Alert archive / New Hampshire / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008

Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

March 27, 2008Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 27, 2008, 4:34 PM EDT for Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Mar 28, 2008, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 3 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
Mar 27, 2008, 4:34 PM EDT (20:34 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 28, 2008, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 28, 2008, 12:51 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 28, 10:04 AM EDTHEAVY SNOW 0Hudson, NHWIRES DOWN BLOCKING ROAD AND PWR OUTAGES
Mar 28, 11:12 AM EDTHEAVY SNOW 0Hillsborough, NHTREES AND WIRES DOWN ON BIBLE HILL RD. PWR OUTAGES DUE HEAVY WET SNOW.
Mar 28, 11:13 AM EDTHEAVY SNOW 0Richmond, NHWIRES DOWN DUE TO WET SNOW.

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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 153 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2008-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2008-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1102 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
98 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS41 KBOX 272034
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
434 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

...LATE SEASON SNOWFALL PROBABLE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND ON FRIDAY AND DELIVER
AN ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

NHZ011-015-280445-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0011.080328T0600Z-080328T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0009.080328T0600Z-080328T2000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
434 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR CHESHIRE COUNTY AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING...THEN
PASS NEAR LONG ISLAND ON FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO
OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY
BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN OR A RAIN...SLEET MIXTURE. AS THE STRONGER
LIFT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...A TRANSITION TO SNOW WILL OCCUR. THE SNOW MAY FALL
HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY.
TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8
INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE MORNING
RUSH HOUR IS LIKELY TO BE A VERY SLIPPERY ONE.

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.

$$

NHZ012-280445-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0011.080328T0600Z-080328T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.080328T0600Z-080328T2000Z/
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
434 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT
FRIDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING...THEN
PASS NEAR LONG ISLAND ON FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO
OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY
BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN OR A RAIN...SLEET MIXTURE. AS THE STRONGER
LIFT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...A TRANSITION TO SNOW WILL OCCUR. THE SNOW MAY FALL
HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY.
TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO
5 INCHES. THE MORNING RUSH HOUR IS LIKELY TO BE A VERY SLIPPERY ONE.

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 MANAGEABLE. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND
WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND
SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO
BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS
CAN EASILY DEVELOP.

$$

MAZ002>006-008-026-280445-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.080328T0600Z-080328T2000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...AYER
434 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT
FRIDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS IN
MASSACHUSETTS NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE AND WEST OF I 95.

LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING...THEN
PASS NEAR LONG ISLAND ON FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO
OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY
BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN OR A RAIN SLEET MIXTURE.

AS THE STRONGER LIFT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...A TRANSITION TO SNOW AND SLEET WILL LIKELY
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A FEW POCKETS OF
FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 1000 FEET. THE PRECIPITATION MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES FRIDAY
MORNING....THEN WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS
FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
1 TO 3 INCHES...EXCEPT PERHAPS SOME LOCAL 4 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE
BERKSHIRES AND NORTHERN WORCESTER HILLS. THE MORNING RUSH HOUR IS
LIKELY TO BE A VERY SLIPPERY ONE.

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 MANAGEABLE. 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.

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KBOX 272351
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
751 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

...LATE SEASON SNOWFALL PROBABLE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND ON FRIDAY AND
DELIVER AN ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

NHZ011-015-280800-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.080328T0600Z-080328T2000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
751 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT
FRIDAY. 

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES CHESHIRE AS WELL AS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

JUST SOME SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE REGION AT
TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE STEADY AND HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL
ARRIVE AFTER 2 AM AND BEGIN AS MAINLY RAIN AND SLEET. HOWEVER...AS
THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO COME DOWN HEAVY IT WILL CHANGE TO WET
SNOW. THE WET SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING MAKING FOR A MESSY MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH
SLEET AT TIMES FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST OF THE PRECIPITATION
LOOKS TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND NOON.

THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS
FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IF
MORE SLEET ENDS UP MIXING IN THEN EXPECTED...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE LESS THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY FORECASTED.

IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS
AND EVEN A FEW POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE ON FRIDAY.

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.

$$

MAZ002>006-008-026-NHZ012-280800-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.080328T0600Z-080328T2000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
751 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM
EDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT
FRIDAY. 

THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WELL AS LOCATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS NORTH OF
THE MASS PIKE AND WEST OF I 95.

JUST SOME SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE REGION AT
TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE STEADY AND HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL
ARRIVE AFTER 2 AM AND BEGIN AS MAINLY RAIN AND SLEET. HOWEVER...AS
THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO COME DOWN HEAVY IT WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO WET
SNOW AND SLEET...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN. THE WET SNOW
MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...MAKING FOR A MESSY MORNING
RUSH HOUR ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS OVER 1000 FEET.  THE HEAVIEST OF
THE PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND NOON.  THE SNOW MAY
CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION FOR A TIME
FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON.  A FEW POCKETS
OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 1000 FEET.

TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3
INCHES ACROSS MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...EXCEPT PERHAPS SOME LOCAL 4 INCH 
AMOUNTS IN THE BERKSHIRES AND NORTHERN WORCESTER HILLS. ACROSS
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...SNOW AND
SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

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 MANAGEABLE. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING
DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.
WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE
ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN
EASILY DEVELOP.

$$

FRANK
000 
WWUS41 KBOX 280755
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
355 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

...LATE SEASON SNOWFALL PROBABLE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS THRU FRIDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND ON FRIDAY AND
DELIVER AN ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

NHZ011-015-281600-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080328T2000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
355 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES CHESHIRE AS WELL AS WESTERN
AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

PRECIPITATION BEGINNING AS MAINLY RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO WET
SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WET SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH
THIS MORNING MAKING FOR A MESSY MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH
SLEET AT TIMES THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST OF THE PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO
OCCUR BEFORE NOON.

THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8
INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IF MORE SLEET
ENDS UP MIXING IN THEN EXPECTED...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
LESS THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY FORECASTED.

IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE
LIMBS AND EVEN A FEW POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TODAY.

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.

$$

MAZ002>006-008-026-NHZ012-281600-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080328T2000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
355 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WELL AS LOCATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS
NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE AND WEST OF I 95.

PRECIPITATION BEGINNING AS MAINLY RAIN AND SLEET WILL LIKELY CHANGE
TO WET SNOW AND SLEET...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN. THE WET
SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING...MAKING FOR A MESSY
MORNING RUSH HOUR ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS OVER 1000 FEET. THE
HEAVIEST OF THE PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO OCCUR BEFORE NOON. THE SNOW
MAY CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION FOR A TIME
THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A FEW POCKETS OF
FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 1000 FEET.

TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...EXCEPT PERHAPS SOME
LOCAL 4 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE BERKSHIRES AND NORTHERN WORCESTER
HILLS. ACROSS EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED.

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 MANAGEABLE. 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.

$$

RLG
000 
WWUS41 KBOX 281303
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
903 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

...LATE SEASON SNOWFALL PROBABLE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND TODAY AND DELIVER AN
ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SLEET MIXTURE TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

NHZ011-015-282000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080328T2000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
903 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES CHESHIRE AS WELL AS WESTERN
AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES AND OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET WITH CONTINUE
FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
STORM TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE...WITH
THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CHESHIRE AND
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. ROADS WILL
REMAIN VERY SLICK AND VISIBILITIES WILL OCCASIONALLY DIP TO AROUND A
QUARTER MILE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING.

IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE
LIMBS AND EVEN A FEW POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

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.

$$

MAZ002>006-008-026-NHZ012-282000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080328T2000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
903 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WELL AS LOCATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS NORTH OF
THE MASS PIKE AND WEST OF I 95.

