Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 1, 2014, 4:10 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 3:52 AM EST. It was in force for 30 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
- Jan 1, 2014, 4:10 PM EST (21:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2014, 3:52 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2014, 10:02 AM EST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
All 22 counties
Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1431 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 96 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
018 WWUS41 KBOX 012110 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 410 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...A COASTAL STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS... ...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... MAZ007-013>022-020515- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0001.140102T0600Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0001.140102T0900Z-140103T1500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN 410 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST...RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. THE WORST OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY...RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * 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. && $$ MAZ023-024-020515- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0001.140102T0600Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0001.140102T0900Z-140103T1500Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 410 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES...RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE WORST OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY...RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002>006-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-020515- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0001.140102T0600Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0001.140102T0900Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 410 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. THE WORST OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011-012-RIZ001>008-020515- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0001.140102T0600Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0001.140102T0900Z-140103T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 410 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. THE WORST OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF 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. && $$ 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
9 follow-up statements
454 WWUS41 KBOX 020248 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 948 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...A COASTAL STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS... ...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... MAZ007-013>022-021100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.140102T0900Z-140103T1500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN 948 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...COASTAL NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST...RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. THE WORST OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY...RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * 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. && $$ MAZ023-024-021100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.140102T0900Z-140103T1500Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 948 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES...RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE WORST OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY...RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002>006-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-021100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.140102T0900Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 948 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. THE WORST OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011-012-RIZ001>008-021100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.140102T0900Z-140103T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 948 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. THE WORST OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ 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
355 WWUS41 KBOX 020852 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 352 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...A COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND CAPE COD TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... MAZ019-022-021700- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.140102T0900Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.140102T0852Z-140103T1600Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN 352 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND BARNSTABLE COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WHEN SNOW MAY FALL AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TODAY. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE TONIGHT AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER AND THE WINDS INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ007-013>018-020-021-021700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0001.140102T0852Z-140103T1500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 352 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...COASTAL NORTHEAST AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WHEN SNOW MAY FALL AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TODAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ023-024-021700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0001.140102T0852Z-140103T1500Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 352 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. THE SNOW MAY ACTUALLY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A TIME ACROSS NANTUCKET. ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AND BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT WITH POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * 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. && $$ MAZ002>006-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-021700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0001.140102T0852Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 352 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY. THERE ACTUALLY MAY BE BREAK IN THE LIGHT SNOW LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011-012-RIZ001>008-021700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0001.140102T0852Z-140103T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 352 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE LIGHT SNOW FOR A TIME LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF 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. && $$ FRANK 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
716 WWUS41 KBOX 021549 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1049 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...A COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND CAPE COD TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... MAZ019-022-030000- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN 1049 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND BARNSTABLE COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... WHEN SNOW MAY FALL AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TODAY. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE TONIGHT AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER AND THE WINDS INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ002-008-030000- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0500Z-140103T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 1049 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES IN NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ004>006-026-030000- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0500Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER 1049 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 16 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ012-030000- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0500Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER 1049 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF WORCESTER. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 16 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ009-030000- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0500Z-140103T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLANDFORD 1049 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 17 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ007-013>018-020-021-030000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 1049 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...COASTAL NORTHEAST AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... WHEN SNOW MAY FALL AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TODAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ023-024-030000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1049 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. THE SNOW MAY ACTUALLY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A TIME ACROSS NANTUCKET. ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AND BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT WITH POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ003-010-NHZ011-012-015-030000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1049 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY ARE EXPECTED TODAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ011-RIZ001>008-030000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...SPRINGFIELD...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1049 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHHWEST MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ 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
