Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

717 
WWUS41 KBOX 100241
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
941 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS...

CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011>013-015>024-RIZ001>008-101045-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.100210T1300Z-100211T0600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
941 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 IN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES
THE CITIES OF HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER...BOSTON...
PROVIDENCE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER AND NEW
BEDFORD.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM FROM HARTFORD
TO SPRINGFIELD TO PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND. FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE REGION INCLUDING THE GREATER BOSTON AREA...SNOW WILL
OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM. SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTH
COAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE DAY COMMUTE.

AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA...WITH 4 TO 8
INCHES LIKELY AS ONE NEARS THE MASS PIKE AND BOSTON. 

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN HOW FAR NORTH THE REAL HEAVY SNOW
BAND WILL PROGRESS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
IT DOES NOT MAKE IT AS FAR NORTH AS THE MASS PIKE...WHICH WOULD MEAN
LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS FROM SPRINGFIELD EASTWARD TO WORCESTER TO BOSTON.
WE WILL KNOW MUCH MORE ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL BY 4 AM WEDNESDAY.

FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE
LIKELY ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS WHERE SOME SLEET AND RAIN WILL
MIX IN FOR A TIME...RESULTING IN LESS SNOW ACROSS THIS AREA.

NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR
VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS MAY RESULT
IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THE SNOW WILL BE WET ACROSS THE COAST
AND BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWN TREE LIMBS RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO IMPACT
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FROM PLYMOUTH COUNTY NORTHWARD TO CAPE ANN.

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>008-010-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-101045-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0002.100210T1300Z-100211T0600Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
941 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 IN MASSACHUSETTS.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THIS TIME. THIS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE DAY COMMUTE.

AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. 

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW FAR NORTH THE SHIELD OF
HEAVY SNOW WILL TRACK. IF THE SYSTEM MOVES A BIT FURTHER NORTH
THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE
EXPECTED...AND A WARNING ISSUED.  HOWEVER...A TRACK SLIGHTLY FURTHER
SOUTH WOULD LIKELY CONFINE THE HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTH OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS PIKE...POSSIBLY LEAVING AREAS NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE
WITH JUST A COUPLE OF INCHES. FINAL ADVISORY AND OR WARNING DECISIONS
WILL BE MADE BY 4 AM WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

809 
WWUS41 KBOX 100243
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
943 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS...

CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011>013-015>024-RIZ001>008-101045-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.100210T1300Z-100211T0600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
943 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 IN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES
THE CITIES OF HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER...BOSTON...
PROVIDENCE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER AND NEW
BEDFORD.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM FROM HARTFORD
TO SPRINGFIELD TO PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND. FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE REGION INCLUDING THE GREATER BOSTON AREA...SNOW WILL
OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM. SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTH
COAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE DAY COMMUTE.

AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH 4 TO 8
INCHES LIKELY AS ONE NEARS THE MASS PIKE AND BOSTON.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN HOW FAR NORTH THE REAL HEAVY
SNOW BAND WILL PROGRESS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT IT DOES NOT MAKE IT AS FAR NORTH AS THE MASS PIKE...
WHICH WOULD MEAN LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS FROM SPRINGFIELD EASTWARD TO
WORCESTER TO BOSTON. WE WILL KNOW MUCH MORE ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL
BY 4 AM WEDNESDAY.

FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE
LIKELY ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS WHERE SOME SLEET AND RAIN
WILL MIX IN FOR A TIME...RESULTING IN LESS SNOW ACROSS THIS AREA.

NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR
VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS MAY RESULT
IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THE SNOW WILL BE WET ACROSS THE COAST
AND BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWN TREE LIMBS RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO IMPACT
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FROM PLYMOUTH COUNTY NORTHWARD TO CAPE ANN.

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>008-010-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-101045-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0002.100210T1300Z-100211T0600Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
943 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 IN MASSACHUSETTS.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THIS TIME. THIS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE DAY COMMUTE.

AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW FAR NORTH THE SHIELD OF
HEAVY SNOW WILL TRACK. IF THE SYSTEM MOVES A BIT FURTHER NORTH
THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE
EXPECTED...AND A WARNING ISSUED.  HOWEVER...A TRACK SLIGHTLY
FURTHER SOUTH WOULD LIKELY CONFINE THE HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTH OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS PIKE...POSSIBLY LEAVING AREAS NORTH OF THE MASS
PIKE WITH JUST A COUPLE OF INCHES. FINAL ADVISORY AND OR WARNING
DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY 4 AM WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

120 
WWUS41 KBOX 100925
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
425 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...

