Monday, January 02, 2017

Winter Storm Gregory Update One












Winter Storm Gregory











URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
407 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017

MEZ005-006-010-030800-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T2100Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
407 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH...WITH LOCALLY
  GREATER TOTALS.

* TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
  SNOW...SLEET AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY
  CONDITIONS. ICE MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED
  TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...FROM THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

&&
$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
407 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017

MEZ015>017-030800-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.170103T1900Z-170104T1500Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL 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
407 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...BANGOR AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW...SLEET
  AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ICE MAY
  CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&
$$

NORCROSS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
338 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017

...WINTRY MIX LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST EARLY ON TUESDAY
AND EVENTUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. SUBSTANTIAL MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM...WITH THE HEAVIEST LIKELY FALLING TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

MEZ007-012>014-030445-
/O.EXA.KGYX.WS.A.0001.170103T1700Z-170104T1700Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
SOUTHERN SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UPTON...WILSONS MILLS...ANDOVER...
BYRON...MIDDLE DAM...ROXBURY...SOUTH ARM...BETHEL...BRYANT POND...
HANOVER...LOCKE MILLS...MILTON...NEWRY...RUMFORD...NORWAY...
FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...NEW SHARON...NEW VINEYARD...
TEMPLE...WILTON...CHESTERVILLE...JAY...ATHENS...CORNVILLE...
SKOWHEGAN...PALMYRA...PITTSFIELD...EMBDEN...MADISON
338 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS... 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET POSSIBLE ALONG
  WITH A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING DURING
  THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THIS MIXTURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO
  TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY
  NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO COME TO
  AN END WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES
  DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ACCRETION.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&
$$

4:06 PM AST Monday 02 January 2017
Special weather statement in effect for:

Queens County P.E.I.
A low pressure system is expected to form over the eastern seaboard Tuesday night and intensify as it tracks across New Brunswick on Wednesday.

Strong southeasterly winds are expected to develop ahead of the low Wednesday morning and wind warnings may be required. Precipitation will

begin overnight as snow and then change to ice pellets and possibly freezing rain early Wednesday morning. The precipitation will change over to rain

later Wednesday morning as warm air pushes in over the island.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #PEStorm.

4:05 PM AST Monday 02 January 2017
Special weather statement in effect for:

Lunenburg County
A low pressure system is expected to form over the eastern seaboard Tuesday night and intensify as it tracks across New Brunswick on Wednesday.

Strong southeasterly winds are expected to develop after midnight Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning and wind warnings may be required.

Precipitation will begin over southwestern Nova Scotia Tuesday evening and push northward over the rest of the province by dawn Wednesday. The

precipitation will begin as ice pellets, possibly mixed with freezing rain, and could persist for several hours. A few centimetres of ice pellets are

possible. As warm air pushes in with this low, the ice pellets will change over to rain to all regions Wednesday morning. Significant rainfall is likely,

especially along the Atlantic coast and over Cape Breton.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #NSStorm.

4:02 PM AST Monday 02 January 2017
Special weather statement in effect for:

Fredericton and Southern York County
A low pressure system is expected to form over the eastern seaboard of the United States Tuesday night and intensify as it tracks across New

Brunswick on Wednesday.

Most of the province will see a mixture of snow, freezing rain, and ice pellets beginning Tuesday evening before gradually changing over to rain

Wednesday.

For southern regions, the rain will persist until Wednesday afternoon giving significant amounts which may require rainfall warnings. For northern

regions, significant amounts of snow and ice pellets are possible before switching over to rain Wednesday afternoon. Freezing rain is likely over most

areas during the precipitation changeover.

Strong southeasterly winds are expected to develop Tuesday night and wind warnings may be required.

Coastal regions adjacent to the Bay of Chaleur and the Gulf of St. Lawrence could also experience higher than normal waters levels near high tide later

on Wednesday.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #NBStorm.