Potential Historic Three Day New Years' Snowstorm Update 7

Potential Historic Three Day New Years' Snowstorm Update 6

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
414 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND
WITH SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...

.THE FIRST STORM SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT LIGHT SNOW TO MUCH OF THE
REGION OVER THE PAST 12 TO 24 HOURS IS WINDING DOWN.

ATTENTION NOW TURNS TO A SECOND...MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM WHICH
WILL DEVELOP WELL SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN
LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN NOVA SCOTIA LATE SATURDAY THEN BACK
NORTHWESTWARD TO A POSITION OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MAINE
SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
REGION ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...LEADING TO A THREAT OF
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.

MEZ011-015>017-029>032-020500-
/O.CAN.KCAR.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-100102T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0012.100102T1200Z-100104T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0001.100102T1200Z-100103T1800Z/
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
414 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST
SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM
SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED.

LIGHT SNOW FROM THE FIRST OF TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE
AREA IS GRADUALLY WINDING DOWN. SNOWFALL FROM THIS FIRST SYSTEM
RANGED FROM LESS THAN AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR NORTH TO AROUND 5
INCHES PORTIONS OF DOWNEAST MAINE.

A SECOND...MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT
THE REGION SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE
AREA FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY AND BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO
15 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO
DEVELOP BY LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH VERY
DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM LATE
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

RESIDENTS OF THE AREA ALONG WITH HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A
CLOSE WATCH ON THE SYSTEM...AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE
EXPECTED. CHECK FOR DETAILS ON THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING SITUATION BY GOING
TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. A
COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY
BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING SNOW WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUTS AT TIMES.

&&

$$
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
414 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND
WITH SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...

.THE FIRST STORM SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT LIGHT SNOW TO MUCH OF THE
REGION OVER THE PAST 12 TO 24 HOURS IS WINDING DOWN.

ATTENTION NOW TURNS TO A SECOND...MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM WHICH
WILL DEVELOP WELL SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN
LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN NOVA SCOTIA LATE SATURDAY THEN BACK
NORTHWESTWARD TO A POSITION OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MAINE
SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
REGION ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...LEADING TO A THREAT OF
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.

MEZ003>006-010-020500-
/O.CAN.KCAR.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-100102T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0012.100102T1200Z-100104T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0001.100102T1700Z-100103T1800Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
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...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
414 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST
SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED.

LIGHT SNOW FROM THE FIRST OF TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE
AREA IS GRADUALLY WINDING DOWN. SNOWFALL FROM THIS FIRST SYSTEM
RANGED FROM LESS THAN AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR NORTH TO AROUND 5
INCHES PORTIONS OF DOWNEAST MAINE.

A SECOND...MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT
THE REGION SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE
AREA FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY AND BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO
14 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO
DEVELOP BY LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH VERY
DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM LATE
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

RESIDENTS OF THE AREA ALONG WITH HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A
CLOSE WATCH ON THE SYSTEM...AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE
EXPECTED. CHECK FOR DETAILS ON THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING SITUATION BY GOING
TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. A
COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY
BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING SNOW WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUTS AT TIMES.

&&

$$
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
414 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND
WITH SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...

.THE FIRST STORM SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT LIGHT SNOW TO MUCH OF THE
REGION OVER THE PAST 12 TO 24 HOURS IS WINDING DOWN.

ATTENTION NOW TURNS TO A SECOND...MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM WHICH
WILL DEVELOP WELL SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN
LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN NOVA SCOTIA LATE SATURDAY THEN BACK
NORTHWESTWARD TO A POSITION OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MAINE
SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
REGION ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...LEADING TO A THREAT OF
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.

MEZ001-002-020500-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0012.100102T1200Z-100104T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0001.100102T1700Z-100103T1800Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
414 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED.

