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The following are statements from the National Weather Service out of Gray, Maine.
...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO BRING SNOW TO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...
.THE MAJOR WINTER STORM WHICH HAS AFFECTED THE PLAINS INTO THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
GREAT LAKES TODAY. A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. THIS SECOND LOW
PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MAKE ITS WAY TO THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A LARGE SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW WILL
LIFT NORTH AHEAD OF THE LOW...REACHING NEW HAMPSHIRE WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND WESTERN MAINE BY THE AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND OVERNIGHT SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUNTAINS WHERE SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPING WILL
ENHANCE PRECIPITATION RATES. TO THE NORTH OF THE MOUNTAINS
DOWNSLOPING WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT FALLS...BUT THE
POSSIBILITY FOR UP TO 6 INCHES IS THERE. CLOSER TO THE
COAST...STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING MARINE AIR INLAND. AS A
RESULT SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN FOR COASTAL AREAS.
HOWEVER...NORTH OF PORTLAND COLD AIR MAY HANG ON LONG ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE UP TO 6 INCHES OF HEAVY...WET SNOW. THIS STATEMENT
REPRESENTS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN HEAVY SNOW FOR INTERIOR
LOCATIONS. THERE REMAINS TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME FOR
ADDITIONAL HEADLINES FOR THE COAST AND AREAS NORTH OF THE
MOUNTAINS...BUT FORECAST TRENDS INDICATE THAT 6 OR MORE INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS...INLAND AREAS OF WESTERN MAINE TO THE FOOTHILLS.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...WHICH MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN OR
SLEET AT TIMES CLOSER TO THE COAST.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY...WET SNOW MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON
UNTREATED ROADWAYS. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES MAY BRING
DOWN WEAK LIMBS AND LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND COASTAL MAINE
NORTH OF PORTLAND.
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WHICH MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG
THE COAST.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.
* IMPACTS...WET SNOW MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES MAY SNAP BRING DOWN LIMBS
AND LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS...IN THE LOW TO
MID 30S ALONG THE COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
The following is a snow prediction graph from the National Weather Service out of Gray, Maine:
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