Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Watches in 2014
Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm watch at Jan 20, 2014, 4:03 AM EST for Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island; 5 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Jan 21, 2014, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2014, 4:03 AM EST (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2014, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2014, 3:57 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 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 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 997 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 321 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
527 WWUS41 KBOX 200903 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 403 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND DURING TUESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TO CAUSE OCEAN EFFECT SNOWS TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND MOVE INLAND INTO RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD...RANGING FROM THE TEENS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TO AROUND THE MID 20S ACROSS OUTER CAPE COD. THIS WILL MEAN THAT THE SNOW WILL PILE UP RATHER QUICKLY ESPECIALLY ALONG SOUTH COASTAL AREAS. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...HIGHEST ALONG THE COAST...WHICH WILL ALSO CAUSE THE SNOW TO BLOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THE STEADY SNOW SHOULD START TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT MAY LINGER AS SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST COAST THROUGH THE DAY. MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-201715- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0002.140121T1800Z-140122T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 403 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...HIGHEST ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * TIMING...FROM MIDDAY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES AT A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ 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
3 follow-up statements
312 WWUS41 KBOX 201511 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1011 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND DURING TUESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TO CAUSE OCEAN EFFECT SNOWS TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND MOVE INLAND INTO RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD...RANGING FROM THE TEENS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TO AROUND THE MID 20S ACROSS OUTER CAPE COD. THIS WILL MEAN THAT THE SNOW WILL PILE UP RATHER QUICKLY ESPECIALLY ALONG SOUTH COASTAL AREAS. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...HIGHEST ALONG THE COAST...WHICH WILL ALSO CAUSE THE SNOW TO BLOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THE STEADY SNOW SHOULD START TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT MAY LINGER AS SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST COAST THROUGH THE DAY. MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-202315- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0002.140121T1800Z-140122T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 1011 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...HIGHEST ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * TIMING...FROM MIDDAY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES AT A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ RLG 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
013 WWUS41 KBOX 202057 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 357 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TO RESULT IN HEAVY SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD...RANGING FROM THE TEENS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TO THE MID 20S ACROSS OUTER CAPE COD DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL MEAN THAT THE SNOW WILL PILE UP RATHER QUICKLY ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. MAZ021>024-210500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.A.0002.140121T1800Z-140122T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.A.0001.140121T1800Z-140122T1800Z/ SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 357 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...FROM MIDDAY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED TO ALTER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. && $$ MAZ020-RIZ006>008-210500- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.140121T1800Z-140122T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0003.140121T1800Z-140122T1800Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 357 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...FROM MIDDAY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES AT A MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...11 TO 24. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ003-004-MAZ012>016-RIZ001-210500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0003.140121T1800Z-140122T1800Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 357 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND... SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY AND BOSTON AND THE WESTERN SUBURBS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...FROM MIDDAY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES AT A MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 18 ABOVE. * VISIBILITIES...A 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. && $$ MAZ005>007-210500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0003.140121T1800Z-140122T1800Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER 357 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES AT A MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 18 ABOVE. * VISIBILITIES...A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ017-018-RIZ002>005-210500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0003.140121T1800Z-140122T1800Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 357 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AWAY FROM THE COAST AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING PROVIDENCE AND THE SUBURBS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...FROM MIDDAY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES AT A MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...9 TO 23 ABOVE. * VISIBILITIES...A 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. && $$ MAZ019-210500- /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.A.0001.140121T1800Z-140122T1800Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PLYMOUTH 357 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN PLYMOUTH. