Winter Storm Neptune

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
401 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

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

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND
BRING THE THREAT OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DOWNEAST MAINE.

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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
401 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...HANCOCK...WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT
  COUNTIES.

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 18 TO 24 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING ALONG THE COAST AND
  SPREAD INTO INTERIOR DOWNEAST AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW
  WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...VERY HIGH. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME
  POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...0 TO 20 ABOVE.

* VISIBILITIES...FREQUENTLY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
401 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

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

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND
BRING THE THREAT OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DOWNEAST MAINE.

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NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
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
401 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE.

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM HOULTON
  TO MILLINOCKET...RANGING TO 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE SAINT JOHN
  VALLEY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS.

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

* TEMPERATURES...8 BELOW TO 7 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.

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
342 AM 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-
342 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* 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 WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

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$$

10:57 AM AST Friday 13 February 2015
Special weather statement in effect for:

• Halifax Metro and Halifax County West

Potential winter storm conditions for Sunday.
Another low pressure system is expected to intensify along the East Coast of the United States as it approaches the Maritimes on Sunday. Current model guidance suggests the potential for winter storm conditions with significant snowfall and strong winds with blowing snow beginning early Sunday. Additionally, most regions except the valley and Northern Nova Scotia could receive significant rainfall as the precipitation changes from snow to rain.

Elevated water levels and ice pile up are possible Sunday night and Monday along the north-facing coastline of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts as warnings may be required.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.

10:56 AM AST Friday 13 February 2015
Special weather statement in effect for:

• Fredericton and Southern York County

Potential winter storm conditions for Sunday.
Another low pressure system is expected to intensify along the East Coast of the United States as it approaches the Maritimes on Sunday. Current model guidance suggests the potential for winter storm conditions with significant snowfall and strong winds with blowing snow especially over southern and central regions of the province. Snow is expected to start early Sunday and taper to flurries overnight or early Monday.

Elevated water levels and ice pile up are possible Sunday night and Monday along the east-facing coastline of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts as warnings may be required.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.
The public is advised to monitor future forecasts and warnings as warnings may be required or extended.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.

10:56 AM AST Friday 13 February 2015
Special weather statement in effect for:

• Queens County P.E.I.

Potential winter storm conditions for Sunday.
Another low pressure system is expected to intensify along the East Coast of the United States as it approaches the Maritimes on Sunday. Current model guidance suggests the potential for winter storm conditions with significant snowfall and strong winds with blowing snow. Snow is expected to start Sunday morning and taper to flurries on Monday. A period of rain is possible overnight Sunday over eastern regions.

Elevated water levels and ice pile up are possible Sunday night and Monday along the north-facing coastline of Prince Edward Island.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts as warnings may be required.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.
The public is advised to monitor future forecasts and warnings as warnings may be required or extended.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.