Winter Weather, Freezing Rain Advisories Issued Except Midcoast, Downeast Coast

NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE.

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5
  INCHES...ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND
  PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S IN THE EVENING...THEN RISING
  OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

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 WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND UPPER PENOBSCOT VALLEY.

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND
  PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S THIS EVENING...THEN RISING
  OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

OUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL 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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BANGOR AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST.

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES...ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND
  PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 THIS EVENING...THEN RISING OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES LATE MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK TO OUR NORTH ACROSS EASTERN CANADA LATE
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE AREA LATE MONDAY PRECEDED BY A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEW
HAMPSHIRE... AS WELL AS ALONG THE MAINE COAST... WILL SEE A BRIEF
PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING. AWAY FROM THE COAST... A
LIGHT WINTRY MIX WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO RAIN IN ALL BUT
MOUNTAIN SECTIONS BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY FOLLOWING A
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.

NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UPTON...WILSONS MILLS...ANDOVER...
BYRON...MIDDLE DAM...ROXBURY...SOUTH ARM...COBURN GORE...DAVIS...
OQUOSSOC...RANGELEY...AVON...KINGFIELD...PHILLIPS...
NEW PORTLAND...BRASSUA...LONG POND...MOOSEHEAD...PITTSTON FARM...
SEBOOMOOK...BINGHAM...JACKMAN...BETHEL...BRYANT POND...HANOVER...
LOCKE MILLS...MILTON...NEWRY...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...
OXFORD...FARMINGTON...NEW SHARON...NEW VINEYARD...TEMPLE...
WILTON...CHESTERVILLE...JAY...ATHENS...CORNVILLE...SKOWHEGAN...
PALMYRA...PITTSFIELD...EMBDEN...MADISON...NEW GLOUCESTER...GRAY...
NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...GREENE...LEWISTON...
SABATTUS...WALES...MINOT...TURNER...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...
AUGUSTA...SIDNEY...WINDSOR...VASSALBORO...WATERVILLE...CHINA...
PALERMO...BROOKS...JACKSON...KNOX...LIBERTY...MONTVILLE...
MORRILL...WALDO...WINTERPORT...UNITY...ERROL...MILLSFIELD...
COLEBROOK...BERLIN...DUMMER...MILAN...YORK POND...LANCASTER...
BETHLEHEM...LINCOLN...LITTLETON...SUGAR HILL...THORNTON...
WATERVILLE VALLEY...WOODSTOCK...NORTH CONWAY...ALBANY...CONWAY...
CHATHAM...CRAWFORD NOTCH

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SLICK DRIVING FROM A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF
  PRECIPITATION.

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

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

INTERIOR YORK-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLIS...ALFRED...LEBANON...SANFORD...
GOODWINS MILLS...BUXTON...LIMINGTON...BERWICK...LYME...ASHLAND...
ELLSWORTH...HOLDERNESS...PLYMOUTH...RUMNEY...WAKEFIELD...
BRIDGEWATER...BROOKFIELD...OSSIPEE...TUFTONBORO...WOLFEBORO...
MOULTONBOROUGH
342 AM EST MON DEC 26 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH
  AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SLICK DRIVING FROM A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF
  PRECIPITATION.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 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.

FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY.

Freezing Rain Expected, Floods Possible this Weekend

A combination of weather hazards is in store for Mainers this weekend.

According to the National Weather Service, freezing rain will again affect much of the State tonight into Saturday morning, creating slick road conditions.

However, unseasonably warm temperatures, heavy rain and ice-covered rivers and streams will combine to raise the risk of flooding. And, high winds are expected in downeast areas which could again result in power outages.

Freezing Rain

Freezing Rain Advisories are in place for all but downeast areas, for anywhere from a tract to a quarter-inch of ice, Friday night into Saturday. Even this much accumulation is enough to make driving treacherous, and to add to existing ice cover on driveways and walkways.

High Winds

In Hancock, Washington and southern Penobscot Counties, High Wind Watches have been posted for Saturday into Saturday night. Winds of up to 35 mph, with gusts up to 60 mph are possible, potentially causing power outages. The strongest gusts are more likely along the immediate coast and higher terrain.

