119 WWUS82 KKEY 280014 SPSKEY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 814 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 FLC087-280100- MIDDLE KEYS IN MONROE FL- 814 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIDDLE KEYS IN MONROE COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 811 PM EDT...CLUSTERS OF STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF KNIGHT KEY TO 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOOT KEY...WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THE MIDDLE KEYS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...BLINDING DOWNPOURS...AND AT TIMES...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THE STRONGER ACTIVITY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MARATHON...LONG KEY...DUCK KEY...CONCH KEY...GRASSY KEY...BOOT KEY...KEY COLONY BEACH AND LAYTON. THIS INCLUDES US 1 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 AND 69. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 2474 8104 2474 8099 2483 8081 2484 8080 2482 8081 2482 8079 2480 8086 2476 8091 2476 8093 2473 8101 2472 8101 2472 8105 2469 8108 2470 8110 TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 224DEG 32KT 2481 8114 2453 8102 $$ 11  306 WWUS81 KRNK 280036 SPSRNK SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 836 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 VAZ034-035-045-046-280100- APPOMATTOX VA-AMHERST VA-BEDFORD VA-CAMPBELL VA- 836 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR... NORTHWESTERN APPOMATTOX COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA... SOUTHERN AMHERST COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTHEASTERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTH CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 900 PM EDT * AT 834 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF SLEET SHOWERS MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE INDICATED COUNTIES. THE SLEET COULD BRIEFLY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY...BUT TEMPERATURES IN THE REGION ARE ABOVE FREEZING... THUS NO ACCUMULATION OF SLEET IS EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LYNCHBURG CITY... FOREST... AMHERST... ELON... AND MADISON HEIGHTS. LAT...LON 3751 7941 3765 7897 3743 7888 3731 7930 TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 347DEG 8KT 3756 7909 $$ RAB  526 WWUS82 KKEY 280040 SPSKEY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 840 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 FLC087-280130- LOWER KEYS IN MONROE FL- 840 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LOWER KEYS IN MONROE COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM EDT... AT 835 PM EDT...A LINE OF FAST MOVING SHOWERS FROM 23 MILES WEST OF NORTHWEST CAPE SABLE TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOCA GRANDE KEY TO 46 MILES SOUTH OF FORT JEFFERSON AT DRY TORTUGAS...WILL MOVE EAST AT 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IMPACTED INCLUDE... BIG COPPITT KEY... BOCA CHICA...MARQUESAS KEYS...RAMROD KEY...BIG PINE KEY...SUGARLOAF KEY...CUDJOE KEY...TORCHES...SUMMERLAND KEY...SADDLEBUNCH KEYS...SUGARLOAF KEY. THIS INCLUDES US 1 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 5 AND 31. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST DIRECTLY AT 3 0 5...2 9 6...1 3 1 6...EXTENSION 3. LAT...LON 2455 8216 2456 8214 2457 8211 2460 8214 2463 8162 2470 8167 2460 8158 2464 8151 2471 8158 2479 8149 2470 8156 2470 8154 2478 8129 2473 8138 2474 8133 2467 8134 2456 8168 2458 8177 2460 8171 2460 8173 TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 280DEG 44KT 2510 8151 2443 8190 2398 8268 $$ 11  333 WWUS82 KKEY 280111 SPSKEY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 911 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 FLC087-280200- MIDDLE KEYS IN MONROE FL- 911 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIDDLE KEYS IN MONROE COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM EDT... AT 907 PM EDT...CLUSTERS OF STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER BAHIA HONDA CHANNEL BRIDGE ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH APPROACHING THE MIDDLE KEYS. THE MIDDLE KEYS CAN EXPECT WINDS NEAR 45 MPH WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MARATHON...LONG KEY VIADUCT...WEST END OF LONG KEY VIADUCT...EAST END OF LONG KEY VIADUCT...LONG KEY...DUCK KEY...CONCH KEY...GRASSY KEY... BOOT KEY...KEY COLONY BEACH AND LAYTON. THIS INCLUDES US 1 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 69... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST DIRECTLY AT 3 0 5...2 9 6...1 3 1 6...EXTENSION 3. LAT...LON 2474 8104 2475 8097 2483 8081 2484 8080 2482 8081 2482 8079 2480 8086 2476 8091 2476 8093 2473 8101 2472 8101 2473 8103 2472 8107 2469 8108 2470 8110 TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 246DEG 12KT 2469 8131 $$ KN  417 WWUS81 KBOX 280211 SPSBOX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1011 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-280800- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 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- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-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...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1011 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... A LOW PRESSURE AREA PASSING WELL SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL PRODUCE SOME SNOWFALL WITHIN OUR REGION. THE MOST FAVORED LOCATION WILL BE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HILLS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND INTO WORCESTER COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS. THE EXPECTED START TIME WILL BE FROM 3 TO 6 AM. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LOWER VISIBILITY AT TIMES... ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW-COVERED ROADS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE OUR WINTER WEATHER PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS AT...WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON/WINTER. $$ WTB  247 WWUS83 KBIS 280220 SPSBIS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 920 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2015 NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-037-048-051-280600- BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN- LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 920 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT... ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT FROM PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE. THIS INCLUDES BOTTINEAU...AND BELCOURT...THROUGH RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... JAMESTOWN...MEDINA...LAMOURE AND OAKES. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT AS ROAD CONDITIONS MAY QUICKLY VARY. DO NOT USE CRUISE CONTROL ON ICY ROADS. $$ AYD  934 WWUS81 KALY 280348 SPSALY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1148 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 NYZ041-049-050-052>054-083-084-280600- NORTHERN SARATOGA-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA SPRINGS...SCHENECTADY... ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS... HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH 1148 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL OVER SARATOGA...EASTERN SCHENECTADY... EXTREME NORTHEAST ALBANY...NORTHWEST RENSSELAER AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM... AN AREA OF SNOW SHOWERS HAS DEVELOPED OVER THIS REGION AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH 200 AM. THE AREA OF SNOW SHOWERS IS NEARLY STATIONARY...BUT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO LOCALLY THREE INCHES AREA POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. HOWEVER...SOME ACCUMULATION IS ALSO LIKELY ON ROAD SURFACES...WHICH WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$  158 WWUS81 KALY 280403 SPSALY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1203 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NYZ041-049-050-052>054-083-084-280600- NORTHERN SARATOGA-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA SPRINGS...SCHENECTADY... ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS... HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH 1203 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL OVER SARATOGA...EASTERN SCHENECTADY... EXTREME NORTHEAST ALBANY...NORTHWEST RENSSELAER AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM... AN AREA OF SNOW SHOWERS HAS DEVELOPED OVER THIS REGION AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH 200 AM. THE AREA OF SNOW SHOWERS IS NEARLY STATIONARY...BUT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO LOCALLY THREE INCHES AREA POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. HOWEVER...SOME ACCUMULATION IS ALSO LIKELY ON ROAD SURFACES...WHICH WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITY MAY ALSO BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. $$  411 WWUS81 KBUF 280417 SPSBUF SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1217 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NYZ002-003-011-013-014-280530- GENESEE NY-LIVINGSTON NY-MONROE NY-ONTARIO NY-ORLEANS NY- 1217 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...BRIEF BURST OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE GENESEE VALLEY... * A BRIEF BURST OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE GENESEE VALLEY AND PRODUCE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF MONROE COUNTY...MUCH OF ORLEANS COUNTY...AND EVENTUALLY GENESEE COUNTY AFTER 1 AM. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK THRUWAY BETWEEN EXITS 45 AND 48. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 390 BETWEEN EXITS 9 AND 12. DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS ALONG WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. LAT...LON 4291 7844 4338 7845 4338 7797 4336 7787 4335 7776 4333 7771 4330 7766 4278 7726 $$ HITCHCOCK  571 WWUS81 KBUF 280540 SPSBUF SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 140 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NYZ001>003-010>014-280645- ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-LIVINGSTON NY-MONROE NY-NIAGARA NY-ONTARIO NY-ORLEANS NY-WYOMING NY- 140 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...BRIEF BURST OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES TO DRIFT SOUTH... * A BRIEF BURST OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE GENESEE VALLEY AND NIAGARA FRONTIER PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IN THE MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THE BAND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE THRUWAY FROM HENRIETTA TO BUFFALO AND NORTH TO THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK THRUWAY BETWEEN EXITS 47 AND 49. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 390 BETWEEN EXITS 7 AND 11. DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS ALONG WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. LAT...LON 4335 7873 4339 7821 4338 7797 4335 7785 4302 7764 4261 7759 4293 7870 4313 7907 4315 7905 4326 7908 $$ HITCHCOCK  226 WWUS81 KALY 280556 SPSALY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 156 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NYZ041-049-050-052>054-083-280800- NORTHERN SARATOGA-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA SPRINGS...SCHENECTADY... ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS 156 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SNOW WILL PERSIST A LITTLE LONGER OVER SARATOGA...EASTERN SCHENECTADY...NORTHEAST ALBANY...AND RENSSELAER COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM... SNOW SHOWERS...OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 400 AM ACROSS THESE REGIONS. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL ACCUMULATE UP TO HALF AN INCH PER HOUR...WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS REACHING ONE TO LOCALLY THREE INCHES. MANY UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AFTER 400 AM...THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL IN THIS AREA OVERNIGHT...ALLOW A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ HWJIV  609 WWUS81 KBOX 280810 SPSBOX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 410 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-281500- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 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- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-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...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 410 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT... A LOW PRESSURE AREA PASSING WELL SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL PRODUCE SOME SNOWFALL WITHIN OUR REGION. THE MOST FAVORED LOCATION WILL BE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HILLS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND INTO WORCESTER COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS. THE EXPECTED START TIME WILL BE FROM 3 TO 6 AM. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LOWER VISIBILITY AT TIMES... ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW-COVERED ROADS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE OUR WINTER WEATHER PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS AT...WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON/WINTER. $$ WTB  772 WWUS81 KALY 280835 SPSALY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 435 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NYZ041-049-050-052>054-083-281115- NORTHERN SARATOGA-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA SPRINGS...SCHENECTADY... ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS 435 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...PERSISTENT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLACK ICE WILL MAKE FOR A SLICK START TO THE DAY ACROSS SARATOGA...EASTERN SCHENECTADY...NORTHEAST ALBANY AND RENSSELAER COUNTIES THROUGH 700 AM... LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A LITTLE MORE LIGHT ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS IN THIS AREA THROUGH 700 AM. HOWEVER...SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN ON ROADWAYS WHICH HAS PARTIALLY MELTED...COULD TURN TO BLACK ICE. BLACK ICE IS EVEN MORE LIKELY ON SIDEWALKS AND WALKWAYS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING IN THIS AREA BY CAR OR ESPECIALLY BY FOOT...EXERCISE CAUTION AND ALLOW A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ HWJIV  567 WWUS83 KDTX 280925 SPSDTX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 525 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 MIZ063-070-281100- ST. CLAIR-MACOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT HURON...WARREN 525 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO PERSIST THROUGH 7 AM EDT... A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS PUSHED INTO PORTIONS OF SAINT CLAIR AND MACOMB COUNTIES THIS MORNING. RADAR IMAGERY SUGGESTS A VERY NARROW FOOTPRINT TO THE BAND...PERHAPS LESS THAN 5 MILES ACROSS. THIS WILL CAUSE VARIABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH MANY LOCATIONS REPORTING NO PRECIPITATION. FOR THOSE AREAS IMPACTED...VISIBILITIES WILL QUICKLY DROP TO LESS THAN ONE MILE WITH A QUICK HALF AN INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 AM EDT. $$ CB  086 WWUS83 KDTX 281035 SPSDTX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 635 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 MIZ069-070-076-281215- OAKLAND-MACOMB-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PONTIAC...WARREN...DETROIT 635 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING... A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE FROM CENTRAL MACOMB COUNTY SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF OAKLAND COUNTY AND INTO WAYNE COUNTY BETWEEN 630 AM AND 800 AM. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITY AS THE ACTIVITY MOVES THROUGH THE REGION...ALONG WITH A QUICK DUSTING OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLY LEADING TO SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADS. THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SOUTH...BUT MAY LAST LONG ENOUGH TO REACH THE I-275 CORRIDOR SHORTLY AFTER 800 AM. $$ BT  291 WWUS85 KRIW 281051 SPSRIW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 451 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 WYZ002-003-290000- ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- 451 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GUSTY WIND AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WESTERN WYOMING TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE OF WEST WIND BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS WILL BE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THERE COULD BE SOME WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH WEST OF CLARK. WIND SPEEDS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. BE PREPARED FOR GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL OVER CHIEF JOSEPH PASS OR ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 120 THROUGH PARK COUNTY. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ WYZ004-006-290000- NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- 451 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GUSTY WIND AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE BIG HORN BASIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND. A WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ WYZ005-290000- SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- 451 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GUSTY WIND AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS HOT SPRINGS COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND. A SOUTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING ON TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ TEAM RIVERTON  644 WWUS81 KRLX 281128 SPSRLX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 728 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 WVZ013>015-026-027-035-036-281330- LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-BOONE-CLAY-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SAINT ALBANS...MADISON...CLAY...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE 728 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... ...A QUICK BURST OF SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING... AN AREA OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT LINCOLN...PUTNAM... KANAWHA...BOONE...CLAY...RALEIGH AND FAYETTE COUNTIES AT LEAST THROUGH 930 AM. A COATING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS I64 FROM CHARLESTON TO BECKLEY...AND PORTIONS OF I79. THIS CONDITIONS COULD CREATE SLIPPERY ROADS. DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO REDUCE THEIR SPEED AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. $$  542 WWUS81 KRNK 281142 SPSRNK SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 742 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-508-281400- ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 742 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING... PLAN ON OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S. SO DESPITE THE RECENT WARM WEATHER...SOME SECONDARY AND LESS TRAVELED ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED OR SLUSHY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE COMING TO AN END BY NOON. $$  987 WWUS81 KAKQ 281200 SPSAKQ SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 800 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 VAZ066>068-079-080-087-281230- LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-GREENSVILLE-DINWIDDIE-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA- 800 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...AN AREA BRIEF SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHAMPTON NORTH CAROLINA...CITY OF EMPORIA...SOUTHWESTERN DINWIDDIE...NOTTOWAY... BRUNSWICK...LUNENBURG...NORTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG AND GREENSVILLE COUNTIES... AT 754 AM EDT...AN AREA OF SNOW EXTENDED FROM NOTTOWAY TO LUNENBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW INCLUDE... EMPORIA...BLACKSTONE...CREWE...LAWRENCEVILLE...KENBRIDGE... MCKENNEY...PURDY...BRUNSWICK...NOTTOWAY...ALBERTA...GASBURG...FORT PICKETT...AND BACONS FORK. