Hello to all…
….Wind Advisory Continues Through 6 PM Today over Cape Cod and the
Islands, the Greater Boston Metro Area, the Blue Hills Region, the higher
terrain of Worcester County and Block Island RI…
….Winter WX Advisory Posted for Outer Cape Cod for Ocean Effect Snow….
….Wind Chill Warning Continues Through Late Morning….
….Spotters are asked to report any wind damage to NWS Taunton. SKYWARN
Self-Activation May Be Needed if Wind Damage were widespread enough and
ARES/RACES Groups Should Monitor as any power outages that are widespread
enough coupled with the severe cold could result in activation for these
groups. Consult local ARES/RACES Leadership….
A Wind Advisory continues through 6 PM today over Cape Cod and the Islands,
the Boston Metro area, the Blue Hills region and the higher terrain of
Worcester County and Block Island RI. Wind gusts of 45-55 MPH are possible
with sustained winds of 25-35 MPH. This would be enough to cause some tree
and power line damage. Please report any wind damage to NWS Taunton as
needed. If wind damage is widespread enough, SKYWARN Self-Activation may be
needed.
A Winter WX Advisory is posted for Outer Cape Cod for Ocean Effect Snow. 1-3
inches of snow could occur from snow squalls over the Cape. Please report
snowfall every 2″ and final amounts to NWS.
A Wind Chill Warning Continues through late this morning. Low temperatures
ranged from -1 to -20 across much of the region with brutally cold wind
chills of -25 to -45 with some lower wind chills in the higher elevations.
Please allow extra time to warm up your vehicle and bundle up accordingly as
this will continue to be an extremely cold day with moderation occurring
this weekend. Those that have thermometers can report their lowest
temperature reading via email to me. Do not phone the spotter line with this
information since its not on our reporting criteria sheet.
As stated previously, SKYWARN Self-Activation may be needed if wind damage
were to become widespread enough. If enough wind damage were to occur over
vulnerable locations or over a widespread area, it could prompt ARES/RACES
groups to become active. Please consult local ARES/RACES leadership as
needed.
This will be the last coordination message. A roundup of below zero
temperatures will be sent out either tonight or Saturday Morning. Below is
the Wind Chill Warning/Winter WX Advisory, Wind Advisory and Hazardous WX
Outlook from NWS Taunton:FLUS41 KBOX 161159
HWOBOX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
658 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2004
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-171159-
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-
658 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2004
.DAY ONE…
WIND CHILL WARNINGS CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM FOR THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA THEN WILL PROBABLY BE DOWNGRADED TO THE LESS
THREATENING ADVISORY DURING MIDDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE
OUTER CAPE THIS MORNING IS FOR A COMBINATION OF SQUALLS…BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT FOR SELECT
EXPOSURES ALONG THE SOUTH COAST…WORCESTER AND BOSTON FOR OCCASIONAL
SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. PLEASE SEE THE
TWO PRIMARY STATEMENTS THAT REFERENCE DETAILS.
HARBOR ICE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND RAPIDLY THROUGH TONIGHT DESPITE
THE STEADY OR RISING TEMPERATURE TREND THAT BEGINS AROUND 8 AM THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY MID AFTERNOON.
THE AFTERMATH OF COLD RELATED ISSUES MAY CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK
INCLUDING FROST HEAVES IN ROAD BEDS… AND ALSO EVENTUAL DEEP
PENETRATION OF FROST IN NON SNOWCOVERED AREAS OF THE I 95 CORRIDOR.
GALES CONTINUE ON THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…
THE ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MODERATE THIS WEEKEND.
SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY…RIGHT NOW NOT A BIG STORM BUT THIS NEEDS TO
BE WATCHED A BIT FOR A 1 TO 6 INCH ACCUMULATION…THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL SAFETY CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IT MAY BE WARM ENOUGH FOR
RAIN ON THE SOUTH COAST.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL RETURN EARLY OR MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH
SUBZERO TEMPERATURES.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER REPORTS ARE REQUESTED THURSDAY FOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 2 INCHES
AND GREATER.
$$
DRAG
WWUS41 KBOX 160909
WSWBOX
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
409 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2004
…DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 40 BELOW ZERO
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM THEN EASE TO LESS THREATENING LEVELS
DURING MIDDAY…
.THE COLDEST WIND DRIVEN AIRMASS TO STRIKE OUR REGION SINCE CHRISTMAS
1980 HAS ALSO ESTABLISHED NEW RECORDS FOR THIS DATE IN BOSTON AND
PROVIDENCE. IT WILL SOON EASE ITS FRIGID GRIP ON OUR AREA…STARTING
AROUND 10 AM. HOWEVER…UNTIL THEN…FROSTBITE CAN STILL OCCUR TO
EXPOSED FLESH IN JUST 10 MINUTES THIS MORNING WITH THESE CONDITIONS!
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…DRESS IN MANY LAYERS TO PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM THESE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS.
