Alert archive / Massachusetts / Small Craft Advisories in 2014
Small Craft Advisory 20, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this small craft advisory at Feb 13, 2014, 9:54 PM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2014, 9:54 PM EST (02:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2014, 3:55 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
719 WHUS71 KBOX 140254 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 954 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ANZ236-141100- /O.CAN.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140214T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.SC.Y.0020.140214T0254Z-140214T2100Z/ NARRAGANSETT BAY- 954 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ254>256-141100- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140214T2200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 954 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-251-141100- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140214T2200Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 954 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ231-141100- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140214T2200Z/ CAPE COD BAY- 954 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ232>234-141100- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140214T2200Z/ NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 954 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ235-237-141100- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140214T2200Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 954 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-141000- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140214T1000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- 954 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
1 follow-up statement
744 WHUS71 KBOX 140855 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 355 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ANZ232-141700- /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140214T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.SR.W.0001.140214T1200Z-140214T2300Z/ NANTUCKET SOUND- 355 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ ANZ254-255-141700- /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140214T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.SR.W.0001.140214T1200Z-140214T2300Z/ 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- 355 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ ANZ236-141700- /O.UPG.KBOX.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.GL.W.0008.140214T1200Z-140215T0000Z/ NARRAGANSETT BAY- 355 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ256-141700- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140215T0200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 355 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-141700- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140215T0200Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 355 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ231-251-141700- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140215T0200Z/ CAPE COD BAY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 355 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ233-234-141700- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140215T0000Z/ VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 355 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ235-237-141700- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140215T0000Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 355 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-141700- /O.EXT.KBOX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140215T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- 355 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Feb 13, 7:20 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 7:20 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
720 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM LINGERS INTO TONIGHT. ANOTHER SHOT OF
SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN OFFSHORE STORM IS ANTICIPATED SATURDAY
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. DRY FRIGID WEATHER PREVAILS LATE THIS WEEKEND
INTO MONDAY. AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW MONDAY
NIGHT...THEN CHANGING OVER TO RAIN DURING TUESDAY. DRY AND WARMER
CONDITIONS PREVAIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
7 PM UPDATE...
A CHALLENGING FORECAST IN THE NEAR-TERM TO SAY THE LEAST.
INCORPORATED A FAIR AMOUNT OF MESOSCALE GUIDANCE WITH A BLEND OF
WRF/HRRR/RAP GUIDANCE IN MODELING HEAVIER PRECIP-OUTCOMES ALONG
AND WEST OF THE BERKSHIRES...WHILE CONSIDERING THE WARMER-WEDGE OF
AIR CYCLONICALLY WRAPPING ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE
APPROACHING LOW /I.E. THICKNESSES/.
IN BREVITY...EVALUATING UPSTREAM TRENDS AND MESOSCALE GUIDANCE...
EXPECT PRECIP TO FILL-IN ACROSS THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY AND
ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND AS LOW UNDERGOES OCCLUSION WRAPPING
MOISTURE CYCLONICALLY TO THE REAR OF THE SYSTEM WHERE BETTER MID-
LEVEL LIFT AND DEFORMATION IS EVOLVING. STRONG DEEP-LAYER ASCENT
THROUGH THE SNOW-GROWTH REGION WILL OCCUR AS Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE
PREVAILS TO THE ADJECT EAST. STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES ABOVE H7
IN THE REGION OF DEFORMATION...THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT AREAS
WEST THAT ARE FILLING IN WILL UNDERGO POTENTIAL INSTABILITY WITH
THE LIKELIHOOD OF THUNDERSNOW. COMMA-HEAD STORM PATTERN. FEEL THE
HRRR IS DOING A GOOD JOB IN FORECASTING THE PATTERN WITH SIMULATED
REFLECTIVITY.