A RAIN...SNOW...SLEET MIX CONTINUES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. AT SOME
OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...SOME FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY OCCURRING AS
WELL. FOR THE MOST PART...TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING.
THEREFORE...TREATED ROADWAYS SHOULD JUST REMAIN WET.
HOWEVER...MANY REPORTS OF WEATHER RELATED ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED...SO PLENTY OF SLIPPERY SPOTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...EXCEPT PERHAPS SOME
LOCAL 4 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE BERKSHIRES AND NORTHERN WORCESTER
HILLS. ACROSS EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TO TAPER OFF SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE MANAGEABLE. 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 281538
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1138 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

...LATE SEASON SNOWFALL PROBABLE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND TODAY AND DELIVER AN
ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SLEET MIXTURE TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

NHZ011-281645-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080328T2000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE
1138 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

THE STEADY ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. ROADS MAY REMAIN SLIPPERY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS. POWER OUTAGES MAY CONTINUE TO OCCUR DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE
SNOW ON TREE LIMBS WHICH MAY CAUSE BREAKAGE.

$$

MAZ002-003-008-281645-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080328T2000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD
1138 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE STEADY ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. ROADS MAY REMAIN SLIPPERY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS. POWER OUTAGES MAY CONTINUE TO OCCUR DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE
SNOW ON TREE LIMBS WHICH MAY CAUSE BREAKAGE.

$$

NHZ015-282000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080328T2000Z/
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1138 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

SNOW WILL COME TO AN END LATE THIS MORNING OR VERY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. ROADS
WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY.

IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE
LIMBS AND EVEN A FEW POWER OUTAGES.

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.

$$

MAZ004>006-026-NHZ012-282000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080328T2000Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
1138 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WELL AS LOCATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS
NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE AND WEST OF I 95.

A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH 1 PM.
THE HEAVY SNOW WILL NOT LIKELY LAST MORE THAN A HALF HOUR AT ANY ONE
LOCATION...BUT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO MAY FALL DURING THAT TIME.
THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY RESULT IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. AFTER THE BAND OF SNOW MOVES THROUGH...THE
STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL COME TO AN END...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY MAY
BE CANCELLED EARLY.

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 MANAGEABLE. 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 281651
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1251 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

NHZ015-281800-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080328T2000Z/
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1251 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

THE STEADIEST PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. THEREFORE
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...SLIPPERY SPOTS
WILL REMAIN THOUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY
CONTINUE TO OCCUR AS WELL DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON TREES AND
POWER LINES.

$$

MAZ004>006-026-NHZ012-281800-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080328T2000Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA
1251 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE STEADIEST PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. THEREFORE
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...SLIPPERY
SPOTS WILL REMAIN THOUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

$$

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 Mar 27, 4:17 PM EDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 4:17 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
417 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE REGION TONIGHT...THEN PASS NEAR OR TO
THE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND FRIDAY. WINTRY WEATHER IS THEREFORE EXPECTED
LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE. NEXT WEEK CONTINUES
TO LOOK UNSETTLED FOR THE NORTHEAST.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...

POSITIVELY TILTED SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT. SFC LOW PRESSURE NEAR MISSOURI
WILL MOVE EASTWARD AS WELL. THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THIS SYSTEM
WILL AID IN A STRENGTHENING BAND OF WAA TONIGHT...AS WELL AS AID IN A
ZONE OF INCREASING FRONTOGENESIS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA
LATE. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION AS THE
EVENING/NIGHT WEARS ON. TOOK A BLEND OF THE HPCQPF/SREF/GFS/ECMWF FOR
THE QPF FORECAST...WHICH GENERALLY RESULTED IN THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION LOCATED IN AN W-E STRIPE NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE.

PRECIPITATION TYPE SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE AND EAST OF I-95 LOOKS TO
BE MAINLY RAIN THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPS REMAIN
WARM. MID LEVEL TEMPS WILL BE WARMING HERE AS WELL. THERE MAY BE A
LITTLE BIT OF SLEET AND/OR SOME WET SNOWFLAKES MIXED IN TOWARD
SUNRISE...BUT THAT SHOULD BE THE EXTENT OF ANY WINTRY PRECIPITATION.

