Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

937 
WWUS41 KBOX 031554
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1054 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...SNOW AND ICE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING...

MAZ002-003-008-009-040000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.150103T2100Z-150104T1500Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
1054 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND ALL OF 
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND 
  TOWNS AROUND CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD 
  AND BLANDFORD.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH OVER
  A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS 2 PM TO 5 PM TODAY...THEN MIXES WITH 
  SLEET...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO FREEZING RAIN TOWARD MIDNIGHT 
  AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED ALONG WITH A 
  MODEST...TO PERHAPS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ICING. THIS WILL 
  RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS UNTREATED SURFACES...ALONG 
  WITH A LOW RISK OF ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

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-MAZ004>006-010>012-026-RIZ001-040000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.150103T2100Z-150104T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
1054 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND... 
  AND SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS 2 PM TO 5 PM SATURDAY...THEN BRIEFLY MIXES
  WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN
  AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED ALONG WITH A 
  MODEST AMOUNT OF ICING. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL 
  ACROSS UNTREATED SURFACES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.  WHEN
TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY
CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY
DEVELOP.

&&

$$

MAZ007-013>015-017-RIZ002-040000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.150103T2100Z-150104T0700Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...TAUNTON...PROVIDENCE
1054 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND THE 
  PROVIDENCE METRO AREA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH 
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS 4 PM TO 7 PM SATURDAY...THEN BRIEFLY 
  TRANSITIONS TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL 
  RAIN BY MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED ALONG WITH A LIGHT 
  AMOUNT OF ICING. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS 
  UNTREATED SURFACES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.  WHEN
TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY
CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY
DEVELOP.

&&

$$


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113 
WWUS41 KBOX 032052
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
352 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

MAZ002-003-008-009-040500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.150103T2100Z-150104T1500Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
352 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND ALL OF
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW MIXES WITH SLEET THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGES TO
  FREEZING RAIN TOWARD MIDNIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND ICE. ISOLATED POWER
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND ICE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME. BE ESPECIALLY
CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHICH BECOME ICY FIRST.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-010>012-026-RIZ001-040500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.150103T2100Z-150104T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
352 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...AND
  MUCH OF INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ON
  AVERAGE...WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW MIXES WITH SLEET THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGES TO
  FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND ICE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND ICE WHICH CAN MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL
TIME AND BE ALERT FOR ICY SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

MAZ007-013>015-017-RIZ002-040500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.150103T2100Z-150104T0700Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...TAUNTON...PROVIDENCE
352 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METRO AREAS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW...ALONG WITH A LIGHT
  COATING OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW BRIEFLY CHANGES TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS
  EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND ICE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND ICE WHICH CAN MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL
TIME AND BE ALERT FOR ICY SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

&&

$$


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602 
WWUS41 KBOX 040357
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1057 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE INTO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

MAZ007-013>015-017-RIZ002-040500-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...TAUNTON...PROVIDENCE
1057 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.

TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE I-95 CORRIDOR OF
RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON TO
PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR. THUS PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF ALL
RAIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. THEREFORE THE RISK OF WINTRY
WEATHER HAS ENDED.

$$

MAZ002-003-008-009-041200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1500Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
1057 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND ALL OF 
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST
  THROUGH THE NIGHT AND WILL NOT CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN UNTIL 9
  AM TO NOON SUNDAY. THIS IS WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY CLIMB
  ABOVE FREEZING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL DUE TO ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE TOO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND ICE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME. BE
ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHICH BECOME ICY
FIRST.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-010>012-026-RIZ001-041200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
1057 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...
  AND MUCH OF INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE TO ALL
  RAIN BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM. THIS IS WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL
  FINALLY CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL DUE TO ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND ICE WHICH CAN MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL
TIME AND BE ALERT FOR ICY SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

&&

$$


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942 
WWUS41 KBOX 040936
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
436 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE INTO THIS MORNING...

