Alert archive / Massachusetts / Blizzard Warnings in 2010
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this blizzard warning at Dec 25, 2010, 4:51 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 26, 2010, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2010, 4:51 PM EST (21:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2010, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2010, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 141 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 912 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
932 WWUS41 KBOX 252151 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 451 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM HEADED FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL BE INTENSIFYING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL THEN STRENGTHEN FURTHER INTO A MAJOR STORM AS IT MOVES JUST SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THE STORM WILL PULL AWAY FROM THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. MAZ005>007-012>021-RIZ001>007-260600- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0005.101226T1700Z-101227T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.101226T1700Z-101227T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 451 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT BLOCK ISLAND AND ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL START IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY BY EVENING. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGHOUT SUNDAY NIGHT WITH UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH 50 TO 60 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-260600- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0005.101226T1700Z-101227T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0007.101226T1700Z-101227T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 451 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND OVERSPREAD WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY NIGHT AND TAPER TO FLURRIES BY MID TO LATE MORNING ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR PEAK SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-260600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0006.101226T1700Z-101227T2300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 451 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND...AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE UPPER PORTION OF CAPE COD. * TIMING...THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN CHANGE TO RAIN MUCH OF SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN BACK TO SNOW BY MONDAY. A SHIFT TO THE EAST IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM COULD MEAN A LOT MORE SNOW FOR CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND...AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...NORTHERLY AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BUT THEY MAY BE STRONGEST DURING THE PERIOD OF RAIN AND NOT SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF TO ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW. BUT A TRACK OF THE STORM FARTHER TO THE EAST COULD CREATE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ FIELD
11 follow-up statements
699 WWUS41 KBOX 260401 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1101 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM HEADED FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL BE INTENSIFYING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL THEN STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR STORM AS IT MOVES JUST SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THIS STORM WILL PULL AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. MAZ005>007-012>021-RIZ001>007-261200- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.101226T1700Z-101227T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1101 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT BLOCK ISLAND AND ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS... WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL START EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY BY EVENING. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGHOUT SUNDAY NIGHT WITH UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH 50 TO 60 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-261200- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.101226T1700Z-101227T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1101 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND OVERSPREAD WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY NIGHT AND TAPER TO FLURRIES BY MID TO LATE MORNING ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR PEAK SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-261200- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0006.101226T1700Z-101227T2300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 1101 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND...AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE UPPER PORTION OF CAPE COD. * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN CHANGE TO RAIN FOR MUCH OF SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BY MONDAY. AN EASTWARD SHIFT TO THE TRACK OF THIS STORM COULD MEAN A LOT MORE SNOW FOR CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND...AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS MAY BE STRONGEST DURING THE PERIOD OF RAIN AND NOT SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF TO ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW. BUT A TRACK OF THE STORM FARTHER TO THE EAST COULD CREATE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$
232 WWUS41 KBOX 260942 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 442 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM HEADED FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL BE INTENSIFYING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS MORNING. THIS STORM WILL THEN STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR STORM AS IT MOVES JUST SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THIS STORM WILL PULL AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. MAZ022-023-RIZ008-261045- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.A.0006.101226T1700Z-101227T2300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 442 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED THAT WHILE CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS WILL SEE MEASURABLE SNOW...IT WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT EITHER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OR A WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MAZ005>007-012>021-RIZ001>007-261745- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.101226T1700Z-101227T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 442 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT BLOCK ISLAND AND ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL START EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY BY EVENING. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGHOUT TONIGHT WITH UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-261745- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.101226T1700Z-101227T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 442 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL START EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY BY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
