Norwood Memorial, MA Hazardous Weather Outlook

Norwood Memorial, Massachusetts

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 529 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
Expiration: 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.