NHZ011-012-015-101030-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.A.0002.100210T1300Z-100211T0600Z/
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
425 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

THE STORM WILL LIKELY STAY FAR ENOUGH SOUTH OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
TO PRELUDE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...2 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL IS LIKELY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS.

$$

MAZ005-008-010-014-101730-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.100210T1300Z-100211T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0002.100210T1300Z-100211T0600Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...CHESTERFIELD...
AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE
425 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING
THIS TIME. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON...AND
MOST LIKELY DURING THE LATE DAY COMMUTE.

AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE
PROBABLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BY THE TIME ALL IS
SAID AND DONE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN
MIDDLESEX COUNTY ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE MASS PIKE...WITH THE LOWER
AMOUNTS OF THE RANGE EXPECTED IN THE NORTH.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW FAR NORTH THE SHIELD OF
HEAVY SNOW WILL PROGRESS. IF THE SYSTEM MOVES A BIT FURTHER NORTH
THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE
EXPECTED. HOWEVER...A TRACK SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH WOULD LIKELY
CONFINE THE HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS PIKE.
HOWEVER...WE HAVE MODERATE CONFIDENCE THAT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR
WILL BE TREACHEROUS NO REGARDLESS OF THE EXACT SNOW AMOUNTS.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ024-101730-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0002.100210T2000Z-100211T0600Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
425 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR NANTUCKET.

SNOW OR A RAIN SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10
AM ACROSS NANTUCKET. THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...COLDER AIR
WILL FILTER IN EARLY THIS EVENING WHICH WILL CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION
OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THIS
COMBINED WITH WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR-
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE TONIGHT.

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-MAZ009-011>013-015>023-RIZ001>008-101730-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.100210T1300Z-100211T0600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
425 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 IN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES
THE CITIES OF HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER...BOSTON...
PROVIDENCE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER AND NEW
BEDFORD.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 8 AM AND NOON ACROSS THE WARNING
AREA AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A
TIME...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...AND
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND BE THE CAUSE OF A TREACHEROUS EVENING
COMMUTE. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...AND ESPECIALLY
EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS MAY CAUSE NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES.

AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE
PROBABLE NEAR THE MASS PIKE...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS AS ONE HEADS
SOUTHWARD. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL PROBABLY RANGE FROM 9 TO
15 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND...AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AND
WET FOR A TIME...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. THIS COMBINED WITH
INCREASING WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AN END AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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>004-006-007-026-101730-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.100210T1300Z-100211T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.100210T1500Z-100211T0600Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AYER
425 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE ADVISORY COVERS MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM ACROSS THE
ADVISED AREA. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL IS EXPECTED DURING
THE EVENING COMMUTE.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE PROBABLE IN THIS AREA...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WORCESTER COUNTY
WHERE LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE
MASS PIKE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END AROUND OR JUST AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

517 
WWUS41 KBOX 101638
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1138 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...

CTZ002>004-MAZ005-008>023-RIZ001>008-110045-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...
QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1138 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 IN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES
THE CITIES OF HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER...BOSTON...
PROVIDENCE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER AND NEW
BEDFORD.

LIGHT SNOW HAS ALREADY OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS CURRENTLY MOVING ONTO
THE SOUTH COAST. THIS ACTIVITY WILL OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE
WARNING AREA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. ONCE THIS MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW WORKS INTO THE REGION...ROADWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW
COVERED AND SLIPPERY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A
TIME...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...AND
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND BE THE CAUSE OF A TREACHEROUS EVENING
COMMUTE. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...AND ESPECIALLY
EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS MAY CAUSE NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES
ACROSS PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE
PROBABLE NEAR THE MASS PIKE...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS AS ONE HEADS
SOUTHWARD. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL PROBABLY RANGE FROM
9 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND...AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY
AND WET FOR A TIME...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. THIS COMBINED
WITH NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ALONG WITH DOWNED TREE LIMBS.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AN END AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ024-110045-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.100210T2000Z-100211T0600Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
1138 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR NANTUCKET.

SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL FALL
MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH IT COULD MIX
WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN AND SLEET FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. HOWEVER...ANY
MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BY EVENING. IT WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH WINDS
GUSTING TO BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR- BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS.

AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE TONIGHT.

