BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY

...MAJOR COASTAL STORM THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.Low pressure developing east of Florida today will rapidly
intensify as it moves up the eastern seaboard to a position off
the New England coast on Thursday and into the Canadian maritimes
Thursday night. This storm has the potential to bring heavy snow
and strong winds...especially to coastal sections of western Maine
and New Hampshire where blizzard conditions are expected. Some
uncertainty remains with regards to the exact track of this
storm...so stay tuned to later updates. As this storm departs on
Friday...bitterly cold air will arrive from Canada...along with
strong northwesterly winds.

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Interior Waldo-Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-
Knox-Coastal Waldo-Coastal Rockingham-
Including the cities of Brooks, Jackson, Knox, Liberty,
Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Biddeford, Saco,
Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth,
South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath,
Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden,
Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor,
Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden,
Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont,
Lincolnville, Greenland, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls,
North Hampton, and Seabrook
354 AM EST Wed Jan 3 2018

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Travel will be very
  dangerous to impossible, including during the evening commute
  on Thursday. Tree branches could fall as well. Total snow
  accumulations of 9 to 12 inches are expected.

* WHERE...Coastal New Hampshire and coastal southwest Maine.

* WHEN...From noon Thursday to 1 AM EST Friday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will
  cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant
  drifting of the snow is likely.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are
expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds
and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout
conditions, making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If
you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you.  If you get
stranded, stay with your vehicle. For a more precise forecast for
your specific location...go to www.weather.gov/gray.