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Dense Fog Advisory Thursday night

Thick fog moved from the Mid-Atlantic into Southern New England Thursday afternoon. Combined mild, moist air over the cool ground and water, will lead to fog and visibility that may drop below 1/4 mile through Thursday night. The National Weather Service issued a Dense Fog Advisory for all but the extreme east and west parts of Southern New England.

Visibilities were lowering early Wednesday evening in most of Southern New England
The visibility was lowering early Thursday evening in most of Southern New England
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
441 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013

...DENSE FOG TO IMPACT MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND...CONNECTICUT...
MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE INTO THIS EVENING...

.AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL IMPACT MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND...CONNECTICUT...
MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE INTO THIS EVENING. THIS
INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER...
PROVIDENCE...JAFFREY...KEENE AND PETERBOROUGH. VISIBILITY NEAR
ZERO WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THIS EVENING. RAIN OVERSPREADING THE
REGION LATER THIS EVENING MAY THIN THE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES
IMPROVING. HOWEVER THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT DENSE FOG MAY
LINGER INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF FRIDAY.

MAZ005-006-013-014-017-020-NHZ012-RIZ001>008-060545-
/O.EXA.KBOX.FG.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-131206T0600Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
441 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATION...SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
  RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF
  FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE
  ...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
  PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
  WESTERLY...NEWPORT AND BLOCK ISLAND.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER
  MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AS
  OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS...
RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.  MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED
TO SLOW DOWN AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT
CLOSE RANGE.

&&

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
441 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013

...DENSE FOG TO IMPACT MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND...CONNECTICUT...
MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE INTO THIS EVENING...

.AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL IMPACT MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND...CONNECTICUT...
MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE INTO THIS EVENING. THIS
INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER...
PROVIDENCE...JAFFREY...KEENE AND PETERBOROUGH. VISIBILITY NEAR
ZERO WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THIS EVENING. RAIN OVERSPREADING THE
REGION LATER THIS EVENING MAY THIN THE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES
IMPROVING. HOWEVER THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT DENSE FOG MAY
LINGER INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF FRIDAY.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-015-060545-
/O.CON.KBOX.FG.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-131206T0600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
441 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...MOST OF CONNECTICUT...WESTERN AND CENTRAL
  MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMSPHIRE.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER
  MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AS
  OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS...
RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.  MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED
TO SLOW DOWN AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT
CLOSE RANGE.

Fred Campagna

President and Chief Meteorologist - Right Weather LLC AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist #756 AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist #126

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