BUT PRECIP-TYPES STILL A CHALLENGE TO FORECAST AS WE WILL ALSO
SEE A WARMER WEDGE OF AIR WRAP INTO THE SYSTEM AS FAR WEST AS THE
BERKSHIRES ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE LOW. GOING SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN
THE RAP-MODEL THICKNESSES INCORPORATING SOME OF THE NAM/WRF/HRRR
GUIDANCE...AREAS ALONG THE BERKSHIRES SHOULD SEE A PREDOMINANT
SNOW-SLEET MIX...WHEREAS AREAS JUST ADJACENT TO THE EAST COULD SEE
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMS OF
AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH. HAVE LOWERED SNOW-TOTALS TO THE WEST
AS A RESULT. AN ADDITIONAL 1-2 IS POSSIBLE MANCHESTER-WORCESTER-
HARTFORD AND POINTS WEST /TO THE EAST EXPECT LESS THAN AN INCH/...
BUT THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OF AROUND 4-6 WILL BE CONFINED TO THE
EAST SLOPES OF HIGHER TERRAIN /BERKSHIRES AND MONADNOCK RANGE/.
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE
BERKSHIRES AND ACROSS THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY.
LESSER CHANCES FOR PRECIP ACROSS EASTERN NEW ENGLAND WITH THE
DRY-SLOT ALREADY ONGOING. LACK OF ICE CRYSTALS ALOFT PRESENTLY
LENDING TO A MIX OF DRIZZLE/FREEZING DRIZZLE. BUT DON/T BE
SURPRISED TO SEE ACTIVITY ACROSS THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY OVERNIGHT
AND TOWARDS MORNING GET ALL THE WAY OVER TO BOSTON TOWARDS
MIDNIGHT AND SHORTLY AFTER AS THE STORM EXITS OUT RESULTING IN A
TRANSITION OF RAIN TO A WINTRY MIX TO SNOW EVER BRIEFLY.
AS THE STORM EXITS...WILL SEE COLDER AIR FILTER IN FROM THE REAR
WASHING OUT THE WARMER WEDGE OF AIR ALOFT. SUBSEQUENTLY WILL SEE
PRECIP-TYPES CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW...BUT PERHAPS TOO LITTLE TOO
LATE FOR AREAS EAST AS THE BETTER DYNAMICS AND LIFT PROCEED
NORTHEAST.
TO REITERATE...FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING AND TOWARDS
MIDNIGHT...THE REAL FOCUS WILL BE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND WHERE THE BETTER DEFORMATION AND MESOSCALE
BANDING WITHIN THE COMMA-HEAD OF THE OCCLUDING LOW WILL RESIDE.
THINGS CAN EASILY CHANGE BUT THE SITUATION BEARS MONITORING! WILL
KEEP WITH A MAJORITY OF THE HEADLINES DROPPING ONLY A FEW ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE WHERE EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED OVER TO RAIN.
WIND ADVISORIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE OVER THE EAST THE NEXT
FEW HOURS AS THE NORTHEAST FLOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH WITH THE
APPROACH OF THE STORM. WILL NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT ADDITIONAL
WIND HEADLINES AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO DEEPEN WITH ITS EXODUS
RESULTING IN STRONG GUSTY WESTERLY FLOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
FRIDAY...
ANY COMMA HEAD SNOWS EARLY IN THE MORNING WILL QUICKLY LIFT
INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.
SOME SUNSHINE WILL DEVELOP FOR THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THIS SURFACE
HEATING WILL COMBINE WITH POWERFUL LOW PRES OVER ME /970MB LOW/
WILL LIKELY YIELD VERY GUSTY WEST WINDS UP TO 45 MPH. WILL LIKELY
NEED WIND ADVISORIES FOR TOMORROW.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
*/ HIGHLIGHTS...
- POTENTIAL SNOW IMPACTS FOR COASTAL S/E SNE AROUND LATE SATURDAY
- COLD AND WINDY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
- WARMER AND WETTER SYSTEM FOR TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT
- WARMING TREND PREVAILING INTO THE LATE-WEEK PERIOD
*/ OVERVIEW AND MODEL PREFERENCE...
