Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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WWUS41 KBOX 260408
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1108 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...A WEAKENING BUT STILL POTENT STORM NEAR NEW YORK CITY FRIDAY
WILL DELIVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

MAZ002-008-009-261215-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.100226T0600Z-100227T0500Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
1108 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

THIS WARNING COVERS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...AT
ELEVATIONS PRIMARILY ABOVE 800 FEET.

OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SOMETIME BETWEEN 1 AM 
AND 4 AM FRIDAY WITH PLOWABLE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED BY 10 AM FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES.

HIGH TERRAIN STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING
SHOULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES...WITH MUCH LESS ACCUMULATION BELOW
800 FEET.

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-MAZ003-004-010>012-NHZ011-261215-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.100226T0600Z-100226T2100Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-CHESHIRE NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...
FITCHBURG...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...JAFFREY...KEENE
1108 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY COVERS THE HIGH TERRAIN LOCATIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...AS WELL AS THE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND 
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND CHESHIRE COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE.

OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CHANGE TO PERIODS OF WET SNOW BY SUNRISE
FRIDAY WITH SEVERAL SLUSHY INCHES AT HIGH TERRAIN LOCATIONS ABOVE
800 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

CONNECTICUT VALLEY LOCATIONS SHOULD ESCAPE WITH JUST A LIGHT
COVERING. 

EVEN SO...THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE MAY BE SLOWER THAN NORMAL
IN THE HILLY TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY WEST OF HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD...
AS SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS DEVELOP.

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.

&&

$$

521 
WWUS41 KBOX 260938
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
438 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...

MAZ002-008-009-261745-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100227T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100227T1200Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
438 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

THIS ADVISORY COVERS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRE MOUNTAINS IN
MASSACHUSETTS.

PERIODS OF WET SNOW WILL AFFECT THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SEVERAL SLUSHY INCHES AT HIGH TERRAIN
LOCATIONS ABOVE 800 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ003-010-011-NHZ011-261045-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100226T2100Z/
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
CHESHIRE NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...JAFFREY...KEENE
438 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MAY RESULT IN JUST AN INCH OR TWO OF SLUSHY
SNOW THROUGH THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY INTO SOUTHWESTERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004-012-261745-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100227T1200Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...MILFORD...
WORCESTER
438 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY COVERS THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...AS WELL AS THE WORCESTER HILLS IN CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS.

PERIODS OF WET SNOW WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF CONNECTICUT AND CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SEVERAL SLUSHY INCHES OF SNOW
ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 800 FT.

ACCUMULATIONS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN TWO INCHES. 

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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
415 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET WILL BECOME AN INTENSE STORM AS IT
REACHES EASTERN LONG ISLAND AROUND MIDNIGHT AND NEAR NEW YORK CITY
FRI MORNING. THEREAFTER...IT WEAKENS AND MEANDERS IN AND NEAR
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH SAT BEFORE RE-ENERGIZING SUNDAY INTO
MON AS A STRONG OCEAN STORM EAST OF CAPE COD. MULTIPLE HAZARDOUS
WEATHER ELEMENTS WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH THIS LONG
DURATION STORMY PERIOD TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY OVER THE OCEAN WATERS
SOUTH OF NANTUCKET AS IT MOVES RAPIDLY NORTHWARD THIS EVENING. THIS
LOW WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 970MB JUST EAST OF LONG ISLAND THIS
EVENING THEN MOVE WESTWARD TOWARD NEW YORK CITY LATE TONIGHT. THIS
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH A MULTITUDE OF HAZARDS
TONIGHT. THESE INCLUDE HEAVY RAINFALL...HIGH WINDS...INCREASING
TIDAL DEPARTURES...AND SOME SNOWFALL.

THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN ANOMALOUSLY
STRONG EASTERLY LOW LEVEL JET. THIS WILL AID IN PUMPING NORTHWESTWARD
A PLUME OF MOISTURE LADEN AIR AND WILL RESULT IN HEAVY RAINFALL THIS
EVENING. WE ARE EXPECTING 1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAINFALL
TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST MASS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS MAY AID IN
ADDITIONAL FLOODING...THEREFORE THE FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT.