Ice Jams and Flooding

Flood Watches are in place across the State from Saturday evening into Monday morning. 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected from Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning. Temperatures rising into the 30s and 40s, will produce melting snow along with the rain. This will raise water levels in rivers and streams, **possibly causing ice to move and jam**.

**Ice jams cannot be predicted and can cause rapid, unexpected rises in rivers and streams**. Water can rise rapidly behind the jam, causing upstream flooding. Then, when a jam releases, water will rise suddenly downstream, causing downstream flooding.

All those with interests along rivers and streams should pay close attention to possible ice movement and water levels. Any apparent ice jams and water level changes should be reported immediately to local officials and the National Weather Service.

Floods are not expected at this time of year, and it's important to remember basic flood safety:

Respect the power of water

A mere six inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult. It takes only two feet of rushing water to carry away most vehicles. This includes pickups and SUVs. Moving water combined with ice is even more dangerous.

If you come to an area that is covered with water, you will not know the depth of the water or the condition of the ground under the water. This is especially true at night, when your vision is more limited.

Whether driving or walking, any time you come to a flooded road, TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN!

For more help and information:

* Life or safety-threatening emergency: Call 9-1-1 * Maine Prepares (weather alerts and safety information): http://www.maineprepares.com * National Weather Service Gray: http://www.weather.gov/gray * https://www.facebook.com/US.NationalWeatherService.Gray.gov * National Weather Service Caribou: http://www.weather.gov/caribou * https://www.facebook.com/US.NationalWeatherService.Caribou.gov * Maine DOT Travel Information: 511maine.gov or dial 5-1-1 (toll-free) * MEMA on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MaineEMA * MEMA on Twitter: @MaineEMA (twitter.com/MaineEMA) * Power outage or downed power line: Call your electric utility

Winter Weather Advisory, Freezing Rain Advisory, High Wind Warning & Wind Advisory

Gray/Caribou, Maine - The national weather service in Caribou and Gray Maine have issued warnings and advisories for tonight in tomorrow due the upcoming storm that will be mostly rain along the coast, freezing rain and snow inland.

INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...
GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...
PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP
  WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY
  BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. DUE TO EXISTING ICE IN TREES AND ON POWER
  LINES THE WINDS WILL CAUSE MORE DAMAGE THAN WOULD BE NORMALLY
  EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES, MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE
WORKING BATTERIES.

NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST
MONDAY...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST
MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY AND NORTHERN SOMERSET
  COUNTY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 BY MONDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. A GLAZE OF ICE WILL
  PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ICE MAY CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO
  SNAP WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

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. 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.

CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...
GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL LEAD TO A FEW DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO
  SNAP. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES, MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE
WORKING BATTERIES.

NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...
WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...NORTH WINDHAM...
GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...
WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST MONDAY...

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH
  AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS
  EVENING AND WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN MAINE BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. SCATTERED POWER
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT STILL HAVE ICE
  ON THE TREES FROM THE ICE STORM.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S...BUT SLOWLY CLIMBING THROUGH
  THE NIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...AREAS OF FOG WILL CAUSE THE VISIBILITY TO DROP
  DOWN TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

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.

INTERIOR YORK-NORTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-
SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...LITTLETON...
LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...
NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...
ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER

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

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH
  AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS
  EVENING AND WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN MAINE BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. SCATTERED POWER
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30...BUT GRADUALLY CLIMBING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...DROPPING TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN AREAS OF FOG
  LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

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 YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
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...PORTSMOUTH...
HAMPTON

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST MONDAY.

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH
  AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS
  EVENING AND WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN MAINE BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. SCATTERED POWER
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30...BUT GRADUALLY CLIMBING THROUGH THE
  NIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...AREAS OF FOG MAY DROP THE VISIBILITY DOWN TO A
  HALF MILE LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

WEATHER ALERT: Freezing Rain Advisory Issued For Northern Maine Tomorrow

Northern Maine - The National Weather Service out of Caribou has issued a Freezing Rain Advisory for the roof top of Maine begin tomorrow at 10am-7pm.

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY...MOSTLY NORTH OF A LINE
  FROM CARIBOU TO CLAYTON LAKE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH...ESPECIALLY IN THE
  SAINT JOHN VALLEY.

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 F

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. EXPECT SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. A THIN
  GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.

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. 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.