LIGHT SNOW FROM THE FIRST OF TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE
AREA IS GRADUALLY WINDING DOWN. SNOWFALL FROM THIS FIRST SYSTEM
RANGED FROM LESS THAN AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR NORTH TO AROUND 5
INCHES PORTIONS OF DOWNEAST MAINE.

A SECOND...MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT
THE REGION SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE
AREA FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES BY SATURDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY
LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH VERY
DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM LATE
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

RESIDENTS OF THE AREA ALONG WITH HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A
CLOSE WATCH ON THE SYSTEM...AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE
EXPECTED. CHECK FOR DETAILS ON THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING SITUATION BY GOING
TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. A
COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY
BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING SNOW WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUTS AT TIMES.

&&

$$

KHW

Potential Historic Three Day New Years' Snowstorm Update 5

000
FXUS61 KCAR 012128
AFDCAR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
428 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
-- Changed Discussion --LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN MOVE BACK TOWARD THE MAINE COAST SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND DRIFT
NORTHEAST INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.-- End Changed Discussion --
&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
-- Changed Discussion --THE FIRST OF TWO SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE AREA...AND THE WEAKER OF
THE TWO...CURRENTLY S OF NOVA SCOTIA AND IS WEAKENING AS
ANTICIPATED. THIS SYSTEM HAS SPREAD A MAINLY LGT SNOW ACROSS MUCH
OF THE REGION DURING THE PAST 12-24 HRS W/ AROUND AN INCH FAR N TO
5 INCHES FAR SRN AND SWRN AREAS. AREA OF LGT SNOW HAS BEEN DCRSG
LAST FEW HRS W/ MANY RPTG STNS YIELDING IMPRVG VSBYS LAST FEW HRS
AS WELL. ALL MODELS SUPPORT THESE TRENDS SO WILL CANX THE CURRENT
WNTR WX ADV. ANY REMAINING LGT SNOW ACROSS THE FA SHOULD RESULT IN
LESS THAN AN INCH OF NEW SNOW THRU TNGT.

OTHRWS...ALL ATTENTION TURNS TO THE SECOND AND MUCH STRONGER
SYSTEM XPCTD TO AFFECT THE AREA FROM SAT AM THRU SUN AM. CURRENT
12Z MODEL SUITE DEVELOPS AN AREA OF LOW PRES WELL S OF NS LATER
TNGT THEN LIFT THIS LOW NWRD TOWARD THE SWRN COAST OF NS BY LATE
SAT WHILE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING IT. XPCT THIS STORM TO SPREAD SNOW OF
INCRSG INTENSITY FROM SE-NW SAT AM ACROSS SRN/SERN SECTIONS AND
INTO FAR NWRN SECTIONS BY LATE SAT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...XPCT
STRONG NRLY WNDS TO DEVELOP N AND W OF THIS APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM W/ SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDS PSBL BY SAT EVE. ATTM...WILL ISSUE WNTR STORM WRNGS ALL ZNS
BUT WILL HIT THE WNDS AND VSBY ISSUES HARD IN THE WSW STATEMENT.
WNDS ARE A REAL CONCERN W/ THIS UPCOMING EVENT AND MAY NEED TO
UPGRADE TO BLIZZARD WRNGS AT SOME POINT IF LATER DATA CONTS TO
SUPPORT THESE CONCERNS.-- End Changed Discussion --
&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
-- Changed Discussion --VERY INTENSE LOW PRESSURE EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED NEAR SOUTHERN
PORTION OF NOVA SCOTIA AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS FORECAST PERIOD.
AT THE SAME TIME A 500MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL BE PIVOTING
AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SURFACE LOW. EXPECT THE SURFACE LOW
ALSO TO BE CAPTURED BY THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. DURING
THE REMAINDER OF SATURDAY NIGHT THE SURFACE LOW WILL ROTATE AROUND
THE UPPER LOW...DRIFTING TO THE WEST THEN TO THE SOUTHWEST LATER
SATURDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. ALL OF THIS BASED ON A
COMPRISE OF MOST OPERATIONAL MODELS AND THE SREF. THE LOW CENTER
EVENTUALLY RETREATS BACK TO THE EAST IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UPPER
LEVEL SYSTEM LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY MONDAY. MARITME
AIR WILL MOVE AROUND THE NORTH OF THE LOW CENTER LATER SATURDAY
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN A BAROCLINIC ZONE MOVING ACROSS
NEW BRUNSWICK INTO NORTHERN MAINE. EXPECT SOME BANDING TO DEVELOP
ALONG THIS FRONTAL ZONE LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING WITH
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION OCCURRING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS AS MOIST
MARITIME AIR IS TRANSPORTED AND THEN LIFTED OVER THE FRONT.

