Winter Storm Warning & Winter Weather Advisories Posted For Saturday Night-Sunday

..WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD NEW ENGLAND TODAY. A VERY COLD AIR MASS OVER
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL ENSURE THAT PRECIPITATION BEGINS AS SNOW FOR ALL OF THE AREA. EVENTUALLY...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL TRANSITION
THAT PRECIPITATION TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FOR A TIME. THERE IS
STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN HOW QUICKLY THAT TRANSITION TAKES
PLACE...AND HOW LONG IT LASTS BEFORE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE
FREEZING. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-

SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...
WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY OVERSPREAD WESTERN MAINE
  THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH AND CHANGE
  TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE FREEZING AND ANY REMAINING
  PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
  WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WET
  SNOW AND GLAZE FROM FREEZING RAIN COULD LEAD TO SCATTERED
  POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...
GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...
WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY OVERSPREAD WESTERN MAINE
  THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH AND CHANGE
  TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. BY SUNDAY MORNING
  TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE FREEZING AND ANY REMAINING
  PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
  WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WET
  SNOW AND GLAZE FROM FREEZING RAIN COULD LEAD TO SCATTERED
  POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...
TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...
ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY OVERSPREAD COASTAL MAINE
  THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH AND CHANGE
  TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT. BY EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE FREEZING AND ANY REMAINING
  PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
  WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WET
  SNOW AND GLAZE FROM FREEZING RAIN COULD LEAD TO SCATTERED
  POWER OUTAGES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL DOWN EAST MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...
  THEN ALL RAIN DURING SUNDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH A TRACE OF ICE.

* IMPACTS...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  MIDDAY SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER TEENS THIS EVENING...RISING INTO
  THE MID 40S ON SUNDAY.

CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...
EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...DOVER-FOXCROFT...
MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND INTERIOR DOWN EAST MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...
  THEN ALL RAIN DURING SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  MIDDAY SUNDAY.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS THIS EVENING...RISING INTO THE
  UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S ON SUNDAY.

NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK...
CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...
EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...
SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THIS EVENING...THEN
  RISING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ON SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.