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 2 MILES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN JUST ABOVE FREEZING WITH NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. LAT...LON 3729 7803 3690 7760 3689 7759 3688 7762 3687 7760 3685 7757 3685 7754 3679 7747 3673 7749 3671 7745 3654 7767 3654 7788 3710 7824 TIME...MOT...LOC 1154Z 316DEG 17KT 3695 7788 $$ JO  111 WWUS83 KBIS 281236 SPSBIS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 736 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NDZ003>005-011>013-021>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-281500- RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY... ASHLEY...OAKES 736 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...AREAS OF FOG OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... FOG STRETCHES FROM MINOT THROUGH BISMARCK TO LINTON AND EAST INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AND TURTLE MOUNTAINS. VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS MORNING. $$ MM  219 WWUS85 KMSO 281347 SPSMSO SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 747 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 MTZ005-006-281430- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS MT-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS MT- 747 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RAVALLI COUNTY UNTIL 830 AM MDT... AT 743 AM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS NEAR LAKE COMO...OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAMILTON. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. EXPECT BRIEF GRAUPEL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BITTERROOT VALLEY. LAT...LON 4580 11386 4559 11443 4636 11422 4632 11388 TIME...MOT...LOC 1343Z 180DEG 0KT 4603 11412 $$  210 WWUS85 KMSO 281427 SPSMSO SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 827 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 MTZ006-007-281515- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS MT-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION MT- 827 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DEER LODGE AND CENTRAL GRANITE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 AM MDT... AT 825 AM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PHILIPSBURG. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. BRIEF GRAUPEL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PHILIPSBURG...GEORGETOWN AND PORTERS CORNER. LAT...LON 4617 11322 4615 11348 4640 11342 4640 11326 TIME...MOT...LOC 1425Z 180DEG 0KT 4626 11353 $$  122 WWUS81 KAKQ 281438 SPSAKQ SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1038 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NCZ012-VAZ066-067-079-080-087-088-092-281500- NORTHAMPTON-LUNENBURG-SOUTHAMPTON-BRUNSWICK-GREENSVILLE-DINWIDDIE- NOTTOWAY-SUSSEX- 1038 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...AN AREA OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT NORTHAMPTON...CITY OF EMPORIA...SOUTHWESTERN DINWIDDIE...SOUTH CENTRAL NOTTOWAY... SOUTHWESTERN SOUTHAMPTON...CENTRAL BRUNSWICK...EAST CENTRAL LUNENBURG...AND GREENSVILLE COUNTIES... AT 1034 AM EDT...AN AREA OF SNOW WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FORT PICKETT TO EMPORIA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS WHICH CAN EXPECT A PERIOD OF SNOW INCLUDE... ROANOKE RAPIDS...EMPORIA...LAWRENCEVILLE...GARYSBURG...BOYKINS... MCKENNEY...PURDY...DAHLIA...GASTON...CONWAY...JARRATT...SEABOARD... ALBERTA...CLARESVILLE...DEWITT...BARLEY... SEVERN AND BRANCHVILLE. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION PRIMARILY ON GRASSY SURFACES CAN BE EXPECTED. LAT...LON 3703 7811 3705 7763 3648 7712 3646 7714 3641 7714 3644 7762 TIME...MOT...LOC 1434Z 308DEG 28KT 3696 7784 3667 7752 $$ JO  297 WWUS81 KRNK 281439 SPSRNK SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1039 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-019-020-WVZ042-043-507-508-281645- ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER- SUMMERS-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1039 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW FLURRIES INTO MIDDAY... OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW FLURRIES WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF ACROSS THE REGION. A HEAVIER SNOW SHOWER MAY DEPOSIT A LIGHT COATING. SOME SECONDARY AND LESS TRAVELED ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED OR SLUSHY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING TODAY. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE COMING TO AN END AROUND MIDDAY. $$  042 WWUS81 KBOX 281459 SPSBOX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1055 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-282000- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 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- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-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...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1055 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TONIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST FOR OUTER CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THUS MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR ON GRASSY SURFACES AND NOT ON PAVEMENT. LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HOWEVER...THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. THE SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LOWER VISIBILITY AT TIMES... ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW-COVERED ROADS. PLEASE SEE OUR WINTER WEATHER PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS AT... WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON/WINTER. $$ FIELD  138 WWUS85 KMSO 281459 SPSMSO SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 859 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 MTZ007-281530- BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION MT- 859 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANITE AND SOUTHEASTERN POWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM MDT... AT 858 AM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GARRISON...