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Saturday, January 7, 2017

Weather Alert: Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Knox County Through Downeast Coast

Winter Weather Advisory shaded in purple
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...
BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD


...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL HANCOCK....COASTAL WASHINGTON AND EASTERN
  WASHINGTON COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  ACROSS EASTERN AND COASTAL WASHINGTON COUNTY.

* TIMING...LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN PERIODS OF
  HEAVY SNOW. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

...STRONG LOW PRESSURE TO BRING SNOWFALL TO SOUTHEASTERN PARTS OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...

.A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE EAST COAST
TODAY. WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF
THE REGION...A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BRING THREE TO
FIVE INCHES OF SNOW TO THE ADVISORY AREA IN SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE. THREE OR FOUR INCHES OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR THE
PENOBSCOT BAY AREA AS SNOWFALL LINGERS LATE THIS EVENING.

KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWLS HEAD...ROCKLAND...APPLETON...
CAMDEN...HOPE...ROCKPORT...THOMASTON...BELFAST...NORTHPORT...
SEARSMONT...LINCOLNVILLE

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  AROUND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY.

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