New Years' Snowstorm Update 12

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1032 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

MEZ011-016-017-032-031145-
/O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T1800Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...
DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...
PRINCETON...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
1032 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 18 INCHES
ACROSS THE REGION. THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES LATER
TONIGHT ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST AND NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER...
POSSIBLY LIMITING ACCUMULATIONS THERE.

RESIDENTS OF THE AREA ALONG WITH HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A
CLOSE WATCH ON THIS SYSTEM AS TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL
BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED. CHECK FOR DETAILS ON
THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING SITUATION BY GOING TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON
THE WARNING AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DEADLY
OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF
EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED.

&&

$$

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
615 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

MEZ029-030-030900-
/O.CON.KCAR.CF.A.0001.100103T0300Z-100103T2000Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
615 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

AN INTENSE STORM MOVING NORTHWEST TOWARD COASTAL DOWNEAST MAINE
FROM THE OPEN ATLANTIC WILL BRING A STORM SURGE OF AT LEAST 1 TO
2 FEET ON TOP OF VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES LATER TONIGHT.

HIGH TIDE AT BAR HARBOR WILL OCCUR AT 0001 EST AND AT 0008 EST AT
EASTPORT. MAXIMUM ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE IS 12 FT AT BAR HARBOR AND
21 FT AT EASTPORT. TOTAL STORM TIDES AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE AT
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WILL BE 12 TO 13 FT AT BAR HARBOR AND 22 TO 23 FT
AT EASTPORT.

STRONG WINDS AND STORM SURGES WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR
POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING ALSO AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE AROUND
NOONTIME SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT AROUND THE TIME OF THE REFERENCED HIGH TIDES. COASTAL
RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA ESPECIALLY IN MACHIAS AND THE
CAUSEWAY TO DEER ISLE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

&&

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FOSTER
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1056 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

MEZ025>028-031200-
/O.NEW.KGYX.CF.Y.0002.100103T0400Z-100103T0700Z/
/O.EXT.KGYX.CF.A.0002.100103T1300Z-100103T1900Z/
SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
1056 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY. THE COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

THE PREDICTED ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AT PORTLAND IS 10.1 FEET AT
1223 AM TONIGHT. CURRENTLY THE TIDE IS RUNNING ABOUT 1.7 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES A HIGH TIDE CLOSE TO 12 FEET
IS POSSIBLE AT 1223. THIS IS STILL BELOW THE 12 FOOT TIDAL FLOOD
STAGE. HOWEVER...ROUGH SEAS COULD CREATE SPLASHOVER AND BEACH
EROSION ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE.

FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE PREDICTED ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AT
PORTLAND IS 11.4 FEET AT 1236 PM SUNDAY. THE STORM SURGE IS
EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LOWER... NO MORE THAN A HALF A FOOT OR SO.
THIS COULD PUSH THE OVERALL TIDE CLOSE TO THE 12 FOOT TIDAL FLOOD
STAGE. AGAIN ROUGH SEAS COULD LEAD TO SPLASHOVER AND BEACH EROSION
ALONG THE MID COAST OF MAINE. FOR THIS REASON A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1056 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

MEZ023-024-NHZ014-031200-
/O.NEW.KGYX.CF.Y.0002.100103T0400Z-100103T0700Z/
/O.EXT.KGYX.CF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T1900Z/
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
1056 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY. THE COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

THE PREDICTED ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AT PORTLAND IS 10.1 FEET AT
1223 AM TONIGHT. CURRENTLY THE TIDE IS RUNNING ABOUT 1.7 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES A HIGH TIDE CLOSE TO 12 FEET
IS POSSIBLE AT 1223. THIS IS STILL BELOW THE 12 FOOT TIDAL FLOOD
STAGE. HOWEVER...ROUGH SEAS COULD CREATE SPLASHOVER AND BEACH
EROSION ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.

FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE PREDICTED ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AT
PORTLAND IS 11.4 FEET AT 1236 PM SUNDAY. THE STORM SURGE IS
EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LOWER... NO MORE THAN A HALF A FOOT OR SO.
THIS COULD PUSH THE OVERALL TIDE CLOSE TO THE 12 FOOT TIDAL FLOOD
STAGE. AGAIN ROUGH SEAS COULD LEAD TO SPLASHOVER AND BEACH EROSION
ALONG THE MID COAST OF MAINE. FOR THIS REASON A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

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