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Winter Weather Advisory 13, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter weather advisory at Mar 20, 2016, 3:52 AM EDT for Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 5 counties in Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Mar 20, 2016, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2016, 3:52 AM EDT (07:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2016, 10:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2016, 12:54 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1253 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
038 WWUS41 KBOX 200752 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 MAZ024-200900- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1500Z/ NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. THE HEAVY SNOW THREAT ACROSS NANTUCKET HAS DIMINISHED. WHILE A SLUSHY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE...THE MAJORITY OF THE STORM WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE ABOVE FREEZING...SO ANY SNOW WILL STRUGGLE TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. $$ MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-201600- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0004.160320T2300Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. THE HIGHER OF THOSE AMOUNTS ARE MOST LIKELY SOUTHEAST OF A BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE LINE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND PROBABLY PERSIST INTO AT LEAST THE FIRST PART OF THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT AND MAY STILL BE FALLING HEAVILY DURING THE START OF THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN ADDITION...THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW...PARTICULARLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF A BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE LINE. THE RESULT MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ002-201600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.160320T2300Z-160321T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BUT SHOULD TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS TONIGHT MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. WHILE THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE OVER BY THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...UNTREATED ROADS MAY REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 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. && $$ CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012-014-201600- /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2300Z-160321T1500Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD... WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOWFALL. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME OF THE SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...BUT SHOULD COME TO AN END BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * UNCERTAINTY...THERE MAY BE A SHARP CUTOFF IN THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. IF THIS REGION DOES GET INTO THE HEAVY SNOW...UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE. HOWEVER...IF THE BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW REMAINS JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WOULD BE THE MORE LIKELY SCENARIO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ RIZ008-201600- /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1500Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT AND MAY STILL BE FALLING HEAVILY AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW SO THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * UNCERTAINTY...ITS POSSIBLE THAT THE SNOW MIXES WITH OR CHANGES TO A PERIOD OF RAIN. IF THIS OCCURS SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE MORE ON THE ORDER OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. IF PRECIPITATION REMAINS ALL SNOW...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR OVER 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ022-201600- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOWFALL. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ON THE UPPER CAPE AND BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ACROSS THE OUTER- CAPE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND PERSIST INTO THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR THAT ACROSS THE OUTER-CAPE. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WILL STILL BE FALLING HEAVILY DURING THE START OF THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE...BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW SO THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS...MAINLY ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED. * UNCERTAINTY...IT REMAINS UNCERTAIN WHERE EXACTLY THE RAIN/WET SNOW LINE SETS UP. THIS WILL GREATLY IMPACT THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND THE RISK FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE BULK OF THE STORM WILL BE MAINLY SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE WITH A MIXTURE ACROSS THE OUTER-CAPE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ023-201600- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1500Z/ DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ITS POSSIBLE THAT THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A TIME. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WILL STILL BE FALLING HEAVILY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. * UNCERTAINTY...IT REMAINS UNCERTAIN IF THE REGION WILL REMAIN ALL SNOW OR CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A TIME. THIS WILL GREATLY AFFECT POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS AND THE RISK FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ FRANK FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
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331 WWUS41 KBOX 201500 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1100 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-202100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.160320T2300Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1100 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST TOWARD THE CAPE COD CANAL. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND PROBABLY PERSIST INTO AT LEAST THE FIRST PART OF THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT AND MAY STILL BE FALLING HEAVILY DURING THE START OF THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN ADDITION...THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW...PARTICULARLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF A BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE LINE. THE RESULT MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ002-202100- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.160320T2300Z-160321T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS 1100 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BUT SHOULD TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS TONIGHT MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. WHILE THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE OVER BY THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...UNTREATED ROADS MAY REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 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. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-202100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 1100 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND UPPER PORTION OF CAPE COD * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT AND MAY STILL BE FALLING HEAVILY AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW SO THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * UNCERTAINTY...ITS POSSIBLE THAT THE SNOW MIXES WITH OR CHANGES TO A PERIOD OF RAIN. IF THIS OCCURS SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE MORE ON THE ORDER OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. IF PRECIPITATION REMAINS ALL SNOW... THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012-014-202100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2300Z-160321T1500Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD... WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 1100 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOWFALL. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 7 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME OF THE SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...BUT SHOULD COME TO AN END BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * UNCERTAINTY...THERE MAY BE A SHARP CUTOFF IN THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. IF THIS REGION DOES GET INTO THE HEAVY SNOW... UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE. HOWEVER...IF THE BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW REMAINS JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WOULD BE THE MORE LIKELY SCENARIO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ FIELD FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