732 WWUS41 KBOX 260956 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 456 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM HEADED FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL BE INTENSIFYING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS MORNING. THIS STORM WILL THEN STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR STORM AS IT MOVES JUST SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THIS STORM WILL PULL AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. MAZ005>007-012>021-RIZ001>007-261800- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.101226T1700Z-101227T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 456 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT BLOCK ISLAND AND ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS... WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL START EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY BY EVENING. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGHOUT TONIGHT WITH UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-261800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.101226T1700Z-101227T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 456 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL START EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY BY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
214 WWUS41 KBOX 261803 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 103 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM HEADED FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL BE INTENSIFYING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL THEN STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR STORM AS IT MOVES JUST SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THIS STORM WILL PULL AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. CTZ002>004-MAZ004-010-011-026-NHZ012-015-270215- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 103 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING... IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING. * LOCATIONS...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS... WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL START EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY BY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES TONIGHT. AREAS OF POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ005>007-012>021-RIZ001>007-270215- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 103 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT BLOCK ISLAND AND ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS... WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW...EXCEPT 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND FAR SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA. HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGHOUT TONIGHT WITH UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-NHZ011-270215- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE 103 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND FAR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL START EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY BY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ NMB
245 WWUS41 KBOX 261830 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 130 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM HEADED FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL BE INTENSIFYING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL THEN STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR STORM AS IT MOVES JUST SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THIS STORM WILL PULL AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. RIZ008-270200- /O.EXB.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T0200Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 130 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA. HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY AT TIMES. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...THOUGH SNOW WILL CHANGEOVER TO RAIN AND SLEET LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ022-270230- /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T0300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 130 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY...PARTICULARLY WEST OF HYANNIS. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WEST OF HYANNIS...2 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HYANNIS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA. HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY AT TIMES. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...THOUGH SNOW WILL CHANGEOVER TO RAIN AND SLEET LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS EVENING...PARTICULARLY ON THE UPPER CAPE. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>021-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001>007-270230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 130 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT BLOCK ISLAND AND ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS... WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA. HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGHOUT TONIGHT WITH UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH OVER THE INTERIOR WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...NORTHEAST WINDS 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-NHZ011-270230- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE 130 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND FAR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL START EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY BY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ023-024-270230- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.101226T1830Z-101227T0400Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 130 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH HIGHER END AMOUNTS ON MARTHAS VINEYARD AND LESSER AMOUNTS ON NANTUCKET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA. HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH UP TO 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY AT TIMES. WINDS WILL PEAK FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...THOUGH SNOW WILL CHANGEOVER TO RAIN AND SLEET LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ RLG/NMB/NOCERA
619 WWUS41 KBOX 262155 AAA WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 455 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM APPROACHING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE DELAWARE COAST WILL INTENSIFY INTO A POWERFUL NOREASTER TONIGHT AS IT PASSES NEAR NANTUCKET MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE...MUCH OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. THIS STORM WILL PULL AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF DURING THE MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. RIZ008-270200- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T0200Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 455 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS... WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNING AREA WITH SNOWFALL HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. SNOW WILL THEN TURN OVER TO A WINTRY MIX AROUND 7 OR 8 PM WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING MAY CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>021-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001>007-270600- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 455 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS... WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLY UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT MAY EXTEND EASTWARD INTO THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THE COASTAL PLAIN. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ022-270300- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T0300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 455 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY...PARTICULARLY WEST OF HYANNIS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CAPE COD EARLY THIS EVENING. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES BY 7 OR 8 PM...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. THEREAFTER SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OR PERHAPS ALL RAIN. RAIN MAY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS EVENING...PARTICULARLY ON THE UPPER CAPE. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-NHZ011-270600- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE 455 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND FAR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES LIKELY WITH POSSIBLY 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ023-024-270400- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101227T0400Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 455 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME A WINTRY MIX LATER THIS EVENING. BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ NOCERA
