AND CAPE COD SUNDAY EVENING. MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-211030- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0012.081221T1100Z-081222T0300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 927 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING COVERS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...BECOMING HEAVY TOWARD MIDDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES SUNDAY EVENING. ANYONE WITH PLANS TO BE TRAVELING SUNDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS AND PROBABLE DELAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATES 84...90...91...93 AND 95 AS WELL AS ROUTE 2. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ007-013>015-211030- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.081221T1100Z-081222T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON 927 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES BOSTON AND THE NORTH SHORE...AS WELL AS WESTERN NORFOLK AND SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX COUNTIES. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE DURING MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE SNOW MAY MIX AT TIMES WITH RAIN BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES SUNDAY EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ CTZ002>004-RIZ001-211030- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.081221T1100Z-081222T0300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 927 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE DURING MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING AROUND BURRILLVILLE AND FOSTER. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY ENDING AS MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 32 TO 33 DEGREES ON SUNDAY. THIS WOULD MAKE THE SNOW WETTER AND THEREFORE HEAVIER THAN THE SNOW WHICH OCCURRED FRIDAY. THIS WOULD MEAN A GREATER CHANCE OF POWER OUTAGES. CURRENT FORECASTS OF THE PATH OF THE COASTAL STORM SHOW THAT IT WILL MOVE FARTHER EAST THAN PREVIOUS FORECASTS. IF LATER FORECASTS CONTINUE THIS TREND...ALLOWING COLDER AIR TO REMAIN IN NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...THEN GREATER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WOULD BE EXPECTED. IF THAT HAPPENS...THE ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. 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. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 210916 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 416 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING NEAR THE CAROLINAS THIS MORNING WILL TRACK UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD TODAY. IT WILL PASS OVER SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THIS EVENING. MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-211730- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0012.081221T1100Z-081221T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 416 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING COVERS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. IT WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY BY 7 AM AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MID MORNING. EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN NEAR THE MERRIMACK VALLEY BY 9 AM AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY NOON. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE IN THE DAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED THIS MORNING. $$ MAZ007-013>015-211730- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.081221T1100Z-081221T2300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON 416 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES METRO BOSTON AND THE NORTH SHORE. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER EARLY THIS MORNING...STEADIER SNOW WILL BEGIN BY 8 AM AND WILL BE HEAVY FOR A TIME FROM LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES AFTER 3 PM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THERE MAY EVEN BE A COMPLETE CHANGE TO RAIN FROM BOSTON TO THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS AS THE PRECIPITATION ENDS LATE IN THE DAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES... AS WELL AS SLICK ROADWAYS. $$ CTZ002>004-RIZ001-211730- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.081221T1100Z-081221T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 416 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE 6 INCH TOTALS ARE MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND NEAR THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT RIVER BY 7 AM AND IN RHODE ISLAND BY 8 AM. IT WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FROM MID MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE ENDING LATE IN THE DAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES... AS WELL AS SLICK ROADWAYS. $$ JWD/MLE
000 WWUS41 KBOX 211738 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1238 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING NEAR THE CAROLINAS THIS MORNING WILL TRACK UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD TODAY. IT WILL PASS OVER SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THIS EVENING. MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-212300- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1238 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND WESTERN MA. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE IN THE DAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED THIS MORNING. $$ MAZ007-013>015-212300- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON 1238 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE NORTHEAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS TO BOSTON...AS WELL AS NORFOLK COUNTY. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES AFTER 4 PM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THERE MAY EVEN BE A COMPLETE CHANGE TO RAIN FROM BOSTON TO THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS AS THE PRECIPITATION ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES... AS WELL AS SLICK ROADWAYS. $$ CTZ002>004-RIZ001-212300- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1238 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE 6 INCH TOTALS ARE MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES... AS WELL AS SLICK ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES...AS WELL AS SLICK ROADWAYS. $$ BELK