ANOTHER ISSUE IS PRECIPITATION TYPE. HAVE USED BUFKIT THICKNESS
BASED TOOL. THIS INDICATES ALL PRECIPITATION IN NORTH IN FORM OF
SNOW HOWEVER EASTERN AREAS DO COME VERY CLOSE TO TRANSITION ZONE.
ALONG COAST WASHINGTON COUNTY COASTAL FRONT MOVES INLAND BETWEEN
03Z AND 09Z RESULTING IN A CHANGE TO RAIN THUS REDUCING SNOW
ACCUMULATION.

ALSO EXPECT STRONG SURFACE WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM. HAVE OVERLAYED
MIXING LAYER IN BUFKIT TIME/HEIGHT CROSS SECTION. THIS FOR THE
MOST PART SHOWS GOOD TRANSPORT OF WIND TO SURFACE. HAVE INITIALIZED
WINDS WITH NAM12 AND THEN DID SOME HAND EDITING. WILL INCLUDE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN ALL BUT SOUTHEAST WHERE SNOW IS EXPECTED
TOO MIX.

FOR QPF HAVE INITIALIZED GRIDS WITH SREF THEN DID SOME HAND
EDITING TO INCREASE AMOUNTS SLIGHTLY IN VICINITY OF EXPECT FRONTAL
POSITION. FOR SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE INITIALIZED GRIDS WITH OFFICE SNOW
FROM THICKNESS TOOL. THIS TECHNIQUE HIGHLIGHTS SOUTHEAST WHERE
MIXED PRECIPITATION TYPE OCCURS. SNOW GRIDS WHERE THEN SMOOTHED
MANUALLY.-- End Changed Discussion --
&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
-- Changed Discussion --MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHOULD STILL BE IN
THE AREA. CLOUDS WILL STILL BE AROUND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CWA AND
STILL CARRY CHANCE POPS FOR A SNOW SHOWER ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE CWA FOR MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. TUESDAY NIGHT
THINGS SHOULD CALM DOWN FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD THROUGH
THURSDAY. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT AND EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY
TO CLOUDY SKIES FOR TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AND WITH THAT THE
SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE LOW STILL CANNOT RULE OUT A STRAY SNOW SHOWER
ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CWA. AREAS DOWNEAST COULD
SEE SOME CLEARING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. AT THE MOMENT NO MAJOR
STORMS ARE ON THE TABLE WITHIN THE PERIOD. AS FOR TEMPS USED GMOS AND
ADJUSTED AS NEEDED.-- End Changed Discussion --

&&

.AVIATION /20Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
-- Changed Discussion --PTCHY LGT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA RESULTING IN WDLY VARYING CONDS
ACROSS OUR TAF SITES... XPCT THIS TREND TO CONT THRU THE NGT W/
CONDS LOWERING TO WDSPRD IFR AT ALL TAF SITES DURING SAT AS
INTENSE LOW PRES APPROACHES FROM THE SE.

