[HCRA] Wx this week

[et-n1qko@juno.com]

National Weather Service Taunton MA 
650 AM EST Mon Dec 2 2002 
Day one: 
Snow showers will likely spread west to east across Southern New England
late today or this evening. Snowfall of one to two inches is possible
tonight. The snow should be fairly light and fluffy. 
Spotter call to action statement: 
Amateur radio operators and other skywarn spotters should monitor this
situation and be prepared to relay snowfall reports of two inches or more
to
the National Weather Service. 
Days two through seven: 
Tuesday, much of Southern New England is expected to experience wind
chills
of zero to 10 below Tuesday morning. A few spots in the Monadnocks and
Worcester hills may approach 15 below for a few hours Tuesday morning. 
Snow showers may linger across Cape Cod and Nantucket Tuesday. locally
heavy
snow squalls may affect portions of the outer Cape Tuesday morning. Any
squalls could dump one or two inches of snow in an hour and cause brief
periods of poor visibility. 
Thursday, there is growing potential for a significant snowfall event for
a
portion of Southern New England on Thursday. A storm will likely move
from
the gulf coast to near Cape Hatteras Wednesday night, and then northeast
across Georges Bank on Thursday. Much of Southern New England may receive
light to moderate amounts of snow from this storm. There is about a 30
percent chance that a portion of Southern New England will receive 6 or
more
inches of snow. The area that currently looks to have the highest risk of
receiving such heavy snow includes northern and central Rhode Island and
interior southeast Massachusetts. The heaviest precipitation will likely
fall on the Cape and islands, but probably in the form of mixed rain and
snow for much of the event, due to the influence of the relatively warm
sea
surface temperatures. 
The storm on Thursday may also produce minor coastal flooding due to the
combination of northeast winds near gale force and an especially high
spring
tide. The greatest risk for minor coastal flooding would appear to be
along
east and northeast facing shores south of Boston. 
Considerable uncertainty remains with respect to the intensity and track
of
the Thursday storm. 

For watch/warning/advisory thresholds, please refer to the following 
link (all lower case): 
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/box/warningcriteria.shtml . 
Thompson 




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