Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

256 
WWUS41 KBOX 080211
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
911 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016

MAZ018-019-021>024-081015-
/O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.160208T0900Z-160209T0000Z/
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...
CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
911 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE 
  ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF BROCKTON... 
  PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... 
  VINEYARD HAVEN AND NANTUCKET

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS AND 
  HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...BUT 
  POTENTIALLY UP TO 18 INCHES OVER PARTS OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND 
  UPPER CAPE COD. LESS SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR 
  NANTUCKET.

* TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA BETWEEN 3 AM TO 5 AM MONDAY
  MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING AFTER 7 AM AND INTO THE
  EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BETWEEN 4
  PM TO 7 PM. SNOW MAY BEGIN AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN ACROSS
  PORTIONS OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...BUT WILL QUICKLY FLIP TO
  SNOW BY DAYBREAK IF THAT HAPPENS.

* IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 
  AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR 
  DISORIENTED... SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO 
  STAY INDOORS. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.  VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.  THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY
BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE
ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.

&&

$$

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>017-020-RIZ001>008-081015-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/
WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
911 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO
7 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. 
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... 
  WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA BETWEEN 3 AM AND 6 AM THEN
  BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES THEREAFTER INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH
  SNOW INTENSITY DIMINISHING BY MID AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED 
  SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED 
  SURFACES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BUT UP TO 
  50 MPH ACROSS BLOCK ISLAND.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-081015-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
AYER
911 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO
7 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT INTO CENTRAL AND 
  WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF 
  HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...VERNON...CHARLEMONT... 
  GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD... 
  BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD AND AYER.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM WITH
  SNOW BECOMING STEADIER AND SOMEWHAT HEAVIER THEREAFTER AND
  CONTINUING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED 
  SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED 
  SURFACES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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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005 
WWUS41 KBOX 080842
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
342 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

RIZ008-081645-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.W.0003.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.160208T0900Z-160209T0000Z/
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND
342 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY
  RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS
  AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT
  TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY 5 AM. MIXED
  PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AND FALL HEAVY AT
  TIMES THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL COME TO
  AN END EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
  THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED... SO
  PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE ALSO EXPECTED AT
  TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
  WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.  VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.  THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY
BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE
ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.

&&

$$

CTZ002-003-MAZ004-026-081645-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0003.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER
342 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS NORTHEAST
  CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BETWEEN 6
  AM AND 9 AM. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY BY EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED
  SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED
  SURFACES. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

* 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.

&&

$$

MAZ018-019-021>024-081645-
/O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.160208T0900Z-160209T0000Z/
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...
CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
342 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD
  AND THE ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF
  BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
  PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN AND NANTUCKET

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY
  RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS
  AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT
  TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG WITH
  LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH
  7 AM. THE SNOW MAY BEGIN AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN ACROSS CAPE
  COD AND THE ISLANDS...BUT QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW WILL
  FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY WILL
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING...BUT LOCALIZED BANDS OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
  THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO
  PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. HEAVY
  WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.  VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.  THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY
BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE
ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.

&&

$$

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>017-020-RIZ001>007-081645-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/
WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
342 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN
  MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BETWEEN
  6 AND 9 AM. THE SNOW BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES THEREAFTER INTO THE
  MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY SHOULD DIMINISH BY EARLY
  EVENING...BUT VERY LOCALIZED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
  MAY PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS COAST INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED
  SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED
  SURFACES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED
  PARTICULARLY ALONG THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MAZ002-003-008>011-081645-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD
342 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT INTO CENTRAL AND 
  WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF 
  HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...VERNON...CHARLEMONT... 
  GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD... 
  BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD AND AYER.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM FROM
  SOUTH TO NORTH. THE SNOW WILL BECOMING STEADIER AND SOMEWHAT
  HEAVIER THEREAFTER AND CONTINUING INTO MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW
  SHOULD DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED 
  SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED 
  SURFACES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

* 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.

&&

$$

FRANK

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281 
WWUS41 KBOX 081553
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

CTZ002-090000-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
HARTFORD CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS
1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...HARTFORD COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH HIGHEST
  TOTALS ACROSS THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* TIMING...STEADIEST SNOW THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN
  DIMINISHING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

* 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.