NORTH OF THE PIKE...MAINLY NORTH OF ROUTE 2...THE INITIAL LIGHT
PRECIPITATION WILL PROBABLY FALL AS RAIN OR RAIN/SLEET THROUGH THIS
EVENING AS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPS TAKE SOME TIME TO COOL. HIGHER
ELEVATIONS MAY SEE MORE OF A MIX AT THE ONSET. ONCE STRONGER
DYNAMICS COME INTO PLAY...WE SHOULD START TO SEE A CHANGEOVER TO
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN NH. THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTH-
CENTRAL AND NW MASS WILL LIKELY SEE A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW/SLEET AS
WELL AS THE COLUMN DYNAMICALLY AND DIURNALLY COOLS. WE/RE PROBABLY
LOOKING AT A FEW INCHES BY SUNRISE...PERHAPS UP TO 3 OR SO IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN NH.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...

PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE FALLING MODERATELY AT THE START OF THE
PERIOD...AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW LOOKS TO FALL HEAVY AT TIMES
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A TOTAL OF 4 TO 8
INCHES EXPECTED BY THE TIME IT TAPERS OFF DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS. HIGHEST AMOUNTS SHOULD BE FOUND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED...EXCEPT FOR THE MERRIMACK
VALLEY IN EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY WHERE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT
SLEET MAY MIX IN AT TIMES.

IN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTH OF THE PIKE...THE SNOW ACCUM FORECAST IS
MORE OF A CHALLENGE SINCE MANY AREAS WILL BE RIGHT ON THE CUSP OF THE
ZERO DEGREE ISOTHERM IN THE LOW AND MID LEVELS. THE THINKING IS THAT
DYNAMICS WILL OVERCOME ANY SIGNIFICANT WARMING FOR A FEW HOURS FRIDAY
MORNING...ALLOWING FOR A RELATIVELY BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...MAINLY FOR THE NORTHERN ORH HILLS AND THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKS. HOWEVER...COULD SEE IT FOR A TIME AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS TOO. WOULDN/T BE SURPRISED TO SEE AN HOUR OR TWO OF 1/2SM
SN AT BOS SOMETIME BETWEEN 5 AND 8 AM...BUT WE/LL HAVE TO SEE HOW
THAT PANS OUT.

SLEET WILL PROBABLY BE MIXING IN AT TIMES AS AS WARM AIR NOSES
NORTHWARD IN THE MID LEVELS. IN MASS...SINCE THE REGION NORTH OF THE
PIKE IS RIGHT ON THE CUSP...SLEET COULD VERY WELL END UP BEING THE
DOMINANT PRECIP TYPE. IF THE MID LEVEL WARMING IS FAIRLY ROBUST...A
FEW ELEVATED LOCATIONS COULD ACTUALLY SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN.
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW/SLEET/FREEZING RAIN HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE
OF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF THE PIKE AND WEST
IF I-95. REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER PRECIP TYPES ARE FALLING EARLY IN
THE MORNING...IT WILL MAKE FOR A MESSY RUSH HOUR.

SOUTH OF THE PIKE AND EAST OF 95...MAINLY RAIN IS EXPECTED. SOME
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS EXPECTED.

PRECIP WILL TAPER OFF SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
FRIDAY NIGHT...
UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL BE USHERED IN ON NORTHWEST WINDS.  AS THE
COLD AIR WORKS INTO THE REGION...THERE MAYBE ENOUGH LIFT/CONVERGENCE
FOR A FEW SNOW FLURRIES/SNOW SHOWERS.  IT MAY BE WARM ENOUGH EARLY
FOR SOME LIGHT SHOWERS/SPRINKLES ON THE COAST.  THE BEST CHANCE FOR
ANY VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN NH AS WELL
AS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.  WILL RUN WITH A 20 TO 30 POP TO COVER THIS
POTENTIAL.

