HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 359 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 Expires:200912101200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
356 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>013-017-018-020-021-023-024-026-NHZ011-012-
015-RIZ001>008-101200-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH 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-
356 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 314 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 500 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...WINTRY WEATHER WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY. A
PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW MAY AFFECT MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGES TO SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN...AND EVENTUALLY RAIN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...MILFORD...WORCESTER...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
314 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
THIS WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WELL AS
NORTHWEST...CENTRAL AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND
CONNECTICUT VALLEY BETWEEN 3 AND 5 AM WEDNESDAY...AND SHOULD REACH
THE MERRIMACK VALLEY BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...PERHAPS FALLING AT THE RATE OF ONE INCH PER
HOUR DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
THE ARRIVAL OF MILDER AIR WILL CAUSE THE SNOW TO CHANGE TO SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE AN EVENTUAL CHANGE TO RAIN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW FAST THIS
TRANSITION WILL TAKE PLACE.
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE 8 INCH AMOUNTS
LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM THE WORCESTER HILLS INTO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A LIGHT COATING OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW.
ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED
TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS IF NECESSARY.
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JWD
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