Wednesday...Next Storm

[Windtalker1]

Next storm to effect Southern New England, MA, Southern NH & Vermont due to begin late Wednesday into Friday Morning. a Mixed bag of precipitation with a possible Ice event for some to upwards of 8" of Snow for others. Stay Tuned. THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS UNTIL 9 AM. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW ZERO ARE
OCCURRING THERE THIS MORNING. THE SAME VALUES ARE PROBABLY OCCURRING
IN CHESHIRE COUNTY AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE BUT THE ADVISORY THRESHOLDS ARE SLIGHTLY COLDER THERE...SO
THERE IS NO FORMAL ADVISORY IN THOSE AREAS. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS
IN THOSE CONDITIONS...WEAR EXTRA PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO SHIELD
AGAINST FROSTBITE.

GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE COASTAL WATERS WITH
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ELSEWHERE. FREEZING SPRAY WILL ALSO BE A
FACTOR ON THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
GALES MAY NEED TO BE CONTINUED ON SOME OF THE OUTER WATERS TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

THE NEXT MAIN STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION
THURSDAY....STARTING JUST BEFORE DAWN. THIS LOOKS TO BE AN ADVISORY
EVENT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY WHERE THERE MAY BE ICE.
AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE SHOULD REMAIN AS
SNOW THROUGH THE EVENT. AREAS SOUTH OF THE TURNPIKE SHOULD START AS
SNOW...THEN MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN SLEET OR RAIN BY
MIDDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF ONE TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN
MASSACHUSETTS. ICING COULD BE SIGNIFICANT BUT NOT MAJOR...EVEN
NEAR THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FROM BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE.

ADDITIONALLY...TIDES ARE ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH...SO THAT ON THURSDAY
THE COMBINED EFFECT OF LOW PRESSURE GENERATING WAVES OF AT LEAST 6
FT...PLUS A STORM SURGE OF AT LEAST 1 FOOT...RAISES THE POTENTIAL FOR
A MINOR COASTAL FLOOD EVENT...BASICALLY OVERWASH IN THE TYPICALLY
VULNERABLE LOCATION. IF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BECOMES BETTER
ORGANIZED...A GALE AND WAVES OF 10 FEET OR HIGHER WOULD OCCUR...
RAISING THE STAKES FOR A LOW PERCENTAGE OPTION FOR POCKETS OF
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING (ROAD CLOSURES ETC).

GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED SATURDAY AS ANOTHER COLD SURGE ARRIVES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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DRAG

[Windtalker1]

Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
541 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2006

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-282100-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY...
KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
541 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...

LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL
REDEVELOP SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND ON THURSDAY...THEN HEAD OUT TO SEA
THURSDAY EVENING. THIS STORM MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO PARTS
OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
THURSDAY BUT THE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN
SLEET AND SNOW ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST...CAPE AND ISLANDS.
FURTHER INLAND ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE IN THE DAY.

LATEST FORECASTS SUGGEST SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE AWAY
FROM THE COAST. WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLS WILL DEPEND ON THE
EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM. SNOW ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AND
POSSIBLY WINTER STORM WATCHES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM.

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KJC

Right on target...expect a new storm to redevelope off of Long Island. Depending on the speed and track, we could see snow amounts approaching a foot. Stay Tuned.....