HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 549 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS EAST COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS TODAY WITH AN INCH OR TWO ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. RAIN
OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS WHERE
LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A COASTAL STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS
STORM...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR PLOWABLE SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND AT
LEAST MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THIS WEEKEND.
THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE IS ESPECIALLY HIGH THIS WEEKEND DUE TO THE
ALIGNMENT OF THE MOON AND SUN. THE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MIDDAY TIDES
ARE OF GREATEST CONCERN. A SLIGHTLY MORE WEST AND SOUTH TRACK OF THE
STORM COULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SERIOUS COASTAL FLOOD
IMPACT. RESIDENTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST AND NORTH FACING SHORELINES
SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND ANY STATEMENTS REGARDING THE
COASTAL FLOOD THREAT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR WIND...SNOW AND COASTAL FLOOD
REPORTS SATURDAY AND/OR SUNDAY.
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