Storm Watch 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1134 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

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CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-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-
1134 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A
STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 KT FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 50 KT FRIDAY NIGHT.
  SEAS 11 TO 16 FEET ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS...WITH SEAS OF 3 TO 
  5 FT IN THE MORE SHELTERED SOUNDS AND BAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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BOSTON HARBOR-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
1134 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY. A STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT FRIDAY.  NORTHWEST WINDS 
  MAY GUST UP TO 50 KT FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET
  ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS...WITH WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN 
  BOSTON HARBOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
456 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

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BOSTON HARBOR-
456 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...WINDS BECOME SOUTH 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 30 KT LATER THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 KT DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. 

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
456 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...WINDS BECOME SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 30 KT LATER THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 KT DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FEET.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
456 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE STORM
WATCH. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 KT TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. 
  SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FEET ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS...WITH SEAS 
  4 TO 6 FT IN THE MORE SHELTERED SOUNDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

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NARRAGANSETT BAY-
456 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE STORM
WATCH. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...WINDS BECOME SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 30 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  35 KT LATE TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 KT TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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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-
456 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE STORM
WATCH. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 


* WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 KT TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO
  50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FEET.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR
EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
535 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SNOW AND ICE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR
LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY CHANGING TO RAIN. ELSEWHERE RAIN WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES FOR FRIDAY. A WEAKER SYSTEM MAY BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW
TO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVING
OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST USA WILL BRING SNOW...RAIN...AND MILDER
TEMPERATURES MONDAY...FOLLOWED BY DRIER WEATHER MIDWEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
A RELATIVELY MILD LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES EARLY THIS EVENING
WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER...HOWEVER WET BULB VALUES ARE FAIRLY LOW
WITH HIGH DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS NOTED. RADAR MOSAIC INDICATES THE
NEAREST PRECIPITATION LOCATED ACROSS MARYLAND AND SOUTHERN
PENNSYLVANIA. CURRENTLY ANTICIPATING PRECIPITATION TO INCREASE IN
AREAL COVERAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THERMAL ADVECTION INCREASES AND
AS THE LOW TO MID LEVEL JETS APPROACH.

A FAIRLY ROBUST LOW TO MID LEVEL JET WILL TRANSPORT INCREASING
MOISTURE AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE AREA WELL AFTER 06Z.
THERMAL PROFILES INDICATE THICKNESSES REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
SNOW ACROSS THE INTERIOR...BUT LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES AND BOUNDARY LAYER
TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE TOO WARM TO SUPPORT THIS ACROSS CT/RI/SE
MASSACHUSETTS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...A MYRIAD OF HAZARDS TO CONSIDER.

SNOW/MIXED PRECIPITATION THREAT...
STRONG OMEGA NOTED IN THE DENDRITIC SNOW GROWTH REGION APPROACHING
12Z FRIDAY ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. STRONG OMEGA AND
EVAPORATIONAL COOLING WILL BE ENOUGH TO OVERCOME MID LEVEL WARM AIR
ADVECTION FOR AWHILE FRIDAY MORNING PRIMARILY ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE 12Z NAM AND ECMWF HAVE
TRENDED A BIT COLDER WITH A LOW TRACK A BIT FURTHER SOUTH WITH THE
H85 ZERO CELSIUS LINE STRUGGLING TO REACH FAR NORTHWESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS IS UNCERTAIN GIVEN
THE STRENGTH OF WARM AIR ADVECTION EXPECTED. HAVE DECIDED TO UPGRADE
TO A WINTER STORM WARNING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CHESHIRE AND
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. ELSEWHERE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
EXPANDED TO INCLUDE EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AS WELL AS WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. USED A BLEND OF NAM/GFS
THICKNESSES TO DERIVE PRECIPITATION TYPES. RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE FORECAST AREA...HEAVY AT TIMES.
PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. COULD SEE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL...BUT DID NOT INCLUDE AT THIS POINT
AS SHOWALTER INDICES WERE MARGINAL

WIND...
A STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL JET AROUND 85 KT EXPECTED TO
APPROACH THE SOUTH COAST BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z....90 TO 100 KT AT H85!
MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG WINDS ALONG THE SOUTH
COAST FRIDAY THEN THROUGHOUT THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. A LOW LEVEL
INVERSION WILL INHIBIT SOME MOMENTUM TRANSFER. HOWEVER NOTING
IMPRESSIVE 15 MILLIBAR PRESSURE FALLS ADVERTISED FROM 12Z TO 18Z
FRIDAY. RULE OF THUMB WOULD BE ROUGHLY TO BRING HALF OF THIS WIND TO
THE SURFACE GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION. THIS
WOULD BRING WIND ADVISORY GUSTS IN THE 40 KT RANGE. HOWEVER IF
SURFACE TEMPERATURES CAN REACH THE LOWER 50S AND EMBEDDED CONVECTIVE
ELEMENTS OCCUR...COULD SEE SCATTERED STRONGER GUSTS OCCUR. COULD SEE
A LULL IN WIND SPEEDS FOR THE AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE CROSSES THE
AREA.

STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
CROSSES THE AREA. NW BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 KT
WITH 60 KT WINDS AVAILABLE AT H85. GOOD MOMENTUM TRANSFER EXPECTED
FRIDAY NIGHT.

THUS HAVE MAINTAINED THE HIGH WIND WATCH ALONG THE SOUTH COAST AND
EXPANDED THE ADVISORY TO COVER EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS IN TIME AND
DURATION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS COULD BE EXPANDED WESTWARD AS
A WIND ADVISORY OR WARNING IN LATER FORECASTS.

ALTHOUGH MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND CONVECTIVE INDICES DID NOT INDICATE
SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS...CANNOT RULE THIS OUT AS A SHORT WAVE
CROSSES THE AREA...AND COLDER AND DRIER AIR SQUEEZES OUT REMAINING
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

HYDROLOGY...PLEASE SEE DISCUSSION BELOW.

COASTAL FLOODING...PLEASE SEE DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE LONG TERM FEATURES TWO SHORTWAVES ALONG THE CANADIAN
BORDER...AND A MORE SIGNIFICANT LOW AND TROF THAT EJECTS OUT OF THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST AND PASSES TO OUR WEST. WE CONTINUE TO USE A
BLEND OF THE LONGER TERM GUIDANCE TO MINIMIZE TIMING DIFFERENCES
NEXT WEEK.

SATURDAY...
MARITIME LOW PRESSURE AND UPPER TROF DEPART. RISING SURFACE PRESSURE
ACROSS NEW ENGLAND WITH 2 MB PER HOUR RATES IN THE
MORNING...DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS AND COLD ADVECTION
SHOULD MAINTAIN GUSTY WINDS WITH GUST POTENTIAL FROM MIXING
APPROXIMATELY 25 KNOTS. TEMPERATURES ARE A BLEND OF MOS...WHICH IS
SUPPORTED BY 925 MB TEMPS -6C TO -9C.

SATURDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY...
INCREASNIG CLOUDS LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS A SHORTWAVE
RACES EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES. STALLED FRONT SOUTH OF NEW
ENGLAND SERVES AS A FOCUS FOR THE SHORTWAVE TO INDUCE A WEAK
SURFACE LOW WHICH ALSO MOVES EAST. THE AGREE ON A PERIOD OF LIGHT
PCPN AS THE WAVE MOVES PAST. THESE FEATURES MOVE EAST BY LATE
SUNDAY WITH THE MOISTURE LAYER BECOMING MORE SHALLOW.

THIS CONSENSUS SUPPORTS CLOUDS WITH THE MOST LIFT BETWEEN 06Z AND
18Z SUNDAY...THIS IS OUR MAIN PERIOD OF CHANCE POPS. PTYPE LOOKS
TO BE MAINLY SNOW...EXCEPT MIXED RAIN/SNOW ALONG THE SOUTH
COAST...BUT LIGHT ENOUGH FOR AT MOST AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW.

SUNDAY NIGHT-MONDAY...
MOISTURE FIELD SHALLOWS IN THE EVENING...THEN THICKENS AGAIN
OVERNIGHT. ALL MODELS SHOW THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER PASSING TO OUR
NORTH AND WEST. THE 12Z ECMWF TRACKS THE LOW FARTHEST
SOUTH...ACROSS VERMONT AND NORTHERN NH. THIS TRACK WOULD MAKE ROOM
FOR WARMER AIR TO MOVE UP THE COAST. A SIGNIFICANT SOUTHWEST LOW
LEVEL JET MOVES UP THE APPALACHIANS AND COASTAL PLAN...CROSSING
NEW ENGLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS OF 70-80 KNOTS ARE
FORECAST WITH THIS JET AT 850 MB AND 900 MB. THE ADVANCE OF THIS
JET TRIGGERS SIGNIFICANT ISENTROPIC LIFT MONDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF PRECIP LATE SUNDAY NIGHT BUT THE MAIN WINDOW
FOR PRECIP SHOULD BE DURING THE BEST LIFT ON MONDAY. MARGINAL
TEMPS SHOW A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW OR SLEET ON THE LEADING EDGE OF
ANY PRECIP EARLY MONDAY...PERHAPS SOME FREEZING RAIN IN THE
NORTHWEST INTERIOR. BUT THE TREND WILL BE TOWARD RAIN...AND IF THE
START TIME HOLDS OFF UNTIL LATE MORNING THAN MOST OF THE PRECIP
WOULD BE RAIN.

PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE FORECAST AROUND 1.25
INCHES...SUGGESTING THIS WILL BE ANOTHER WET STORM WITH POTENTIAL
FOR AT LEAST SOME URBAN/POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

RAIN MAY TAPER FOR A FEW HOURS LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING AS WE MOVE
INTO THE WARM SECTOR OF THIS SYSTEM. THE LOW WILL PASS NORTH OF US
MONDAY NIGHT AND SWING A COLD FRONT THROUGH. SHOWERS ARE LIKELY
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS COLD FRONT. STABILITY PARAMETERS SHOW
TOTAL-TOTALS NEAR 50 EARLY MONDAY NIGHT AND MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES
WILL BE 6C T0 6.5C PER KM. CAN/T RULE OUT ISOLATED THUNDER MONDAY
EVENING.

TUESDAY...
COLD ADVECTION TAKES HOLD EARLY TUESDAY AS 2 MB PER HOUR PRESSURE
RISES TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INCREASE SURFACE WINDS.
THESE RISES RELAX BY TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS AT 925 MB ARE FORECAST
AT 35 TO 40 KNOTS...AND AT 850 MB THE FORECAST IS 40 TO 50 KNOTS.
SO STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY...
CLIPPER RACES EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY. WEST UPPER FLOW
AND LIMITED MOISTURE SO EXPECT JUST A PERIOD OF CLOUDS AND WIDELY
SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE THEN
BUILDS OVER THE NORTHEAST USA THURSDAY WITH COLDER TEMPS.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
  LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
  MEDIUM...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
  HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT

TONIGHT...VFR DIMINISHING TO MVFR AFT 06Z THEN WIDESPREAD IFR BY 12Z.
SNOW DEVELOPING...MIXED WITH RAIN SOUTH OF THE PIKE.

FRIDAY...COMPLEX CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW..SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN NORTHWEST INTERIOR TERMINALS NORTH OF I90 AND WEST
OF I495 CHANGING TO RAIN...WET SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN SOUTH OF THE
PIKE. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ANTICIPATED ALONG THE SOUTH COAST WITH
THE APPROACH OF AN 85 KT LOW LEVEL JET. MAY SEE WIND ADVISORY
CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OR MORE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST BY
MIDDAY FRIDAY. IFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.

FRIDAY NIGHT...COLD FROPA. WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND GUSTING
TO 40 TO 50 KT...GENERALLY STRONGEST ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN.
EVENING SNOW SHOWERS OR SQUALLS COULD ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.
CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO VFR...BUT MVFR/IFR CEILINGS PREVAIL UNTIL
06Z ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.

KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR...DETERIORATING TO MVFR
AFTER 06Z THEN IFR BY 12Z. A MIX OF WET SNOW AND RAIN EXPECTED
WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION. IFR PREVAILS FRIDAY. IMPROVEMENT
AFT 00Z WITH COLD FROPA. STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM THE NORTHWEST AFT
00Z SAT WHICH COULD REACH 40 TO 50 KT.

OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

SATURDAY...VFR WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

SUNDAY...POTENTIAL FOR MVFR CONDITIONS IN LIGHT SNOW. CONDITIONS
MAY IMPROVE FOR A FEW HOURS SUNDAY EVENING. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE.

SUNDAY NIGHT-MONDAY...CONDITIONS LOWER TO MVFR-IFR. THERE MAY BE A
PERIOD OF SNOW IF THE PRECIP STARTS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY
MONDAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE MAINLY RAIN BY MIDDAY MONDAY.
A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND/OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
TRANSITION. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY
AFTERNOON AT 2000 FEET WITH 50-70 KNOTS POSSIBLE AT THAT LEVEL.
THIS WOULD LEAD TO LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE.

TUESDAY...VFR. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40
KNOTS POSSIBLE. LOW-MEDIUM CONFIDENCE.

&&

.MARINE...
TONIGHT...WINDS AND SEAS REMAIN BELOW SCA CRITERIA UNTIL LATE ALONG
THE SOUTH COAST.

FRIDAY...GALE CONDITIONS DOMINATE THE SOUTHERN WATERS...PERHAPS STORM
FORCE GUSTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST ON SOUTHERLY FLOW. A STRONG
LOW LEVEL JET AROUND 85 KT WILL APPROACH. THIS MEANS 40 TO 45 KT
GUSTS WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION.
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS.