SHORT TERM: EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. THEN GRADUAL IMPROVMENT TO MVFR/VFR AS PRECIPITATION
INTENSITY DECREASES SUNDAY. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY.-- End Changed Discussion --
&&

.MARINE...
-- Changed Discussion --NEAR TERM: STRONG SCA CONDS ATTM ACROSS THE WATERS... WNDS/SEAS
XPCTD TO INCRS ON SAT AS DEEP LOW PRES APPROACHES FROM SSE OF THE WATERS.

SHORT TERM: HAVE INITIALZIED WIND GRIDS WITH NAM/DNG5. VERY
STRONG GRADIENT IN PLACE...ESPECIALLY IF NAM PRESSURE FIELD IS
CORRECT. BUFKIT INDICATES GOOD MIXING WITH POTENTIAL FOR 50 KNOTS
GETTING MIXED TO SURFACE...SO WILL GO WITH STORM WARNING FOR
PERIOD OF STRONGEST JET. FOR WAVES: WILL INITIALIZE GRIDS WITH
NAM/SWAN SINCE NAM WINDS LOOK MOST REASONABLE.-- End Changed Discussion --
&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
-- Changed Discussion --ASTRONOMICAL TIDE VERY HIGH WITH SATURDAY MORNING TIDE AROUND
11:25 AM AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 12:17 PM. WINDS SPEEDS
AROUND 25 KNOTS SATURDAY MORNING. EXPECT THIS WILL RESULT IN 1 TO
1.5 FOOT SURGE WHICH WOULD BRING TIDE LEVEL TO AROUND 14.5 FEET AT
BAR HARBOR TIDE STATION SATURDAY MORNING SO WILL KEEP COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH IN PLACE AND REVIEW FORECAST WIND SPEED AGAIN TONIGHT.-- End Changed Discussion --
&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
-- Changed Discussion --ME...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
MEZ001>006-010.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
MEZ011-015>017-029>032.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MEZ029-030.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
ANZ050>052.-- End Changed Discussion --

&&

$$
NEAR TERM...KHW
SHORT TERM...MIGNONE
LONG TERM...HILL
AVIATION...KHW
MARINE...KHW/MIGNONE
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...

Potential Historic Three Day New Years' Snowstorm Update 4

Warnings
Fredericton and Southern York County
3:36 PM AST Friday 01 January 2010
Wind warning for
Fredericton and Southern York County issued

Winds gusting to 90 to 120 km/h expected Saturday night.

This is a warning that potentially damaging winds are expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system will stall and intensify south of Nova Scotia tonight through Saturday night. Snow at times heavy is expected Saturday and Saturday night. In addition brisk northeasterly winds will develop Saturday causing reduced visibilities. Northeasterly winds gusting to 90 to 120 km/h are forecast for Saturday night with the stronger winds along coastal areas.

Higher than normal water levels can be expected along the east coast north of Shediac bay at high tide Saturday evening.


Fredericton and Southern York County
3:36 PM AST Friday 01 January 2010
Snowfall warning for
Fredericton and Southern York County issued

Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 centimetres are expected by Sunday morning.

A low pressure system will stall and intensify south of Nova Scotia tonight through Saturday night. Snow at times heavy is expected Saturday and Saturday night. In addition brisk northeasterly winds will develop Saturday causing reduced visibilities. Northeasterly winds gusting to 90 to 120 km/h are forecast for Saturday night with the stronger winds along coastal areas.

Higher than normal water levels can be expected along the east coast north of Shediac bay at high tide Saturday evening.

Warnings
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
3:48 PM AST Friday 01 January 2010
Winter storm warning for
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West issued

This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.

A Cape Hatteras low pressure system is forecast to track northeastward to lie south of Nova Scotia by Saturday morning. During the day Saturday this system is expected to rapidly deepen into a very intense winter storm. Current guidance has it curving northwestward and stalling near Southwest Nova Scotia Saturday night.

Snow from this system will spread across the province from the south during the day Saturday. There is a risk of freezing rain along the Atlantic coast during the afternoon. The snow is forecast to change over to rain later Saturday evening over most districts as warm Atlantic air invades the province. However between 15 and 35 centimetres can be expected before the changeover. A further 10 to 20 millimetres of rain can be expected over most regions later Saturday night.