822 WWUS41 KBOX 022104 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 404 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...A COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND CAPE COD TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... MAZ007-018-030515- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BROCKTON 404 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL ESSEX AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... WHEN SNOW MAY FALL AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE TONIGHT AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER AND THE WINDS INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ019-022-030515- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN 404 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND BARNSTABLE COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WHEN SNOW MAY FALL AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE TONIGHT AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER AND THE WINDS INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ002-008-030515- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0500Z-140103T1800Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 404 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES IN NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 19 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ004>006-026-030515- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0500Z-140103T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER 404 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 17 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ012-030515- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0500Z-140103T1600Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER 404 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF WORCESTER. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 16 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ009-030515- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0500Z-140103T1800Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLANDFORD 404 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ013>017-020-021-030515- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT 404 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS WEST OF THE CANAL. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WHEN SNOW MAY FALL AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ023-024-030515- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 404 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...ANY LEFTOVER MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AND BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT WITH POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ003-010-NHZ011-012-015-030515- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 404 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ011-RIZ001>008-030515- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...SPRINGFIELD...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 404 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ 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
020 WWUS41 KBOX 022356 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 656 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...A COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND CAPE COD TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... MAZ007-018-019-030800- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH 656 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND BARNSTABLE COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 18 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS ESSEX COUNTY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... WHEN SNOW MAY FALL AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE TONIGHT AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER AND THE WINDS INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ022-030800- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 656 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...BARNSTABLE COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... WHEN SNOW MAY FALL AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE TONIGHT AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER AND THE WINDS INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ002-008-030800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0500Z-140103T1800Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 656 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES IN NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 19 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ004>006-026-030800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0500Z-140103T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER 656 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 19 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ012-030800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0500Z-140103T1600Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER 656 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF WORCESTER. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 17 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ009-030800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0500Z-140103T1800Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLANDFORD 656 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 17 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ013>017-020-021-030800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT 656 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS WEST OF THE CANAL. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... WHEN SNOW MAY FALL AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ023-024-030800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 656 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...ANY LEFTOVER MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AND BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT WITH POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ003-010-NHZ011-012-015-030800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 656 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ011-RIZ001>008-030800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...SPRINGFIELD...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 656 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ 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
577 WWUS41 KBOX 030230 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 930 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...DANGEROUS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF EASTERN MA OVERNIGHT AND TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED WITH 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW EXPECTED... ...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION... MAZ007-018-019-031030- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH 930 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND BARNSTABLE COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF ESSEX COUNTY. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FRIDAY MORNING AND COME TO AN END DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES AND TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. EVEN AFTER THE SNOW ENDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ022-031030- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 930 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...BARNSTABLE COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TIMES. HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES AND TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ002-008-031030- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0230Z-140103T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 930 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES IN NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW TAPERS OFF FRIDAY MORNING AND COMES TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ004>006-026-031030- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0230Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER 930 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW TAPERS OFF FRIDAY MORNING AND COMES TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ012-031030- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0230Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER 930 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF WORCESTER. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW TAPERS OFF FRIDAY MORNING AND COMES TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ009-031030- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.140103T0230Z-140103T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLANDFORD 930 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 19 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ013>017-020-021-031030- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT 930 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS WEST OF THE CANAL. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE EASTERN MA COAST. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER FRIDAY MORNING AND END DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES AND TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ023-024-031030- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 930 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT WITH POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ003-010-NHZ011-012-015-031030- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 930 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ011-RIZ001>008-031030- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...SPRINGFIELD...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 930 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ FRANK 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
