Mayan Apocalypse Storm Update Number Three

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.

&&

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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.

Mayan Apocalypse Storm Update Number One

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

MEZ015>017-211600-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-121221T1600Z/
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.