Beginning of December Winter Storm Update Two

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
251 PM EST WED DEC 2 2015

MEZ001>006-030400-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0011.151203T1300Z-151204T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0012.151203T1300Z-151204T0600Z/
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
251 PM EST WED DEC 2 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM
EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL AND SOME BLOWING SNOW
  WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWER 30S TO UPPER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&
$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
251 PM EST WED DEC 2 2015

MEZ010-011-031-032-030400-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0024.151203T1300Z-151204T0600Z/
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...
GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
251 PM EST WED DEC 2 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY
TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING.

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

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&
$$

MCB

3:49 PM AST Wednesday 02 December 2015
Snowfall warning in effect for:

• Queens County P.E.I.

Snowfall, with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected.

A low pressure centre over the Great Lakes this evening will move through Nova Scotia Thursday night. Periods of rain will change to snow as the low approaches Thursday evening over most regions. Over Prince Edward Island, Northwestern Nova Scotia and the Cape Breton Highlands.. amounts of 15 centimetres are forecast with locally higher amounts possible. Freezing rain or ice pellets will be mixed in with the snow over higher terrain.
Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow.

Environment Canada meteorologists will update alerts as required. Please monitor local media or Weatheradio. To report severe weather, send an email to weatherASPC@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports to #PEStorm.

3:49 PM AST Wednesday 02 December 2015
Snowfall warning in effect for:

• Colchester County North

Snowfall, with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected.

A low pressure centre over the Great Lakes this evening will move through Nova Scotia Thursday night. Periods of rain will change to snow as the low approaches Thursday evening over most regions. Over Prince Edward Island, Northwestern Nova Scotia and the Cape Breton Highlands.. amounts of 15 centimetres are forecast with locally higher amounts possible. Freezing rain or ice pellets will be mixed in with the snow over higher terrain.
Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow.

Environment Canada meteorologists will update alerts as required. Please monitor local media or Weatheradio. To report severe weather, send an email to weatherASPC@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports to #NSStorm.

3:44 PM AST Wednesday 02 December 2015
Snowfall warning in effect for:

• Fredericton and Southern York County

Snowfall, with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected.

A warm front will continue to give rain to New Brunswick tonight into Thursday. The cold front will follow Thursday and Thursday night, sweeping down across the province. Significant snowfall is expected over parts of southern New Brunswick Thursday night where a total snowfall of 15 centimeters is expected with locally higher amounts possible.
Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow.

Snowfall Warnings are issued when significant snowfall is expected.

Environment Canada meteorologists will update alerts as required. Please monitor local media or Weatheradio. To report severe weather, send an email to weatherASPC@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports to #NBStorm.