676 WWUS41 KBOX 030245 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...DANGEROUS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF EASTERN MA OVERNIGHT AND TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED WITH 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW EXPECTED... ...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION... MAZ018-031045- /O.EXA.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROCKTON 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FRIDAY MORNING AND COME TO AN END DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES AND TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. EVEN AFTER THE SNOW ENDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ007-019-031045- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...PLYMOUTH 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERLY PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF ESSEX COUNTY. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FRIDAY MORNING AND COME TO AN END DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES AND TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. EVEN AFTER THE SNOW ENDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ022-031045- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...BARNSTABLE COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TIMES. HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES AND TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ013>017-031045- /O.EXA.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW TAPERS OFF FRIDAY MORNING AND COMES TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ003-010-031045- /O.EXA.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN FRANKLIN AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY,. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW TAPERS OFF FRIDAY MORNING AND COMES TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ002-008-031045- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1800Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES IN NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW TAPERS OFF FRIDAY MORNING AND COMES TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ004>006-026-031045- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW TAPERS OFF FRIDAY MORNING AND COMES TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ011-RIZ001-002-031045- /O.EXA.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...SPRINGFIELD...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 11 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW TAPERS OFF FRIDAY MORNING AND COMES TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ012-031045- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF WORCESTER. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW TAPERS OFF FRIDAY MORNING AND COMES TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ009-031045- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1800Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLANDFORD 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 19 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ020-021-031045- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS WEST OF THE CANAL. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER FRIDAY MORNING AND END DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES AND TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ023-024-031045- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT WITH POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-031045- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * 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. && $$ RIZ003>008-031045- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 945 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ FRANK 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
055 WWUS41 KBOX 030849 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 349 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW TAPERS OF THIS MORNING FROM WEST TO EAST BUT SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON... ...OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WITH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET INTO THIS AFTERNOON... ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT... MAZ007-019-031700- /O.EXB.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...PLYMOUTH 349 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN PLYMOUTH AND EASTERN ESSEX COUNTIES * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THE SNOW SHOWERS BY MID TO LATE MORNING. THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD COME TO AN END BY EARLY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL IMPROVE LATER THIS MORNING...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL IMPROVE LATER THIS MORNING...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ018-031700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROCKTON 349 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THE SNOW SHOWERS BY MID TO LATE MORNING. THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD COME TO AN END BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL IMPROVE LATER THIS MORNING...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ022-031600- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 349 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...BARNSTABLE COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THE SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. SCATTERED OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WITH A FEW INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL IMPROVE SOME LATER THIS MORNING...BUT OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ013>017-031700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON 349 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THE SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING AND END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE LATER IN THE MORNING AS SNOW TAPERS OFF ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ003>006-010-026-031700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 349 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN FRANKLIN AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THE SNOW SHOWERS AND END BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS THE MORNING WEARS ON. HOWEVER...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ002-008-031700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 349 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES IN NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AND END BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS THE MORNING WEARS ON. HOWEVER...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-031700- /O.EXB.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 349 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AND END BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS THE MORNING WEARS ON. HOWEVER...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ011-012-RIZ001-002-031700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE 349 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AND END BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS THE MORNING WEARS ON. HOWEVER...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ009-031700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLANDFORD 349 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AND END BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS THE MORNING WEARS ON. HOWEVER...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 19 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ020-021-031500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 349 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS WEST OF THE CANAL. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW TAPERS TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS MORNING AND ENDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE QUITE DIFFICULT THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE LATER THIS MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ023-024-031500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 349 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED EARLY THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...SO CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE. HOWEVER..BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. ALSO...OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MAY RESULT IN A COUPLE ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NANTUCKET. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * 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. && $$ RIZ003>008-031500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 349 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW TAPERS OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND ENDS BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * 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. 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474 WWUS41 KBOX 031502 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1002 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET INTO THIS AFTERNOON... ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT... MAZ007-018-019-032315- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH 1002 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN PLYMOUTH AND EASTERN ESSEX COUNTIES * HAZARD TYPES...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 14 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ003>006-010>017-026-RIZ001-002-032315- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE 1002 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND * HAZARD TYPES...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ002-008-009-NHZ011-012-015-032315- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1002 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES IN NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE * HAZARD TYPES...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-024-RIZ003>008-031615- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 1002 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... 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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 Jan 1, 10:36 AM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 10:36 AM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1036 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW/STRONG WINDS/COASTAL
FLOODING AND POSSIBLY EVEN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME ALONG
THE EASTERN MA COAST. DRY...BUT BITTERLY COLD AIR WITH DANGEROUSLY
WIND CHILLS FOLLOWS THE STORM FRI INTO SAT. TEMPS WILL THEN
MODERATE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
1030 AM UPDATE...FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK FOR THIS MORNING. MADE
MINOR UPDATES TO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT TRENDS. A FEW CLOUDS ARE
ACROSS THE REGION RIGHT NOW AND EXPECTING INCREASING CLOUDS THIS
AFTERNOON.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING
CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS A RESULT OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE
STREAMING INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AHEAD OF A DEEPENING TROUGH
ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. HOWEVER...DRY WEATHER SHOULD PREVAIL TODAY
WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 20S. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN WIND
CHILL VALUES REMAINING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ALL DAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY/...