295 WWUS41 KBOX 201953 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 353 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 MAZ022-023-RIZ008-210400- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.W.0004.160321T0200Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 353 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND THE UPPER PORTION OF CAPE COD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES AROUND CAPE COD CANAL. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INITIALLY SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 TO 10 PM TONIGHT. HEAVIEST WILL OCCUR AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER LATE MONDAY MORNING CONCLUDING BY NOON. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ALSO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DOWN TO A HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-210400- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0004.160321T0200Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 353 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES AROUND CAPE COD CANAL. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INITIALLY SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 TO 10 PM TONIGHT. HEAVIEST WILL OCCUR AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER LATE MONDAY MORNING CONCLUDING BY NOON. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ALSO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DOWN TO A HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012-014-210400- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2300Z-160321T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.160321T0200Z-160321T1500Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD... WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 353 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INITIALLY SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 TO 10 PM TONIGHT. HEAVIEST WILL OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER MID MORNING MONDAY. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ALSO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DOWN TO A MILE OR TWO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ CTZ002-210400- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.160321T0200Z-160321T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS 353 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INITIALLY SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 TO 10 PM TONIGHT. HEAVIEST WILL OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER MID MORNING MONDAY. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ALSO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DOWN TO A MILE OR TWO. 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. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
151 WWUS41 KBOX 210752 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 352 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MAZ022-023-RIZ008-211500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 352 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE OUTER-CAPE WILL MAINLY BE RAIN BUT OCCASIONALLY BE MIXED WITH SNOW. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND WET SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...WITH THE BULK OF THAT FALLING ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLIPPER TRAVEL EARLY THIS MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE AND ONTO MARTHAS VINEYARD. 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. && $$ MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 352 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES..WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING AND IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY LATE MORNING AND CERTAINLY BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS MORNING WITH A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND/OR DOWNED TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-012-014-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 352 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND IMPACT THE FIRST PART OF THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE SNOW SHOULD THEN COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST BY MID TO LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY BY LATE MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
052 WWUS41 KBOX 210850 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 450 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 450 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES..WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING AND IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY LATE MORNING AND CERTAINLY BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS MORNING WITH A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND/OR DOWNED TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ004-026-211500- /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER 450 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY AND NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY MID TO LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY BY LATE MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 450 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE OUTER-CAPE WILL MAINLY BE RAIN BUT OCCASIONALLY BE MIXED WITH SNOW. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND WET SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...WITH THE BULK OF THAT FALLING ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLIPPER TRAVEL EARLY THIS MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE AND ONTO MARTHAS VINEYARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-012-014-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 450 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND IMPACT THE FIRST PART OF THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE SNOW SHOULD THEN COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST BY MID TO LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY BY LATE MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
