A tight pressure gradient developed between a strengthening ocean storm and high pressure building in from the west. This resulted in strong winds across much of southern New England.
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The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
A tight pressure gradient developed between a strengthening ocean storm and high pressure building in from the west. This resulted in strong winds across much of southern New England.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Mar 4, 10:04 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1004 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG OFFSHORE LOW PRESSURE WILL SKIRT SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND
TONIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE FILLING IN BEHIND THE LOW ON SATURDAY.
ALBERTA CLIPPER RACES SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
THEN BUILDS MILDER WEATHER OVER OUR AREA THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT
WEEK. LOW PRESSURE RACES THROUGH EASTERN CANADA MIDWEEK AND PULLS
A COLD FRONT THROUGH NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
10 PM UPDATE...
INTERPRETING THE 0Z CHATHAM AND PORTLAND SOUNDING. TWO AREAS OF
FOCUS:
ONE...
WITHIN THE BOUNDARY LAYER BELOW H9 WHICH IS UNSTABLE TO SUPER-
ADIABATIC THROUGH WHICH UNIFORM NE WINDS AND A LARGE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENTIAL IS LENDING TO OCEAN-INDUCED INSTABILITY. CONVECTIVE
SNOW SQUALLS LASHING SE NEW ENGLAND WILL CONTINUE TOWARDS MIDNIGHT
HOPEFULLY DISSIPATING THEREAFTER AS THE WINDS TURNS MORE N WITH
LESSER ONSHORE COMPONENT AS THE OCEAN STORM DRIFTS OUT TO SEA.
SQUALLS LENDING TO 1 TO 2 MILE VISIBILITIES AND LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUBSEQUENTLY. DROPPED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
AS ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 3 INCHES.
TWO...
AREAS OF FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING...ONE ACROSS THE OUTER CAPE AND
ISLANDS OUT TO SEA PARENT TO THE N/NW QUADRANT OF THE LOW...THE
OTHER INCHING SE OVER NEW ENGLAND.
PER 0Z PORTLAND SOUNDING...WITHIN H7-8 IN A CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE
ENVIRONMENT WHERE CONVERGENT ISENTROPIC MOTIONS AHEAD OF THE N
STREAM WEAK TROUGH DISTURBANCE SWEEPING IN FROM THE W IS LENDING
TO FAVORABLE LIFT THROUGH SNOW GROWTH REGIONS BENEATH A BUILDING
DRY INVERSION. LIGHT SNOW CONSEQUENTIAL OF MOISTURE POOLING AND
LIFT...NOT FORGETTING THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FROM THE RIGHT REAR
QUADRANT OF THE UPPER LEVEL JET.
PER 0Z CHATHAM SOUNDING...FROM H7-8 AND ABOVE WITH A CONDITIONALLY
UNSTABLE MOIST ENVIRONMENT WELL THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE. LIFT THROUGH
REGIONS OF FAVORABLE SNOW GROWTH THROUGH ISENTROPIC MOTIONS BENEATH
STRONG DIVERGENCE ALOFT AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED.
OUTCOMES FOR THE MOST PART SHOULD BE LIGHT...FLURRY ACTIVITY AHEAD
OF THE MID-LEVEL WAVE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING OCEAN STORM.
PERHAPS SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMS ON THE ORDER OF AROUND AN INCH IN
SPOT ESPECIALLY WITH CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY OVER SE MASS. SLICK SPOTS
ON UNTREATED AREA ROADWAYS. NOT A BAD IDEA TO TAKE IT EASY ACROSS
INTERIOR S NEW ENGLAND WHEN ENCOUNTERING ANY SNOW WHATSOEVER.
OTHERWISE...WINDS. RAPID DEEPENING OF THE OCEAN STORM WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE W. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
SUBSEQUENT LENDING TO INCREASING NE WINDS THE HEIGHT OF WHICH IS
FORECAST AROUND MIDNIGHT. OVERALL 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTS FOR E/SE NEW
ENGLAND...COASTAL AREAS ESPECIALLY...WITH A 50 MPH GUST POSSIBLE
ON THE OUTER CAPE AND NANTUCKET. WIND ADVISORIES CONTINUE
ACCORDINGLY FOR DAMAGING IMPACTS.
ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER DOWN AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO THE SATURDAY
MORNING HOURS. EXTENDED SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SNOW W NOTING THE RADAR
RETURNS PER AFOREMENTIONED RIBBON OF MID-LEVEL FORCING AND
CONVERGENT ISENTROPIC MOTIONS INFERRED FROM LATEST HIGH RES
GUIDANCE AND 0Z SOUNDINGS.
STILL COASTAL CONCERNS...PLEASE SEE THE COASTAL FLOODING SECTION
BELOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY/...
SATURDAY...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL FILL IN BEHIND DEPARTING OFFSHORE LOW FOR
SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS GUSTS OVER THE CAPE/ISLAND AND THE WATERS
WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AS PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. UPPER LEVEL LOW TURNS A BIT MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH A SHORTWAVE
QUICKLY PASSING BY DURING THE DAY. THIS WAVE WILL RESULT IN AN
INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. DRY AIR IN THE LOW LEVELS
WILL KEEP SATURDAY DRY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MORE SEASONABLE WITH
DAY TIME HIGHS IN THE LOW 40S TO UPPER 30S.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
BIG PICTURE...
RIDGE-WEST/TROUGH-EAST PATTERN OVER THE WEEKEND FLATTENS EARLY NEXT
WEEK. CONTOUR HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD WEST TO EAST AS THE FLOW
FLATTENS. THIS SUGGESTS A WARMING TREND FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
SHORTWAVE SCALE SHOWS ONE SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH NEW ENGLAND
SUNDAY...EVENTUALLY FORMING A CLOSED LOW WELL OUT TO SEA. A SECOND
SHORTWAVE MOVES ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER MONDAY. UPPER RIDGE THEN
BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN USA. A THIRD SHORTWAVE RACES ACROSS CANADA
THIS WEEK AND CROSSES NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY...
FLATTENING THE NEW ENGLAND PORTION OF THE UPPER RIDGE.
THE DAILIES...
SATURDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY...
ALBERTA CLIPPER FROM THE GREAT LAKES MOVES TO THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST AND THEN SWINGS OFFSHORE AND WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND. THIS
WILL BE TOO FAR SOUTH TO DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR AREA. HOWEVER THE
SUPPORTING UPPER SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE OVER US. SUFFICIENT COLD AIR
AT THE CORE OF THE TROUGH TO INCREASE INSTABILITY...TOTALS ARE
FORECAST TO CLIMB INTO THE MID AND UPPER 40S WHICH SUGGESTS SOME
POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION. LIKELY NOT ANY THUNDER...BUT A FEW SNOW
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL THEN MOVE OFF WITH CLEARING FROM
WEST TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MIXING WILL REACH TO 850 MB SUNDAY
WITH TEMPS AT THAT LEVEL SUPPORTING MAX SFC TEMPS IN THE LOWER
40S.
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
EXPECT A PERIOD OF QUIET WEATHER AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO OUR
SOUTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. A SHORTWAVE PASSING ACROSS QUEBEC
WILL PULL A WEAK WARM FRONT THROUGH NEW ENGLAND ON MONDAY...BUT MOST
OF THE DYNAMIC SUPPORT WILL BE ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. SO WE MAY
SEE MID AND HIGH CLOUDS BUT NO PCPN. PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN
BEHIND THE WARM FRONT WITH SUPPORT FOR WINDS GUSTING 20-25 KNOTS
ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN.
THE MAIN EVENT FOR THE EARLY WEEK WILL BE THE WARMING TEMPS. WARM
ADVECTION ALOFT WILL SHRINK THE DEPTH OF THE MIXED LAYER...BUT
MIXING EVEN TO 925 MB WOULD SUPPORT MID 60S TUESDAY AND UPPER
60S/LOWER 70S WEDNESDAY. THIS IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN GUIDANCE...SO
WE BUMPED GUIDANCE VALUES UP 2-3 DEGREES.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY...
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE CROSSING EASTERN CANADA WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
SOUTH THROUGH NEW ENGLAND. THIS FRONT SHOULD CROSS OUR AREA EITHER
WEDNESDAY NIGHT PER THE GFS OR THURSDAY MIDDAY-AFTERNOON PER THE
ECMWF. THIS COLD FRONT MAY BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE
THEN BUILDS DRIER COOLER WEATHER FOR FRIDAY. CONFIDENCE IS LIMITED
BY THE OBVIOUS TIMING UNCERTAINTY WITH THE COLD FRONT. BUT THE TREND
LOOKS FINE AT THIS TIME.