TROUGH PATTERN THROUGH WHICH INDIVIDUAL DISTURBANCES WILL AMPLIFY
SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NE CONUS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. BUT A
PATTERN-SHIFT IS EVIDENT PER AO/NAO TRENDS TOWARDS WARMER CONDITIONS
AS THE OVERALL FLOW DEAMPLIFIES BECOMING ZONAL INITIALLY...RIDGING
TOWARDS THE LATER-HALF OF FEBRUARY. PERHAPS A BRIEF REPRIEVE IN THE
STORMY PATTERN ENCOUNTERED THUS FAR THIS WINTER.
NOTED BELOW...GIVING GREATEST PREFERENCE TO THE ECMWF WITH BETTER
INITIALIZATION OF UPSTREAM LOW PRES CENTERS WHICH WILL EVOLVE INTO
THE OFFSHORE STORM AROUND SATURDAY NIGHT...WHILE EXHIBITED THE
BETTER RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY DESPITE SLIGHT WOBBLES IN SURFACE
FEATURES.
*/ DAY-TO-DAY DETAILS...
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...
FAVOR ECMWF SOLUTION WITH THE BEST INITIALIZATION OF SURFACE LOWS
AND ATTENDANT MID-LEVEL ENERGY OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AND MINNESOTA.
SO WILL CONSIDER A STORM TRACK FOR THE PERIOD IN PROXIMITY TO THE
BENCHMARK.
BUT BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER...MUST NOTE AN UNDERLYING LEVEL OF
UNCERTAINTY PER POTENTIAL PHASING/EVOLUTION CHALLENGES WITHIN MODEL
SOLUTIONS OF PACIFIC-ORIGIN ENERGY. NOTHING IS EVER PERFECT. WHAT
APPEARS TO KEEP THE LOW FURTHER S/E OFFSHORE IS PERHAPS THE STRONGER
INFLUENCE OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE HUDSON BAY...AND DRIER
AIR/SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE PRESENT STORM. BUT THE STRENGTH OF SUCH
FEATURES AGAINST THE INTENSITY OF THE STORM CAN LEAD TO WOBBLES IN
LOW POSITIONING. CAN NOT RULE OUT A CLOSER PASSAGE TO THE SHORE...
OR PERHAPS EVEN FURTHER AWAY.
NEVERTHELESS...THE GENERAL TREND IS FOR THE LOW TO BOMB TOWARDS NOVA
SCOTIA AS THE MID-LEVEL TROUGH UNDERGOES NEGATIVE TILTING ENHANCING
CYCLOGENESIS. WHILE OVERRUNNING OF LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY
THE MAIN FOCUS IS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE REARWARD COMMA-HEAD AND
MESOSCALE SNOW BANDING IN FAVORABLE REGIONS OF MID-LEVEL FORCING/
DEFORMATION POTENTIALLY BENEATH THE RRQ OF THE UPPER-LEVEL JET...
PERHAPS JET-COUPLING WITH THE LFQ OF THE ATTENDANT JET-STREAK TO THE
STORM. IN ALL...DEEP-LAYER ASCENT THROUGH THE SNOW-GROWTH REGION
EXPECTED REAR-WARD WITHIN THE COMMA-HEAD OF THE STORM...ESPECIALLY
IF LAPSE RATES STEEPEN TO NEARLY DRY-ADIABATIC ABOVE H7 AS THE ECMWF
SUGGESTS.
STRONG NW WINDS ACROSS THE INTERIOR WITH N/NE OVER THE WATERS...THUS
A COASTAL-FRONT SETUP ENTIRELY PLAUSIBLE. H85 TEMPS COOLING TO -10C
COULD YIELD OCEAN-EFFECT PROCESSES. THESE TWO POSSIBILITIES ONLY
ENHANCE POTENTIAL OUTCOMES REARWARD OF THE STORM. COUPLED WITH THE
GENERAL DISCUSSION OF OUTCOMES ABOVE...AND THERE IS THE DISTINCT
POSSIBILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT PLOWABLE SNOW AND WINTER WEATHER
HEADLINES FOR S/E COASTAL COMMUNITIES OF SNE /ESPECIALLY FOR THE
CAPE AND ISLANDS/. STILL NEED TO IRON OUT DETAILS AND WAIT FOR
BETTER MODEL CONSENSUS...SO WON/T GO INTO DISCUSSION WITH SNOW
TOTALS.
