Winter Storm Watch 13, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

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WWUS41 KBOX 180118
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
818 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008

...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-180930-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0013.081219T1300Z-081220T0800Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
818 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 8 AM AND
NOON ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY DURING THE
AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE FRIDAY EVENING RUSH HOUR MAY BE QUITE
MESSY WITH HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO
SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE INTERIOR DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BUT
THE STEADY SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST WELL INTO
THE NIGHT.

AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH
OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE AND PARTICULARLY ON THE SOUTH
COAST. THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR SOME LOCATIONS TO SEE UP TO A
FOOT OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY ALONG THE SOUTH
COAST.

IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE COAST
LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. THIS MAY
RESULT IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ALONG WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS.

THIS EVENT IS STILL 36 TO 48 HOURS SO THIS IS NOT SET IN STONE.
IF THE SYSTEM TRACKS A BIT FURTHER SOUTH THAN EXPECTED...SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS MAY BE LESS THAN CURRENTLY ADVERTISED. IF THE SYSTEM
TRACKS A BIT FURTHER NORTH THAN EXPECTED...THE PRECIPITATION MAY
MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN FOR A TIME ACROSS THE CAPE
AND ISLANDS WHICH WOULD CUT DOWN ON ACCUMULATIONS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE
INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO
36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY
TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP.

$$

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WWUS41 KBOX 180918
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
418 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND PERHAPS INTO SATURDAY FOR SOME...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-181730-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0013.081219T1300Z-081220T0800Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
418 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST LATE FRIDAY MORNING OR
EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY NOT TOO LONG
AFTER ONSET. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ROADS DURING THE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING RUSH HOUR WILL LIKELY BE SNOW COVERED AND
TREACHEROUS. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
INTERIOR DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BUT THE STEADY SNOW WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST WELL INTO THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL POWDERY WIND
DRIVEN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WELL INTO SATURDAY ALONG THE
COAST DUE TO OCEAN ENHANCEMENT.

AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS AS THOUGH MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO SEE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL BY MIDNIGHT FRIDAY
NIGHT. MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND...AND PERHAPS EVEN
CAPE COD MAY SEE RAIN AND SLEET MIX IN WITH THE SNOW FROM TIME TO
TIME LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS COULD CUT DOWN ON SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS THERE.

IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE COAST
LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. THIS MAY
RESULT IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ALONG WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS.

THIS SNOWSTORM IS STILL ABOUT 30 TO 36 HOURS AWAY SO EVERYTHING IS
NOT SET IN STONE. IF THE SYSTEM TRACKS FURTHER NORTH OR FURTHER
SOUTH THAN CURRENTLY FORECASTED...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WOULD LIKELY
CHANGE. HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME...IT MAY BE WISE TO PLAN AHEAD OR MAKE
ALTERNATE PLANS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING/S COMMUTE...AS
PRESENT DATA INDICATE THAT IT WILL BE SNOWING QUITE HARD BY THEN.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE
INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO
36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY
TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP.

$$

000 
WWUS41 KBOX 181623
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1123 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT
FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND PERHAPS INTO SATURDAY FOR
SOME...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-190030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0013.081219T1300Z-081220T0800Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1123 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST LATE FRIDAY MORNING
OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY NOT TOO
LONG AFTER ONSET. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ROADS DURING THE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING RUSH HOUR WILL LIKELY BE SNOW
COVERED AND TREACHEROUS. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS THE INTERIOR DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BUT THE STEADY
SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST WELL INTO THE NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL POWDERY WIND DRIVEN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WELL INTO SATURDAY ALONG THE COAST DUE TO OCEAN ENHANCEMENT.

AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS AS THOUGH MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SEE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL BY MIDNIGHT
FRIDAY NIGHT. MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND...AND
PERHAPS EVEN CAPE COD MAY SEE RAIN AND SLEET MIX IN WITH THE SNOW
FROM TIME TO TIME LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS COULD
CUT DOWN ON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THERE.

IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE COAST
LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. THIS MAY
RESULT IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ALONG WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS.

