WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 900 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE COAST OF MAINE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
.A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES
WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. A
SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ON THE WARM FRONT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND TRACK INTO DOWNEAST MAINE WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...AND
WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH DURING THIS TIME. THE WINDS MAY
BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...WHICH
COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.
AS THE SECONDARY LOW MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE REGION LATER
WEDNESDAY EVENING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLACKEN.
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COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...
BATH...TOPSHAM
859 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.
EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING...AND WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH DURING THIS TIME.
THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER
LINES...WHICH COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.
AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE REGION LATER WEDNESDAY
EVENING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLACKEN.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 900 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 100 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES
WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST...ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
MAINE.
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ON THE WARM FRONT WILL RESULT IN SNOW
FALLING HEAVILY AT TIMES LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THIS TIME.
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO
RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...BEFORE
THE CHANGEOVER OCCURS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL. IN ADDITION... INCREASING WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
FURTHER INLAND...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...ACCUMULATING 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
MAINE. SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN AND SLEET IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL
HEAVILY AT TIMES INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING...ACCUMULATING 9 TO
15 INCHES. EVEN IN THESE LOCATIONS...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY
MIX WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES AS THE STORM WINDS DOWN.
AS THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES LIGHTER OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
IT WILL LIKELY FALL IN THE FORM OF DRIZZLE....FREEZING DRIZZLE OR
SNOW FLURRIES. THIS WILL DEPEND ON SURFACE TEMPERATURES...BUT
LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AFTER WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE SNOW MAY START EARLY ENOUGH TO IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST MAINE.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE FAIRLY RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ALONG THE COAST WHERE THE
WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE
COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER
OUTAGES.
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COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...
BATH...TOPSHAM
859 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY.
ALONG THE COAST FROM SACO TO PORTLAND TO BRUNSWICK...SNOW WILL
DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY...AND FALL HEAVILY AT
TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...AS
TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK...THE SNOW MAY CHANGE
TO RAIN. THE CHANGE WILL TAKE LONGER FURTHER AWAY FROM THE
SHORE...GENERALLY NORTH OF ROUTE 1....BUT BY LATE AFTERNOON ALL
AREAS SHOULD SEE THE SNOW CHANGE TO RAIN. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
AS THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES LIGHTER OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
IT WILL LIKELY FALL IN THE FORM OF DRIZZLE....FREEZING DRIZZLE OR
SNOW FLURRIES. THIS WILL DEPEND ON SURFACE TEMPERATURES...BUT
LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AFTER WEDNESDAY EVENING.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 348 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 319 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 100 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
.A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES
WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING
FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ON THE WARM FRONT WILL RESULT IN SNOW
FALLING HEAVILY AT TIMES LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THIS TIME...AND THE TIME WOULD IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE.
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER OCCURS...MORE
THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL. IN ADDITION...INCREASING WINDS
MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
FURTHER INLAND...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND INTERIOR
SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MAINE...RAIN AND SLEET MAY MIX
WITH THE SNOW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN THESE
AREAS...MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE ANY MIX
WITH RAIN OR SLEET OCCURS.
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL HEAVILY
AT TIMES INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. EVEN IN THESE LOCATIONS...SLEET
OR FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES...AND MORE THAN 6
INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE ANY MIX.
AS THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES LIGHTER WEDNESDAY NIGHT...IT MAY FALL
IN THE FORM OF RAIN....FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET. THIS WILL DEPEND ON
SURFACE TEMPERATURES...BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
AFTER WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE SNOW MAY START EARLY ENOUGH TO IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST MAINE. CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE FAIRLY RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND
THE EVENING COMMUTE MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. IF YOU HAVE
PLANS TO TRAVEL WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BE SURE TO KEEP
ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECAST.
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INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...
LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...
WINTERPORT...UNITY
319 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF CENTRAL MAINE...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY...AND FALL HEAVILY AT
TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CLOSER TO THE COAST...AS
TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK...THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO
RAIN. FURTHER INLAND...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX WITH THE
SNOW AT TIMES DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. IN ALL
AREAS...MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE MIXED
PRECIPITATION OCCURS.
AS THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES LIGHTER WEDNESDAY NIGHT...IT MAY
FALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN....FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET. THIS WILL
DEPEND ON SURFACE TEMPERATURES...BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED AFTER WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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.
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