Friday night may be the coldest of the season to date for most of Southeastern New England. The temperature is expected to dip to at or below freezing inland, and into the low to mid 30s near the coast. The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory and Freeze Warning for parts of Southern New England. The Freeze Warning is for temperatures that fall to freezing or colder for a few hours ending the growing season. The areas in the Frost Advisory will see temperatures falling to freezing or just above freezing. Plants that are sensitive to the cold will be damaged.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 329 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 MAZ006-007-014-019-RIZ001-003-260330- /O.NEW.KBOX.FZ.W.0004.131026T0600Z-131026T1200Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE... PLYMOUTH...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH 329 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHERN AND WESTERN RI...ESSEX COUNTY MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA AND EAST COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING WILL DAMAGE PLANTS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 316 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 CTZ005>008-NJZ002-NYZ067-068-261015- /O.UPG.KOKX.FZ.A.0002.131026T0800Z-131026T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.FZ.W.0005.131026T0800Z-131026T1300Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM- 316 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN FAIRFIELD...NORTHERN NEW HAVEN...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX...NORTHERN NEW LONDON...WESTERN PASSAIC...ORANGE AND PUTNAM COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING....LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED OR UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
