High Wind Watch 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

386 
WWUS71 KBOX 091721
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1221 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

MAZ007-013>024-RIZ002-004>008-100130-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0001.160110T1400Z-160111T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
1221 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR AND POINTS EASTWARD. THIS 
  INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE AS WELL AS THE CAPE 
  AND ISLANDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THERE 
  IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN HOUR OR TWO FOR GUSTS TO REACH 60 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY DOWN TREES 
  AND WIRES LEADING TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS.  THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING
PROPERTY DAMAGE.  IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE
AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

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626 
WWUS71 KBOX 092049
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
349 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

MAZ007-013>024-RIZ002-004>008-100500-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0001.160110T1400Z-160111T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
349 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR AND POINTS EASTWARD IN
  MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF
  BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE...AS WELL AS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY DOWN TREES 
  AND WIRES...LEADING TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS.  THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING
PROPERTY DAMAGE.  IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE
AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

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649 
WWUS71 KBOX 100258
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
958 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

MAZ007-013>024-RIZ002-004>008-101100-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0001.160110T1400Z-160111T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
958 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR AND POINTS EASTWARD IN 
  MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF 
  BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE...AS WELL AS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY DOWN TREES 
  AND WIRES...LEADING TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS.  THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING
PROPERTY DAMAGE.  IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE
AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

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561 
WWUS71 KBOX 100850
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
350 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

MAZ007-022-024-101700-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0001.160110T1400Z-160111T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0001.160110T1600Z-160111T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...NANTUCKET
350 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...CAPE ANN...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF 50
  TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN
  TREES AND RESULT IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME.  DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

MAZ013>021-023-RIZ002-004>008-101700-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0001.160110T1400Z-160111T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.160110T1400Z-160111T0000Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
DUKES MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...
BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...PROVIDENCE...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
350 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...MUCH OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF 45
  TO 55 MPH WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN A
  FEW DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.  DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

MAZ005-006-RIZ003-101700-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.160110T1400Z-160111T0000Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
WEST GREENWICH
350 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF 45
  TO 55 MPH WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN A
  FEW DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.  DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
411 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
MAINLY CLOUDY AND COOL WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY WITH JUST
SOME SPOTTY DRIZZLE. WINDSWEPT HEAVY RAIN AND NEAR RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL THEN FOLLOW FOR SUNDAY. A COLDER WEATHER PATTERN
BECOMES ESTABLISHED FOR NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW
NORMAL. SOME SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. A MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM IS STILL POSSIBLE BUT IT IS
LOOKING LESS LIKELY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
400 AM UPDATE...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES EARLY THIS MORNING DUE TO THE
FREEZING DRIZZLE POTENTIAL. LIGHT RADAR ECHOES HAVE MOVED TOWARDS
THE REGION FROM UPSTATE NY. THIS PRECIP IS FALLING TO THE GROUND AS
OBSERVED BY WEBCAMS AND SURFACE OBS. SURFACE TEMPS ACROSS THE EAST
SLOPE OF THE BERKS ARE BELOW 32F AND WITH 850 MB WARM LAYER
ALOFT...FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS BEEN REPORTED. THE MOISTURE PROFILE
ALOFT ALSO SEEMS TO BE SATURATE ENOUGH IN THE SNOW GROWTH REGION TO
ALLOW FOR FLURRIES TO DEVELOP AS WELL. REGARDLESS...MAIN THREAT THIS
MORNING IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT ICING.

DID NOT EXPAND THE WINTER WEATHER ADV INTO ORH COUNTY AS THE
COVERAGE IS MINIMAL THERE. ONLY A FEW SITES ARE AT OR BELOW FREEZING
SO WILL COVER THE POTENTIAL WITH AN SPS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS HAVE THE
BEST CHANCE FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

OTHERWISE BULK OF THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK FOR THIS MORNING.
EASTERLY FLOW HAS MOISTEN UP THE LOW LEVEL. THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR
DRIZZLE TO DEVELOP AND OVERSPREAD THE REGION.

TODAY...

