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Sunday, December 10, 2017

WINTER WEATHER ALERT: Winter Storm Watches Issued Ahead Of Next Snow Maker Away From Coast

WINTER WEATHER ALERT: Inland Maine - Winter Storm Watches are issued ahead of our next snow maker, this time for inland areas, coastal areas will see rain and/or mix. Next storm will hit Tuesday through Wednesday morning where several inches could accumulate away from the coast.

National Weather Service Gray Statements:

...Significant winter storm expected Tuesday...

.Low pressure will deepen along the coast of northern New England
early Tuesday morning. Cold air in place will help snow develop
and spread into the region. The heaviest snows will be over
southern and central New Hampshire and portions of interior Maine
during the day Tuesday. The immediate coast may see a mix of snow
with sleet and and or rain, and therefore should have much lower
snow amounts.

Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Interior York-
Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Northern Coos-
Southern Coos-Northern Grafton-Northern Carroll-Southern Grafton-
Southern Carroll-Sullivan-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire-
Eastern Hillsborough-Interior 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, 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,
Lyme, Ashland, Ellsworth, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney,
Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, Tuftonboro,
Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Claremont, Cornish, Unity, 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, Amherst,
Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, and Weare

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Plan on difficult travel conditions,
  including during the morning and evening commutes on Tuesday.
  Total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches are possible.

* WHERE...Portions of, central, northern and southern New
  Hampshire and, south central, southwest, west central and
  western Maine.

* WHEN...From late Monday night through late Tuesday night.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...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.

National Weather Service Caribou Statement:

Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-
Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-
Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Southern Piscataquis-
Northern Washington-
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, Greenville, Monson, Blanchard, Lincoln, Howland,
Springfield, Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Amherst, Aurora,
Dedham, Eastbrook, Great Pond, Orland, Calais, Grand Lake Stream,
Wesley, Perry, Princeton, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, Guilford,
Danforth, Vanceboro, and Topsfield

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

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Plan on difficult
  travel conditions. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches,
  with localized amounts up to 10 inches, and ice accumulations
  of a light glaze are possible.

* WHERE...Portions of East Central Maine, Eastern Maine, Far
  Northern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine, North Central Maine,
  Northern Maine and West Central Maine.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...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.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Yosemite Falls

Yosemite Falls taken this morning.  Yosemite Falls, a combination of Upper Yosemite Fall, Middle Cascades, and Lower Yosemite Fall, has a total height of 2,425 feet. In May, you may see Pacific dogwood in bloom just below the waterfall.


Saturday, December 29, 2012

More Snow For Coastal Maine.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
615 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
AN OCEAN STORM OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS MORNING WILL
INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE MARITIMES ON SUNDAY. A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWS FOR MONDAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS DOWN
THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT, WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT
INTRODUCING COLDER WEATHER TO THE REGION FOR TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE AND WELL BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.


.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
TRENDING COLDER THIS PERIOD WITH BUILDING WESTERN RIDGE AND
DOWNSTREAM EASTERN TROUGH OPENING THE DOOR FOR ARCTIC AIR TO
INVADE THE FORECAST AREA. WE BEGIN THE PERIOD WITH A WEAK RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS DOWN THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY
MONDAY NIGHT WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT INTRODUCING COLDER AIR TO
THE REGION AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE MIDWEEK PERIOD.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
INTRODUCE EVEN COLDER AIR WITH WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR
THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.