Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Chill Warnings in 2016

Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

February 12, 20165 counties in Rhode Island; 10 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind chill warning at Feb 12, 2016, 3:52 AM EST for 5 counties in Rhode Island; 10 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Feb 13, 2016, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 23 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2016, 3:52 AM EST (08:52 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 13, 2016, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 14, 2016, 12:00 PM EST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:55 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 13, 1:35 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWorthington, MATREE REPORTED DOWN ON IRELAND STREET
Feb 13, 8:10 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCarver, MATREE DOWN PARTIALLY BLOCKING PLYMOUTH STREET.
Feb 13, 8:23 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWestport, MALARGE BRANCH BLOCKING ROADWAY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 00:00Z on 2016-02-12Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2016-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

062 
WWUS41 KBOX 120852
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
352 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>004-121700-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WC.A.0001.160213T1800Z-160214T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0001.160213T2100Z-160214T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
352 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
* LOCATIONS...THIS WIND CHILL WARNING INCLUDES MOST OF
  MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR THE SOUTH COAST. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE
  NORTHERN HALF OF RHODE ISLAND AS WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND NEAR RECORD
  COLD AIR TEMPERATURES.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO
  WITH PERHAPS A FEW LOCATIONS BRIEFLY APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING 
  WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE 
  ZERO ALONG THE COAST...TO 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW INLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ024-121700-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.160213T0000Z-160213T1400Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
352 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM EST SATURDAY...

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

* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET.  

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM THIS EVENING. BULK
  OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM BETWEEN 9 PM
  THIS EVENING THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW SHOWERS
  MAY LINGER INTO MID MORNING ON SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED SLIPPERY WITH
  TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.


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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-121700-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WC.A.0001.160213T1800Z-160214T1800Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN
352 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD.

* HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND NEAR 
  RECORD COLD AIR TEMPERATURES.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN
  THESE CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING
  WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND
CHILLS TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS.  A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES.  OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

MAZ020-021-RIZ005>007-121700-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.A.0001.160213T1800Z-160214T1800Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
352 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH COASTS OF BOTH RHODE ISLAND AND
  MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD.

* HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND NEAR 
  RECORD COLD AIR TEMPERATURES.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN
  THESE CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING
  WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND
CHILLS TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS.  A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES.  OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

FRANK

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10 follow-up statements
433 
WWUS41 KBOX 121448
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
948 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>004-122300-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0001.160213T2100Z-160214T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
948 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON EST SUNDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND NEAR RECORD 
  COLD AIR TEMPERATURES.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO WITH PERHAPS
  A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BRIEFLY APPROACHING 35
  BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY 
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING 
  WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE 
  ZERO ALONG THE COAST...TO 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW INLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ024-122300-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.160213T0000Z-160213T1400Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
948 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM THIS EVENING.
  BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM BETWEEN 9
  PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW SHOWERS
  MAY LINGER INTO MID MORNING ON SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED SLIPPERY 
  WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ020>022-RIZ005>007-122300-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.A.0001.160213T1800Z-160214T1800Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
948 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH COASTS OF BOTH RHODE ISLAND AND 
  MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD.

* HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND NEAR 
  RECORD COLD AIR TEMPERATURES.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY 
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING 
  WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE 
  ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND
CHILLS TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS.  A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES.  OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


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940 
WWUS41 KBOX 122132
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
432 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

MAZ020-021-RIZ005>007-130545-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WC.A.0001.160213T1800Z-160214T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.WC.W.0001.160213T1800Z-160214T1700Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
432 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH COASTS OF BOTH RHODE ISLAND AND
  MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND STRONG
  WIND GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  MAY DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF ZERO TO 5 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>004-130545-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0001.160213T2100Z-160214T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
432 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON EST SUNDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND
  GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO WITH PERHAPS
  A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BRIEFLY APPROACHING 35
  BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  MAY DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW
  ZERO...COLDEST OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ024-130545-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.160213T2300Z-160214T1700Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.160213T0000Z-160213T1400Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
432 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET.

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

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

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM THIS EVENING WITH
  THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY
  MORNING...BUT SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO MID MORNING ON
  SATURDAY. THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
  WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30
  MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN THESE CONDITIONS.
  STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY DOWN A FEW LARGE
  TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING WILL FALL TO NEAR 5 ABOVE ZERO. 

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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-130545-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WC.A.0001.160213T1800Z-160214T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.160213T2300Z-160214T1700Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN
432 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND
  GUSTS. 

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BETWEEN 10 AND 25 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY 
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  MAY DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING
  WILL FALL TO 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ023-RIZ008-130545-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.160213T2300Z-160214T1700Z/
DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND
432 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND
  GUSTS. 

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY 
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  MAY DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING
  WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO.

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.

&&

$$


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WWUS41 KBOX 130222
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
922 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>004-131030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0001.160213T2100Z-160214T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
922 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON EST SUNDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND 
  GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO WITH 
  PERHAPS A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BRIEFLY 
  APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY 
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
  MAY DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY 
  MORNING WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW 
  ZERO...COLDEST OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ020-021-RIZ005>007-131030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0001.160213T1800Z-160214T1700Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
922 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH COASTS OF BOTH RHODE ISLAND AND 
  MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY 
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AFTER ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING MAY DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY 
  MORNING WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF ZERO TO 5 
  BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ024-131030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160213T1400Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.160213T2300Z-160214T1700Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
922 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET.

