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Monday, December 11, 2017

WINTER WEATHER ALERT: Winter Storm Warning, Winter Weather Advisories Issued For Inland

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY = Purple
WINTER STORM WARNING = Pink
WINTER WEATHER ALERT: With our next winter storm expected to hit the state, winter storm warning and advisories have been issued for tomorrow, Tuesday, December 12th, 2017 away from the coast.

Coast will see snow quickly change to mix than rain as the day goes on.

National Weather Service Caribou Statements:

Central Piscataquis-
Including the cities of Greenville, Monson, and Blanchard

 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Plan on difficult travel conditions.
  Total snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches are expected.

* WHERE...Central Piscataquis County.

* WHEN...9 AM Tuesday to 1 AM Wednesday.

Northwest Aroostook-Northern Somerset-Northern Piscataquis-
Including the cities of Allagash, Clayton Lake, Madawaska,
Fort Kent, Frenchville, Baker Lake, Billy-Jack Depot,
Baxter St Park, Chamberlain Lake, Churchill Dam,
and Mount Katahdin

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Plan on difficult travel conditions.
  Total snow accumulations of 9 to 13 inches are expected.

* WHERE...Northwest Aroostook, Northern Somerset and Northern
  Piscataquis County.

Northeast Aroostook-
Including the cities of Presque Isle, Caribou, Van Buren,
and Mars Hill

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Plan on difficult travel conditions.
  Total snow accumulations of 7 to 10 inches are expected.

* WHERE...Northeast Aroostook County.

Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-Central Penobscot-
Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington-
Including the cities of Millinocket, East Millinocket, Patten,
Medway, Houlton, Hodgdon, Sherman, Smyrna Mills, Lincoln,
Howland, Springfield, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, Guilford, Danforth,
Vanceboro, and Topsfield

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Plan on slippery road conditions. Total
  snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches are expected with a trace of
  ice.

* WHERE...Northern Penobscot, Southeast Aroostook, Central
  Penobscot, Southern Piscataquis and Northern Washington County.

* WHEN...7 AM Tuesday to 5 AM Wednesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Be prepared for reduced visibilities at
  times.

Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock-Central Washington-
Including the cities of Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Amherst,
Aurora, Dedham, Eastbrook, Great Pond, Orland, Calais,
Grand Lake Stream, Wesley, Perry, and Princeton

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Snow...sleet and freezing rain expected. Plan on slippery
  road conditions. Total snow and sleet accumulation 2 to 5
  inches with a trace of ice.

* WHERE...Southern Penobscot, Interior Hancock and Central
  Washington County.

* WHEN...7 AM Tuesday to 1 AM Wednesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Be prepared for reduced visibilities at
  times.

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. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling
from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

National Weather Service Gray Statements:

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM BEGINS OVERNIGHT...

.Low pressure will deepen over northern New England on Tuesday.
Cold air in place will allow snow to develop and overspread the
region by the early morning hours. The heaviest snows will be
over central and northern New Hampshire and northern Maine during
the day Tuesday...impacting both the morning and evening
commutes. Snow is expected to transition quickly to mainly rain
for areas near the coast. This will limit total snowfall amounts
there.

Interior York-Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-
Interior Waldo-
Including the cities of 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, and Unity

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO
1 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Plan on slippery road conditions,
  including during the evening commute on Tuesday. Total snow
  accumulations of 3 to 5 inches, with localized amounts up to 8
  inches, are expected.

* WHERE...Interior York, Interior Cumberland, androscoggin,
  Kennebec and Interior Waldo Counties.

* WHEN...From 4 AM Tuesday to 1 AM EST Wednesday.

Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-
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, and Madison

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO
1 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Plan on difficult travel
  conditions, including during the evening commute on Tuesday.
  Total snow accumulations of 6 to 9 inches, with localized
  amounts up to 11 inches, are expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central, west central and western
  Maine.

* WHEN...From 4 AM Tuesday to 1 AM EST Wednesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Be prepared for significant reductions in
  visibility at times.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather
conditions are expected. If you must travel, keep an extra
flashlight, food and water in your vehicle in case of an
emergency. For a more precise forecast for your specific
location...go to www.weather.gov/gray.

Monday, February 6, 2017

Winter Weather Advisory: MORE WINTRY WEATHER ON THE WAY FOR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND

...MORE WINTRY WEATHER ON THE WAY FOR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

.SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY. AS WARM AIR ENTERS THE REGION ALOFT, THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHERNMOST NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS TRANSITION LINE WILL GRADUALLY
MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE TUESDAY NIGHT.

3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE, WITH GENERALLY SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHERNMOST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND COASTAL REGIONS AND MORE SNOW AND SLEET ACROSS THE INTERIOR. 

