WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 428 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTRY WEATHER WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE...
.POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
TODAY. VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE
ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST
OF THE BOSTON PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO PERHAPS
TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE CHANGE TO
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND EVENTUALLY RAIN BY DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.
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SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT
428 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS ADVISORY COVERS THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY AND NEWPORT.
AT 4 AM SNOW WAS OVERSPREADING MUCH OF CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...MAINLY WEST OF WORCESTER AND ADVANCING NORTHEAST.
SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO
SLEET AND THEN RAIN MID TO LATE MORNING.
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
BE PREPARED FOR VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL THIS MORNING ESPECIALLY FROM
PROVIDENCE NORTHWARD TO BOSTON.
HEAVY RAIN DURING MIDDAY OR THE AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE
POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING.
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.
$$
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 450 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY COVERS SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST FACING
COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND BUZZARDS BAY. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL PILE WATER TOWARD THE SOUTH COAST OF NEW ENGLAND DURING THE
TIME OF THE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE.
MINOR TO POSSIBLY MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED
IN THE UPPER PART OF NARRAGANSETT BAY. THE STORM SURGE IN THE
UPPER PART OF NARRAGANSETT BAY WILL LIKELY REACH 3 TO 3.5 FEET.
STRONGER WINDS THAN EXPECTED COULD RESULT IN THE ADVISORY BEING
UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
ALONG THE MORE EXPOSED SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST FACING COASTS OF RHODE
ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS...A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS EXPECTED
WITH 10 TO 15 FOOT WAVES A SHORT DISTANCE OFFSHORE. THIS IS EXPECTED
TO RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...MOSTLY FROM WAVES SPLASHING
ONTO THE MORE VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF
THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO THE
HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE SPLASHOVER. THE MAJORITY OF ROADS
REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO
SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF
HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
ONSET
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
2.8 09/04 AM 3.1 -0.3 1-2 NONE
5.6 09/03 PM 3.6 2.0 2-4 NONE
3.3 10/03 AM 3.9 -0.6 3 NONE
2.3 10/04 PM 3.3 -1.0 2 NONE
2.3 11/04 AM 4.0 -1.7 3 NONE
1.6 11/05 PM 3.2 -1.6 3 NONE
MATTAPOISETT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
5.7 09/02 PM 3.0 2.7 2-4 NONE
2.7 10/02 AM 3.3 -0.6 3-4 NONE
1.7 10/03 PM 2.8 -1.1 3 NONE
1.6 11/03 AM 3.4 -1.8 3 NONE
1.1 11/04 PM 2.7 -1.6 3 NONE
WESTPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
5.5 09/01 PM 3.2 2.3 6-9 MINOR
2.9 10/02 AM 3.7 -0.8 9 NONE
1.9 10/02 PM 3.0 -1.1 7-8 NONE
1.9 11/03 AM 3.7 -1.8 7 NONE
1.3 11/04 PM 3.0 -1.7 6 NONE
NEWPORT HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
5.1 09/02 PM 3.1 2.0 3-4 NONE
2.7 10/02 AM 3.5 -0.8 4 NONE
1.9 10/03 PM 3.0 -1.1 4 NONE
1.6 11/03 AM 3.5 -1.9 4 NONE
1.2 11/04 PM 2.9 -1.7 3 NONE
NARRAGANSETT BAY - CONIMICUT POINT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
7.1 09/02 PM 4.1 3.0 1-2 NONE
4.2 10/02 AM 4.5 -0.3 1 NONE
2.8 10/03 PM 3.9 -1.1 1 NONE
2.7 11/03 AM 4.5 -1.8 1 NONE
2.0 11/04 PM 3.7 -1.7 1 NONE
NARRAGANSETT BAY - FOX POINT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
7.5 09/02 PM 4.2 3.3 1-3 MINOR
4.4 10/02 AM 4.6 -0.2 1 NONE
2.9 10/03 PM 4.0 -1.1 1 NONE
2.7 11/03 AM 4.6 -1.9 1 NONE
2.1 11/04 PM 3.8 -1.7 1 NONE
POINT JUDITH
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
5.0 09/01 PM 2.9 2.1 10-12 NONE
2.3 10/02 AM 3.3 -1.0 9 NONE
1.5 10/02 PM 2.7 -1.2 6-7 NONE
1.3 11/03 AM 3.3 -2.0 6 NONE
0.9 11/03 PM 2.6 -1.7 5-6 NONE
WESTERLY
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
4.2 09/02 PM 2.5 1.7 6-9 NONE
1.5 10/03 AM 2.8 -1.3 7 NONE
1.1 10/03 PM 2.4 -1.3 5 NONE
0.7 11/04 AM 2.8 -2.1 4-5 NONE
0.5 11/04 PM 2.3 -1.8 4 NONE
BLOCK ISLAND - OLD HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
5.0 09/01 PM 2.9 2.1 10-12 NONE
2.3 10/02 AM 3.3 -1.0 11 NONE
1.6 10/02 PM 2.7 -1.1 8-9 NONE
1.5 11/03 AM 3.3 -1.8 8 NONE
1.0 11/03 PM 2.6 -1.6 7-8 NONE
$$
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 507 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON.
EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH SCATTERED
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
THE STRONGEST WIND ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND SOUTH COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM.
MEANWHILE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST THE STRONGEST
EASTERLY WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM.
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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