Freezing Rain Advisory Upgraded To ICE STORM WARNING for Mid-Coast Maine

The national weather service out of Gray, Maine has upgraded the Mid-Coast Freezing Rain Advisory to a Ice Storm Warning.

SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON
1029 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE HALF OF AN INCH.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN BEGINS TODAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ICE TO ACCUMULATE ON EXPOSED
  SURFACES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY AND MAKE
  DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL
  LIKELY SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. SNAPPED LIMBS WILL POSE A
  DANGER TO THOSE OUTSIDE AND COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

DURING POWER OUTAGES, ONE OF THE GREATEST HAZARDS IS IMPROPER USE
OF GENERATORS. PORTABLE GENERATORS MUST GO OUTSIDE, AT LEAST
15 FEET FROM WINDOWS OR DOORS, TO AVOID LIFE-THREATENING CARBON
MONOXIDE (CO) POISONING. CO GAS CAN BE DEADLY IF IT BUILDS UP
INSIDE A HOME, GARAGE, OR BASEMENT. HAVE A CO DETECTOR WITH
BATTERY BACK-UP WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP. CHECK DETECTOR BATTERIES. DO
NOT USE GRILLS OR CAMP STOVES INDOORS. SIGNS OF CO POISONING ARE
HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS. CO CAN CAUSE LOSS OF
CONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH. IF YOU SUSPECT CO POISONING, GET OUT OF
THE HOUSE AND CALL 911 AT ONCE.

Stay tuned as we try to keep our readers updated during this upcoming storm tonight through Sunday.

WINTER WEATHER ALERT: Ice Storm Warning, Winter Storm Warning, Freezing Rain Advisory Issued

Winter Storm Warning shaded in pink
Ice Storm Warning shaded in purple
Freezing Rain Advisory shaded in light pink

The National Weather Service has issued Ice Storm Warning, Winter Storm Warning and Freezing Rain Advisory for the state of Maine where portions will see about everything from freezing to snow.

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...

SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL WALDO-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...
AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE...BERLIN...LANCASTER...NORTH CONWAY

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE HALF OF AN INCH.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING
  AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ICE TO ACCUMULATE ON EXPOSED
  SURFACES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY AND MAKE
  DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL
  LIKELY SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. SNAPPED LIMBS WILL POSE A
  DANGER TO THOSE OUTSIDE AND COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

DURING POWER OUTAGES... ONE OF THE GREATEST HAZARDS IS IMPROPER
USE OF GENERATORS. PORTABLE GENERATORS MUST GO OUTSIDE... AT
LEAST 15 FEET FROM WINDOWS OR DOORS... TO AVOID LIFE-THREATENING
CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) POISONING. CO GAS CAN BE DEADLY IF IT BUILDS
UP INSIDE A HOME... GARAGE... OR BASEMENT. HAVE A CO DETECTOR
WITH BATTERY BACK-UP WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP. CHECK DETECTOR
BATTERIES. DO NOT USE GRILLS OR CAMP STOVES INDOORS. SIGNS OF CO
POISONING ARE HEADACHE... NAUSEA... VOMITING... DIZZINESS. CO CAN
CAUSE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH. IF YOU SUSPECT CO
POISONING... GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND CALL 911 AT ONCE.

NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...COLEBROOK

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...ALTERNATING PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
  FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 10 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH UP TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SOME SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN BEGINS TODAY WITH MORE
  PERSISTENT SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BE
  SNOW COVERED AND CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. FREEZING RAIN WILL
  CAUSE ICE TO ACCUMULATE ON EXPOSED SURFACES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS
  WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT.
  TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATIONS.
  SNAPPED LIMBS WILL POSE A DANGER TO THOSE OUTSIDE AND COULD LEAD
  TO POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO

POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. SLEET MAY MIX IN AT TIMES SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 8 TO 12 INCHES
  OF SNOW AND SLEET. ICE ACCUMULATION LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN
  INCH.

* WINDS...LIGHT TONIGHT. NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH SUNDAY AND
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING... SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU
GET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-
SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-NORTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...
GORHAM...BRIDGTON...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...
TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...
ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...LITTLETON...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...
WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...
ROCHESTER...DOVER

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN BEGINS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUES
  THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ICE TO ACCUMULATE ON EXPOSED
  SURFACES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY AND MAKE
  DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL
  LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATIONS. SNAPPED LIMBS WILL POSE A DANGER TO
  THOSE OUTSIDE AND COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR

SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

People should stay alert on this winter storm to impact the area tonight through Sunday.