MAZ023-024-161515-
DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
409 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2004
…WIND CHILL WARNING THIS MORNING FOR NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS
VINEYARD…
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING COMBINED WITH ZERO AND
SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE CHILL VALUES IN THE 25 TO 40
BELOW ZERO RANGE. THEN THE SLOWLY RISING TEMPERATURES AFTER 10 AM
WILL ALLOW THE CHILL FACTOR TO SLOWLY DECREASE. HOWEVER…FOR MOST OF
THIS MORNING…THE FRIGID CHILL VALUES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE
OUTSIDE FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES AT A TIME WITH PROPER PROTECTION.
EXPOSED SKIN MAY FREEZE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.
IF YOU MUST GO OUTDOORS…COVER ANY EXPOSED SKIN. WEAR A HAT…
MITTENS OR GLOVES…AND SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET…
FOR LATER INFORMATION.
$$
MAZ022-161515-
BARNSTABLE MA-
409 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2004
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR OUTER CAPE COD THIS MORNING…
…WIND CHILL WARNING ALL OF CAPE COD THIS MORNING…
BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THIS MORNING
ON PARTS OF THE OUTER CAPE. THE STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF ANY SNOW THAT TRIES TO ACCUMULATE IN THIS ARCTIC
OUTBREAK.
IN ADDITION…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING COMBINED
WITH ZERO AND SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE CHILL VALUES IN THE
25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE. THEN THE SLOWLY RISING TEMPERATURES AFTER
10 AM WILL ALLOW THE CHILL FACTOR TO SLOWLY DECREASE. HOWEVER…FOR
MOST OF THIS MORNING…THE FRIGID CHILL VALUES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS
TO BE OUTSIDE FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES AT A TIME WITHOUT PROPER
PROTECTION. EXPOSED SKIN MAY FREEZE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.
IF YOU MUST GO OUTDOORS…COVER ANY EXPOSED SKIN. WEAR A HAT…
MITTENS OR GLOVES…AND SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET…
FOR LATER INFORMATION.
$$
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CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
409 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2004
…WIND CHILL WARNING CONTINUES THIS MORNING…
NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL CONTINUE
EXPERIENCING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH RIDGE TOP GUSTS OF
45 MPH THIS MORNING. THIS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW
ZERO WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF
30 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
THE MOST SEVERE PORTION OF THE COLD WILL BEGIN EASING AFTER ABOUT
10 AM.
THESE FRIGID WIND CHILL VALUES…SELDOM OCCURRING IN RECENT TIMES
OVER OUR AREA…WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. EXPOSED SKIN
MAY FREEZE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST GO OUTDOORS…
COVER ANY EXPOSED SKIN. WEAR A HAT…MITTENS OR GLOVES…AND SEVERAL
LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…
OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET…FOR LATER INFORMATION.
$$
CTZ002>004-MAZ011>013-015>021-RIZ001>008-161515-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-BRISTOL RI-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT-NEWPORT RI-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
SUFFOLK MA-TOLLAND CT-WASHINGTON RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT-
409 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2004
…WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING…
AREAS OF NEW ENGLAND ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE
WILL CONTINUE EXPERIENCING SUSTAINED WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. THIS WIND COMBINED WITH SUBZERO
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES OF AROUND 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO IN RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE
BOSTON AREA.
THE MOST SEVERE PORTION OF THE COLD WILL BEGIN NOTICEABLY EASING
AFTER ABOUT 10 AM. HOWEVER STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE ALL DAY.
THESE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE
OUTSIDE FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES AT A TIME…WITHOUT PROPER
PROTECTION. EXPOSED SKIN MAY FREEZE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 OR 15 MINUTES.
IF YOU MUST GO OUTDOORS…COVER ANY EXPOSED SKIN. WEAR A HAT…
MITTENS OR GLOVES…AND SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET…
FOR LATER INFORMATION.
$$
DRAG
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Southeast Massachusetts ARES District Emergency Coordinator
SEMARA ARES Emergency Coordinator
Pager #: (508) 354-3142
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 1-800-445-2588 Ext.: 72929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://users.rcn.com/rmacedo
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On behalf of all the Eastern Massachusetts (EMa) DEC’s and EC’s, I would like to extend a cordial invitation to play in our annual Winter Communications Exercise, scheduled for Saturday February 21st. As most of you know, we are entering our “Nor’easter” season, so it is our annual opportunity to formally evaluate our winter emergency communication skills and readiness. This message will be the first in a series of messages about the exercise.
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“This will be a drill to test our primary stations and other ARES member home stations,” explained District Emergency Coordinator Frank O’Laughlin, WQ1O. “We will attempt to utilize HF NVIS, VHF/UHF simplex FM. We’ll also utilize VHF/UHF SSB and digital modes. And we will attempt communications with other ARES districts and their EOCs.”
From: Telsey, Steven
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Steve Telsey writes:
Jim Duarte, N1IV wrote:
Steve Telsey, N1BDA wrote:
ZCZC AG03
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