WINDS WILL BECOME A BIGGER FACTOR PRETTY QUICKLY EARLY THIS EVENING
A VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL JET IMPINGES ON SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WE THINK
THE TIME FRAME FOR STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR 50 KNOT GUSTS ACROSS COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
WE EXPANDED THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO WESTERN ESSEX COUNTY AND
MIDDLESEX COUNTY AS SOME SLIGHTLY BETTER LOW LEVEL MIXING MAY OCCUR
THERE IN TANDEM WITH THE LOW LEVEL JET CORE. WE ALSO ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE REST OF INTERIOR MASS AND SOUTHERN NH NORTH OF THE
MASS PIKE WHERE THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE LOW LEVEL JET CORE IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING. THIS IS MAINLY FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...BUT WE THINK SOME FUNNELING/POCKETS OF MIXING COULD
BRING STRONG WINDS DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS FOR A BRIEF TIME. ISOLD
DAMAGING WINDS COULD OCCUR EVEN IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKS. WE LEFT RHODE ISLAND /EXCEPT
BLOCK ISLAND/ AND CT OUT OF THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NOW SINCE WE THINK
MOST OF THE LOW LEVEL JET CORE WILL SKIP OVER THOSE AREAS.
HOWEVER...THIS WILL BEAR WATCH EARLY THIS EVENING.

THIS IS A WARM SYSTEM FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HOWEVER...WE
DO THINK COLDER AIR WILL ADVECT INTO THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...FROM
THE SOUTH ODDLY ENOUGH. IN FACT THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PASS THROUGH NANTUCKET BEFORE IT DOES
SO ELSEWHERE. A MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL PROBABLY PRECLUDE THE RAIN
CHANGING OVER THE HEAVY SNOWFALL. HOWEVER...WE DO THINK AT LEAST SOME
LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL START TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE INTERIOR. THE MID LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO SATURATE AGAIN VERY
LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...AND THIS SHOULD ALLOW
PRECIPITATION...MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW TO BECOME A BIT MORE
WIDESPREAD...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY. THE COASTAL PLAIN WILL HAVE ISSUES
ACCUMULATING...BUT THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CWA WILL PROBABLY PICK UP
AN ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
HILLS. THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE MOISTURE
PROFILES AND THE STRENGTH OF FORCING MECHANISMS...SO THE SNOWFALL
FORECAST IS STILL UNCERTAIN.

ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND PROBABLY ACCUMULATE UNTIL THE DRY SLOT
MOVES IN. HOWEVER...UPSLOPE CONTRIBUTION SHOULD BECOME QUITE ROBUST
VERY LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY. THEREFORE...SNOW TOTALS
THERE WILL BE HIGHER. WE OPTED FOR A WINTER STORM WARNING THERE
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WHERE 5 TO 10 INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE AROUND AND
ABOVE 1000 FEET.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
AS MENTIONED ABOVE...THE SNOWFALL POTENTIAL FOR FRIDAY IS A BIT
UNCERTAIN. THE NEARLY STACKED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE MEANDERING
AROUND THE AREA. WE THINK THAT WESTERNMOST ZONES WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PICK UP THE MOST SNOWFALL...MAINLY THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE BERKSHIRES WHERE WE HAVE A WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT. FOR
THE CENTRAL ZONES JUST TO THE EAST OF THE WARNING AREA WE HAVE ISSUED
AN ADVISORY FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW...MAINLY FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER...THIS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED FOR POTENTIAL
CHANGES AS THE SNOWFALL FORECAST IS A BIT UNCERTAIN. BASICALLY WE
WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT THERE WILL BE SOME SLIPPERY TRAVEL
FRIDAY MORNING. EAST OF THE ADVISORY AREA...THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME
LIGHT SNOW /PERHAPS EVEN MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE COAST/ BUT IT WILL BE
TOUGH TO ACCUMULATE. COASTAL AREAS WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
FRIDAY NIGHT TO SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW. OTHERWISE...WINDS SHOULD NOT
BE A PROBLEM FRIDAY DUE TO A MUCH MORE RELAXED PRESSURE GRADIENT THAN
WHAT WE WILL SEE TONIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
STACKED LOW REMAINS OVER NEW ENGLAND.  DEEP MOISTURE LINGERS
THROUGH  THAT TIME WITH GOOD LIFT IN THE NUCLEATION ZONE FORECAST
THROUGH SATURDAY.  THE LIFT THEN SHIFTS NORTH OF OUR AREA SUNDAY
WITH PROGRESSIVE DRYING THROUGH THE DAY.