MAINLY DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...MID LEVEL
WARM ADVECTION WILL RESULT IN AN AREA OF FRONTOGENESIS ALLOWING
LIGHT SNOW TO BREAK OUT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST. APPEARS
THAT BEST FRONTOGENESIS WILL SETUP ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MA
TURNPIKE...WHERE AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. LOW TEMPS WILL MAINLY BE IN THE TEENS.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* COASTAL STORM WITH A VARIETY OF HAZARDS THURS INTO FRIDAY
* WELL BELOW AVG TEMPERATURES FOR FRI AND SAT
* ANOTHER POSSIBLE SYSTEM IMPACTING THE REGION SUN NIGHT INTO MON
CONFIDENCE LEVEL... MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE OVERALL
FORECAST TREND WITH THE SYSTEM THU INTO FRI...THEN HIGH PRES AND
VERY COLD TEMPS INTO THE WEEKEND. FURTHER OUT...CHANGING UPPER
LEVEL PATTERN OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. CAUSES TIMING ISSUES FOR
ANOTHER LOW FROM SUN NIGHT INTO TUE YIELDING LOW CONFIDENCE.
DETAILS...
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...
PIECE OF ENERGY FOR A SIGNIFICANT COASTAL SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS
THE CONUS AND DIGGING ACROSS THE WEST AT THIS TIME PER LATEST WV
IMAGERY. THIS DIGGING TROUGH WILL PICK UP MOISTURE ALONG THE GULF
AND DEVELOP A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST OF NC. 850MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MIDWEST AND MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST BY
LATE THURSDAY ALLOWING FOR BOTH SYSTEMS TO COMBINE IN A PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT STORM FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LASTLY...HIGH
PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL CONTINUE TO REINFORCE COLD AIR ALLOWING
FOR THE PTYPE TO REMAIN ALL SNOW. DETAILS ARE BROKEN DOWN BELOW.
* MODELS...THE MODELS HAD CONVERGED TOWARD A COMMON SOLUTION
BEGINNING WITH THE 31/12Z CYCLE FOR THIS UPCOMING SYSTEM. A STRONG
MAJORITY OF 12Z ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND 00Z GEFS MEMBERS
SUPPORTED THE GROWING OPERATIONAL MODEL CONSENSUS WHICH CENTERS
AROUND THE GFS/ECMWF/UKMET. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS ARE A LITTLE MORE
ROBUST THEN THE EC AS 700MB CLOSED LOW IS APPARENT IN THE GFS/NAM
WHERE IT IS AN OPEN WAVE FOR THE EC. NAM/GFS/UKMET MODELS AGREE ON
THE POTENTIAL FOR OCEAN EFFECT SNOW BEING ENHANCED ALONG THE MASS
COAST LINE...WHILE THE EC QPF SEEMS TO BE UNDERDONE. REGARDLESS
MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A SIGNIFICANT COASTAL LOW WITH MODERATE
SNOWFALL FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
* TEMPS...NO ISSUES WITH P-TYPE AS THERMAL PROFILES WILL ALL BE
BELOW 0C. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW AVERAGE AS
1000MB TEMPS ARE BETWEEN 3 TO 4 STANDARD DEVIATIONS AWAY. ONCE
WHEN THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON THURSDAY EXPECT A QUICK DROP
IN TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN SURFACE TEMPS 15-20F BELOW AVERAGE.
WIND CHILL ADV MAY BE NEEDED FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN MA ON
THURSDAY NIGHT AS WIND CHILLS WILL DROP BELOW -15F. FRIDAY DAY
TEMPS WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 20F. LOOKING AT THE SNOW GROWTH
REGION...SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW DEEP MOISTURE THROUGH THE
PROFILE AND TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN -10C TO -15C. THIS
WILL RESULT IN VERY FINE SNOW AND INCREASE THE SNOW RATIO TO 15:1
TO PERHAPS 20:1 IN SOME LOCATIONS.
