Mayan Apocalypse Storm Update Number One

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
953 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

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SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...
AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...
DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...
PRINCETON
953 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...INTERIOR DOWN EAST MAINE INCLUDING BANGOR...GRAND
  LAKE STREAM AND PRINCETON.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...UNTIL MID MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. EXPECT SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW...
  SLEET AND A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING... SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE
SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL
DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

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Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
10:35 AM AST Friday 21 December 2012
Rainfall warning for
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West continued

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

A low pressure system over the Great Lakes will move eastward to lie near New England on Saturday. Rain at times heavy ahead of the system is expected to begin late this afternoon over extreme Southwest Nova Scotia and spread northeastward this evening. Total rainfall amounts near 30 millimetres are expected by Saturday morning.

It should also be noted that a brief period of snow is possible for the Cobequid Pass area of Cumberland County late this evening before a changeover to rain near midnight.

The low pressure system will also bring strengthening southeast winds over the Maritimes tonight. Over Cape Breton southeast winds..Les Suetes..are expected to gust to near 100 km/h before dawn Saturday and to near 120 km/h Saturday morning.
St. Stephen and Northern Charlotte County
10:47 AM AST Friday 21 December 2012
Rainfall warning for
St. Stephen and Northern Charlotte County continued

Rainfall amounts of 25 millimetres are expected by Saturday morning.

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

A low pressure system over the Great Lakes will move eastward and lie near New England on Saturday. Rain ahead of this system will begin over Southern New Brunswick this afternoon with amounts near 25 millimetres by Saturday morning. Over northern sections of New Brunswick, the precipitation will begin as snow and changeover to ice pellets or freezing rain for a couple of hours before finally changing to rain. Snowfall amounts are expected to reach near 10 centimetres for most of northern sections. The heaviest precipitation will taper off to showers Saturday morning as the warm front moves out into the Gulf of St Lawrence.

Winds will also gust up to 80 km/h along the Fundy coastline tonight, but will subside with the passage of the front early Saturday morning.