Mid-February Maritimes Winter Storm Update Five

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
305 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...SNOW WILL COME TO AN END THIS EVENING...

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NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER
305 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...COOS COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE EASTWARD TO THE WESTERN
  MAINE MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...15 TO 25 BELOW.

* TIMING...TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...3 BELOW TO 9 ABOVE ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE OR LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE DRESS IN LAYERS...AND KEEP
ALL YOUR SKIN AND YOUR HEAD COVERED. PROTECT LIVESTOCK FROM THE
COLD AND BRING YOUR PETS INSIDE.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
408 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

MEZ001-003-004-010-031-180900-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130218T0900Z/
/O.EXA.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130218T2100Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD
408 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY. THIS UPGRADES
THE PRIOR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MAINE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
  STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN WIDESPREAD
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES DEVELOPING
  IN OPEN AND EXPOSED AREAS.

* IMPACTS...VERY HIGH TO EXTREME. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL
  CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED BUT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PLAN EXTRA
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL
TANK OF GAS AND CONTAINS A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. 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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