<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px">Good afternoon everyone,</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px">A coastal storm will pass southeast of New England Late Monday into Tuesday, initially bringing snow to much of the area Monday afternoon before a change to rain Monday night. </div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px"><b><br></b></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px">The key takeaway is <span style="font-size:13.33px">this is expected to be a minor snowfall event, with the exception of
the higher elevations of western and central Massachusetts, where as much as 6 inches of snow is possible.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px">Please see the attached graphics which include:</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px"><ul><li><span style="font-size:13.33px">NWS Official Snowfall Forecast</span></li><li><span style="font-size:13.33px">Approximate onset time of accumulating snow (note areas in gray will have rain)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:13.33px">Chances of receiving 2 inches, 4 inches, or 6 inches or more of snow. </span></li></ul></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px"><span style="font-size:13.33px">Here are the details:</span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px"><b>What/Where/When:</b></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px"><ul><li>Snow develops across much of southern New England Monday afternoon, except near the South Coast, Cape Cod, and the Islands where mainly rain is expected.</li><li>Snow should be briefly heavy late Monday afternoon and early Monday evening before changing to rain from south to north. Only the higher elevations of northern Worcester County and near the Berkshires are expected to remain all snow.</li><li>Accumulations of a slushy inch or two are expected in the Providence and Boston areas, 2-4" in the Hartford/Springfield area and near the I-495 corridor in northeast Massachusetts, and 3-6" in the higher elevations near the Berkshires and in northern Worcester County, where a few locations could see as much as 7".</li><li>The consistency of the snow will be heavy and wet in all areas.</li></ul></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px"><b>Uncertainty:</b></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px"><ul><li>If the coastal storm passes farther offshore, snowfall totals will be much less, especially across the interior.</li><li>Conversely, if the storm tracks closer to southern New England, there would be less snow across most of the region, since the higher accumulations would shift to the northwest of Massachusetts.</li></ul></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:13.33px"><b>Headlines:</b><br><ul><li>Right now due to uncertainty in the storm's track, we are not planning to issue any Winter Weather Advisories at this time. However, winter weather headlines may be issued in later forecasts once the track of the storm becomes more certain. </li></ul></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small">If you have any questions or would like more information, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small">don't hesitate to contact us via this email address, by phone, or on </span><a href="https://nwschat.weather.gov/" style="font-size:small" target="_blank">NWSChat</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Joe DelliCarpini and Andrew Loconto</div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div>National Weather Service Boston/Norton, MA</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">46 Commerce Way</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Norton, MA 02766</span></font><div><font size="2">508.622.3280<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><a href="http://www.weather.gov/boston" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:small" target="_blank">Website</a><span style="font-size:small"> | </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:small" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="font-size:small"> | </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/NWSBoston" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:small" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>