FRIDAY NIGHT...A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. MAY SEE GUSTS
APPROACHING 50 KT AS STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION BRINGS BETTER WIND
MOMENTUM TRANSFER ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. SOME CHANCE FOR
FREEZING SPRAY LATER AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS AS COLDER AIR MOVES
ACROSS THE WATERS. SEAS OF 10 FEET POSSIBLE ON THE OUTER WATERS.
EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ON ALL WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH
SATURDAY NIGHT.

SUNDAY...BUILDING EAST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS AROUND CAPE
COD AND THE ISLANDS LATE SUNDAY. BUILDING WINDS AND SEAS ALL
WATERS SUNDAY NIGHT.

MONDAY...WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY AND SOUTH TOWARD
EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS BUILDING THROUGH THE DAY IN AREAS OF RAIN.
WINDS 2000 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE SHOULD REACH 50 TO 70 KNOTS
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOW CONFIDENCE ON GALE FORCE GUSTS
DURING THIS TIME.

MONDAY NIGHT-TUESDAY...WIND SHIFTS TO WEST-NORTHWEST AFTER A COLD
FRONT SWINGS ACROSS THE WATERS. LOW CONFIDENCE FOR GALES OVERNGIHT
AND ON EARLY TUESDAY.  SEAS AT 8 TO 10 FEET ON THE OUTER WATERS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
HYDROLOGY...LOOKING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A FAIRLY BRIEF 6
TO 12 HOUR PERIOD FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WATER
EQUIVALENTS ARE STILL FAIRLY HIGH WITH LEFTOVER SNOWPACK. GOOD
TEMPERATURE RISES EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE COINCIDING WITH
THE RAINFALL FRIDAY. URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING APPEARS AS THE
PRIMARY THREAT WITH SOME DRAINS STILL CLOGGED WITH LEFTOVER SNOW AND
ICE. FURTHER NORTH OF THE PIKE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER ALONG
WITH SOME FROZEN/FREEZING PCPN. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWMELT AND
HEAVY RAINFALL IS OF SOME CONCERN BUT SMALL STREAM/MAJOR RIVER POINT
GUIDANCE INDICATE FAIRLY HIGH THRESHOLDS. STILL ASSESSING THE DATA
AT THIS POINT IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL HEADLINES BUT HIGHER CONFIDENCE
IN FLOOD ADVISORY ISSUANCE NEAR/DURING THE STORM EVENT ATTM.

THERE IS ALSO CONCERN FOR ANOTHER PRECIP EVENT ON MONDAY CHANGING
TO RAIN BY LATE MORNING. THE WATER EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM MAY
PRODUCE ANOTHER INCH OR MORE OF RAIN. THIS WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
GFS BASED MRPSSE GUIDANCE YIELDS JUST A ONE FOOT SURGE DURING THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS APPEARS A BIT
CONSERVATIVE AND COULD EASILY BE DOUBLE THIS AMOUNT GIVEN
INCREASING WAVE ACTION. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE JUST BEYOND PEAK
MLLW VALUES FRIDAY. WOULD NEED AT LEAST A THREE TO THREE AND A
HALF FOOT SURGE TO APPROACH MINOR FLOOD ALONG THE SOUTH COAST.
POTENTIAL APPEARS TO BE FOR PERHAPS SOME MINOR SPLASHOVER AT ATTM.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
     CTZ002>004.
MA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
     FOR MAZ020>024.
     FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
     MAZ005>007-009-011>019.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
     FOR MAZ005>007-012>019.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
     MAZ002>004-008>010-026.
NH...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR NHZ011-
     015.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
     NHZ012.
RI...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
     FOR RIZ005>008.
     FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
     RIZ001>004-006.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
     FOR RIZ001>004.
MARINE...STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
     ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256.
     GALE WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ231>237-
     254>256.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ230-
     250-251.

&&

SYNOPSIS...WTB/STRAUSS
NEAR TERM...STRAUSS
SHORT TERM...STRAUSS
LONG TERM...WTB
AVIATION...WTB/SIPPRELL/STRAUSS
MARINE...WTB/STRAUSS
HYDROLOGY...
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
536 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

MAZ020>024-RIZ005-007-008-252245-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
536 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MAZ005>007-012>019-RIZ001>004-252245-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
536 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.
   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CTZ002>004-MAZ011-252245-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
536 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

RIZ006-252245-
WASHINGTON RI-
536 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.
   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NHZ011-015-252245-
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
536 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

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

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MAZ002>004-008-010-026-NHZ012-252245-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
536 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

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

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MAZ009-252245-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
536 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

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

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ANZ231>237-254>256-252245-
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-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-
536 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

   GALE WARNING.
   STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ANZ230-250-251-252245-
BOSTON HARBOR-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
536 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

   STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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