A LAST POINT...WIND HEADLINES MAY BE NECESSARY AS THE STRONGEST OF
WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BE AROUND 50 MPH 2 KFT AGL INITIALLY NORTH
TURNING NORTHWESTERLY TOWARDS SUNDAY MORNING AND DIMINISHING. COLD
AIR ADVECTION PROCEEDING MAY ALLOWING MIXING TO H9 AND THE EFFECTIVE
MIX-DOWN OF MOMENTUM TO THE SURFACE.
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...
BRISK W/NW INITIALLY /STRONGEST ALONG THE SHORES YET SUB-WIND
ADVISORY/ USHERING ARCTIC AIR ACROSS THE REGION /EASILY SO WITH THE
LIKELY DENSE SNOW-PACK/. EXPECT COLDEST CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING...
AND ALONG WITH WINDS...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY BE NECESSARY. WINDS
DIMINISHING MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. WINDS TURN
SOUTHERLY LATE.
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...
INSIDE-RUNNER LOW ALONG AND AHEAD OF WHICH SOUTHERLY FLOW SEEMINGLY
PREVAILS WITH H925 WINDS AROUND 50 TO 60 MPH. WIND HEADLINES PERHAPS
NECESSARY...BUT WITH REMNANT SNOW-PACK...SHALLOW COLD AIR SHOULD
EXIST BENEATH LOW-LEVEL WARM-AIR ADVECTION MAKING FOR A STOUT
INVERSION AND LIMITATIONS ON MOMENTUM TRANSFER. STILL BLUSTERY WITH
POTENTIALLY TIGHT PRES-GRADIENT.
F-GEN FORCING BENEATH ENHANCED ASCENT PER MAIN MID-LEVEL VORTMAX
WILL LIKELY RESULT DEEP-LAYER LIFT. EXPECTING PRECIP TO INITIALLY
BEGIN AS SNOW THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO RAIN WITH PERHAPS A BRIEF
PERIOD OF A WINTRY MIX IN-BETWEEN. NEED TO EVALUATE HYDROLOGICAL
IMPACTS AS WE GET CLOSER IN TIME AS WARMER CONDITIONS AND RAIN WILL
MAKE FOR A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT THAW. SYSTEM APPEARS AS A QUICK
MOVER /SUPPORTED BY +NAO TREND/ SO AROUND A HALF-INCH TOTAL-PRECIP
IS PRESENTLY EXPECTED. THUS THE HYDROLOGICAL IMPACT LOOKS TO BE
MINIMAL.
WEDNESDAY INTO LATE-WEEK...
HIGH PRES SETTLING S/E TOWARDS THE N-CENTRAL ATLANTIC. WILL SEE
PREVAILING SOUTHERLY FLOW AND A WARMING TREND. SOME HINT OF H925
TEMPS WARMING TO +10C LATE IN THE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
SHORT-TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
7 PM UPDATE...
STRONG STORM APPROACHING FROM NJ COASTLINE TOWARDS AND LATER
ACROSS THE CAPE COD CANAL AROUND MIDNIGHT...EXITING TOWARDS NOVA
SCOTIA TOWARDS MORNING.
*/CATEGORICAL IMPACTS AND PRECIP-TYPES...
WITH STORM APPROACH EXPECTING TERMINALS TO BECOME SOCKED IN IFR-
VLIFR CIGS. BEST CHANCES OF WINTRY PRECIP-TYPES /SN-PL-FZRA/ IN
THAT ORDER FROM WESTERN INTO INTERIOR EASTERN NEW ENGLAND AWAY
FROM THE SHORELINES. IFR-VLIFR WITH WINTRY PRECIP-TYPES /ESP SN/
WITH MVFR-IFR IN RAIN. S/SE COASTLINE TERMINALS IMPACTED BY COASTAL
FOG. WITH THE STORM EXIT AROUND MIDNIGHT...WILL GRADUALLY SEE
CONDITIONS IMPROVE TO VFR TOWARDS FRIDAY MORNING.
*/WINDS...
