.A STRONG DOUBLED BARRELED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE FIRST ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW THIS
EVENING FOR INTERIOR AREAS. SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE WITH THIS. COUPLED WITH GUSTY WINDS...THIS HEAVY...WET
SNOW COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
A SECOND BATCH OF PRECIPITATION SUNDAY COULD LEAD TO MORE
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE MIDCOAST OF MAINE. HERE SNOW MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF SUNDAY...BEFORE WINDING
DOWN IN THE EVENING.
IN ADDITION...COASTAL AREAS WILL SEE STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN TWO
ROUNDS. ONE TONIGHT...AND THE SECOND BEHIND THE STORM ON SUNDAY.
INTERIOR WALDO-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE
403 PM EDT SAT NOV 1 2014
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH A
TRACE OF ICE.
* TIMING...SNOW MAY BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE TONIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY
EARLY SUNDAY. SNOWFALL WILL END LATE SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. IN
ADDITION...WET SNOW WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES. DOWNED
LIMBS MAY LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 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.
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...
BINGHAM...JACKMAN...FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...
PITTSFIELD...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE
403 PM EDT SAT NOV 1 2014
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING TO
4 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG
WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND BEGIN TO
ACCUMULATE TONIGHT FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND CAPITAL REGION.
SNOWFALL WILL END LATE SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...DRIVERS MAY NEED TO GO SLOW AND USE CAUTION. IN
ADDITION...WET SNOW WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
DOWNED LIMBS MAY LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF 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.
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