Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 26, 2013, 4:52 AM EST for 4 counties in Massachusetts; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Feb 27, 2013, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2013, 4:52 AM EST (09:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2013, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2013, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:57 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 1018 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
849 WWUS41 KBOX 260952 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 452 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... NHZ011-015-261800- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0005.130227T0600Z-130228T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0004.130227T0600Z-130228T1500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 452 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT UP TO A FOOT ABOVE 1200 FT. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS LATE TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL AFFECT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * 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. && $$ MAZ002>004-008>010-026-261800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0005.130227T0600Z-130228T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 452 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...EXCEPT 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND WORCESTER HILLS ABOVE 1200 FT. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION ALSO POSSIBLE * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION... HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER LOSSES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ NHZ012-261800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0005.130227T0600Z-130228T1500Z/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 452 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS LATE TONIGHT AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION... HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER LOSSES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
990 WWUS41 KBOX 261757 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1257 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... NHZ011-015-270200- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.130227T0600Z-130228T1500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1257 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT UP TO A FOOT ABOVE 1200 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS LATE TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL AFFECT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002>004-008>010-026-270200- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0005.130227T0600Z-130228T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 1257 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...EXCEPT 6 TO10 INCHES ABOVE 1200 FEET ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND IN THE WORCESTER HILLS. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION ALSO POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER LOSSES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * 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. && $$ NHZ012-270200- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0005.130227T0600Z-130228T1500Z/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 1257 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS LATE TONIGHT AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION... HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER LOSSES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$
313 WWUS41 KBOX 262141 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 441 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... MAZ010-262245- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.A.0005.130227T0600Z-130228T1500Z/ EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON 441 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ACROSS EASTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. $$ MAZ002-004-008-009-270545- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0005.130227T0600Z-130228T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.W.0004.130227T0600Z-130228T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 441 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME SLEET AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH UP TO AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER LOSSES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ NHZ011-015-270545- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.130227T0600Z-130228T1500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 441 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS LATE TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL AFFECT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE 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. && $$ MAZ003-026-270545- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0005.130227T0600Z-130228T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.130227T0600Z-130228T1200Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AYER 441 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW ALONG WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER LOSSES ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ NHZ012-270545- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0005.130227T0600Z-130228T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.130227T0600Z-130228T1500Z/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 441 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS LATE TONIGHT AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER LOSSES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$
486 WWUS41 KBOX 270651 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 151 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 MAZ002-004-008-009-271500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130228T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 151 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME SLEET AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE...AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER LOSSES TODAY AND TONIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ NHZ011-015-271500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130228T1500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 151 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL AFFECT THE EARLY MORNING... EVENING...AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE 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. && $$ MAZ003-026-271500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130228T1200Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AYER 151 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW ALONG WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE MAY MIX WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER LOSSES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ NHZ012-271500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130228T1500Z/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 151 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS LATE TONIGHT AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER LOSSES TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. && $$ EVT
