WINTER STORM WATCH

Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
354 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MIDWEST STATES TONIGHT AND
MOVE TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY. SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE WILL
FORM OVER THE APPALACHIANS THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY.

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WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
354 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MIDWEST STATES TONIGHT AND
MOVE TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY. SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE WILL
FORM OVER THE APPALACHIANS THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE DURING THE EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. WARMER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION LATE AT
NIGHT AND THIS SHOULD ALLOW THE SNOW TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN BY FRIDAY MORNING'S RUSH HOUR. BEFORE THIS
CHANGEOVER OCCURS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. UP TO
A QUARTER INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE THEREAFTER. THIS
COULD POSSIBLY MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SIGNIFICANTLY BY EARLY
AFTERNOON FRIDAY.

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...OR A DANGEROUS MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD
WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
406 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

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RIZ001>008-011000-
BARNSTABLE-BLOCK ISLAND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-BOSTON HARBOR-BRISTOL-
BUZZARDS BAY-CAPE COD BAY-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY-CHESHIRE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT
40 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NANTUCKET MA TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO BLOCK
ISLAND RI TO MONTAUK NY SOUTHEAST TO 20NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-DUKES-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN HAMPDEN-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH-EASTERN KENT-EASTERN NORFOLK-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH-HARTFORD-NANTUCKET-NANTUCKET SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
NEWPORT-NORTHERN BRISTOL-NORTHERN WORCESTER-
NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE-SOUTHERN BRISTOL-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH-SOUTHERN WORCESTER-SUFFOLK-TOLLAND-VINEYARD SOUND-
WASHINGTON-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH-WESTERN ESSEX-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN HAMPDEN-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE-WESTERN KENT-
WESTERN NORFOLK-WESTERN PLYMOUTH-WINDHAM-
406 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...
SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS OF
THURSDAY.

A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW
HAMPSHIRE. PLEASE REFER TO OUR WINTER STORM WATCH STATEMENT
FOR DETAILS.

FARTHER SOUTH...A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY FRIDAY MORNING
WHICH MAY LEAD TO POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING. THIS MAY
ALSO YIELD A SLOW MORNING COMMUTE FRIDAY.

IN ADDITION...SOUTHEAST GALES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE COASTAL
WATERS FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH THURSDAY.

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