Forecast and Conditions for Provincetown, Massachusetts

Updated: 12:15 AM EDT on September 07, 2008 Observed at Provincetown, Massachusetts
Temperature	73 °F / 23 °C
Humidity	94%
Dew Point	72 °F / 22 °C
Wind	SSE at 21 mph / 33 km/h
Pressure	29.62 in / 1003 hPa (Falling)
Conditions	Overcast
Visibility	8.0 miles / 12.9 kilometers
Clouds	Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 800 ft / 243 m Overcast (OVC) : 1500 ft / 457 m
Yesterday's Maximum	79 °F / 26 °C
Yesterday's Minimum	70 °F / 21 °C
Normal high	71 °F / 21 °C
Normal low	58 °F / 14 °C
Record high	84 °F / 28 °C (1951)
Record low	42 °F / 5 °C (2000)
Sunrise	06:12 AM (EDT)
Sunset	07:03 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise	02:27 PM (EDT)
Moon Set	11:01 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase

Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch Statement as of 11:11 PM EDT on September 6, 2008

The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued an

* urban and small stream flood advisory for...
Bristol County in Rhode Island...
this includes the cities of... Bristol... Barrington...
eastern Kent County in Rhode Island...
this includes the city of Warwick...
Newport County in Rhode Island...
this includes the city of Newport...
southeastern Providence County in Rhode Island...
this includes the city of Providence...
Washington County in Rhode Island...
this includes the city of South Kingstown...
southwestern Barnstable County in southeast Massachusetts...
this includes the city of Falmouth...
Bristol County in southeast Massachusetts...
this includes the cities of... Taunton... New Bedford... Fall River...
attleborough...
Plymouth County in southeast Massachusetts...
this includes the city of Plymouth...

* until 515 am EDT Sunday

* at 1109 PM EDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated
heavy rainfall falling in the advised area and will
continue to do so through very early Sunday morning. Rainfall
rates of 1 to locally 1.5 inches per hour at times will be likely as
Tropical Storm Hanna makes her closest approach. This will cause
flooding of roadways... small creeks and streams... and other low
lying areas.

Never drive into areas where water covers the roadway. Flood waters
are usually deeper than they appear. When encountering flooding roads
make the smart choice... turn around... dont drown.

Heavy rain will cause ponding of water on highways... roads and
underpasses as well as other poor drainage areas. Rises will occur on
creeks and small streams and may result in minor flooding of low
lying areas along their banks.

Lat... Lon 4131 7182 4159 7179 4160 7149 4189 7144
      4214 7069 4157 7047 4153 7068 4170 7070
      4161 7084 4156 7082 4158 7091 4152 7092
      4147 7102 4149 7109 4144 7118 4148 7121
      4143 7131 4144 7141 4138 7148

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715 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2008

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Sunday morning...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of northern Connecticut... Massachusetts... southern
New Hampshire and Rhode Island... including the following
areas... in northern Connecticut... Hartford CT... Tolland CT and
Windham CT. In Massachusetts... Barnstable MA... central
Middlesex MA... Dukes MA... eastern Essex MA... eastern Franklin
MA... eastern Hampden MA... eastern Hampshire MA... eastern
Norfolk MA... eastern Plymouth MA... Nantucket MA... northern
Bristol MA... northern Middlesex MA... northern Worcester MA...
southeast Middlesex MA... southern Bristol MA... southern
Plymouth MA... southern Worcester MA... Suffolk MA... western
Essex MA... western Franklin MA... western Hampden MA... western
Hampshire MA... western Norfolk MA and western Plymouth MA. In
southern New Hampshire... Cheshire NH... eastern Hillsborough NH
and western and central Hillsborough NH. In Rhode Island...
Block Island RI... Bristol RI... eastern Kent RI... Newport RI...
northwest Providence RI... southeast Providence RI... Washington
RI and western Kent RI.

* Through Sunday morning

* widespread showers with scattered thunderstorms associated with
Tropical Storm Hanna are expected to continue to cross the watch
area for much of tonight. This rain will be heavy at times. The
thunderstorms will be capable of producing 3 to 4 inches of rain in
just one hour. At this time... the highest risk for significant
urban flooding will be along and northwest of a Providence to
Boston line. However... we can not rule out some flooding even across
Cape Cod and the islands.