MAZ002-003-008-009-041500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1500Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
436 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND ALL OF 
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST AND
  WILL NOT CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN UNTIL LATER THIS
  MORNING...BETWEEN 9 AM TO NOON. THIS IS WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL
  FINALLY CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL DUE TO ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE TOO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND ICE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME. BE
ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHICH BECOME ICY
FIRST.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-010>012-026-RIZ001-041500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
436 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND... 
  AND MUCH OF INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE TO ALL
  RAIN BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM. DESPITE TEMPERTURES AT OR JUST
  ABOVE FREEZING...GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY COLDER AND
  SUBFREEZING. THIS IS WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY CLIMB WELL
  ABOVE FREEZING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL DUE TO ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND ICE WHICH CAN MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL
TIME AND BE ALERT FOR ICY SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

&&

$$


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235 
WWUS41 KBOX 041455
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
955 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE INTO THIS MORNING...

MAZ008-009-041600-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1500Z/
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
955 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING.

TEMPERATURES OVERALL HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING LATE THIS
MORNING...THEREFORE DECIDED TO CANCEL THE WARNING. HOWEVER THERE
COULD STILL BE A FEW SLICK SPOTS AS WELL AS ISOLATED POCKETS OF
FREEZING RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MOTORIST SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ010>012-RIZ001-041600-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
955 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.

TEMPERATURES OVERALL HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING LATE THIS
MORNING...THEREFORE DECIDED TO CANCEL THE WARNING. HOWEVER THERE
COULD STILL BE A FEW SLICK SPOTS AS WELL AS ISOLATED POCKETS OF
FREEZING RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MOTORIST SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. .

$$

MAZ002-003-041700-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1700Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE
955 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND ALL OF 
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST AND
  WILL NOT CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN UNTIL LATER THIS MORNING...
  CLOSER TO NOON. THIS IS WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY CLIMB
  ABOVE FREEZING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL DUE TO ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE TOO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND ICE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME. BE
ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHICH BECOME ICY
FIRST.

&&

$$

MAZ004>006-026-041700-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1700Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER
955 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND... 
  AND MUCH OF INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE TO ALL
  RAIN BY NOON. DESPITE TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST ABOVE
  FREEZING...GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY COLDER AND
  SUBFREEZING. THIS IS WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY CLIMB WELL
  ABOVE FREEZING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL DUE TO ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND ICE WHICH CAN MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL
TIME AND BE ALERT FOR ICY SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

&&

$$


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648 
WWUS41 KBOX 041657
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1157 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015


MAZ002-003-041800-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1700Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE
1157 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY...

TEMPERATURES OVERALL HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING...THEREFORE
DECIDED TO CANCEL THE WARNING. HOWEVER THERE COULD STILL BE A FEW
SLICK SPOTS ON THE ROADWAYS. MOTORIST SHOULD USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING.

$$

MAZ004>006-026-041800-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1700Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER
1157 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY...

TEMPERATURES OVERALL HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING...THEREFORE
DECIDED TO CANCEL THE WARNING. HOWEVER THERE COULD STILL BE A FEW
SLICK SPOTS ON THE ROADWAYS. MOTORIST SHOULD USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING.

$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
316 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE ENTERING THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY WILL SPREAD A WINTRY MIX
OF PRECIPITATION INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
THE LOW TRACKS INTO THE ST LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY BRINGING
MILD BUT SHOWERY WEATHER INTO THE REGION. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT
YIELDS MORE SHOWERS SUNDAY EVENING FOLLOWED BY DRIER BUT MUCH COLDER
WEATHER MON. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TUE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOLLOWED BY BITTER COLD WEATHER MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...

315 AM UPDATE...

TODAY...