&&
.AVIATION /03Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
TONIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
VFR-IFR W TO E SHIFTING GRADUALLY OFFSHORE WITH DEPARTURE OF OCEAN
STORM OUT TO SEA RESULTING IN VFR ACROSS ALL TERMINALS. 1-2 SM VSBYS
WITH -SN/SN ESPECIALLY OVER SE MASS TERMINALS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. NE
WINDS AROUND 30 TO 40 KTS FOR E/SE NEW ENGLAND STRONGEST OVER
COASTAL TERMINALS ESPECIALLY FURTHER S/E.
SATURDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
BRISK NW WINDS INTO THE MORNING FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.
OTHERWISE LIGHT OVERALL AND VARIABLE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS. VFR
WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SKC WITH INCREASING MID-HIGH CLOUDS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
MIX MVFR-IFR SHOULD LIFT TOWARDS MIDNIGHT BECOMING VFR INTO THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS. ONLY SOME FLURRIES AT MOST DURING THIS
TIMEFRAME.
KBDL TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
VFR CONDITIONS.
OUTLOOK /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
VFR FOR MOST OF THE PERIOD. THERE IS A LOW-MODERATE CHANCE OF
MVFR/IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
SOUTH COAST.
&&
.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
10 PM UPDATE...NO CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.
TONIGHT...
OFFSHORE COASTAL LOW DEEPENS RAPIDLY WHILE PASSING SE OF THE
40N/70W BENCHMARK. NE WINDS INCREASE WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KTS
POSSIBLE DURING PASSAGE ESPECIALLY OVER THE SE WATERS. GALE AND
STORM FORCE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. WAVES BUILDING UPWARDS OF
AROUND 15 FEET. SNOW/RAIN OUTCOMES ESPECIALLY S/SE WILL RESULT IN
VISIBILITY IMPACTS.
SATURDAY...
N/NW WINDS REMAINING BLUSTERY DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE PERIOD
BEFORE DECREASING DURING THE DAY. COLDER AIR BUILDING S LENDS A
DEFINITE RISK OF FREEZING SPRAY AS WAVE HEIGHTS INITIALLY 10 TO 15
FEET GRADUALLY DIMINISH.
OUTLOOK /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...MODERATE CONFIDENCE...
SATURDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY...LOW PRESSURE PASSES WELL SOUTH OF THE
WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS. WINDS WILL REMAIN
LIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. LINGERING 5 FOOT SEAS ON THE OUTER WATERS
SHOULD SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED ON THOSE OUTER
WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT.
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH WINDS GUSTING NEAR 25
KNOTS MONDAY AFTER A WARM FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATER. SEAS REMAIN
LESS THAN 5 FEET THROUGH THE PERIOD...EXCEPT MAY BE AREAS AROUND 5
FEET ON THE OUTER WATERS WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED MONDAY FOR THE WINDS AND ON THE OUTER WATERS WEDNESDAY FOR
THE SEAS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
ONSHORE WIND AND SEAS INCREASE THIS EVENING BUT NOT ENOUGH TO HAVE
ANY SIGNIFICANT COASTAL IMPACT AROUND THE TIME OF THE EVENING HIGH
TIDE...WHICH IS PARTICULARLY LOW ASTRONOMICALLY. THE SATURDAY
MORNING HIGH TIDE IS HIGHER ASTRONOMICALLY BUT STILL NOT ALL THAT
HIGH AS ASTRONOMICAL TIDES GO. NEVERTHELESS...THERE WILL BE ENOUGH
SURGE AND RESIDUE SWELLS TO POSSIBLY CAUSE SOME EROSION ALONG THE
OUTER CAPE AND THE EAST SIDE OF NANTUCKET. ALTHOUGH DIMINISHING IN
SPEED...THERE WILL PROBABLY BE ENOUGH NORTHERLY FLOW TO KEEP A SURGE
NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE 1.5 FEET IN NANTUCKET HARBOR. THIS MAY BE
JUST ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME VERY MINOR FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
LOCATIONS SUCH AS EASY STREET. THE ESTOFS GUIDANCE LOOKED MORE
REASONABLE THAN THE ETSS THROUGH THIS EVENING GIVEN THE SYNOPTIC
PATTERN. HOWEVER...THE ETSS GUIDANCE LOOKED TO BE SUPERIOR FOR
OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE PRIOR SATURDAY MORNING SURGE FORECAST
STILL LOOKED GOOD FROM THIS SHIFT/S PERSPECTIVE WITH ONLY VERY MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS MADE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CAPE COD NORTH AND EAST
FACING SHORELINES. WILL COVER THE POCKETS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
AND EROSION DURING THE SATURDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE WITH A
STATEMENT.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR MAZ022>024.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ231-232.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ233>235-237-251.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ230-236.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ250-256.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ254-255.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WTB/DUNTEN