* In Massachusetts... Rhode Island... and northern Connecticut total
weekend rainfall of 3 to 6 inches are expected with a few isolated
higher amounts possible. In southern New Hampshire... rainfall
amounts of 2 to 5 inches are expected. Much of this rain is
expected to fall prior to 2 am.

In Connecticut... the Farmington River valley could receive several
inches of rain during the next several hours. These rains are
expected to prompt a strong rise on the river... and could result in
minor flooding on the Farmington River in Simsbury during Sunday.

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Much of this rain is expected to fall during
the nighttime. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder
to recognize the dangers of flash floods.

Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway.

Stay away from streams and openings to drainage pipes. Swiftly
moving waters can quickly pull a person under water... creating a
life threatening situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.

Tropical Storm Warning Statement as of 11:00 PM EDT on September 6, 2008

Sandy-Hook-NJ 40.46n 74.00w
Merrimack-River-MA 42.84n 70.82w

1058 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2008

... Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect...

... New information...

Updated storm information in synopsis.

... Areas affected...

This statement recommends actions to be taken by persons...

In Massachusetts...

Eastern Norfolk... Suffolk... eastern Essex... Barnstable... Dukes...
eastern Plymouth... Nantucket... southern Bristol and southern
Plymouth counties.

In Rhode Island...

Bristol... eastern Kent... southeast Providence... Block Island...
Newport and Washington counties.

... Watches/warnings...

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.Gov on the
internet for more information about these additional hazards.

Flash Flood Watch.

... Storm surge and storm tide...

A coastal storm surge of 1 to 3 feet above normal tide levels...
along with large and dangerous battering waves... can be expected
along the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Locally
higher surges in the upper reaches of Narragansett Bay and Buzzards
Bay of 3 to 5 ft are possible due to the narrowing of this portion of
these bays. This may result in minor to moderate coastal flooding
near the time of high tide early Sunday morning.

Coastal flooding is not expected along the eastern Massachusetts
coast where up to a 1 foot storm surge is expected.

... Winds...

Winds are expected to rapidly shift east and increase to 35 to
45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph between until 4 am. The strongest
winds will be mainly occur to the east of the track of Hanna... with
gusts up to 70 mph possible. Based on the current forecast
track... this would place the strongest winds across Rhode
Island... including Block Island... and southeast Massachusetts...
including Cape Cod and the islands. The wind should shift to the west
and start to decrease between 6 and 8 am Sunday.

... Probability of hurricane/tropical storm conditions...

For Boston MA...

There is a 74 percent chance of winds 34 kt /39 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 8 PM Sat and 8 am sun.

For Hyannis MA...

There is a 96 percent chance of winds 34 kt /39 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 8 PM Sat and 8 am sun.

There is a 2 percent chance of winds 64 kt /74 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 8 PM Sat and 8 am sun.

For Nantucket MA...

There is a 95 percent chance of winds 34 kt /39 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 8 PM Sat and 8 am sun.

For Providence RI...

There is a 97 percent chance of winds 34 kt /39 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 8 PM Sat and 8 am sun.

... Tornadoes...

An isolated weak tornado is possible tonight.

... Next update...

This statement will be updated around 2 am.

Forecast as of 12:05 am EDT on September 7, 2008

Now
At 1 am...showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Temperature around 73. Southeast winds around 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. At 3 am...showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Temperature around 74. South winds around 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. At 5 am...widespread showers. Temperature around 74. Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph.

Forecast as of 9:05 PM EDT on September 6, 2008
Flash Flood Watch in effect through Sunday morning...

	Rest of Tonight Tropical storm conditions. Areas of fog. Southeast winds 35 to 45 mph.
	Sunday Tropical storm conditions expected. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers in the morning...then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 70s. West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph...diminishing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
	Sunday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Monday Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Monday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Tuesday Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
	Wednesday Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
	Wednesday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
	Thursday Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
	Friday Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
	Friday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 40 percent.
	Saturday Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.