Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Weather Advisories in 2012
Winter Weather Advisory 13, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 1, 2012, 4:50 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 1, 2012, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2012, 4:50 AM EST (09:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 1, 2012, 8:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:51 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 1325 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
651 WWUS41 KBOX 010950 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 450 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...LIGHT ICING DUE TO AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY IMPACT TRAVEL TONIGHT... MAZ002>004-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-011800- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.121202T0100Z-121202T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 450 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW WITH AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS THIS MORNING...THEN SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH A GOOD PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. EVEN AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE THROUGH THE NIGHT...THE GROUND WILL REMAIN COLD SO GLAZING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. UNTREATED SURFACES SUCH AS SECONDARY ROADWAYS... PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE SLIPPERY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S...THEN WILL SLOWLY RISE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ009-011-011800- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.121202T0100Z-121202T0800Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD 450 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...HAMPDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW WITH AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW AND LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...THEN WILL MIX WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. EVEN AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE THROUGH THE NIGHT...THE GROUND WILL REMAIN COLD SO GLAZING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. UNTREATED SURFACES SUCH AS SECONDARY ROADWAYS... PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE SLIPPERY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S...THEN WILL SLOWLY RISE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ EVT
8 follow-up statements
677 WWUS41 KBOX 011622 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1122 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...LIGHT ICING DUE TO AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY IMPACT TRAVEL TONIGHT... MAZ002>004-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-020030- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.121202T0100Z-121202T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1122 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW WITH AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRETION. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH A GOOD PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. EVEN AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE THROUGH THE NIGHT...THE GROUND WILL REMAIN COLD SO GLAZING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. UNTREATED SURFACES SUCH AS SECONDARY ROADWAYS... PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE SLIPPERY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. 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 MAY MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT 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. && $$ MAZ009-011-020030- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.121202T0100Z-121202T0800Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD 1122 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...HAMPDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW WITH AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRETION. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. EVEN AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE THROUGH THE NIGHT...THE GROUND WILL REMAIN COLD SO GLAZING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. UNTREATED SURFACES SUCH AS SECONDARY ROADWAYS... PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE SLIPPERY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S...RISING TO THE MID 30S BEFORE DAYBREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE MAY MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ THOMPSON
140 WWUS41 KBOX 012044 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 344 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...LIGHT ICING DUE TO AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THIS EVENING... CTZ002>004-MAZ005-006-012-013-RIZ001-020445- /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.121202T0100Z-121202T0800Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 344 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW WITH AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH LESS THAN A TENTH OF ICE ACCRETION. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED ROADS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. 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 MAY MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ002>004-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-020445- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.121202T0100Z-121202T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 344 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW WITH AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH LESS THAN A TENTH OF ICE ACCRETION. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH A GOOD PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE MAY MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ009-011-020445- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.121202T0100Z-121202T0800Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD 344 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...HAMPDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW WITH AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH LESS THAN A TENTH OF ICE ACCRETION. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED SURFACES SUCH AS SECONDARY ROADWAYS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. 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 MAY MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT 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. && $$ THOMPSON
813 WWUS41 KBOX 020408 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1108 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...LIGHT ICING DUE TO AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OVERNIGHT... MAZ002>004-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-021200- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121202T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1108 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ICE ACCRETION. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE MAY MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ005-006-009-011>013-RIZ001-020800- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121202T0800Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1108 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRETION. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED ROADS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. 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 MAY MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT 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. && $$ EVT
239 WWUS41 KBOX 020835 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 335 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...LIGHT ICING DUE TO AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH SUNRISE... MAZ005-006-009-012-021200- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.121202T0835Z-121202T1200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... BLANDFORD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 335 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR NORTHEASTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRETION. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED ROADS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ002>004-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-021200- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121202T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 335 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED ROADS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 AM. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. 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 MAY MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT 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. && $$ EVT