THIS SNOWSTORM IS STILL ABOUT 30 TO 36 HOURS AWAY SO EVERYTHING
IS NOT SET IN STONE. IF THE SYSTEM TRACKS FURTHER NORTH OR
FURTHER SOUTH THAN CURRENTLY FORECASTED...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WOULD
LIKELY CHANGE. HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME...IT MAY BE WISE TO PLAN
AHEAD OR MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING/S
COMMUTE...AS PRESENT DATA INDICATE THAT IT WILL BE SNOWING QUITE
HARD BY THEN.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE
INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO
36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY
TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP.

$$

000 
WWUS41 KBOX 182007
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
307 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND AND PERHAPS INTO SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...

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/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0013.081219T1300Z-081220T0800Z/
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
307 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM EST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. LATEST INDICATIONS ARE FOR SNOW TO BEGIN IN THE GREATER
HARTFORD SPRINGFIELD AREAS AND THE I91 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 10 AM AND
NOON. SNOW WILL THEN OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...
INCLUDING EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND BETWEEN NOON AND 2
PM.

THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY NOT TOO LONG AFTER THE ONSET. THUS TRAVEL
IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING THE AFTERNOON THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY FROM MID FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. ROADS DURING THE FRIDAY LATE DAY/EVENING
COMMUTE WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TREACHEROUS. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER
TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE INTERIOR DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BUT
THE STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST WELL INTO THE
NIGHT....ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING CAPE
COD AND NANTUCKET.

IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
45 MPH WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY EVENING AND NIGHT ACROSS EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...YIELDING VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE
CAPE AND ISLANDS.

AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS AS THOUGH MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
WILL RECEIVE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL BY MIDNIGHT FRIDAY
NIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS. FOR MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND...AND
PERHAPS EVEN CAPE COD...RAIN AND SLEET MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW FROM
TIME TO TIME. THIS WOULD RESULT IN SLIGHTLY LOWER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
THERE.

THIS SNOWSTORM IS STILL ABOUT 24 HOURS AWAY...SO SOME OF THE DETAILS
WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE REFINED...SUCH AS THE ARRIVAL TIME OF THE SNOW AND
THE RAIN SNOW LINE ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. IF THE SYSTEM
TRACKS A LITTLE FASTER THAN CURRENTLY FORECASTED...SNOW WILL ARRIVE A
FEW HOURS SOONER. NEVERTHELESS...AT THIS TIME...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED
ANYTIME FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS WE EXPECT HEAVY SNOW
TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS DURING THIS TIME.

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.

$$

NOCERA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1254 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE PASSES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD DURING MIDDAY WITH
ADVISORY SNOW AND ICE ENDING AS DRIZZLE DURING MIDDAY. MAJOR FAST
MOVING WINTER SNOW STORMS LOOM FOR FRIDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO
MONDAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES FROM FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WILL GENERALLY
AVERAGE 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. GET YOUR SNOW SHOVELS READY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON/...

AT 18Z LOW PRES WAS OVER CAPE COD BAY...WITH WINDS BACKING TO THE NW
AND ADVECTING SUBFREEZING BOUNDARY LAYER AIRMASS INTO THE I95
CORRIDOR. WITH WARMER AND DRY AIR ALOFT COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE REGION /I95
CORRIDOR AND PTS NORTHWEST/ THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND PROBABLY INTO
THE BEGINNING OF THE LATE DAY COMMUTE. THEREFORE...HAVE ISSUED A
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS HAZARD THIS AFTERNOON. SO
EXPECT SLIPPERY TRAVEL ESPECIALLY SECONDARY ROADWAYS/
OVERPASSES/BRIDGES AND ANY UNTREATED SURFACES.

BY 7-8 PM DRY AIR SHOULD PENETRATE DOWNWARD TO THE SURFACE...ENDING
ANY LIGHT PRECIPITATION WITH IMPROVING ROAD CONDITIONS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /5 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/...
AS PREVIOUS SHIFT MENTIONED...AS SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFTS EXITS THE AREA
AROUND MIDDAY...ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS ALONG WITH
SUBFREEZING SFC TEMPS. THIS MAY YIELD SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING
DRIZZLE N AND W OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR.

OTHER CONCERN IS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG SW WINDS ACROSS
NANTUCKET AS SURFACE LOW LIFTS NORTH INTO MA BAY AND GULF OF MAINE.
NAM SNDG INDICATE SW WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. ALSO...LATEST SREF WIND PROBS INDICATE 38 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SUSTAINED WINDS REACHING 29 MPH AT NANTUCKET AROUND 18Z.

HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT.
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED. COULD BE SOME ICY ROADS AS TEMPS DROP.

