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..Another coastal storm system will bring the potential for a heavy wet snow in Western and Northern Massachusetts and the potential for wet snow related damage, heavy rainfall with strong wind gusts up to 40 MPH at the coast and the potential for minor coastal flooding for the Monday late morning/early afternoon High Tide cycle..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect Through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Franklin, Western Hampshire, Northern Worcester and Northern Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts for 4-8″ of snow with isolated higher amounts and wind gusts up to 40 MPH. The snow has the potential to be heavy and wet which could cause isolated to scattered pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages. The morning and evening commutes could be affected by the wet snow..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Western Hampden, Eastern Hampshire, Eastern Hampden, Central Middlesex, Western Essex and Southern Worcester Counties of Massachusetts 2-6″ of snow. The snow has the potential to be heavy and wet which could cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages. The morning and evening commutes could be affected by the snow..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Tolland and Windham Counties of Connecticut, Eastern Essex, Norfolk, Southeast Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts and Northwest Providence County Rhode Island for 2-4″ of snow and wind gusts of 35 MPH. The snow may impact the morning commute with more likely impacts during the afternoon commute..
..Areas outside the Winter Storm Warning and Winter Weather advisory areas will see mostly rain changing to snow before ending. With a bit more of an offshore track, amounts of a coating to 2″ may now be possible in these areas..
..A Coastal Flood Advisory is now in effect from 10 AM-2 PM Monday for Eastern Essex, Suffolk, Eastern Norfolk and Eastern Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts for minor coastal flooding of lots, parks, and shore roads with isolated road closures expected.
..SKYWARN Self-Activation with Amateur Radio Call-up nets late tonight and especially Monday for snowfall reports and wet snow damage reports. An Amateur Radio Call-Up Net schedule for these areas appear below in this message. For the self-activation, will be looking for snowfall, rain gauge and coastal flood reports and any wind gusts 40 MPH or greater..

Another coastal storm system will affect Southern New England Sunday Evening into Monday. The headlines depict the current thinking which shows a shift to a snowier event particularly for Western and Central and interior Eastern Massachusetts along and north of the I-95 corridor with slightly more snow accumulation outside of the warning and advisory areas. Key factors include:
1.) Track of the storm system which has shifted a bit further east meaning the potential for somewhat higher heavy wet snow accumulations in the Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather advisory statement.
2.) Coastal flooding and the timing of the strongest winds with the Monday high tide cycle as that will determine the extent of coastal flooding and at this time its expected to be minor coastal flooding.
3.) The strongest winds will remain offshore but coastal and some inland high terrain areas could see wind gusts up to 40 MPH based on the current track.

SKYWARN Self-Activation with Amateur Radio Call-up nets late tonight and especially Monday for snowfall reports and wet snow damage reports. For the self-activation, will be looking for snowfall, rain gauge and coastal flood reports and any wind gusts 40 MPH or greater. An Amateur Radio Call-Up Net schedule for these areas appear below:

Western Mass SKYWARN Net: 146.940-Mount Tom Repeater – PL: 127.3 Hz Sunday Evening 1000 PM – Monday Morning at 600 AM and in every 2 hour intervals – 800 AM, 1000 AM, 1200 PM etc.
Central Mass SKYWARN Net #1: 146.970-Paxton Repeater PL: 114.8 – Monday Morning at 600 AM and in every 2 hour intervals – 830 AM, 1030 AM, 1230 PM etc.
Central Mass SKYWARN Net – #2 – Route 2 corridor system: W1GZ-R Echolink conference node: 688832/IRLP 9122 – Monday Morning at 730 AM, 930 AM, 1130 AM etc.
New England Reflector System – *NEW-ENG3* Echolink conference node: 9123/IRLP 9123/N1XRS-L Echolink node: 8998 – DMR Brandmeister node: DMR Talkgroup 3125541 (Will monitor and make occasional call-ups)
Additional repeaters could become active depending on changing storm conditions and this aspect will be monitored and if time allows a shortened coordination message will be sent to update this information.

