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From: "Rob Macedo" <[email protected]>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 07:21:26 -0500
Subject: Storm Coordination Message #1
Message-ID: <006b01c40a88$6757bdd0$78b53bd0@skywarnmainpc>
Hello to all....
....A Winter Storm Watch Is Now in Effect for Southwest New Hampshire,
Western and North-Central Massachusetts, and North-Central Connecticut
for
Tuesday Afternoon into Wednesday Morning....
....Across Eastern Massachusetts, an accumilating light to moderate
snowfall
is expected with Winter WX Advisories expected to be posted for parts
Eastern Massachusetts and much of Rhode Island away from the coast for
the
Tuesday Afternoon into Wednesday Morning timeframe....
....Coastal Flooding is Possible at the time of the Tuesday Night and
Wednesday Morning High Tides Across East Coastal Massachusetts and parts
of
Cape Cod and the Islands....
....SKYWARN Self-Activation maybe needed for snowfall reports and coastal
flooding....
A Winter Storm Watch has been posted for Cheshire and Western and Central
Hillsborough Counties of New Hampshire, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin,
Northern Worcester and Northwest Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts and
Hartford and Tolland Counties of Connecticut foR Tuesday Afternoon into
Wednesday Morning. A storm will race in from the mid-atlantic states and
reform as a coastal storm off of the Mid Atlantic coast. Total snowfall
in
the Winter Storm Watch area is expected to be 5-8" with isolated higher
amounts possible.
Across Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island the area from the I-495
corridor through Southern Worcester County Massachusetts, interior
North-Central Rhode Island, Northeast CT could see 3-6" of snow with 1-3"
over Southeast Coastal Massachusetts before a possible changeover to rain
particularly over the Southeast Massachusettrs coast. Across Cape Cod and
the Islands, snowfall amounts will be an inch or less as snow should
quickly
changeover to rain in this area.
As the coastal storm intensifies off of the Southern New England coast
just
southeast of Cape Cod and Nantucket, strong east and northeast winds of
around 30 Knots building surge and seas over the East Coast of
Massachusetts. These winds coupled with astronomical high tides could
bring
the threat of coastal flooding at the time of high tide for this part of
the
region.
SKYWARN Self-Activation maybe needed for snowfall reports in the Winter
Storm Watch area and may also be needed if a moderate coastal flood event
could develop over parts of East Coastal Massachusetts as the nor'easter
develops.
The next coordination message will be posted by 11:30 PM this evening.
Below
is the Winter Storm Watch Statement, Special WX Statement and Hazardous
WX
Outlook from NWS Taunton:
WWUS41 KBOX 151100 CCA
WSWBOX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
556 AM EST MON MAR 15 2004
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE MOVING OUT OF THE MIDWEST LATE TODAY AND
TONIGHT WILL REDEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING. THIS SECONDARY LOW WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OF CAPE
COD AND NANTUCKET LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AS
PERIOD OF SNOW TO MUCH OF THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY
NIGHT.
CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-015-152100-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-HARTFORD CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX MA-TOLLAND CT-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
556 AM EST MON MAR 15 2004
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE BERKSHIRES...THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY OF MASSACHUSETTS
INTO THE WORCESTER HILLS...AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...
IN THIS AREA THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATING TO 5
TO 8 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A PERIOD OF
HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING MORE THAN 6 INCHES...OR A COMBINATION OF
HEAVY SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT ICE.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET...
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
$$
WWWW
WWUS81 KBOX 151107 CCA
SPSBOX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
601 AM EST MON MAR 15 2004
CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>021-NHZ012-RIZ001>007-152100-
BRISTOL RI-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-WASHINGTON RI-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT-
601 AM EST MON MAR 15 2004
LOW PRESSURE MOVING OUT OF THE MIDWEST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL
REDEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
THIS SECONDARY LOW WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET
LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AS PERIOD OF SNOW TO
MUCH OF THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTH COASTAL AREAS WHERE MILDER AIR OFF THE
OCEANS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...TO 3 TO 6 INCHES
WEST AND NORTH OF THE ROUTE 495 IN MASSACHUSETTS AND BACK
INTO NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT AND MUCH OF INLAND RHODE
ISLAND. IF THIS STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AS FORECAST...THEN
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
$$
FLUS41 KBOX 151136
HWOBOX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
614 AM EST MON MAR 15 2004
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-161100-
BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-BRISTOL RI-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-DUKES MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT-
NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-TOLLAND CT-
WASHINGTON RI-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT-
614 AM EST MON MAR 15 2004
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS EAST OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY...SOUTHWEST NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND.
.DAY ONE...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING THEN MOVE SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET DURING TUESDAY
NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SNOW BACK INTO NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL DEPEND ON
THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW AND HOW MUCH THE STORM INTENSIFIES.
CURRENT THINKING IS THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST COAST...AND RANGE UPWARD TO PERHAPS 6 TO 8 INCHES FROM THE
WORCESTER HILLS BACK TO THE BERKSHIRES...INTO SOUTHWESTERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...AND INTO THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY OF NORTH CENTRAL
CONNECTICUT. THUS A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HARTFORD
AND TOLLAND COUNTY OF CONNECTICUT...HAMPDEN...HAMPSHIRE AND
FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY OF MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS
CHESHIRE AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO JUST A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.
A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL RACE OUT OF THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES...ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS
WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE REGION.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH OF THE REGION FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE
WEEKEND. HOWEVER THE LATEST FORECAST MODELS ARE SUGGESTING THAT
ANOTHER LOW RACING OUT OF THE CANADIAN PLAINS WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY.
IN ADDITION...ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL BE RUNNING HIGH LATER THIS
WEEK. COASTAL FLOODING WILL HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED POSSIBLE TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
30 KTS BUILDING SEAS AND SURGE. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM THE
EAST AND NORTHEAST AGAIN LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
NO SPOTTER ACTIVATION NEEDED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Southeast Massachusetts ARES District Emergency Coordinator
SEMARA ARES Emergency Coordinator
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