MOISTURE FROM A CLOSED LOW OVER TX STREAMS NORTHEAST TODAY UP AND
OVER THE COLD DOME/AIRMASS OVER NEW ENGLAND. 00Z MODELS IN GOOD
AGREEMENT ON PRECIP OVERSPREADING THE REGION BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM
ACROSS CT AND WESTERN-CENTRAL MA...THEN ADVANCING INTO RI AND
EASTERN MA 4 PM TO 7 PM.

MODEL SOUNDINGS SUGGEST COLUMN IS COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW JUST
ABOUT EVERYWHERE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION MAY BE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST
WHERE PRECIP MAY BEGIN AS A MIX OF SNOW/SLEET AND/OR RAIN.

COLD AIRMASS OVERSPREADING THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WITH
MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR SPILLING SOUTHWARD FROM NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
DEW PTS NOW TOMBLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS NORTH OF THE MA TURNPIKE
INTO NH. THIS COMBINED WITH OUR RECENT COLD WEATHER WILL RESULT IN
SNOW STICKING IMMEDIATELY...RESULTING IN ROADS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW
COVERED.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/...

315 AM UPDATE...

TONIGHT...

OPEN WAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED STRONG MID LEVEL JET ALLOWS WARM MID
LEVEL AIR /CENTERED AROUND 800-850 MB/ TO INVADE ACROSS ALL OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A FAIRLY QUICK TRANSITION
FROM SNOW TO SLEET FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE 7 PM TO 10
PM TIMEFRAME. THE TRANSITION WILL BE QUICK ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF I-
95 IN RI AND MA. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR.
HOWEVER WE WILL CONTINUE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION
AS THERE WILL LIKELY BE A FEW HOURS OF MODERATE SNOW AND SLEET
BEFORE A COMPLETE CHANGEOVER ALONG WITH THE RISK OF A BRIEF PERIOD
OF FREEZING RAIN TOO. THUS VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL FOR A FEW HOURS THIS
EVENING ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF I-95 IN RI AND MA.

FARTHER INLAND THE TRANSTION WILL BE SLOWER ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHERN MA ALONG THE ROUTE-2 CORRIDOR TO THE NH BORDER AND EASTWARD
TO THE I-495 CORRIDOR. THIS IS WHERE A SWATH OF 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW
IS LIKELY BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO FREEZING RAIN OCCURS AROUND 10 PM
TO MIDNIGHT.

THIS IS WHERE THE FORECAST GETS TRICKY AS 1040 MB HIGH OVER THE
MARITIMES COMBINES WITH A COASTAL WAVE OF LOW PRES ALONG THE
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST FOR AN IDEAL COLD AIR DAMMING /CAD/
SETUP. THIS WILL RESULT IN NNE LOW LEVEL FLOW TRAPPING SHALLOW COLD
AIR INLAND ESPECIALLY THE CT RVR VLY OF MA...ESSENTIALLY THE I-91
CORRIDOR. THE NAM AND OTHER HI RES GUID CLEARLY SHOWS SUBFREEZING
SURFACE TEMPS HANGING TOUGH THRU THE PREDAWN HOURS. THIS COMBINED
WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE PRECIP WILL RESULT IN AT LEAST A MODEST
AMOUNT OF ICE ACCRETION /0.15 TO 0.35/ AND AS A RESULT EXPECTING THE
MOST DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THIS AREA. IN ADDITION THIS
MAY BE SUFFICIENT ICE ACCRETION ON TREES FOR A LOW TO MODERATE RISK
OF DOWN LIMBS RESULTING IN POSSIBLE POWER ISOLATED OUTAGES. GIVEN
THE SYNOPTIC AND MESOSCALE SETUP CONDITIONS ARE IDEAL FOR SHALLOW
COLD AIR TO REMAIN LODGED/WEDGED INTO THE CT RVR VLY/I-91 CORRIDOR
OF MA MUCH OF THE NIGHT AND POSSIBLY INTO SUN MORNING. FOR THESE
REASONS WE WILL UPGRADE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR FRANKLIN AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES OF MA.

