Coldest Period Of The Winter 2010-2011, Thus Far: Day One Update One

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME

400 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011


MEZ001>006-010-230500-

/O.NEW.KCAR.WC.A.0001.110124T0000Z-110124T1800Z/

NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-

NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-

CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-

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

400 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011


...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY

AFTERNOON...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL

WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY

AFTERNOON.


* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO.


* TEMPERATURES...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT.


* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A

COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW

WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR

UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.


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