AND PARTICULARLY THE CAPE AND ISLANDS VERY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND MARTHA/S VINEYARD.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH A LOW
PROBABILITY FOR UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW ACROSS THE OUTER-CAPE AND
NANTUCKET.
* TIMING...VERY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN
ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER
OUTAGES.
* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. LOW
PROBABILITY FOR A FEW GUSTS UP TO HURRICANE FORCE ACROSS THE
OUTER-CAPE AND NANTUCKET.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR AT LEAST
3 HOURS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAKING TRAVEL
VERY DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED TO ALTER ANY TRAVEL PLANS.
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* LOCATIONS...PLYMOUTH AND BRISTOL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS AND NEWPORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND.
* HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING
AND DRIFTING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.
* TIMING...VERY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT VERY
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH
POOR VISIBILITIES. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR MAY BE
IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY.
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE
INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO
36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY
TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP.
