Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1009 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

.SYNOPSIS...

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MAY TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS
THIS EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT IT WILL TURN MUCH LESS
HUMID AND NOT AS WARM THU AND FRI. HEAT AND HUMIDITY BRIEFLY RETURN
SAT BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT INCREASES THE RISK OF
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS LATER IN THE DAY. THEN A PATTERN CHANGE TOWARD
LESS HUMID AND NOT AS WARM CONDITIONS ARRIVES SUN AND CONTINUES INTO
MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...

10 PM UPDATE...

ANTICIPATING THE EVOLUTION OF CONVECTION HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE THIS
EVENING OTHER THAN THE FACT THE FOCUS OF WHICH WILL BE ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THE MAIN SHRTWV VORTMAX ROTATING THRU THE UPR LVL FLOW
WITH A SFC COLD FRNT OVER THE ERN GRT LKS TO FOLLOW-THRU
THEREAFTER INTO THE MORNING HRS.

0Z ALBANY SOUNDING COMBINED WITH MESOANALYSIS HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED
STRONG 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR UP TO 50 KTS IN CONCERT WITH THE SHRTWV
VORTMAX THRU NRN AND CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND. STILL A FAIR AMNT OF
INSTABILITY ACROSS THE RGN AND COOLING OF THE COLUMN DUE TO
EARLIER CONVECTION /PER 0Z ALBANY SOUNDING/ HAS ALLOWED FOR
STEEPING OF MID-LVL LAPSE RATES...YET WEAK CAPPING IS EVIDENT
BETWEEN H7-H5. SHOULD SEE SFC COOLING RESULTING IN CONVECTION TO
BE MAINLY ELEVATED IN NATURE.

THINKING IS FOR CONVECTION TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HRS
FOR THOSE ENVIRONMENTS THAT STILL REMAIN PRIMED...THAT IS TO SAY
UNAFFECTED BY EARLIER CONVECTION. SATELLITE HAS EXHIBITED WARMING
CLOUD TOPS. PRESENTLY THE MAIN CONCERN IS OVER WRN NEW ENGLAND.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...

THURSDAY...
A NICE DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE REGION BEHIND TONIGHT/S
WEAK COLD FRONT.  UNDER PARTLY SUNNY SKIES...HIGH TEMPS SHOULD BE IN
THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 80S ACROSS MOST AREAS WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER
HUMIDITIES.  GENERALLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH A BRIEF
SPOT SHOWER OR TWO IS POSSIBLE ALONG A SEA BREEZE FRONT ACROSS
EASTERN MA.  JUST INCLUDED VERY LOW POPS GIVEN LIMITED AREAL
COVERAGE/DURATION.  DID NOT MENTION ANY THUNDER GIVEN LIMITED
INSTABILITY.

THURSDAY NIGHT...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE REGION
WILL BRING DRY AND TRANQUIL WEATHER.  LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
FROM THE UPPER 50S ACROSS SOUTHWEST NH/NORTHWEST MA...TO MAINLY THE
60S ELSEWHERE.  A TOUCH OF PATCH GROUND FOG IS LIKELY LATE IN THE
TYPICALLY PRONE LOCATIONS.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...

OVERVIEW AND MODEL PREFERENCES...
AS MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS LONG RANGE AFD...THE LONG TERM WILL BE
MARKED BY A TRANSITION OF NEAR NEUTRAL /TO SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE/ PNA
TO MORE OF A POSITIVE PNA DEFINED BY DEEPENING/DIGGING NE TROF.
MOST OF THE AVAILABLE 04/12Z GUIDANCE IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS
OVERALL PATTERN...SO WILL GENERALLY USE GFS/ECMWF BLEND AS THE
BASELINE FOR THIS FORECAST. GIVEN THIS PATTERN SHIFT...EXPECTING
THE IMPULSE OF MID-WEST HEAT TO GIVE WAY QUICKLY THIS WEEKEND TO A
COOLER AND MORE UNSETTLED PATTERN INTO THE MID PORTION OF NEXT
WEEK. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THE CAA AND ADVECTION OF DRIER AIR IN
THE SLY FLOW OF THE LONGWAVE TROF SHOULD AT LEAST KEEP CONDITIONS
PREDOMINANTLY DRY.

