New Year's Eve Nor'Easter Update Number Three

Stanley - Doaktown - Blackville Area
10:43 AM AST Sunday 30 December 2012
Snowfall warning for
Stanley - Doaktown - Blackville Area continued

Total snowfall amounts of up to 30 centimetres are expected.

An intense low pressure is tracking just off the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia today. The system has spread snow blowing snow and strong winds over much of New Brunswick and the Gulf of St Lawrence. The blowing snow will be worst along the East Coast of the province where the strongest winds are also expected. Total snowfall amounts from this storm will range from 15 centimetres over northeastern regions to over 30 centimetres over southern parts of the province lesser amounts are forecast in the northwest.

The strong winds and low pressure will produce elevated water levels along the coast from Miramichi south, and waves will be building during the day. The worst threat for coastal flooding will be late this afternoon and this evening during local high tides. Southeast of Shediac there will be less wave activity and more storm surge.

Fredericton and Southern York County
10:43 AM AST Sunday 30 December 2012
Snowfall warning for
Fredericton and Southern York County issued

Total snowfall amounts of up to 30 centimetres are expected.

An intense low pressure is tracking just off the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia today. The system has spread snow blowing snow and strong winds over much of New Brunswick and the Gulf of St Lawrence. The blowing snow will be worst along the East Coast of the province where the strongest winds are also expected. Total snowfall amounts from this storm will range from 15 centimetres over northeastern regions to over 30 centimetres over southern parts of the province lesser amounts are forecast in the northwest.

The strong winds and low pressure will produce elevated water levels along the coast from Miramichi south, and waves will be building during the day. The worst threat for coastal flooding will be late this afternoon and this evening during local high tides. Southeast of Shediac there will be less wave activity and more storm surge.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
943 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012

MEZ002-006-310000-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-121231T0000Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
943 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE INCH.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOWFALL THROUGH NOON TODAY. BLOWING SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SOME TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES WITH ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. STRONG AND
  GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW.

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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