000 WWUS41 KBOX 211842 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 142 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING NEAR THE CAROLINAS THIS MORNING WILL TRACK UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD TODAY. IT WILL PASS OVER SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THIS EVENING. MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-212300- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 142 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND WESTERN MA. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE IN THE DAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED THIS MORNING. $$ MAZ016>019-RIZ002>004-006-212300- /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY 142 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE...KENT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN RHODE ISLAND. THIS ADVISORY DOES NOT INCLUDE BLOCK ISLAND. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES AFTER 4 PM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES... AS WELL AS SLICK ROADWAYS. $$ MAZ007-013>015-212300- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON 142 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE NORTHEAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS TO BOSTON...AS WELL AS NORFOLK COUNTY. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES AFTER 4 PM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THERE MAY EVEN BE A COMPLETE CHANGE TO RAIN FROM BOSTON TO THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS AS THE PRECIPITATION ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES... AS WELL AS SLICK ROADWAYS. $$ CTZ002>004-RIZ001-212300- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 142 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE 6 INCH TOTALS ARE MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES... AS WELL AS SLICK ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES...AS WELL AS SLICK ROADWAYS. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 212122 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 422 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 MAZ016>019-RIZ002>004-006-212230- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY 422 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. PRECIPITATION HAS SWITCHED OVER TO RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD SEE A LITTLE MORE SNOW BEFORE THE PRECIP COMES TO AN END. HOWEVER... ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL VERY QUICKLY THIS EVENING RESULTING IN A FLASH FREEZE. THIS WILL LIKELY MAKE ROADS AND OTHER SURFACES ICY. CAUTION WILL STILL BE NECESSARY WHEN DRIVING. $$ MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-212300- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 422 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND WESTERN MA. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE IN THE DAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED THIS MORNING. $$ MAZ007-013>015-212300- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON 422 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE NORTHEAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS TO BOSTON...AS WELL AS NORFOLK COUNTY. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES AFTER 4 PM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THERE MAY EVEN BE A COMPLETE CHANGE TO RAIN FROM BOSTON TO THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS AS THE PRECIPITATION ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES... AS WELL AS SLICK ROADWAYS. $$ CTZ002>004-RIZ001-212300- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 422 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE 6 INCH TOTALS ARE MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES... AS WELL AS SLICK ROADWAYS. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 212308 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 608 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-220015- /O.EXP.KBOX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 608 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE STORM PRODUCING THE SNOW WAS MOVING ACROSS CAPE COD EARLY THIS EVENING. WHILE IT MAY SNOW LIGHTLY THROUGH 8 PM...NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ007-013>015-RIZ001-220015- /O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081221T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 608 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE STORM PRODUCING THE SNOW WAS MOVING ACROSS CAPE COD EARLY THIS EVENING. WHILE IT MAY SNOW LIGHTLY THROUGH 9 PM...NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ BELK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 20, 4:28 PM EST, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 4:28 PM EST, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
428 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
ANOTHER RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS EASTERN
NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY...BRINGING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW INLAND AND SNOW
CHANGING TO RAIN ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ALONG WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL FOLLOW
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. DRY HIGH PRES PASSES SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND
TUESDAY THEN A WARMER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION
WEDNESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
VERY COLD SURFACE AIR REMAINS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH A
PERSISTENT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND TO MAINTAIN IT. MID LEVEL SEEDING
LEADING TO CONTINUING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. NOT EXPECTING MUCH OF A BREAK BETWEEN THESE
SNOW SHOWERS...AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW LATE
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/...
A SIGNIFICANT LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST AND HUG THE COASTLINE AS IT MOVES NORTH INTO THE GULF
OF MAINE. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS LOW PRESSURE IS NOT YET KNOWN
PRECISELY...AND WILL BE A HUGE FACTOR IN DETERMINING PRECIPITATION TYPE.
HAVE TRENDED THE FORECAST COLDER...WITH MORE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
COASTAL PLAIN. A STRONG NORTH AGEOSTROPHIC WIND...THE EXISTING
DEEP...FRESH SNOWPACK AND CLOUD COVER WILL ALL HELP TO MAINTAIN A
STRONGER SURFACE COLD POOL. THINKING IS THE 20/12Z MODELS ARE
BRINGING TOO MUCH WARM AIR NORTH INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY.