711 WWUS41 KBOX 270937 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 437 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 MAZ004-009-271745- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130228T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130228T1200Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...BLANDFORD 437 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MAINLY SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN FRANKLIN...WESTERN HAMPDEN...NORTHERN WORCESTER AND FAR NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET AS WELL AS POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...HIGHEST ABOVE 1000 FEET...WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...WET SNOW MAY CAUSE ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER LOSSES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ002-008-271745- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130228T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 437 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME SLEET AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE...AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER LOSSES TODAY AND TONIGHT. * 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. && $$ NHZ011-015-271745- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130228T1500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 437 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. ABOVE 1200 FEET...SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL AFFECT THE MORNING... EVENING...AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ003-026-271745- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130228T1200Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AYER 437 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW ALONG WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG WITH A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...WET SNOW MAY CAUSE ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER LOSSES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. && $$ NHZ012-271745- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130228T1500Z/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 437 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES TODAY AND THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...WET SNOW MAY CAUSE ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER LOSSES TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ THOMPSON/EVT/CADIMA
182 WWUS41 KBOX 271222 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 722 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 NHZ012-271330- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130228T1500Z/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 722 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WARM AIR HAS SURGED UP THE MERRIMACK RIVER VALLEY...AND IT NOW LOOKS LIKE THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY RAIN MIXED WITH WET SNOW AT TIMES. $$ MAZ003-004-009-026-271330- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130228T1200Z/ EASTERN MAZ003-004-009-026-271330- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130228T1200Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...BLANDFORD...AYER 722 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WARM AIR HAS SURGED NORTH ACROSS WORCESTER COUNTY AND THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY. IT NOW LOOKS LIKE THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY RAIN MIXED WITH WET SNOW AT TIMES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$IN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 722 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME SLEET AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE...AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO IMPACT THE EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER LOSSES TODAY AND TONIGHT. * 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. && $$ NHZ011-015-272030- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130228T1500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 722 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. ABOVE 1200 FEET...SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL AFFECT THE MORNING... EVENING...AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ THOMPSON/CADIMA
198 WWUS41 KBOX 271222 CCA WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 722 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 NHZ012-271330- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130228T1500Z/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 722 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WARM AIR HAS SURGED UP THE MERRIMACK RIVER VALLEY...AND IT NOW LOOKS LIKE THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY RAIN MIXED WITH WET SNOW AT TIMES. $$ MAZ003-004-009-026-271330- /O.COR.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130228T1200Z/ EASTERN MAZ003-004-009-026-271330- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130228T1200Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...BLANDFORD...AYER 722 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... && $$ NHZ011-015-272030- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130228T1500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 722 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. ABOVE 1200 FEET...SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL AFFECT THE MORNING... EVENING...AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE 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. && $$ THOMPSON/CADIMA
012 WWUS41 KBOX 272100 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 400 PM EST WED FEB 27 2013 NHZ011-015-272200- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130228T1500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 400 PM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT...MAINLY IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS. $$ MAZ002-008-272200- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130228T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 400 PM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT...MAINLY IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 warning went out at Feb 26, 3:11 AM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 3:11 AM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
311 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY AND SEASONABLE
WEATHER THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE WILL
BRING RAIN AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE REGION
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AT
TIMES THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
115 AM UPDATE...
LOW CLOUDS ARE SLOWLY ERODING ACROSS NE MA AND N CENTRAL CT AT
06Z. WITH WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRES OVERHEAD...WINDS ARE MAINLY CALM
ACROSS MOST AREAS...OR LIGHT/VRBL.
HAVE BEEN MONITORING DENSE FOG AREAS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF HOURS AND PERSISTED ACROSS SW NH AND N CENTRAL/NW
MA...MAINLY IN NORMAL AREAS OF KEEN AND KORE. WITH LACK OF WIND
AND HIGH HUMIDITIES...EXPECT THIS FOG TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT INTO
THE MORNING COMMUTE. HAVE ISSUED DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN THOSE AREAS
AS WELL AS NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY...MAINLY NEAR AND N OF ROUTE
2. WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR AREAS FURTHER E WHERE SKIES
MAY CLEAR OVERNIGHT.
REMAINING GRIDS LOOKED IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE...THOUGH UPDATED
WEATHER GRIDS TO INCORPORATE DEVELOPING FOG.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...JUST THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS THAT ARE MISSING OUT. MODEL RH CROSS SECTIONS SHOW A LAYER
OF HIGH RH AIR LINGERING BELOW 850 MB OVERNIGHT...AND WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE TOP THIS MOIST LAYER COULD BE TOUGH TO
DISLODGE. WE WILL MAINTAIN CLOUDS THROUGH THE EVENING AND EARLY
NIGHT ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN MASS AND RI...THEN A PARTIAL
CLEARING TREND LATE AT NIGHT. TEMPS ARE A BLEND OF MOS AND 2 METER
TEMPS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/...
TUESDAY...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION MUCH OF THE DAY PROVIDING DRY WEATHER.