WIND...THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS CAPE COD
AND THE ISLANDS LATER THIS EVENING...AROUND MIDNIGHT WHERE SOUTHEAST
WINDS MAY GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

SUNDAY...

FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE WILL LIKELY LINGER MUCH OF THE MORNING UNTIL
THE COASTAL WAVE LIFTS THE NORTHEAST AND LOW LEVEL FLOW SHIFTS TO
THE SW AROUND MIDDAY. THUS SLIPPERY TRAVEL LIKELY CONTINUES ACROSS
NORTHWEST MA THRU THE MORNING FOLLOWED BY TEMPS JUMPING IN THE
AFTERNOON INTO THE 40S INLAND AND 50S EASTERN CT/RI AND EASTERN MA!
THUS PTYPE SUN AFTERNOON IS ALL RAIN/SHOWERS. DEW PTS CLIMB INTO THE
40S AND 50S TOO ALONG WITH GOOD MIXING VIA SW WINDS...SO EXPECT
RAPID SNOW MELT.

WEATHER CONCERNS SUNDAY INCLUDE...

STRONG WINDS...

ANOMALOUS LOW LEVEL SW JET MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST WITH NAM
HAVING 75 KT AT 925 MB! EVEN THE MORE COARSE ECMWF AND GFS HAVE 65-
70 KT. GEFS ENSEMBLES OFFERING 925 MB WINDS OF +3 STD! MODEL
SOUNDINGS ARE INVERTED BUT ALSO INDICATE 50 KT DOWN TO 1KFT! SO NOT
MUCH GUST POTENTIAL BUT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY.
THUS CURRENT WIND ADVISORY LOOKS GOOD FOR THIS REGION. ONLY CONCERN
IS THAT SHOWERS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS THIS AREA IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GIVEN SOME INSTABILITY AND HIGH PWATS /+3
STD/ HEAVY SHOWERS-DOWNPOURS MAY BE ABLE TO MIX DOWN STRONGER WINDS.
THIS WOULD LIKELY NOT BE WIDESPREAD AND MAY BE BETTER HANDLED WITH
STATEMENTS AS CONVECTION DEVELOPS SUN AFTN.

HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL...

APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL ACT ON ANOMALOUS PWAT PLUME /+3 STD/ AND
MARGINAL INSTABILITY AND HIGH SHEAR FOR AN INCREASED RISK OF AN
ORGANIZED BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER POSSIBLE ALONG
THE SOUTH COAST. ALL MODELS AND ESPECIALLY HI RES GUID SUGGEST HEAVY
QPF ACROSS THIS REGION. THUS RISK OF URBAN TYPE FLOODING SUN AFTN
AND EVENING SOUTH COAST OF MA AND RI.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
*/ HIGHLIGHTS...

 - WET AND WINDY SUNDAY...TURNING COLDER LATE
 - ARCTIC AIR PLUNGING INTO THE REGION MONDAY
 - CLIPPER LOW WITH SUB-ADVISORY SNOWS TUESDAY
 - VERY COLD AND BLUSTERY FOR THE MID- TO LATE-WEEK PERIOD

*/ DAILIES...

MONDAY...

REINFORCING ARCTIC COLD FRONT FOLLOWS AND MUCH COLDER AIR BUILDS
ACROSS THE REGION. H925 FALLING TO NEARLY -15C BY DUSK. STEEPENING
LAPSE RATES ALL THE WAY UP TO H8 THOUGH WHICH H925-H85 WINDS AVERAGE
45 MPH INTO EVENING WITHIN TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REAR OF DEPARTING
STORM TAPERING INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

WINDS PRESENTLY FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THOUGH
CAN NOT RULE OUT A POTENTIAL EXCEEDING GUST FOR THE E-CAPE. ALSO
PONDER WHETHER DOWNSLOPING COMPONENT OFF THE BERKSHIRES WILL MAKE
FOR LOCALIZED FASTER WINDS FOR THE CT-RIVER VALLEY. EXPECT EFFECTIVE
MIX-DOWN OF FASTER W-WINDS TO THE SURFACE WITH AVERAGE GUSTS 35 TO
40 MPH. CIPS ANALOGS CONCUR WITH CONSIDERABLY LESS ANALOGS ABOVE 40
MPH...AND NONE ABOVE 45 MPH.