This will be the last complete coordination message as we shift into operations mode. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Storm Warrning/Winter Weather Advisory & Snow/Ice Accretion Maps, Coastal Flood Advisory, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Storm Watch/Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snow/Ice Accretion Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Boston/Norton Coastal Flood Advisory Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=CFW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
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..Another coastal storm system will bring the potential for a heavy wet snow in Western and Northern Massachusetts, heavy rainfall with strong wind gusts up to 40 MPH at the coast and the potential for minor coastal flooding for the Monday High Tide cycle..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect from Sunday Evening Through Monday Afternoon for Western Franklin and Western Hampshire Counties of Massachusetts for 2-7″ of snow. The snow has the potential to be heavy and wet which could cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages. The morning and evening commutes could be affected by the snow..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 7 PM Sunday Evening through 4 PM Monday Afternoon for Eastern Franklin, Northern Worcester, Northern Middlesex County of Massachusetts for 2-5″ of snow. The snow has the potential to be heavy and wet which could cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages. The morning and evening commutes could be affected by the snow..
..Areas outside the Winter Storm Watch and Winter Weather advisory areas will see mostly rain changing to snow before ending with little to no accumulation..
..Minor coastal flooding is likely with a low probability for low end moderate coastal flooding in East Coastal Massachusetts for the Monday high tide cycle..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely with the possibility of Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets in the Winter Storm Watch and Winter Weather advisory areas. For the self-activation, will be looking for snowfall, rain gauge and coastal flood reports and any wind gusts 40 MPH or greater..

Another coastal storm system will affect Southern New England Sunday Evening into Monday. The headlines depict the current thinking. Key factors include:
1.) Track of the storm system which has shifted a bit further east meaning the potential for heavy wet snow in the Winter Storm Watch/Winter Weather advisory statement.
2.) Coastal flooding and the timing of the strongest winds with the Monday high tide cycle as that will determine the extent of coastal flooding
3.) The strongest winds will remain offshore but coastal areas could see wind gusts up to 40 MPH based on the current track.

SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely with the possibility of Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets in the Winter Storm Watch and Winter Weather advisory areas. For the self-activation, will be looking for snowfall, rain gauge and coastal flood reports and any wind gusts 40 MPH or greater. Another coordination message will be posted by 1 PM Sunday Afternoon. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Storm Watch/Winter Weather Advisory & Snow/Ice Accretion Maps and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Storm Watch/Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snow/Ice Accretion Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
https://www.wx1box.org

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..Storm system bringing a wintry mix of precipitation changing to snow to interior Southern New England Thursday Afternoon through early Friday Evening with rain across Southeast New England. Minor coastal flooding is likely during the Friday Morning high tide for East Coastal Massachusetts, Cape Cod and Nantucket Island..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 6 PM Friday Evening for Franklin, Hampshire, Northern Worcester, Northern and Central Middlesex, and Western Essex Counties of Massachusetts and is now expanded through Southeast Middlesex and Eastern Essex Counties of Massachusetts for 2-5″ of snow and a light glaze of ice with the lowest amounts in lower elevations and eastern areas of the advisory and the higher amounts in western and northern parts of the advisory and the higher elevations. The Friday Morning commute will be impacted by the wintry precipitation..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 6 PM Friday Evening for Hartford County Connecticut, Hampden and Southern Worcester Counties of Massachusetts for a coating to 2″ of snow with isolated higher amounts and up to 0.10″ of ice particularly over the higher elevations. The Friday Morning commute will be impacted by the wintry precipitation..
..Areas outside of the Winter Weather Advisory will see mostly rain with a changeover to snow before ending with 1″ or less of accumulation..
..A Coastal Flood Advisory is now in effect from 5 AM to Noon Friday for East Coastal Massachusetts, Cape Cod and Nantucket Island for up to 1 foot inundation above ground level affecting the lower lying shore lines and most vulnerable shore road locations..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely with Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets possible to monitor for snowfall, ice accretion, rainfall, precipitation type and coastal flood reports through Friday Evening..

A storm system will affect portions of interior Southern New England with wintry precipitation with minor coastal flooding possible for East Coastal Massachusetts, Cape Cod and Nantucket during the Friday Morning high tide. The headlines depict the current thinking. Key factors include:

1.) While the heaviest snow is expected in Vermont and New Hampshire, accumulating snow will impact portions of interior Massachusetts with the highest amounts in Northwest and North-Central Massachusetts. If deeper cold air can be maintained or continued in parts of interior Massachusetts particularly Northwest and North-Central Massachusetts, then higher snow amounts would be possible. Model trends shifted back a bit warmer which has resulted in slightly lower snow amounts in the advisory area.
2.) Main concerns are for hazardous travel conditions with little impact to infrastructure unless freezing rain would become more of a predominant form of precipitation and that’s currently not expected at this time but will be monitored.
3.) Minor coastal flooding could impact the Friday Morning high tide cycle and this will bear watching and reporting on coastal flooding during this high tide cycle will be needed.

SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely with Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets possible to monitor for snowfall, ice accretion, rainfall, precipitation type and coastal flood reports through Friday Evening. This will be the last coordination message as we shift into operations mode. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snow/Ice Accretion Maps, Coastal Flood Advisory Statement and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snow/Ice Accretion Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Boston/Norton Coastal Flood Advisory Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=CFW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
https://www.wx1box.org

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..Storm system will bring a wintry mix of precipitation changing to snow to interior Southern New England Thursday Afternoon through early Friday Evening. Minor coastal flooding will also be possible during the Friday Morning high tide for East Coastal Massachusetts..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from Noon Thursday to 6 PM Friday Evening for Franklin, Hampshire, Northern Worcester, Northern and Central Middlesex, and Western Essex Counties of Massachusetts for 3-7″ of snow and a light glaze of ice. The Thursday Evening and Friday Morning commutes will be impacted but the wintry precipitation..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from Noon Thursday to 6 PM Friday Evening for Hartford County Connecticut, Hampden and Southern Worcester Counties of Massachusetts for a coating to 3″ of snow and up to 0.10″ of ice particularly over the higher elevations. The Thursday Evening and Friday Morning commutes will be impacted but the wintry precipitation..
..Areas outside of the Winter Weather Advisory will see mostly rain with a changeover to snow before ending with 1″ or less of accumulation..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely with Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets possible to monitor for snowfall, ice accretion, rainfall, precipitation type and coastal flood reports Thursday Afternoon through Friday Evening..

A storm system will affect portions of interior Southern New England with wintry precipitation with minor coastal flooding possible for East Coastal Massachusetts during the Friday Morning high tide. The headlines depict the current thinking. Key factors include:

1.) While the heaviest snow is expected in Vermont and New Hampshire, accumulating snow will impact portions of interior Massachusetts with the highest amounts in Northwest and North-Central Massachusetts. If deeper cold air can be maintained or continued in parts of interior Massachusetts particularly Northwest and North-Central Massachusetts, then higher snow amounts would be possible. Model trends have been moving in this direction so this will bear close monitoring.
2.) Main concerns are for hazardous travel conditions with little impact to infrastructure unless freezing rain would become more of a predominant form of precipitation and that’s currently not expected at this time but will be monitored.
3.) Minor coastal flooding could impact the Friday Morning high tide cycle and this will bear watching and reporting on coastal flooding during this high tide cycle will likely be needed.

SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely with Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets possible to monitor for snowfall, ice accretion, rainfall, precipitation type and coastal flood reports Thursday Afternoon through Friday Evening. Another coordination message will be posted by 1 PM Thursday Afternoon. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snow/Ice Accretion Maps:

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snow/Ice Accretion Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
https://www.wx1box.org

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..Offshore Ocean Storm will bring strong winds to Southeast Coastal Massachusetts and the chance for an extended period of light snow with some ocean enhancement snow possible across East Coastal and Southeast Massachusetts late Saturday Night through Monday Afternoon. Currently, snow is expected to be on the light side between a coating and 2 inches but this will be monitored as overall forecast confidence is lower than normal for the short-term forecast period..
..A Wind Advisory is in effect from 11 PM Saturday Evening through 10 PM Sunday Evening for Cape Cod and the Islands and Eastern Plymouth County Massachusetts for sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH and isolated higher gusts possible over the Outer Cape. These winds could cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the strong wind and light snowfall potential for the region. Another and potentially more complete coordination message will be posted by 10 AM Sunday Morning depending on storm operations and forecast updates. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Wind Advisory Statement, Area Forecast Discussion, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook and Wind Gust Map..

NWS Boston/Norton Wind Advisory Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=NPW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

NWS Boston/Norton Wind Gust Map:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Max-Wind-Gusts-1_15_22.png

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
https://www.wx1box.org

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..Strong winds likely in Southeast New England along with much of Southern New England receiving rainfall from 0.75-1.5″ with isolated higher amounts and perhaps even some convective showers and isolated or a fine line of thunderstorms that will help bring strong winds down to the surface..
..A Wind Advisory is now in effect from 11 PM Thursday Evening to 2 PM Friday Afternoon for Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket Counties of Massachusetts and Southeast Providence, Eastern Kent, Bristol, Newport and Washington Counties of Rhode Island including Block Island for sustained winds of 15-25 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. Other coastal and higher terrain areas could see wind gusts of around 40 MPH. These winds will cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the storm system from late Thursday Night into Friday Afternoon. This will likely be the only coordination message on this storm system unless a significant change to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Wind Advisory Statement, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Wind Advisory Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=NPW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
https://www.wx1box.org