NEAR TERM...WTB/DUNTEN/SIPPRELL
SHORT TERM...DUNTEN
LONG TERM...WTB
AVIATION...WTB/DUNTEN/SIPPRELL
MARINE...WTB/DUNTEN/SIPPRELL
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...WFO BOX STAFFHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 917 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>016-026-RIZ001>006-008-060230- 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 MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 917 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... WESTERN...CENTRAL...NORTHEASTERN...AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHER AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ017>021-RIZ007-060230- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI- 917 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CONCERNING SNOW SQUALL ACTIVITY WHICH WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. SNOW SQUALLS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE TO TWO MILES... PERHAPS LOWER AT TIMES...WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL CRITERIA. NEVERTHELESS...SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED TO WHICH WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO LOWER VISIBILITIES. IF HAVING TO TRAVEL...GIVE YOURSELF TIME AND TAKE IT SLOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ022>024-060230- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 917 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CAPE COD AND ISLANDS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CONCERNING SNOW SQUALL ACTIVITY WHICH WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. SNOW SQUALLS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE TO TWO MILES... PERHAPS LOWER AT TIMES...WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL CRITERIA. NEVERTHELESS...SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED TO WHICH WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO LOWER VISIBILITIES. IF HAVING TO TRAVEL...GIVE YOURSELF TIME AND TAKE IT SLOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ254-255-060230- 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- 917 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ250-256-060230- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 917 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ233>235-237-251-060230- VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 917 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230-236-060230- BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 917 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ231-232-060230- CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND- 917 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. 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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
633 PM EST FRI MAR 04 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1259 PM SNOW SALISBURY 42.83N 70.84W
03/04/2016 M1.5 INCH ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER
0105 PM SNOW AMESBURY 42.86N 70.93W
03/04/2016 M1.8 INCH ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER
0115 PM SNOW MERRIMAC 42.83N 71.00W
03/04/2016 M1.0 INCH ESSEX MA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
REPORTED BY BOTH F.D. AND P.D.
0304 PM SNOW SALISBURY 42.84N 70.86W
03/04/2016 M2.0 INCH ESSEX MA HAM RADIO
HAM RADIO
0425 PM SNOW TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.95W
03/04/2016 M2.1 INCH ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER
0613 PM SNOW PEABODY 42.53N 70.93W
03/04/2016 M1.0 INCH ESSEX MA HAM RADIO
HAM RADIO
&&
NWSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
746 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016
MAZ007-013>023-RIZ002-004>007-050215-
DUKES-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH-NORTHERN BRISTOL-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHEAST
MIDDLESEX-EASTERN NORFOLK-SOUTHERN BRISTOL-WESTERN
PLYMOUTH-SUFFOLK-EASTERN PLYMOUTH-WESTERN
NORFOLK-BARNSTABLE-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE-BRISTOL-WASHINGTON-EASTERN
KENT-NEWPORT-
746 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016
...SNOW SQUALLS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS ESPECIALLY AREAS
ALONG THE COAST OF ESSEX AND SUFFOLK COUNTY...AND ALL OF BRISTOL AND
PLYMOUTH COUNTIES INTO THE UPPER CAPE...
SCATTERED SNOW SQUALLS ARE IMPACTING SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WITH
VISIBILITIES OF 1 TO 2 MILES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ALONG AREA
ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IF UNTREATED...THE SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF WHICH
WILL MAKE FOR SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
EXPECT THE SQUALLS TO LAST TOWARDS MIDNIGHT...DIMINISHING
THEREAFTER...WITH WINDS INCREASING OUT OF THE NORTHEAST WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE OFFSHORE OCEAN STORM.