LIKELY TO SEE SOME LAKE EFFECT CLOUDS AND SNOWS UP AGAINST THE W-
FACING SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES PERHAPS SLOPING OVER INTO THE W-CT
RIVER VALLEY REGION...BUT ERODING DOWNSTREAM WITH LIKELY DOWNSLOPING.
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR FAR W FRANKLIN/HAMPDEN/HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES.

TUESDAY...

INITIALLY COLD WITH SINGLE-DIGIT LOWS. POTENTIAL FOR DECOUPLING WITH
INFLUENTIAL HIGH PRESSURE YIELDING LIGHT WINDS BENEATH MOSTLY CLEAR
CONDITIONS AS DEWPOINTS WILL BE WELL-BELOW ZERO.

BUT SHORT-LIVED...INTO EVENING INCREASING CLOUDS WITH SURGE OF S-
FLOW AHEAD OF A CLIPPER LOW. A RAIN/SNOW EVENT. TEMPERATURES ALOFT
REMAIN BELOW FREEZING...DEPENDENCE ON WHETHER SURFACE TEMPERATURES
ARE ABOVE OR BELOW FREEZING. CONFIDENT S-COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL
SEE A RAIN/SNOW MIX...REMAINING SNOW ELSEWHERE.

AS TO OUTCOMES...WITHIN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE CLIPPER THERE IS
DECENT DEEP-LAYER FORCING PER Q-VECTOR ANALYSIS OF A LOW-LEVEL S-
FETCH OFF THE W-ATLANTIC. FOCUS DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING
COMMUTE CONTINUING OVERNIGHT PRIOR TO TAPERING BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
POTENTIAL FOR AROUND A COUPLE OF INCHES THOUGH NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE
PRESENTLY TO BELIEVE THERE WILL BE A NEED FOR ADVISORIES. HOWEVER
VERY COLD AIR IN PLACE WITH LOW THICKNESSES COULD YIELD HIGH LIQUID
TO SNOW RATIOS WHICH COULD MAKE FOR INTERESTING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
WILL OF COURSE HAVE A BETTER HANDLE AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE FORECAST
PERIOD.

ACCOMPANYING STRONGER SW-WINDS ALOFT. BLUSTERY SW-WIND CONDITIONS
ALONG S-COAST.

WEDNESDAY INTO THE END OF THE WEEK...

BROADLY SPEAKING...COLD AND BLUSTERY. A +AO / +NAO TREND WOULD
SIGNAL COLD AIR REMAINING TRAPPED ACROSS THE N-POLE WITH A MORE
ROBUST STORM TRACK ACROSS THE REGION...THOUGH PARENT WITH A +PNA
YIELDS FAVORABLE TROUGHING AND COLDER AIR ACROSS THE NE-CONUS AS
INDICATED THROUGH MODEL-AVERAGING. D6-8 CIPS ANALOGS CORROBORATE
WITH VERY HIGH PROBABILITIES OF SURFACE TEMPERATURES ACROSS OUR
REGION BEING WELL BELOW-NORMAL.

IN WAKE OF THE CLIPPER LOW AND ACCOMPANYING DEEP TROUGH THROUGH THE
NE-CONUS WILL SEE NW-FLOW PREVAIL DRIVING A CONSIDERABLY COLD
AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION REINFORCED BY ADDITIONAL IMPULSES THROUGH
THE BROADER CYCLONIC FLOW PATTERN ACROSS THE NE-CONUS. H925-H850
TEMPERATURES AROUND -20 TO -25C. BLUSTERY NW-WINDS ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE SHORES WITH DEEP MIXING UP TO AROUND H7. MAY NEED WIND
CHILL HEADLINES DURING THE EVENING PERIODS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

OCEAN-EFFECT STRATUS AND SNOW-SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE CAPE/ISLANDS
AND ADJACENT WATERS. PERHAPS SOME LAKE-EFFECT CLOUDS DRIFTING IN
FROM THE W WITH SNOW-SHOWER ACTIVITY FOR THE W CT-RIVER VALLEY.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...

LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...

TODAY...

VFR THEN LOWERING TO MARGINAL MVFR-VFR 2 PM - 5 PM IN SNOW ACROSS CT
AND WESTERN-CENTRAL MA. THEN SPREADING EASTWARD 4 TO 7 PM INTO RI
AND EASTERN MA. PRECIP COULD BE A MIX OF SNOW/SLEET AND RAIN ALONG
THE SOUTH COAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

TONIGHT...

MVFR EARLY THEN LOWERING TO AT LEAST IFR. SNOW/SLEET ALONG THE COAST
QUICKLY CHANGES TO ALL RAIN. SLOWER PROCESS INLAND WITH PROLONG
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN NORTHWEST MA. SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY GUSTS UP
TO 40 KT OVER CAPE COD AND ISLANDS AROUND MIDNIGHT. HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

SUNDAY...

IFR BUT POSSIBLY IMPROVING TO MVFR IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT SOUTH
COAST WILL LIKELY STAY IN IFR. FREEZING RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING
ACROSS NORTHWEST MA. SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. HEAVY SHOWERS POSSIBLE SOUTH
COAST AFTN AND EVENING WITH EMBEDDED TSTM POSSIBLE. SOME
UNCERTAINTY ON STRENGTH OF WINDS AND INTENSITY OF SHOWERS SOUTH
COAST AFTN AND EVENING.

KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF...SLIGHTLY LOWER IN EXACT
TIMING OF PRECIP CHANGEOVER.

KBDL TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF...SLIGHTLY LOWER IN EXACT
TIMING OF PRECIP CHANGEOVER.

OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

SUNDAY NIGHT...

GRADUALLY IMPROVING IFR TO VFR. STRONG SW-FLOW WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING
40 KTS ALONG THE S-SHORE...BACKING W AND SLOWLY EASING OVERNIGHT.
LLWS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INTERIOR WITH 50 KT SW-WINDS 1-2 KFT AGL.

MONDAY...

VFR. CONTINUED BLUSTERY W-WINDS. LOW-END VFR OCEAN-EFFECT STRATUS
POSSIBLE FOR CAPE/ISLANDS.

TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...

MIX OF LOW-END VFR TO IFR WITH SNOW...LINGERING PERHAPS LONGEST FOR
SHORELINE COMMUNITIES. BREEZY W/NW-WINDS.

&&

.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...

LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE.

TODAY...

TRANQUIL TO START WITH HIGH PRES OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HOWEVER
AS HIGH SLIPS EAST INTO THE MARITIMES SNOW OVERSPREADS THE RI WATERS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT NORTH WINDS THIS MORNING BECOME EAST LATE
TODAY.

TONIGHT...

SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ACROSS THE WATERS OF CAPE COD
AND THE ISLANDS. SNOW AND SLEET QUICKLY CHANGES TO RAIN.

SUNDAY...

SW GALE MOST WATERS. SHOWERS POSSIBLY HEAVY SOUTH COASTAL WATERS
LOWERS VSBY.

OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

RAIN AND PATCHY FOG WILL MAKE FOR POSSIBLE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS
AT TIMES. STRONG SW-FLOW WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 KTS ALONG THE S-
WATERS BACKING W REMAINING BLUSTERY OVERNIGHT. HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR
GALES OVER STORM WARNINGS. WAVES 12-14 FEET ON THE S/SE-OUTER
WATERS. WILL SEE ENHANCED WAVE ACTION WITH SW-FLOW INTO BUZZARDS
BAY.

MONDAY...