* SNOW...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY AS A
850MB FRONTOGENETIC FORCING ZONE SETS UP ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
MASS PIKE. EXPECT A FEW INCHES TO FALL OUT OF THIS DURING THE DAY
ON THURSDAY. SOUTH OF THE PIKE MAY SEE A FEW FLURRIES BUT APPEARS
THE REGION COULD GET DRY SLOTTED FOR A PERIOD. MAIN CONCERN IS THE
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. LEANED
TOWARDS THE 00Z GEFS FOR QPF...WHICH SEEMS TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF
GUIDANCE...ALLOWING FOR MUCH OF THE REGION SEEING 0.5 INCHES OF
QPF WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE MASS COASTLINE. THIS WILL
RESULT IN A WIDESPREAD 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE REGION.
CLOSER TO THE COASTLINE...SST 850MB SPREAD IS NEARING 20C
DIFFERENCE COMBINED WITH PERSISTENT NORTHEAST FLOW AND OCEAN
INDUCED CAPE OF OVER 400 J/KG WILL RESULT IN A QUICK 4+ INCHES IN
A 24 HR TIME FRAME. THEREFORE BELIEVE THAT THIS OCEAN ENHANCEMENT
WILL RESULT IN HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE MASS
COASTLINE. EVEN LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE
HIGH SNOW RATIOS.
* WIND...MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THAT THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN AROUND
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY...ALLOWING FOR THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO INCREASE AND GUSTY WINDS TO OCCUR. 925 MB JET IS
AROUND 40-50KTS ACROSS THE MA/PVD CORRIDOR AND INTO THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS. SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW EXCELLENT MIXING DUE TO ARCTIC
AIRMASS...SO THESE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE RESULTING IN
GUSTS 35-45 MPH. WITH THESE KIND OF GUSTS AND SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS...NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.
SINCE THE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REALLY GUST UNTIL THURSDAY
NIGHT...HELD OFF ON THE POTENTIAL FOR A BLIZZARD WATCH AND WILL
LET DAY SHIFT LOOK AT THE LATEST 12Z MODEL DATA. AREA OF CONCERN
IS FROM CAPE ANN DOWN TO CAPE COD INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOSTON AND
AS FAR WEST AS PROVIDENCE. REGARDLESS OF HEADLINES...EXPECTING
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW REDUCING VSBYS MAKING
TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE.
* COASTAL FLOODING...SEE DISCUSSION BELOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...
STORM SYSTEM WILL EJECT INTO THE GULF OF MAINE BY FRIDAY NIGHT
ALLOWING FOR HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD IN ACROSS THE REGION. THIS
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR SIGNIFICANT RADIATIONAL
COOLING ON FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPS WILL BE WELL BELOW AVERAGE WITH
1000MB TEMPERATURES AT LEAST 2 TO 3 STANDARD DEVIATIONS AWAY.
TEMPS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO INCLUDING THE METRO REGIONS. WARM SPOTS
WILL BE THE CAPE AND THE ISLANDS THANKS TO THE WARMER OCEAN
WATERS. THESE BITTER COLD TEMPS MAY WARRANT A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
FRIDAY NIGHT AS WIND CHILLS DROP TO BELOW -20F NORTH OF THE MASS
PIKE...WITH -15F NORTH OF I-95...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOSTON.
SLIGHT RIDGING ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR A WARMUP ON SATURDAY AND INTO
SUNDAY. SAT HIGHS WILL ONLY REACH THE MID TEENS TO LOW 20S WHILE
HIGHS SUNDAY WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING...MID 30S TO LOW 40S...THANKS TO
SIGNIFICANT WAA AT 850MB.
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...MODELS GREATLY DIVERGE FOR THIS
TIMEFRAME. APPEARS ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION DURING
THE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY TIMEFRAME. STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY
BUT LOOKS LIKE AN INLAND RUNNER. FOR NOW FOLLOWED WPC AND
INCREASED POPS TO LIKELY IN FOR THIS TIME FRAME AND WILL HASH OUT
THE DETAILS LATER THIS WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
SHORT TERM /TODAY AND TONIGHT/...
TODAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR CONDITIONS. MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS
WILL BE ON THE INCREASE.
TONIGHT...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.
MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST
BETWEEN 6Z AND 12Z.
KBOS TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. LIGHT SNOW OVERSPREADS THE
REGION BETWEEN 9Z AND 12Z THURSDAY.
KBDL TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. LIGHT SNOW OVERSPREADS THE
REGION BETWEEN 6Z AND 9Z THURSDAY.
OUTLOOK...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
THURSDAY...IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SNOW. LOCAL LIFR CONDITIONS LIKELY.
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 KT ALONG THE
COAST...HIGHEST ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY.
FRIDAY...IFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW FOR MOST AREAS THROUGH THE DAY.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE TO VFR FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN NEW
ENGLAND. BRIEF WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 KT POSSIBLE WITH THE INITIAL
SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE. EXPECT VFR FRIDAY
NIGHT...THOUGH COULD SEE MVFR-IFR IN THE EVENING ACROSS CAPE COD AND
NANTUCKET.
SATURDAY...VFR.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...VFR TO START...THEN AREAS OF MVFR FROM SW-NE
DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT WITH RAIN AND/OR SNOW CONTINUING
INTO MONDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
NEAR TERM /TODAY AND TONIGHT/...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
TODAY...WESTERLY SCA WIND GUSTS AND SEAS THIS MORNING SHOULD
DIMINISH ACROSS MOST OF OUR WATERS BY MID AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE
TEMPORARILY BUILDS INTO THE REGION.
TONIGHT...RELATIVELY WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD KEEP WINDS AND
SEAS BELOW SCA THRESHOLDS. LIGHT SNOW WILL BREAK OUT AT LEAST
ACROSS A PORTION OF OUR WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT REDUCING
VISIBILITIES.
OUTLOOK...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
THURSDAY...E-NE WINDS INCREASE DURING THE DAY...WITH GUSTS TO
35-45 KT DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING UP TO 10-18 FT
HIGHEST ON THE OUTER WATERS THU NIGHT. A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR ALL THE WATERS.
FRIDAY...NE WINDS SHIFT TO N DURING THE DAY...WITH GUSTS OF 30-45
KNOTS. LOW PROBABILITY OF 45+ KTS ACROSS THE SE COASTAL WATERS.
NW WINDS DIMINISH FRI NIGHT. SEAS WILL BE 15 TO 20 FEET ON THE
EASTERN WATERS AND 10 TO 15 FEET ON THE SOUTHERN WATERS.
SATURDAY...EXPECT WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH...THOUGH WILL REMAIN IN
SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WINDS AND SEAS BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA AS
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS AN INLAND RUNNER.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
ECMWF AND GFS MODELS ALONG WITH THEIR ENSEMBLE MEMBERS HAVE TRENDED
TOWARD A MORE PROGRESSIVE/FURTHER SOUTHEAST TRACK WITH THE COASTAL
STORM THU-FRI. THIS REDUCES THE RISK OF MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING FOR
THE FRIDAY MIDDAY HIGH TIDE ALONG THE MA E COAST. NEVERTHELESS...THE
COMBINATION OF HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND RELATIVELY LONG
DURATION AND FETCH OF NORTHEASTERLY WINDS SETS THE STAGE FOR
MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING FOR MULTIPLE HIGH TIDE CYCLES.
