Mid-December Winter Storm Update One

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
359 PM EST MON DEC 17 2012

MEZ005-006-180500-
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NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
359 PM EST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO
7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL MAINE INCLUDING MILLINOCKET AND
  HOULTON.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. SNOW WILL BE MIXED WITH
  OR MAINLY RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO
  SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES
  TO SNAP WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

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. 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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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
359 PM EST MON DEC 17 2012

MEZ001-002-180500-
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NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
359 PM EST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY
TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN MAINE INCLUDING PRESQUE
  ISLE...CARIBOU...FORT KENT...MADAWASKA AND MARS HILL.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
  SOUTHERN PART OF THE ADVISORY AREA.

* TIMING...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES
  TO SNAP WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

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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WOCN14 CWHX 171941
Special weather statement issued by Environment Canada at 3:41 PM AST
Monday 17 December 2012.
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Special weather statement for:
=new= Edmundston and Madawaska County
=new= Fredericton and Southern York County
=new= Grand Falls and Victoria County
=new= Grand Lake and Queens County
=new= Grand Manan and Coastal Charlotte County
=new= Oromocto and Sunbury County
=new= St. Stephen and Northern Charlotte County
=new= Stanley - Doaktown - Blackville Area
=new= Woodstock and Carleton County.

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==discussion==
A warm front associated with a low pressure system north of the Great
Lakes will continue to give snow and freezing rain over regions west
of the Maritimes.  Light snow will spread over western portions of
New Brunswick tonight where snowfall amounts of about 2 centimetres
are expected.

Another low pressure system over Ohio is tracking toward New England
and will produce another round of precipitation Tuesday into
Wednesday.  Significant snowfall amounts are possible over the middle
and Upper Saint John River Valley while a mixture of precipitation is
expected further south.  In the extreme southwest and along parts
Of the Fundy region there is a potential for heavy rain starting
later Tuesday and lasting until Wednesday when the system moves
offshore.

Motorists are advised that hazardous winter driving conditions
Will likely develop over portions of New Brunswick. The public is
also 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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