[SKYWARN RI] Winter Weather Message(3)
- From: TVSMESO@xxxxxxx
- To: skywarnri@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:09:59 EST
Hello all...
...The Winter Weather Advisory has been expanded untill midnight tonight.
Snowfall should start in our area between now and 2pm and pick up later this
evening. Snow is still expected to be 3 to 5 inches and coastal parts could
see 4 to 6 inches before it ends later on tonight. Snow will be it heaviest
during commute hours and may impact travel this evening when temps fall back
below freezing....so please us caution on the roadways.
This will be the last email on this event. I will be monitoring 146.760
today...taking snowfall amounts..so please send me the totals via email or on
the repeater.
Below is the National Weather Services Winter Statement:
MAZ020>024-RIZ005>007-110013-
BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-
1150 AM EST MON FEB 10 2003
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT THIS
MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH COASTAL SECTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND
MASSACHUSETTS...
THE ADVISORY INCLUDES WESTERLY...NEWPORT...FALL RIVER...NEW
BEDFORD...HYANNIS...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND NANTUCKET.
SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM AND ACCUMULATE BETWEEN 4 AND
6 INCHES BEFORE ITS ALL DONE LATER TONIGHT. HEAVIEST WILL FALL
DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS TEMPERATURES FALL BACK BELOW
FREEZING. SO WHILE THE FIRST HOUR OR TWO OF SNOW MELTS ON SOME
PAVEMENTS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION WILL HAVE
STARTED TOWARD NIGHTFALL. SNOWFALL RATES BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM WILL
LIKELY BE AN INCH AN HOUR ALONG SOUTH COASTAL SECTIONS OF RHODE
ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS.
THIS WILL MAKE ALL UNTREATED SURFACES VERY SLIPPERY LATE TODAY.
ADDITIONALLY WHILE THE MAIN BODY OF SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE THIS
EVENING... THERE WILL BE AN ARCTIC COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 1 AM
AND 4 AM THAT WILL LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW SQUALLS AND GUSTY
WEST WINDS TO 35 MPH. A QUICK HALF INCH OF SNOW COULD OCCUR DURING
THOSE PREDAWN HOURS POSSIBLY MAKING FOR SOME SLIPPERY TRAVEL DURING
TOMORROW MORNINGS COMMUTE. FINALLY...TEMPERATURES WHICH WILL BE
NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING MUCH OF THE NIGHT WILL FALL SHARPLY WITH
THAT SQUALL AND FRONTAL PASSAGE...POSSIBLY FREEZING UP ANY LEFTOVER
SLUSH...AND ICING CAR DOOR LOCKS TOWARD DAWN.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. PAY ATTENTION TO CHANGING
ROAD CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.
$$
CTZ002>004-MAZ017>019-RIZ001>004-110014-
EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-TOLLAND CT-
WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT-
1150 AM EST MON FEB 10 2003
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT THIS
MONDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE
ISLAND...AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS....
THE ADVISORY INCLUDES HARTFORD...WILLIMANTIC...PROVIDENCE...
WARWICK...TAUNTON...AND PLYMOUTH.
SNOW BEGINNING BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM WILL ACCUMULATE BETWEEN 3 AND 5
INCHES BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF LATE THIS EVENING.
HEAVIEST WILL FALL DURING THE BEGINNING OF EVENING COMMUTE AS
TEMPERATURES FALL BACK BELOW FREEZING. THIS WILL LIKELY MAKE
UNTREATED SURFACES SLIPPERY TOWARD NIGHTFALL.
ADDITIONALLY WHILE THE MAIN BODY OF SNOW QUITS LATE THIS EVENING...
THERE WILL BE AN ARCTIC COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4
AM THAT WILL LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW SQUALLS AND GUSTY WEST
WINDS TO 35 MPH. A QUICK HALF INCH OF SNOW COULD OCCUR DURING THOSE
PREDAWN HOURS POSSIBLY MAKING FOR SOME SLIPPERY TRAVEL DURING
TOMORROW MORNINGS COMMUTE. FINALLY...TEMPERATURES WHICH WILL BE
JUST BELOW FREEZING MUCH OF THE NIGHT WILL FALL SHARPLY WITH THAT
SQUALL...FREEZING UP ANY LEFTOVER SLUSH...AND POSSIBLY ICING UP CAR
DOOR LOCKS.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. PAY ATTENTION TO CHANGING
ROAD CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.
$$
DRAG
Submitted By,
Edward Cayer Jr(WX1USA)
RI SKYWARN Coordinator
Pager#: (401) 581-0240
Home phone#: (401) 397 -4094
Email: TVSMESO@xxxxxxx
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