368 WWUS41 KBOX 262232 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 532 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM APPROACHING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE DELAWARE COAST WILL INTENSIFY INTO A POWERFUL NOREASTER TONIGHT AS IT PASSES NEAR NANTUCKET MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE...MUCH OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. THIS STORM WILL PULL AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF DURING THE MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. RIZ008-270200- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T0200Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 532 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS... WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNING AREA WITH SNOWFALL HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. SNOW WILL THEN TURN OVER TO A WINTRY MIX AROUND 7 OR 8 PM WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING MAY CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>021-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001>007-270645- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 532 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS... WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLY UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF CONNECTICUT... CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT MAY EXTEND EASTWARD INTO THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ022-270300- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T0300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 532 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY...PARTICULARLY WEST OF HYANNIS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CAPE COD EARLY THIS EVENING. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES BY 7 OR 8 PM...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. THEREAFTER SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OR PERHAPS ALL RAIN. RAIN MAY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS EVENING...PARTICULARLY ON THE UPPER CAPE. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-NHZ011-270645- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE 532 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND FAR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES LIKELY WITH POSSIBLY 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ023-024-270400- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101227T0400Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 532 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME A WINTRY MIX LATER THIS EVENING. BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$
774 WWUS41 KBOX 270135 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 835 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM APPROACHING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE DELAWARE COAST WILL INTENSIFY INTO A POWERFUL NOREASTER TONIGHT AS IT PASSES NEAR NANTUCKET MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE...MUCH OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. THIS STORM WILL PULL AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF DURING THE MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. RIZ008-270600- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T0600Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 835 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOCK ISLAND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS BLOCK ISLAND EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OR PERHAPS ALL RAIN. RAIN MAY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...BETWEEN ONE AND THREE MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ022-270600- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T0600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 835 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY...PARTICULARLY WEST OF HYANNIS. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OR PERHAPS ALL RAIN. RAIN MAY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY ON THE UPPER CAPE. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE TO THREE MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>021-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001>007-270945- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 835 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS... WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA OVERNIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLY UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF CONNECTICUT... CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT MAY EXTEND EASTWARD INTO THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-NHZ011-270945- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE 835 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND FAR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT WITH HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES LIKELY WITH POSSIBLY 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ023-024-270600- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101227T0600Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 835 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY WITH POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 40. * VISIBILITIES...ONE TO THREE MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$
369 WWUS41 KBOX 270616 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 116 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM APPROACHING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES NEAR NANTUCKET AROUND DAYBREAK THIS MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE...MUCH OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. THIS STORM WILL PULL AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATER TODAY WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. MAZ022-RIZ008-270730- /O.EXP.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T0600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... BLOCK ISLAND 116 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS ENDED FOR A WHILE ACROSS CAPE COD AND BLOCK ISLAND. MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING ONCE THE STORM PASSES NANTUCKET AND COLDER AIR RUSHES SOUTHEAST IN ITS WAKE. CURRENTLY EXPECTING AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION LATER THIS MORNING. $$ MAZ023-024-270730- /O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101227T0600Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 116 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS ENDED FOR A WHILE ACROSS MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING ONCE THE STORM PASSES NANTUCKET AND COLDER AIR RUSHES SOUTHEAST IN ITS WAKE. CURRENTLY EXPECTING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION LATER THIS MORNING. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>021-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001>007-271430- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 116 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS... WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF AFTER DAYBREAK. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FROM BOTH THE STRONG WINDS KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-NHZ011-271430- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE 116 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND FAR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF AFTER DAYBREAK. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR TOWARD THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES BEFORE DAYBREAK. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$