Winter Storm Warning Tuesday March 19th

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EDT TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EDT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...AREAS ALONG AND JUST INLAND OF THE MID COAST OF
  MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. SNOWFALL
  RATES OF AN INCH OR MORE AN HOUR POSSIBLE. SOME POWER OUTAGES
  ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST IN HEAVY WET SNOW. SOME RAIN COULD
  MIX IN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...MID 20S TO LOWERS 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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.


...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM
EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL REGIONS OF WESTERN AND
  CENTRAL MAINE...AS WELL AS COOS COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH
  LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* TIMING...LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. SNOWFALL
  RATES OF AN INCH OR MORE AN HOUR POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

Winter Storm Warning & Winter Storm Watch

Winter Storm Warning shaded in Pink
Winter Storm Watch shaded in Blue

Maine - If you had enough of the snow then you won't like the forecast for the next couple of days. Snow is big in the forecast to impact the interior and coastal from Portland to Rockland. With the chance of a Winter Storm comes the National Weather Service out of Gray, Maine has issued Winter Storm Warning for interior and Winter Storm Watch for coastal.

The following are statements from the National Weather Service out of Gray, Maine.


...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO BRING SNOW TO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...

.THE MAJOR WINTER STORM WHICH HAS AFFECTED THE PLAINS INTO THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
GREAT LAKES TODAY. A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. THIS SECOND LOW
PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MAKE ITS WAY TO THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A LARGE SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW WILL
LIFT NORTH AHEAD OF THE LOW...REACHING NEW HAMPSHIRE WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND WESTERN MAINE BY THE AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND OVERNIGHT SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUNTAINS WHERE SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPING WILL
ENHANCE PRECIPITATION RATES. TO THE NORTH OF THE MOUNTAINS
DOWNSLOPING WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT FALLS...BUT THE
POSSIBILITY FOR UP TO 6 INCHES IS THERE. CLOSER TO THE
COAST...STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING MARINE AIR INLAND. AS A
RESULT SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN FOR COASTAL AREAS.
HOWEVER...NORTH OF PORTLAND COLD AIR MAY HANG ON LONG ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE UP TO 6 INCHES OF HEAVY...WET SNOW. THIS STATEMENT
REPRESENTS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN HEAVY SNOW FOR INTERIOR
LOCATIONS. THERE REMAINS TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME FOR
ADDITIONAL HEADLINES FOR THE COAST AND AREAS NORTH OF THE
MOUNTAINS...BUT FORECAST TRENDS INDICATE THAT 6 OR MORE INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...INLAND AREAS OF WESTERN MAINE TO THE FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...WHICH MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN OR
  SLEET AT TIMES CLOSER TO THE COAST.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY...WET SNOW MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON
  UNTREATED ROADWAYS. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES MAY BRING
  DOWN WEAK LIMBS AND LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER 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.


...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW
  HAMPSHIRE...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND COASTAL MAINE
  NORTH OF PORTLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WHICH MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG
  THE COAST.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...WET SNOW MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED
  ROADWAYS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES MAY SNAP BRING DOWN  LIMBS
  AND LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS...IN THE LOW TO
  MID 30S ALONG THE COAST.

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.

The following is a snow prediction graph from the National Weather Service out of Gray, Maine:

Severe Weather Alert: Winter Storm Watch

...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.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND SOUTHWESTERN MAINE TO
  THE MIDCOAST.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS STARTING
  SATURDAY EVENING. A HEAVY...WET SNOW MAY MAKE FOR FALLING LIMBS
  AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY NEARER TO THE COAST.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ALONG THE
  COAST.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

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.

BLIZZARD WATCH: Eastern Maine

BLIZZARD WATCH shaded in light Green

BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS... NORTHEAST... EAST CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS... POTENTIALLY RANGING FROM 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVER FAR NORTHEAST MAINE UPWARDS TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST DOWNEAST MAINE.

* TIMING... SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MOST OF SUNDAY NIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES... 13 TO 26.

* WINDS... NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH... WITH THE STRONGER WINDS AND WIND GUSTS IN PROXIMITY TO THE DOWNEAST COAST.