ANOTHER NOTABLE TREND IS AN EASTWARD SHIFT IN THE CONSENSUS LOW
PRESSURE TRACK SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE 20/00Z MODELS TO THE 20/18Z
MODEL SUITE. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK TAKES THIS LOW PRESSURE JUST
SOUTHEAST OF I-95 IN MA AND RI SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
BASED ON COLLABORATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES...HAVE ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING WHERE CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST ACROSS INTERIOR
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR
NORTHERN CT...NORTHWEST RI AS WELL AS THE NORTH SHORE. WE MAY NEED TO
SHIFT THIS WARNING SLIGHTLY SOUTH AND EAST DEPENDING UPON FUTURE
INDICATIONS. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM
COUNTIES IN CT...AS WELL AS THE HILLS OF NORTHWEST RI ARE JUST ON THE
BORDER OF BEING INCLUDED IN THE WARNING. A COLDER OR WETTER SOLUTION
WOULD PUSH THEM OVER MORE SOLIDLY INTO WARNING CRITERIA SNOWFALL.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SUNDAY NIGHT...
SHORT WAVE MERGER/PHASING OCCURS SUNDAY EVENING OVER MAINE WITH
EXPLOSIVE CYCLOGENESIS AS SURFACE LOW BOMBS DOWN INTO THE 960S
VERY COLD AIR ADVECTS ACROSS THE REGION...WITH ANY SLUSH /PROBABLY
BOS-PVD CORRIDOR AND PTS SOUTH/ TRANSITIONING TO A RAPID FREEZE...AS
TEMPS PLUMMET INTO THE TEENS. THEREFORE...SNOW REMOVAL WILL NEED TO
BE COMPLETED SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDS. AS PREVIOUS
SHIFTS INDICATED...2 METER TEMPS FROM NAM AND GFS PICKING UP ON THIS
MUCH BETTER THAN MOS.
THE OTHER HAZARD SUN NIGHT WILL BE VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING STRONG
WINDS BEHIND POWERFUL LOW IN MAINE. STRONG WIND FIELDS/VIGOROUS COLD
AIR ADVECTION AND IMPRESSIVE PRES RISE/FALL COUPLET WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN SOME DOWNED LIMBS AND RESULTING POWER OUTAGES. THE GREATEST
RISK APPEARS TO BE ACROSS THE CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AS RELATIVELY
WARM WATER TEMPS WILL YIELD DEEPER BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING/TRANSFER.
ALSO...THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WORCESTER HILLS/BLUE HILLS AND THE
HEAT ISLAND OF BOSTON WILL BE AT A HIGHER RISK.
MONDAY...
DRY WEATHER...BUT BELOW NORMAL COLD WITH STRONG WINDS YIELDING
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.
MON NIGHT...
A FRIGID NIGHT WITH LOWS RANGING FROM NEAR ZERO IN SW NH AND NW MA
TO THE TEENS ELSEWHERE. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE MID
ATLANTIC STATES...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
SHOULD WEAKEN WITH GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS
WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO.
TUE...
A QUIET DAY IS FORECAST. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST WILL STILL INFLUENCE THE WEATHER WITH MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES AND HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...HAVE CHRISTMAS EVE PRECIPITATION EVENT AND
THEN POSSIBLY ANOTHER BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY. OPERATIONAL RUNS OF GFS
AND ECMWF SUGGEST SURFACE LOW PASSING N OF US...AND THUS WARM
SYSTEMS. HOWEVER...MOST GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS APPEAR SLOWER AND
FURTHER S THAN OPERATIONAL RUN. GEM DEPICTS SYSTEM DEEPER AND FURTHER
S AND IN FACT FAR ENOUGH S THAT FAR NW ZONES MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE OF
STAYING LOCKED IN LOW LEVEL COLD AIR FOR MOST IF NOT ALL OF EVENT. LOOKS
LIKE RAIN COASTAL PLAIN AND SNOW OR MIXED PCPN TO RAIN INTERIOR WITH
PROBABLY MINOR AMOUNTS OF FROZEN OR FREEZING PCPN. THE EVENT IS FAR
OUT AND GIVEN ENSEMBLE SPREAD...CONFIDENCE IS RELATIVELY LOW.