&&

$$

MAZ018-019-021>024-090000-
/O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...
CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD 
  AND THE ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF 
  BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... 
  PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN AND NANTUCKET

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY 
  RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STRONG 
  WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS 
  AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG WITH 
  LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
  SNOW INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING...BUT
  LOCALIZED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 
  AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR 
  DISORIENTED... SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO 
  STAY INDOORS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN 
  TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.  VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.  THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY
BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE
ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.

&&

$$

RIZ008-090000-
/O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND
1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY 
  RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STRONG 
  WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS 
  AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE MID
  AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL COME TO AN END EARLY THIS
  EVENING...BUT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 
  AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR 
  DISORIENTED... SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO 
  STAY INDOORS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE 
  ALSO EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY WET SNOW 
  AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED 
  POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.  VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.  THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY
BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE
ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.

&&

$$

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>017-020-RIZ001>007-090000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
  MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
  INTENSITY SHOULD DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING...BUT VERY LOCALIZED
  BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHEAST
  MASSACHUSETTS COAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED 
  SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED 
  SURFACES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED 
  PARTICULARLY ALONG THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CTZ003-MAZ004-026-090000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG...
AYER
1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS NORTHEAST 
  CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON
  BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY BY EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED 
  SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED 
  SURFACES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

* 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.

&&

$$

MAZ002-003-008>011-090000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD
1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES INTO MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD
  DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED 
  SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED 
  SURFACES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

* 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.

&&

$$

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WWUS41 KBOX 081857
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
157 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

CTZ003-004-MAZ004-026-090300-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER
157 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT INTO WESTERN-CENTRAL
  MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF UNION...
  VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG AND AYER.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH HIGHEST
  AMOUNTS ACROSS EASTERN CONNECTICUT INTO CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.

* TIMING...STEADIEST SNOW CONTINUES TO ABOUT 4 PM AND THEN SNOW
  INTENSITY DIMINISHES WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS THEREAFTER.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED
  SURFACES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

* 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.

&&

$$

MAZ018-019-021>024-090000-
/O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...
CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
157 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD 
  AND THE ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF 
  BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... 
  PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN AND NANTUCKET

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY 
  RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STRONG 
  WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS 
  AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG WITH 
  LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. 
  SNOW INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING...BUT 
  LOCALIZED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO THE 
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 
  AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR 
  DISORIENTED... SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO 
  STAY INDOORS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN 
  TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.  VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.  THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY
BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE
ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.

&&

$$

RIZ008-090000-
/O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND
157 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY 
  RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STRONG 
  WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS 
  AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE MID 
  AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL COME TO AN END EARLY THIS 
  EVENING...BUT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE 
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 
  AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR 
  DISORIENTED... SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO 
  STAY INDOORS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE 
  ALSO EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY WET SNOW 
  AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED 
  POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.  VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.  THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY
BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE
ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.

&&

$$

MAZ005>007-012>017-020-RIZ001>007-090300-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
157 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS
  INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
  GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
  CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER... NEW
  BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
  WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY AND NEWPORT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW 
  INTENSITY SHOULD DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING...BUT VERY 
  LOCALIZED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PERSIST ALONG 
  THE NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS COAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED 
  SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED 
  SURFACES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED 
  PARTICULARLY ALONG THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CTZ002-MAZ002-003-008>011-090300-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT...
GREENFIELD...ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD
157 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
   CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES INTO MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD 
  DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED 
  SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED 
  SURFACES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

* 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.

&&

$$

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735 
WWUS41 KBOX 090005
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
705 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

MAZ018-019-021>024-RIZ008-090500-
/O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T0500Z/
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...
CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
BLOCK ISLAND
705 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...CAPE COD...AND THE ISLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
  BETWEEN 7PM AND MIDNIGHT...RESULTING IN STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12
  INCHES.

* TIMING...STEADY SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW ON ANY UNPLOWED OR 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.

&&

$$

MAZ005>007-012>017-020-RIZ001>007-090500-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T0500Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
705 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS RHODE
  ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
  BETWEEN 7PM AND MIDNIGHT...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
  OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM AND THEN DIMINISHES
  WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS THEREAFTER.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED 
  SURFACES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-090500-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T0500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER
705 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
  BETWEEN 7PM AND MIDNIGHT WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
  3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED 
  SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR 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.

&&

$$

RLG

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