MARGINAL TEMPS AROUND 32F WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS. MAY
TAKE A BIT FOR TEMPS TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING ESP IN WESTERN MASS
WHERE LIGHT/NORTHERLY WINDS HAS ALLOWED FOR COLD AIR DAMMING TO SET
UP. A WEAK WAVE PASSING NORTH AND WEST OF THE REGION WILL KEEP PRECIP
CHANCES GOING EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT BE MORE LIMITED BY THE LATE
MORNING HOURS AS WAVE MOVES TOWARDS NORTHERN MAINE.

MID-LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION AS LOW PRES OVER THE GULF
COAST LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST. EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
OUT THE DAY KEEPING THE LOW LEVELS MOIST. EXPECT MUCH OF THE DAY TO
REMAIN DRY...HOWEVER MOIST LOW LEVELS WILL KEEP THE DRIZZLE CHC
POSSIBLE.

&&

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

TONIGHT...

POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP FROM THE OHIO VALLEY AND TOWARDS
THE NORTHEAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL SLIDE A WARM FRONT THROUGH THE
REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. IN FACT...COULD ACTUALLY
SEE SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISE OVERNIGHT AS A RESULT. FOG AND DRIZZLE
CHANCES ALSO INCREASE DUE TO SATURATION AS THE LOW LEVELS AND
INCREASE PER HIGHER MOISTURE FLUX. NOT EXPECTING ANY P-TYPE ISSUES
AS THERMAL PROFILE WILL BE ON THE WARM SIDE. HEAVIEST PRECIP WILL
BEGIN TO APPROACH THE REGION BY DAWN ON SUNDAY.

TOMORROW...

POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES ON
SUNDAY. THIS ANOMALOUS SYSTEM  WILL BRING NOT ONLY RECORD WARMTH TO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BUT ALSO HEAVY RAIN...THUNDER AND GUSTY WINDS.

STRONG SHORTWAVE AND DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO BRING
HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION BY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE QUICKLY MOVING OFF
BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. ANOMALOUS PWAT PLUME...NEAR 3 STD ABOVE
NORMAL COMBINED WITH 5 +STD MOISTURE FLUX AND STRONG LLJ WILL ALLOW
FOR WIDE SPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA. PRECIP TOTALS WILL
BE BETWEEN 1-2 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS MUCH
RAIN IN A 6 HOUR TIME FRAME MAY CAUSE SOME NUISANCE FLOODING...BUT
WILL NOT IMPACT RIVER LEVELS WHICH ARE VERY LOW.

MODELS ARE ALSO INDICATING AN AREA OF ELEVATED CONVECTION WITH
SHOWALTERS BELOW 0 AND DECENT MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES. IN FACT SPC HAS
PUT MUCH OF THE REGION IN GENERAL THUNDER ON THEIR DAY 2 OUTLOOK. HI-
RES GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THUNDER CHANCES WILL BE CLOSER IN THE
AFTERNOON HOURS.

BIGGEST THING TO WATCH FOR SUNDAY IS THE WIND POTENTIAL. 850 MB JET
INCREASES CLOSE TO 70 KTS WITH THE 925 MB JET NEAR 60 KTS. BIGGEST
QUESTION IS WHETHER ALL OF THIS WIND WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE OR NOT.
A SOUTHEAST WIND IS NOT FAVORABLE FOR GOOD MIXING TO OCCUR...HOWEVER
STRONG PRESSURE FALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM AND STRONG SUPPORT
FROM CIPS ANALOG...WE COULD SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR THE WIND TO MIX
DOWN ESP WITHIN ANY STRONG SHOWER. AT THIS POINT...THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR A WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY.
HOWEVER WE WENT AHEAD AN ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH ALONG THE I-95
CORRIDOR AND POINTS EASTWARD. BELIEVE THERE IS A CHANCE A PERIOD OF
STRONG/DAMAGING WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN THE COASTAL PLAIN WHERE CORE
OF LOW LEVEL JET IS FOCUSED SUN AFTERNOON. AS PREV FORECASTER
MENTIONED...THE SOUNDINGS DO NOT SHOW MUCH OF AN INVERSION IN THE
COASTAL PLAIN. IN FACT LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE CLOSE TO MOIST
ADIABATIC AND IMPRESSIVE PRESSURE FALLS DEVELOP SO WE THINK THERE IS
A GOOD CHANCE FOR WIND GUSTS 40-50 MPH WITH A LOW RISK FOR 60
MPH...ESPECIALLY IF WE CAN DEVELOP A FINE LINE ALONG THE OCCLUSION.
STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY JUST INLAND FROM THE COAST WHERE TEMPS MAY
MAKE A RUN AT 60 DEGREES.