SEE WHAT LOOKS TO BE SIGNAL OF STRONG COLD FRONT PASSAGE EARLY
CHRISTMAS MORNING AND MIGHT NOT RULE OUT SCATTERED SNOW SQUALLS WITH
THIS FEATURE GIVEN SHARPNESS OF SURFACE CONVERGENCE ALONG FRONT AND
TIGHTNESS OF LEADING THERMAL GRADIENT. IF NOTHING ELSE...MAY SEE
FAIRLY DRAMATIC TEMPERATURE DROP. JUST TOO FAR OUT...HOWEVER...TO BE
ABLE TO RESOLVE ANY DETAILS AT ALL.
THE EVENT FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEKEND ALSO LOOKS MORE LIKE LIQUID
BUT AGAIN CONFIDENCE IS LOW GIVEN HOW FAR OUT THIS SYSTEM IS.
FOR TEMPS...BLENDED GMOS WITH OFFICIAL EXCEPT WARMED TEMPS DURING
WED NIGHT GIVEN WHAT LOOKS TO BE DEEP SW FLOW THROUGHOUT REGION.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST SURFACE FLOW CONTINUES TO BRING OCEAN GENERATED
LIGHT SNOW TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. CIGS WILL VARY BETWEEN
VFR AND MVFR IN THE LIGHT SNOW...WITH VSBYS VARYING BETWEEN MVFR AND
IFR. VSBYS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR WITH PATCHES OF MVFR TONIGHT.
A GENERAL IFR IN SNOW DEVELOPS BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM...LOWERING TO
LIFR IN HEAVIER SNOW MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL BE A
LITTLE HIGHER ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS WHERE THERE MAY BE SOME MIXING
OR CHANGE TO RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. STRONG LOW LEVEL SOUTHEAST
WINDS INCREASE TO 50 KNOTS OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...WHICH WOULD
GENERATE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR FOR FMH-HYA-ACK. BOS AND PVD WILL HAVE
40-45 KNOT LOW LEVEL WINDS...SO ANY WIND SHEAR AT THOSE SPOTS WILL BE
LESS.
LOW PRESSURE PASSES EITHER OVER THE CAPE OR JUST EAST OF IT SUNDAY
EVENING 21Z-00Z. EXPECT SHIFT WINDS AT THAT TIME WITH A TREND TOWARD
WEST AND NORTHWEST SUNDAY NIGHT.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
VERY WINDY SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUST POTENTIAL OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS
INLAND...AND 50 KNOTS OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.
MONDAY...IMPROVING TO VFR. W GUST 35-40 KTS.
TUESDAY...VFR.
TUE NIGHT AND WED...MVFR CIG AND VSBY BECOMING IFR IN SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN NW/RAIN SE...CHANGING TO RAIN BY MID MORNING. POSSIBLE
LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WITH SSW WINDS UP TO 60 KNOTS AT 2000 FT.
&&
.MARINE...
TRIED TO SIMPLIFY MARINE HAZARDS...BTU EVEN THEN IT IS STILL A
COMPLICATED SITUATION. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
ACROSS MOST OF THE WATERS. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS
OVERNIGHT...BUT JUST CONTINUED THE ADVISORY REGARDLESS SINCE WINDS
SHOULD INCREASE RAPIDLY AS A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES SUNDAY
MORNING.
EASTERLY GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING SUNDAY MORNING.
GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY ON THE TRACK THOUGH...DID NOT GET FANCY WITH
THE TIMING OF THE WARNING...AND THIS COULD BE REFINED LATER TONIGHT.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
SUNDAY NIGHT...
W GALES LIKELY WITH A LOW PROBABILITY OF STORM FORCE WITH GUSTS TO
50 KT AS LOW BOMBS OUT OVER THE GULF OF ME.
MONDAY...STRONG GALES IN WESTERLY FLOW.
TUE...MIGHT HAVE SCATTERED G25 KT IN MORNING...BUT WIND SHOULD
DIMINISH DURING DAY.