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

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

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY
  THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW
  WILL OCCUR THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW SHOWERS MAY
  LINGER THROUGH MID MORNING. THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL
  OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND
  GUSTS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
  MAY DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY 
  MORNING WILL FALL TO NEAR 5 ABOVE ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-023-RIZ008-131030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.160213T2300Z-160214T1700Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND
922 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND 
  GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY 
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
  MAY DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING 
  WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO.

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.

&&

$$


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765 
WWUS41 KBOX 130843
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
343 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>004-131645-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0001.160213T2100Z-160214T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
343 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND 
  GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING
  WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW
  ZERO...COLDEST OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ020-021-RIZ005>007-131645-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0001.160213T1800Z-160214T1700Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
343 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH COASTS OF BOTH RHODE ISLAND AND 
  MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND
  GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF NEAR 5 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ024-131645-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160213T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.160213T2300Z-160214T1700Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
343 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET.

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES.

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

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY DAYBREAK.
  BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
  WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30
  MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN THESE CONDITIONS.
  STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAY DOWN A FEW LARGE
  TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING
  WILL FALL TO NEAR 5 ABOVE ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ022-023-RIZ008-131645-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.160213T2300Z-160214T1700Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND
343 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND 
  GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAY
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING 
  WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

FRANK

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703 
WWUS41 KBOX 131200
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
700 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

MAZ024-132000-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160213T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.160213T2300Z-160214T1700Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET
700 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET.

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

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY DAYBREAK. 
  BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY 
  MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAY 
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING 
  WILL FALL TO NEAR 5 ABOVE ZERO.

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>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>004-132000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0001.160213T2100Z-160214T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
700 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND 
  GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO 
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY 
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

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

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING 
  WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO... 
  COLDEST OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ020-021-RIZ005>007-132000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0001.160213T1800Z-160214T1700Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
700 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH COASTS OF BOTH RHODE ISLAND AND 
  MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND 
  GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 27 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO 
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY 
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

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

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY 
  MORNING WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF NEAR 5 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ022-023-RIZ008-132000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.160213T2300Z-160214T1700Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND
700 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND 
  GUSTS.

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

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO 
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAY 
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING 
  WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO.

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.

&&

$$


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264 
WWUS41 KBOX 131507
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1007 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>004-132315-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0001.160213T2100Z-160214T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
1007 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND 
  GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY 
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

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

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING 
  WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO... 
  COLDEST OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ020-021-RIZ005>007-132315-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0001.160213T1800Z-160214T1700Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1007 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH COASTS OF BOTH RHODE ISLAND AND 
  MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND 
  GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 27 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO 
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY 
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

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

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY 
  MORNING WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF NEAR 5 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-132315-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.160213T2300Z-160214T1700Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1007 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND 
  GUSTS.

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

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO 
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAY 
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING 
  WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO.

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.

&&

$$


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195 
WWUS41 KBOX 132103
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
403 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>007-140515-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
403 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT CAPE COD
  AND THE ISLANDS. 

* HAZARD TYPES...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND 
  GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 34 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING THIS
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY 
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING 
  WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO... 
  COLDEST OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-140515-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.160213T2300Z-160214T1700Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
403 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD...
  AND BLOCK ISLAND. 

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND 
  GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING THIS
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAY 
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

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

* AIR TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING 
  WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO.

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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324 
WWUS41 KBOX 140227
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
927 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>007-141030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
927 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT CAPE 
  COD AND THE ISLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...LOWS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL FALL TO
  NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST OVER
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-141030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1700Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
927 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD... 
  AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND 
  GUSTS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BETWEEN 15 AND 24 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING THROUGH
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN 
  THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAY 
  DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...LOWS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE BETWEEN
  5 BELOW AND 5 ABOVE.

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.

&&

$$


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201 
WWUS41 KBOX 140913
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
413 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>007-141700-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
413 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT CAPE 
  COD AND THE ISLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BETWEEN 25 AND 40 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL BE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN
  THESE CONDITIONS. 

* AIR TEMPERATURES...LOWS BETWEEN 8 AND 16 BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS
  MORNING WITH EVEN A FEW COLDER SPOTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A
WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE
HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD
COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE

&&

$$

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-141700-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1700Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
413 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD... 
  AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BETWEEN 15 AND 24 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN
  THESE CONDITIONS. 

* AIR TEMPERATURES...LOWS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BE BETWEEN 0 AND
  5 BELOW.

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.

&&

$$

FRANK

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861 
WWUS41 KBOX 141703
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1203 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>007-141815-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1700Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1203 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
TEENS...WITH WIND CHILLS LIKELY NOT RISING ABOVE ZERO. 

COLD SPELLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE BRING A RISK OF FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. TAKE
EXTRA STEPS TO KEEP YOURSELF AND EVEN YOUR PETS WARM.

$$

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-141815-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1700Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND
1203 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
TEENS...WITH WIND CHILLS LIKELY NOT RISING ABOVE ZERO. 

COLD SPELLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE BRING A RISK OF FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. TAKE
EXTRA STEPS TO KEEP YOURSELF AND EVEN YOUR PETS WARM.

$$


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Feb 12, 4:32 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryBOXWashington43 hr
Feb 12, 3:52 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXNantucket27 hr
Feb 12, 3:55 AM ESTGale WarningBOX55 hr
Feb 12, 3:55 AM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WatchBOX13 hr
Feb 12, 3:59 AM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Nantucket13 hr
Feb 12, 4:39 PM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningBOX42 hr
Feb 12, 4:39 PM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray AdvisoryBOX11 hr

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Sources

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