Very strong easterly winds are expected to develop later Saturday..Particularly along the Atlantic coast where gusts of 110 kilometres or higher are likely. This will cause reduced visibilities in blowing snow early in the evening before temperatures climb above the freezing mark.

Les Suetes winds gusting to 160 km/h are expected to develop in the Lee of the Highlands Saturday night.

The combination of very strong winds high tides, large pounding waves and low atmospheric pressure could lead to coastal flooding and damage to infrastructure near the Atlantic shoreline Saturday evening and overnight.


Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
3:48 PM AST Friday 01 January 2010
Storm surge warning for
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West issued

This is a warning that elevated coastal water levels are expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.

A Cape Hatteras low pressure system is forecast to track northeastward to lie south of Nova Scotia by Saturday morning. During the day Saturday this system is expected to rapidly deepen into a very intense winter storm. Current guidance has it curving northwestward and stalling near Southwest Nova Scotia Saturday night.

Snow from this system will spread across the province from the south during the day Saturday. There is a risk of freezing rain along the Atlantic coast during the afternoon. The snow is forecast to change over to rain later Saturday evening over most districts as warm Atlantic air invades the province. However between 15 and 35 centimetres can be expected before the changeover. A further 10 to 20 millimetres of rain can be expected over most regions later Saturday night.

Very strong easterly winds are expected to develop later Saturday..Particularly along the Atlantic coast where gusts of 110 kilometres or higher are likely. This will cause reduced visibilities in blowing snow early in the evening before temperatures climb above the freezing mark.

Les Suetes winds gusting to 160 km/h are expected to develop in the Lee of the Highlands Saturday night.

The combination of very strong winds high tides, large pounding waves and low atmospheric pressure could lead to coastal flooding and damage to infrastructure near the Atlantic shoreline Saturday evening and overnight.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1221 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...A POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS HOLIDAY
WEEKEND...

.A COMPLEX WINTER WEATHER SCENARIO IS SET TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS
HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE FIRST OF TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF OF MAINE
TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS
FIRST SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST
AREAS.

A SECOND...MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP WELL SOUTH OF
NOVA SCOTIA SATURDAY THEN LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN NOVA
SCOTIA LATE SATURDAY THEN BACK NORTHWESTWARD TO A POSITION NEAR
THE MAINE COAST SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A MORE
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE REGION ALONG WITH BRISK WINDS...
LEADING TO A THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

MEZ003>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-020000-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-100102T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.A.0012.100102T1200Z-100104T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
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...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...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
1221 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

THE FIRST OF TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE AREA WILL BRING
GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO
6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS...TO 5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN AREAS. WINDS DURING THIS EVENT WILL BE ON THE LIGHT
SIDE SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

THIS FIRST SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LOW IMPACT ON THE ADVISORY AREA.
SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION WILL LEAD TO SOME MINOR TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE LIMITED TO LESS
THAN ONE MILE. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

A SECOND...MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT
THE REGION SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE
WATCH AREA SATURDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

RESIDENTS OF THE AREA ALONG WITH HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A
CLOSE WATCH ON THE SYSTEM...AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE
POSSIBLE. CHECK FOR DETAILS ON THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING SITUATION BY
GOING TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

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.

&&

$$
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
239 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND...

.A COMPLEX WINTER STORM WILL THREATEN THE AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK JUST TO THE EAST OF THE GULF OF MAINE
TODAY. SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF THE LOW. A
TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE LOW WILL FOCUS THE SNOWFALL ON CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MAINE TONIGHT. IN THIS AREA...3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT...BUT OCCASIONAL
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE WILL RESULT IN A
CONTINUATION OF SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW TODAY AND
TONIGHT WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE
AREA. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
CONCERNING JUST HOW MUCH SNOW AND WIND WILL AFFECT THE REGION
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MAKE SURE TO
KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL FOR
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM.

