An Interesting Development

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1136 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO MUCH
OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY
EVENING...

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SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
1136 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH POSSIBLE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL DURING THE
EVENING RUSH HOUR.

THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY THE CASE
OVER CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. IF THE SLEET OCCURS...SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS COULD BE A LITTLE LESS THAN FORECAST. HOWEVER...IF THE SLEET
DOES NOT MATERIALIZE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE HEAVIER THAN
FORECAST.

THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY TAPER OFF BY 9 PM.

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.