OTHERWISE...GUIDANCE LOWS IN THE 20S ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE
REGION SEEM REASONABLE WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW -10C
BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY.

SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED WITH SOME DIURNAL CUMULUS
CLOUDS.   CLOUDS AND EVEN A FEW FLURRIES MAY LINGER DURING THE
MORNING ON THE CAPE WITH THE COLD AIR MOVING OVER THE OCEAN.  THE
MAIN STORY THOUGH WILL BE THE UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND
GUSTY WINDS.  GUIDANCE HIGHS SEEM A FEW DEGREES TOO WARM BASED ON 2
METER TEMPERATURE FORECASTS.  HIGHS SHOULD MAINLY BE BETWEEN 35 AND
40.  IN ADDITION...BUFKIT SHOWING 30 TO 35 MPH WIND GUSTS WHICH WILL
MAKE IT FEEL COLDER.

SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WIND WILL ALLOW
FOR A GOOD NIGHT OF RADIATIONAL COOLING.  MAY SEE OCEAN EFFECT
CLOUDS DEVELOP ON THE CAPE LATE BUT IT MAY BE TOO DRY FOR ANY
FLURRIES/SNOW SHOWERS BASED ON SOUNDINGS SO LEFT THEM OUT FOR NOW.
LATER SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THIS POTENTIAL AS IT CAN NOT BE
RULED OUT.

SIDED WITH THE COOLER MET GUIDANCE AND LATER FORECASTS MAY NEED TO
LOWER TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES ACROSS NORTHWEST MA AND SOUTHERN
NH.  LOWS SHOULD RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES ACROSS NORTHWEST
MA/SOUTHWEST NH...TO THE LOW TO MID 20S IN DOWNTOWN
BOSTON/PROVIDENCE.

SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD SO EXPECT SUNNY SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS.  OCEAN EFFECT CLOUDS MAY AFFECT THE
OUTER-CAPE/NANTUCKET FOR A TIME IN THE MORNING.  OTHERWISE...THE
STRONG MARCH SUN ANGLE WILL ALLOW HIGHS TO RECOVER INTO THE MID 40S
ACROSS THE INTERIOR...DESPITE THE VERY COLD START.  HOWEVER...ACROSS
THE COAST WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 0C AND SEA BREEZES
DEVELOPING TEMPERATURES MAY BE HELD IN THE UPPER 30S WITH EAST WINDS.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY...ALL MODELS IN AGREEMENT IN AN UNSETTLED PERIOD
OF WEATHER BUT TIMING IS IN QUESTION. A FEW WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE
LOOK TO RIDE ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE VICINITY OF OUR
REGION.  WILL CARRY HIGH CHANCE TO LOW END LIKELY POPS OVER THIS
TIME.  WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT IT WILL PRECIPITATE AT TIMES...BUT CAN
NOT GO WITH CATEGORICAL POPS YET SINCE TIMING REMAINS UNCERTAIN.

AS FOR PRECIPITATION TYPE...MODELS INDICATE THAT A PERIOD OF WET
SNOW/ICE IS POSSIBLE AT THE ONSET ACROSS THE INTERIOR ON MONDAY.
HOWEVER...A WARM FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SOMETIME ON
MONDAY CHANGING ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION TO RAIN.  SO OTHER THAN A
THREAT OF SOME WINTRY PRECIPITATION AT THE ONSET OF THE EVENT...THIS
LOOKS TO BE MAINLY A RAIN EVENT.  IN FACT...MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY LOOK RATHER MILD BEHIND THE WARM FRONT.  IN FACT...GFS/ECMWF
AGREE ON 850 MB TEMPERATURES AROUND +10C SO HIGH TEMPERATURES COULD
TOP 60 ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...ITS A LONG WAY OFF SO THINGS CAN CHANGE BUT
LOOKS LIKE A COLD FRONT WILL HAVE CLEARED THE REGION BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.  THEREFORE...WE EXPECT DRY WEATHER RIGHT NOW FOR
WEDNESDAY INTO THE DAYLIGHT HOURS OF THURSDAY.  EXPECT HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S OVER THIS TIME WHICH IS
QUITE SEASONABLE FOR THE FIRST WEEK IN APRIL.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...

