New Year's Eve Storm

WOCN14 CWHX 310152
Special weather statement updated by Environment Canada at 9:52 PM
AST Friday 30 December 2011.
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Special weather statement for:
      Bathurst and Chaleur Region
      Campbellton and Restigouche County
      Edmundston and Madawaska County
      Grand Falls and Victoria County
      Mount Carleton - Renous Highway.

      A mixture of snow and freezing rain on new years eve.

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A developing low pressure system over the Great Lakes will track
eastward across the Maritimes Saturday.  This system will bring
precipitation to Southwestern New Brunswick overnight and will spread
to northeastern sections of the province by Saturday morning.
For northern sections of the province snowfall amounts of 10
centimetres or more are forecast and may be mixed with ice pellets or
freezing rain Saturday afternoon and evening before precipitation
begins to taper off after midnight.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts and warnings as
warnings may be required or extended.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment
Canada at WWW.WEATHEROFFICE.GC.CA

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Stanley - Doaktown - Blackville Area
9:51 PM AST Friday 30 December 2011
Freezing rain warning for
Stanley - Doaktown - Blackville Area continued

This is a warning that an extended period of freezing rain is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.

A developing low pressure system over the Great Lakes will track eastward across the Maritimes Saturday. This system will bring precipitation to Southwestern New Brunswick overnight and will spread to northeastern sections of the province by Saturday morning. Brief periods of freezing rain or ice pellets are expected over southern parts of the province Saturday morning as snow changes over into rain. However as the rain snow boundary pushes further north Saturday afternoon an extended period of freezing rain will develop over central regions. Freezing rain will persist into the evening until precipitation either changes to rain or begins to taper off.

Halifax County - east of Porters Lake
9:49 PM AST Friday 30 December 2011
Rainfall warning for
Halifax County - east of Porters Lake continued

Rain will begin during the day Saturday with amounts of 25 to 35 millimetres expected by overnight Saturday.

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

A developing low pressure system over the Great Lakes will track eastward across the Maritimes Saturday. Precipitation will begin late Saturday morning and spread eastward across the province. All areas will see rain however over northern areas the precipitation will likely begin as snow. Northern areas may also experience a brief period of freezing rain before changing over to rain. Rainfall amounts of 25 to 35 millimetres are forecast for southern regions with amounts of 10 to 20 millimetres expected elsewhere.

Les Suetes winds gusting to 80 km/h will develop Saturday with gusts to 100 km/h expected by Saturday evening.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
929 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

MEZ001>006-010-311100-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0041.111231T0600Z-120101T0000Z/
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
929 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM
EST SATURDAY...

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW LATE TONIGHT MIXING WITH OR CHANGING
  TO FREEZING RAIN ON SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  BETWEEN A TENTH AND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 15 THIS EVENING...WILL
  RISE INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...EAST UP TO 5 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW
  AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ICE MAY
  CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.