Winter Storm Warning Issued For Knox, Waldo, Lincoln, Somerset, Franklin & Kennebec

...EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PARTS OF WESTERN MAINE...

.A STRONG DOUBLED BARRELED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE FIRST ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW THIS
EVENING FOR INTERIOR AREAS. SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE WITH THIS. COUPLED WITH GUSTY WINDS...THIS HEAVY...WET
SNOW COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

A SECOND BATCH OF PRECIPITATION SUNDAY COULD LEAD TO MORE
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE MIDCOAST OF MAINE. HERE SNOW MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF SUNDAY...BEFORE WINDING
DOWN IN THE EVENING.

IN ADDITION...COASTAL AREAS WILL SEE STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN TWO

Winter Storm Warning Issued For Knox, Lincoln & Waldo Counties Saturday Night

Winter Storm Warning: PINK

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MID COAST MAINE...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON
SATURDAY THEN INTENSIFY AS IT RACES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF OF
MAINE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY SUNDAY
MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE
LATE SATURDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING SATURDAY NIGHT
BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY. THERE IS HIGH
CONFIDENCE THAT THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MID-COAST
MAINE AND CAMDEN HILLS REGION....WHERE 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

INTERIOR WALDO-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORMWARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10
AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

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

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

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

* VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES
  IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES...20 TO 25.

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 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.

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