THE LIFT IS BEST OVER OUR NORTHERN AND WESTERN ZONES FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY...WILL KEEP CATEGORICAL POPS IN THOSE AREAS AND
LIKELY POPS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. DIMINISHING POPS SATURDAY
NIGHT WITH HIGH CHANCE POPS ALL AREAS ON SUNDAY.  DAYTIME TEMPS ARE
WARM ENOUGH IN THE EAST FOR ANY SNOW TO CHANGE TO RAIN...OTHERWISE
SNOW EXPECTED.  WITH THE UPPER LOW IN PLACE OVERHEAD WE WILL TERM IT
AS RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS RATHER THAN STRATIFORM.

LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...THE HILLS WILL
GET SEVERAL MORE INCHES.  THE EXISTING WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE
BERKSHIRE EAST SLOPES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.  ADVISORIES
MAY BE NEEDED IN THE CENTRAL HILLS.

ANOTHER SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE REACHES THE SOUTHEAST USA COAST
SATURDAY AND SPINS UP ANOTHER COASTAL LOW BY SUNDAY.  MODEL
CONSENSUS KEEPS MOST OF THIS STORM OFFSHORE...BUT 12Z RUNS ARE A
LITTLE FARTHER WEST AND MAY BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BRING PRECIP TO CAPE
COD AND THE ISLANDS LATE SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT.  WILL INDICATE
LIKELY POPS IN THOSE AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT.

PREFERRED THE NAM/MET VALUES FOR THIS PERIOD...EXCEPT A BLEND OF
GMOS AND 09Z SREFS FOR POPS.

MONDAY-TUESDAY...
OFFSHORE LOW LINGERS SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA.
LINGERING CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT WITH SUFFICIENTLY DEEP MOISTURE TO
SUPPORT CLOUDS.  DIMINISHING POPS MONDAY...DIMINISHING CLOUDS
TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY...
ANOTHER SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE...ANOTHER GULF OF MEXICO SURFACE
LOW...ANOTHER STORM PASSING SOUTH OF US.  THE 12Z ECMWF IS WEST OF
THE GFS TRACK AND SLOWER...CURRENT FORECAST TRACKS SEEM FAR ENOUGH
OFFSHORE TO FORECAST DRY WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.  BUT
THEN THIS IS A DAY 6/DAY 7 FORECAST AND SO THE CONFIDENCE IN THIS
DRY OUTCOME IS LOWER THAN LOW...THE OFFSHORE STORM MIDWEEK NEXT WILL
NEED TO BE MONITORED.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
PLEASE SEE 18Z TAFS AND ANY OF THEIR AMENDMENTS FOR DETAILS.

THROUGH 05Z FRIDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN MAINLY IFR CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE PERIOD...WITH PERIODS OF LIFR CONDITIONS IN FOG AND DRIZZLE BECOMING
PERIODIC SQUALLY RAINS LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING BUT WITH SOMEWHAT
IMPROVING IFR CONDS.

HEAVIEST RAIN SQUALLS OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING AS LLWS
DEVELOPS WITH THE INTENSE STORM FIRST MOVING DUE N TOWARD NANTUCKET
THEN ABRUPTLY CURLING WEST TONIGHT THROUGH LONG ISLAND SOUND TONIGHT.

SUBSTANTIAL LLWS IS IN THE FCST TAFS FOR PORTIONS OF SNE. MANY PIREPS
EXPECTED TONIGHT OF TURBULENCE.

ELY GUSTS 37-47 KTS EXPECTED AT KBOS/KHYA/KACK/KFMH BETWEEN 22Z AND
05Z WITH INLAND GUSTS AT KORH/KMHT/KPVD POSSIBLE REACHING 30-40KT FOR
AN HOUR OR 2 WITHIN THE 01Z-06Z TIME FRAME.

AFTER 05Z FRIDAY...CONDITIONS LIKELY WILL IMPROVE TO MVFR CIGS
THROUGHOUT THE AREA BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z FRIDAY WITH BRIEF S GUSTS
33-40 KTS KACK/KHYA/KFMH 07Z-13Z FRI. HOWEVER...PERIODS OF MVFR OR
BRIEF IFR CONDS IN SNOW DEVELOPS BY 12Z FRI IN KBAF/KBDL.

OUTLOOK...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

FRIDAY NIGHT-SATURDAY...IFR WEST AND IFR/MVFR EAST IN LOW CIGS AND
RAIN/SNOW. CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE A LITTLE SATURDAY.

