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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

December 9, 2009Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Dec 9, 2009, 5:06 AM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Dec 9, 2009, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 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
Dec 9, 2009, 5:06 AM EST (10:06 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 9, 2009, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 9, 2009, 3:00 PM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:09 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
Dec 9, 12:12 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Vineyard Haven, MAMVY ASOS
Dec 9, 1:05 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGChatham, MALARGE LIMB DOWN ON GEORGE RYDER SOUTH ROAD
Dec 9, 2:32 PM ESTSTORM SURGE 0Falmouth, MAMINOR SPLASHOVER ON MENAUHANT ROAD BY GREEN POND INLET.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 39 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, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2009-12-09Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2009-12-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1203 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-3 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 
WWUS71 KBOX 091007
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
506 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW
ENGLAND COAST TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN GREAT
LAKES TODAY...WITH SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE CROSSING SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND THIS EVENING. STRONG TO DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 
CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND.

MAZ022>024-091815-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0006.091209T1200Z-091209T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0006.091209T1200Z-091209T2000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
506 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH TODAY. THE
STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. THESE WINDS WIL
BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES... AS WELL
AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE.

WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND DIMINISH FOR A TIME LATE IN THE DAY
AND THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND GUST UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT
ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE
WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION
NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-018>021-RIZ006>008-091815-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0072.091209T1300Z-091209T2000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
506 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH SCATTERED
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

THE STRONGEST WIND ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND SOUTH COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM.

MEANWHILE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST THE STRONGEST
EASTERLY WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM.

SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.  DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 091326
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
826 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW
ENGLAND COAST TODAY...

.RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE IN DELAWARE THIS MORNING WILL
CROSS SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. STRONG TO DAMAGING EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS STORM ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
NEW ENGLAND.

MAZ022>024-092000-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091209T2000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
826 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

AT 8AM... WINDS WERE ALREADY GUSTING TO 45 MPH AT BRIDGEPORT
CONNECTICUT.   

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH TODAY. THE
STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. THESE WINDS
WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...
AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE.

WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND DIMINISH FOR A TIME LATE IN THE DAY
AND THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND GUST UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-018>021-RIZ006>008-092000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-091209T2000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
826 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

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

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

EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH
SCATTERED GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

AT 8AM... WINDS WERE ALREADY GUSTING TO 45 MPH AT BRIDGEPORT
CONNECTICUT. 

THE STRONGEST WIND ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND SOUTH COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM.

MEANWHILE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST THE STRONGEST
EASTERLY WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM.

SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.  DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$


DRAG
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 091616
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1116 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW
ENGLAND COAST TODAY...

.RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE IN NEAR SANDY HOOK NJ LATE THIS
MORNING WILL CROSS SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. STRONG TO
DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS STORM
ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND.

MAZ022>024-092000-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091209T2000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1116 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

AT 11 AM... WINDS WERE 45 TO NEAR 55 MPH ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND COAST TO EASTERN LONG ISLAND. 

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH TODAY. THE
STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN NOW AND 2 PM. THESE WINDS WILL
BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES... AS WELL
AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE.

WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND DIMINISH FOR A TIME LATE IN THE DAY
AND THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND GUST UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-018>021-RIZ006>008-092000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-091209T2000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1116 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

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

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

EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH
SCATTERED GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

AT 11 AM... WINDS WERE 45 TO NEAR 55 MPH ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND COAST TO EASTERN LONG ISLAND. 

THE STRONGEST WIND ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND SOUTH COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOW AND 2 PM.

MEANWHILE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST THE STRONGEST
EASTERLY WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM.

SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.  DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$


DRAG

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Dec 9, 4:00 AM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 4:00 AM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
400 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY WITH A MIX OF
WINTRY PRECIPITATION AND A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS AT THE COAST.
BLUSTERY AND CHILLY WEATHER WILL FOLLOW THURSDAY INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. A PERIOD OF RAIN AND OR SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY IN
ASSOCIATION WITH A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...

*** A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS
 MORNING FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS AT THE COAST ***

POWERFUL STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY WITH SNOW ALREADY
OVERSPREADING MUCH OF CT AND WESTERN MA AT 330 AM. VERY DYNAMICAL
SYSTEM WITH STRONG JET DYNAMICS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING. PRIMARY LOW APPROACHING CHICAGO BUT SECONDARY LOW FORMING
ALONG VA COAST AT 330AM IN RESPONSE TO JET DYNAMICS. IN FACT RAPID
DEEPENING TAKING PLACE WITH PRES FALLS OF 9 MB LAST 3 HRS NEAR DCA.