&&

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

* HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG COASTAL WINDS SUN WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPS
* COLDER NEXT WEEK WITH SEASONABLE OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPS
* SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATE TUE/TUE NIGHT...BUT A MORE SIGNIFICANT
  STORM IS LOOKING LESS LIKELY.

OVERVIEW...
MODELS IN AGREEMENT ON DYNAMIC SYSTEM SUN BRINGING A BURST OF HEAVY
RAIN AND STRONG COASTAL WINDS...THEN PATTERN TURNS COLDER FOR NEXT
WEEK AS SERIES OF SHORTWAVES ROTATE AROUND HUDSON BAY POLAR VORTEX
WHICH SETS UP LONGWAVE TROF OVER THE GT LAKES AND NEW ENG. ONE SURGE
OF COLD AIR EXPECTED MON WITH SOME MODERATION TUE AHEAD OF NEXT
SHORTWAVE AROUND MIDWEEK WHICH BRINGS ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD AIR LATE
WED/THU. IT IS THIS SECOND SHORTWAVE WHICH AMPLIFIES THE MID LEVEL
TROF AND INDUCES A SECONDARY LOW PRES TUE NIGHT INTO WED. WHERE AND
HOW QUICKLY THIS STORM DEVELOPS WILL DETERMINE IMPACT ON SNE.
CONSENSUS OF THE DETERMINISTIC GUIDANCE AND MAJORITY OF ECMWF EPS
AND GEFS ENSEMBLES SUGGEST THE STORM WILL DEVELOP A BIT TOO LATE AND
TOO FAR NORTH TO BRING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO SNE. THIS IS
STILL DAY 4-5 SO CANT RULE IT OUT BUT IT IS LOOKING LESS LIKELY AT
THIS TIME.

DETAILS...

SUNDAY...POTENT SHORTWAVE AND DEEP LOW PRES MOVING THROUGH THE GT
LAKES WILL RESULT IN A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WHICH TRANSPORTS
ANOMALOUS PWAT PLUME NORTHWARD INTO SNE AHEAD OF SFC OCCLUSION. NAM
MAY BE A BIT OVERDONE WITH THE LOW LEVEL JET BUT MORE CONSERVATIVE
ECMWF STILL IMPRESSIVE INCREASING TO 60-70 KT AS IT MOVES ACROSS SE
NEW ENG SUN AFTERNOON AND 70-80 KT AS IT REACHES THE GULF OF MAINE
SUN EVENING. THIS IS AROUND +3SD ABOVE NORMAL AND COMBINED WITH +2SD
PWAT PLUME WILL BRING A PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN TO
SNE...FOCUSED 12-18Z IN THE WEST AND 15-21Z IN E NEW ENG. IN
ADDITION...MODELS SHOW A BIT OF ELEVATED INSTABILITY DEVELOPING WITH
DECENT MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES WHICH SUGGEST EMBEDDED HEAVY CONVECTIVE
SHOWERS OR EVEN AN ISOLD TSTM. SYSTEM IS PROGRESSIVE WHICH LIMITS
DURATION BUT GIVEN IMPRESSIVE LOW LEVEL FORCING AND INSTABILITY
EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...MOST OF WHICH
MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD.  AND CANT RULE OUT LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS PER GGEM.

THE OTHER CONCERN FOR SUNDAY IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG
WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN THE COASTAL PLAIN WHERE CORE OF LOW LEVEL JET
IS FOCUSED SUN AFTERNOON. SOUNDINGS DO NOT SHOW MUCH OF AN INVERSION
IN THE COASTAL PLAIN. IN FACT LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE CLOSE TO
MOIST ADIABATIC AND IMPRESSIVE PRESSURE FALLS DEVELOP SO WE THINK
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR WIND GUSTS 40-50 MPH WITH A LOW RISK FOR
60 MPH...ESPECIALLY IF WE CAN DEVELOP A FINE LINE ALONG THE
OCCLUSION. STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY JUST INLAND FROM THE COAST WHERE
TEMPS MAY MAKE A RUN AT 60 DEGREES.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY...
BLUSTERY AND MUCH COLDER MON WITH GUSTY W/NW WINDS. BELOW NORMAL
TEMPS EXPECTED...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TRACKS TO
THE N MON SO EXPECT A DRY DAY. NEXT MORE ROBUST SHORTWAVE APPROACHES
TUE AND WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SW AHEAD OF IT WITH TEMPS MODERATING
A BIT. WEAK WARM ADVECTION AND DEEPENING MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE
SHORTWAVE MAY BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS OR MIXED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS TUE
AFTERNOON.