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>004-006-007-026-110045-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AYER
1138 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

THE ADVISORY COVERS MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE.

SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW LATE THIS MORNING WILL BECOME
WIDESPREAD BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL IS
EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL BE
SLIPPERY.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE PROBABLE IN THIS AREA...
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
WORCESTER COUNTY WHERE LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE MASS PIKE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END
AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

735 
WWUS41 KBOX 101957
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
257 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

MAZ005-008>011-014-015-110400-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...CHESTERFIELD...
BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...CAMBRIDGE...
BOSTON
257 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

THE ADVISORY COVERS MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MASS
PIKE INCLUDING BOSTON.

LIGHT SNOW HAS BEEN AFFECTING THE REGION FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WERE SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AND LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS HAVE
OCCURRED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

WE DO EXPECT SNOW TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THIS COMBINED WITH SUNSET WILL
ALLOW THE SNOW TO BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND ROADS WILL BECOME
SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END AROUND OR
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT.


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.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ012-013-016>023-RIZ001>008-110400-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
257 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING ACROSS THE REGION SINCE THE MORNING.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION HAVE BEEN GENERALLY ABOVE
FREEZING. THEREFORE...NO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE OCCURRED
ACROSS MOST OF THE WARNING AREA. THE EXCEPTION IS THE SOUTH COASTS OF
RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. THE SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING MUCH
HEAVIER IN THIS REGION AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES OF WET SNOW.

SNOW INTENSITIES SHOULD PICKUP ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION BY LATE
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH SUNSET WILL ALLOW
THE SNOW TO ACCUMULATE AND ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY LEADING TO A
MESSY EVENING RUSH HOUR.

WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT
...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH ALONG THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND
COAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. THERE MAY EVEN BE SOME BRIEF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS
ALONG THE SOUTH COAST THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...THE SNOW WILL BE
WET WHICH MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS
ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH COAST.

AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS. HOWEVER...ALONG THE SOUTH COASTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND
RHODE ISLAND ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AN END AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ024-110400-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.100210T2000Z-100211T0600Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
257 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR NANTUCKET.

RAIN AND WET SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING ACROSS THE REGION SINCE THE
MORNING. HOWEVER...ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES HAVE PREVENTED MUCH
ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THEN BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. IT WILL FALL
HEAVILY AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING INTO MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH
AT TIMES TONIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND EVEN A PERIOD NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY
WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS LATER TONIGHT.

AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE TONIGHT.

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>004-006-007-026-110400-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AYER
257 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

THE ADVISORY COVERS MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE.

LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING
OFF BY MIDNIGHT. THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS HAVE
OCCURRED WITH ABOVE FREEZING SURFACE TEMPERATURES. THE TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL A FEW DEGREES ALLOWING THE SNOW TO BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE. AT
THIS TIME...ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 ARE INCHES ARE EXPECTED AND
UNTREATED ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY.

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.

&&

$$

934 
WWUS41 KBOX 102301
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
601 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

CTZ002>004-MAZ012-013-016-024-110600-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...QUINCY...NANTUCKET
601 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

THE ADVISORY COVERS THE AREAS FROM NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...TO
WORCESTER...AND INTO FOXBORO IN MASSACHUSETTS.  THE ADVISORY ALSO
INCLUDES NANTUCKET ISLAND.

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING ACROSS THE REGION SINCE THIS
MORNING. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WERE SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION AND LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS HAVE OCCURRED
THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

HOWEVER...SNOW WAS INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING
HOURS. THIS COMBINED WITH SUNSET WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO BEGIN TO
ACCUMULATE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF BY OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE AND GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT.

ACROSS NANTUCKET...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING
THROUGH OUT THE DAY. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF WET SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE BEFORE THE SNOW COMES
TO END TOWARD MORNING. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60
MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY
RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ002>011-014-026-110015-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
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-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
CAMBRIDGE...AYER
601 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...BUT SHOULD TAPER OFF BY
MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO POSSIBLY UP TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
THE REGION. UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY THIS EVENING...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CRITERIA.
THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...MOTORISTS ARE
URGED TO STILL DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS.

$$

MAZ017>023-RIZ001>008-110600-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
601 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS.

SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING ACROSS THE REGION SINCE THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION HAVE BEEN GENERALLY ABOVE
FREEZING SO MOST LOCATIONS WERE JUST STARTING TO SEE SOME
ACCUMULATIONS AS OF EARLY THIS EVENING. THE EXCEPTION HAS BEEN SOUTH
COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES OF WET SNOW HAVE ALREADY ACCUMULATED.

