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Winter Weather Advisory As of 3:55 am EST on March 13, 2010

... Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 9 am EST this
morning...

The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Winter
Weather Advisory for freezing rain... which is in effect until 9 am
EST this morning.

Temperatures have fallen close to or just below freezing across the
eastern slopes of the Berkshires as well as elevated locations of
Worcester County early this morning. With the light precipitation
that has pushed into the region... pockets of freezing rain will
develop. This will make for tricky traveling through mid morning...
especially on untreated roadways.

Temperatures will rise to the mid and upper 30s by mid morning... so
the precipitation will change over to all rain.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Weather Advisory is issued when snow and/or ice is
forecast to develop in the affected areas... but accumulations are
expected to be light. Any snow or ice would make driving and
walking difficult... but not impossible... on untreated roadways
and sidewalks. When temperatures are below freezing... motorists
need to be especially careful on bridges and overpasses where
slippery spots can easily develop.





Areal Flood Watch As of 4:42 am EST on March 13, 2010

... Flood Watch now in effect from this evening through Monday
morning...

The Flood Watch is now in effect for

* portions of Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire...
including the following areas... in Massachusetts... central
Middlesex MA... eastern Essex MA... eastern Franklin MA...
eastern Hampden MA... eastern Hampshire MA... eastern Norfolk
MA... eastern Plymouth MA... northern Bristol MA... northern
Middlesex MA... northern Worcester MA... southeast Middlesex
MA... southern Bristol MA... southern Plymouth MA... southern
Worcester MA... Suffolk MA... western Essex MA... western
Franklin MA... western Hampden MA... western Hampshire MA...
western Norfolk MA and western Plymouth MA. In southern New
Hampshire... Cheshire NH... eastern Hillsborough NH and western
and central Hillsborough NH.

* From this evening through Monday morning

* one of the heaviest widespread single storm long duration rain
events since Spring 2006 appears imminent... especially for eastern
Massachusetts... the east slopes of both the Worcester Hills and
berkshire's into parts of Hillsborough County.

* Three to possibly as much as 6 inches of wind swept rain is
forecast for eastern Massachusetts to near Nashua New Hampshire
with 2 to 4 inches elsewhere in the watch area. There is high
probability of rainfall exceeding 4 inches along the Interstate 95
corridor of Massachusetts.

* Urban and poor-drainage flooding will likely make some flood prone
roadways impassable. Small streams and rivers will likely respond
strongly as well... and could exceed bank-full levels. In
addition... due to the saturated grounds... basement flooding could
be experienced as well as scattered power outages from uprooted
trees in the rain softened ground.

* Runoff from snow melt in the hills is an unknown wild card since
temperatures will be just above freezing throughout the storm.

* Rain or mixed precipitation will taper off Monday.

* So while the bulk of the rain will have occurred by Sunday
evening... additional rainfall Sunday night and Monday will
contribute to further runoff response on the larger rivers.

* For now... there seems to be a moderate to high probability for a
repeat episode of the late February flooding but unexpected changes
in the amounts will produce differing results.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.





High Wind Watch As of 4:02 am EST on March 13, 2010

... High wind watch now in effect from 1 PM EST this afternoon
through Sunday morning...

The high wind watch is now in effect from 1 PM EST this afternoon
through Sunday morning.

Strong east to northeast winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to near 55
mph are likely to develop late this afternoon or more likely tonight.
However... there is potential for stronger wind gusts up to 60 mph
across portions of eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The winds will diminish late Sunday morning but a second round of
45 to 50 mph northeast wind gusts is expected late Sunday night into
Monday.

Once forecasters are sure of warning threshold winds... the watch
will be converted.

The combination of strong wind and rain softened ground could lead to
uprooted trees tonight and long periods of power outages.

Strongest winds should occur in this portion of the watch area
between 10 PM tonight and 10 am Sunday.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A high wind watch means the potential exists for strong damaging
winds to develop in the mentioned areas. These strong winds are
capable of Downing trees and power lines as well as causing
property damage. If a High Wind Warning is issued... stay inside
and away from windows.





  5 Day Forecast for Worcester, MA as of 4:54 AM EST on March 13, 2010
Saturday

Rain
HI 43° F
LO 34° F
Sunday

Rain
HI 38° F
LO 32° F
Monday

Snow
HI 38° F
LO 31° F
Tuesday

Partly Cloudy
HI 52° F
LO 32° F
Wednesday

Partly Cloudy
HI 52° F
LO 34° F
  Current Weather Conditions for Worcester, MA as of 4:54 AM EST on March 13, 2010
Temperature   33° F Dew Point   30° F
Relative Humidity   89% Wind   ENE 10 mph
Wind Chill   25° F Sky   Overcast
Visibility   10.0 Miles Pressure   30.17 in.
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  Extended Forecast for Worcester, MA 4:27 am EST on March 13, 2010
Today - Rain likely with a chance of freezing rain this morning... then rain this afternoon. Patchy fog this afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
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Tonight - Rain. Patchy fog. Blustery. Near steady temperature around 40. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph... decreasing to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Sunday - Rain. Patchy fog in the morning. Blustery. Near steady temperature around 40. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Sunday Night - Rain. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Monday - Rain and snow in the morning...then rain in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. North winds around 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Monday Night - Partly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Lows around 30. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Tuesday through Thursday Night - Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in the mid 30s.
Friday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
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