4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS. 
A LIGHT COATING OF ICE IS EXPECTED MOST AREAS AS WELL, WITH MORE ICE, UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OVER WESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

A FEW LOCATIONS MAY BE SLICK DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT A COATING OF SNOW IN SOME AREAS.

HOWEVER THE TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE PARTICULARLY TRECHEROUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION. ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING ON TUESDAY.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

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

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

* TIMING...TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRECHOROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE
  TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.

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

* TEMPERATURES...STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING IN THE 20S, THEN 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.



Saturday, January 7, 2017

Weather Alert: Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Knox County Through Downeast Coast

Winter Weather Advisory shaded in purple
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...
BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD


...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL HANCOCK....COASTAL WASHINGTON AND EASTERN
  WASHINGTON COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  ACROSS EASTERN AND COASTAL WASHINGTON COUNTY.

* TIMING...LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

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

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

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN PERIODS OF
  HEAVY SNOW. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

...STRONG LOW PRESSURE TO BRING SNOWFALL TO SOUTHEASTERN PARTS OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...

.A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE EAST COAST
TODAY. WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF
THE REGION...A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BRING THREE TO
FIVE INCHES OF SNOW TO THE ADVISORY AREA IN SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE. THREE OR FOUR INCHES OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR THE
PENOBSCOT BAY AREA AS SNOWFALL LINGERS LATE THIS EVENING.

KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWLS HEAD...ROCKLAND...APPLETON...
CAMDEN...HOPE...ROCKPORT...THOMASTON...BELFAST...NORTHPORT...
SEARSMONT...LINCOLNVILLE

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  AROUND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.

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.

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

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Tonight, Knox County Through Downeast

Winter Weather Advisory shaded in purple
...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND
END BY SUNDAY MORNING...

.A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THE ST
LAWRENCE VALLEY TONIGHT SPREADING ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 3-6 INCHES
OF SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END BY SUNDAY MORNING
FOLLOWED BY CLEARING.

SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CORNVILLE...SKOWHEGAN...
PALMYRA...PITTSFIELD...EMBDEN...MADISON...BROOKS...JACKSON...
KNOX...LIBERTY...MONTVILLE...MORRILL...WALDO...WINTERPORT...
UNITY...OWLS HEAD...ROCKLAND...APPLETON...CAMDEN...HOPE...
ROCKPORT...THOMASTON...BELFAST...NORTHPORT...SEARSMONT...
LINCOLNVILLE

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM EST SUNDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

 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.

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

CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...
EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...
BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...
TOPSFIELD

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...UPPER PENOBSCOT VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS...ALL OF DOWNEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE GREATER
  BANGOR REGION.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOWEST AMOUNTS ALONG
  THE IMMEDIATE DOWNEAST COAST AND OUTER ISLANDS.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LOW. SNOW WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM THE TEENS ACROSS THE NORTH TO THE LOW
  TO MID 30S ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE.

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.

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Winter Storm Warning, Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Thursday Into Friday, All But Coastline From Kittery-Eastport

Winter Storm Warning in pink. Winter Weather Advisory in purple
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...
SPRINGFIELD

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON
EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND WIND.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE
  LOWEST AMOUNTS EAST OF A LINCOLN TO VAN BUREN LINE.

* TIMING...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW
  RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY
  BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN OVER CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTY AND ALONG
  THE EASTERN AROOSTOOK...NEW BRUNSWICK BORDER AROUND DAYBREAK
  FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. POWER OUTAGES ARE
  POSSIBLE FROM BROKEN BRANCHES DUE TO SNOW LOADING AND STRONG
  GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TO LOWER TO MID 30S.

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

NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO
4 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND WIND.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 16 INCHES.

* TIMING...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW RATES OF
  2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...VERY HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL
  CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. POWER OUTAGES
  ARE POSSIBLE FROM BROKEN BRANCHES DUE TO SNOW LOADING AND STRONG
  GUSTY WINDS.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.

* 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.

...STRENGTHENING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY AS IT REACHES THE NEW ENGLAND
COASTLINE ON THURSDAY. IT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ALONG
THE COAST OF MAINE THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY
SNOWFALL TO THE AREA. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AREAWIDE DURING
THE DAY THURSDAY BUT WILL TRANSITION TO RAIN DURING THE EVENING
NEAR THE COAST. THIS WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS CLOSER TO THE
COASTLINE. JUST INLAND OF THE TRANSITION ZONE SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE QUITE HEAVY...GENERALLY FROM 12 TO 18
INCHES.