895 WWUS41 KBOX 211045 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 645 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 645 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES..WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH...BUT WILL BE COMING TO AN END BY LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY INTO MID MORNING WITH A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND/OR DOWNED TREE LIMBS. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON ONCE THE SNOW ENDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 645 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE.. * TIMING...WET SNOW WILL BE COMING TO AN END BY LATE MORNING BUT IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL THROUGH MID MORNING...BUT WITH RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS BY LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-012-014-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 645 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW STILL EXTENDED FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND INTO WORCESTER COUNTY WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING QUITE HAZARDOUS FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. HOWEVER...THIS SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF BY MID TO LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY BY LATE MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ004-026-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER 645 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY AND NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WAS FALLING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY AND INTO NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR WITH POOR VISIBILITY. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS THEREAFTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
312 WWUS41 KBOX 211406 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1006 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 CTZ002>004-211515- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 1006 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SOME FLURRIES MAY FALL ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL MIDDAY. HOWEVER...THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. $$ MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-211515- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1006 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES..WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EVENT TOTAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA...SOME SNOW BANDS WILL LINGER INTO LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY INTO LATE MORNING. THE WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND/OR DOWNED TREE LIMBS. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON ONCE THE SNOW ENDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-211515- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 1006 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EVENT TOTAL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. * TIMING...WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA...SOME SNOW BANDS WILL LINGER INTO LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL THROUGH MID MORNING...BUT WITH RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS TOWARDS MIDDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ005>007-012-014-211515- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 1006 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EVENT TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR MOST OF THE AREA...ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. * TIMING...WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA...SOME SNOW BANDS WILL LINGER INTO LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY TOWARD MIDDAY AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ004-026-211515- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER 1006 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY AND NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EVENT TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. * TIMING...WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA...SOME SNOW BANDS WILL LINGER INTO LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END DURING LATE MORNING WITH RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS THEREAFTER. 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. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
730 WWUS41 KBOX 211500 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1100 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-211600- /O.EXP.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1100 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THAT AFFECTED THE AREA DURING THIS MORNING HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WHILE AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING IS POSSIBLE...THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE COME TO AN END. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ RIZ008-211600- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 1100 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW THAT AFFECTED BLOCK ISLAND EARLIER THIS MORNING HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY IS CANCELED. $$ MAZ005>007-012-014-211600- /O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 1100 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THAT AFFECTED THE AREA DURING THIS MORNING HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY MIDDAY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AND DURING EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. WHILE AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING IS POSSIBLE...THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE COME TO AN END. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MAZ004-026-211600- /O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER 1100 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THAT AFFECTED THE AREA DURING THIS MORNING HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY MIDDAY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AND DURING EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. WHILE AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING IS POSSIBLE...THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE COME TO AN END. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MAZ022-023-211700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1700Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN 1100 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM. * TIMING...WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA...SOME SNOW BANDS WILL LINGER THRU MIDDAY. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL...HOWEVER RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
616 WWUS41 KBOX 211654 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1254 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MAZ022-023-211800- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1700Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN 1254 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. DESPITE LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS CAPE COD ESPECIALLY EAST OF HYANNIS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS ANY LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON AREA ROADWAYS. $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON NOCERA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter weather advisory went out at Mar 19, 7:04 PM EDT, 8 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 7:04 PM EDT, 8 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
704 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL THROUGH TONIGHT...YIELDING BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES. WHILE SOME SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...THE
RISK FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL APPEARS TO BE CONFINED TO SOUTHEAST
NEW ENGLAND. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FOLLOW THIS COASTAL STORM MONDAY.
A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK WITH
PERIODS OF WET WEATHER.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
7 PM UPDATE...NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THIS EVENING. A FEW
HIGH CLOUDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES AND TEMPERATURES
ARE SLOWLY FALLING THROUGH THE 30S AND 40S.
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL TONIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH ENOUGH
WHERE THERE SHOULD BE A FAIR AMOUNT OF RADIATIONAL COOLING. THE
CATCH WILL BE HOW MUCH HIGH LEVEL CLOUD WAFTS OVERHEAD. WITH
INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...NOT EXPECTING
TEMPERATURES TO RISE NEARLY AS MUCH AS TODAY...WITH HIGHS ABOUT
10-15 LOWER. THIS WILL BE KEY TO THE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY NIGHT...