SNOW INTENSITIES WERE ALREADY PICKING UP ACROSS THE REGION THIS
EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH SUNSET WILL FINALLY ALLOW THE SNOW TO
ACCUMULATE AND ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH 7
TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND.

WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH
ALONG THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR
VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION... THE
SNOW WILL BE WET WHICH MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND
DOWNED TREE LIMBS ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH COAST.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ015-110600-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
SUFFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BOSTON
601 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOSTON.

A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW HAS BEEN AFFECTING THE REGION SINCE LATE MORNING.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WERE SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE
REGION AND LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS HAVE OCCURRED THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WERE FALLING EARLY THIS EVENING AND THE
PRECIPITATION HAS ALREADY CHANGED OVER TO SNOW. THE SNOW MAY FALL
MODERATELY AT TIMES THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES EXPECTED. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
SLIPPERY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END AROUND OR JUST AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

538 
WWUS41 KBOX 110541
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1241 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

MAZ017>023-RIZ001>008-110645-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1241 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ012-013-015-016-024-110645-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...NANTUCKET
1241 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
107 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
DRY AND SEASONABLY COOL WEATHER WILL PREVAIL TODAY. A RAPIDLY
INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH AREAS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE MASS TURNPIKE MOST AT RISK FOR SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS.
HIGH PRESSURE THEN BRINGS DRY AND SEASONABLY COLD WEATHER THURSDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
12Z OBSERVED SOUNDINGS FROM CHH AND ALY SUPPORT PREVIOUS FORECAST
HIGHS OF LOW TO MID 30S ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WITH ABUNDANT
SUNSHINE. PRES GRADIENT SLOWLY RELAXES THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY 4-5 PM. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW.

SFC AND MID LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS EWD ACROSS SNE THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT
MOSUNNY SKIES AND SEASONABLE TEMPS WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN
FROM THE SW LATE TODAY. GUSTY NW FLOW WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY THIS
AFTERNOON. USED MAV/MET BLEND FOR TEMPS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY/...
TONIGHT...CYCLOGENESIS TAKES SHAPE OFF MID ATLC COAST AS POTENT MID
LEVEL LOW MOVES TOWARD THE COAST WITH TREMENDOUS HEIGHT FALLS
DEVELOPING.  CLOUDS THICKEN AND LOWER WITH SNOW APPROACHING SW ZONES
TOWARD 12Z.  NAM LOOKS TOO SLOW WITH PRECIP ONSET WHICH IS A TYPICAL
BIAS OF THE NAM SO WE LEANED TOWARD A BLEND OF THE GFS/SREF BRINGING
CHC POPS NWD TO BDL-PVD-EWB TOWARD DAYBREAK AND DRY TO THE NORTH.
HEAVIER SNOW SHOULD HOLD OFF TIL AFT 12Z AND MOST OF THE EARLY
MORNING COMMUTE FROM HFD TO PVD SHOULD BE OK.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS REVOLVE AROUND SNOW AND WIND POTENTIAL FROM
POTENT COASTAL STORM WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

1130 AM UPDATE...

WE WILL BE EXPANDING WINTER STORM WATCHES NORTHWARD TO INCLUDE THE
ENTIRE COUNTY WARNING AREA WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHWEST NH. THE 12Z
NAM/GFS AND UKMET HAVE CONVERGED ON A SIMILAR SOLUTION WITH SURFACE
LOW TRACKING VERY CLOSE TO THE 40N/70W BENCHMARK. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL
IS LIKELY FOR THE BOSTON-PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR AND POSSIBLY WESTWARD
INTO CT. SOME MIXING IS LIKELY FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. WE WILL HAVE
MORE DETAILS BY MID AFTERNOON. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOW BELOW.

STRONG CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL RACE TOWARD THE EAST COAST AND
ENTER THE ATLANTIC AROUND THE DELMARVA ON WEDNESDAY. THE WILL AID IN
INDUCING RAPID CYCLOGENESIS WELL TO THE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND WHICH
WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE SNOWSTORM FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
TO THE SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE. OVERALL...FORECAST RATIONALE HAS NOT
CHANGED MUCH FROM PREVIOUS DAY SHIFT...SO THEREFORE THE FORECAST
HASN/T CHANGED MUCH. THE POSITIONING OF THE MID LEVEL LOW AND IT/S
ASSOCIATED FORCING MECHANISMS WILL DETERMINE HOW FAR NORTH HEAVY
SNOWFALL GETS. THIS IS STILL IN QUESTION AS THERE REMAIN DIFFERING
MODEL SOLUTIONS. OVERALL...WE LIKED A GFS/SREF/GFS ENSEMBLE BLEND THE
BEST.

