HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 540 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WIND ADVISORY.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 411 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 300 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST
NEW ENGLAND COAST WEDNESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN GREAT
LAKES WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.
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EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
411 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH FOR A TIME
WEDNESDAY WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.
THE STRONGEST WIND ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND SOUTH COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM.
MEANWHILE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST THE STRONGEST
EASTERLY WIND SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM.
THERE IS SMALL CHANCE THAT THIS ADVISORY WILL NEED TO UPGRADED TO A
HIGH WIND WARNING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING FORECAST.
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED.
WEDNESDAY WILL BE A NASTY WIND SWEPT RAINY DAY TO BE OUT AND ABOUT
AND CONSIDERABLE CAUTION IS URGED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 359 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 900 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...WINTRY WEATHER WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY.
VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL IS ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER INTERIOR
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A SHORT PERIOD OF 1 INCH PER HOUR HEAVY SNOW
MAY OCCUR BEFORE THE CHANGE TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND EVENTUALLY
RAIN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
359 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
THIS ADVISORY COVERS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...
NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...AND PARTS OF THE IMMEDIATE BOSTON SUBURBS.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM AND BETWEEN BE BRIEFLY HEAVY
BEFORE CHANGING TO A SHORT PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN...THEN PLAIN RAIN
DURING MID MORNING.
SNOWFALL SHOULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT WITH
THE HEAVIEST IN WESTERN HARTFORD COUNTY.
MEANWHILE...IN NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND NEAR BOSTON AMOUNTS WILL
BE NEAR AN INCH OR POSSIBLY 2. HOWEVER...COMBINED WITH BRIEF ICING
AND THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION FALLING DURING THE RUSH HOUR...THE
ADVISORY WAS ISSUED.
HEAVY RAIN DURING MIDDAY OR THE AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE
POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND
WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS
AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS
NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE
SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP.
$$
DRAG
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Issue Date: 339 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY AROUND THE TIME OF THE WEDNESDAY
HIGH TIDE...
.STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE DURING
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG VULNERABLE PORTIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND
COASTS.
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EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-
339 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INCLUDES THE MASSACHUSETTS
EAST COAST FROM NEWBURYPORT TO PLYMOUTH AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE
OUTER CAPE COD COAST.
STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GENERATE A STORM SURGE OF 1.5 TO 2
FEET...AND WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET OFFSHORE ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS
EAST COAST. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR MAY BE A SPECIAL CASE. LITTLE SURGE IS EXPECTED
THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...BUT ONCE THE WIND SHIFTS TO THE SOUTH THERE
COULD BE A SUDDEN JUMP TO 1.5 FEET OR SO AND ONSHORE WINDS THAT COULD
PROVIDE SPLASH OVER ALONG THE IMMEDIATE HARBOR SHORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF
THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO THE
HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE SPLASHOVER. THE MAJORITY OF ROADS
REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO
SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
SCITUATE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
9.7 08/04 PM 9.7 0.0 1-2 NONE
9.5 09/05 AM 9.4 0.1 1-4 NONE
11.0 09/05 PM 9.3 1.7 8-12 MINOR
9.0 10/06 AM 9.5 -0.5 5 NONE
8.0 10/06 PM 8.9 -0.9 4-5 NONE
8.5 11/07 AM 9.6 -1.1 5 NONE
BOSTON HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.3 08/04 PM 10.3 0.0 1-2 NONE
10.0 09/05 AM 9.9 0.1 1-2 NONE
11.5 09/05 PM 9.8 1.7 1-3 NONE
9.4 10/06 AM 10.0 -0.6 1 NONE
8.4 10/06 PM 9.4 -1.0 1 NONE
8.9 11/07 AM 10.1 -1.2 2 NONE
NEWBURYPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
8.8 08/04 PM 8.4 0.4 1-2 NONE
8.6 09/05 AM 8.2 0.4 1-4 NONE
9.8 09/05 PM 8.0 1.8 9-13 MINOR
8.3 10/06 AM 8.3 0.0 3 NONE
7.7 10/06 PM 7.7 0.0 2 NONE
8.4 11/07 AM 8.4 0.0 3 NONE
GLOUCESTER HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
9.4 08/04 PM 9.4 0.0 1-2 NONE
9.2 09/05 AM 9.1 0.1 1-4 NONE
10.7 09/05 PM 9.0 1.7 11-15 MINOR
8.8 10/06 AM 9.2 -0.4 6-7 NONE
7.9 10/06 PM 8.7 -0.8 6 NONE
8.2 11/07 AM 9.3 -1.1 6 NONE
SANDWICH HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.3 08/04 PM 9.9 0.4 1-2 NONE
10.1 09/05 AM 9.5 0.6 1-3 NONE
10.7 09/05 PM 9.4 1.3 2-1 NONE
9.6 10/06 AM 9.6 0.0 1 NONE
9.0 10/06 PM 9.0 0.0 1 NONE
9.7 11/07 AM 9.7 0.0 3 NONE
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.0 08/04 PM 9.7 0.3 1-2 NONE
9.7 09/05 AM 9.4 0.3 1-2 NONE
9.6 09/05 PM 9.3 0.3 4-6 MINOR
9.4 10/06 AM 9.5 -0.1 6 NONE
8.8 10/06 PM 8.9 -0.1 6 NONE
9.5 11/07 AM 9.6 -0.1 6 NONE
CHATHAM - EAST COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
7.1 08/04 PM 7.0 0.1 2 NONE
7.0 09/05 AM 6.9 0.1 2-4 NONE
7.9 09/05 PM 6.7 1.2 10-15 MINOR
6.7 10/06 AM 7.0 -0.3 10 NONE
5.7 11/07 PM 6.5 -0.8 7-8 NONE
6.2 11/07 AM 7.1 -0.9 7-8 NONE
CHATHAM - SOUTH COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.6 08/05 PM 6.2 0.4 1 NONE
6.5 09/05 AM 6.1 0.4 1-3 NONE
6.7 09/06 PM 5.9 0.8 4 NONE
6.1 10/06 AM 6.1 0.0 5-6 NONE
5.7 11/07 PM 5.7 0.0 4 NONE
6.2 11/07 AM 6.2 0.0 5 NONE
BUZZARDS BAY - WOODS HOLE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
2.1 09/01 AM 1.9 0.2 1 NONE
4.7 09/02 PM 1.7 3.0 3-4 NONE
1.7 10/02 AM 2.0 -0.3 7-9 NONE
0.5 10/03 PM 1.5 -1.0 7-8 NONE
0.5 11/03 AM 2.1 -1.6 5 NONE
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