635 AM EST THU JAN 15 2004
.DAY ONE...
WIND CHILL WARNINGS ARE POSTED FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WITH
PRIME RISK PERIOD 10 PM TONIGHT TO 10 AM FRIDAY WHEN THE COMBINATION
OF TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH DAILY RECORDS AND INCREASING WIND...
RESULTS IN AN AIRMASS THAT RIVALS THAT OF JANAURY 15 1957 WITH LITTLE
DOUBT AT LEAST A BIT COLDER THAN THE CHRISTMAS 1980 BLAST.
PLEASE SEE THE PUBLIC STATEMENT AND FORECAST PRODUCTS FOR MORE
DETAILS.
THAT IS GOING TO MEAN COLD RELATED ISSUES INCLUDING INCREASING
BATTERY FAILURES...SLUGGISH MACHINERY DUE TO COLD OIL ISSUES...
PROBABLE INJURY FOR ANYONE OUTDOORS FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES WITHOUT
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INCLUDING FACE MASKS AND GLOVES...THIS
ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN (RIDGES)N AND ALONG THE
MASSACHUSETTS COAST.
PLUMBING AND HEATING SYSTEMS WILL BE PUT TO NEW COLD STRESS TESTS.
FIRES WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN...NOT ONLY FROM BEING STARTED
BY INAPPROPRIATE USE OF HEATING DEVICES...BUT ALSO DUE TO THE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTS AND SUBZERO COLD TONIGHT.
CHILDREN AND OTHERS WAITING FOR BUSES MAY BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY
FROSTBITE IF FLESH IS EXPOSED TO THE WINDY COLD FOR MORE THAN 10
OR 15 MINUTES TOMORROW MORNING.
ANY SMALL CRAFT IN THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT WILL SUFFER FROM
EXCESSIVE FREEZING SPRAY ACCRETION AS WELL AS GALE FORCE WINDS.
ON LAND...HIGH WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY
FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLY SEVERE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING IF HALF A FOOT OF SNOW ACCUMULATES ON PARTS OF THE OUTER
CAPE AND NANTUCKET. BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL ALSO OCCUR ON
INTERIOR HIGH TERRAIN LATER TONIGHT.
HARBOR ICE IS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN
COVERAGE.
SNOW WILL BE ENDING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING...
POSSIBLY WITH AMOUNTS LESS THAN FORECAST OVER ALL BUT THE SOUTH
COASTAL ISLANDS. SNOW SQUALLS MAY DEVELOP AND AFFECT BLOCK ISLAND AND
MARTHAS VINEYARD...DESPITE THE SHORT FETCH...DUE TO EXTREMELY
UNSTABLE AIR AS THE CORE OF THE COLD ROLLS SOUTHEAST AND ACTIVATES
THE OCEAN EFFECT PROCESSES. OTHERWISE HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS ARE
FORECAST ON PARTS OF THE OUTER CAPE AND NANTUCKET...ESPECIALLY NEAR
AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCATING THESE BANDS IN ADVANCE IS SUBJECT TO LOW
LEVEL WIND DIRECTIONS..BUT MUCH OF THE CAPE MAY RECEIVE ONLY A
DUSTING WHILE A FEW MILE WIDE SWATH COULD HAVE OVER HAFL A FOOT...
SIMILAR TO THE BANDS THAT DEVELOP OFF THE GREAT LAKES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
DAY ONE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE BEGINNING OF DAY 2. THAT
INCLUDES GALES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THROUGH FORENOON...HIGH
WIND ON THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET.
THE ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MODERATE THIS WEEKEND.
SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY...RIGHT NOW NOT A BIG STORM BUT THIS NEEDS
TO BE WATCHED A BIT FOR AN ACCUMULATION.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER REPORTS ARE REQUESTED THURSDAY FOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 2 INCHES
AND GREATER.
.DAY ONE...
WIND CHILL WARNINGS ARE POSTED FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WITH
PRIME RISK PERIOD 10 PM TONIGHT TO 10 AM FRIDAY WHEN THE COMBINATION
OF TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH DAILY RECORDS AND INCREASING WIND...
RESULTS IN AN AIRMASS THAT RIVALS THAT OF JANAURY 15 1957 WITH LITTLE
DOUBT AT LEAST A BIT COLDER THAN THE CHRISTMAS 1980 BLAST.
PLEASE SEE THE PUBLIC STATEMENT AND FORECAST PRODUCTS FOR MORE
DETAILS.
THAT IS GOING TO MEAN COLD RELATED ISSUES INCLUDING INCREASING
BATTERY FAILURES...SLUGGISH MACHINERY DUE TO COLD OIL ISSUES...
PROBABLE INJURY FOR ANYONE OUTDOORS FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES WITHOUT
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INCLUDING FACE MASKS AND GLOVES...THIS
ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN (RIDGES)N AND ALONG THE
MASSACHUSETTS COAST.
PLUMBING AND HEATING SYSTEMS WILL BE PUT TO NEW COLD STRESS TESTS.
FIRES WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN...NOT ONLY FROM BEING STARTED
BY INAPPROPRIATE USE OF HEATING DEVICES...BUT ALSO DUE TO THE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTS AND SUBZERO COLD TONIGHT.
CHILDREN AND OTHERS WAITING FOR BUSES MAY BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY
FROSTBITE IF FLESH IS EXPOSED TO THE WINDY COLD FOR MORE THAN 10
OR 15 MINUTES TOMORROW MORNING.
ANY SMALL CRAFT IN THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT WILL SUFFER FROM
EXCESSIVE FREEZING SPRAY ACCRETION AS WELL AS GALE FORCE WINDS.
ON LAND...HIGH WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY
FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLY SEVERE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING IF HALF A FOOT OF SNOW ACCUMULATES ON PARTS OF THE OUTER
CAPE AND NANTUCKET. BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL ALSO OCCUR ON
INTERIOR HIGH TERRAIN LATER TONIGHT.
HARBOR ICE IS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN
COVERAGE.
SNOW WILL BE ENDING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING...
POSSIBLY WITH AMOUNTS LESS THAN FORECAST OVER ALL BUT THE SOUTH
COASTAL ISLANDS. SNOW SQUALLS MAY DEVELOP AND AFFECT BLOCK ISLAND AND
MARTHAS VINEYARD...DESPITE THE SHORT FETCH...DUE TO EXTREMELY
UNSTABLE AIR AS THE CORE OF THE COLD ROLLS SOUTHEAST AND ACTIVATES
THE OCEAN EFFECT PROCESSES. OTHERWISE HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS ARE
FORECAST ON PARTS OF THE OUTER CAPE AND NANTUCKET...ESPECIALLY NEAR
AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCATING THESE BANDS IN ADVANCE IS SUBJECT TO LOW
LEVEL WIND DIRECTIONS..BUT MUCH OF THE CAPE MAY RECEIVE ONLY A
DUSTING WHILE A FEW MILE WIDE SWATH COULD HAVE OVER HAFL A FOOT...
SIMILAR TO THE BANDS THAT DEVELOP OFF THE GREAT LAKES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
DAY ONE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE BEGINNING OF DAY 2. THAT
INCLUDES GALES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THROUGH FORENOON...HIGH
WIND ON THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET.
THE ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MODERATE THIS WEEKEND.
SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY...RIGHT NOW NOT A BIG STORM BUT THIS NEEDS
TO BE WATCHED A BIT FOR AN ACCUMULATION.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER REPORTS ARE REQUESTED THURSDAY FOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 2 INCHES
AND GREATER.
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