HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 443 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 430 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.
.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.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.
STRONG W WINDS WILL PERSIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH
SCATTERED GUSTS TO 40 KT LIKELY. 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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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.
$$
JWD