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF DEER LODGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. BRIEF GRAUPEL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DEER LODGE...GARRISON...AVON...BROCK CREEK AND ELLISTON. LAT...LON 4634 11294 4649 11307 4673 11262 4646 11233 TIME...MOT...LOC 1458Z 239DEG 48KT 4646 11291 $$  703 WWUS83 KBIS 281523 SPSBIS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1023 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NDZ003>005-012-013-281730- RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER... RUGBY 1023 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...AREAS OF FOG OVER NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... AREAS OF FOG CONTINUE OVER NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AFFECTING THE BOTTINEAU...BELCOURT...RUGBY...AND ROLLA AREAS. VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE. THE FOG IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE TOWARDS MID-DAY. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS MORNING. $$ JJS  753 WWUS85 KCYS 281800 SPSCYS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1200 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 WYZ110-116-117-282300- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 1200 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WILL OCCUR ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT AND ARLINGTON BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO LIGHT TRAILER TRAFFIC DUE TO WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL OR A BLOW OVER TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING EMPTY OR WITH A LIGHT LOAD. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO DELAY TRAVEL. $$ HAMMER  029 WWUS82 KGSP 281839 SPSGSP SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 239 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-291200- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 239 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY. WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES RISING THROUGH THE 50S ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS. ALTHOUGH FINE FUELS ARE ONLY SLOWLY DRYING...FUEL MOISTURE MAY REACH CRITICAL VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT THROUGH THE DAY...BUT THE COMBINATION OF DRY AIR AND FUELS WILL HEIGHTEN FIRE DANGER. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN ON SUNDAY. IF YOU DO BURN...USE EXTREME CAUTION SINCE FIRES CAN GET OUT OF HAND UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. $$ GERAPETRITIS  794 WWUS85 KRIW 281935 SPSRIW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 130 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 WYZ004-006-290200- NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- 130 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GUSTY WIND AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE BIG HORN BASIN DURING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND. A WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON EARLY EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ WYZ005-290200- SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- 130 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GUSTY WIND AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS HOT SPRINGS COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND. A SOUTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING ON TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ TEAM RIVERTON  461 WWUS85 KGGW 281957 SPSGGW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 157 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 MTZ017-022-023-282100- GARFIELD-MCCONE-VALLEY- 157 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN VALLEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA... NORTHWESTERN MCCONE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA... GARFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA... UNTIL 300 PM MDT. AT 150 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG FRONTAL WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF FORT PECK TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAND SPRINGS...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. A WIND GUST OF 56 MPH OCCURRED IN WESTERN GARFIELD COUNTY AT 122 PM. LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE... EDWARDS... FRAZER... JORDAN AND ROCK CREEK REC AREA... NELSON CREEK REC AREA... COHAGEN... FLOWING WELLS REST AREA... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4698 10781 4809 10633 4804 10585 4802 10584 4804 10578 4798 10532 4718 10623 4685 10674 4685 10748 TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 283DEG 35KT 4800 10627 4784 10647 4749 10696 4703 10757 $$ MICKELSON WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW  559 WWUS83 KLOT 282027 SPSLOT SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 327 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 290800- WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD- LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK... WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC... WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER... FOWLER 327 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 MODERATELY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK SUNDAY AND LAST THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE SURE TO SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS LEFT OUTSIDE. $$ BMD  793 WWUS85 KRIW 282042 SPSRIW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 240 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 WYZ004-006-290200- NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- 240 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GUSTY WIND AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE BIG HORN BASIN DURING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND. A WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON EARLY EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ WYZ005-290200- SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- 240 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GUSTY WIND AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS HOT SPRINGS COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND. A SOUTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING ON TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ TEAM RIVERTON  957 WWUS85 KGGW 282053 SPSGGW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 253 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 MTZ022>026-282145- DAWSON-GARFIELD-MCCONE-PRAIRIE-RICHLAND- 253 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA... WESTERN PRAIRIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA... SOUTHEASTERN MCCONE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA... SOUTHEASTERN GARFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA... DAWSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA... UNTIL 345 PM MDT. AT 250 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG FRONTAL WINDS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF POPLAR TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HILLSIDE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE... BROCKWAY AND CIRCLE... RICHEY... BLOOMFIELD... LAMBERT AND LINDSAY... TERRY... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4763 10411 4661 10549 4665 10551 4666 10559 4683 10563 4683 10583 4686 10585 4684 10667 4724 10609 4803 10524 4797 10403 4771 10403 TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 260DEG 56KT 4798 10515 4765 10553 4726 10592 4686 10653 $$ MICKELSON WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW  308 WWUS85 KRIW 282113 SPSRIW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 311 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 WYZ004-006-290200- NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- 311 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GUSTY WIND AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE BIG HORN BASIN DURING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND. A WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON EARLY EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ WYZ005-290200- SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- 311 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GUSTY WIND AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS HOT SPRINGS COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND. A SOUTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING ON TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ WYZ019-026-290200- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- 311 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 A SURFACE FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND. A WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ TEAM RIVERTON  700 WWUS81 KALY 282117 SPSALY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 517 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-047>054-058>061-063-082-084-VTZ013>015- 282330- NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER... LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE... JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG... SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE... WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER... TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO... JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE... WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA... NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE... GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 517 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...AREAS OF BLACK ICE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... SNOW SHOWERS WHICH OCCURRED TODAY MELTED ON CONTACT WITH MANY PAVEMENT SURFACES. HOWEVER...AS THE SUN SETS...LINGERING WATER WILL LIKELY FREEZE UP THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL WELL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLACK ICE...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED PAVEMENT SURFACES INCLUDING ROADWAYS...PARKING LOTS...AND DRIVEWAYS. MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING OR WALKING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ064>066-282330- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON... ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS... AMENIA...MILLERTON 517 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...AREAS OF BLACK ICE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. MOST OF THE SNOW WHICH OCCURRED TODAY MELTED ON CONTACT WITH MANY PAVEMENT SURFACES. HOWEVER...AS THE SUN SETS...LINGERING WATER WILL LIKELY FREEZE UP THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL WELL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLACK ICE...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED PAVEMENT SURFACES INCLUDING ROADWAYS...PARKING LOTS...AND DRIVEWAYS. MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING OR WALKING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. $$  248 WWUS81 KBOX 282121 SPSBOX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 515 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-290200- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-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...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 515 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...LIGHT SNOW MAY STILL ACCUMULATE THIS EVENING IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND RHODE ISLAND... DURING THE DAY TODAY...SOME HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS HAVE RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF SNOW...BUT IT WAS MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO THE FREEZING MARK AND INTO THE UPPER 20S OVER INTERIOR AREAS THIS EVENING...SNOW MAY BEGIN TO COAT ROAD SURFACES. ONLY AT MOST AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO IS EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW GRADUALLY TAPERS OFF OVERNIGHT. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SOME SLIPPERY ROADS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE OUR WINTER WEATHER PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS AT... WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON/WINTER. $$ FIELD  270 WWUS85 KRIW 282128 SPSRIW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 327 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 WYZ004-006-290200- NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- 327 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GUSTY WIND AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE BIG HORN BASIN DURING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND. A WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON EARLY EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ WYZ005-290200- SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- 327 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GUSTY WIND AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS HOT SPRINGS COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND. A SOUTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING ON TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ WYZ019-026-290200- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- 327 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 A SURFACE FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND. A WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ WYZ028>030-290200- EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER- 327 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 A SURFACE FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND. A WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH COMMON ALONG THE I 80 CORRIDOR. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WIND WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY AGRICULTURAL BURNING TODAY. ANY FIRE COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SMALL VEGETATION. $$ TEAM RIVERTON  207 WWUS85 KRIW 282142 SPSRIW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 338 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 WYZ001-282230- YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 338 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GUSTY DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ALONG WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS SPARKING A FEW ISOLATED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THEY WILL QUICKLY MOVE TO THE EAST AT AROUND 40 MPH PRODUCING OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND VERY GUSTY WINDS THROUGH 430 PM. $$ TEAM RIVERTON  974 WWUS85 KGGW 282147 SPSGGW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 347 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 MTZ024>027-062-282245- DAWSON-PRAIRIE-RICHLAND-WIBAUX-ROOSEVELT- 347 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN ROOSEVELT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA... WIBAUX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA... EASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA... EASTERN PRAIRIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA... DAWSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA... UNTIL 445 PM MDT. AT 343 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG FRONTAL WINDS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF BAINVILLE TO 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TERRY...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE... TERRY... FALLON... FAIRVIEW AND SIDNEY... GLENDIVE... INTAKE AND SAVAGE... WIBAUX... LAT...LON 4656 10545 4665 10550 4666 10559 4674 10558 4683 10567 4840 10405 4664 10404 4664 10435 4668 10443 4668 10459 4665 10461 4665 10472 4661 10474 4661 10485 4656 10487 4656 10498 4654 10498 TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 292DEG 38KT 4831 10399 4665 10569 $$ MICKELSON WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW  356 WWUS85 KRIW 282154 SPSRIW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 354 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 WYZ001>003-282245- ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WY-CODY FOOTHILLS WY-YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WY- 354 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PARK COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM MDT... AT 348 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A THUNDERSTORM NEAR SYLVAN LAKE...WHICH IS 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF EAST ENTRANCE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... PAHASKA AROUND 400 PM MDT. WAPITI AROUND 435 PM MDT. REPORT HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RIVERTON AT 1-800-211-1448. LAT...LON 4466 10934 4453 10927 4438 10944 4439 11004 4455 11007 4465 10989 TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 271DEG 38KT 4454 11003 $$  596 WWUS83 KBIS 282159 SPSBIS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 459 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NDZ009-017-282230- MCKENZIE ND-WILLIAMS ND- 459 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN MCKENZIE AND SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAMS COUNTIES... AT 457 PM CDT...357 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRENTON TO 12 MILES EAST OF CRANE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... WILLISTON... ALEXANDER... TRENTON... SATHER DAM... CHARBONNEAU... RAWSON... SPRING BROOK... ARNEGARD... EPPING... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 4812 10406 4825 10404 4834 10332 4754 10345 4747 10405 TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 260DEG 34KT 4818 10391 4757 10400 $$ AYD  708 WWUS83 KBIS 282229 SPSBIS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 529 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NDZ009-010-017-018-031>033-282300- BILLINGS ND-DUNN ND-GOLDEN VALLEY ND-MCKENZIE ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-STARK ND-WILLIAMS ND- 429 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN DUNN...MCKENZIE...NORTHWESTERN STARK...WESTERN MOUNTRAIL...GOLDEN VALLEY...BILLINGS AND SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMS COUNTIES... AT 524 PM CDT/424 PM MDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EPPING TO 6 MILES NORTH OF GOLVA...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... SENTINEL BUTTE... WATFORD CITY... MEDORA... GRASSY BUTTE... BELFIELD... ARNEGARD... LEWIS AND CLARK STATE PARK... WHITE TAIL BAY RECREATION AREA... THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK NORTH... KEENE... CHARLSON... FAIRFIELD... FRYBURG... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 4833 10339 4833 10255 4674 10325 4673 10405 4676 10406 TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 269DEG 43KT 4824 10328 4682 10389 $$ COOPER  339 WWUS85 KCYS 282235 SPSCYS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 435 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 WYZ110-116-117-290100- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 435 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AFFECTING THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON... EXPECT STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE AS WELL AS THE ARLINGTON AREA BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO LIGHT TRAILER TRAFFIC DUE TO WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL OR A BLOW OVER TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING EMPTY OR WITH A LIGHT LOAD. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO DELAY TRAVEL. $$  809 WWUS83 KBIS 282305 SPSBIS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 605 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NDZ018-032-033-040-041-043-044-282330- ADAMS ND-BILLINGS ND-BOWMAN ND-DUNN ND-HETTINGER ND-SLOPE ND-STARK ND- 505 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS STRETCHED FROM SOUTHERN DUNN...WESTERN STARK...EASTERN SLOPE...NORTHWESTERN HETTINGER...BOWMAN...EASTERN BILLINGS AND NORTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTIES... AT 500 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SOUTH FAIRFIELD TO MUD BUTTES...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... BOWMAN... DICKINSON... BELFIELD... AMIDON... SOUTH HEART... MANNING... BOWMAN HALEY DAM... SCRANTON... NEW ENGLAND... GLADSTONE... REEDER... GRIFFIN... DICKINSON REGIONAL AIRPORT... SCHEFIELD... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 4724 10230 4595 10301 4595 10386 4728 10317 TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 270DEG 47KT 4709 10311 4604 10366 $$ COOPER  830 WWUS83 KBIS 282321 SPSBIS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 621 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NDZ010-017-018-021-282345- DUNN ND-MCKENZIE ND-MCLEAN ND-MOUNTRAIL ND- 621 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS STRETCHED ACROSS NORTHERN DUNN...NORTHEASTERN MCKENZIE...CENTRAL MOUNTRAIL AND NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES... AT 615 PM CDT/515 PM MDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF WHITE EARTH BAY RECREATION AREA TO 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF MANNING...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... STANLEY... MANDAREE... KILLDEER... 4 BEARS LODGE... DUNN CENTER... NEW TOWN... BELDEN... BLAISDELL... PARSHALL... HALLIDAY... OAKDALE... MCKENZIE BAY RECREATION AREA... TWIN BUTTES... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 4842 10201 4725 10231 4729 10303 4732 10303 4733 10307 4826 10269 TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 228DEG 41KT 4823 10260 4732 10295 $$ COOPER  020 WWUS83 KBIS 282337 SPSBIS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 637 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NDZ018-019-033-034-040-041-043-044-290000- ADAMS ND-BOWMAN ND-DUNN ND-HETTINGER ND-MERCER ND-MORTON ND-SLOPE ND-STARK ND- 537 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST...MOVING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... AT 532 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF DUNN CENTER TO 5 MILES WEST OF BOWMAN HALEY DAM...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCALIZED REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... HIRSCHVILLE...BOWMAN HALEY DAM...SCRANTON AND NEW ENGLAND AROUND 540 PM MDT. GLADSTONE AND GASCOYNE AROUND 545 PM MDT. HAVELOCK...REEDER AND MARSHALL AROUND 550 PM MDT. TAYLOR AND LEFOR AROUND 555 PM MDT. RICHARDTON...BUCYRUS AND REGENT AROUND 600 PM MDT. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 4594 10369 4663 10327 4664 10323 4670 10323 4698 10306 4698 10303 4703 10303 4729 10287 4726 10185 4593 10252 TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 270DEG 41KT 4727 10253 4598 10330 $$ HARGROVE  813 WWUS81 KOKX 282343 SPSOKX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 743 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 CTZ005>012-NYZ078>081-290700- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 743 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2015 LIGHT SNOW WILL EVENTUALLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT. AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO AND THROUGH THE 20S TONIGHT...EXPECT THE WET ROADS AND SIDEWALKS TO BECOME QUITE SLIPPERY. PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING TONIGHT. $$  162 WWUS83 KMKX 282349 SPSMKX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 649 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-291200- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 649 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...BURST OF MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING... WARMER...MOIST AIR SURGING INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION SUNDAY MORNING. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INCLUDING MADISON...PORTAGE AND THE WISCONSIN DELLS BETWEEN 7 AM AND 9 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES AT THAT TIME WILL BE RIGHT AROUND FREEZING...SO THERE IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FOR A ONE TO TWO HOUR PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY EAST AND START TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN INCLUDING FOND DU LAC... MILWAUKEE...KENOSHA AND WEST BEND BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM CDT. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA WITH A CHANCE FOR SNOW. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING...REDUCING THE THREAT FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 11 AM AND 2 PM CDT. THIS BURST OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE A PERIOD OF REDUCED VISIBILITY SUNDAY MORNING AS WELL AS POSSIBLY SLUSHY...SLIPPERY TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY REACH 35 TO 40 MPH...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS WILL BE BUFFETED BY THESE STRONG WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS LEFT OUTSIDE AS WELL. $$ MBK  132 WWUS83 KBIS 282354 SPSBIS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 654 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 NDZ010-011-019-021-290030- MCLEAN ND-MERCER ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-WARD ND- 654 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS WERE STRETCHED ACROSS SOUTHERN WARD...SOUTHEASTERN MOUNTRAIL...NORTHEASTERN MERCER AND NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES... AT 652 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF PLAZA TO INDIAN HILLS RECREATION AREA...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...AND PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... MAKOTI... ROSEGLEN... RYDER... RICE LAKE... DOUGLAS... WHITE SHIELD... EMMET... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 4811 10123 4750 10150 4755 10221 4812 10195 TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 260DEG 51KT 4811 10178 4758 10208 $$ COOPER