Mayan Apocalypse Storm Update Number Two

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
307 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

MEZ015>017-029-030-220415-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T0600Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL 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...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...
MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
307 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH TOWARDS
  THE COAST.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP
  WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY
  BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES... MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE
WORKING BATTERIES.

&&

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
307 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

MEZ001>006-010-011-031-032-220415-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T0800Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
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...
LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...
GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
307 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING...LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND BLOW
  AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN
  DOWN. TREES WEIGHTED DOWN BY RECENT SNOW ARE PARTICULARLY
  VULNERABLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES... MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE
WORKING BATTERIES.

&&

$$

Sydney Metro and Cape Breton County
3:45 PM AST Friday 21 December 2012
Rainfall warning for
Sydney Metro and Cape Breton County 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 New England will slowly approach the Maritimes tonight and Saturday. Rain ahead of the system has already begun over extreme Southwest Nova Scotia. The rain will intensify this evening as it spreads northeast and as a result rainfall warnings are now in effect for most of Nova Scotia. Total rainfall amounts of anywhere from 20 to 40 millimetres can be expected over Nova Scotia from this system. On Saturday the rain will taper off to showers over much of the mainland but will persist into Saturday evening for Cape Breton.

It should also be noted that a brief period of snow is still 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.