MEZ012-018>020-023-024-020545-
/O.EXB.KGYX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGYX.WS.A.0012.100102T1500Z-100104T0000Z/
SOUTHERN OXFORD-INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...
LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...BIDDEFORD...SACO...
OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...
WESTBROOK
239 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. A
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW TODAY AND
TONIGHT WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE
AREA. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
CONCERNING JUST HOW MUCH SNOW AND WIND WILL AFFECT THE REGION
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE.

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.

$$
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
239 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND...

.A COMPLEX WINTER STORM WILL THREATEN THE AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK JUST TO THE EAST OF THE GULF OF MAINE
TODAY. SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF THE LOW. A
TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE LOW WILL FOCUS THE SNOWFALL ON CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MAINE TONIGHT. IN THIS AREA...3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT...BUT OCCASIONAL
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE WILL RESULT IN A
CONTINUATION OF SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW TODAY AND
TONIGHT WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE
AREA. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
CONCERNING JUST HOW MUCH SNOW AND WIND WILL AFFECT THE REGION
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MAKE SURE TO
KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL FOR
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM.

NHZ006>010-013-014-020545-
/O.EXB.KGYX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T1200Z/
SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-
INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...
NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...
ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
239 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY.

SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS CENTRAL MAINE ALONG A TROUGH EXTENDING
FROM LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE REGION. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...FALLING WITH VARYING INTENSITY. NEW
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE AREA.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW TODAY AND
TONIGHT WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE
AREA. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
CONCERNING JUST HOW MUCH SNOW AND WIND WILL AFFECT THE REGION
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE.

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.

$$
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
239 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND...

.A COMPLEX WINTER STORM WILL THREATEN THE AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK JUST TO THE EAST OF THE GULF OF MAINE
TODAY. SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF THE LOW. A
TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE LOW WILL FOCUS THE SNOWFALL ON CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MAINE TONIGHT. IN THIS AREA...3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT...BUT OCCASIONAL
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE WILL RESULT IN A
CONTINUATION OF SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW TODAY AND
TONIGHT WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE
AREA. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
CONCERNING JUST HOW MUCH SNOW AND WIND WILL AFFECT THE REGION
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MAKE SURE TO
KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL FOR
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM.

MEZ013-014-021-022-026>028-020545-
/O.EXT.KGYX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGYX.WS.A.0012.100102T1500Z-100104T0000Z/
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...
SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...
UNITY...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...
ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE
239 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS CENTRAL MAINE ALONG A TROUGH EXTENDING
FROM LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE REGION. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...FALLING WITH VARYING INTENSITY. NEW
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE AREA.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW TODAY AND
TONIGHT WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE
AREA. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
CONCERNING JUST HOW MUCH SNOW AND WIND WILL AFFECT THE REGION
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE.

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.

$$
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
239 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND...

.A COMPLEX WINTER STORM WILL THREATEN THE AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK JUST TO THE EAST OF THE GULF OF MAINE
TODAY. SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF THE LOW. A
TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE LOW WILL FOCUS THE SNOWFALL ON CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MAINE TONIGHT. IN THIS AREA...3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT...BUT OCCASIONAL
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE WILL RESULT IN A
CONTINUATION OF SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW TODAY AND
TONIGHT WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE
AREA. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
CONCERNING JUST HOW MUCH SNOW AND WIND WILL AFFECT THE REGION
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MAKE SURE TO
KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL FOR
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM.

MEZ025-020545-
/O.EXB.KGYX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGYX.WS.A.0012.100102T1500Z-100104T0000Z/
SAGADAHOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM
239 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. A
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW TODAY AND
TONIGHT WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE
AREA. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
CONCERNING JUST HOW MUCH SNOW AND WIND WILL AFFECT THE REGION
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE.

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.

$$