DRY HIGH PRESSURE FOR THURSDAY. SOME DIURNAL CU LIKELY ACROSS THE
INTERIOR. MAXES RIGHT AROUND NORMAL.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
*** STRONG SIGNAL FOR TWO FAST MOVING MAJOR WINTER STORMS TO IMPACT
 SNE FRIDAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ***

00Z/17 GFS/ECMWF/UKMET WERE THE FOUNDATION OF THIS FORECAST ALONG WITH
SUPPORT FROM THE 00Z/17 GFS ENS AS WELL AS 21Z/16 SREF. GGEM IS ON
BOARD FOR FRIDAY BUT STILL TOO FAR INSIDE SUNDAY. 00Z AND 06Z NAM TOO
SLOW AND TOO FLAT FOR FRIDAY THO THERE IS SOME SUPPORT FOR SLOWER
ONSET FRIDAY DUE TO THE UNCERTAIN TIMING EJECTION OF THE CALIFORNIA
SHORT WAVE INTO THE STRONGER THAN NORMAL UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM ALONG
ABOUT 35 NORTH LATITUDE.

ESSENTIALLY...MOST OF THIS LENDS STRONG SUPPORT TO OUR PREVIOUS FCST
ISSUED YDY.

WE USUALLY DONT ISSUE 5TH PERIOD WINTER STORM WATCHES - FRIDAY...SINCE
WINTER FORECAST WATCH WARNING VERIFICATION ACCURACY TENDS TO FALTER
AROUND THAT TIME-60 HOURS /DUE TO TRACK- TIMING ERRORS/. 00Z/17 NAM IS A
LITTLE SOUTH SO WE TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT.

HIGHER THAN NORMAL CONFIDENCE FORECAST HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THIS
DETERMINISTIC FORECAST FOR THE FRIDAY-TUESDAY PERIOD PERIOD BOTH FOR
TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION.

DID NOT SPEND MUCH TIME ON GRIDS TUESDAY AND BEYOND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE
ADDED POPS FOR WARM ADVECTION SHOWERS 12/24. PLEASE DONT HANG YOUR
HAT ON PTYPE/EVENT OCCURRENCE ETC FOR CHRISTMAS EVE.

SKYWARN ACTIVATION IS ALMOST CERTAINLY GOING TO BE NEEDED FRIDAY AND
AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.

EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFERENCE CALLS ON THE MULTI HAZARDS UPCOMING WILL
BE NEEDED...POSSIBLY STARTING THIS AFTERNOON.

HWO AS PUBLIC WORDED OUTLOOK STATEMENT FOR CRS SIMILAR TO THE SPS HAS
BEEN ISSUED.

THU NIGHT...LITTLE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS FCST AND BASICALLY A GUIDANCE
FCST AS COLD HIGH PRESSURE FROM SOUTHERN CANADA IS NOSED INTO NEW
ENGLAND.

FRI...A NOREASTER DEVELOPS AS LOW PRES PASSES S OF NEW ENGLAND. HEAVY
SNOW DUE TO ISENTROPIC LIFT... GALE COLD CONVEYOR BELT MOISTURE INFLOW
BEING OVERRIDDEN BY 3SD SW FLOW WARM SECTOR FROM A 2SD PWAT AIRMASS.

QPF OF .7 TO 1.2 INCHES EXPECTED SNE...NORTH TO SOUTH WITH 7 TO 14
INCH SNOW POTENTIAL...DETAILS ON HEAVIEST TBD. THIS ALSO AGREES WITH
THE 06Z WWD. 03Z/17Z SREF HAS 10 PCT PROB A FOOT N OF RTE 2 AND 30
PCT PROB 8 INCHES IN 12 HOURS ENDING 03Z SATURDAY N OF RTE 2.

THE 00Z/17 GFS ENS PROBABILITY FOR 1 INCH OF QPF IN 24 HOURS IS 70
PCT IN CT RI SE MASS AND 30 PCT NORTHERN MASS.

BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED FRI AFTN/EVE...AT LEAST IN ERN
MASS.

POTENTIAL SERIOUS IMPACT MIDDAY AND FRI AFTN DRIVE TIME.

FRI NIGHT...LINGERED SNOWFALL ACCUMS WELL INTO THE NIGHT E MASS IN
PREFERRED CONVERGENCE OCEAN EFFECT REGIONS WITH NE FLOW. THIS ADDS TO
POTENTIAL TO LARGE ACCUMS BOSTON AREA. -10C DOWN TO NEAR 400O FT WITH
SST NEAR 6C ALLOWS FOR OCEAN EFFECT CONTRIBUTION.