STRENGTHENING SW GRADIENT MAY APPROACH GALE FORCE WED AFTERNOON OR
EVENING...IF SUFFICIENT MIXING TO SURFACE. WENT WITH WNA VALUES FOR
WED...ALTHOUGH SUSPECT MAY BE SOMEWHAT OVERDONE OFF OUR S COAST.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A NW GALE CHRISTMAS DAY IF SURFACE LOW
COMES CLOSE TO BOMBING LIKE THE GEM ALONG WITH VERY STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE NOT ALL THAT HIGH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
HOWEVER...DO EXPECT ENOUGH SURGE AND WAVE ACTION FOR A RISK OF MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING AT SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SPOTS ALONG THE ESSEX
AND PLYMOUTH COUNTY COASTS. SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DO
NOT HAVE ANY COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES AS OF YET...BUT WILL CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE SITUATION.
THE STRONGEST ONSHORE WINDS...LARGEST SEAS AND GREATEST SURGE SUNDAY
WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN THE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE AND
TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON LOW TIDE. WINDS WILL BE STRONG OFFSHORE BY THE
MON EARLY MORNING HIGH TIDE.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
MAZ002>006-008>012-026.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
MAZ022>024.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
MAZ007-013>015.
NH...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY FOR NHZ011-
012-015.
RI...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
RIZ008.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
RIZ001.
MARINE...STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR
ANZ231>235-237-250-254-255.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ231>235-237-
250-254-255.
GALE WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ231>235-237-
250-254-255.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ230.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ236.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BELK/EVT
NEAR TERM...BELK
SHORT TERM...BELK
LONG TERM...DRAG/THOMPSON
AVIATION...WTB/DRAG/THOMPSON
MARINE...DRAG/BELK/THOMPSON
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...BELKHazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 5:45 AM EST, 10 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 545 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-211045- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 545 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. IN ADDITION TO THE RISK OF HEAVY SNOW INLAND SUNDAY...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO 45 TO 55 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH WIND WATCHES MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF WET SNOW ON THE EDGE OF THE WATCH AREA...PARTICULARLY IN ESSEX AND MIDDLES COUNTIES AS WELL AS EASTERN WORCESTER COUNTY MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR NIGHT. SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT WILL CAUSE A HARD FREEZE OF ANY SLUSH AND KEEP UNTREATED PAVEMENTS RATHER SLIPPERY INTO MONDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE DISTANT INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WHERE MOSTLY SNOW IS FORECAST FOR SUNDAY. THIS DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REQUIRE FURTHER PLOWING. WIND CHILL OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW IS FORECAST BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. MAZ013>018-020>024-RIZ001>008-211045- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN 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- 545 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OCEAN EXPOSED COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS MAY SEE MINOR FLOODING AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE NEAR DAYBREAK SATURDAY...THIS INCLUDES ESSEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUNDAY...ANOTHER RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING STORM HUGGING THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL BRING RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW...SOME OF IT BRIEFLY HEAVY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WILL PROBABLY CHANGE TO RAIN NEAR THE COAST AND MIXED PRECIPITATION JUST INLAND OF INTERSTATE 95 IN RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. A WET SLUSHY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO 45 TO 55 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH WIND WATCHES MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A MODERATE TO HIGH PROBABILITY OF AT LEAST WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA WINDS. SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT WILL PROMPT HARD FREEZING OF ANY SLUSH. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE DISTANT INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT WHERE MOSTLY SNOW IS FORECAST FOR SUNDAY. WIND CHILL OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW IS FORECAST FOR THE INTERIOR BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. MAZ007-019-211045- EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 545 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUNDAY...ANOTHER RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING STORM HUGGING THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL BRING RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON BUT PROBABLY CHANGE TO RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER. GUSTY EAST WINDS MAY REQUIRE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO 45 TO 55 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH WIND WATCHES MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED. THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH PROBABILITY OF AT LEAST WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA WINDS. SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT WILL PROMPT HARD FREEZING OF ANY SLUSH. WIND CHILL OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW IS FORECAST BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. ANZ231-232-250-254-255-211045- CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET 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- 545 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. ANZ233>235-237-211045- VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 545 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. ANZ230-236-211045- BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 545 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF STORM FORCE WESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. DRAG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 4:11 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:11 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:11 AM EST | Storm Watch | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:10 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 62 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:10 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:29 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 26 hr |
| Dec 20, 4:39 PM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.