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..Light Freezing Drizzle overnight will cause a few icy spots in parts of western and northern Massachusetts and then a potential for accumulating snow particularly for the higher elevations is expected on Friday. The key factors for rain versus wet snow will be how cold temperatures are as they will be near or slightly above 32 degrees, how heavy the precipitation is as heavier precipitation would lend to heavier snow and higher elevations would stand the best chance of getting the highest snowfall accumulations..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 1 AM to 7 PM Friday for Hampshire, Hampden, Southern Worcester, Central and Southeast Middlesex, Western Essex and Western Norfolk Counties of Massachusetts with 1-3″ of snow with isolated higher amounts and the higher amounts in the higher elevations. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 7 PM Friday for Western Franklin, Northern Worcester, and Northern Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts for 2-5″ of snow with isolated higher amounts and the highest amounts in the higher elevations..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for snowfall reports and any temperature and precipitation type reports for Friday as amounts could vary widely based on elevation, temperature and where any heavier bands of snow may setup in the region. This will be the only coordination message on this wet snow potential unless a significant change to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snow/Ice Accretion Maps and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snow/Ice Accretion Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
https://www.wx1box.org

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..Light icing may cause slick road conditions for a time midday Thursday through Thursday Evening for parts of interior Northern and West-Central Massachusetts..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from Noon to 10 PM EDT Thursday for Western Franklin, Western Hampshire, Western Hampden and Northern Worcester Counties of Massachusetts and from 1-10 PM EDT Thursday for Eastern Franklin, Central Middlesex, Western Essex and Southern Worcester Counties of Massachusetts for a light icing glaze from Freezing Rain and Freezing Drizzle resulting in slick travel conditions. This was originally expected for the morning commute but the timeframe of colder air has shifted making the late afternoon/evening commute the greater risk for slick travel conditions..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the light icing conditions for Thursday Afternoon into Thursday Evening. This will be the only coordination message on this storm situation unless a significant change to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory statement & Snow/Ice Accretion Maps and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snow/Ice Accretion Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
https://www.wx1box.org

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..On behalf of the NWS Boston/Norton Forecast Staff and the WX1BOX, Amateur Radio team, we want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holiday Season, We appreciate all that you do for SKYWARN weather spotting across the Amateur Radio and non-Amateur Radio community..
..Major Storm System produced significant rainfall with some flooding issues, localized heavy snowfall at the end of the storm event inland, moderate to isolated pockets of major coastal flooding, and widespread pockets of tree and power line damage to the region. Post Storm final rainfall, snowfall totals, wind damage, rainfall related and coastal flooding reports, pictures, and videos can be sent as a reply to this email, via our WX1BOX Facebook and Twitter feeds or to the email address pics@nsradio.org. A more complete post coordination message including a WX1BOX Facebook Photo Album will be posted once the ocean effect snow event has passed, most likely on Monday 12/26 or Tuesday 12/27..
..Ocean effect snow is impacting Marthas Vineyard, and Cape Cod and will eventually impact Nantucket. Amounts will vary widely localized and understanding the holiday family commitments, any snowfall report information as this ongoing event continues through early Christmas Afternoon will be very helpful..
..A Winter Storm Warning is in effect through 1 PM Sunday for Marthas Vineyard for 5-10″ of snow. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Cape Cod (mostly the western and central portions of Cape Cod) and Nantucket through 1 PM Sunday for 1-5″ of snow. Snow amounts in these areas will vary over short distances. Use caution when travelling in these areas..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation for ocean effect snow will monitor for snowfall totals throughout this area. This will be the only ocean effect snow event as we continue operations mode for ocean effect snow. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snowfall Maps and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snowfall Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
https://www.wx1box.org