WITH STORM APPROACH...STRONG NE WINDS N/W INITIALLY THE STRONGEST
OF WHICH WILL BE ALONG E-SLOPES OF HIGHER TERRAIN AND E-COASTAL
TERMINALS /BED-BOS/. LLWS IMPACTS MAINLY DIRECTIONAL. WINDS 2 KFT
AGL PRESENTLY SE AND WILL TURN S WITH STORM APPROACH. LULL IN THE
WINDS AND LLWS IMPACTS WITH STORM PASSAGE AROUND MIDNIGHT ACROSS
ALL TERMINALS. WITH STORM EXIT...INCREASING WEST WINDS WITH
STRONGEST GUSTS FOR SHORELINE TERMINALS 35-40 KTS /25 KTS INLAND/.
KBOS TERMINAL...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF. CONFIDENT ON TRENDS
BUT NOT SO MUCH ON SPECIFICS.
KBDL TERMINAL...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF. CONFIDENT ON TRENDS
BUT NOT SO MUCH ON SPECIFICS.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
MVFR-VLIFR WITH SNOW. NNE-SSW SNOWBAND ACROSS E/S SHORELINE
TERMINALS. 1/4SM +SN POSSIBLE W/N BAND. NW WINDS ACROSS INTERIOR
WITH N/NE WINDS ALONG SHORES GUSTING UP TO 40 KTS...BACKING NW
AND DIMINISHING TOWARDS SUNDAY MORNING. LLWS IMPACTS WITH AROUND
50 KTS 2 KFT AGL.
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
IMPROVING VFR. BRISK NW WINDS INITIALLY SUNDAY DIMINISHING THROUGH
THE PERIOD. WINDS BACKING S/SW LATE.
MONDAY NIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
INCREASING AREAL COVERAGE OF -SN. CONDITIONS DETERIORATING MVFR-IFR.
S/SWLY WINDS BECOMING BRISK WITH POTENTIAL LLWS IMPACTS AS WINDS
INCREASE TO 50 KTS 2 KFT AGL.
&&
.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
MODERATE CONFIDENCE THROUGH TONIGHT...
TONIGHT...NE GALES THIS EVENING WITH A LOW RISK OF A FEW STORM
FORCE GUSTS...THEN BRIEFLY RELAXING AS STRONG LOW PRES TRACKS
OVER SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND.
TOMORROW...POWERFUL LOW MOVES NE ALONG THE ME COAST YIELDING WNW
GALES WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
FRIDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
SWELL REMNANT FROM LATE-WEEK STRONG STORM WILL RESULT IN WAVE
HEIGHTS OF 10-12 FEET ON THE OUTER WATERS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
TOWARDS SATURDAY MORNING. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
INCREASING N/NE WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS OVER THE E WATERS
TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SUNDAY AS A RESULT OF DEEPENING OFFSHORE STORM
SWEEPING NE OVER THE 40N/70W BENCHMARK.
WINDS BACK OUT OF THE NW REMAINING STRONG INTO SUNDAY MORNING...
DIMINISHING THEREAFTER. EXPECT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 8-10 FEET ON THE
OUTER WATERS DURING PEAK OF GUSTY WINDS. INCREASING THREAT OF
FREEZING SPRAY AS ARCTIC AIR BUILDS OVER THE WATERS.
MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...
WINDS DIMINISHING BELOW THRESHOLDS AS HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE
REGION AND FLOW BACKS SOUTHERLY. THIS WILL ALLOW WAVES TO DAMPEN OUT
AND MAKE FOR QUIET BOATING CONDITIONS. BUT THIS IS SHORT-LIVED AS
SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KTS IN RESPONSE TO
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NE INTERIOR. WAVES INCREASING OVER
THE SOUTH WATERS 6-8 FEET LATE TOWARDS TUESDAY MORNING.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
STILL NOT TOO CONCERNED REGARDING COASTAL FLOODING AS ASTRO TIDES
REMAIN LOW AND WINDS BEGIN TO SLACKEN SOMEWHAT TOWARD HIGH TIDE AS
CENTER OF LOW TRACK OVER RI/SOUTHEAST MA AROUND MIDNIGHT. HIGHEST
RISK OF ANY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WOULD BE WITH THIS EVENING HIGH
TIDE IN THE CAPE ANN AREA NORTHWARD TO MA/NH BORDER. RISK STILL
APPEARS TOO LOW TO WARRANT AN ADVISORY OR STATEMENT. HOWEVER WE
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY FOR MAZ002>006-
008>012-026.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR MAZ007-015-016-
019.