AS FOR MODEL OF CHOICE...AT 06Z NAM THERMAL PROFILES VERIFYING BEST
WITH GFS PRECIP SHIELD MATCHING RADAR AND OBSERVATIONS VERY WELL.
AIRMASS OVER THE REGION IS ONLY MARGINALLY COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
SNOW...HOWEVER STRONG PRES FALLS ASSOCIATED WITH SECONDARY LOW WILL
BACK LOW LEVEL WIND SUFFICIENTLY TO MAINTAIN COLD AIR OVER THE REGION
ESP AWAY FROM THE COAST. THESE PRES FALLS ARE ALSO AIDING THE DEVELOP
OF COLD AIR DAMMING AND POSSIBLE COASTAL FRONT DEVELOPMENT...WHICH
WILL MAKE PTYPE FORECAST VERY DIFFICULT FOR EASTERN COASTAL MA
INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOSTON.

NAM BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SUGGEST PRECIP REMAINING ALL SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA /JUST NORTHWEST OF BOSTON-PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR/ TIL AT LEAST
15Z/10AM. BOTH NAM AND GFS DELIVER COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF QPF THROUGH
THIS PERIOD YIELDING SNOWFALL POTENTIAL OF 4-8 INCHES ACROSS THIS
REGION WITH A LOW PROB OF 10 INCHES. THE 03Z SREF HAVE ALSO SHIFTED
FARTHER SOUTH THEIR PROBS OF 8 INCHES...WITH LOW PROB BLEEDING INTO
NORTHERN CT/NORTHWEST RI AND INTO THE I495 CORRIDOR. GFS IS WARMER
ALTHOUGH COLDER THAN PREVIOUS RUNS.

SEVERAL FACTORS FAVOR THIS COLDER SOLUTION...FIRST PRECIP IS MOVING
IN RAPIDLY AND LARGE QPF WILL LIKELY OCCUR BEFORE A CHANGEOVER. ALSO
WARMING ALOFT AND IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL LIKELY BE OFFSET BY
STRONG DYNAMICAL COOLING ASSOCIATED HEAVY PRECIP. SNOW GROWTH IS NOT
IDEAL...HOWEVER MAGNITUDE OF QPF WILL LIKELY SUPERCEDE THIS ISSUE AS
SNOW GROWTH IS USUALLY MORE CRITICAL DURING MARGINAL QPF EVENTS.

GIVEN REASONING ABOVE DECIDED TO UPSHIFT TO A WARNING FOR 4-8 INCHES
OF SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN CT /INCLUDING GREATER HARTFORD/...NORTHWEST
RI AND INTO THE I495 CORRIDOR OF EASTERN MA...INCLUDING THE REMAINDER
OF CENTRAL MA INTO SOUTHWEST NH. FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON...IT/S
COMPLEX AS ONSHORE COMPONENT WITH SST IN THE MU40S WOULD WARM
BOUNDARY LAYER SUFFICIENTLY FOR SNOW TO RAIN. HOWEVER...STRONG PRES
FALL CENTER TRACKING UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD MAY BE INDUCE A COASTAL
FRONT YIELDING A NORTH WIND. THIS WOULD RESULT IN MORE SNOW FOR
BOSTON. FOR NOW WILL FORECAST 2-4 INCHES AND HAVE NEXT SHIFT MONITOR
LATEST TRENDS. DITTO FOR CITY OF PROVIDENCE AND POINTS EASTWARD INTO
PLYMOUTH COUNTY. FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS ANY SNOW SHOULD CHANGE
TO RAIN FAIRLY QUICKLY WITH PERHAPS AN INCH OR TWO ACCUMULATION.

REGARDLESS OF SNOW TOTALS...A THREE TO SIX HOUR PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW
WILL COINCIDE WITH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS
CT/RI AND SOUTHEAST MA RESULTING IN POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

AS FOR WIND POTENTIAL...WILL UPGRADE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WARNING AS
ALL MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGEST A PERIOD OF EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS FROM LATE MORNING
INTO MID AFTERNOON. WIND ADVISORY REMAIN POSTED FOR THE COASTAL
PLAIN.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY/...
SHORT RANGE MODELS THROUGH THURSDAY SHOWING FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT AS
LOW PRES PUSHES INTO THE MARITIMES...WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES
POURING INTO THE REGION LEADING INTO THE WEEKEND AS W WINDS CRANK UP.