CATEGORICAL POPS FOR SNOWFALL SHOULD BE KNOCKING ON OUR SOUTHERN DOOR
AT THE START OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS MID LEVEL WARM FRONT SHARPENS
UP TO THE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND. AS THIS FORCING MECHANISM MOVES
NORTHWARD DURING THE MORNING HOURS...HEAVY SNOWFALL...POSSIBLY BANDED
IN A WEST TO EAST FASHION SHOULD ALSO BE MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH LI
AND SOUTHERN CT WITH 1+ INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES. NOT COMPLETELY
SURE HOW FAR NORTH THIS BAND WILL MAKE IT IN STOUT FORM...BUT WE
THINK AT LEAST OUR CT/RI/SE MASS ZONES WILL SEE IT DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY. NORTH OF THERE...IT WILL SNOW...BUT THE
HEAVIER BAND WILL PROBABLY FALL APART AS THE FORCING BECOMES REMOVED
FROM THE MAIN SYSTEM.

AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE MID LEVEL LOW REALLY CRANKS
UP A SMIDGE TOO FAR SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION TO ALLOW FOR A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW OVER THE MAJORITY OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
THEREFORE...WE THINK THE BEST CHANCE OF WARNING CRITERIA SNOWFALL
REMAINS SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE. THAT/S WHERE THE DAY SHIFT INITIALLY
HOISTED WATCHES...AND WE SEE NO NEED TO EXPAND NORTHWARD AT THIS
TIME. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM LATER WEDNESDAY
MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING AFTER
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE CAPE AND ISLANDS MAY SEE LOWER SNOW
ACCUMS DUE TO A WARMER BOUNDARY LAYER...ALTHOUGH WE THINK THOSE TEMPS
WILL TURN COLDER IF BANDING DEVELOPS LATE WED AND WED EVENING.

FORECAST SNOWFALL TOTAL GRAPHICS ARE POSTED TO THE WEB. THESE WILL
PROBABLY HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED EITHER NORTH OR SOUTH WITH TIME
DEPENDING ON EXACTLY HOW AND WHERE THE SYSTEM EVOLVES. DETAILS ARE STILL
UNCERTAIN...AND WE WOULDN/T BE SURPRISED TO SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
AXIS SHIFTED 50 OR SO MILES NORTH OF SOUTH OF WHERE IT/S CURRENTLY
FORECAST TO OCCUR. THEREFORE...FOLKS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE PIKE
SHOULD STILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR POSSIBLE FORECAST CHANGES AND/OR
HAZARDS. CONVERSELY...A 50 MILE SHIFT SOUTH...KIND OF WHAT THE GGEM
AND ECMWF SHOWS...WOULD ALLOW FOR MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA TO BE
LOWERED TO AN ADVISORY AT SOME POINT TODAY OR NIGHT.

THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR WILL PROBABLY BE OKAY...BUT THE
EVENING RUSH HOUR WILL PROBABLY BE A MESS WITH LOW VSBYS...INCREASING
WINDS...AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE PIKE.

THE WIND IMPACTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT...ESPECIALLY ON THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS WHERE LOCAL GUST TOOLS ARE SHOWING POTENTIAL FOR 50 KNOT
GUSTS LATE WED AFTN AND NIGHT. WE HAVE THEREFORE ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THAT AREA. NO BLIZZARD WATCH AT THIS TIME BECAUSE WE ARE
NOT SURE WE WILL MEET THE VSBY CRITERIA SINCE BL TEMPS WILL BE WARMER
THERE CAUSING POTENTIAL PRECIP TYPE ISSUES. FURTHER INLAND...ADVISORY
WIND SPEEDS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

AFTER THE STORM DEPARTS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WE LOOK TO BE IN FOR A
RELATIVELY QUIET PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND FAIR WEATHER.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...

