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 1030 AM AND 1230 PM 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 1030 AM AND 1230 PM. 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.
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 NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND 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 ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH
COAST...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...
SPOTTER SNOW REPORTS ARE REQUESTED FOR AMOUNTS REACHING 2 INCHES OR
MORE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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