DETAILS...

FRI INTO FRI NIGHT...
UPPER LVL SHORTWAVE RIDGE PUSHES INTO THE REGION FROM THE W WITH
DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE. THIS RIDGE IS ASSOCIATED WITH
A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED TASTE OF THE AIRMASS WHICH HAS BROUGHT THE HOT
CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST. THEREFORE EXPECTING
GRADUALLY WARMING TEMPS FRI INTO THE DAY SAT. H85 TEMPS SHOULD BE
REALIZED WITHOUT TOO MUCH TROUBLE...SO WITH TEMPS AT THIS LVL
EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR +20C...TEMPS IN THE 90S ARE LIKELY. DWPTS
WILL ALSO BE GRADUALLY ON THE RISE....WITH MID 60S EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT...WHICH WILL DEFINE THE MIN TEMPS.

SAT INTO SAT NIGHT...
UPPER LVL RIDGE WILL BE GRADUALLY BREAKING DOWN IN RESPONSE TO
SHORTWAVE ENERGY DIVING S FROM CANADA...WHICH WILL USHER IN THE
PATTERN SHIFT. HOWEVER...WITH WARM LLVL TEMPS AND INCREASING NEAR
SFC MOISTURE...THE COOLING MID LVLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIDGE
BREAK DOWN AND GENERAL HEIGHT DECREASE WILL GIVE RISE TO UNSETTLED
AND LIKELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. INDEED MODEL SOUNDINGS ARE ALREADY
SUGGESTING SOME ML CAPE VALUES IN THE 1500J/KG RANGE IN THE
AFTERNOON IN THE WARMER WRN INTERIOR...WITH MID LVL LAPSE RATES OF
6-7C/KM. THE ONLY CAVEAT WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN H8-H7 CAP
WITH TEMPS BETWEEN +15C AND +20C...CURRENTLY NAM IS MOST ROBUST
WITH THIS CAP...WHILE GFS/ECMWF ARE A BIT COOLER AT THESE LVLS.
GIVEN THAT THERE IS GENERAL TIMING AGREEMENT BETWEEN GUIDANCE ON
THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WAVE...WILL HAVE TO MONITOR
FOR POTENTIAL STRONG TSTM DEVELOPMENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUN INTO MID WEEK...
THE POSITIVE PNA PATTERN SETS IN THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH
GRADUALLY DIGGING ERN CANADA WAVE. DESPITE THIS THE GENERAL NW
FLOW AND SUBSIDENCE SHOWN IN SOUNDINGS IN ADVANCE OF HIGH PRES TO
THE W...SHOULD KEEP THE REGION PREDOMINANTLY DRY. EXPECTING TEMPS
TO BE GENERALLY SEASONABLE.

&&

.AVIATION /02Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...

FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
   LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
   MODERATE...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
   HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT

OVERVIEW... MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
MAINLY VFR THROUGH THE EVENING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE MAKING
THEIR WAY TOWARD SOUTHERN NH TERMINALS AND MAY CROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN MASS THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. THERE IS THE THREAT FOR
LOCALIZED MVFR/IFR IN THESE STORMS. OTHERWISE...MOIST AIR COULD
PROMOTE SOME MVFR FOG LATE TONIGHT...WHICH WILL GRADUALLY BURN OFF
GIVING WAY TO VFR...WHICH WILL REMAIN THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

KBOS TAF...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
MAIN CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE FOR WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS TO
AFFECT THE TERMINAL...WITH THE BEST TIMING BETWEEN 01Z AND 05Z
TONIGHT. THERE WOULD LIKELY BE BRIEF MVFR/IFR IN HEAVIER RAINS
WITH THIS. ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS SOME RAINFALL...THERE IS ALSO
THE CHANCE FOR A PERIOD OF MVFR FOG TOWARD DAYBREAK. VFR CONTINUES
AGAIN THU AND THU NIGHT.