184 WWUS41 KBOX 020957 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 457 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...LIGHT ICING DUE TO AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH SUNRISE... MAZ002>004-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-021200- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121202T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 457 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRETION. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 AM. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE MAY MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ005-006-009-012-021200- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121202T1200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... BLANDFORD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 457 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR NORTHEASTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRETION. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED ROADS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. 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. && $$
507 WWUS41 KBOX 021158 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 658 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...LIGHT ICING DUE TO AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH MID MORNING IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... MAZ002>004-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-021400- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121202T1400Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 658 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...ONLY A HUNDREDTH OR TWO OF PRECIPITATION CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ANY ACCRETION OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION OCCURS. ANY ICE MAY MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ005-006-009-012-021400- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121202T1400Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... BLANDFORD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 658 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR NORTHEASTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...ONLY A HUNDREDTH OR TWO OF PRECIPITATION CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED ROADS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ANY ACCRETION OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION OCCURS. ANY ICE MAY MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT 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. && $$ FIELD
656 WWUS41 KBOX 021406 AAA WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 906 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...LIGHT ICING DUE TO AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH MID MORNING IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... MAZ002>004-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-021700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121202T1700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 906 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG. * ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS...OVERPASSES...BRIDGES...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S RISING INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S BY NOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ANY ACCRETION OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION OCCURS. ANY ICE MAY MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ005-006-009-012-021700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121202T1700Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... BLANDFORD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 906 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR NORTHEASTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG. * ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED ROADS...OVERPASSES...BRIDGES...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S WILL SLOWLY CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ANY ACCRETION OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION OCCURS. ANY ICE MAY MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT 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. && $$
445 WWUS41 KBOX 021702 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1202 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... .TEMPERATURES ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING AS OF NOON. THUS THERE IS NO LONGER A RISK OF ANY FROZEN PRECIPITATION OR FREEZING FOG THIS AFTERNOON. MAZ002>004-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-021815- /O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121202T1700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1202 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ MAZ005-006-009-012-021815- /O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121202T1700Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... BLANDFORD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 1202 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 weather advisory went out at Dec 1, 3:14 AM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 3:14 AM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
314 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
A FRONT STALLED SOUTH OF THE REGION WILL BRING SCATTERED RAIN OR
SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
SOME RAIN SHOWERS LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY AHEAD OF A WEAK
COLD FRONT. MILDER WEATHER WILL FOLLOW BEFORE A STRONGER COLD
FRONT BRINGS SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AND A COOL DOWN FOR THE END OF THE
WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
1255 AM UPDATE...
LIGHT SNOW HAS STARTED TO FALL AT KBDL AT 05Z...EVEN WITH A
TEMP/DEWPT SPREAD OF 23 DEGREES AND 10SM VSBY. OTHERWISE SKIES
REMAIN CLOUD WITH TEMPS RUNNING IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S...EXCEPT THE MID 30S ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. GRIDS SEEM
TO BE HANDLING THIS WELL FROM PREVIOUS UPDATE...ESPECIALLY THE
DEWPTS WHICH REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS FOR MOST
AREAS...EXCEPT THE LOWER-MID 20S ACROSS SE MA...CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS.
BIG QUESTION REMAINS AS TO HOW MUCH SNOW WILL FALL OVERNIGHT.
THINK IT WILL BE MAINLY A DUSTING...THOUGH MIGHT REACH 1/2 INCH
FOR THE E SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES DUE TO HIGH SNOW/RAIN RATIO.
CURRENT GRIDS ARE OK WITH THIS ASPECT.
HAVE MADE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS TO NEAR TERM GRIDS TO BRING CURRENT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/...
TODAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE
MARITIMES DURING THE DAY. WARM ADVECTION INCREASES AS THE WINDS
TAKE ON A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. THIS WILL ALLOW SHOWERS TO
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED
TO CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
AS WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN ZONES. WITH THIS...HIGH
TEMPS WILL BE A BIT WARMER...CLIMBING INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND INTO THE LOW TO MID 40S ACROSS
THE SOUTH COAST.
TONIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES MOVES OUT TO SEA
ALLOWING THE COLD FRONT STALLED TO THE SOUTH TO MOVE NORTH AS A
WARM FRONT. THIS FRONT MOVING NORTH WILL BRING AN END TO THE
SHOWERS. HOWEVER... BECAUSE OF THE WARMER TEMPERATURES MOVING IN
ALOFT WHILE TEMPERATURES STAY COOL AT THE SURFACE...SOME OF THIS
PRECIP IS LIKELY TO END AS FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE. WILL NEED TO
KEEP AN EYE ON THIS POTENTIAL IN CASE ADVISORIES ARE NEEDED. LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW 30S TO MID 40S BUT THESE WILL
LIKELY BE REACHED WELL BEFORE MIDNIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
* MILD MON AND TUE
* MORE SEASONABLE AFTER SCATTERED SHOWERS WED
UPPER RIDGE BRIEFLY BUILDS ALONG E COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT IS
QUICKLY REPLACED BY POTENT SHORT WAVE IN WED/THU TIME FRAME...
LIMITING DURATION OF MILD WEATHER. HOWEVER ZONAL FLOW IN ITS WAKE
MEANS WE WILL NOT SEE A SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN...RATHER A RETURN TO
NEAR AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY DECEMBER.
SUN NIGHT...
MODELS SIMILAR WITH TIMING OF COLD FRONT...WHICH SHOULD BE MOVING
OFFSHORE BY DAYBREAK MON. BUMPED UP POPS TO LIKELY ACROSS MOST OF
AREA GIVEN DECENT CONVERGENCE AND PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE...THOUGH RAINFALL SHOULD AVERAGE LESS THAN 0.25 INCH.
