HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1049 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND TODAY. THE EXCEPTION MIGHT BE ACROSS THE OUTER-CAPE AND ISLANDS
WHERE IT MAY BE WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX WITH LITTLE
IF ANY ACCUMULATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A COASTAL STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AND ALL CONCERNED WITH TRAVEL PLANS AS WELL AS SNOW
REMOVAL OR HIGH WINDS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS. THIS STORM HAS
POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A PLOWABLE SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE ON JUST HOW MUCH SNOW WILL FALL WHERE REMAINS
LOW.
STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE A LOW PROBABILITY THREAT LATE
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL REPORTS TODAY OF 1 INCH OR GREATER ARE REQUESTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 915 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
Expiration: 1230 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON CAUSING
UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...
A BAND OF SNOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON. THIS INCLUDES NORTHWEST AND NORTH
CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE SNOW
MAY COME DOWN MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR A BRIEF TIME. THIS WILL RESULT IN
UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOW WILL
ONLY LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS...BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY LATE
AFTERNOON. A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES MAY FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.
UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PLEASE
USE EXTRA CAUTION IF PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY.
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