THE HIGH THEN SHIFTS TO THE MARITIMES BY EVENING. INCREASING MID
AND HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS SOUTHERN PLAINS/OHIO VALLEY
LOW MOVES THIS WAY. A 50-60 KNOT 850 MB JET MOVES UP THE EAST
COAST...BUT ITS FOCUS IS MORE TOWARD PA THROUGH 00Z SO FEEL THE RISK
OF ANY PCPN BEFORE 00Z IS VERY LOW. TEMPS AT 925 MB AROUND -1C TO -
3C...SUPPORTS MIXED MAX SFC TEMPS 40-45F. THIS CONCURS WITH A BLEND
OF MOS AND GFS/ECMWF 2M TEMPS.
TUESDAY NIGHT...SECONDARY LOW FORMS ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST.
A 50-60 KNOT LOW LEVEL JET WRAPS AROUND THE SECOND LOW AND REACHES
THE SOUTH NEW ENGLAND COAST BY 12Z. THIS BRINGS INCREASING
ISENTROPIC LIFT TO THE REGION AFTER 06Z. FRONTOGENESIS FIELDS
INCREASE OVERNIGHT...ALTHOUGH THE FOCUS IS MOSTLY OFFSHORE THE
AXIS EXTENDS NORTHWEST ACROSS THE REGION ESPECIALLY EASTERN
MASS/RI AND SOUTHERN NH. MODEL QPF FIELDS WERE SIMILAR IN BRINGING
MEASURABLE PCPN TO A AQW-SFZ-MVY LINE BY 06Z AND ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY 12Z.
AGEOSTROPHIC WIND FIELDS SHOW NORTH FLOW OF 25-35 KNOTS...EXCEPT
UP TO 55 KNOTS ON THE NAM. EVEN WITH THE MORE CONSERVATIVE GFS AND
ECMWF THIS COLD AIR DRAINAGE WOULD SUPPORT THE IDEA THAT A CHANGE
TO RAIN WILL BE SLOWER THAN THE OTHER MODEL DATA IS ADVERTISING.
WE USED A BLEND OF GFS AND ECMWF THERMAL FIELDS.
THIS BRINGS A MIX OF RAIN/SNOW/SOME SLEET SOUTH OF THE MASS
PIKE...AND SNOW CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN/SNOW/SLEET NORTH OF THE
PIKE. THE PCPN SHOULD THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. WITH THE COLD
AIR DAMMING POTENTIAL...WE TEND TOWARD THE HIGHER SIDE OF THE
NUMBERS WE ARE SEEING. GIVEN THIS...A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE WED NIGHT WITH
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUM NORTHERN HIGHER TERRAIN
* SHOWERY PRECIPITATION THU AND THU NIGHT WITH SOME MINOR SNOW
ACCUM POSSIBLE E MA THU NIGHT
* MAINLY DRY WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPS THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK
WED NIGHT...
WARM FRONT LIKELY NOT TO MAKE IT NORTH INTO SNE WITH OCCLUSION
MOVING THROUGH FROM THE SW OVERNIGHT. BASED ON THE POSITION OF
THE LOW LEVEL JET...EXPECT MAIN FOCUS FOR PRECIP WED EVENING TO BE
ACROSS FAR N MA INTO S NH...THEN GRADUALLY LIFTING TO THE N
OVERNIGHT. SHOWERY PRECIP SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE SHOULD TAPER OFF
DURING THE NIGHT. PTYPE MAINLY SNOW OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH
MIXED RAIN/SNOW N VALLEYS AND RAIN COASTAL PLAIN. AN ADDITIONAL
1-4" POSSIBLE WED NIGHT OVER NORTHERN HIGHER TERRAIN WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS IN THE MONADNOCKS. GUSTY E WINDS IN THE EVENING WILL
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL JET LIFTS TO THE N.
THU INTO THU NIGHT...
