Issued by NWS Boston, MA
000 AWUS81 KBOX 101212 RWSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-101700- REGIONAL WEATHER STORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 710 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 CLOUDS THICKENED DURING THE OVERNIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM THAT MOVED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. WITH THE CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY DROPPED INTO THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST AND GAIN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. AT PRESENT IT APPEARS WILL PASS WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. HOWEVER IT WILL STILL PASS CLOSE ENOUGH TO GIVE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SNOW WELL INTO TONIGHT. THE AREAS FOR THE BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL BE NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL WILL BE A BIT LESS OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AS SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW. ALSO SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LOWER THE FURTHER NORTH YOU GO. HIGHS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S OVER SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE TO THE MID 30S OVER THE CAPE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE EVENING TONIGHT. HOWEVER THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE STORM MOVES OUT TO SEA. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 20 DEGREES OVER SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE TO THE LOW 30S OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY SUNNY ON THURSDAY. HIGHS THURSDAY WILL BE IN THE 30S. THE LAST DAY OF THE WORK WEEK WILL FEATURE DRY WEATHER WITH GENERALLY PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S TO THE MID 30S. $$ AED
