Winter Storm Boreas Update One

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
237 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

...A COASTAL STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN OVER MAINE AND NEW
HAMPSHIRE WEDNESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST SPREADING HEAVY RAIN INTO NEW ENGLAND. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL START AS A PERIOD OF SNOW TONIGHT WITH THE MOUNTAINS
RECEIVING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. RAIN WILL
FALL HEAVILY ON WEDNESDAY WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FAVORED UPSLOPE LOCATIONS OF
THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE
BEEN FAIRLY DRY OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS...THE RAIN WILL BE FALLING ON
FROZEN GROUND CAUSING MOST OF IT TO RUNOFF. PRECIPITATION WILL
WIND DOWN FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-
MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...
WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK...
NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...
LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...
BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...
SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON...
NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...
OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...
HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...
DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
237 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WESTERN MAINE...
  ANDROSCOGGIN...CENTRAL SOMERSET...COASTAL CUMBERLAND...COASTAL
  WALDO...COASTAL YORK...INTERIOR CUMBERLAND...INTERIOR WALDO...
  INTERIOR YORK...KENNEBEC...KNOX...LINCOLN...NORTHERN
  FRANKLIN...NORTHERN OXFORD...SAGADAHOC...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...
  SOUTHERN OXFORD AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  BELKNAP...COASTAL ROCKINGHAM...INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM...
  MERRIMACK...NORTHERN CARROLL...NORTHERN COOS...NORTHERN
  GRAFTON...SOUTHERN CARROLL...SOUTHERN COOS...SOUTHERN
  GRAFTON...STRAFFORD AND SULLIVAN.

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* HEAVY RAIN TOTALING 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* THE RIVER BASINS MOST AT RISK FOR FLOODING ARE THE UPPER SACO
  AND THE PEMIGEWASSET IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE SWIFT IN MAINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
350 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE TRACKING NORTHEAST TOWARD NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY
WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN.

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CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...
GUILFORD
350 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND NORTH
  CENTRAL MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST
  CENTRAL MAINE...SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT. IN NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...
  CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS.

* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND INTO
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2
  TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE REGION WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM AND URBAN
  FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

DUDA

Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick
3:45 PM AST Tuesday 26 November 2013
Wind warning for
Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick issued

Southeast winds gusting to 90 km/h are expected Wednesday evening.

This is a warning that potentially damaging winds are expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system currently developing over the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to move across the Southeastern United States tonight. This system is forecast to intensify into a major storm as it moves along the U.S. seaboard on Wednesday. The center of the storm is forecast to move across New England Wednesday night and into Eastern Quebec Thursday morning.

Precipitation ahead of this system will begin to develop near midnight tonight. Over Northern New Brunswick it will begin as snow but will change through freezing rain to rain Wednesday morning. Over southern sections of the province the precipitation will start as a mixture of snow, rain or freezing rain before changing to rain early Wednesday morning. The rain will become heavy at times and produce up to 100 mm of rain over extreme southern sections of the province. 40 to 60 mm of rain is expected for western regions of New Brunswick before the rain tapers to showers or flurries overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning.

In addition strong and gusty southeast winds will develop over the entire province during the day on Wednesday. By Wednesday evening the strongest winds from the storm will have reached southern-most sections of the province where gusts up to 90 km/h are possible.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.
Fredericton and Southern York County
3:45 PM AST Tuesday 26 November 2013
Rainfall warning for
Fredericton and Southern York County issued

Rain at times heavy will give 50 to 100 mm of rain to Western New Brunswick.

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 currently developing over the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to move across the Southeastern United States tonight. This system is forecast to intensify into a major storm as it moves along the U.S. seaboard on Wednesday. The center of the storm is forecast to move across New England Wednesday night and into Eastern Quebec Thursday morning.

Precipitation ahead of this system will begin to develop near midnight tonight. Over Northern New Brunswick it will begin as snow but will change through freezing rain to rain Wednesday morning. Over southern sections of the province the precipitation will start as a mixture of snow, rain or freezing rain before changing to rain early Wednesday morning. The rain will become heavy at times and produce up to 100 mm of rain over extreme southern sections of the province. 40 to 60 mm of rain is expected for western regions of New Brunswick before the rain tapers to showers or flurries overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning.

In addition strong and gusty southeast winds will develop over the entire province during the day on Wednesday. By Wednesday evening the strongest winds from the storm will have reached southern-most sections of the province where gusts up to 90 km/h are possible.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
3:53 PM AST Tuesday 26 November 2013
Wind warning for
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West issued

Wind gusts to 100 km/h are expected Wednesday afternoon and evening.

This is a warning that potentially damaging winds are expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system over the Southeastern United States is forecast to intensify into a major storm as it moves along the U.S. seaboard on Wednesday. The center of the storm is forecast to move across New England Wednesday night and into Eastern Quebec Thursday morning.

Precipitation ahead of this system will develop Wednesday morning. Intermittent rain will spread across the province from west to east during the morning and afternoon. Furthermore the rain will become heavy over western sections of the province in the afternoon and along the rest of the Atlantic coast in the evening. Rainfall amounts of 40 to 80 millimetres are expected by Thursday morning.

In addition strong and gusty southeast winds will develop over the entire province during later in the day on Wednesday. Southeasterly wind gusts from 100 to 140 km/h will also develop to the Lee of the Cape Breton Highlands Wednesday afternoon and evening.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts in the event additional warnings are required.

Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
3:53 PM AST Tuesday 26 November 2013
Rainfall warning for
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West issued

Rainfall amounts of 40 to 80 millimetres are expected by early Thursday 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 Southeastern United States is forecast to intensify into a major storm as it moves along the U.S. seaboard on Wednesday. The center of the storm is forecast to move across New England Wednesday night and into Eastern Quebec Thursday morning.

Precipitation ahead of this system will develop Wednesday morning. Intermittent rain will spread across the province from west to east during the morning and afternoon. Furthermore the rain will become heavy over western sections of the province in the afternoon and along the rest of the Atlantic coast in the evening. Rainfall amounts of 40 to 80 millimetres are expected by Thursday morning.

In addition strong and gusty southeast winds will develop over the entire province during later in the day on Wednesday. Southeasterly wind gusts from 100 to 140 km/h will also develop to the Lee of the Cape Breton Highlands Wednesday afternoon and evening.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts in the event additional warnings are required.

Queens County P.E.I.
3:54 PM AST Tuesday 26 November 2013
Wind warning for
Queens County P.E.I. issued

Wind gusts to 100 km/h are expected Wednesday evening.

This is a warning that potentially damaging winds are expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system over the Southeastern United States is forecast to intensify into a major storm as it moves along the U.S. seaboard on Wednesday. The center of the storm is forecast to move across New England Wednesday night and into Eastern Quebec Thursday morning.

Strong and gusty southeast winds will develop on Wednesday reaching up to 100 km/hour in the evening.