Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
608 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007
ANZ230>237-250-254-255-CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-
RIZ001>008-061000-
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-
608 AM EST MON MAR 5 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALIZED SNOW SQUALLS MAY BRING BRIEF WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AND QUICK ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND
SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. REFER TO THE SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. REFER THE THE STATEMENT FOR
DETAILS.
A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT FOR SOUTHWEST NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
LATE TONIGHT...EXCEPT ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. REFER TO THE STATEMENT
FOR DETAILS.
GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL WATERS FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST
WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR LATE TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE WIND CHILL WATCH AND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR TUESDAY MORNING.
REFER TO THE STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.
GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY FOR GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS AND
WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. A HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING CONTINUES FOR TUESDAY.
A CLIPPER IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST OFF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST
WEDNESDAY EVENING. LATEST FORECASTS SUGGEST SOME LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTH COAST. HOWEVER...THE
TRACK OF THIS STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN.
A PERIOD OF MARGINAL NORTHWEST GALES IS POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS ANOTHER SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR MOVES INTO THE
REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WITH POOR VISIBILITY
AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 INCHES OR MORE. ALSO...PLEASE
REPORT ANY WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AS WELL AS ANY WIND DAMAGE.
$$
KJC
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
406 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-051700-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
406 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007
...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALIZED SNOW SQUALLS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
AN ARCTIC COLD WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALIZED HEAVIER SNOW
SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT.
THE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALIZED HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM. THE ACTIVITY
WILL RACE EAST AND INTO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM.
THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIT OR MISS AND THEY SHOULD NOT
LAST LONG IN A GIVEN LOCATION. HOWEVER...BRIEF LOCALIZED SNOW SQUALLS
ACCOMPANIED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DROPPING
VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AND CREATING BRIEF WHITE
OUT CONDITIONS. THEY MAY ALSO DROP A QUICK COATING TO 1
INCH OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION...WITH POSSIBLY SOME 2 INCH AMOUNTS IN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND PARTICULARLY DURING THE
EVENING RUSH HOUR SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LOCALIZED HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WHICH
MAY RESULT IN BRIEF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND QUICKLY CAUSE ROADS TO
BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
$$
FRANK
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
410 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-051700-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.070305T2300Z-070306T1000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
410 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST
TUESDAY.
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH
TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE TODAY AND EARLY THIS
EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO
35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AS THE ARCTIC AIR
POURS INTO THE REGION.
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
$$
KJC
Wind Chill Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
402 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007
MAZ002>004-008-009-NHZ011-015-051700-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WC.A.0001.070306T0500Z-070306T1500Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
402 AM EST MON MAR 5 2007
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DELIVER A BITTER COLD AIRMASS TO SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN
ZERO AND 5 BELOW TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THIS BITTER COLD COMBINED
WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO FOR SEVERAL
HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10
DEGREES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WHICH WILL KEEP WIND
CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO ALL DAY.
A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND
CHILLS TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND
CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10
MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN THESE CONDITIONS.
$$
KJC
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