Winter Storm to Bring Harzardous Travel from the Plains to the Northeast through this Weekend

A sprawling winter storm will create hazardous travel conditions from the Plains into the Northeastern U.S. through this weekend. Areas of moderate to heavy snow are forecast over much of the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and the interior Northeast and northern New England. Freezing rain is expected from the southern Plains into the Mid Mississippi Valley, and the Mid Atlantic region.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 17, 04:00 PM EST until January 17, 11:00 PM EST

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Norton, MA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Boston MA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight

NW 16kt
< 1ft
Low: 13 °F
Saturday

S 8kt
< 1ft
High: 29 °F
Saturday
Night
SSE 12kt
< 1ft
Low: 27 °F
Sunday

W 13kt
< 1ft
High: 41 °F
Sunday
Night
NW 13kt
< 1ft
Low: 21 °F
M.L.King
Day
NW 11kt
< 1ft
High: 26 °F
Monday
Night
NW 9kt
< 1ft
Low: 16 °F
Tuesday

NW 9kt
< 1ft
High: 23 °F
Tuesday
Night
NW 8kt
< 1ft
Low: 10 °F

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:53 pm EST Jan 17, 2020
Forecast Valid: 7pm EST Jan 17, 2020-6pm EST Jan 24, 2020

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

Synopsis: ANZ200-180930- 347 PM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters... High pres builds in from the west tonight. Low pres will then track across the Great Lakes on Sat. This low will then track across northern New England Sat night into Sun morning before moving into the Canadian Maritimes by Sun afternoon. A cold front will cross the waters Sun night followed by high pres slowly building in from the west through the middle of next week. For information on possible hazardous weather beyond the 24-36 hour forecast period, please visit www.weather.gov/boston and follow the Current Hazards link above the map on the left. $$

Tonight

NW wind 13 to 16 kt decreasing to 9 to 12 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SE wind 9 to 12 kt becoming WSW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Rain and snow before 3am, then a chance of rain between 3am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow after 4am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

W wind 10 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. A slight chance of snow before 8am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

NW wind 11 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

M.L.King Day

NW wind 9 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

NW wind around 9 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

NW wind around 9 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.