Winter Storm Neptune Update One

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
355 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...MAJOR NOR`EASTER EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NOR`EASTER IS EXPECTED TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO BANGOR
AND DOWN EAST MAINE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

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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
355 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST
MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND
  NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 18 TO 26 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...VERY HIGH. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND COULD MAKE SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE.
  HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING
  -20F WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 5 TO 10 ABOVE INLAND AND AROUND 20F NEAR
  THE COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL DURING THE DAY.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH MOST OF SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
355 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...MAJOR NOR`EASTER EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NOR`EASTER IS EXPECTED TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO BANGOR
AND DOWN EAST MAINE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

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NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
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
355 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM
EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 18 INCHES. THE HIGHER
  END OF THE RANGE WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK WHILE THE
  LOWER END OF THE RANGE WILL OCCUR TOWARDS THE ALLAGASH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN
  PART OF THE WARNED AREA AND REACH THE SAINT JOHN VALLEY LATER
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES.
  WIND CHILLS APPROACHING -20F WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF
  HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...1 BELOW TO 6 ABOVE ZERO.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
337 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING...

.AN INTENSE STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE SUNDAY.
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL PRODUCE A STORM SURGE AND COMBINE WITH
15 TO 20 FT WAVES TO IMPACT THE SHORELINE AT HIGH TIDE.

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COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
337 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. THE
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION... BEACHES AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHWESTERN
  MAINE AND THE SEACOAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN
  VULNERABLE SHORE AREAS.

* TIMING...WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF THE 7 AM HIGH TIDE
  SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASHOVER...AND
  BEACH EROSION ARE POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

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