CONTINUED BLUSTERY W-WINDS THOUGH DIMINISHING WITH TIME. WILL SEE
WAVES GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM 10-12 FEET ON THE S/SE-WATERS TO JUST
ABOUT 5-FEET TUESDAY MORNING.

TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...

RAIN/SNOW MIX FOR THE WATERS UNDER BREEZY W-WINDS BACKING OUT OF THE
NW WITH STORM PASSAGE. WILL SEE THE ENHANCEMENT OF WAVE ACTION WITH
8-10 FOOT SEAS ON THE OUTER WATERS.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
     SUNDAY FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR MAZ020>022.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EST
     SUNDAY FOR MAZ007-013>015-017.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
     SUNDAY FOR MAZ004>006-010>012-026.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
     SUNDAY FOR MAZ002-003-008-009.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY FOR MAZ023-024.
RI...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR RIZ007-008.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EST
     SUNDAY FOR RIZ002.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
     SUNDAY FOR RIZ001.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     ANZ231>237-250-254>256.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
     ANZ254-255.

&&

SYNOPSIS...NOCERA - UPDATED 315 AM
NEAR TERM...NOCERA - UPDATED 315 AM
SHORT TERM...NOCERA - UPDATED 315 AM
LONG TERM...SIPPRELL
AVIATION...NOCERA/SIPPRELL - UPDATED 315 AM
MARINE...NOCERA/SIPPRELL - UPDATED 315 AM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
412 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

MAZ002-003-008-009-032115-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
412 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED WHICH COULD MAKE
FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EVENING
COMMUTE. LOW PROBABILITY THAT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ABOVE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY CRITERIA /3 INCHES/.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...THERE IS A MODERATE
PROBABILITY THAT WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED FOR INTERIOR
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS WIND CHILL VALUES DROP BELOW -15 DEGREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-010>012-026-RIZ001-032115-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
412 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
CENTRAL...EASTERN...AND NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS NORTHERN
RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED WHICH COULD MAKE
FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EVENING
COMMUTE. LOW PROBABILITY THAT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ABOVE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY CRITERIA /3 INCHES/.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...THERE IS A MODERATE
PROBABILITY THAT WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED FOR INTERIOR
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS WIND CHILL VALUES DROP BELOW -15 DEGREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ007-013>015-017-RIZ002-032115-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
412 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 2 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN...
NORTHEASTERN...AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS NORTHERN
RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED WHICH COULD MAKE
FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EVENING
COMMUTE. LOW PROBABILITY THAT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ABOVE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY CRITERIA /3 INCHES/.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ016-018-019-RIZ003>006-032115-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
412 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...
THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF RAIN AND SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE A
BRIEF MIX OF SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES
WILL RISE QUICKLY SO THE WINTRY MIX SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL
RAIN PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.

TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED WHICH COULD MAKE
FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EVENING
COMMUTE. LOW PROBABILITY THAT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ABOVE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY CRITERIA /3 INCHES/.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ020>022-RIZ007-008-032115-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
412 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...
THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF RAIN AND SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE A
BRIEF MIX OF SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES
WILL RISE QUICKLY SO THE WINTRY MIX SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL
RAIN PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.

TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED WHICH COULD MAKE
FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EVENING
COMMUTE. LOW PROBABILITY THAT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ABOVE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY CRITERIA /3 INCHES/.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ023-024-032115-
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
412 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...
THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF RAIN AND SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE A
BRIEF MIX OF SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES
WILL RISE QUICKLY SO THE WINTRY MIX SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL
RAIN PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.

TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED WHICH COULD MAKE
FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EVENING
COMMUTE. LOW PROBABILITY THAT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ABOVE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY CRITERIA /3 INCHES/.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ231>237-250-254>256-032115-
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND 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-
412 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY OF WEST-NORTHWESTERLY
GALE FORCE GUSTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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BOSTON HARBOR-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
412 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY OF WEST-NORTHWESTERLY
GALE FORCE GUSTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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