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...FROM MIDDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...11 TO 27. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED TO ALTER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. && $$ CTZ002-MAZ004-010-011-026-NHZ012-015-210500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0003.140121T1800Z-140122T1800Z/ HARTFORD CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...BARRE... FITCHBURG...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 357 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT...NORTHWESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...FROM MIDDAY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES AT A MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 17 ABOVE ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ RLG 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
855 WWUS41 KBOX 202057 CCA WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 357 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .CORRECTION MADE TO AREAL REFERENCES IN WINTER STORM WATCH SEGMENT. .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TO RESULT IN HEAVY SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD...RANGING FROM THE TEENS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TO THE MID 20S ACROSS OUTER CAPE COD DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL MEAN THAT THE SNOW WILL PILE UP RATHER QUICKLY ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. MAZ021>024-210500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.A.0002.140121T1800Z-140122T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.A.0002.140121T1800Z-140122T1800Z/ SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 357 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...FROM MIDDAY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED TO ALTER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. && $$ MAZ020-RIZ006>008-210500- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.140121T1800Z-140122T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0004.140121T1800Z-140122T1800Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 357 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...FROM MIDDAY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES AT A MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...11 TO 24. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 357 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT...EASTERN HAMPDEN AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES...NORTHERN WORCESTER AND NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS...AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...FROM MIDDAY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES AT A MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 17 ABOVE ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Jan 20, 3:09 AM EST, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 3:09 AM EST, 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
309 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
AN ARCTIC FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING FOLLOWED BY A FRIGID AIRMASS OVERSPREADING THE AREA
TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE THEN DEVELOPS ON THIS ARCTIC FRONT OFFSHORE
TUESDAY...AND LIKELY TRACKS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE COAST FOR THE THREAT
OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND
MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. ACCUMULATING
SNOW MAY FALL FARTHER INLAND BUT THE HIGHEST THREAT IS ALONG THE
SOUTH COAST. COLD AND DRY WEATHER IS LIKELY THU AND FRI WITH
MODERATING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
A TRANQUIL LATE JAN MORNING IN PROGRESS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
WITH TEMPS ONLY IN THE U20S TO L30S...MU30S ALONG THE SOUTH COAST.
POLAR SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES DURING THE
PREDAWN HOURS AND WILL MOVE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND TODAY. THIS MAY
TRIGGER A FEW SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS MORNING ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHERN MA AND SOUTHERN NH WHERE DEEPER MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE.
THEN A SECOND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS/SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH THE ARCTIC FRONT. SIMILAR TO THIS
MORNING...BEST CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS APPEARS ACROSS NORTHERN MA
INTO SOUTHERN NH WHERE DEEP MOISTURE EXIST. ALTHOUGH CAN/T RULE OUT
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ALL THE WAY TO THE COAST. WILL HAVE TO WATCH
ANY SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS AS MODELS INDICATE MODEST
SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT AND FRONTAL SCALE FORCING ALONG WITH LOW AND MID
LEVEL MOISTURE AVAILABLE. ONLY LACKING PARAMETER IS INSTABILITY WITH
925-700MB LAPSE RATES LESS THAN 6C/KM. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
THE FORCING FOR ASCENT NOT HAVING A STRONG RESPONSE. HENCE WEAKER
SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAL COVERAGE NOT WIDESPREAD. HOWEVER NEXT SHIFT
WILL HAVE TO MONITOR IN CASE MODELS UNDERESTIMATE INSTABILITY/LAPSE
RATES WHICH WOULD RESULT IN MORE ROBUST SNOW SHOWERS/SQUALLS. GIVEN
THE TIMING IF ACTIVITY DEVELOPS MAY HAVE SOME IMPACT ON LATE DAY
COMMUTE.
ARCTIC FRONT ZIPS THROUGH THE REGION 21Z NORTH TO 00Z SOUTH. WIND
SHIFT FROM SW TO WNW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/...
TONIGHT...
ARCTIC AIRMASS OVERSPREADS THE REGION WITH 925 MB TEMPS PLUMMETING
FROM -2C AT 00Z TO -16C BY 12Z TUE! BY SUNRISE TEMPS DIP INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS INLAND WITH TEENS IN THE COASTAL PLAIN INCLUDING
BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE. A MODEST NORTH WIND PROVIDES WIND CHILLS FROM
MINUS 5 TO 5 ABOVE. PARTIAL CLEARING AS WELL.
TUESDAY...
00Z MODELS INCLUDING THE ENSEMBLES HAVE TRENDED FARTHER NORTH WITH
CYCLOGENESIS ON THE ARCTIC FRONT OFFSHORE AND ITS QPF SHIELD. GOOD
MODEL AGREEMENT THAT CHANCES OF SNOW INCREASE AFTER 18Z TUE AND
ESPECIALLY BY 00Z WED. ALTHOUGH OCEAN EFFECT SNOWS MAY BEGIN EARLIER
ALONG THE EASTERN MA COAST GIVEN THE ARCTIC AIR VIA NE WINDS OVER
THE RELATIVELY WARM OCEAN WATERS.
