Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015

Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 29, 2015Essex County, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 29, 2015, 4:08 PM EST for Essex County, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Jan 30, 2015, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 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 29, 2015, 4:08 PM EST (21:08 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 30, 2015, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 30, 2015, 2:10 PM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 138 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2015-01-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2015-01-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
863 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

749 
WWUS41 KBOX 292108
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
408 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015

...ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...

MAZ005>007-014-026-300515-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.150130T0500Z-150131T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0004.150130T0500Z-150131T1100Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER
408 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THIS
  INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
  GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE AND AYER.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUES INTO FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL BE
  LIGHT...BUT A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED AT TIMES
  FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AS WINDS GUST TO
  30 MPH. ALSO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL INCREASE
  SNOW LOADING AND STRESS ON ROOFS. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST INCREASE FRI NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 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.

&&

$$

CTZ004-MAZ012-017-RIZ001-300515-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.150130T0500Z-150131T1100Z/
WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...TAUNTON...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
408 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF...PUTNAM...
  WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...WORCESTER...TAUNTON...FOSTER AND
  SMITHFIELD.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUES INTO FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL BE
  LIGHT...BUT A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES FRIDAY
  EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AS WINDS GUST TO
  30 MPH. ALSO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL INCREASE
  SNOW LOADING/STRESS ON ROOFS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ004-013-015-016-018-019-300515-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.150130T0500Z-150131T1100Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
BOSTON...QUINCY...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH
408 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES BOSTON...BARRE...
  FITCHBURG...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...QUINCY...BROCKTON AND PLYMOUTH.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUES INTO FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL BE
  LIGHT...BUT A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES FRIDAY
  EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AS WINDS GUST TO
  30 MPH. ALSO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL INCREASE
  SNOW LOADING/STRESS ON ROOFS.

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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014 
WWUS41 KBOX 300300
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1000 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015

...ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...

MAZ005>007-014-026-301100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.150130T0500Z-150131T1100Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER
1000 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THIS 
  INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... 
  GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE AND AYER.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS AFTER MIDNIGHT CONTINUES INTO FRIDAY AND
  FRIDAY NIGHT. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHT...BUT A PERIOD OF
  MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED AT TIMES LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
  NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AS WINDS GUST 
  TO 30 MPH. ALSO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL 
  INCREASE SNOW LOADING AND STRESS ON ROOFS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT 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.

&&

$$

CTZ004-MAZ004-012-013-015>019-RIZ001-301100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.150130T0500Z-150131T1100Z/
WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...
FITCHBURG...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...
QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
1000 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES BOSTON...BARRE... 
  FITCHBURG...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...QUINCY...BROCKTON AND PLYMOUTH.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS AFTER MIDNIGHT CONTINUES INTO FRIDAY AND
  FRIDAY NIGHT. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHT...BUT A PERIOD OF
  MODERATE SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AS WINDS GUST 
  TO 30 MPH. ALSO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL 
  INCREASE SNOW LOADING/STRESS ON ROOFS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO
  35 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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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801 
WWUS41 KBOX 300851
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
351 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...

MAZ005-014-026-301700-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150131T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...CAMBRIDGE...AYER
351 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES
  THE CITIES OF FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...CAMBRIDGE AND AYER

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...BUT A PERIOD OF MODERATE
  SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS
  DEVELOP. ALSO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL
  INCREASE SNOW LOADING/STRESS ON ROOFS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ004-MAZ017-RIZ001-301000-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150131T1100Z/
WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...TAUNTON...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
351 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

MAZ006-007-301700-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER
351 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LAWRENCE
  AND GLOUCESTER.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...BUT A PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW
  IS LIKELY AT TIMES TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS
  DEVELOP. ALSO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL
  INCREASE SNOW LOADING/STRESS ON ROOFS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE
INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL
TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR
UNTREATED SURFACES.

&&

$$

MAZ002-008-009-301700-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.150131T0400Z-150131T1600Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
351 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW.

* TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND
  CHILL INDEX OF -20.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-301700-
/O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.150130T2300Z-150131T1300Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN
351 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHATHAM...FALMOUTH AND
  PROVINCETOWN

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS
  DEVELOP. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH LATER TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ004-012-013-015-016-018-019-301700-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH
351 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES BOSTON...BARRE... 
  FITCHBURG...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...QUINCY...BROCKTON AND PLYMOUTH.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...BUT A PERIOD OF MODERATE
  SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN
  MASSACHUSETTS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS
  DEVELOP. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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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783 
WWUS41 KBOX 300903
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
403 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...

MAZ006-007-301715-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER
403 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LAWRENCE 
  AND GLOUCESTER.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...BUT A PERIOD OF HEAVIER 
  SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS 
  DEVELOP. ALSO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL 
  INCREASE SNOW LOADING/STRESS ON ROOFS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 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.

&&

$$

MAZ004-301715-
/O.EXB.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.150131T0600Z-150131T1400Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG
403 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY.

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES
  OF BARRE AND FITCHBURG

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...BUT A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW
  IS LIKELY AT TIMES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN
  MASSACHUSETTS. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS
  DEVELOP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND
  CHILL INDEX OF -20. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ002-003-MAZ003-010-011-301715-
/O.EXB.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.150131T0600Z-150131T1400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD
403 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND CENTRAL AND
  WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF
  HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...VERNON...GREENFIELD...
  ORANGE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON AND SPRINGFIELD

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 16 BELOW.

* TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND
  CHILL INDEX OF -20

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ005-012>016-018-019-026-301715-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...AYER
403 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES BOSTON...BARRE... 
  FITCHBURG...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...QUINCY...BROCKTON AND PLYMOUTH.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...BUT A PERIOD OF MODERATE 
  SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN 
  MASSACHUSETTS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS 
  DEVELOP.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-301715-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.150130T2300Z-150131T1300Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN
403 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHATHAM...FALMOUTH AND 
  PROVINCETOWN

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED 
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS 
  DEVELOP.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ002-008-009-301715-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.150131T0400Z-150131T1600Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
403 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW.

* TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND
  CHILL INDEX OF -20. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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.

&&

$$


FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON

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WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
441 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...ACCUMULATING SNOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND DANGEROUSLY COLD
WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING IN THE INTERIOR...

MAZ006-007-301745-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER
441 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LAWRENCE 
  AND GLOUCESTER.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...BUT A PERIOD OF HEAVIER 
  SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS 
  DEVELOP. ALSO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL 
  INCREASE SNOW LOADING/STRESS ON ROOFS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 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.

&&

$$

MAZ004-301745-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.150131T0600Z-150131T1400Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG
441 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE 
  CITIES OF BARRE AND FITCHBURG.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...BUT A PERIOD OF MODERATE 
  SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN 
  MASSACHUSETTS. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS
  DEVELOP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND
  CHILL INDEX OF -20.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ005-012>016-018-019-026-301745-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...AYER
441 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES BOSTON...BARRE... 
  FITCHBURG...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...QUINCY...BROCKTON AND PLYMOUTH.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...BUT A PERIOD OF MODERATE 
  SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN 
  MASSACHUSETTS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS 
  DEVELOP.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-301745-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.150130T2300Z-150131T1300Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN
441 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHATHAM...FALMOUTH AND 
  PROVINCETOWN

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED 
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS 
  DEVELOP.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ002-008-009-301745-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.150131T0400Z-150131T1600Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
441 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW.

* TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND
  CHILL INDEX OF -20.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ002-003-MAZ003-010-011-301745-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.150131T0600Z-150131T1400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD
441 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND CENTRAL AND 
  WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HARTFORD... 
  WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...VERNON...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...
  AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON AND SPRINGFIELD

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 16 BELOW.

* TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND
  CHILL INDEX OF -20.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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.

&&

$$


FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON

YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON

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@NWSBOSTON
875 
WWUS41 KBOX 301539
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1039 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING IN THE INTERIOR...

MAZ006-007-302345-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER
1039 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LAWRENCE 
  AND GLOUCESTER. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...BUT A PERIOD OF HEAVIER 
  SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS 
  DEVELOP. ALSO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL 
  INCREASE SNOW LOADING/STRESS ON ROOFS. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 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.

&&

$$

MAZ004-302345-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.150131T0600Z-150131T1400Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG
1039 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE 
  CITIES OF BARRE AND FITCHBURG. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...BUT A PERIOD OF MODERATE 
  SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN 
  MASSACHUSETTS. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS 
  DEVELOP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND 
  CHILL INDEX OF -20. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ005-012>016-018-019-026-302345-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...AYER
1039 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES BOSTON...BARRE... 
  FITCHBURG...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...QUINCY...BROCKTON AND 
  PLYMOUTH. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...BUT A PERIOD OF MODERATE 
  SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN 
  MASSACHUSETTS. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS 
  DEVELOP. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-302345-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.150130T2300Z-150131T1300Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN
1039 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHATHAM...FALMOUTH AND 
  PROVINCETOWN 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT RAIN CHANGES OVER TO SNOW LATE TODAY WITH A
  PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS 
  DEVELOP. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ002-008-009-302345-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.150131T0400Z-150131T1600Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
1039 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW.

* TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND 
  CHILL INDEX OF -20. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ002-003-MAZ003-010-011-302345-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.150131T0600Z-150131T1400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD
1039 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND CENTRAL AND 
  WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HARTFORD... 
  WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...VERNON...GREENFIELD... ORANGE... 
  AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON AND SPRINGFIELD 

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 16 BELOW.

* TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND 
  CHILL INDEX OF -20. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

NOCERA
199 
WWUS41 KBOX 301910
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
210 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING FOR CAPE ANN AND CAPE COD ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD
WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING IN THE INTERIOR...

MAZ006-007-310315-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.150131T0400Z-150131T1500Z/
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER
210 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF LAWRENCE AND
  GLOUCESTER.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...CONTINUES
  OVERNIGHT AND THEN TAPERS OFF SATURDAY MORNING. 
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS 
  DEVELOP. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ004-310315-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.150131T0600Z-150131T1400Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG
210 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS LESS SNOW IS
EXPECTED WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM A COATING TO AN INCH.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE  
CITIES OF BARRE AND FITCHBURG.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND
  CHILL INDEX OF -20.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ005-012>016-018-019-026-302015-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150131T1300Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...AYER
210 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS LESS SNOW IS
EXPECTED WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM A COATING TO PERHAPS A FEW
LOCATIONS RECEIVING AN INCH OR TWO.

$$

MAZ022-310315-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.150131T0400Z-150131T1500Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN
210 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHATHAM...FALMOUTH AND 
  PROVINCETOWN 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...CONTINUING
  OVERNIGHT AND THEN TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. POOR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS 
  DEVELOP. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ002-008-009-310315-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.150131T0400Z-150131T1600Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
210 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW.

* TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND 
  CHILL INDEX OF -20. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ002-003-MAZ003-010-011-310315-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.150131T0600Z-150131T1400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD
210 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND CENTRAL AND 
  WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HARTFORD... 
  WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...VERNON...GREENFIELD... ORANGE... 
  AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON AND SPRINGFIELD 

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 16 BELOW.

* TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND 
  CHILL INDEX OF -20. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 3:42 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more49 hr
Jan 29, 4:14 AM ESTGale WatchBOX8 hr
Jan 29, 11:46 AM ESTGale WarningBOX61 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2015Every winter storm warning in 2015

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.