KBDL TAF...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
MAINLY MVFR THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT...ALTHOUGH THERE IS THE CHANCE
FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF MVFR FOG THROUGH TOMORROW.

OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR.

SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR
VFR. SCT SHOWERS/TSTMS POSSIBLE WITH BRIEF LOCAL MVFR CIGS/VSBYS
LATE SAT AFTERNOON INTO SUN MORNING...THEN IMPROVING LATER SUN.

SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR RETURNS.

&&

.MARINE...

HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WINDS AND SEAS REMAINING BELOW SCA THRESHOLDS
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.  THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY
FOR A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN
WATERS.

OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE GENERALLY QUIET BOATING
WEATHER.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS
WITH INCREASING S TO SW WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 KT
PARTICULARLY S AND SE WATERS. SCT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ESPECIALLY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
OVERNIGHT. MODERATE CONFIDENCE.

SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE GENERALLY QUIET
BOATING WEATHER RETURNS WITH HIGH PRESSURE.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...FRANK/DOODY
NEAR TERM...SIPPRELL
SHORT TERM...FRANK
LONG TERM...DOODY
AVIATION...DOODY
MARINE...FRANK/DOODY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
414 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-052015-
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-NANTUCKET 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-
414 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

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...TONIGHT.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND
EARLY OVERNIGHT...PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-052015-
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-
414 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WATERS THIS
EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
918 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

MAZ005-007-014-015-050200-
SUFFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-
918 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

AT 917 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NORTH READING...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MALDEN...REVERE...CHELSEA...MELROSE...SAUGUS...WAKEFIELD...READING...
WINTHROP...NORTH READING AND LYNNFIELD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A
SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4244 7096 4241 7099 4239 7097 4237 7097
      4235 7095 4234 7096 4236 7097 4236 7100
      4233 7101 4235 7101 4236 7103 4258 7113
      4260 7107
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 337DEG 20KT 4259 7110

EVT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
933 PM EDT WED JUL 04 2012

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

0855 PM     TSTM WND DMG     METHUEN                 42.72N 71.18W
07/04/2012                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON MADISON STREET

&&

EVT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1002 PM EDT WED JUL 04 2012

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

0855 PM     LIGHTNING        NORTH ANDOVER           42.70N 71.12W
07/04/2012                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN AND ON FIRE ON FOREST STREET

0855 PM     TSTM WND DMG     METHUEN                 42.72N 71.18W
07/04/2012                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON MADISON STREET

0913 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NORTH READING           42.57N 71.07W
07/04/2012                   MIDDLESEX          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS ROUTE 162

&&

EVT/LF

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1104 PM EDT WED JUL 04 2012

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

1048 PM     LIGHTNING        BOSTON                  42.32N 71.07W
07/04/2012                   SUFFOLK            MA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            *** 2 INJ *** THOMAS PARK

&&

EVT/LF

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1107 PM EDT WED JUL 04 2012

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

0855 PM     LIGHTNING        NORTH ANDOVER           42.70N 71.12W
07/04/2012                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN AND ON FIRE ON FOREST STREET

0855 PM     TSTM WND DMG     METHUEN                 42.72N 71.18W
07/04/2012                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON MADISON STREET

0913 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NORTH READING           42.57N 71.07W
07/04/2012                   MIDDLESEX          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS ROUTE 62

1048 PM     LIGHTNING        BOSTON                  42.32N 71.07W
07/04/2012                   SUFFOLK            MA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            *** 2 INJ *** THOMAS PARK

&&

EVT/LF

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1107 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

MAZ002-003-050400-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
1107 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

AT 1104 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ROWE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ASHFIELD...BUCKLAND...HEATH...SHELBURNE AND CONWAY.

LAT...LON 4274 7283 4273 7281 4249 7259 4245 7273
      4245 7275 4271 7288
TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 332DEG 22KT 4272 7285

EVT