HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 529 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008Expiration: 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS INTO THE WEEKEND ALONG THE SOUTH COAST AS A RESULT OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA THROUGH SUNDAY. HANNA WILL LIKELY IMPACT OUR REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. TROPICAL DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING AS WELL WITH WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES MAY OCCUR. WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR THE COAST MAY OCCUR FOR A TIME SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE. HANNAS TRACK AND TIMING ARE STILL UNCERTAIN. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND DISCUSSIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF HANNA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH A COLD FRONT TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL PROBABLY BE NECESSARY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS INTO THE WEEKEND ALONG THE SOUTH COAST AS A RESULT OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA THROUGH SUNDAY. HANNA WILL LIKELY IMPACT OUR REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. TROPICAL DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING AS WELL WITH WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES MAY OCCUR. WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR THE COAST MAY OCCUR FOR A TIME SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE. HANNAS TRACK AND TIMING ARE STILL UNCERTAIN. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND DISCUSSIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF HANNA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH A COLD FRONT TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL PROBABLY BE NECESSARY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
