Pre New Years Eve Nor'Easter

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1041 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013

MEZ011-015>017-029>032-292345-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0008.131229T2000Z-131230T1200Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
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...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...
TOPSFIELD
1041 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...DOWN EAST AND EAST CENTRAL MAINE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH
  OF ICE ALONG A LINE FROM BANGOR AND BUCKSPORT TO CALAIS. MOSTLY
  RAIN IS NOW EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ELLSWORTH TO EASTPORT.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS INTERIOR
  AREAS...WITH MID 30S ALONG THE COAST.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
  BECOMING NORTH.

* IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOWFALL
  RATES MAY REACH OVER AN INCH AN HOUR FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
  MIDNIGHT. SNOW... SLEET AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE
  SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF ADDITIONAL ICE AND SNOW
  OVER AREAS ALREADY HARD HIT BY LAST WEEK`S ICE STORM MAY CAUSE
  MORE TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ADDITIONAL 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.

&&
$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1041 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013

MEZ002-292345-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0026.131230T0000Z-131230T1200Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
1041 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN...EAST CENTRAL...AND EASTERN MAINE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT 8 TO 14 DEGREES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH WITH GUSTS TO 25
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SOME TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES WITH ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

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.

&&
$$

Queens County P.E.I.
10:55 AM AST Sunday 29 December 2013
Snowfall warning for
Queens County P.E.I. continued

Up to 15 centimetres of snow expected tonight before briefly changing to rain Monday morning.

This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system will develop over the U.S. Eastern Seaboard later today and track northeastward and is expected to cross Nova Scotia early Monday morning. This system will bring significant snow along with strong winds to Prince Edward Island tonight before changing over to rain briefly Monday morning. Snowfall amounts up to 15 centimetres are expected.

Yarmouth County
10:55 AM AST Sunday 29 December 2013
Rainfall warning for
Yarmouth County continued

This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system will develop over the U.S. Eastern Seaboard later today and track northeastward and is expected to cross Nova Scotia early Monday morning. This system will bring rain and snow along with strong winds to Nova Scotia later today and tonight before ending Monday morning.

Precipitation is expected to begin as rain over Southwestern Nova Scotia this evening. Elsewhere in the province the precipitation will begin as snow this evening before changing to rain. Snowfall will vary greatly across the province before the changeover to rain, with the highest amounts - between 15 and 25 centimetres - expected over Northern Cumberland County as well as Victoria County in Cape Breton. There is a risk of freezing rain in some areas before the change over to rain. The highest rainfall amounts - between 20 and 30 millimeters - is expected over Southwestern Nova Scotia. Given the existing snow cover and frozen ground over much of the province, this rainfall could possibly lead to localized flooding or ponding of water on road surfaces.

In addition...Wind gusts exceeding 130 km/h are expected in Inverness County from Margaree Harbour to Bay St Lawrence overnight and tomorrow morning.

Higher than normal water levels and rough pounding surf can be expected along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia Monday morning during high tide.

Victoria County
10:55 AM AST Sunday 29 December 2013
Snowfall warning for
Victoria County continued

This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system will develop over the U.S. Eastern Seaboard later today and track northeastward and is expected to cross Nova Scotia early Monday morning. This system will bring rain and snow along with strong winds to Nova Scotia later today and tonight before ending Monday morning.

Precipitation is expected to begin as rain over Southwestern Nova Scotia this evening. Elsewhere in the province the precipitation will begin as snow this evening before changing to rain. Snowfall will vary greatly across the province before the changeover to rain, with the highest amounts - between 15 and 25 centimetres - expected over Northern Cumberland County as well as Victoria County in Cape Breton. There is a risk of freezing rain in some areas before the change over to rain. The highest rainfall amounts - between 20 and 30 millimeters - is expected over Southwestern Nova Scotia. Given the existing snow cover and frozen ground over much of the province, this rainfall could possibly lead to localized flooding or ponding of water on road surfaces.

In addition...Wind gusts exceeding 130 km/h are expected in Inverness County from Margaree Harbour to Bay St Lawrence overnight and tomorrow morning.

Higher than normal water levels and rough pounding surf can be expected along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia Monday morning during high tide.

Cumberland County - Minas Shore
10:55 AM AST Sunday 29 December 2013
Snowfall warning for
Cumberland County - Minas Shore continued

This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system will develop over the U.S. Eastern Seaboard later today and track northeastward and is expected to cross Nova Scotia early Monday morning. This system will bring rain and snow along with strong winds to Nova Scotia later today and tonight before ending Monday morning.

Precipitation is expected to begin as rain over Southwestern Nova Scotia this evening. Elsewhere in the province the precipitation will begin as snow this evening before changing to rain. Snowfall will vary greatly across the province before the changeover to rain, with the highest amounts - between 15 and 25 centimetres - expected over Northern Cumberland County as well as Victoria County in Cape Breton. There is a risk of freezing rain in some areas before the change over to rain. The highest rainfall amounts - between 20 and 30 millimeters - is expected over Southwestern Nova Scotia. Given the existing snow cover and frozen ground over much of the province, this rainfall could possibly lead to localized flooding or ponding of water on road surfaces.

In addition...Wind gusts exceeding 130 km/h are expected in Inverness County from Margaree Harbour to Bay St Lawrence overnight and tomorrow morning.

Higher than normal water levels and rough pounding surf can be expected along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia Monday morning during high tide.

Grand Manan and Coastal Charlotte County
10:51 AM AST Sunday 29 December 2013
Rainfall warning for
Grand Manan and Coastal Charlotte County continued

Up to 30 millimetres of rain expected.

This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A winter storm will develop over the U.S. Eastern Seaboard this afternoon and track northeastward passing over Nova Scotia on Monday.

The heavier snow associated with this system will move into the region this evening then change to rain or freezing rain over southern sections overnight. The precipitation will taper to a few flurries Monday morning. Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 25 centimetres are expected across Southern New Brunswick with 30 millimetres of rain expected over Grand Manan Island.

In addition, gusty easterly winds along with some freezing rain are expected in a band from Charlotte County to Queens and Kings counties to southeastern regions of the province. A sharp cold front is expected to push Arctic air over the province on New Year's Eve making recovery from last week's freezing rain event more difficult.

Fredericton and Southern York County
10:51 AM AST Sunday 29 December 2013
Snowfall warning for
Fredericton and Southern York County continued

Up to 25 centimetres of snow expected.

This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A winter storm will develop over the U.S. Eastern Seaboard this afternoon and track northeastward passing over Nova Scotia on Monday.

The heavier snow associated with this system will move into the region this evening then change to rain or freezing rain over southern sections overnight. The precipitation will taper to a few flurries Monday morning. Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 25 centimetres are expected across Southern New Brunswick with 30 millimetres of rain expected over Grand Manan Island.

In addition, gusty easterly winds along with some freezing rain are expected in a band from Charlotte County to Queens and Kings counties to southeastern regions of the province. A sharp cold front is expected to push Arctic air over the province on New Year's Eve making recovery from last week's freezing rain event more difficult.