AS THE AMOUNT OF COLD AIR IN PLACE WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS DURING SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* SNOWFALL FORECAST REMAINS AT A MODERATE CONFIDENCE
* POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LIKELY CONFINED TO SOUTHEAST
NEW ENGLAND
* WET SNOW ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES/DOWNED TREE LIMBS
* ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION...A PERIOD OF SNOW MAY OCCUR SUN
NIGHT BUT GENERALLY NO MORE THAN A FEW INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVERALL...
THIS CONTINUES TO BE A DIFFICULT...NUANCED FORECAST. 19/12Z
GUIDANCE HAS TAKEN A SLIGHT WESTWARD SHIFT...ENDING THEIR TREND
FOR A MORE OFFSHORE STORM. WHILE MOST OF THE GUIDANCE SUITE NOW
AGREES ON A TRACK JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE 40N/70W BENCHMARK...THERE
ARE STILL TIMING ISSUES TO BE WORKED OUT. SINCE THIS IS A LATE
WINTER/EARLY SPRING STORM...OUR SNOWFALL WOULD BE MAXIMIZED IF IT
FALLS MAINLY AT NIGHT.
19/12Z NAM LOOKS LIKE AN OUTLIER...WITH A VERY DEEP LOW PRESSURE
AND MUCH SLOWER TIMING. THE CMC ALSO LOOKS TO BE AN OUTLIER...
TAKING ITS LOW TRACK WELL WEST...THEN CATCHING UP WITH THE OTHER
SOLUTIONS OVER THE GULF OF MAINE. GFS AND ECMWF HAVE PRETTY MUCH
STAYED THE COURSE...SO THESE SOURCES BECAME MOST OF THE BASIS FOR
THIS FORECAST. AS WE HAVE SEEN RECENTLY...IT IS NOT ALWAYS WISE TO
SWING THE FORECAST WITH EACH MODEL RUN. WILL CONTINUE TO JUST
SUBTLY TREND THE PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH THE LATEST GUIDANCE.
1. SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND WET SNOW POTENTIAL...
EXCELLENT BANDING SIGNATURE WITHIN THE 19/12Z GUIDANCE. PRESENTLY
THINKING THIS BANDING WILL REACH SOUTHEAST MA...MAINLY BETWEEN THE
I-95 CORRIDOR AND THE CAPE COD CANAL. STILL SOME POTENTIAL FOR
THIS BAND TO TRACK FARTHER WEST...BUT IT IS DIMINISHING WITH TIME.
THERE SHOULD BE A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...POSSIBLY
IMPACTING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS EASTERN MA INTO RI.
A CONCERN WILL BE FOR SNOWFALL ACROSS NANTUCKET....THE VINEYARD AND
BLOCK ISLAND. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE LOWER 40S. THERE ARE
ALSO SOME SIGNALS...PARTICULARLY FOR NANTUCKET...OF 925 MB AND 850
MB TEMPERATURES GETTING CLOSE TO...OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING. A
SLIGHT EASTWARD JOG OF ONLY 25 MILES OF SO WOULD KEEP THE ISLANDS
COMPLETELY WITHIN THE COLDER AIR...AND INCREASE SNOW TOTALS.
DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE WATCH AS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED. AN ARGUMENT
COULD BE MADE TO EXPAND IT BACK INTO ESSEX COUNTY...AND PERHAPS
BLOCK ISLAND. JUST DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN WARNING-LEVEL
SNOWFALL FOR THOSE AREAS TO DO SO.
2. ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...
BASED ON THE LATEST GUIDANCE TRENDS...STILL APPEARS THE RISK OF
HEAVY SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND. STILL
EXPECTING AT LEAST SOME SNOW OUTSIDE OF I-495. NOT A LOT OF
CONFIDENCE IN WHERE EXACTLY THE WESTERN EDGE WILL BE. NOT
EXPECTING A MAJOR SNOWFALL. THAT SAID...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CT AND CENTRAL MA.
3. THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING AND THE NEED FOR WIND
HEADLINES REMAINS LOW AT THIS POINT. WILL STILL HAVE TO WATCH THE
POTENTIAL FOR 30 TO 40 MPH WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE CAPE/ISLANDS. IF
HIGHER AMOUNTS OF WET SNOW ARE REALIZED...THAT COULD RESULT IN
MORE TREE DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* PERIODS OF WET WEATHER ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH NEXT WEEK
* A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED...WITH THE WARMEST TEMPS TOWARDS
THE END OF NEXT WEEK
WITH MUCH OF THE FOCUS ON THE WINTER STORM AND POTENTIAL SNOW TOTALS
FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY THE FORECAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK IS
COMPARATIVELY QUIET. THERE IS OF COURSE UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS TO
STORM PLACEMENT...TRACK...AND TIMING...BUT NO MORE THAN USUAL FOR
THE MID TO LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST. OVERALL...LOOKING AT
A COUPLE OF FRONTAL SYSTEMS THAT WILL BRING PERIODS OF PRECIP TO THE
AREA...LIKELY RAIN. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE SOMEWHAT VARIABLE...
THERE IS A GENERAL WARMING TREND THROUGH THE WEEK WITH THE WARMEST
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ON FRIDAY RIGHT NOW. WITH THE OPERATIONAL
ECMWF AND GFS SOLUTIONS WITHIN THE ENVELOPE OF ENSEMBLE MEMBER
SOLUTIONS...AM OPTING FOR A BLEND OF THE MODELS FOR THIS FORECAST.
AS WE APPROACH EACH SYSTEM...THE TIMING WILL NEED TO BE REFINED BUT
OVERALL FEEL THIS WILL PROVIDE A REASONABLE FORECAST.
MONDAY NIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS LOW
PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE MARITIMES. PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT
ENOUGH FOR GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AT LEAST...IF
NOT MOST OF THE NIGHT. ASIDE FROM THIS...A QUIET NIGHT IS EXPECTED
WITH CLEAR SKIES AND UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES
AND ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE TUE INTO WED...BRINGING A COLD
FRONT THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF WET WEATHER TO AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE REGION. THERE IS
NO INSTABILITY TO SPEAK OF SO EXPECTING JUST SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH
PERHAPS A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WARM
EACH DAY WITH WEDNESDAY/S HIGHS THE WARMEST PRIOR TO THE FRONT
MOVING THROUGH.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES
THURSDAY WILL BRING A WARM FRONT THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
THURSDAY. MODELS DISAGREE ON THE SPEED OF THE LOW AND THUS THE
TIMING OF A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION SOMETIME LATE THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY. THIS TOO WILL BRING A PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. MODELS
INDICATE A BIT MORE INSTABILITY WITH THIS SYSTEM...TOO EARLY TO SAY
HOW MUCH OR WHAT KIND OF IMPACT IT WILL HAVE BUT THERE MAY BE THE
POTENTIAL FOR SOME ISOLATED THUNDER WITH THIS SYSTEM. AGAIN...THIS
SHOULD BE RAIN...WITH AS MUCH AS A HALF AN INCH TO THREE QUARTERS OF
AN INCH OF RAIN EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM WITH THIS
SYSTEM WITH THE HIGHS ON FRIDAY EXPECTED TO BE UP AROUND 60
DEPENDING ON WHEN THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD INTO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. HOWEVER...A FEW OF THE ENSEMBLES DEVELOP A THIRD LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CAROLINA COAST. THIS COULD PUSH THE HIGH
PRESSURE FARTHER TO THE NORTH ALLOWING SOME CLOUDS AND RAIN TO GET
INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION. BUT AT A WEEK OUT...ANY
SOLUTION IS GOING TO BE LOW CONFIDENCE.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
TONIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR. LIGHT N WINDS VEERING TO NE AND
INCREASING ALONG THE E COAST TO 10-15 KT. GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 KT
NEAR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AFTER 06Z.