VERY COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE SO NO PTYPE ISSUES...ALL SNOW. NORTHEAST
WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE TOWARD 00Z WED. HEAVIER/ACCUMULATING SNOW
APPEARS TO HOLD OFF TIL 00Z OR THEREAFTER. FAIRLY LARGE SPREAD IN
MODEL QPF...WITH 00Z GEFS/03Z SREF/00Z GFS MUCH HEAVIER AND
NORTHWEST THAN 00Z NAM AND ECMWF.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
*/ HIGHLIGHTS...
- POTENTIAL SNOW STORM AND ARCTIC AIR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
- ANOTHER STORM AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWS POSSIBLE FOR THURSDAY
- SEASONABLE CONDITIONS POSSIBLY RETURNING FOR THE WEEKEND
- ARCTIC AIR RETURNING FOR NEXT WEEK?
*/ OVERVIEW...
EASTERN PACIFIC AND NORTHERN ATLANTIC RIDGING CONTINUES TO PROMOTE
TROUGHING THEREBY KEEPING AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IN PROXIMITY TO
THE NE CONUS. YET AS ALLUDED TO BY WPC...DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE
MEMBERS WAVER ON EMBEDDED IMPULSES THROUGH THE TROUGH PATTERN...AND
WHETHER ARCTIC AIR IS ALLOWED TO POOL SOUTH JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE
STORM TRACK OFFSHORE.
MODEL BIASES CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND CONCERNING THE LONGEVITY
OF THE RIDGING PATTERN OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. SUBSEQUENTLY THERE
IS NO CLEAR SIGNAL AS TO OUTCOMES DOWNSTREAM TO THE EAST. WHAT DOES
APPEAR CERTAIN IS THAT WITH TROUGHING FAVORED...A COLDER AND DRIER
PATTERN IS PREFERRED INITIALLY WITH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. WHILE CPC
TELECONNECTIONS HINT AT A -PNA AND +AO TREND...CANADIAN/ECMWF
ENSEMBLE MEMBERS DIFFER...AND THUS UNCERTAINTY PREVAILS WITH THE
LATER-HALF OF THE EXTENDED.
*/ MODEL PREFERENCE...
WHILE TRENDS ARE SUCCINCT FOR THE MOST PART THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
FORECAST SOLUTIONS VARY WITH REGARDS TO BOTH A POTENTIAL SNOW
SYSTEM FOR TUESDAY...AND AGAIN THURSDAY. NO CERTAINTY WITH THE
FORECAST INTO THE WEEKEND...SO A BLEND OF SOLUTIONS IS PREFERRED
FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD.
*/ DAY TO DAY DETAILS...
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT /630 PM UPDATE/...
MAIN CONCERNS FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD CONTINUE TO BE WINDS...
ARCTIC COLD...AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWS...POSSIBLY ENHANCED BY OCEAN-
EFFECT PROCESSES.
18Z NAM/GFS GUIDANCE HAS JOGGED THE OFFSHORE COASTAL LOW SLIGHTLY
WESTWARD WHILE THE 12Z EC/CANADIAN/UKMET REMAIN EAST. CONSIDERING
THE H85 LOW PROXIMITY TO THE 40N/70W BENCHMARK AND POTENTIAL
DISTINCT NE-SW BANDING N/NE OF THE LOW /ESP AROUND H6-7/...IT IS
ENTIRELY PLAUSIBLE THAT THE WRAP-AROUND OF THE WARM-MOIST
CONVEYER BELT ENHANCED BY OCEAN-EFFECT PROCESSES /AS OCEAN TEMPS
WILL BE AROUND +4C AND H85 TEMPS WILL RANGE BETWEEN -15 AND -20C/
WILL YIELD A GREATER IMPACT FOR SE NEW ENGLAND WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWS /ESPECIALLY THE CAPE AND THE ISLANDS/.
BUT UNCERTAINTY STILL PREVAILS AS SIGNIFIED BY THE LATEST MODEL
SOLUTIONS...THE WAVERING OF THE ATTENDANT IMPULSE THROUGH THE MID-
LEVELS COMBINED WITH THE STRENGTH OF ARCTIC AIR BUILDING SOUTH
BOTH HAVE IMPLICATIONS ON WHERE THE H85 AND COASTAL LOW DEVELOP
OFFSHORE WITHIN THE BETTER BAROCLINIC ZONE. ITS NOT WORTH
SPECULATING AT THIS TIME AS TO SPECIFIC IMPACTS...BUT IT IS WITH
CERTAINTY THAT THE OFFSHORE COASTAL LOW WILL HAVE SOME SORT OF
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FORECAST REGION. THIS SITUATION WILL
NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY AS TO WHETHER HEADLINES WILL BE
NECESSARY...THE GREATEST CONFIDENCE OF WHICH WILL BE ALONG THE
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST SHORELINE.