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..High impact storm will bring significant hazards to Southern New England in the form of strong to damaging winds, minor to moderate coastal flood potential and heavy rainfall with the potential for urban, poor drainage, river, and stream flooding late Thursday Night into Friday Night with the strong to damaging wind potential extending into a portion of the day Saturday. A period off snow at the start of the storm will occur in the Berkshires as well..
..Preparations for the potential of scattered to numerous pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages should begin now and if power isn’t lost, you are prepared for the next significant storm event when it occurs..
..A High Wind Warning remains in effect from 1 AM Friday Morning to 7 AM Saturday Morning for Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island for sustained winds of 25-35 MPH with gusts to 65 MPH and isolated higher wind gusts. These winds could result in scattered to numerous pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages..
..A Wind Advisory is now in effect from 1 AM Friday Morning to 7 PM Friday Evening for Northern Connecticut, all of Western Massachusetts and now includes Worcester and Northern Middlesex Counties for sustained winds of 15-25 MPH and wind gusts of 50 MPH with isolated higher wind gusts to 55 MPH. These winds could result in scattered pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages..
..A Coastal Flood Warning is now in effect from from 5 AM to 2 PM Friday for all of East and South Coastal Massachusetts and South Coastal Rhode Island for 1 to 2 feet of coastal inundation above ground level possible in low-lying areas near shorelines resulting in widespread minor to pockets of moderate coastal flooding at the time of the high tide cycle in these coastal areas..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 7 PM Thursday Evening to 7 AM Friday Morning for Western Hampden, Western Hampshire and Western Hampden Counties for 2-4″ of snow before a changeover to rain Friday Morning..
..In addition to the damaging wind gusts, heavy rainfall of 1-3″ with isolated higher amounts are likely region wide. All areas could see heavy rainfall change back to a brief period of snow and ice before ending Friday Evening with the possibility of some slippery travel before the storm ends from this precipitation and any leftover freezing of any wet roads if not dried out by strong winds. People with travel plans particularly on Friday 12/23 but also into Christmas Eve Morning should closely monitor the forecast..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely to monitor this multi-hazard storm system Friday Morning into Christmas Eve. Amateur Radio call-up nets on the 146.940-Mount Tom Repeater for higher elevation snows will start at 800 PM this evening. Other net frequencies will activate during the day Friday during peak strong to damaging winds and heavy rainfall as needed in the region. Pictures and videos of wind damage, coastal flooding and any shoreline damage from coastal flooding, and any snowfall can be sent as a reply to this message, posted to our WX1BOX Facebook/Twitter feed or sent to the email address pics@nsradio.org..

A high impact storm will bring significant hazards to Southern New England during a busy travel time for the Christmas holiday on Friday into Christmas Eve. The headlines depict the current thinking with the big update being the High Wind Watch for Worcester and Northern Middlesex County converted to a Wind Advisory and a Winter Weather Advisory for the East Slopes of the Berkshires for 2-4″ of snow before the changeover to rain. Key factors remain:
1.) The strong to damaging wind potential is the most widespread concern in the region and could result in scattered to numerous pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages. These winds could also be enhanced in the vicinity of heavier rainfall/downpours, convective showers and possibly even a thunderstorm or two. The key factor which is typical in southerly wind events is how much of those very strong winds will reach the surface and what areas will see the strongest winds and how widespread those winds are. There could be two pulses of highest winds during the High Wind Warning/Wind Advisory timeframe, one centered during Friday Morning with a second maxima near Friday Evening. Between those strongest wind pulses, winds will still be strong to possibly damaging but we wanted to highlight the two timeframes of strongest winds.
2.) A widespread 1-3″ rainfall is expected in the region with isolated higher amounts. In areas of the east slopes of Berkshires and along the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border, a period of snow is expected with advisory level snow expected in the east slopes of the Berkshires tonight into Friday Morning before the changeover to rain. That snowfall in addition to the recent heavier snowfall, snow melt and rainfall could result in some urban, poor drainage, river and stream flooding. Across other parts of Southern New England, urban and poor drainage flooding is possible.
3.) As we get into late Friday Night into early Saturday, there could be a changeover to snow before ending with little accumulation. Depending on residual moisture on road ways and the expected rapid cool down in temperatures, icy conditions could develop in spots for a period of time early Saturday morning.
4.) Strong winds will continue into (Christmas Eve). They won’t be as strong as Friday into the overnight/early morning hours of Christmas Eve but could gust 40-45 MPH with isolated higher wind gusts particularly in Southeast New England.

SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely to monitor this multi-hazard storm system Friday Morning into Christmas Eve. Amateur Radio call-up nets on the 146.940-Mount Tom Repeater for higher elevation snows will start at 800 PM this evening. Other net frequencies will activate during the day Friday during peak strong to damaging winds and heavy rainfall as needed in the region. Pictures and videos of wind damage, coastal flooding and any shoreline damage from coastal flooding, and any snowfall can be sent as a reply to this message, posted to our WX1BOX Facebook/Twitter feed or sent to the email address pics@nsradio.org. This will likely be the last coordination message as we shift into operations mode unless a significant change to the situation occurs and time allows for an update or we could update Amateur Radio Operations specifically for the region. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton High Wind Warning/Wind Advisory Statement, Coastal Flood Warning Statement, Winter Weather Advisory Statement with snowfall maps, Wind Gust Map, Storm Total Rainfall Map and the Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:

NWS Boston/Norton High Wind Warning/Wind Advisory Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=NPW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Coastal Flood Warning Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=CFW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snowfall Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Boston/Norton Wind Gust Map:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Wind_Gust_Map_3.png

NWS Boston/Norton Storm Total Rainfall Map:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Storm_Total_Rainfall_Graphic_2.png

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
https://www.wx1box.org