Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Watches in 2011
Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm watch at Jan 10, 2011, 4:38 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 12, 2011, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2011, 4:38 AM EST (09:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2011, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2011, 4:20 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
All 21 counties
Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 140 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1227 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
367 WWUS41 KBOX 100938 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 438 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-101745- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 438 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT NANTUCKET AND BERKSHIRE COUNTY...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND HILLSBOROUGH AND CHESHIRE COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WHICH WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME. * TIMING...HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND AT LEAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR. COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY CHALLENGING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. 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. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-101745- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 438 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WHICH WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME. * TIMING...HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND AT LEAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ VALLIER-TALBOT
6 follow-up statements
154 WWUS41 KBOX 101727 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1227 PM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-110130- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1227 PM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT NANTUCKET AND BERKSHIRE COUNTY...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND HILLSBOROUGH AND CHESHIRE COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WHICH WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND AT LEAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR. COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY CHALLENGING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-110130- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 1227 PM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WHICH WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND AT LEAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$
758 WWUS41 KBOX 102120 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 420 PM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-110530- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 420 PM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT NANTUCKET AND BERKSHIRE COUNTY...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND HILLSBOROUGH AND CHESHIRE COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WHICH WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 17 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND AT LEAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR. COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY CHALLENGING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS WEDNESDAY TO 40 MPH ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-110530- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 420 PM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WHICH WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 INCHES NEAR THE CAPE COD CANAL. * TIMING...HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND AT LEAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH. NORTH AND NORTHEAST GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ WTB
550 WWUS41 KBOX 110405 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1105 PM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-111215- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1105 PM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT NANTUCKET AND BERKSHIRE COUNTY...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND HILLSBOROUGH AND CHESHIRE COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WHICH WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND AT LEAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR. COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY CHALLENGING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-111215- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 1105 PM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WHICH WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND AT LEAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$
445 WWUS41 KBOX 110857 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 357 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>006-111700- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0004.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 357 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT NEWPORT COUNTY AND BLOCK ISLAND...AND ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...THE SOUTH COAST...CAPE AND ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ZONES...THEN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ007-008-111700- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0004.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 357 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT COUNTY AND BLOCK ISLAND IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING THROUGH MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ022-023-111700- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN 357 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WHICH WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND AT LEAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ RLG
663 WWUS41 KBOX 111500 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1000 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>006-112300- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 1000 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT NEWPORT COUNTY AND BLOCK ISLAND...AND ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...THE SOUTH COAST...CAPE AND ISLANDS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NEW YORK HAS WINTER STORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR BERKSHIRE COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ZONES...THEN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ007-008-112300- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1000 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT COUNTY AND BLOCK ISLAND IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING THROUGH MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ022-023-112300- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN 1000 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WHICH WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND AT LEAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$
440 WWUS41 KBOX 112120 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... MAZ007-014>016-018-019-021-120530- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.110112T0700Z-110113T0100Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE EAST COAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING BOSTON AND INTERIOR PLYMOUTH COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ZONES...THEN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ022-023-120530- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.110112T0700Z-110113T0100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS UPPER CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-008>013-017-026-RIZ001>006-120530- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0004.110112T0500Z-110113T0100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT NEWPORT COUNTY AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ZONES...THEN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ020-RIZ007-008-120530- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0004.110112T0500Z-110113T0100Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT COUNTY AND BLOCK ISLAND IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING THROUGH MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002-003-NHZ011-012-015-120530- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0004.110112T0500Z-110113T0100Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ZONES...THEN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ024-120530- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0003.110112T0700Z-110113T0300Z/ NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NANTUCKET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SNOW MAY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Jan 10, 3:44 AM EST, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 3:44 AM EST, 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
344 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
DRY AND COLD WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY. A DEVELOPING
NOREASTER WILL LIKELY BRING HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ALONG
THE COAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. DRY BUT COLD AND
BLUSTERY WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR LATER THIS WEEK INTO WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
ANOTHER COLD AND BLUSTERY DAY IS ON TAP FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL BE THE RULE...ALTHOUGH SOME SCATTERED
STRATO-CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL AFFECT THE DISTANT INTERIOR AT TIMES. A
FEW FLURRIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
BERKSHIRES. OTHERWISE...EXPECT HIGHS TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S
ACROSS THE INTERIOR...TO THE LOWER 30S ON THE COASTAL PLAIN.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH AT TIMES MAKING IT
FEEL EVEN COLDER.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/...