TUE NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...
PRIMARY LOW MOVES THROUGH THE LAKES TUE NIGHT WITH SECONDARY LOW
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF THE COAST. WHERE IT DEVELOPS WILL BE
CRITICAL IN DETERMINING WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE FOR SNE. CONSENSUS
OF THE MODELS FAVOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE GULF OF MAINE WHICH WOULD
LIKELY BE TOO FAR NORTH TO GIVE SNE A SIGNIFICANT STORM. WILL NEED
TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR. AS THE VERY LEAST..EXPECT SCT SNOW SHOWERS
TUE NIGHT POSSIBLE LINGERING INTO EARLY WED ASSOCD WITH ROBUST
TROF/SHORTWAVE PASSAGE.  SOME ACCUM IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN BLUSTERY WITH ANOTHER SURGE OF COLDER AIR
FOLLOWING LATER WED INTO THU WITH TEMPS BELOW NORMAL. MAINLY DRY
FRIDAY WITH SOME MODERATION IN TEMPS.

&&

.AVIATION /09Z 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/...

BEFORE 12Z...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
MAINLY MVFR/IFR IN MIST/DRIZZLE. A MODERATE RISK FOR SOME
FREEZING DRIZZLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST SLOPE OF THE BERKS
MAKING RUNWAYS SLICK.

TODAY AND TONIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
WIDESPREAD MVFR WITH A FEW LOCATIONS IN IFR. EXPECT A MAINLY DRY
DAY WITH PERHAPS POCKETS OF DRIZZLE. FOR TONIGHT...MIX OF
MVFR/IFR WILL GIVE WAY TO MAINLY IFR BY THE EARLY SUNDAY HOURS
WHEN HEAVY PRECIP ARRIVES.

SUNDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TRENDS...LOW CONFIDENCE IN TIMING.
WIDESPREAD IFR/LIFR EXPECTED WITH HEAVY RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG. AN
ISOLD T-STORM IS POSSIBLE. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE
IN THE COASTAL PLAIN...HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. LLWS LIKELY.
IMPROVING CONDITIONS SUN EVENING.

KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF TRENDS...LOWER CONFIDENCE
IN EXACT TIMING.

KBDL TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF TRENDS...LOWER CONFIDENCE
IN EXACT TIMING.

OUTLOOK /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...

MONDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS. NW GUSTS TO 25-30
KT LIKELY.

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. MAINLY VFR...BUT AREAS
OF MVFR POSSIBLE LATE TUE/TUE NIGHT IN SCT SNOW SHOWERS WHICH MAY
LINGER INTO EARLY WED. INCREASING NW WINDS WED WITH GUSTS TO 25-30
KT DEVELOPING. TRACK OF COASTAL LOW PRES STILL UNCERTAIN.

&&

.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...

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

SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...

*** GALE WARNINGS ON SUNDAY FOR SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45
  KNOT AND SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER-WATERS ***

TODAY AND TONIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
EAST BY TOMORROW. GUSTS SHOULD BE BELOW 25 KT UNTIL TOMORROW
NIGHT. PERSISTENT EASTERLY FETCH HAS ALLOWED FOR SEAS/SWELL TO
BUILD THROUGH THE PERIOD. 7-8 FT ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE EASTERN
WATERS AND WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. HAD TO RAISE WAVES A FEW FEET
ABOVE GUIDANCE.

SUNDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. LOW LEVEL JET WILL BRING SOUTHERLY WIND
GUSTS TO 35-45 KT...STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD HEAVY
RAIN AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH POOR VSBYS. AN ISOLD T-
STORM POSSIBLE. LOW PROB OF A FEW GUSTS NEAR STORM CRITERIA.

OUTLOOK /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...

