Storm Coordination Message #2 – Friday 3/4/16 Winter Storm Potential
Hello to all..
..A powerful ocean storm will track offshore of Southern New England but will pass close enough to the region for accumulating snow and strong winds in Southeast New England, especially for Cape Cod and the Islands, but will need to be monitored for impacts in other parts of Southeast New England with a sharp cutoff to the northwest as seen with other offshore ocean storm systems this winter..
..A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Friday Afternoon through late Friday Night for Cape Cod and the Islands for 4-8″ of snow and sustained winds of 20-35 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH possible. The combination of wet snow and strong winds could result in isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are possible late Friday Morning through late Friday Night..
An ocean storm will organize over the Mid-Atlantic states and offshore of North Carolina and track offshore of Southern New England and south of the 40 North/70 West benchmark but its large envelope could result in accumulating wet snow and strong winds across Cape Cod and the Islands in particular but potentially other parts of Southeast New England. The headlines of the coordination message reflect current thinking though this thinking could change as we have seen with several other offshore systems this winter. Current model trends were slightly further offshore which means the most impacts would remain confined to Cape Cod and the Islands and especially the Outer Cape and Nantucket, however, small wobbles and deviations in track could bring the snow further northwest into other parts of Cape Cod and the Islands and Southeast New England and there still is a wider range in tracks with the storm system along with the other factor of how tightly the storm wraps that will snow amounts. Future forecasts and model runs will better define the storm track and impacts to the region.
SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are possible late Friday Morning through late Friday Night. Another coordination message will be posted by 11 PM Thursday Evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.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
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #:(508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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Hello to all..
..A powerful ocean storm will track offshore of Southern New England but will pass close enough to the region for accumulating snow and strong winds in Southeast New England, especially for Cape Cod and the Islands, but will need to be monitored for impacts in other parts of Southeast New England with a sharp cutoff to the northwest as seen with other offshore ocean storm systems this winter..
..A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Friday Afternoon through late Friday Night for Cape Cod and the Islands for 4-8″ of snow and sustained winds of 20-35 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH possible. The combination of wet snow and strong winds could result in isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are possible late Friday Morning through late Friday Night..
An ocean storm will organize over the Mid-Atlantic states and offshore of North Carolina and track offshore of Southern New England and south of the 40 North/70 West benchmark but its large envelope could result in accumulating wet snow and strong winds across Cape Cod and the Islands in particular but potentially other parts of Southeast New England. The headlines of the coordination message reflect current thinking though this thinking could change as we have seen with several other offshore systems this winter. Current model trends were slightly further offshore which means the most impacts would remain confined to Cape Cod and the Islands and especially the Outer Cape and Nantucket, however, small wobbles and deviations in track could bring the snow further northwest into other parts of Cape Cod and the Islands and Southeast New England and there still is a wider range in tracks with the storm system along with the other factor of how tightly the storm wraps that will snow amounts. Future forecasts and model runs will better define the storm track and impacts to the region.
SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are possible late Friday Morning through late Friday Night. Another coordination message will be posted by 11 PM Thursday Evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.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
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #:(508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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