THIS AFTERNOON...
VFR WITH DIMINISHING WIND. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

TONIGHT...
VFR TO START WITH MVFR CIGS ENTERING BDL/BAF LATE. SNOW MAY
APPROACH BDL/BAF TOWARD 12Z. ELSEWHERE...SNOW SHOULD HOLD OFF TIL
AFTER 12Z.

WEDNESDAY...
INCREASING CONFIDENCE ON LIFR CONDITIONS 18Z-00Z ALL TERMINALS IN
HEAVY SNOW WITH VSBYS 1/2 MILE OR LESS...STRONG EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS AND
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1-2 INCHES POSSIBLE. LIFR CONDITIONS MAY ENTER
BDL/BAF MAY BEGIN AS EARLY AS 15Z-18Z.

WE WILL UPDATE OUR TAFS AROUND 4-430 PM WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN IFR CONDITIONS IN
SNOW ACROSS MOST TERMINALS...BUT CONDITIONS ACROSS MHT ARE MORE
UNCERTAIN. NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE COASTAL TERMINALS...ESPECIALLY ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.

THURSDAY...EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE TO VFR ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS
BY EARLY TO MID MORNING...POTENTIALLY BEFORE SUNRISE WITH THE
POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF HYA/ACK.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... HIGH CONFIDENCE OF VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
TODAY...WIND GUSTS 25-30 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH 12Z BEFORE
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WITH WINDS BELOW 20 KTS THIS AFTERNOON AS
GRADIENT RELAXES.  SCA EXPIRES 13-18Z.  SEAS SUBSIDING TO BELOW 5 FT
THIS AFTERNOON OUTER WATERS.

TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 15-20 KT OVER SW WATERS TOWARD
DAYBREAK AS COASTAL LOW DEVELOPS TO THE SOUTH.

OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LOW PRESSURE BOMBING OUT TO THE
SOUTH OF THE BENCHMARK WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS AND HIGH
SEAS.  HIGH CONFIDENCE IN NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 45 KNOTS ACROSS
MOST OF OUR OPEN WATERS.  THE POTENTIAL FOR OVER 50 KNOT WIND GUSTS
EXISTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEREFORE WE HAVE ISSUED A STORM WATCH.

INCREASED SEAS OVER WNA GUIDANCE WED NIGHT INTO THURS. COULD SEE UP
TO 25 FT EAST OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.

THURSDAY...NORTHWEST GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE
MORNING OR AFTERNOON...BUT SCA WINDS CONTINUE.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...SEAS ON THE OUTER WATERS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO
BELOW 5 FT. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
THRESHOLD LIMITS OF 25 KNOTS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
TIDES WILL PEAK AT 2-2.5 FT ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE EASTERN MA COAST
WED NIGHT INTO THU MORNING WITH 20+ FT SEAS DEVELOPING JUST OFFSHORE
BY LATE WED NIGHT. NO PROBLEMS ARE ANTICIPATED DURING THE WED EVENING
HIGH TIDE AS THIS IS A LOW ASTRO TIDE AND SEAS WILL JUST BE IN THE
PROCESS OF RAMPING UP. THE THU MORNING HIGH TIDE IS HIGHER AND
ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE N/NW...A STORM SURGE OF 2 FEET
AND 15-20 FT SEAS COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AS A
WORST CASE SCENARIO...PARTICULARLY FROM THE OUTER CAPE TO ACK WHERE
THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
     WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
     WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR MAZ002>024-026.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
     WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR MAZ022>024.
NH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
     WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
     WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR RIZ001>008.
MARINE...STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR ANZ231>235-250-254>256.
     GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
     FOR ANZ230-236-237-251.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KJC/EKSTER
NEAR TERM...KJC/NOCERA
SHORT TERM...KJC/NOCERA
LONG TERM...EKSTER
AVIATION...KJC/NOCERA/EKSTER - UPDATED 108 PM
MARINE...KJC/EKSTER
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
655 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

MAZ002>011-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-101200-
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-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
655 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST AN ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL
NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THERE REMAINS PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM. A
TRACK FURTHER NORTH WOULD BRING HEAVIER SNOW INTO CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND POSSIBLY SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. A TRACK
FURTHER SOUTH WOULD RESULT IN LITTLE OR NO SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF
THE MASS PIKE. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AND UPDATES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CTZ002>004-MAZ012-013-015>021-RIZ001>008-101200-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK 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-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
655 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MAZ022>024-101200-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
655 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.
   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ANZ231>235-250-254>256-101200-
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO
20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
655 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ANZ230-236-237-251-101200-
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
655 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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