902 WWUS41 KBOX 270908 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 408 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM APPROACHING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS NEAR NANTUCKET AROUND DAYBREAK. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE...MUCH OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. THIS STORM WILL PULL AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATER TODAY WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>021-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001>007-271700- /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T1700Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 408 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS... WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF AFTER DAYBREAK. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE BLINDING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. SOME POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED. SHOVELING SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-NHZ011-271700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T1700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE 408 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND FAR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF AFTER DAYBREAK. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR TOWARD THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES BEFORE DAYBREAK. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. WITH LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES...THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATER THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$
561 WWUS41 KBOX 271655 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1155 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM MOVING AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .LOW PRESSURE ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF CAPE COD WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-010>012-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-003-280100- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0017.101227T1700Z-101228T0500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T1700Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH 1155 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWINIG SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * TIMING...STEADY ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL COME TO AN END EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND WINDS WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY AND PREVIOUSLY TREATED ROADS MAY DRIFT OVER. IN ADDITION... STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE A FEW TREES OR LIMBS TO COME DOWN WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND CAUSE LOCALIZED ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH LATE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILES AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE CARE WHEN DRIVING AS MANY ROADWAYS ARE SNOW COVERED AND ICY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON ANY UNTREATED SECONDARY ROADS. && $$ MAZ007-013>021-RIZ002-004>007-271800- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T1700Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1155 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * TIMING...HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE COME TO AND END ACROSS THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-NHZ011-280100- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0017.101227T1700Z-101228T0500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101227T1700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE 1155 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * TIMING...STEADY ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL COME TO AN END EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND WINDS WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY AND PREVIOUSLY TREATED ROADS MAY DRIFT OVER. IN ADDITION... STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE A FEW TREES OR LIMBS TO COME DOWN WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND CAUSE LOCALIZED ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH LATE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILES AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE CARE WHEN DRIVING AS MANY ROADWAYS ARE SNOW COVERED AND ICY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON ANY UNTREATED SECONDARY ROADS. && $$ MANNING
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard 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 blizzard warning went out at Dec 25, 4:34 PM EST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 4:34 PM EST, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
434 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFFSHORE TONIGHT WITH OUR ATTENTION TURNING
TOWARDS A DEVELOPING COASTAL STORM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE
LOW SHOULD PULL AWAY MONDAY WITH BLUSTERY CONDITIONS CONTINUING
INTO TUESDAY. A MODERATING TEMPERATURE TREND WILL DEVELOP DURING
MIDWEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER TONIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO SURFACE LOW MOVES
NORTHEASTWARD ENDING UP OFF THE CAROLINA COAST BY 12Z. THE 12Z
SUITE OF MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THIS LOW AND
ITS PROGRESSION UP THE EAST COAST. NEW ENGLAND REMAINS IN A LIGHT
SURFACE FLOW WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. CLOUDS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO THICKEN OVERNIGHT. LOW LEVEL AIR REMAINS DRY
OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF A FEW FLURRIES MAINLY
ACROSS RI AND SE MA.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE UP THE EAST COAST SUNDAY...MOVING
AS FAR NORTH AS THE NJ COAST BY 00Z MONDAY. THE MODELS ARE IN
EXCELLENT AGREEMENT ON THE PATH OF THE STORM. THROUGH
SUNDAY...THEY ARE ALSO IN DECENT AGREEMENT ON THE STRENGTH OF THE
LOW WITH MINIMUM PRESSURES RANGING FROM 979 TO 984MB AT 00Z
MONDAY. FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE IMPACTS OF THE STORM /MOST OF
WHICH WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY/ CAN BE FOUND IN THE
LONG TERM SECTION BELOW.
FOR SUNDAY...EXPECT DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
LIGHT SNOW SHOULD BEGIN IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ZONES BY MID-
MORNING...OVERSPREADING THE AREA AND REACHING THE NORTHEASTERN
ZONES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN
BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND THEREBY MAKING TRAVELING
DIFFICULT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE IN THE 2 TO
5 INCH RANGE. MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS
*INCREASING CHANCES FOR A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY
1220 PM UPDATE... 12Z NAM GFS AND RGEM MODELS ALL CONTINUE WITH
THE SAME SCENARIO. RAPIDLY DEEPENING INTENSE LOW PRESSURE
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND WORKING ITS WAY CLOSE TO BUT SOUTHEAST OF
NANTUCKET. INTENSITIES RANGE FROM 965 MB TO 972 MB AT POINT OF
CLOSEST APPROACH. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS SHOULD BE HIGHER THAN
CURRENTLY FORECAST BUT THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION MAP WILL BE
UPDATED WITH THE 4 PM AFTERNOON PACKAGE. WE WILL LIKELY BE GOING
TO EITHER A BLIZZARD WATCH OR WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
THE WATER VAPOR SATELLITE LOOP INDICATED THREE SIGNIFICANT SHORT
WAVE DISTURBANCES INVOLVED WITH THE DEVELOPING COASTAL STORM SUNDAY.
THE FIRST NOTABLE SOUTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LOUISIANA...A SECOND IN NEBRASKA AND A THIRD ENTERING NORTH DAKOTA.
LIGHTNING HAS BEEN NOTED OFF THE GULF COAST...INDICATIVE OF A
FAIRLY INTENSE SHORT WAVE.
