SEVERE WEATHER ALERT: Blizzard & Winter Storm Watches Issued For Saturday Night-Sunday

Blizzard Watch: GREEN
Winter Storm Watch: BLUE

...NOR`EASTER EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND
BRING THE THREAT OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO BANGOR AND THE DOWN
EAST REGION...

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

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD

WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...HANCOCK...WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT
  COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 16 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AND
  CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...5 TO 10 ABOVE ZERO WITH LOWER TEENS ALONG THE
  COAST.

* VISIBILITIES...FREQUENTLY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

...ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...

.AS AN UPPER LEVEL ROUGH DIGS THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES ON
SATURDAY... SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY
RAPIDLY NEAR CAPE COD SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
DURING THE DAY SATURDAY FROM WEST TO EAST... INCREASING IN
INTENSITY SATURDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY MORNING HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST WITH NORTHEAST WINDS STRENGTHENING. THE
COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW... VERY STRONG WINDS... AND AN ALREADY
EXISTING DEEP SNOW PACK WILL LIKELY LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN
SOME AREAS ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST AND NEAR THE INTERSTATE 95
CORRIDOR IN MAINE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS A
BROADER AREA OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSIDERING A DEEP SNOW
PACK AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED. BUT BLIZZARD WATCHES HAVE ONLY BE
POSTED FOR AREAS WITH THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD OF SEEING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY BUT
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY LINGER AS WELL.

SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-
KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...
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...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... AND BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 16 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOMES HEAVY BY
  SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY SUNDAY MORNING CAUSING
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. SNOW COMES TO AN END DURING THE DAY
  SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING
  EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...
GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND
  NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AND
  CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 10 ABOVE.

* VISIBILITIES...FREQUENTLY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-INTERIOR YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...SANFORD...BERWICK

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND INCREASES IN
  INTENSITY BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW COMES TO AN END DURING THE DAY
  SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD LEAD TO NEAR
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH
  SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS.

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.