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Sunday, March 11, 2018

Winter Weather Alert: Winter Storm Watches Issued For Western Maine Tuesday-Wednesday Morning

Winter Weather Alert: Rockland, Maine - National Weather Service out of Gray has issued a Winter Storm Watch for western Maine Tuesday through Wednesday morning.

Snowfall may add up to a foot or a little more or less depending on exact track.

...ANOTHER SNOW STORM FORECAST TO AFFECT MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...

.Another area of low pressure is forecast to develop off the North
Carolina coast Monday, passing south and east of New England and
into the Canadian Maritimes by early Wednesday. Snow is expected
to develop from south to north beginning late Monday night in
southern Maine and New Hampshire reaching mid-coast and central
Maine by early Tuesday morning. The snow will become heavy at
times during the day Tuesday before beginning to taper off Tuesday
night. Snow may linger in the mountains and foothills into
Wednesday. There is still some uncertainty as to the exact track
of this storm. If the storm tracks closer to the coast, more
snowfall would be possible. A track further to the south, and
lower snowfall amounts would be expected.

Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Interior York-
Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-
Coastal Waldo-Northern Coos-Southern Coos-Northern Grafton-
Northern Carroll-Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll-Sullivan-
Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-
Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
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,
Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, Goodwins Mills, Buxton,
Limington, Berwick, 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, 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, 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, Lyme, Ashland,
Ellsworth, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Wakefield, Bridgewater,
Brookfield, Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough,
Claremont, Cornish, Croydon, Goshen, Grantham, Lempster, Newport,
Charlestown, Boscawen, Canterbury, Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon,
Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith, Barrington, Rochester,
Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, Madbury, Gilsum, Keene,
Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua,
Salem, Atkinson, Newton, Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead,
Exeter, Greenland, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls,
North Hampton, Seabrook, Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon,
Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, and Weare

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

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Plan on difficult travel conditions,
  including during the evening commute on Tuesday. Total snow
  accumulations of 6 to 12 inches are expected, with locally
  higher amounts.

* WHERE...All of New Hampshire and central and western Maine.

* WHEN...From late Monday night through Wednesday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will be heavy and wet, especially
  across southeast New Hampshire and coastal Maine. This could
  lead to isolated downed trees and power outages. Significant
  reductions in visibility are possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant
snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue
to monitor the latest forecasts.

Saturday, December 21, 2013

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.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

WINTER WEATHER ALERT: Winter Storm Warning For Mid-Coast Maine

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...MID COAST OF MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADWAYS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...11 TO 24.

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.

Monday, December 16, 2013

WINTER WEATHER ALERT: Winter Storm Watch, Winter Weather Advisory & Wind Chill Advisory

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN
  SOMERSET...CUMBERLAND...ANDROSCOGGIN...AND KENNEBEC COUNTIES IN
  MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY AND LAST
  THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADWAYS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...TEENS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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

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

* LOCATIONS...MID COAST OF MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID TO LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADWAYS...LOW VISIBILITIES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...12 TO 20.

* VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE 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.

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE

* WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 BELOW ZERO

* WINDS NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH

* TEMPERATURES 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR A WARM COAT AND GLOVES AND
COVER YOUR HEAD. 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.

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...DOWNEAST MAINE

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES

* TIMING...TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING

* TEMPERATURES...MID TEENS TO LOW 20S

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ON EXISTING SNOW
  PACK WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. 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.

Friday, December 13, 2013

WINTER WEATHER ALERT: Winter Storm Warning Issued For Saturday Evening-Sunday Evening

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET DURING
  THE MIDDAY HOURS ALONG THE COAST ON SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE
  COAST AND 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF
  MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE SLICK
  ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW.

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

* TEMPERATURES...4 TO 24 ABOVE.

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

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.

Be safe if you need to travel Saturday evening and Sunday as conditions will bad in snow falling across the state. Don't travel if not needing to.

WINTER WEATHER ALERT: Winter Storm Watch From Saturday Evening To Sunday Evening

...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...MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WELL AS SOUTHERN AND
  CENTRAL MAINE AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET ON SUNDAY
  ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST MAINE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF GREATER THAN 6 INCHES IS
  POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY
  EVENING REACHING THE PENOBSCOT VALLEY TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE SLICK
  ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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

* TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 ABOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH TEENS AND
  LOWER 20S ELSEWHERE.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING
  SNOW AS WELL AS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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.

RCN America Network will keep our readers updated on this first snowstorm of the season if a Winter Storm Warning is posted.