SUNDAY...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXCEPT
FOR THE RISK OF SOME MVFR CIGS ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE IN THE
DAY.
SUNDAY NIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. UNCERTAIN HOW FAR NORTHWEST
STEADY SNOW WILL REACH FROM COASTAL LOW PRESSURE. SHOULD SEE SNOW
AT LEAST GET ONTO THE COASTAL PLAIN FOR A TIME WITH HEAVIEST
ACROSS CAPE/ISLANDS. MEANWHILE...ITS UNCERTAIN HOW FAR WEST SNOW
MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR. CONDITIONS LIKELY TO VARY FROM VFR
ACROSS THE FAR INTERIOR...TO IFR TOWARD THE CAPE/ISLANDS.
MONDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. ANY LEFTOVER SNOW SHOULD EXIT THE
COAST BY MID TO LATE MORNING. OTHERWISE...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WITH VFR CONDITIONS THE REST OF THE DAY.
KBOS TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
KBDL TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
OUTLOOK /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MONDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR. GUSTY NW WINDS LIKELY.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. MAINLY VFR. PERIODS
OF MVFR POSSIBLE IN -SHRA.
&&
.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
TONIGHT...RATHER TRANQUIL WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. A COASTAL STORM
TRACK HAS SETTLED TO WHERE IT WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO IMPACT THE
WATERS. LIKELY LOOKING AT NORTHEAST 25-30 KT WIND GUSTS DEVELOPING
LATE SUNDAY ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN WATERS...AND OVERSPREAD THE REST
OF THE COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY NIGHT. GALE WATCHES CONTINUE FOR THE
OUTER WATERS SOUTHEAST OF THE ISLANDS...WHERE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL BE THE STRONGEST.
MONDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A
COASTAL STORM...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 KNOTS. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES LIKELY TO BE NEEDED ACROSS MOST WATERS...AT A MINIMUM.
OUTLOOK /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRIEF PERIOD OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW
SEAS TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. HOWEVER...THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 5 FEET
ON THE OUTER WATERS. GUSTY NW WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE SCA CATEGORY
FOR MUCH OF THIS TIME...BRIEFLY DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS
AND SEAS BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...SEAS WILL REMAIN IN THE 4 TO 7 FOOT RANGE
FOR MOST OF THE OPEN WATERS THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD AS FIRST A COLD
FRONT AND THEN A WARM FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS. WESTERLY WINDS
DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN BELOW SCA CRITERIA THROUGH THURSDAY.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING FOR MAZ013-015>022.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING FOR MAZ023-024.
RI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING FOR RIZ001>007.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
MONDAY FOR ANZ232>235-237.
GALE WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
ANZ254-255.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
ANZ256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BELK/RLG
NEAR TERM...BELK/RLG
SHORT TERM...BELK
LONG TERM...RLG
AVIATION...BELK/RLG
MARINE...BELK/RLGHazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 4:09 PM EDT, 11 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 409 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-202015- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- 409 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY RESULT IN 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. IF THIS OCCURS...ROADS WOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ013-015>022-RIZ001>007-202015- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- 409 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT BLOCK ISLAND. .DAY ONE...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. WINTER STORM WATCH. THERE ALSO IS A LOW RISK THAT A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ023-024-202015- DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 409 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...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. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ254-255-202015- 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- 409 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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 WATCH. THERE IS ALSO A LOW RISK FOR NORTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY GALE FORCE GUSTS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-256-202015- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 409 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ004-MAZ005-006-012-RIZ008-202015- WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 409 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND BLOCK ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY RESULT IN 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. IF THIS OCCURS...ROADS WOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ007-014-202015- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- 409 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY RESULT IN 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. IF THIS OCCURS...ROADS WOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RLG FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 3:52 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 31 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:54 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 30 hr |
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