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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Winter Storm Warning & Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Thursday-Friday Morning

...SNOWY AND VERY COLD THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY...EVENTUALLY PASSING EAST OF CAPE COD THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. THIS LOW WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A MODERATE SNOWFALL OVER A 24
HOUR PERIOD ENDING FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME
GUSTY ON THE COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...RESULTING
IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR DANGEROUS LEVELS THURSDAY EVENING INTO
FRIDAY.

SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON THE COAST. WIND CHILL
  VALUES AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY... AND
  AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE MIDCOAST LATE TONIGHT
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEAR BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND SHARPLY REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...7 BELOW TO 9 ABOVE ZERO.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

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.

SOUTHERN OXFORD-ANDROSCOGGIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10
AM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND COLD.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN MAINE THURSDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND SHARPLY REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 31 BELOW.

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS

AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...
SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...
UNITY

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10
AM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND COLD.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN MAINE THURSDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND SHARPLY REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...11 BELOW TO 1 ABOVE ZERO.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 34 BELOW.

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS

AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...
LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10
AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO
  DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY... AND AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO
  THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 9 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
  WESTERN MAINE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND SHARPLY REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...7 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

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.

INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-STRAFFORD-
INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO...
OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...
WESTBROOK...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...
PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
320 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON THE COAST. WIND CHILL
  VALUES AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY... AND
  AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE SEACOAST LATE TONIGHT
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEAR BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND SHARPLY REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...4 BELOW TO 12 ABOVE ZERO.


* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...
AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...
DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...
PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...
MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
326 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...DOWNEAST MAINE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HEAVIER
  ACCUMULATIONS CLOSER TO THE COAST.

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AROUND ZERO INLAND
  WITH SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ALONG THE COAST. WIND CHILL
  TEMPERATURES 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY AND 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BECOMING
  NORTH.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN ICE
  COVERED BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE
SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL

DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

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