EXPECT MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION...BUT THERE WILL
DEFINITELY BE A MORE WINTRY FEEL. WITH THE STRONG LOW LAYING ACROSS
EASTERN AND CENTRAL CANADA AND HIGH PRES ACROSS THE MID ATLC...
RATHER STRONG W-NW WINDS WILL PUMP COLD AIR ACROSS THE REGION. BOTH
925 AND 850 HPA HAVE STRONG WIND MAXIMAS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION...
KICKING IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND RUNNING THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. H85
TEMPS CONTINUALLY FALL AS WELL...DROPPING TO -16C TO -18C BY 12Z
FRIDAY.

WITH THE STRONG W WINDS THROUGH THE LOWER LEVELS AND EXCELLENT
TRAJECTORY ACROSS NY STATE...EXPECT CONVEYOR BELT OF SNOW SHOWERS
OFF LAKE ONTARIO TO CROSS NY STATE INTO W MA/SW NH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY. HAVE MENTIONED CHANCE POPS INTO THE E SLOPES OF THE
BERKSHIRES INTO SW NH...POSSIBLY REACHING THE HARTFORD/SPRINGFIELD
AREAS INTO S CENTRAL NH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. COULD SEE ANOTHER BATCH
FRIDAY NIGHT...THOUGH NOT QUITE AS MUCH COVERAGE...POSSIBLY REACHING
INTO WESTERN FRANKLIN AND CHESHIRE COUNTIES.

&&

.LONG TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...

ON THURSDAY...TEMPS WILL ONLY RISE A FEW DEGS ABOVE WEDNESDAY NIGHTS
LOWS AS THE STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION WORKS IN...WITH HIGHS TOPPING
OFF CLOSE TO OR AS MUCH AS 5 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMS. OVERNIGHT
LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL FALL TO THE TEENS AND 20S. HOWEVER...BY
FRIDAY...DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE MUCH COLDER...STRUGGLING TO REACH THE
MID 30S ACROSS E MA EVEN ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...BUT REMAINING
BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL-W MA/S NH.
HOWEVER...WITH THE STRONG W WINDS...IT WILL FEEL MORE LIKE TEMPS IN
THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST AND PROVIDE DRY
WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILDER THAN ON
FRIDAY...BUT IT STILL WILL BE CHILLY.  EXPECT HIGHS ON SATURDAY TO
RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 30S ACROSS THE INTERIOR...AND FROM
AROUND 40 TO THE LOWER 40S ON THE COASTAL PLAIN.

SUNDAY...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OFF THE COAST WILL RESULT IN WARM AIR ADVECTION
AND SOME MID LEVEL LIFT.  THIS MAY RESULT IN A PERIOD OF SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE INTERIOR...BUT AMOUNTS AT THIS POINT LOOK LIGHT.
BOUNDARY LAYER MAY BECOME WARM ENOUGH ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN FOR
RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.  THERE ALSO IS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE THAT IS
EXPECTED TO SCOOT OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST.  AT THIS POINT...THE
UPPER LEVEL FLOW DOES NOT LOOK AMPLIFIED TO BRING THE STORM CLOSE
ENOUGH TO THE COAST FOR A SIGNIFICANT STORM IN SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.  IN FACT...THE MODELS GENERATE MOST OF THE LIGHT QPF IN THE
WARM AIR ADVECTION PATTERN.  HOWEVER...THIS IS A DAY 5 FORECAST AND
WILL CERTAINLY HAVE TO KEEP OUR OPTIONS OPENED FOR A TRACK CLOSER TO
THE COAST THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED.  FOR NOW JUST RAN WITH SOME
CHANCE POPS FOR A PERIOD OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.

SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
A COLD FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SOMETIME SUNDAY
NIGHT OR MONDAY...BUT THE MODELS DIFFER A BIT ON THE TIMING. EITHER
WAY...CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM TO HIGH THAT A SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL WORK
IN BEHIND THE FRONT.  A FEW PASSING RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ARE CERTAINLY
POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY...BUT JUST WENT WITH
A 20 POP AS MOISTURE WILL BE LACKING.  OTHERWISE...EXPECT MAINLY DRY
AND COLD WEATHER FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
MAY THREATEN THE REGION WITH SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION BEGINNING
TUESDAY NIGHT.  HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE AND TIMING THIS FAR OUT IS LOW.