MID LEVEL LOW ROTATES INTO NEW ENG DURING THU THEN MOVES TO THE
EAST THU NIGHT. DEEP MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE WHICH WILL RESULT
IN PERIODS OF PRECIP CONTINUING THU BUT BECOMING MORE
SHOWERY/CONVECTIVE AS STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES DEVELOP UNDER
THE COLD POOL. DESPITE COLD TEMPS ALOFT...BOUNDARY LAYER WILL BE
WARM ENOUGH FOR MOSTLY RAIN ON THU EXCEPT FOR HIGHEST ELEVATIONS
FROM THE BERKSHIRES TO MONADNOCKS WHERE SNOW OR MIXED SNOW/RAIN
SHOWERS EXPECTED. PRECIP TRANSITIONS TO SNOW SHOWERS THU NIGHT AS
LOW LEVELS COOL AND MAY SEE SOME ENHANCEMENT ACROSS E MA AS SFC
LOW SHIFTS TO THE EAST WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL N/NE FLOW. GFS
AND NAM ARE MOST ROBUST WITH QPF THU NIGHT WHILE ECMWF IS FAIRLY
LIGHT. STILL TIME TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS BUT PRELIM THINKING IS
THAT SOME MINOR ACCUM POSSIBLE E MA LATER THU NIGHT.
FRIDAY...
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW GRADUALLY MOVES OFFSHORE WITH GUSTY
N/NE FLOW CONTINUING. AREA OF DEEP MOISTURE REMAINS ACROSS THE
REGION SO RISK OF SNOW/RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY
FOR E MA. TEMPS BELOW NORMAL...MOSTLY IN THE 30S.
SAT THROUGH MON...
LOOKS MOSTLY DRY FOR NOW WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPS AS DOWNSTREAM
BLOCKING IN THE N ATLANTIC AND RIDGING OUT WEST MAINTAINS
AMPLIFIED TROF OVER THE EAST. HOWEVER...WILL HAVE TO WATCH
OFFSHORE STORM SUN INTO MON AS DOWNSTREAM BLOCK COULD RESULT IN A
WESTWARD TREND IN LATER GUIDANCE.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
SHORT TERM...HIGH CONFIDENCE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN MODERATE TO
HIGH CONFIDENCE WEDNESDAY.
THROUGH 12Z...MAINLY VFR CIGS/VSBYS. AREAS OF IFR-LIFR CIGS/VSBYS
IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS CT VALLEY OF N MA/SW NH...WITH
MVFR-IFR VSBYS IN PATCHY FOG ACROSS S CENTRAL NH/NE MA. CONDITIONS
SHOULD SLOWLY IMPROVE AROUND 12Z.
TODAY...PATCHY MVFR-IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN LEFTOVER LOW CLOUDS AND
PATCHY FOG THROUGH 15Z...THEN VFR CONDITIONS. EXPECT INCREASING
MID AND HIGH CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON FROM SW. EXPECT E-SE TO
INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT REMAINING BELOW 15 KT.
TONIGHT...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN CIGS/VSBYS
LOWERING TO MVFR-IFR FROM W-E. PATCHY LIFR CIGS AFTER 09Z. EXPECT
MIX OF SNOW/SLEET/RAIN WITH ONSET OF PRECIP...MAINLY RAIN ALONG
THE S COAST. LLWS LIKELY ACROSS CT VALLEY AFTER 09Z ON INCREASING
LOW LEVEL EAST WINDS.
WEDNESDAY...EXPECT MVFR-IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN RAIN AND/OR SNOW. MIX
WITH SLEET WELL INLAND. LLWS LIKELY WITH LOW LEVEL E-SE WINDS AT
50-60 KT MOVING ACROSS REGION.
KBOS TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
KBDL TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE. MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY IN
RAIN SNOW AND FOG.
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. MVFR/VFR
EXPECTED WITH LOWER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN RAIN/SNOW
SHOWERS THU INTO FRIDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
1050 PM UPDATE...
WEAK HIGH PRES CONTINUES ACROSS THE WATERS WITH LIGHT/VRBL WINDS.
HOWEVER...STILL NOTING SEAS AT 5-8 FEET IN EASTERLY SWELLS. KEPT
SMALL CRAFT GOING ON THE OPEN WATERS.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT AND LINGERS
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING SHIFTING LIGHT WINDS.