AGAIN...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS
THIS EVENING. IF NEEDED TO TRAVEL...GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME AND
TAKE IT SLOW.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOSTON...NEW BEDFORD...BROCKTON...QUINCY...FALL RIVER...PLYMOUTH...TAUNTON...
WEYMOUTH...SALEM...BRAINTREE...DARTMOUTH...RANDOLPH...FALMOUTH...
GLOUCESTER...NORWOOD...MILTON...STOUGHTON...BRIDGEWATER...NEWPORT AND
BRISTOL.
DRIVERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. THESE CONDITIONS OFTEN LEAD TO
ACCIDENTS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS...SINCE ROAD CONDITIONS CAN
CHANGE RAPIDLY. AVOID BRAKING SUDDENLY. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL
UNTIL THE SQUALLS PASS YOUR LOCATION.
&&
LAT...LON 4225 7096 4226 7090 4225 7088 4229 7088
4169 7052 4144 7079 4144 7084 4175 7063
4174 7071 4165 7092 4145 7090 4144 7090
4143 7085 4142 7086 4156 7124 4145 7140
4216 7122 4269 7063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 020DEG 24KT 4216 7102
SIPPRELLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
910 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016
MAZ016>023-RIZ005-007-050345-
DUKES-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH-NORTHERN BRISTOL-EASTERN NORFOLK-EASTERN
PLYMOUTH-SOUTHERN BRISTOL-BARNSTABLE-WESTERN
PLYMOUTH-BRISTOL-NEWPORT-
910 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016
...SNOW SQUALLS CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THAT
INCLUDES ALL OF BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES INTO THE UPPER CAPE...
SCATTERED SNOW SQUALLS ARE IMPACTING SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WITH
VISIBILITIES OF 1 TO 2 MILES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ALONG AREA
ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IF UNTREATED...THE SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF WHICH
WILL MAKE FOR SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
SQUALLS TO LAST TOWARDS MIDNIGHT...GRADUALLY SHIFTING SOUTH AND
EAST. THIS AS WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST WITH THE PASSAGE
OF THE OFFSHORE OCEAN STORM...TOPPING OUT AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH FOR
THE ADVISED AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT.
AGAIN...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS
THIS EVENING TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. IF NEEDED TO TRAVEL...GIVE YOURSELF
EXTRA TIME AND TAKE IT SLOW.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW BEDFORD...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...PLYMOUTH...TAUNTON...WEYMOUTH...
BARNSTABLE...BRAINTREE...DARTMOUTH...FALMOUTH...BRIDGEWATER...MARSHFIELD...
BRISTOL...BREWSTER...MARION...PROVINCETOWN...YARMOUTH...MIDDLEBOROUGH...
EASTON AND HINGHAM.
DRIVERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. THESE CONDITIONS OFTEN LEAD TO
ACCIDENTS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS...SINCE ROAD CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE
RAPIDLY. AVOID BRAKING SUDDENLY. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE
SQUALLS PASS YOUR LOCATION.
&&
LAT...LON 4155 7000 4167 7002 4144 7084 4145 7084
4154 7065 4175 7063 4174 7071 4160 7096
4142 7086 4153 7097 4141 7094 4151 7099
4146 7119 4183 7128 4230 7088 4176 7047
4180 7003 4208 7023 4203 7005
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 020DEG 24KT 4161 7130
SIPPRELLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
918 PM EST FRI MAR 04 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1259 PM SNOW SALISBURY 42.83N 70.84W
03/04/2016 M1.5 INCH ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER
0105 PM SNOW AMESBURY 42.86N 70.93W
03/04/2016 M1.8 INCH ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER
0115 PM SNOW MERRIMAC 42.83N 71.00W
03/04/2016 M1.0 INCH ESSEX MA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
REPORTED BY BOTH F.D. AND P.D.