USING BOSTON AS AN INDEX...NOTE THAT ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ARE
VERY HIGH WITH 12.2 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT BOSTON THU AND
FRI...AT 11:22 AM AND 12:15 PM RESPECTFULLY. THERE ALSO IS A 10.9
FOOT HIGH TIDE AT BOSTON THU NIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT. AS USUAL IN
THESE SITUATIONS...HAVE GONE ABOVE BOTH THE ETSS AND ESTOFS
GUIDANCE BASED ON SYNOPTIC PATTERN RECOGNITION. BELIEVE ENOUGH
GRADIENT AND FETCH TO SUPPORT A STORM SURGE OF .5 TO
.75 FT THU MIDDAY...INCREASING TO 1.0 TO 2.0 FT FOR BOTH THE THU
NIGHT AND FRI MIDDAY TIDES...HIGHEST S OF BOSTON. THE SURGE MAY
ACTUALLY MAX OUT 2 TO 3 FT S OF BOSTON FRI MORNING...BUT DURING
THE LOW TIDE CYCLE. SEAS JUST OFFSHORE ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ABOUT
15 FT DURING THE THU NIGHT HIGH TIDE AND 15 TO 20 FT AT THE TIME
OF THE FRI MIDDAY HIGH TIDE. THE FRIDAY MIDDAY SEAS WILL CONTAIN
LONGER PERIOD SWELLS THAT BRING MORE ENERGY TO THE SHORE.
THIS IS ALL LIKELY TO RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING FOR THE THU
MIDDAY HIGH TIDE AND MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING FOR THE
THU NIGHT HIGH TIDE. AT THIS TIME FOR THE FRI MIDDAY HIGH
TIDE...WE ARE PROJECTING MINOR TO ISOLATED MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING N OF BOSTON AND AREAS OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING S OF
BOSTON. THERE REMAINS A RISK...ALBEIT LOOKING LOWER THAN 24 HOURS
AGO...OF POCKETS OF MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING HULL THROUGH
SANDWICH AND NANTUCKET...ESPECIALLY IF THE STORM SHOULD END UP
BEING JUST A TAD SLOWER PULLING AWAY FROM OUR COASTLINE.
ALL VULNERABLE MA E FACING SHORELINES WILL HAVE A RISK OF SOME
BEACH EROSION GIVEN THE HIGH WATER LEVELS AND WAVE ACTION OVER
SUCCESSIVE TIDES. THE AREAS OF COASTLINE PRONE TO MORE SIGNIFICANT
BEACH EROSION INCLUDE THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY COAST...N SIDE OF THE
CAPE INCLUDING SANDWICH...THE OUTER CAPE OCEAN SIDE AND THE E SIDE
OF NANTUCKET.
NOT EXPECTING ANY COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST
GIVEN WIND DIRECTION AND EXPECTED TRACK OF THE STORM.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD MINIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR JANUARY 3RD...
BOSTON 7 /1904/
HARTFORD 7 /1981/
PROVIDENCE 10 /1918/
WORCESTER 4 /1904/
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FOR JANUARY 4TH...
BOSTON -4 /1981/
HARTFORD -7 /1981/
PROVIDENCE -9 /1981/
WORCESTER -8 /1981/
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR MAZ002>024-026.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MAZ007-015-016-019-022-024.
NH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR RIZ001>008.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256.
GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
ANZ230-236.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ANZ250-
254-255.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR ANZ256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...FRANK/DUNTEN
NEAR TERM...BELK/FRANK/DUNTEN
SHORT TERM...FRANK
LONG TERM...DUNTEN
AVIATION...BELK/FRANK/DUNTEN
MARINE...FRANK/DUNTEN
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...STAFF
CLIMATE...STAFFHazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 4:36 AM EST, 11 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 436 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-020-021-023-026-NHZ011-012-015- RIZ001>008-020945- 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- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- DUKES MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 436 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME WIND CHILL ADVISORIES. THE WIND CHILLS LOOK COLDEST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ007-015-016-019-022-024-020945- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- 436 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME WIND CHILL ADVISORIES. THE WIND CHILLS LOOK COLDEST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256-020945- 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- 436 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF A BRIEF PERIOD OF STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ACROSS OUR SOUTHEAST WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED AT TIMES MUCH OF THIS WEEK...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY WHERE POCKETS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ARE POSSIBLE. THERE MAY EVEN BE SOME ARCTIC SEA SMOKE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-236-020945- BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 436 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2:54 AM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 25 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:25 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:57 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 1, 4:06 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 1, 5:01 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 23 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.