MON AND TUE...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E AND WILL HEAD OFFSHORE TUE...BRINGING
MILDER SW WINDS TO REGION. UPPER RIDGE ONLY HEADS SLOWLY E WHICH
MEANS NEXT FRONT AND ANY SHOWERS WILL REMAIN TO OUR W.
TEMPERATURES ALOFT WARM GRADUALLY AND SUPPORT HIGHS IN 50S BOTH
DAYS...IF NOT NEAR 60 TUE.
WED...
POTENT SHORT WAVE AND COLD FRONT MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH REGION...
FIRST IN WESTERN NEW ENGLAND WED MORNING AND OFF COAST BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. SHOULD SEE A DECENT BAND OF SHOWERS AS FRONT MOVES
THROUGH DUE TO GOOD LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE BUT SPEED OF SYSTEM
SHOULD LIMIT RAINFALL TO LESS THAN 0.25 INCH.
THU AND FRI...
COOLER WEATHER FOLLOWS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER NORTHEAST.
HOWEVER AIRMASS BEHIND FRONT HAS ORIGINS IN PACIFIC SO
TEMPERATURES SHOULD AVERAGE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
MODERATE...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT
MODERATE CONFIDENCE TODAY...LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE TONIGHT.
THROUGH 12Z...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS. PATCHY MVFR CIGS MOVING INTO
N CT AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL-W MA AROUND OR AFTER 07Z.
EXPECT SCT -SHSN ACROSS W MA/N CENTRAL CT...BUT NOT EXPECTING VSBY
RESTRICTIONS AT THIS TIME.
TODAY...VFR CONDITIONS TO START...THEN AREAS OF MVFR MOVING IN BY
AROUND MIDDAY. WILL SEE PERIODS OF -RA/-SN THROUGH THE DAY WITH
VFR AND LOCALLY MVFR VSBYS.
TONIGHT...MAINLY MVFR CIGS WITH POCKETS OF IFR AFTER MIDNIGHT
ACROSS NE MA/S NH. LOCAL MVFR-IFR VSBYS IN MIXED -RA/-SN. LOW PROB
OF -FZRA ACROSS N MA/S NH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY...MVFR/IFR CIGS POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING BUT WITH EXPECTED
IMPROVEMENT TO VFR FOR THE AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT APPROACHES SUNDAY
NIGHT WITH MVFR/IFR IN SHOWERS AND FOG.
KBOS TAF...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF. VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH MOST
OF THE DAY...BUT MAY START TO LOWER TO MVFR AFTER 21Z.
TONIGHT...MVFR CIGS LIKELY. LOW PROB OF MVFR VSBYS IN -SHRA/-SHSN.
KBDL TAF...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF. VFR CONDITIONS WITH PATCHY
-SN EARLY...THEN CIGS LOWERING TO MVFR BY MID-LATE MORNING. MAINLY
MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH PATCHY FOG AFTER 02Z AND
PERIODS OF IFR VSBYS. LOW PROB OF -SHRA/-SHSN.
OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...VFR. HIGH CONFIDENCE.
WEDNESDAY...MVFR/IFR IN SHOWERS...MAINLY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
&&
.MARINE...
MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
HAVE EXTENDED THE SMALL CRAFT FOR THE OUTER WATERS SOUTH OF BLOCK
ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD THROUGH THE NIGHT. NOTING WIND GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT ACROSS THAT AREA. SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED TO AROUND 3-4
FT...BUT LOOKS LIKE THIS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO AROUND 5 FT AS E
WINDS SLOWLY PICK UP DURING SAT. GUSTS MAY PICK UP AGAIN SAT NIGHT
AS WINDS SHIFT TO SE.
VISIBILITIES MAY BE RESTRICTED BY RAIN AND/OR SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY.
SUNDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS
BY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS SHIFT TO WEST-NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
SEAS BUILD TO 4-6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON AND AT NIGHT.
OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER WATERS WITH
DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS.
WEDNESDAY...SCA WINDS/SEAS POSSIBLE AS STRONG COLD FRONT
APPROACHES WATERS BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT
INCREASING SW WINDS WED MORNING BEFORE WIND SHIFT TO W/NW IN
AFTERNOON.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
ANZ256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...EVT/JWD
NEAR TERM...EVT
SHORT TERM...RLG
LONG TERM...JWD
AVIATION...EVT/JWD
MARINE...EVT/JWDHazardous weather outlook, Dec 1, 4:42 AM EST, 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 442 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 MAZ002>004-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-020945- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 442 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ009-011-020945- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- 442 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ234-CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-020945- BUZZARDS BAY-HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 442 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>233-235>237-250-251-254>256-020945- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- 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- 442 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 4:32 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 24 hr |
Nearby
Winter Weather Advisories in Massachusetts, 2012Winter Weather Advisories in Connecticut, 2012Winter Weather Advisories in New Hampshire, 2012Every winter weather advisory in 2012
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.