Storm Coordination Message #1 – Saturday 12/24/16 Winter Storm Potential

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Hello to all…

..Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays to all SKYWARN Spotters and Amateur Radio Operators..
..A storm system on Christmas Eve will bring a mix of precipitation Saturday Morning into the early afternoon in northern and western parts of the coverage area with mostly rain in southern and eastern parts of the coverage area with some strong wind gusts just below wind advisory criteria along coastal Southern New England..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 5 AM to 2 PM Saturday for Hartford and Tolland Counties of Connecticut and Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden and Northern Worcester Counties of Massachusetts for 1-3″ of snow in the higher elevations of the advisory area from around 1000 feet or higher and a coating to 1″ of snow in lower elevations with a trace of icing from freezing rain across all elevations of the advisory area..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions Saturday Morning into early afternoon across the Winter Weather Advisory area and along the coast for any strong wind gusts. This will be the only coordination message on this storm event unless a significant upgrade to the situation occurs. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics..

NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory 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…

..Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays to all SKYWARN Spotters and Amateur Radio Operators..
..A storm system on Christmas Eve will bring a mix of precipitation Saturday Morning into the early afternoon in northern and western parts of the coverage area with mostly rain in southern and eastern parts of the coverage area with some strong wind gusts just below wind advisory criteria along coastal Southern New England..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 5 AM to 2 PM Saturday for Hartford and Tolland Counties of Connecticut and Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden and Northern Worcester Counties of Massachusetts for 1-3″ of snow in the higher elevations of the advisory area from around 1000 feet or higher and a coating to 1″ of snow in lower elevations with a trace of icing from freezing rain across all elevations of the advisory area..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions Saturday Morning into early afternoon across the Winter Weather Advisory area and along the coast for any strong wind gusts. This will be the only coordination message on this storm event unless a significant upgrade to the situation occurs. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics..

NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory 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
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://beta.wx1box.org
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