Saturn's On the Way, Oh Yeah!

There's something about the no-nonsense NOAA typeface that makes you sit up and pay attention. So rather than pretty it up, I thought I'd copy it here, exactly the way NOAA tells it. Notice how they are still not entirely confident about the snowfall amounts for this one? The amounts have inched up just a bit for the Amherst area, from this morning - from 2"-4" to 3"-6". So this is definitely one to keep an eye on.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
920 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...HEAVY WET SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...

.A STRONG OCEAN STORM WILL SLOWLY PASS WELL SOUTHEAST OF NEW
ENGLAND THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET SNOW WILL WRAP
TO THE NORTH OF THIS STORM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
PARTS OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. THERE IS
STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...BUT THIS
STORM WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

MAZ002-003-005>011-014>016-026-071030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.130307T1200Z-130308T1800Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...
BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...CAMBRIDGE...
BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER
920 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY
TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING
  METRO BOSTON.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL FROM THURSDAY
  EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE
  THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING WHEN ROADS COULD BECOME SNOW
  COVERED AND SLIPPERY. STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR SNOWFALL BETWEEN 2 AND
6 INCHES. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY AND
SNOW COVERED ROADS.