SEAS REMAIN ABOVE 5 FEET ON MASSACHUSETTS/IPSWICH BAYS AND ON THE
OUTER WATERS...SO A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES. SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH A LITTLE...BUT REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT LEVELS
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
INCREASING WIND EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF
50 TO 60 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATE AT NIGHT AT 2000-3000 FEET ABOVE
THE WATERS. AS PCPN INCREASES LATE AT NIGHT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
BRING 35 KNOT GUSTS DOWN TO THE SURFACE. GALES ARE BORDERLINE...BUT
CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY. A GALE WATCH CONTINUES FOR MOST OF
THE WATERS AND HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO BUZZARDS BAY AND VINEYARD SOUND.
OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...
THROUGH THU...E GALES POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN MA OUTER WATERS WED
EVENING...THEN WINDS DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING TO THE S. WINDS
BELOW SCA DURING THU BUT HAZARDOUS SCA SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVER
OPEN WATERS.
THU NIGHT INTO FRI...INCREASING N/NE WINDS WITH SCA LIKELY AND LOW
PROB FOR GALE FORCE GUSTS.
SAT...N WINDS BELOW SCA BUT SCA SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVER OUTER
WATERS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
THERE IS A RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE RI SOUTH COAST
AT THE WED MORNING HIGH TIDE AND THE MA E COAST AT THE MIDDAY HIGH
TIDE. THE SITUATION DOES NOT LOOK TOO ALARMING ALONG EITHER
COAST...BUT A MINOR IMPACT SEEMS PLAUSIBLE. ALONG THE S
COAST...EXPECT ENOUGH OF A SE SURFACE FLOW BY WED 14Z TO PRODUCE A
1.5 TO 2 FOOT SURGE ALONG WITH POTENTIALLY 10 TO 12 FT WAVES
OFFSHORE. ALONG THE E COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE BUILDING AT THE
TIME OF THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE AND MAY REACH 1.5 TO 2 FEET THERE AS
WELL BY THE TIME OF THE HIGH TIDE. SEAS MAY BE APPROACHING 15 FT S
AND E OF NANTUCKET AND 10 OR 11 FEET MASS BAY AND STELLWAGEN BANK.
A SUCCESSION OF ABOVE NORMAL TIDES AND MODERATE WAVE ACTION COULD
RESULT IN MINOR BEACH EROSION OVER SEVERAL HIGH TIDE CYCLES WED
THRU THU NIGHT ALONG THE MA E COAST...DEPENDING UPON THE EXACT
POSITION OF THE SURFACE LOW. SALISBURY TO CAPE ANN WOULD BE THE
AREA PROBABLY MOST PRONE TO THE MINOR BEACH EROSION OVER SEVERAL
HIGH TIDE CYCLES.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR MAZ002>004-008>010-026.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR MAZ003-004.
NH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NHZ011-012-015.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR NHZ011.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ250-
251-254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KJC/EVT
NEAR TERM...BELK/EVT
SHORT TERM...WTB
LONG TERM...KJC
AVIATION...BELK/KJC/EVT
MARINE...BELK/KJC/EVT
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 4:28 AM EST, 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 428 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 MAZ002-008>010-026-NHZ012-270930- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- 428 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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 STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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. CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-011>024-RIZ001>008-270930- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 428 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR LATE TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS LOW PROBABILITY OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE WEDNESDAY HIGH TIDE ALONG THE EAST AND SOUTH COASTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ003-004-270930- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- 428 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND 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. DENSE FOG ADVISORY. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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. NHZ015-270930- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 428 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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 STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NHZ011-270930- CHESHIRE NH- 428 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. DENSE FOG ADVISORY. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ233>235-237-254>256-270930- VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 428 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ251-270930- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 428 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ250-270930- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 428 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-236-270930- BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 428 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS THE LOW TO MODERATE PROBABILITY OF GALE FORCE WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231-232-270930- CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND- 428 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 1:14 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Worcester | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 5:45 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 40 hr | |
| Feb 26, 5:45 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 47 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Middlesex, Worcester | 15 hr |
| Feb 26, 5:51 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 20 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.