OTHERWISE...COMBINATION OF WINDS AND ARCTIC AIR WILL MAKE FOR
VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THAT PRESENT THE THREAT OF FROSTBITE
AND HYPOTHERMIA. COLDEST OF THESE VALUES WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING UNDER NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 10
MPH GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH /AS LOWS FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW ZERO/...LESSER THREAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING /LOWS RANGING MAINLY AROUND THE SINGLE DIGITS
UNDER LIGHT WEST WINDS/.
CONSIDERING THE STORM DISCUSSION ABOVE...COLDER ARCTIC AIR IN
PLACE WILL YIELD HIGHER SNOW-TO-LIQUID RATIOS AND A MORE FLUFFY
SNOW THAT WILL EASILY ACCUMULATE...SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER IN
THE CONTEXT OF THIS FORECAST. LATER FORECAST SHIFTS MAY NEED TO
CONSIDER PLACING BLOWING SNOW IN THE FORECAST AFTER MAKING
DETERMINATIONS ON POTENTIAL OUTCOMES.
CONDITIONS MEETING OR EXCEEDING WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE
CERTAINLY PLAUSIBLE FOR THE INTERIOR NORTH AND WEST OUTSIDE OF THE
I-495 BELTWAY AND NORTH OF I-84. WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE
THREAT WITHIN THE HWO. UNCERTAIN ON WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES.
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...
ADDITIONAL ENERGY ROTATING THROUGH THE BROADER TROUGH PATTERN MAY
HAVE THE PROPENSITY TO SURPRISE US SHOULD IT INVOKE MID-LEVEL TROUGH
ENHANCEMENT AND SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS IMMEDIATELY OFFSHORE OF NEW
ENGLAND. CANADIAN/ECMWF/UKMET SHOW SUPPORT WHILE SIGNALS VARY
OFFSHORE AND SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...WHILE THE DETERMINISTIC GFS
SHOWS HARDLY ANY SIGNAL AT ALL /THOUGH SEVERAL GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS
SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL MODELS/.
WEIGHING THE CANADIAN/ECMWF/UKMET...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOWS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW ENGLAND. BUT AS
NOTED IN THE OVERVIEW ABOVE...IMPULSES WAVER THROUGH THE LONGWAVE
FLOW AND THERE IS SOME QUESTION AS TO THE STRENGTH OF ARCTIC AIR
KEEPING THE STORM TRACK SOUTH. THUS THE UNCERTAINTY AND SPREAD AMONG
PREFERRED MODEL SOLUTIONS YIELDS SIMPLY SPECULATION.
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...
WILL KEEP FRIDAY DRY WITH A MODERATING TEMPERATURE TREND UNDER
SOUTHERLY FLOW. A DISTURBANCE OVER THE WEEKEND IS CERTAINLY
PLAUSIBLE...YET OUTCOMES REMAIN UNCERTAIN. A RETURN OF ARCTIC AIR
AFTERWARDS IS POSSIBLE.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
TODAY...VFR CIGS WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF A FEW SNOW SHOWERS 18Z-00Z
MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN MA INTO SOUTHERN NH. LOW PROBABILITY OF
BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS IN ANY SNOW SHOWERS. LITTLE IF ANY
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. ARCTIC FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA 21Z-00Z
WITH A WIND SHIFT FROM SW TO WNW. POST FRONTAL WINDS MAY BRIEFLY
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. PREFRONTAL SW
WINDS WILL GUSTS UP TO 20-25 KT.
TONIGHT...
VFR CIGS AND VSBYS WITH GUSTY NW WINDS EASING BY 03Z-06Z.
TUESDAY...
VFR TO START BUT MVFR IN SNOW WILL LIKELY OVERSPREAD CAPE COD AND
THE ISLANDS BY DAYS END...POSSIBLY EXTENDING NORTHWARD TO PVD-BOS.
NE WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT POSSIBLE CAPE
COD AND THE ISLANDS. SOME ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE BY DARK ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MA.
KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN TAF. SOME UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
KBDL TERMINAL...HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
OUTLOOK...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE.
MVFR-LIFR WITH SNOW SE NEW ENGLAND MAINLY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT. SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST WITH THE EXACT IMPACT OF
SNOW AND SUBSEQUENT ACCUMULATIONS. N WINDS BLUSTERY WITH GUSTS UP
TO AROUND 25 KTS /ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS/ BACKING
WEST AND DIMINISHING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COULD SEE SOME BLOWING
SNOW IMPACTS.
THURSDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE.
OFFSHORE STORM FROM THE S MAY RESULT IN -SN AND IFR CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE TERMINALS. WINDS TURNING N THEN BACKING NW WITH DEPARTURE
OF THE POTENTIAL STORM.
&&
.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE TO HIGH THROUGH TUE.
TODAY...
ARCTIC FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE WATERS 4PM-7PM FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH. WIND WILL SHIFT FROM SW TO WNW AND GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. A FEW
SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE.
TONIGHT...
GUSTY NW THEN N WINDS UP TO 30 KT BUT DIMINISHING TOWARD MORNING AND
BECOMING NE. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY.
TUE...
NE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE IN THE DAY ALONG WITH SNOW
OVERSPREADING THE WATERS DURING THE AFTERNOON...REDUCING VSBY.
OUTLOOK...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE.
SNOW ANTICIPATED MAINLY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT OVER ALL WATERS
IT APPEARS...ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 30 KTS.
LOW CONFIDENCE GALES AT THIS TIME. SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS OVER THE WATERS.
WAVES BUILDING 6-8 FEET ON THE E/SE OUTER WATERS. THE COMBINATION
OF WINDS AND WAVE ACTION ALONG WITH VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR OVER THE
WATERS WILL YIELD THE CHANCE OF FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH A MAJORITY
OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS BACK WEST AND DIMINISH AS WELL AS
SEAS INTO WEDNESDAY AS A COASTAL LOW AND ATTENDANT SNOWS LIFT
EASTWARD.
THURSDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE.
OFFSHORE STORM FROM THE S MAY RESULT SNOW OVER THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
WATERS. WINDS REMAIN UNCERTAIN BUT LOOK TO BE NORTHERLY AS THE STORM
DEVELOPS SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...BACKING NORTHWESTERLY AND GUSTING
WITH ITS DEPARTURE. SEAS IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE
OUTER WATERS.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM EST TUESDAY FOR ANZ231>235-237-
250-251-254>256.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST
TUESDAY FOR ANZ230-236.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NOCERA
NEAR TERM...NOCERA
SHORT TERM...NOCERA
LONG TERM...SIPPRELL
AVIATION...NOCERA/SIPPRELL
MARINE...NOCERA/SIPPRELLHazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 6:35 PM EST, 9 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 635 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-202345- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 635 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY... PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW SQUALLS AND ASSOCIATED LOW VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE POSSIBLE. ANTICIPATED LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WOULD YIELD HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS AS UNTREATED SURFACES BECOME SLIPPERY. LOW CONFIDENCE. TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...SIGNIFICANT SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...AND WITH BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS...THERE IS THE PROPENSITY THAT THE SNOW...LIKELY LIGHT AND FLUFFY...WILL ALSO BLOW AND DRIFT. WITH ANY SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE HAMPERED AT TIMES AND UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SLICK. LOW CONFIDENCE. ALSO...THE COMBINATION OF BLUSTERY NORTHERLY WINDS AND ARCTIC CHILL WILL YIELD WIND CHILL VALUES OF -15 TO -20 DEGREES ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...MAINLY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH CONFIDENCE. THURSDAY...A COASTAL LOW ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. LOW CONFIDENCE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ232-250-254>256-202345- NANTUCKET SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 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- 635 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATER HALF OF NEXT WEEK OVER PORTIONS OF THE WATERS. MODERATE CONFIDENCE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-231-233>237-251-202345- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 635 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATER HALF OF NEXT WEEK OVER PORTIONS OF THE WATERS. MODERATE CONFIDENCE. .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 20, 3:57 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 42 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:57 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 42 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:49 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 52 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:57 PM EST | Blizzard Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 6 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:57 PM EST | Blizzard Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 13 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:57 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 17 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 61 min |
| Jan 20, 5:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Worcester | 52 min |
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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.