&&

.AVIATION /09Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THIS MORNING...
SHIELD OF PRECIP WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BEFORE
DAWN...APPROXIMATELY 07Z-09Z BDL/BAF TO 10Z-12Z MHT/BOS/PVD TO AROUND
12Z HYA/ACK. EXPECTING INCREASED DURATION OF WINTRY WEATHER FOR ALL
TERMINALS THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WITH IFR-
LIFR CIGS/VSBY IS EXPECTED AT THE ONSET FOR ALL TERMINALS...THEN
QUICKLY CHANGING OVER THE RAIN AT HYA/FMH AND ACK. HOWEVER FARTHER
INLAND AT PVD SNOW TO RAIN AROUND 15Z...BOS 15Z-17Z...MHT
18Z/19Z...ORH 17Z...BDL/BAF AROUND 15Z.

THIS AFTERNOON...LIFR IMPROVING TO IFR AS SNOW CHANGES TO SLEET THEN
RAIN FROM THE COAST TO INLAND AREAS AS E WINDS INCREASE. COULD SEE
WIND GUSTS CLOSE TO 50 KTS AT FMH/HYA AND ACK EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO S-SW LATE IN THE DAY.

OUTLOOK /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS TO START...
THEN QUICKLY IMPROVE TO VFR. MVFR CIGS/VSBYS MAY LINGER ACROSS E
SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES IN -SHSN.

THURSDAY...VFR CONDITIONS. STRONG W WINDS WILL CARRY LAKE EFFECT
-SHSN ACROSS SW NH INTO W MA. EXPECT AREAS MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN THESE
AREAS. W WINDS GUSTING TO 30-35 KT DURING THE DAY...DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 25 KT AT NIGHT.

FRIDAY...VFR. LOCAL MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN -SHSN INVOF NORTHERN
BERKSHIRES INTO SW NH. W WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 30 KT ALONG THE
COAST AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN N CENTRAL AND NW MA/S NH.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MAINLY VFR.

SUNDAY...A PERIOD OF MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN RAIN AND OR
SNOW SHOWERS.

&&

.MARINE...

TODAY...
COASTAL LOW WILL PASS VICINITY OF CAPE COD CANAL THIS AFTERNOON
ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF EASTERLY STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS
NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD WATERS. EASTERLY GALES ELSEWHERE.

POOR VSBY NEAR SHORE THIS MORNING ESPECIALLY NORTH OF CAPE COD
BAY...THEN IMPROVING IN RAIN LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

OUTLOOK /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...

TONIGHT...W WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40 KT.
USED A BLEND OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST AND BOTH THE WNA WAVEWATCH
MODELS /INCLUDING THE HURRICANE VERSION/. FEEL SEAS WILL BE HIGHER
THAN DEPICTED BY WNA ALONE. SEAS COULD APPROACH 15 KT ON THE SOUTHERN
OUTER WATERS.

THURSDAY...GALE FORCE WINDS CONTINUE WITH GUSTS UP TO 40-45 KT. SEAS
UP TO 10-15 FT.

FRIDAY...W WINDS CONTINUE AT GALE FORCE. SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDE...BUT
STILL UP TO 10-12 FT.

SATURDAY...WESTERLY FLOW SHOULD YIELD SCA WIND GUSTS ACROSS MOST OF
OUR WATERS.  IN ADDITION...SEAS 5 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTER-WATERS.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD DROP BELOW SCA
CONDITIONS FOR A TIME AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
WATERS.  WINDS AND SEAS MAY PICKUP ONCE AGAIN LATER SUNDAY OR SUNDAY
NIGHT BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE COLD AIR ADVECTION PATTERN.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
PRECIPITATION TOTALS /MOSTLY RAIN/ OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS CT/RI AND SOUTHEAST MA AFTER THE CHANGEOVER FROM SNOW. WHILE THIS
MAY RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY NEAR S
COAST...MAINSTEM RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WITHIN THEIR BANKS.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
SE GRADIENT RAISES RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG MAINLY SE
FACING COASTLINES DURING THIS AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE. ETSS OUTPUT GIVES
ABOUT 1.5 FT ALONG THE MA E FACING COAST AND 2 TO 3 FT ALONG THE S
FACING COASTS OF RI AND BUZZARDS BAY. RECOGNIZING THAT THE SURGE FROM
THE ETSS TENDS TO BE CONSERVATIVE...WE HAVE ADDED A FEW TENTHS TO
HALF A FOOT TO THE MODEL VALUES. THE STRONGEST GRADIENT LOOKS TO
COINCIDE CLOSELY WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE ALONG BOTH THE S COAST
AND E COAST OF MA...EVEN THOUGH THE HIGH TIDE TIMES THEMSELVES ARE
DIFFERENT.

WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FT NOT TOO FAR OFFSHORE WILL YIELD A SPLASH OVER
RISK ALONG THE EXPOSED COASTLINES. UPPER NARRAGANSETT BAY COULD GET
CLOSE TO MODERATE...SO A CHANCE THAT THE ADVISORY MAY HAVE TO BE
UPGRADED THERE. ONE SPECIAL CASE IS PROVINCETOWN HARBOR. WOULD NOT
EXPECT A SE WIND TO GENERATE MUCH SURGE THERE BUT ONCE THE WIND
SHIFTS TO SSW...THEN COULD SEE A SUDDEN SURGE OF PERHAPS 1.5 FEET OR
SO AND AN ONSHORE WIND FOR SPLASH OVER ALONG THE HARBOR FRONT.

ALSO HEAVY RAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON MAY
EXASCERBATE FLOODING IN THE UPPER PART OF NARRAGANSETT BAY /PROVIDENCE/
AND BOSTON HARBOR.

&&

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     MAZ002>006-008>014-026.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EST THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR MAZ007-015-016-018>021.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     MAZ007-015>021.
     COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
     THIS EVENING FOR MAZ007-014>016-019-022.
     COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM EST THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR MAZ020-021.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EST THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR MAZ022>024.
NH...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NHZ011-
     012-015.
RI...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR RIZ001.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EST THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR RIZ006>008.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     RIZ002>007.
     COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM EST THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR RIZ002-004>007.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR ANZ231-232-250-254-255.
     GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
     FOR ANZ230-233>237-251-256.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DRAG/FRANK
NEAR TERM...NOCERA
SHORT TERM...DRAG - NOT UPDATED
LONG TERM...FRANK/EVT - NOT UPDATED
AVIATION...NOCERA/FRANK
MARINE...NOCERA/FRANK/EVT
HYDROLOGY...NOCERA
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...WD/NOCERA
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 5:18 PM EST, 11 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

NHZ011-015-091200-
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ018-RIZ008-091200-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

A STRONG STORM TRACKING TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES IS EXPECTED TO
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST WEDNESDAY...
BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN PRIOR TO THE CHANGEOVER.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST WED NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH
SCATTERED GUSTS TO 40 KT LIKELY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE
SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ017-RIZ003-091200-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN KENT RI-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

A STRONG STORM TRACKING TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES IS EXPECTED TO
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST WEDNESDAY...
BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN PRIOR TO THE CHANGEOVER.

STRONG W WINDS WILL PERSIST WED NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH
SCATTERED GUSTS TO 40 KT LIKELY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE
SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ014-091200-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

STRONG W WINDS WILL PERSIST WED NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH
SCATTERED GUSTS TO 40 KT LIKELY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE
SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ002>005-008>012-026-NHZ012-091200-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CTZ002>004-MAZ006-013-RIZ001-091200-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RIZ002-004-005-091200-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

A STRONG STORM TRACKING TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES IS EXPECTED TO
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST WEDNESDAY...
BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN PRIOR TO THE CHANGEOVER.

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ020-021-RIZ006-007-091200-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

   WIND ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

A STRONG STORM TRACKING TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES IS EXPECTED TO
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST WEDNESDAY...
BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN PRIOR TO THE CHANGEOVER.

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ023-091200-
DUKES MA-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

   HIGH WIND WATCH.

STRONG W WINDS WILL PERSIST WED NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ231-232-250-254-255-091200-
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

   STORM WARNING.

HIGH PROBABILITY OF WESTERLY GALES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OVER THE OPEN
WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230-233>237-251-256-091200-
BOSTON HARBOR-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO
20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   GALE WARNING.

HIGH PROBABILITY OF WESTERLY GALES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OVER THE OPEN
WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ015-016-019-091200-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

   WIND ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ007-091200-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ024-091200-
NANTUCKET MA-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

   HIGH WIND WATCH.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR NEAR THE TIME OF THE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE.

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ022-091200-
BARNSTABLE MA-
518 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

   HIGH WIND WATCH.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

STRONG W WINDS WILL PERSIST WED NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 9, 1:15 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXFranklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester3 hr
Dec 9, 3:53 PM ESTGale WarningBOX3 days
Dec 9, 6:45 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Nantucket7 hr

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