Mid-December Winter Storm Update Two

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-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0006.121219T0100Z-121219T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0006.121218T1000Z-121220T0000Z/
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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0031.121218T1200Z-121219T1800Z/
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

End

Mid-December Winter Storm

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
335 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

...SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...

.WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE AID IN SPREADING WINTRY
PRECIPITATION INTO OUR AREA TODAY. MAINLY SNOW IS
EXPECTED...HOWEVER...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE LIKELY AS
WELL...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHERN
MAINE. A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...AS DRY
AIR WORKS IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL MOST LIKELY BRING A
PERIOD OF DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE TO THE AREAS THROUGH
TONIGHT. A SECOND...MORE SIGNIFICANT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND TRACK INTO THE GULF OF
MAINE. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM THROUGH TUESDAY...THE
MOUNTAINS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE HAVE TO THE POTENTIAL
TO SEE 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW INTO WEDNESDAY.

MEZ007-008-012-013-171700-
/O.NEW.KGYX.WS.A.0005.121218T1600Z-121219T2100Z/
/O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121218T0000Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN OXFORD-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...RUMFORD...
NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...WILTON
335 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...OXFORD AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. STORM
  TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL FALL THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
335 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

...SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...

.WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE AID IN SPREADING WINTRY
PRECIPITATION INTO OUR AREA TODAY. MAINLY SNOW IS
EXPECTED...HOWEVER...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE LIKELY AS
WELL...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHERN
MAINE. A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...AS DRY
AIR WORKS IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL MOST LIKELY BRING A
PERIOD OF DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE TO THE AREAS THROUGH
TONIGHT. A SECOND...MORE SIGNIFICANT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND TRACK INTO THE GULF OF
MAINE. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM THROUGH TUESDAY...THE
MOUNTAINS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE HAVE TO THE POTENTIAL
TO SEE 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW INTO WEDNESDAY.

MEZ009-014-171700-
/O.NEW.KGYX.WS.A.0005.121218T1600Z-121219T2100Z/
/O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-121218T0000Z/
CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BINGHAM...JACKMAN...MADISON...
SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD
335 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...SOMERSET COUNTY IN MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
439 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

MEZ005-006-011-032-171745-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.A.0006.121219T0100Z-121219T2100Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...
TOPSFIELD
439 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

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

* 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...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED WITH 7
  INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 30S.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. 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.

&&

$$

KHW