HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1241 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH POSSIBLY A FEW
INCHES OF SNOW OR ICE IN THE INTERIOR AT THE START.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1227 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009

...FIRST PLOWABLE SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND LATE TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT...
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-060130-
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER
1226 PM EST SAT DEC 5 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY.
THIS ADVISORY COVERS MUCH OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN AND
CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND
AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT IS FALLING AS ALL SNOW IN THE HIGH TERRAIN.
PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME PERIODICALLY HEAVIER THIS AFTERNOON AND
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EVERYWHERE WITH ACCUMULATIONS ON GRASSY AREAS
SPREADING TO ALL UNTREATED PAVEMENTS BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM.
SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY WITH VISIBILITY BRIEFLY UNDER ONE HALF MILE
THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. STORM
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...
EXCEPT AROUND 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF WESTERN HARTFORD COUNTY...NORTHERN TOLLAND COUNTY
CONNECTICUT AND THE WORCESTER HILLS.
SNOW THIS EVENING MAY STILL BE WET AND THIS COULD ALLOW FOR SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES IF ACCUMULATIONS OF MORE THAN 4 INCHES OCCUR ON LIMBS
AND POWER LINES IN NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY
THAT A PORTION OF THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY HAVE TO BE
UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING AT 4PM...IF IT LOOKS AS THOUGH
SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHER.
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.
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