VFR CONDITIONS BECOMING MVFR AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN IFR TOWARD
SUNRISE. A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TOWARD SUNRISE AT MHT
AND ORH...AND POSSIBLY EVEN BOS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF
FRIDAY WITH PERHAPS SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT LATE.

OUTLOOK...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

FRIDAY NIGHT...MVFR CONDITIONS IMPROVE TO VFR.  MVFR CONDITIONS MAY
LINGER AT HYA AND ACK TERMINALS.

SATURDAY...VFR CONDITIONS ALTHOUGH MAY SEE MORNING MVFR CEILINGS AT
HYA/ACK.

SUNDAY...VFR CONDITIONS ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF A
PERIOD OF MVFR CONDITIONS AT THE HYA/ACK TERMINALS MORNING.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY...PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS DEVELOP AND
CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&

.MARINE...

SEAS REMAIN AT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR NANTUCKET...SO SMALL CRAFT CONTINUES
THERE. OTHERWISE...LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT
AND WILL PASS CLOSE TO NANTUCKET ON FRIDAY. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD
BUILD TO SMALL CRAFT LEVELS ACROSS MOST ZONES FRIDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR
ALL MARINE ZONES EXCEPT BOSTON HARBOR AND NARR BAY.

OUTLOOK...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...SCA WIND GUSTS EXPECTED IN THE COLD AIR
ADVECTION PATTERN.

SUNDAY...WINDS DROP BELOW SCA THRESHOLDS ALTHOUGH WE MAY HAVE TO
HOLD ONTO HEADLINES ACROSS THE EASTERN OUTER-WATERS THROUGH MUCH OF
THE AFTERNOON FOR LEFTOVER SWELL.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY...SCA WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AND
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AS A WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION
ALLOWING A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF AIR TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATERS.  WE MAY
SEE SEAS BUILD TO OVER 10 FEET OVER OUR SOUTHERN OUTER-WATERS BY
TUESDAY WITH A GOOD FETCH.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR
     MAZ002>006-008-026.
NH...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR NHZ011-
     015.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR
     NHZ012.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR
     ANZ231>235-237-250.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR ANZ254-255.

&&

SYNOPSIS...EKSTER
NEAR TERM...EKSTER
SHORT TERM...EKSTER
LONG TERM...FRANK
AVIATION...EKSTER/FRANK
MARINE...EKSTER/FRANK
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 4:33 PM EDT, 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
433 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

CTZ002>004-MAZ007-009>024-RIZ001>008-282045-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
433 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A BRIEF BURST OF WET SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
RUSH HOUR ACROSS EASTERN ESSEX...EASTERN MIDDLESEX AS WELL AS THE
BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREA. IF THIS DOES OCCUR A SMALL SLUSHY
ACCUMULATION WOULD BE POSSIBLE...BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO
MAINLY RAIN BY LATE MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MAZ002>006-008-026-NHZ012-282045-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
433 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

IN ADDITION...A SECOND SYSTEM WILL BRING MAINLY PERIODS OF RAIN TO
THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. HOWEVER...IT MAY BE COLD ENOUGH AT THE
ONSET ON MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FOR SOME
SNOW AND OR ICE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NHZ011-015-282045-
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
433 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

IN ADDITION...A SECOND SYSTEM WILL BRING MAINLY PERIODS OF RAIN TO
THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. HOWEVER...IT MAY BE COLD ENOUGH AT THE
ONSET ON MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FOR SOME
SNOW AND OR ICE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ANZ230>237-250-254-255-282045-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT
40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
433 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

FRANK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 11:00 AM EDTWinter Storm WatchBOXCheshire, Hillsborough6 hr
Mar 27, 4:34 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXHillsborough20 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.