TONIGHT...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WIND. AN IDEAL NIGHT
OF RADIATIONAL COOLING IS EXPECTED...WITH LOWS PLUNGING WELL DOWN
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS NORTHWEST MA/SOUTHWEST NH...TO MAINLY
THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEENS ELSEWHERE. THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND OF
BOSTON WILL BE THE WARM SPOT WITH LOWS AROUND 20.
TUESDAY...
PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO START THE DAY...WILL FADE BEHIND
INCREASING MID/HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS A
RESULT OF THE DEVELOPING STORM OFF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST.
HOWEVER...WE EXPECT THE WEATHER TO REMAIN DRY DURING THE DAYLIGHT
HOURS OF TUESDAY. HIGHS SHOULD RANGE FROM AROUND 30...TO THE MID
30S ACROSS THE REGION...BUT WINDS WILL BE RATHER LIGHT WITH THE
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STILL IN PLACE.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
THIS PERIOD WILL BE DOMINATED BY THE COASTAL STORM. OBVIOUSLY THE
EXACT EFFECTS WILL BE DICTATED BY THE PATH OF THE STORM.
MODEL CONSENSUS BOTH TODAY AND LAST NIGHT WOULD BRING THE STORM
ACROSS THE 40N/70W BENCHMARK...WHICH TYPICALLY MEANS A SIGNIFICANT
SNOWSTORM FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE 12Z NAM WAS CLOSER...THE
12Z UKMET WAS FARTHEST OUT TO SEA. THE 18Z NAM HAS SHIFTED SLOWER
AND CLOSE TO THE BENCHMARK. THE GFS AND ECMWF WERE NEAR THE
CONSENSUS TRACK.
CLIMATOLOGY WITH THIS CONSENSUS TRACK WOULD FAVOR HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL FROM NORTHERN CONNECTICUT THROUGH CENTRAL MASS AND THE
METRO WEST AND METRO NORTH AREAS OUTSIDE BOSTON. BASED ON THE
MODEL CONSENSUS OVER TWO RUNS AND THE CLIMATOLOGY...WE HAVE
INCREASED POPS TO CATEGORICAL OVER ALL OF OUR AREA.
PRECIP TYPE SHOULD MAINLY BE SNOW. LOW LEVEL AGEOSTROPHIC FLOW
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND REACHES 20 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SHOULD HOLD SUFFICIENTLY COLD AIR ACROSS THE
REGION. SOME MIXING OF SNOW AND RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER OUTER CAPE
AND AND THE ISLANDS ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
AMOUNTS...IT IS TOO SOON TO PINPOINT AMOUNTS. THESE WOULD QUICKLY
CHANGE WITH ANY SHIFTS IN FUTURE FORECAST TRACKS. WE EXPECT THAT
HEADLINES WILL EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR SOME OR ALL OF OUR AREA.
AS FOR TIMING...NONE OF THE MODELS HAVE ANY PRECIPITATION IN
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AT 00Z WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE WE HAVE REMOVED
ANY POPS FOR THAT TIME. PRECIP MOVES IN DURING THE 00Z-06Z
WEDNESDAY TIME PERIOD...THIS IS WHEN WE HAVE STARTED THE SNOW IN
OUR AREA. THE STORM CENTER REACHES THE BENCHMARK WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AROUND 12Z...AND MOVES AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
DURING THE AFTERNOON. THUS WE EXPECT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TO BE
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOULD THEN TAPER
OFF LATE WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY EVENING.
WE EXPECT INCREASING N-NE WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. WINDS WILL BACK TO NW AS THE
LOW PUSHES TOWARD NOVA SCOTIA LATE WEDNESDAY. SHOULD SEE IMPROVING
CONDITIONS FROM W-E WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER
ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST FOR PART OF THE NIGHT.
THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL RUNS OF THE COMPUTER MODELS YET TO
COME...WITH CHANGES IN THE CONSENSUS STILL POSSIBLE. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION VERY CLOSELY.
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION WITH DRY AND SEASONABLY COLD
WEATHER. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS THURSDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE COASTAL
STORM. OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE...WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS THESE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD REMAIN NORTH AND EAST OF
OUTER CAPE COD.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...
A COLD FRONT SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION. THE GFS IS MORE DEFINED
THAN THE ECMWF...BUT BOTH FORECAST MEASURABLE PRECIP FOR NEW
ENGLAND. WE HAVE BROUGHT CHANCE POPS WITH THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
MEDIUM...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT
TODAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN MAINLY VFR. THERE IS JUST A LOW
PROBABILITY OF BRIEF MARGINAL MVFR CEILINGS AT BDL/BAF AT TIMES.
NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 25 KNOTS EXPECTED.
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR.
KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS AT TIMES WILL DIMINISH THIS
EVENING.
OUTLOOK...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...CIGS WILL LOWER TO MAINLY IFR
CIGS/VSBYS IN DEVELOPING SNOW ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT.
SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE S
COAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF LIFR IN LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...
MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN AND CENTRAL MA INTO RI AND EASTERN CT.
CONDITIONS FORECAST TO SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...BUT MVFR CONDITIONS MAY LINGER ALONG THE E
COAST INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE OF MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS. LOW
CHANCE OF LINGERING MVFR IN WIDELY SCT SNOW SHOWERS NEAR OUTER
CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.
&&
.MARINE...
TODAY...
COLD ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO YIELD NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO
30 KNOTS TODAY. SOME MARGINAL 35 KNOT GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW
HOURS THIS MORNING OVER THE OUTER-WATERS...BUT FEEL SCA ARE MORE
REPRESENTATIVE. WE ALSO MAY SEE SOME LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY EARLY
THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT...
WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD DROP BELOW SCA THRESHOLDS BY LATE EVENING AS A
WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION.
TUESDAY...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN WINDS AND SEAS BELOW SCA
THRESHOLDS.
OUTLOOK...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...
WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AT GALE FORCE ON THE EASTERN WATERS
WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS ON ALL OTHER WATERS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE DAY. SEAS BUILDING UP TO 8 TO 15 FEET
MAINLY ON THE EASTERN OUTER WATERS. VSBY BECOMING POOR IN SNOW.
THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AT SMALL CRAFT LEVELS THROUGH THE DAY.
SOME LINGERING GALES POSSIBLE EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS FIRST THING IN
THE MORNING. SEAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 5 FEET ON MOST OF THE WATERS.
FRIDAY...LINGERING 5 FOOT SEAS ON THE OUTER WATERS BUT SUBSIDING
THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS BELOW 25 KNOTS THROUGH THE DAY.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
A COASTAL STORM WILL AFFECT THE COASTLINE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. THIS COMES AT THE TIME OF LOWEST ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDES FOR THE MONTH AND SO WILL HAVE A HIGH HURDLE FOR ANY SURGE
TO OVERCOME IN PRODUCING COASTAL FLOODING. THE CURRENT DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN OBSERVED AND PREDICTED TIDES IS RUNNING AT 0.75 FEET.
PREDICTED SURGE FOR THE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE IS BETWEEN 1
AND 1.5 FEET. EVEN WITH THIS...WE WOULD FALL AT LEAST 2 FEET
BELOW FLOOD VALUES. OF CONCERN HOWEVER IS EXPECTED 15 FOOT SEAS
OFF CAPE COD...AT A MINIMUM THIS COULD MEAN BEACH EROSION ALONG
THE OUTER CAPE. IF THIS WAVE ENERGY WERE TO TRANSLATE INTO
MASSACHUSETTS BAY THE THREAT OF COASTAL EROSION WOULD SPREAD.
NO WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...BUT THE SITUATION BEARS
MONITORING.
&&
.CLIMATE...
PLEASE NOTE...
BOSTON LOGAN INTL AIRPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS...
1.6 INCHES 1/09/11
1.9 INCHES 1/08/11
THESE AMOUNTS YIELD A STORM TOTAL OF 3.5 INCHES
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
ANZ232>235-237.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ230-
236.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ231-
251.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ250-
254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...FRANK
NEAR TERM...FRANK
SHORT TERM...FRANK
LONG TERM...WTB - NOT UPDATED
AVIATION...FRANK/WTB
MARINE...FRANK/WTB
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...WTB - NOT UPDATED
CLIMATE...STRAUSSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 4:18 AM EST, 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 418 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>023-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-110930- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 418 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ024-110930- NANTUCKET MA- 418 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED FOR STRONG WIND POTENTIAL AND WINTER WEATHER LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-110930- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 418 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT GALE FORCE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE WATERS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THERE IS ALSO A LOW PROBABILITY OF STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS FROM NANTUCKET SOUND POINTS SOUTH AND EAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 8:37 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:25 PM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Nantucket | 24 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:42 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 11 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:42 PM EST | Storm Watch | BOX | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.