*** GALE WATCH ON SUNDAY FOR SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOT
  AND SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER-WATERS ***

SUNDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. LOW LEVEL JET WILL BRING SOUTHERLY WIND
GUSTS TO 35-40 KT...STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD HEAVY
RAIN AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH POOR VSBYS. AN ISOLD T-STORM
POSSIBLE.

SUNDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE. WINDS SHIFTING TO SW/W WITH GUSTS TO
30 KT. LOW PROB OF GALES DURING THE EVENING.

MONDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. W/NW GUSTS TO 30 KT IN COLD ADVECTION
PATTERN. LOW RISK FOR A PERIOD OF MARGINAL GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS.
WINDS DIMINISHING MON NIGHT.

TUESDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. WINDS SHIFT TO SW WITH GUSTS TO 20-25
KT DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. GALE FORCE NW WINDS DEVELOPING WITH
GUSTS 35-40 KT.

&&

.CLIMATE...
THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY OF RECORD HIGHS THIS SUNDAY/JAN
10TH. HERE ARE THE CURRENT RECORD HIGHS FOR THAT DAY.

BOS...56/2000
PVD...57/2000
BDL...52/1972
ORH...53/1939

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     MAZ007-013>024.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
     MAZ002-008-009.
RI...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     RIZ002-004>008.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ231>237-254-
     255.
     GALE WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ230-250-251.
     GALE WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ256.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KJC/DUNTEN
NEAR TERM...DUNTEN
SHORT TERM...DUNTEN
LONG TERM...KJC
AVIATION...KJC/DUNTEN
MARINE...KJC/DUNTEN
CLIMATE...STAFF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
338 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

MAZ002-008-009-100845-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
338 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS MODERATE PROBABILITY A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED ON
SUNDAY FOR A PERIOD OF SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH LATE
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.

HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN ABOUT A 6 HOUR PERIOD SUNDAY
WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BRIEF NUISANCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE
STREET FLOODING...BUT RIVER OR STREAM FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CTZ002>004-MAZ003>006-010>012-026-RIZ001-003-100845-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
338 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SPOTTY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO THE MID
MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WORCESTER HILLS
BEFORE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS MODERATE PROBABILITY A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED ON
SUNDAY FOR A PERIOD OF SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH LATE
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.

HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN ABOUT A 6 HOUR PERIOD SUNDAY
WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BRIEF NUISANCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE
STREET FLOODING...BUT RIVER OR STREAM FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MAZ007-013>024-RIZ002-004>008-100845-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
338 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   HIGH WIND WATCH.

HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN ABOUT A 6 HOUR PERIOD SUNDAY
WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BRIEF NUISANCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE
STREET FLOODING...BUT RIVER OR STREAM FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ231>237-254-255-100845-
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
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-
338 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   GALE WARNING.

THERE IS A LOW RISK FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF WESTERLY GALE FORCE
WIND GUSTS ON MONDAY.

THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST GALE FORCE
WIND GUSTS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ256-100845-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO
20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
338 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   GALE WARNING.

THERE IS A LOW RISK FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF WESTERLY GALE FORCE
WIND GUSTS ON MONDAY.

THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST GALE FORCE
WIND GUSTS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   GALE WARNING.

THERE IS ALSO A LOW RISK FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF WEST TO NORTHWEST
GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS ON MONDAY.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST GALE FORCE WIND
GUSTS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ230-250-251-100845-
BOSTON HARBOR-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
338 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   GALE WARNING.

THERE IS A LOW RISK FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF WESTERLY GALE FORCE
WIND GUSTS ON MONDAY.

THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST GALE FORCE
WIND GUSTS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

DUNTEN/FRANK

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1206 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

MAZ002-004-008-009-026-091000-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...BARRE...FITCHBURG...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AYER
1206 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

...SPOTTY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY
TRAVEL OVERNIGHT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN WORCESTER HILLS...

SPOTTY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL AFFECT THE
HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND
NORTHERN WORCESTER HILLS OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN CONCERN IS FOR
ELEVATIONS OVER 1000 FEET ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
BERKSHIRES. WHILE ANY SPOTTY FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT SNOW WILL
BE RATHER LIGHT...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BE SLIPPERY. DRIVE WITH
EXTRA CAUTION IN THIS REGION OVERNIGHT.

FRANK