INTERIOR YORK-STRAFFORD-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLIS...ALFRED...LEBANON...SANFORD...
GOODWINS MILLS...BUXTON...LIMINGTON...BERWICK...BARRINGTON...
ROCHESTER...DOVER...ROLLINSFORD...SOMERSWORTH...DURHAM...
MADBURY...MANCHESTER...PELHAM...NASHUA...SALEM...ATKINSON...
NEWTON...PLAISTOW...CHESTER...DERRY...HAMPSTEAD...EXETER

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO
5 AM EST FRIDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW TRANSITIONING TO RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY THURSDAY AND BECOME HEAVY
  AT TIMES THURSDAY EVENING. EXPECT A CHANGE TO RAIN DURING THE
  LATE EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. SNOWFALL
  RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO
  KEEP ROADS WELL PLOWED. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN MAY CAUSE ROADS TO
  BE EXTRA SLIPPERY.

* WINDS...LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
  GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S WARMING INTO THE MID 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.

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

NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-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...ERROL...MILLSFIELD...
COLEBROOK...BERLIN...DUMMER...MILAN...YORK POND...LANCASTER...
BETHLEHEM...LINCOLN...LITTLETON...SUGAR HILL...THORNTON...
WATERVILLE VALLEY...WOODSTOCK...JACKSON...NORTH CONWAY...ALBANY...
CONWAY...CHATHAM...CRAWFORD NOTCH

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO
11 AM EST FRIDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 14 TO 18 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY ON THURSDAY AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
  ON FRIDAY. SNOW COMES TO AN END DURING THE MORNING ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TREACHEROUS.
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL MAKE IT MORE
  DIFFICULT TO KEEP ROADS WELL PLOWED. HEAVY WET SNOW WILL WEIGH
  DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND COULD LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 20S TO LOW 30S.

INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW GLOUCESTER...GRAY...NORTH WINDHAM...
GORHAM...BRIDGTON...GREENE...LEWISTON...SABATTUS...WALES...
MINOT...TURNER...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...SIDNEY...
WINDSOR...VASSALBORO...WATERVILLE...CHINA...PALERMO

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
8 AM EST FRIDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER NOON ON THURSDAY AND BECOME HEAVY
  AT TIMES THURSDAY EVENING. A TRANSITION TO RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE
  THURSDAY EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY BEFORE
  PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. SNOWFALL
  RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO
  KEEP ROADS WELL PLOWED. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN MAY CAUSE ROADS TO
  BE EXTRA SLIPPERY.

* WINDS...LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY AFTER MIDNIGHT
  AND GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TO MID 30S.

Monday, December 26, 2016

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.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Winter Weather Advisory For Knox, Lincoln & Waldo Counties

...A QUICK SNOWFALL EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...

.WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST OF CAPE TONIGHT AND THEN
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A QUICK 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO
THE MID COAST AND PENOBSCOT BAY AREA STARTING LATE TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END BY MIDDAY WITH
RAPID CLEARING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST WEDNESDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND COULD BECOME BRIEFLY
  HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND DAYBREAK AND INTO THE MORNING
  COMMUTE...BEFORE ENDING BY MIDDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...13 TO 25.

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.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Winter Storm Warnings & Winter Weather Advisories Issued For Maine Monday

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY THEN ANOTHER COASTAL STORM FOR MONDAY...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AT TIMES.

LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THIS STORM WILL TRACK SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND
MONDAY AND SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. THE STORM EXITS TO THE
EAST BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Coastal/Central Maine From 11pm Tonight - 8am Friday

...LIGHT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT...

.THE FIRST APPRECIABLE SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON IS LIKELY FOR MANY
AREAS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN OR A RAIN
SNOW MIX THIS EVENING. EVENTUALLY TEMPERATURES COOL ENOUGH TO
TRANSITION RAIN TO SNOW FOR ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE.
GENERALLY 2 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED JUST INLAND FROM THE COAST TO
THE FOOTHILLS...BUT ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
THOUGH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA...SNOW WILL LIKELY BE FALLING AND ACCUMULATING AROUND THE
TIME OF MORNING COMMUTE. GIVEN THAT IT WILL BE THE FIRST REAL
ACCUMULATION OF THE SEASON FOR AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE
MIDCOAST...IMPACTS COULD BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL.

INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Weather Alert: Winter Weather Advisory for Knox & Waldo Counties

Winter Weather Advisory: Blue
Wind Advisory: Brown
Winter Storm Warning: Pink
Blizzard Warning: Red
...AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL BRUSH THE REGION LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...

.RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS WELL EAST OF CAPE COD TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. AS THE STORM TRACKS TOWARD NOVA SCOTIA...A BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL NEAR THE MAINE
COASTLINE. THE MIDCOAST REGION HAS THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD TO SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...STRONG WINDS ON WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF
MILE AT TIMES.

KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Coastal Maine: Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Tonight-Wednesday Morning

The national weather service out of Gray, Maine has issued a winter weather advisory for tonight into Wednesday due to snow to impact the area. Areas along coastal Maine could see 6 inches of snow with very little the farther away from the coast you are.

National Weather Service out of Gray, Maine statement.

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG WITH COLD WIND CHILLS...

.VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY
COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN MAINE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS OF 10 TO
15 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 BELOW ZERO OR
COLDER... WITH 30 BELOW ZERO READINGS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE LATE TODAY THEN
SPREAD NORTHEAST ALONG THE MAINE COAST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN LET UP AROUND MIDDAY.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE
COAST... WITH AROUND 6 INCHES EXPECTED IN SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW... INCREASING THE IMPACT FROM THIS SNOWFALL.

INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-
KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO...
OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...
WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...
WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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

* TIMING...TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS.

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

* TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING
  SNOW.

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.

Please stay safe and send your snowfall totals and photos to rockycoastnews@live.com.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

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.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Winter Storm Warning & Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Thursday-Friday Morning

...SNOWY AND VERY COLD THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY...EVENTUALLY PASSING EAST OF CAPE COD THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. THIS LOW WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A MODERATE SNOWFALL OVER A 24
HOUR PERIOD ENDING FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME
GUSTY ON THE COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...RESULTING
IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR DANGEROUS LEVELS THURSDAY EVENING INTO
FRIDAY.

SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON THE COAST. WIND CHILL
  VALUES AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY... AND
  AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE MIDCOAST LATE TONIGHT
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEAR BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND SHARPLY REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...7 BELOW TO 9 ABOVE ZERO.

* 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.

SOUTHERN OXFORD-ANDROSCOGGIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10
AM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND COLD.

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

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN MAINE THURSDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND SHARPLY REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.

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

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 31 BELOW.

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS

AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...
SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...
UNITY

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10
AM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND COLD.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN MAINE THURSDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND SHARPLY REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...11 BELOW TO 1 ABOVE ZERO.

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

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 34 BELOW.

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS

AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...
LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10
AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO
  DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY... AND AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO
  THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 9 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
  WESTERN MAINE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND SHARPLY REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...7 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO.

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

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.

INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-STRAFFORD-
INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO...
OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...
WESTBROOK...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...
PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
320 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON THE COAST. WIND CHILL
  VALUES AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY... AND
  AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

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

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE SEACOAST LATE TONIGHT
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEAR BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND SHARPLY REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...4 BELOW TO 12 ABOVE ZERO.


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

SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL 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...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...
MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
326 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...DOWNEAST MAINE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HEAVIER
  ACCUMULATIONS CLOSER TO THE COAST.

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AROUND ZERO INLAND
  WITH SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ALONG THE COAST. WIND CHILL
  TEMPERATURES 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY AND 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BECOMING
  NORTH.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN ICE
  COVERED BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. 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.

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Maine Winter Storm Warnings & Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Storm Warning: Pink
Winter Weather Advisory: Light Purple
The national weather service out of Gray and Caribou have issued Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisory for coastal and central Maine for Sunday. This weather system is complex as the coast of Maine from Kittery to Rockland may only see rain while just inland will see heavy snow. It is hard to see what will take place as Rockland will have a temperature of 32 during the day and 22 at night.

Here are the Winter Weather Advisory and Winter Storm Warning:
Eastern Maine:
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...
EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...
BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...
DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...DOWNEAST AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST MAINE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH
  OF ICE. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
  PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS.

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS
  INTERIOR AREAS...WITH LOWER TO MID 20S ALONG THE COAST.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
  BECOMING NORTH.

* IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW... SLEET
  AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. THE
  COMBINATION OF ADDITIONAL ICE AND SNOW MAY CAUSE MORE TREE LIMBS
  TO SNAP WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

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

Western Maine
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK
312 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM
EST MONDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES... WITH MORE RAIN TOWARD THE COAST.

* TIMING...SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...CAUSING
  TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH NEAR THE COAST.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...MAY DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

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.

SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...
NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...
LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...
BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...NORTH CONWAY...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE
312 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 6
AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING AND ENDING BY EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. AREAS
  WHICH STILL HAVE ICE ON TREES FROM THE RECENT ICE STORM MAY BE
  MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACCUMULATIONS CAUSING ADDITIONAL BROKEN
  LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...MAY DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

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.

 SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON
312 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM
EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...VARYING FROM AROUND AN INCH NEAR THE COAST TO AS
  MUCH AS 8 INCHES FURTHER INLAND. RAIN WILL BE MORE COMMON ON THE
  COASTAL SIDE OF ROUTE 1.

* TIMING...BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING AND ENDING BY EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. AREAS
  WHICH STILL HAVE ICE ON TREES FROM THE RECENT ICE STORM MAY BE
  MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACCUMULATIONS CAUSING ADDITIONAL BROKEN
  LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES.

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

* VISIBILITIES...MAY DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S.

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.

Stay tuned as this is a complex storm for the Mid-Coast Maine as they could see more snow depending on the track of the rain/snow line.