EXAMINING THE UPPER AIR/RAOB DATA...THE NAM AND GFS LOOKS LIKE THEY
BOTH INITIALIZED 00Z CONUS WIND SPEED DATA FAIRLY WELL. COMPARING
MODEL DATA...THE 00Z GFS/RGEM ARE DEEPER/SLOWER THAN THE 21Z SREF
MEAN AND THE 00Z NAM IS A FEW HOURS FASTER THAN THE 21Z SREF MEAN.
THE 00Z UKMET IS FEATURES AN ALMOST IDENTICAL TRACK TO THE 00Z
NAM...CLOSING OFF THE UPPER LOW FURTHER EAST...SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND.
IT IS INTERESTING HOW THE 00Z GFS/RGEM SOLUTIONS ARE SOMEWHAT
SIMILAR TO THE MID ATLANTIC CUTOFF THE ECMWF WAS ADVERTISING A FEW
DAYS AGO...BUT OVERALL LITTLE CONSISTENCY HAS BEEN EXHIBITED AMONGST
ALL MODELS THE PAST FEW DAYS...ALTHOUGH SOME RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY
HAS BEEN EXHIBITED THE PAST 24 HOURS...WITH AN OVERALL STORM TRACK
FURTHER TO THE WEST. UPDATE...THE 00Z GLOBAL ENSEMBLES ARE NOW IN
MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT AS WELL AS THE 06Z NAM AND 00Z ECMWF WITH
AN INTENSE SFC LOW TRACK JUST BETWEEN NANTUCKET ISLAND AND THE
BENCHMARK AROUND 12Z MONDAY.
THE OPERATIONAL MODELS ARE STILL IN DIFFERENT CAMPS...BUT COMING TO
A SOMEWHAT BETTER CONSENSUS WITH STORM TRACK AND INTENSITY THE PAST
FEW RUNS. FOR NOW GENERALLY WILL GO WITH A 50/50 BLEND OF THE 21Z
SREF AND 00Z NAM WHICH BRINGS LOW PRESSURE FROM THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION 18Z SUNDAY TO NEAR THE 40 N 70 W BENCHMARK POSITION AROUND
06Z MONDAY THEN EAST OF CAPE COD 12Z MONDAY. USED A BLEND OF GFS
AND NAM THICKNESSES TO DERIVE PRECIPITATION TYPE.
LATEST HPC 21Z-03Z SREF DATA INDICATED A 50 TO 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF
EXCEEDING WATCH/WARNING CRITERIA SNOW AMOUNTS. THIS TREND HAS
INCREASED WITH THE LAST SEVERAL ENSEMBLE RUNS. A WARM CONVEYOR
BELT DEVELOPS...WITH A MOISTURE PLUME EMANATING FROM THE EASTERN
GULF. A 130-140 KT H25 JET STREAK DEVELOPS AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
BECOMES NEGATIVELY TILTED...WITH THE DIVERGENT LEFT FRONT QUADRANT
APPROACHING. GFS/NAM AND ECMWF HAVE DIFFERENT TAKES ON WHERE THE
BEST BANDING AND FOCUS FOR HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL BE. H85 WINDS
INCREASE TO 75 TO 85 KT WITH INCREASING ISENTROPIC LIFT EXPECTED.
H925 WIND SPEEDS INCREASE AS WELL TO AN IMPRESSIVE 65 TO 75 KT WITH
THE GFS AND NAM...SO IMPRESSIVE INFLOW AND MOISTURE CONVERGENCE IS
EXPECTED AS THE LOW DEEPENS.
A TIGHT THERMAL RIBBON OR BAROCLINIC ZONE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
PROBABLY ACROSS EXTREME SE NEW ENGLAND AND THIS COULD ACT TO ENHANCE
SNOWFALL RATES TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE COASTAL FRONT. GENERALLY
FORECAST QPF AMOUNTS RANGING 0.25 TO 0.50 INCH NORTHWEST TO 1 TO
1.5 INCHES SOUTHEAST IN LINE WITH THE 21Z SREF. H85 TEMPERATURES
REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. HOWEVER
WITH STRONG INFLOW OFF THE RELATIVELY WARM ATLANTIC WATERS...COULD
SEE THE SNOW MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES ACROSS THE OUTER CAPE AND
NANTUCKET ISLAND. SHOULD SEE 10 TO 1 OR 15 TO 1 SNOW TO LIQUID
RATIOS WHICH SUPPORT WARNING CRITERIA TOTALS. THUS GIVEN THESE
FACTORS...HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ACROSS MOST OF THE
AREA. THIS WATCH COULD ALSO BE EXPANDED TO THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AS
WELL DEPENDING ON CONFIDENCE OF THE EXACT STORM TRACK.
