Halloween Storm

Yarmouth County
10:55 AM ADT Saturday 29 October 2011
Wind warning for
Yarmouth County continued

Northwesterly winds gusting to 90 km/h will develop Sunday afternoon.

A low pressure system near Cape Hatteras this morning is forecast to intensify as it moves towards the Maritimes tonight and Sunday.

Rain will develop tonight in the tri-county area and spread northeastward overnight, reaching Cape Breton by early morning. Rainfall amounts of 50 to 60 millimeters can be expected by Sunday evening for most of Nova Scotia, except Northeastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton where amounts of 30 to 40 millimeters are expected. Strong easterly winds will develop ahead of this storm with gusts to 80 km/h expected along coastal areas, winds will strengthen to 90 km/h from the northwest in the tri-counties area Sunday afternoon in the wake of the low.

In addition higher than normal water levels and pounding surf can be expected along the western shore Sunday afternoon and over north facing coastlines of Antigonish County including st. Georges bay and Cape Breton Sunday night.

Yarmouth County
10:55 AM ADT Saturday 29 October 2011
Rainfall warning for
Yarmouth County continued

Rainfall amounts between 50 to 60 millimeters are expected Sunday.

A low pressure system near Cape Hatteras this morning is forecast to intensify as it moves towards the Maritimes tonight and Sunday.

Rain will develop tonight in the tri-county area and spread northeastward overnight, reaching Cape Breton by early morning. Rainfall amounts of 50 to 60 millimeters can be expected by Sunday evening for most of Nova Scotia, except Northeastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton where amounts of 30 to 40 millimeters are expected. Strong easterly winds will develop ahead of this storm with gusts to 80 km/h expected along coastal areas, winds will strengthen to 90 km/h from the northwest in the tri-counties area Sunday afternoon in the wake of the low.

In addition higher than normal water levels and pounding surf can be expected along the western shore Sunday afternoon and over north facing coastlines of Antigonish County including st. Georges bay and Cape Breton Sunday night.
Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick
10:52 AM ADT Saturday 29 October 2011
Rainfall warning for
Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick continued

Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
10:55 AM ADT Saturday 29 October 2011
Rainfall warning for
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West continued

Rainfall amounts between 50 to 60 millimeters are expected Sunday.

A low pressure system near Cape Hatteras this morning is forecast to intensify as it moves towards the Maritimes tonight and Sunday.

Rain will develop tonight in the tri-county area and spread northeastward overnight, reaching Cape Breton by early morning. Rainfall amounts of 50 to 60 millimeters can be expected by Sunday evening for most of Nova Scotia, except Northeastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton where amounts of 30 to 40 millimeters are expected. Strong easterly winds will develop ahead of this storm with gusts to 80 km/h expected along coastal areas, winds will strengthen to 90 km/h from the northwest in the tri-counties area Sunday afternoon in the wake of the low.

In addition higher than normal water levels and pounding surf can be expected along the western shore Sunday afternoon and over north facing coastlines of Antigonish County including st. Georges bay and Cape Breton Sunday night.
Near 50 millimetres of rain expected tonight and Sunday.

This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.

A rapidly deepening low pressure system will track just south of Nova Scotia on Sunday. Significant precipitation and strong winds will accompany this system. Along the Fundy coast precipitation will fall mainly as rain at times mixed with snow with a total amount of near 55 millimetres expected. Over western regions of Southern New Brunswick cooler temperature will result in the precipitation to fall mainly as snow at times mixed with rain. Total snowfall amounts over those regions could reach up to 20 cm.

Fredericton and Southern York County
10:52 AM ADT Saturday 29 October 2011
Snowfall warning for
Fredericton and Southern York County continued

Up to 20 cm of snow expected tonight and Sunday.

This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.

A rapidly deepening low pressure system will track just south of Nova Scotia on Sunday. Significant precipitation and strong winds will accompany this system. Along the Fundy coast precipitation will fall mainly as rain at times mixed with snow with a total amount of near 55 millimetres expected. Over western regions of Southern New Brunswick cooler temperature will result in the precipitation to fall mainly as snow at times mixed with rain. Total snowfall amounts over those regions could reach up to 20 cm.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
335 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

MEZ005-006-010-011-031-292000-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0013.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0012.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD
335 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE, HEAVY
  AT TIMES, OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY COME TO AN
  END SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT AND MID 30S ON
  SUNDAY.

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

* IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. SOME DOWNED
  TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE LEADING TO SCATTERED
  POWER OUTAGES.

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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
335 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

MEZ002-292000-
/O.EXA.KCAR.WS.A.0013.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
335 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN SECTIONS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE, HEAVY AT
  TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT AND MID 30S
  SUNDAY.

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

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
  RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

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.