SAT MORNING...MORE AND MORE LIKELY LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS PER OCEAN
EFFECT E MASS COAST. FLOW TURNS MORE NLY MIDDAY AND THAT SHIFTS REMAINING
OCEAN EFFECT TO CAPE COD.

SUN-MON... TIGHT TRACK TO THE SNE COAST IS EXPECTED ON WHAT WILL BE A
COMPLEX TRANSFER OF GREAT LAKES ENERGY TO A COASTAL THAT CONTINUES TO
FLAG A HEAVY THUMP OF SNOW TO ICE OR RAIN SUN AFTN INTO SUN NIGHT
WITH EXCEPTIONAL FLUXES OF TEMPERATURE IN SNE SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH
COULD CULMINATE IN DAMAGING WLY FLOW WIND GUSTS MONDAY MORNING.
00Z/17 GFS ENS MEAN QPF IS .6 TO 1 INCH WITH A 30 PCT PROB OF 1 INCH
IN CT/RI. SE 850 MB INFLOW IS -2SD AND PWAT WARM SECTOR PLUS 1SD.

OUR GFS MXG AND GUST ALGORITHM CONTS TO FCST 46-56 KNOT WIND GUSTS
MONDAY MORNING. I CAPPED THOSE TO 41 KTS LAND AND 51 KTS COASTAL
WATERS. MY CONFIDENCE ON WIND ADVY OR HIGH WIND WARNING WIND MONDAY
IS ABV AVG.

TUE LOOKS COLD AND DRY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO REGION.

WED...MODERATING.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS THIS MORNING SHOULD IMPROVE GRADUALLY THIS AFTERNOON
AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES AWAY. LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL COME TO AN
END OR BECOME A LIGHT DRIZZLE BY MID TO LATE MORNING. LOGAN IS EXPECTED
TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH MOST OF THE MORNING.

AWWS ISSUED FOR BOS AND SFZ.

VFR RETURNS SOMETIME TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES IN. HOWEVER...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT IFR CONDS IN
ST/FOG PERSIST AT SOME TAF LOCATIONS THROUGH 06Z UNTIL MORE SOLID
MIXING DEVELOPS TOWARD MORNING. PLEASE MONITOR 18Z TAFS FOR A DELAY
IN CLEARING.

OUTLOOK...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

THU NIGHT...GENERALLY VFR.

FRIDAY..IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS DEVELOP IN SNOW LINGERING INTO FRI EVENING
WITH POSSIBLE CHANGE TO SLEET/RAIN NEAR SOUTH COAST. PLOWING OPS AND
MAJOR DELAYS FORESEEN AT MANY AIRPORTS.

SATURDAY...MVFR OR IFR IN SNOW SHOWERS IMPROVING TO VFR IN THE AFTERNOON
EXCEPT POSSIBLY LINGERING MVFR CONDS IN SNOW SHOWERS THRU SAT NIGHT
CAPE COD/ACK.

SUNDAY...LOWERING TO IFR IN SNOW OR MIXED PRECIP SUN AND AFTERNOON AND
SUN NIGHT AS NEXT STORM APPROACHES. PLOWING OPS AND DELAYS FORESEEN LATE
SUNDAY BUT A LITTLE LESS CONFIDENCE.

&&

.MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN UP FOR MOST SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WATERS
FOR TODAY. LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND WILL PASS NEAR CAPE COD
AROUND MIDDAY. AS THE LOW PASSES...WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AROUND 25
KT WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON THE SOUTH COAST. WINDS SLOWLY
DIMINISH TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY.

OUTLOOK...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

THURSDAY NIGHT...RELATIVELY QUIET AS HIGH PRES IN CONTROL. MARGINAL
SCA CONDS FOR SEAS POSSIBLE OUTER WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD.

FRIDAY...NE GALES DEVELOP AS COASTAL LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE COAST
WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE NORTHERLY FRI NIGHT.

SATURDAY...NORTHERLY GALES MAY LINGER INTO EARLY SAT THEN WINDS
DIMINISH TO SCA.

