Good afternoon everyone, The forecast remains on track for light icing across much of southern New England Saturday morning with the onset between 4 AM and 8 AM from west to east. The one change was to expand the Winter Weather Advisory to include metro Boston and northwest Rhode Island. In these areas, an hour or two of light freezing rain at the start could bring a brief period of light icing Saturday morning. For the entire Advisory area, we are still expecting light ice accumulations, no more than one tenth of an inch, with impacts solely on travel conditions and walkways. Outside of the Advisory area, plain rain is expected. Please see the attached one-page briefing and related images for more information. Note that the chances of icing remain highest in the Connecticut and Merrimack Valleys, but also can't be ruled out closer to Boston and in northern Rhode Island. The next briefing will be sent by 6 AM Saturday. Thanks, Joe Dellicarpini and Frank Nocera If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us. You can reach us via: email: box.operations@noaa.gov phone: 508.622.3280 Slack/NWSChat 2.0 <https://nwschatws.slack.com/> (for approved partners) social media: Website <http://www.weather.gov/boston> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/NWSBoston>
