BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 959 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTH
COAST...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
AT TIMES.
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD AFFECT CAPE
COD AND THE ISLANDS...AS WELL AS LOCATIONS NEAR BUZZARDS BAY AND
NARRAGANSETT BAY.
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THAT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR
AT LEAST 3 HOURS...FROM THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS
OVER 35 MPH. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DANGEROUS SATURDAY EVENING.
PLAN TO HAVE ANY TRAVEL COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ALSO BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES.
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