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According to Weather Channel, Rockland area could see between 5 and 8 inches of snow Saturday night with a chance of it starting as rain/snow mix during the first 2 hours. Portland and Bangor area could see between 3 and 5 inches. Ellsworth and Calais area are predicted to get anywhere from 6 to 11 inches.
Winds for this storm could range from 20 to 25 mph Saturday night, The winds won't be as strong as the low pressure will be well out to sea.
According to the National Weather Service, heavy snow and wind possible for central, coastal and
downeast areas late Saturday into Sunday morning. Low pressure will lift out of the mid Atlantic region on Saturday. The low pressure will rapidly intensify as it moves across the gulf of Maine waters Saturday night and over Nova Scotia on Sunday. This storm could bring heavy snowfall and gusty winds to central, coastal and downeast Maine.
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
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...ELLSWORTH...
BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...
DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.
* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD LEAD TO HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. OVERNIGHT
LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-
KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...
GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...
WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO...
OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...
WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...
WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE.
* ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE.
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW MAY THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AND END
AROUND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY SNOW WOULD BRING TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AND WET FOR A TIME NEAR THE
COAST AND POSSIBLY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES THERE.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
* VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS POSSIBLE.
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.
We will be watching this storm for any changes in amount of snow, track, when warnings are issued and if anything is postponed.
If you have postponed events for Saturday, please e-mail us here at rockycoastnews@live.com.
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