SUNDAY...MVFR WITH LOCAL IFR IN LOW CIGS AND RAIN/SNOW.  INCREASING
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS LATE SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST.

MONDAY...MVFR IN LOW CIGS AND SCATTERED RAIN/SNOW.  WINDS GUSTING TO
30 KNOTS ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST ESPECIALLY CAPE COD AND
ISLANDS.

TUESDAY...IMPROVING CONDITIONS.

&&

.MARINE...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH EARLY THIS EVENING THEN
BENDS BACK WESTWARD TOWARD NEW YORK CITY LATE TONIGHT. EASTERLY GALES
WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL WATERS...WITH 50-60 KT
GUSTS ACROSS THE EASTERN MASS WATERS THROUGH 07Z. THIS WILL AID IN
RAPIDLY BUILDING...AND DANGEROUS SEAS...ESPECIALLY ON THE OCEAN
WATERS EAST OF BOSTON. SEAS MAY BUILD TO 30 FEET OVER STELLWAGEN
BANK AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE RATHER QUICKLY AFTER 2 OR 3
AM...AND BE OF SCA INTENSITY OR EVEN LESS ON FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...DANGEROUSLY HIGH SEAS WILL TAKE MUCH LONGER TO SUBSIDE.

OUTLOOK...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...EAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTH WITH SPEEDS
GENERALLY BELOW 25 KNOTS.  SEAS WILL STILL BE ROUGH WITH 10 TO 15
FEET ON THE OUTER WATERS AND 5 TO 10 FEET ON THE NON-PROTECTED INNER
WATERS.  SEAS SLOWLY DIMINISH SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

SUNDAY NIGHT-MONDAY...INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GALE
FORCE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ESPECIALLY EAST OF
MASSACHUSETTS.  EXPECT SEAS ON THE EASTERN WATERS TO BUILD TO 8 TO
12 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT-TUESDAY...DIMINISHING WIND MONDAY NIGHT WITH
DIMINISHING SEAS TUESDAY.  MONDAY NIGHT GALES WILL GIVE WAY TO
TUESDAY SMALL CRAFTS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MAJORITY OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE POSTED THIS AFTERNOON FOR
SOME MERRIMACK TRIBUTARIES PENDING LATEST GUIDANCE FROM NERFC.

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION RAIN/SNOW EVENT FROM
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY HAS LEFT THE AREA VULNERABLE TO
FLOODING. IN THE EAST...GENERAL 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN PUSHED UP
STREAMS AND RIVERS. TO THE WEST...A WATER LADEN SNOWPACK BRINGS THE
POTENTIAL FOR MELT.

A TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS STILL EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.  SCATTERED TOTALS TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE. LATEST
GRIDDED QPF REFLECTS THIS.

EXACT FFG VALUES ARE DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT. THIS IS BECAUSE WHILE
THE TOPMOST FEW INCHES OF SOIL ARE THAWED...BELOW THAT THE SOIL IS
FROZEN. THIS PRESENTS A CHALLENGE SINCE MUCH OF THE RAIN/SNOWMELT
WOULD BECOME RUNOFF. THE ABOVE MENTIONED FORECAST RAIN AND SNOWMELT
IS EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE FLOODING WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.

A CAVEAT IS THAT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CHESHIRE COUNTY AND THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...SOME OF THE RAIN COULD BE ABSORBED
BY THE SNOWPACK. BUT NOTING LATEST STREAM GAGE DATA IN SOUTHWEST NH
AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...AT LEAST SOME STREAM
RESPONSES HAVE BEEN NOTED...SO RUNOFF IS OCCURRING. SNOW CLOGGED
DRAINS COULD ALSO CAUSE FLOODING ISSUES.

CALLS MADE YESTERDAY TO LOCAL OFFICIALS IN THE FAR INTERIOR INDICATE
THAT RIVER ICE IS LESS THAN TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...
GENERALLY AWAY FROM PONDS THERE ARE GOOD OPEN AREAS ALONG STREAMS
AND RIVERS...OR THEY ARE WIDE OPEN. SO BASED ON THIS
INFORMATION...ICE JAM FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED IN SOUTH
CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST NH AND FAR INTERIOR MA.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
ASTRO HIGH TIDE IS RELATIVELY LOW THIS EVENING...BUT ONSHORE WINDS
WILL BE INCREASING TO STORM FORCE LEVELS AND SEAS BUILDING
DURING THE EVENING. THE ONSHORE WIND DRIVING LARGE SEAS ONSHORE WILL
INCREASE THE SURGE ALONG THE EAST COAST TO BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET
ACCOMPANIED BY POUNDING SURF. THUS...HAVE CONVERTED THE COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH TO A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING. COULD BE
FAIRLY WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...AND THERE IS A RISK OF A
FEW SPOTS REACHING MODERATE COASTAL FLOOD CRITERIA...DUE TO WAVE
DRIVEN WAVES CRASHING ONSHORE. WILL NEED TO MONITOR...IN THE EVENT
THAT THE WINDS AND SEAS RISE FASTER THAN PREDICTED IN WHICH CASE WE
WOULD HAVE TO UPGRADE TO A WARNING.

ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING HIGH TIDES ON
BOTH THE EAST AND SOUTH COASTS. ALONG THE EAST COAST...THE SURGE MAY
REACH 3 TO 3.5 FEET DURING THE NIGHT BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE RELAXING
DOWN TO BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET AROUND THE TIME OF THE 8 TO 9 AM HIGH
TIDE. THINK THAT THE MRPSSE GUIDANCE IS RELAXING THE SURGE TOO
QUICKLY AND HAVE GONE ABOVE. TWO OTHER FACTORS MAKE THIS A
POTENTIALLY WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOOD EVENT. IT IS A
RELATIVELY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AND EXPECT SEAS TO STILL BE
NEAR 20 FEET JUST OFFSHORE...WITH A LARGE HIGH ENERGY SWELL
COMPONENT.

HAVE ALSO ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTH COAST WHERE
SURFACE WINDS ARE PROGGED TO SHIFT TO A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS COMBINED WITH LOW SURFACE PRESSURE MAY
PRODUCE A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET...POSSIBLY EVEN HIGHER FOR THE
UPPER PART OF NARRAGANSETT BAY.

AS WE HAVE BEEN NOTING...BEACH EROSION IS A CONCERN FOR AT LEAST THE
NEXT SEVERAL HIGH TIDE CYCLES...MAINLY ALONG THE EAST COAST OF
MASSACHUSETTS WITH A PARTICULAR CONCERN ALONG THE NEWBURYPORT TO
GLOUCESTER STRETCH. THE ACCUMULATIVE IMPACT OF SUCCESSIVE HIGH TIDE CYCLES
WITH BEACH EROSION...ENHANCED BY A LONG DURATION OF WAVES WITH A HIGH
SWELL ENERGY COMPONENT...IS IN ITSELF A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN.

&&

.EQUIPMENT...
THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT BLUE HILL WILL BE OFF THE AIR
UNTIL SOMETIME FRIDAY.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR CTZ002>004.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
     CTZ002>004.
MA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR MAZ002>016-026.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
     MAZ003-004-010>012.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY FOR MAZ002>004-008-009-013-
     017-018-020-021-026.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY FOR MAZ005>007-014>016-
     019-022>024.
     COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FRIDAY MORNING FOR MAZ007-015-016-019-022-
     024.
     COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR MAZ007-
     015-016-019-022-024.
     COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM 3 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
     MORNING FOR MAZ020-021.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
     NIGHT FOR MAZ002-008-009.
NH...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR NHZ011-012-015.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
     NHZ011.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR RIZ001>004.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY FOR RIZ008.
     COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM 3 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
     MORNING FOR RIZ002-004>007.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ232>237-255-256.
     STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ230-231-250-251-254.

&&

SYNOPSIS...EKSTER
NEAR TERM...EKSTER
SHORT TERM...EKSTER
LONG TERM...WTB
AVIATION...WTB/DRAG
MARINE...WTB/EKSTER
HYDROLOGY...
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
EQUIPMENT...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
447 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-261000-
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-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER 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-
447 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.

GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN BETWEEN 6 PM
AND 2 AM MAY CAUSE SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES FROM DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
WIRES ESPECIALLY WHERE YESTERDAYS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON
TREES AND WIRES.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY PRECIPITATION OF ANY TYPE ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE BERKSHIRES AND THE MONADNOCK REGION COULD CAUSE SEVERE ROOF
WATER LOADING WITH A RISK OF COLLAPSES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL RETURN TO NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE WEST TWO
THIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WELL AS THE
HILLS OF NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ADVISORY
PLOWABLE/TREATABLE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM TIME TO TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

RIZ005>008-261000-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
447 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

BRIEF PERIODS OF POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE LATE
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AS HEAVY GUSTY RAIN SQUALLS MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF
COASTAL LOW PRESSURE. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST RISK FOR ANY
COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND SOUTH COAST IS DURING THE
TIME OF THE THURSDAY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HIGH TIDE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MAZ019-022-024-261000-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
447 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.

HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CAUSE BRIEF POOR
DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS
OF THE COAST DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF EVOLVING COASTAL LOW PRESSURE.
SEAS WILL OCCASIONALLY BUILD TO 12 TO 20 FEET OFF THE MASSACHUSETTS
EAST COAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS COMBINED WITH INCREASING
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LIKELY SET THE STAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD
OF BEACH EROSION ALONG EXPOSED EAST FACING SHORELINES.

LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF
HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN
LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER
WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MAZ017-018-020-021-261000-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
447 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CAUSE BRIEF POOR
DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING.

MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE LATE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF
HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN
LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER
WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MAZ015-016-261000-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
447 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.

MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST DEPENDING ON THE EVOLUTION OF COASTAL LOW
PRESSURE FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PERIODS OF SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF
HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN
LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER
WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MAZ014-261000-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
447 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.

PERIODS OF SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF
HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN
LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER
WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MAZ005-006-013-261000-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
447 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.

PERIODS OF SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF
HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN
LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER
WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MAZ007-261000-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-
447 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.
   FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.

THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH
EROSION ALONG THE NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS COAST FRIDAY INTO MONDAY.

SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 20 FEET OFF THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST
OVER THE SEVERAL DAYS. THIS COMBINED WITH INCREASING ASTRONOMICAL
TIDES WILL LIKELY SET THE STAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BEACH
EROSION ALONG EXPOSED EAST FACING SHORELINES. THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT
OF SUCH A LONG DURATION EVENT MAY PROVE TO BE AN INCREASING ISSUE
INTO THE WEEKEND.

PERIODS OF SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF
HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN
LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER
WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MAZ023-261000-
DUKES MA-
447 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CAUSE BRIEF POOR
DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING.

THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE COAST LATE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE COAST DEPENDING ON THE EVOLUTION OF COASTAL LOW
PRESSURE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 20 FEET OFF THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST
COAST OVER THE NEXT TWO OR THREE DAYS. THIS COMBINED WITH INCREASING
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LIKELY SET THE STAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD
OF BEACH EROSION ALONG EXPOSED EAST FACING SHORELINES.

LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF
HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN
LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER
WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ANZ232>235-237-254>256-261000-
NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
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-
447 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST
FRIDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF A NORTHERLY GALE EARLY MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ANZ230-231-236-251-261000-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
447 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS EARLY MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ANZ250-261000-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-
447 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF A NORTHERLY GALE EARLY MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
237 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     STORM SURGE      MARBLEHEAD              42.48N 70.87W
02/25/2010  E1.30 FT         ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            CAUSEWAY TO MARBLEHEAD NECK CLOSED DUE TO SPLASHOVER.
            BOSTON NOS 11.7 STORM TIDE AT 724 AM FROM A 1.3 SURGE.
            JEFFREYS LEDGE BUOY EAST SWELL 9-10FT. GLOUCESTER MESONET
            GOMOOS BUOY 5 MI OFFSHORE AND CLOSEST TO MARBLEHEAD
            RECORDED 12-14 SEAS. SPLASHOVER WAS NOTED IN WINTHROP MA
            SOUTH OF MARBLEHEAD.

&&

WDRAG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
244 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     STORM SURGE      MARBLEHEAD              42.48N 70.87W
02/25/2010  E1.30 FT         ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            CAUSEWAY TO MARBLEHEAD NECK CLOSED DUE TO SPLASHOVER.
            BOSTON NOS 11.7 STORM TIDE AT 724 AM FROM A 1.3 SURGE.
            JEFFREYS LEDGE BUOY EAST SWELL 9-10FT. GLOUCESTER MESONET
            GOMOOS BUOY 5 MI OFFSHORE AND CLOSEST TO MARBLEHEAD
            RECORDED 12-14 SEAS. SPLASHOVER WAS NOTED IN WINTHROP MA
            SOUTH OF MARBLEHEAD. MARBLEHEAD CREWS HAD TO PLOW ROCK
            DEBRIS OFF THE ROAD PRIOR REOPENING.

&&

WDRAG