NH...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY FOR RIZ001.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ231>235-237-250-251-
254>256.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ230.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ236.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NOCERA/SIPPRELL
NEAR TERM...NOCERA/SIPPRELL
SHORT TERM...NOCERA
LONG TERM...SIPPRELL
AVIATION...WTB/SIPPRELL
MARINE...NOCERA/SIPPRELL
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...NOCERAHazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 6:40 PM EST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 640 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-142345- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- 640 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. A COMBINATION OF WIND AND/OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HEADLINES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...LOW CONFIDENCE. WIND AND/OR WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES MAY BE NECESSARY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ007-015-016-019-142345- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 640 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. A COMBINATION OF WIND AND/OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HEADLINES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...LOW CONFIDENCE. WIND AND/OR WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES MAY BE NECESSARY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ013-014-017-018-020>024-RIZ002>008-142345- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 640 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. A COMBINATION OF WIND AND/OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HEADLINES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...LOW CONFIDENCE. WIND AND/OR WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES MAY BE NECESSARY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256-142345- CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-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- 640 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. GALE WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR BLUSTERY NORTHERLY WINDS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SUNDAY...REMAINING BLUSTERY WHILE BACKING NORTHWESTERLY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SATURDAY NIGHT TOWARDS SUNDAY MORNING...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND ARCTIC AIR ADVECTING OVER THE WATERS WILL PRESENT THE THREAT OF FREEZING SPRAY. MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...LOW CONFIDENCE. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS REACHING GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ236-142345- NARRAGANSETT BAY- 640 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. GALE WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR BLUSTERY NORTHERLY WINDS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SUNDAY...REMAINING BLUSTERY WHILE BACKING NORTHWESTERLY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SATURDAY NIGHT TOWARDS SUNDAY MORNING...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND ARCTIC AIR ADVECTING OVER THE WATERS WILL PRESENT THE THREAT OF FREEZING SPRAY. MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...LOW CONFIDENCE. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS REACHING GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-142345- BOSTON HARBOR- 640 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. GALE WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR BLUSTERY NORTHERLY WINDS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SUNDAY...REMAINING BLUSTERY WHILE BACKING NORTHWESTERLY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SATURDAY NIGHT TOWARDS SUNDAY MORNING...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND ARCTIC AIR ADVECTING OVER THE WATERS WILL PRESENT THE THREAT OF FREEZING SPRAY. MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...LOW CONFIDENCE. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS REACHING GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 13, 6:51 PM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
651 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BOSTON 42.32N 71.07W
02/13/2014 SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN NEAR PARKMAN DRIVE. POWER LINES DOWN ON VFW
PARKWAY AT WEST ROXBURY PARKWAY.
0340 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DANVERS 42.57N 70.95W
02/13/2014 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE LIMB DOWN BLOCKING ELIOT STREET.
0420 PM FLOOD PLYMOUTH 41.96N 70.68W
02/13/2014 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
SANDWICH ROAD AT SOUTH STREET FLOODED. ONE LANE OF LONG
POND ROAD AT JORDAN ROAD FLOODED.
0435 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WALPOLE 42.14N 71.24W
02/13/2014 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
POWER LINES DOWN ON EAST WASHINGTON STREET.
0442 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HAMILTON 42.62N 70.87W
02/13/2014 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN.
0553 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
02/13/2014 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON FELTON STREET.
0600 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WAYLAND 42.37N 71.37W
02/13/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCH DOWN BLOCKING NOB HILL ROAD.
&&
JWDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 3:49 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 14 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:49 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:55 AM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:33 PM EST | Blizzard Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 12 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 31 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:42 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:42 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 108 min | |
| Feb 14, 5:30 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 4 hr |
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