* VISIBILITIES... ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS... HIGH TO EXTREME... WITH SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POSING THE GREATEST HAZARD WITH THIS EVENT RATHER THAN HEAVY SNOW RATES AND VERY DEEP ACCUMULATION WITH FALLING SNOW. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO.

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.

Stay with RCN America as we will bring you the very latest on this latest winter storm to impact the area starting tomorrow evening....

Winter Storm Watch Issued For Kennebec, Interior Waldo, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, Coastal Waldo

Winter Storm Shaded In Blue

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

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

* LOCATIONS... KENNEBEC... WALDO... SAGADAHOC... LINCOLN... AND KNOX COUNTIES IN MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES... THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

* ACCUMULATIONS... 6 OR MORE INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING... SOME LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SATURDAY DAYTIME. HOWEVER... THE MAIN PART OF THE EVENT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS... THE POTENTIAL FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW.

* WINDS... NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* TEMPERATURES... IN THE MID 20S.

* 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.

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... POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... THEN MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD NOVA SCOTIA ON SUNDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DELIVER MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE WATCH AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. A SLIGHTLY MORE EASTERLY TRACK BY AS LITTLE AS 50 MILES OR SO COULD MEAN A MINOR SNOW EVENT. HOWEVER... A TRACK MORE TOWARD THE WEST COULD MEAN A MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS CONFIDENCE IN STORM TRACK INCREASES.

Stay with RCN America as we will bring you the very latest on this latest winter storm to impact the area starting tomorrow evening....

BE PREPARED: WINTER STORMS & EXTREME COLD

While the danger from winter weather varies across the country, nearly all Americans, regardless of where they live, are likely to face some type of severe winter weather at some point in their lives. Winter storms can range from a moderate snow over a few hours to a blizzard with blinding, wind-driven snow that lasts for several days. Many winter storms are accompanied by dangerously low temperatures and sometimes by strong winds, icing, sleet and freezing rain.

One of the primary concerns is the winter weather's ability to knock out heat, power and communications services to your home or office, sometimes for days at a time. Heavy snowfall and extreme cold can immobilize an entire region.

The National Weather Service refers to winter storms as the “Deceptive Killers” because most deaths are indirectly related to the storm. Instead, people die in traffic accidents on icy roads and of hypothermia from prolonged exposure to cold. It is important to be prepared for winter weather before it strikes.

Before Winter Storms and Extreme Cold

To prepare for a winter storm you should do the following:

• Before winter approaches, add the following supplies to your emergency kit:
  • Rock salt or more environmentally safe products to melt ice on walkways. Visit the Environmental Protection Agency for a complete list of recommended products.
  • Sand to improve traction.
  • Snow shovels and other snow removal equipment.
  • Sufficient heating fuel. You may become isolated in your home and regular fuel sources may be cut off. Store a good supply of dry, seasoned wood for your fireplace or wood-burning stove.
  • Adequate clothing and blankets to keep you warm.
• Make a Family Communications Plan. Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so it is important to know how you will contact one another, how you will get back together and what you will do in case of an emergency.
• Listen to a NOAA Weather Radio or other local news channels for critical information from the National Weather Service (NWS). Be alert to changing weather conditions.
• Minimize travel. If travel is necessary, keep a disaster supplies kit in your vehicle.
• Bring pets/companion animals inside during winter weather. Move other animals or livestock to sheltered areas with non-frozen drinking water.

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Check or have a mechanic check the following items on your car:

Red Cross: Get Ready for Nor’Easter Now

Massive Relief Response Continues to Help Sandy’s Victims

Washington - The American Red Cross urges anyone who may be in the path of the Nor’Easter headed up the coast to get ready for the storm now.

Weather experts predict this new storm will bring heavy rain, strong winds and snow Wednesday and Thursday to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, along with cold temperatures and the possibility of new power outages. Many areas already affected by Superstorm Sandy could be impacted by this new storm.

ADVICE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY SANDY The Red Cross has sent thousands of blankets and hand warmers to New York and New Jersey, and will be supporting some warming centers in the area. Those who need a safe place to go during the new storm are encouraged to come to a Red Cross shelter. In New York City, people can call 3-1-1 or visit www.nyc.gov for a list of both day and night-time warming centers. It’s important for people to check on their neighbors, share what they have and take care of each other as this new storm approaches.