0304 PM SNOW SALISBURY 42.84N 70.86W
03/04/2016 M2.0 INCH ESSEX MA HAM RADIO
HAM RADIO
0425 PM SNOW TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.95W
03/04/2016 M2.1 INCH ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER
0613 PM SNOW PEABODY 42.53N 70.93W
03/04/2016 M1.0 INCH ESSEX MA HAM RADIO
HAM RADIO
0851 PM SNOW SALEM 42.52N 70.90W
03/04/2016 M1.0 INCH ESSEX MA HAM RADIO
HAM RADIO
0854 PM SNOW MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
03/04/2016 M1.6 INCH ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0911 PM SNOW SALEM 42.52N 70.90W
03/04/2016 M1.0 INCH ESSEX MA HAM RADIO
HAM RADIO
&&
SIPPRELLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1027 PM EST FRI MAR 04 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1259 PM SNOW SALISBURY 42.83N 70.84W
03/04/2016 M1.5 INCH ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER
0105 PM SNOW AMESBURY 42.86N 70.93W
03/04/2016 M1.8 INCH ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER
0115 PM SNOW MERRIMAC 42.83N 71.00W
03/04/2016 M1.0 INCH ESSEX MA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
REPORTED BY BOTH F.D. AND P.D.
0304 PM SNOW SALISBURY 42.84N 70.86W
03/04/2016 M2.0 INCH ESSEX MA HAM RADIO
HAM RADIO
0425 PM SNOW TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.95W
03/04/2016 M2.1 INCH ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER
0613 PM SNOW PEABODY 42.53N 70.93W
03/04/2016 M1.0 INCH ESSEX MA HAM RADIO
HAM RADIO
0851 PM SNOW SALEM 42.52N 70.90W
03/04/2016 M1.0 INCH ESSEX MA HAM RADIO
HAM RADIO
0854 PM SNOW MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
03/04/2016 M1.6 INCH ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0911 PM SNOW SALEM 42.52N 70.90W
03/04/2016 M1.0 INCH ESSEX MA HAM RADIO
HAM RADIO
0942 PM SNOW LYNN 42.47N 70.95W
03/04/2016 M1.0 INCH ESSEX MA HAM RADIO
HAM RADIO
0957 PM SNOW TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.95W
03/04/2016 M2.6 INCH ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
SIPPRELLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1038 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016
MAZ017>023-RIZ007-050430-
DUKES-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH-NORTHERN BRISTOL-EASTERN PLYMOUTH-SOUTHERN
BRISTOL-BARNSTABLE-WESTERN PLYMOUTH-NEWPORT-
1038 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016
...SNOW SQUALLS CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THAT
INCLUDE ALL OF BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES INTO THE UPPER CAPE...
SCATTERED SNOW SQUALLS ARE IMPACTING SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WITH
VISIBILITIES OF 1 TO 2 MILES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ALONG AREA
ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IF UNTREATED...THE SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF WHICH
WILL MAKE FOR SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
SQUALLS TO LAST TOWARDS MIDNIGHT...GRADUALLY SHIFTING SOUTH AND
EAST. THIS AS WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST WITH THE PASSAGE
OF THE OFFSHORE OCEAN STORM...TOPPING OUT AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH FOR
THE ADVISED AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT.
AGAIN...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS
THIS EVENING TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. IF NEEDED TO TRAVEL...GIVE YOURSELF
EXTRA TIME AND TAKE IT SLOW.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW BEDFORD...FALL RIVER...PLYMOUTH...TAUNTON...BARNSTABLE...DARTMOUTH...
FALMOUTH...BRIDGEWATER...MARSHFIELD...BREWSTER...MARION...PROVINCETOWN...
YARMOUTH...MIDDLEBOROUGH...WAREHAM...SANDWICH...BOURNE...SOMERSET...
SCITUATE AND PEMBROKE.
DRIVERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. THESE CONDITIONS OFTEN LEAD TO
ACCIDENTS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS...SINCE ROAD CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE
RAPIDLY. AVOID BRAKING SUDDENLY. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE
SQUALLS PASS YOUR LOCATION.
&&
LAT...LON 4154 7000 4167 7001 4144 7084 4145 7084
4154 7065 4175 7063 4174 7071 4160 7096
4142 7086 4153 7097 4146 7119 4172 7119
4225 7079 4176 7047 4179 7002 4180 7002
4203 7011 4207 7024 4208 7022 4200 7002
TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 020DEG 24KT 4135 7143
SIPPRELLThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Automated Surface Observing System at Nantucket Memorial Airport (KACK) recorded sustained wind speeds of 41 mph. No damage was reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, March 2016
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 625812.