Storm and Extreme Cold Coordination Message #4 – Friday Night Cape & Islands Snow Potential and Weekend Extreme Cold And Strong Wind Potential

February 13, 2016 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Extreme Cold Conditions will affect Southern New England over the course of this weekend with dangerous and life-threatening cold wind chills and dangerously cold ambient air temperatures. Temperatures will moderate over the course of the day Monday. Strong Winds also likely for a portion of this weekend with a light snow event Friday Night over Cape Cod and the Islands..
..A Wind Chill Warning remains in effect from 4 PM Saturday until Noon Sunday for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area except for the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Cape Cod and the Islands. Wind Chills could dip as low as 20 to 30 below zero with isolated interior locations hitting 35 below zero. Ambient air temperatures will be 5 below to 5 above zero at the coast and 5 below zero to 15 below zero in the interior. Winds will be sustained at 15-25 MPH with gusts up to the 45-50 MPH range with isolated higher gusts possible at the coast. This is life-threatening cold that can bring frostbite exposure with just 10-15 minutes of exposure to the cold. Isolated tree and wire damage and isolated power outages are possible from the strong winds..
..A Wind Chill Warning is now in effect for South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island except for Cape Cod and the Islands from 1 PM Saturday to Noon Sunday for wind chills to 25 below zero, record cold ambient air temperature values of zero to 5 below zero and winds sustained at 20-30 MPH with gusts up to 50 MPH and isolated higher gusts possible. This is life-threatening cold that can bring frostbite exposure with just 10-15 minutes of exposure to the cold. Isolated tree and wire damage and isolated power outages are possible from the strong winds..
..A Wind Chill Advisory is now in effect from 6 PM Saturday Evening through Noon Sunday for Cape Cod and the Islands for wind chills as low as 10 below zero to 25 below zero and ambient temperatures of 5 below to 5 above zero with sustained winds of 15-30 MPH with gusts in the 50 MPH range with isolated higher wind gusts possible. This is life-threatening cold that can bring frostbite exposure with just 20-30 minutes of exposure to the cold. Isolated tree and wire damage and isolated power outages are possible from the strong winds..
..Parts of Cape Cod, particularly the Outer Cape could experience ocean effect snow with snow amounts of 1-3″ with the possibility of higher localized amounts of 4″ possible..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the strong winds and wind chills during the day Saturday into Sunday Morning and potential ocean effect snow for the Outer Cape Cod area..

Overnight, a coating to 1.5″ of snow occurred over Cape Cod and the Islands and southeast coastal Massachusetts. Another round of light ocean effect snow could affect Cape Cod, particularly the Outer Cape, tonight into Sunday Morning with the possibility of 1-3″ of snow with localized 4″ amounts possible. Less than 1″ of snow is possible on other parts of the Cape, the islands and East Coastal Massachusetts. A Special Weather Statement has been issued for this ocean effect snow potential.

The coldest air of the 2015-2016 winter season is on track to affect Southern New England with Wind Chill Warnings and Wind Chill Advisories in affect across the entire area for life threatening cold wind chills and record cold ambient low temperatures. The Wind Chill Warning and Advisory headlines cover the strong wind threat as well with wind gusts in the 40-50 MPH range with isolated higher gusts likely. These winds may cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages. All concerned should review and follow cold weather safety rules as these winds and the extreme cold take hold over the region this weekend.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the possibility of snow over the Cape and Islands Friday Night into early Saturday Morning and for strong winds during the day Saturday into early Sunday Morning. Barring any changes to warnings and advisories, this will be the last coordination message for extreme cold and strong wind conditions for the entire region and possibly another light snow event for portions of Cape Cod for Saturday Night into early Sunday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Wind Chill Warning/Advisory/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Special Weather Statement on Extreme Cold Weather Safety Tips and Cape Cod Ocean Effect Snow, Hazardous Weather Outlook, Winter Weather Graphics and NWS Taunton Facebook Graphics:

NWS Taunton Wind Chill Warning/Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.html

NWS Taunton Special Weather Statement – Cape Cod Ocean Effect Snow:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus81.KBOX.html

NWS Taunton Special Weather Statement – Extreme Cold Weather Safety Tips:
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KBOX/1602111921.wwus81.html

NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html

NWS Taunton Winter Weather Graphics:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Taunton Facebook Graphics – Winter Weather Graphics:
https://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston/photos/pcb.947975471963491/947975075296864/?type=3&theater

NWS Taunton Facebook Graphics – Cold Weather Safety:
https://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston/photos/pcb.948056428622062/948056311955407/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston/photos/pcb.947153345379037/947152985379073/?type=3&theater

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
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