A disturbance moving off the Mid-Atlantic coast will rapidly strengthen on Saturday as it moves northeast through the Atlantic Ocean. It may come close enough to clip eastern New England with accumulating snow and gusty wind Saturday afternoon and night. The potential exists for about 6″ of snow if the storm strengthens quickly and passes just east of Nantucket. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts.
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 656 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO MAINLY EASTERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... MAZ007-013-015>024-RIZ001>007-142000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0006.140215T1300Z-140216T1000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 656 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...MOST OF RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR. THIS INCLUDES CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$