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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
227 PM EST WED MAR 23 2005
.AN EARLY SPRING STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY WET SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL
ALSO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST COASTAL AREAS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>022-026-RIZ001>007-240243-
BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT-NEWPORT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-TOLLAND CT-WASHINGTON RI-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...ATTLEBOROUGH...BARNSTABLE...
BARRINGTON...BEVERLY...BOSTON...BRISTOL...BROCKTON...BROOKLINE...
CAMBRIDGE...CHICOPEE...EAST HARTFORD...FALL RIVER...FALMOUTH...
FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...FRANKLIN...GLOUCESTER...GREENFIELD...
HARTFORD...LAWRENCE...LEOMINSTER...LOWELL...LYNN...MANCHESTER...
MANSFIELD...MILFORD...NEW BEDFORD...NEW BRITAIN...NEWBURYPORT...
NEWINGTON...NEWPORT...NEWTON...NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH...NORTHAMPTON...
PLAINFIELD...PLYMOUTH...PROVIDENCE...PUTNAM...QUINCY...SOMERVILLE...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...TAUNTON...VERNON...WALTHAM...
WARWICK...WEST HARTFORD...WEYMOUTH...WILLIMANTIC...WINDSOR LOCKS...
WOONSOCKET AND WORCESTER
227 PM EST WED MAR 23 2005
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON MA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AND SLEET AT THE ONSET...WILL SPREAD
FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN IN THE GREATER HARTFORD AREA AROUND 4
PM AND REACH THE GREATER BOSTON AREA BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM. THE SNOW
WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND
AND MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW
WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY THURSDAY MID MORNING ACROSS THE
CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY...AND BY LATE MORNING OR MIDDAY ACROSS
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES
ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND MOST OF
MASSACHUSETTS. HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND MAY
RECEIVE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS THAT APPROACH 15 INCHES.
LESSER ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN
RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING CAPE COD.
THE LOWER 4 INCH AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH
COAST AND OUTER CAPE.
THIS WILL BE A HEAVY WET SNOW. THUS...THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF
DOWNED LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM THIS STORM. FOR THOSE
SHOVELING...BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL NOT TO OVER EXERT YOURSELF.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
431 PM EST WED MAR 23 2005
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-241200-
BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-BRISTOL RI-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-DUKES MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT-
NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-TOLLAND CT-
WASHINGTON RI-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT-
431 PM EST WED MAR 23 2005
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...
MASSACHUSETTS EAST OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
CONNECTICUT...AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND.
.DAY ONE (TONIGHT AND THURSDAY)...
A SIGNIFICANT HEAVY WET SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...AND
MASSACHUSETTS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...BLOCK ISLAND...AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.
GENERALLY...BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND MOST OF
MASSACHUSETTS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...BETWEEN 3 AND
6 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND BETWEEN 2
AND 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.
PLEASE SEE BOSWSWBOX FOR MORE DETAILS.
A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BLOCK ISLAND...CAPE COD...MARTHAS
VINEYARD...NANTUCKET...AND COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 2 PM THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN SHIFT TO
NORTH AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY...AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE BOSNPWBOX FOR MORE DETAILS.
INCREASED WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CAUSE
DOWNED LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS UPPER
CAPE COD...COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN
LOCATIONS.
IN ADDITION...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS EXCEPT BOSTON HARBOR.
.DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...
ANOTHER POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EVENT IS FORECAST
SOME TIME BETWEEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE
PRECIPITATION LOOKS LIKE A RAIN EVENT...BUT SOME SNOW IS NOT ENTIRELY
OUT OF THE QUESTION. IF THE PRECIPITATION IS RAIN...SOME FLOODING
PROBLEMS COULD OCCUR.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE APPRECIATED TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY
THURSDAY FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS OVER 2 INCHES AND ANY WIND DAMAGE
REPORTS.
$$
TLM/BELK
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
744 PM EST WED MAR 23 2005
MAZ022>024-240230-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...NANTUCKET...VINEYARD HAVEN
744 PM EST WED MAR 23 2005
.NOW...
A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MODERATE TO HEAVY WET
SNOW ON NANTUCKET ISLAND BETWEEN NOW AND 930 PM. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
FALLING ON MARTHAS VINEYARD WITH AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL
BEGIN ON CAPE COD BETWEEN 8 PM AND 9 PM. IT MAY BRIEFLY BE MIXED
WITH SLEET OR RAIN AT THE ONSET. WINDS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
GUSTY...THEY WERE GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH AT BLOCK ISLAND AS OF
730 PM. USE EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT.
$$
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
250 PM EST WED MAR 23 2005
MAZ019-022>024-RIZ008-240339-
BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-DUKES MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...PLYMOUTH...NANTUCKET...
FALMOUTH AND BARNSTABLE
250 PM EST WED MAR 23 2005
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON MA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET...CAPE COD
AND COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
AN INTENSIFYING EARLY SPRING STORM WILL MOVE FROM THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION THIS EVENING TO A POSITION SOUTH OF NANTUCKET THURSDAY
MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH THIS EVENING ACROSS BLOCK ISLAND...CAPE
COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY...AND
THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THE WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN SOME AREAS
MAY CAUSE DOWNED LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THIS IS A CONCERN
ESPECIALLY FOR THE UPPER CAPE AND COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31
TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION
UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.
$$
THOMPSON/MCCORMICK