A WIND ADVISORY OR HIGH WIND WATCH MAY BE NEEDED ALONG PORTIONS OF
THE COASTAL PLAIN LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH
OR MORE LOOKS LIKE A FAIRLY HIGH PROBABILITY ALONG THE COAST. THE
COMBINATION OF ONE INCH OR GREATER PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES AND
GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...PERHAPS SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND AND WEIGHT OF THE SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. TRAVEL SHOULD ALSO BE VERY DIFFICULT GIVEN THE
POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND RESULTING
LOW VISIBILITY. ALTERNATE PLANS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AROUND THE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON TIMEFRAME.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY AS THE LOW
HEADS NORTHEAST INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY WITH MODERATING TEMPERATURES FOR THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
FOCUSED MOST OF THE FORECAST EFFORT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...DID NOT
MAKE MANY CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST AT THIS TIME.
TUESDAY...WILL SEE DRY BUT BLUSTERY CONDITIONS CONTINUING AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE MID ATLC AND SE U.S. WILL REMAIN COLD WITH
HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S...BUT WILL FEEL MORE LIKE
THE TEENS.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OFF THE MID ATLC
COAST...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO W-SW...KEEPING DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE
BUT BRINGING MODERATING TEMPERATURES. HIGHS SHOULD REACH AROUND 40
DEGREES BY THURSDAY.
FRIDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE AS MODELS MAY NOT BE HANDLING NEXT SYSTEM
WELL. HAVE MENTIONED LOW CHANCE POPS FOR THU NIGHT-FRIDAY...BUT MAY
NOT GET INTO THE REGION THIS FAST.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THROUGH 00Z...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR.
TONIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW CHANCE
OF MVFR CEILINGS MOVING ASHORE INTO RI AND SOUTHEAST MA LATE WITH
FLURRIES. LOW PROBABILITY OF MVFR/IFR CIGS ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN
OF NW MA AND SOUTHERN NH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY
SUNDAY WITH BOS/BDL AND POINTS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST DROPPING TO
IFR CONDITIONS BY ABOUT 21Z SUNDAY. IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN 00-03Z MONDAY. EXPECT ROUGHLY 24
HOURS OF IFR CONDITIONS BEFORE IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR CENTRAL AND
WESTERN AREAS MONDAY AFTERNOON TO EASTERN AREAS LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING AND VFR EARLY MONDAY NIGHT.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY ALONG A BDL TO BOS
LINE AND POINTS SOUTH FOR A PERIOD SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ONE EXCEPTION
TO THIS MAY BE THE CAPE AND ISLANDS WHERE A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN MAY
OCCUR PRIOR TO WINDS PICKING UP. N-NE WINDS SUNDAY SHIFT TO THE NW
MONDAY GUSTING TO 45 KTS AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE COAST.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 35 TO 40 KTS AFTER SNOW HAS ENDED
MONDAY.
OUTLOOK...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
MONDAY NIGHT...SHOULD SEE VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CT VALLEY
INTO S CENTRAL NH TO NE CT...BUT MVFR CIGS AND/OR VSBYS MAY LINGER
ACROSS E MA/RI AT LEAST EARLY MONDAY NIGHT. LAST TO IMPROVE WILL
BE CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.
TUESDAY-THURSDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE FOR VFR CONDITIONS.
&&
.MARINE...
STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE COASTAL WATERS FOR LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. TONIGHT...WINDS AND SEAS WILL
REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA THROUGH TONIGHT. THEN WINDS AND
SEAS INCREASE QUICKLY AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE
WATERS SUNDAY. INCREASED WAVE WATCH SEAS BY 20 TO 40 PERCENT
SUNDAY AS THEY APPEAR TO BE A BIT LOW.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...GALE TO STORM FORCE N WINDS SUNDAY
NIGHT...SHIFTING TO NW DURING MONDAY. STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS
LIKELY AS WELL UP TO 50 KT. HAVE ISSUED A STORM WARNING FOR ALL
THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
FOR THE WAVE HEIGHTS...STARTED WITH WAVEWATCH AND INCREASED THOSE
WAVE HEIGHTS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE EAST COAST BY 20 TO 40
PERCENT. THIS RESULTED IN WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 25 FEET ACROSS
STELLWAGEN BANK WITH WIDESPREAD 20 TO 25 FOOT WAVE HEIGHTS
THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN COASTAL WATERS. WILL SEE VISIBILITIES
LOWERING IN SNOW LATE SUNDAY ON THE SOUTHERN WATERS...MOVING
ACROSS ALL THE WATERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. WILL SEE SLOW
IMPROVEMENT MONDAY NIGHT.
TUESDAY...NW GALE FORCE GUSTS FORECAST TO LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST
TUESDAY MORNING ON THE OUTER WATERS...BUT COULD CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY E AND S OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. ON
THE NEAR SHORE WATERS...WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH BUT REMAIN IN
STRONG SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. SEAS UP TO 7-10 FEET ON THE OUTER
WATERS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE.
WEDNESDAY...SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA WIND GUSTS COULD CONTINUE ACROSS
THE OPEN WATERS. SEAS AT OR ABOVE 5 FEET ALSO CONTINUE ON THE OUTER
WATERS MAINLY E AND S OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
SOME POSSIBILITY FOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE ENTIRE EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS COAST DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE LATE SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY. THE SEVERITY OF FLOODING WILL DEPEND ALMOST ENTIRELY ON THE
TRACK AND INTENSITY OF A COASTAL STORM THAT APPROACHES SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND DURING THAT TIME FRAME. WHILE THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN PROGRESSIVE...THE COMBINATION OF GALE TO PERHAPS STORM FORCE
WINDS AND BUILDING 15+ FOOT SEAS OFFSHORE WILL PRODUCE A STORM SURGE
THAT COULD RESULT IN MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING.
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES REMAIN HIGH AT THIS TIME BUT WILL GRADUALLY DROP
OFF THROUGH NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION...SOME BEACH EROSION WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MAZ002>021-026.
NH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR RIZ001>007.
MARINE...STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ANZ254.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RLG/STRAUSS
NEAR TERM...RLG
SHORT TERM...RLG
LONG TERM...STRAUSS/GAF
AVIATION...RLG/STRAUSS
MARINE...RLG/STRAUSS
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...STAFFHazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 4:20 AM EST, 12 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 420 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-260930- 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-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- 420 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. THE POTENTIAL CONTINUES FOR A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST SHOT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE ACROSS INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. HOWEVER...THIS IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT UPON THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THIS POTENTIAL STORM. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY REACH AT LEAST ADVISORY LEVEL ON CAPE COD AND ISLANDS AND PERHAPS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. BUILDING SEAS AND A DEVELOPING STORM SURGE COULD BRING A COASTAL FLOOD THREAT TO EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-260930- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 420 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL CONTINUES FOR A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST SHOT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE ACROSS INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO RHODE ISLAND. HOWEVER...THIS IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT UPON THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THIS POTENTIAL STORM. A WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED INTO THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY REACH AT LEAST ADVISORY LEVEL ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. BUILDING SEAS AND A DEVELOPING STORM SURGE COULD BRING A COASTAL FLOOD THREAT TO EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-260930- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 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- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 420 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WATCH. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:19 AM EST | Storm Watch | BOX | 19 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:51 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes | 12 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:51 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 43 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:52 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 53 hr | |
| Dec 25, 5:10 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 19 hr |
| Dec 25, 5:18 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more | 50 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Massachusetts, 2010Blizzard Warnings in Rhode Island, 2010Blizzard Warnings in Connecticut, 2010Every blizzard warning in 2010
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.