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Winter Storm Watch 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

February 2, 20094 counties in Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm watch at Feb 2, 2009, 4:07 PM EST for 4 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 3, 2009, 8:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 2, 2009, 4:07 PM EST (21:07 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 3, 2009, 8:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 3, 2009, 4:40 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Feb 2, 3:52 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 3:52 PM EST, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 11:52 AM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1152 AM EST MON FEB 2 2009

CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-013>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-031700-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-
1152 AM EST MON FEB 2 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION LATE TONIGHT.
THE PRECIPITATION MAY START AS RAIN ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A SERIES OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY BRING A LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOWFALL TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED
TUESDAY MORNING FOR PARTS OF THE REGION.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF WARNING SNOW AMOUNTS /WATCH-WARNING
PROCESS/ FOR PLYMOUTH AND BARNSTABLE COUNTIES BETWEEN 9 AM TUESDAY
AND 9 AM WEDNESDAY. NASTY TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED AT TIMES
LATE TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY FOR COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND
THE UPPER CAPE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ231-232-250-254-255-031700-
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT
40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
1152 AM EST MON FEB 2 2009

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

   GALE WATCH.

GALE WATCH.

IN ADDITION...AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY ARE ALSO EXPECTED TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AS VERY COLD AIR MOVES OVER THE WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230-233>237-031700-
BOSTON HARBOR-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
1152 AM EST MON FEB 2 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

COASTAL LOW PRESSURE MAY BRING A PERIOD OF MARGINAL NORTHEAST GALE
FORCE WIND GUSTS TO THE REGION ON TUESDAY.

AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY ARE ALSO EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AS VERY COLD AIR MOVES OVER THE WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ002>004-008>012-031700-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
1152 AM EST MON FEB 2 2009

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   AIR QUALITY ALERT.

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A SERIES OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL BRING A LIGHT TO POSSIBLY
MODERATE SNOWFALL FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS TUESDAY INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY NEED TO
BE ISSUED TUESDAY MORNING FOR PARTS OF THIS AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DRAG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 1, 9:21 PM ESTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasBOX33 hr
Feb 2, 4:27 AM ESTGale WatchBOX11 hr
Feb 2, 3:21 PM ESTGale WarningBOX31 hr
Feb 2, 3:21 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX15 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Massachusetts, 2009Every winter storm watch in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.