SUNDAY...HIGH PROBABILITY GALE WITH LOW PROBABILITY STORM FORCE WINDS
DEVELOPING LATE SUNDAY NEAR CAPE COD.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
WE COULD SEE SOME SPLASHOVER DURING EARLY SAT MORNING HIGH TIDE
CYCLE ALONG EAST COASTAL MA.  FORTUNATELY ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE LOW
WHICH WILL MINIMIZE IMPACT.  BUT SEAS UP TO 15 FEET AND NE GALES
COMBINED WITH 1-1.5 FOOT SURGE COULD BRING MINOR FLOODING OR
SPLASHOVER TO THE TYPICALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS.

&&

.CLIMATE...
KBOX 0.4 SFALL AT 7AM.
KBDL 0.8 SFALL AT 7AM.
KPVD 0.3 SFALL AT 7AM.
KORH 1.3 SFALL AT 7AM.

CLI PRODUCTS REFLECT PVD AND BDL DAILY SNOWFALLS. BOSTON DATA NOT
YET RECEIVED. AFTN CLI WILL HAVE ORH DATA PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT.

ASHFIELD MA 3.0 MA
NASHUA NH CWSU 2.9 INCHES.
WESTHAMPTON MA 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.
NATICK MA 2.0
HUDSON NH 2.1
MERRIMACK NH 2.0
METHUEN MA 2.2

DAYTIME TEMPERATURES FROM CLIMO FRI-TUE AVG 10 BELOW NORMAL.
SATURDAYS MAX TEMPS MAY BE 15 TO 20 DEGS BLO NORMAL

NIGHTTIME MINS FRI-TUE AVG 5 BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     ANZ231>235-237.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ250-254-
     255.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DRAG/EKSTER
NEAR TERM...NOCERA
SHORT TERM...NOCERA/EKSTER
LONG TERM...DRAG
AVIATION...KJC/DRAG
MARINE...DRAG/EKSTER
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
CLIMATE...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1217 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-020-021-023-026-NHZ011-012-015-
RIZ001>008-181730-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
DUKES MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
1217 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE I95 CORRIDOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THOSE WITH INTERESTS IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW FOLLOWED BY A BITTERLY COLD WIND EARLY
SATURDAY.

SNOW SHOULD FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES FROM MIDDAY INTO THE EVENING
DISRUPTING TRAVEL.

A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY ALONG THE COAST.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS PROBABLE LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. CONSENSUS
FAVORS A COASTAL HUGGER WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A SNOW TO RAIN
SCENARIO
ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN...AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW INTERIOR.

A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED ON THE COAST WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING
POSSIBLE FOR CAPE COD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-254-255-181730-
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-
1217 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF A SOUTHWEST GALE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
WATERS AROUND NANTUCKET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH PROBABILITY FOR A NORTHEAST GALE ON
FRIDAY AND AGAIN LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. ON MONDAY THERE IS A LOW
PROBABILITY FOR STORM FORCE WESTERLY GUSTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ007-015-016-019-022-024-181730-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
1217 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ACROSS NANTUCKET THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THOSE WITH INTERESTS IN COASTAL SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLY CHANGING TO
SLEET OR RAIN IN THE EVENING FOLLOWED BY A BITTERLY COLD WIND EARLY
SATURDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...BUT THERE
IS A BETTER CHANCE THAT SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN. A WIND ADVISORY
MAY
BE NEEDED SUNDAY AND A HIGH WIND WARNING MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1213 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-172200-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...
MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
1213 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008

...FREEZING DRIZZLE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...

LOW PRESSURE NEAR CAPE COD CANAL AT MIDDAY WAS BEGINNING TO DRAIN
COLDER AIR SOUTHWARD AS WINDS ACROSS THE REGION BECOME NORTHERLY.
THIS IS RESULTING IN SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS
MUCH OF INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF ROUTE 128
AND NORTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. IN CONNECTICUT THESE
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WERE FROM THE GREATER HARTFORD AREA EASTWARD
TO THE RHODE ISLAND BORDER.  THIS AREA OF COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO
TRACK SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE GREATER BOSTON AREA AND SOUTHWEST INTO
THE NORTHWEST SUBURBS OF PROVIDENCE THIS AFTERNOON.

MEANWHILE...LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE
AFTERNOON. WITH WARM AIR ALOFT AND COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES...THE
PRECIPITATION WILL TAKE ON THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING
DRIZZLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND
PROBABLY INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE LATE DAY COMMUTE...ESPECIALLY ON
ANY UNTREATED SURFACES SUCH AS SECONDARY ROADWAYS...OVERPASSES...
BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS.

NOCERA