WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 443 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SUNDAY.
THIS ADVISORY COVERS SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EXTREME NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...AND ALL
OF RHODE ISLAND.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL VARY IN INTENSITY...WITH IT GENERALLY BEING
LIGHT. HOWEVER...EMBEDDED POCKETS OF MODERATE TO EVEN BRIEFLY HEAVY
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...DEPENDING
ON WHERE MORE PERSISTENT SNOW BANDING SETS UP. ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY
TOWARD THE EAST COAST. OVERALL...THIS WILL BE A MANAGEABLE LIGHT TO
MODERATE LONG-DURATION SNOW EVENT. HOWEVER...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE
SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
IN ADDITION...IT WILL BECOME WINDY TONIGHT WHICH WILL RESULT IN
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES.
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.
$$
BELK
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 420 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR SUNDAY INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS
OF SALISBURY...NEWBURYPORT...ALL OF CAPE ANN...COASTLINE OF
BOSTON...HULL...COHASSET AND SCITUATE...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.
AN INTENSIFYING STORM OVER THE GULF OF MAINE WILL TRACK SLIGHTLY
WEST DURING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SEAS JUST OFF THE EAST COAST OF
MASSACHUSETTS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 15 FEET. THIS STORM WILL ALSO
PRODUCE A STORM SURGE OF 1.5 TO 2.0 FEET ALONG THE EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS SHORELINE...INCLUDING NANTUCKET. THESE SURGE VALUES
WILL COMBINE WITH VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES TO PRODUCE STORM TIDES
NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE DURING THE MIDDAY SUNDAY HIGH TIDE. IN
ADDITION...THE WESTWARD MOVING SEAS SHOULD RESULT IN BREAKING WAVES
OVER SEAWALLS AND OTHER COASTAL BARRIERS. SOME BEACH EROSION ALONG
EAST FACING BEACHES IS LIKELY.
THIS WATCH IS FOR THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE. DURING THAT
TIMEFRAME THERE IS A RISK FOR WIDESPREAD MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING. HOWEVER...SPLASHOVER AND POCKETS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ARE ANTICIPATED DURING THE HIGH TIDE AROUND MIDNIGHT TO 1 AM TONIGHT ALONG
EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
MODERATE OR MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING. MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
PRODUCES WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR
BASEMENTS DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE AND/OR WAVE ACTION.
NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ARE NEEDED. LIVES MAY BE AT RISK FOR
PEOPLE WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY. ISOLATED STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE MAY BE OBSERVED.
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
SCITUATE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.8 03/01 AM 9.9 1.9 8-9 MINOR
13.1 03/01 PM 11.2 1.9 8-9 MODERATE
11.1 04/01 AM 10.0 1.1 7-9 NONE
11.3 04/02 PM 10.9 0.4 5 MINOR
9.9 05/02 AM 10.1 -0.2 3 NONE
BOSTON HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.2 03/01 AM 10.4 1.8 3 NONE
13.6 03/01 PM 11.8 1.8 3 MODERATE
11.6 04/01 AM 10.5 1.1 2 NONE
11.8 04/02 PM 11.4 0.4 2 NONE
10.4 05/02 AM 10.6 -0.2 2 NONE
NEWBURYPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.4 03/01 AM 8.7 1.7 7-8 NONE
11.5 03/01 PM 9.8 1.7 8 MINOR
9.8 04/02 AM 8.8 1.0 4 NONE
9.9 04/02 PM 9.5 0.4 3 NONE
8.8 05/03 AM 8.8 0.0 2 NONE
GLOUCESTER HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.3 03/12 AM 9.5 1.8 8 MINOR
12.7 03/01 PM 10.9 1.8 9 MINOR
10.8 04/01 AM 9.7 1.1 7-8 NONE
10.9 04/02 PM 10.5 0.4 4-5 NONE
9.6 05/02 AM 9.8 -0.2 3 NONE
SANDWICH HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.9 03/01 AM 10.0 1.9 6-7 MINOR
13.3 03/01 PM 11.4 1.9 7 MODERATE
11.0 04/02 AM 10.1 0.9 4-5 NONE
11.4 04/02 PM 11.0 0.4 3 NONE
10.1 05/02 AM 10.1 0.0 2 NONE
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.0 03/01 AM 10.0 2.0 7 MINOR
13.3 03/01 PM 11.3 2.0 7-8 MODERATE
11.2 04/02 AM 10.1 1.1 3-4 NONE
11.4 04/02 PM 10.9 0.5 2 NONE
10.0 05/03 AM 10.0 0.0 1-2 NONE
CHATHAM - EAST COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
9.3 03/01 AM 7.3 2.0 9 MINOR
10.2 03/01 PM 8.2 2.0 9-11 MODERATE
8.5 04/02 AM 7.5 1.0 8-10 MINOR
8.4 04/02 PM 8.0 0.4 5-6 NONE
7.3 05/03 AM 7.5 -0.2 3 NONE
CHATHAM - SOUTH COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
8.2 03/01 AM 6.4 1.8 5 NONE
9.0 03/01 PM 7.2 1.8 5 MINOR
7.5 04/02 AM 6.5 1.0 3 NONE
7.3 04/02 PM 7.0 0.3 2-3 NONE
6.5 05/03 AM 6.5 0.0 2 NONE
BUZZARDS BAY - WOODS HOLE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.0 02/09 PM 2.0 1.0 3-4 NONE
3.6 03/10 AM 2.6 1.0 4 NONE
2.0 03/10 PM 2.1 -0.1 3-4 NONE
3.0 04/11 AM 2.4 0.6 1-2 NONE
2.0 04/11 PM 2.1 -0.1 2 NONE
1.6 05/11 AM 2.0 -0.4 1 NONE
NANTUCKET
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.9 03/07 PM 2.2 1.7 8-9 NONE
5.0 03/01 AM 3.3 1.7 9 NONE
5.7 03/02 PM 4.0 1.7 9 MINOR
4.6 04/03 AM 3.4 1.2 7-9 NONE
4.2 04/03 PM 3.9 0.3 4-5 NONE
3.1 05/03 AM 3.4 -0.3 3 NONE
$$
HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 829 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS FOR CAPE COD.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH
NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
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