HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 828 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 830 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 Expires:200912110130;;
FLUS41 KGYX 100119
HWOGYX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
819 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009
MEZ018-023>025-NHZ001>010-013-014-110130-
INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
819 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 713 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1015 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...SOME FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX IN WITH THE RAIN BEFORE ENDING LATE
THIS EVENING...
ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXTREMELY SLICK IN SPOTS DUE TO TODAYS
SNOW AND RAIN. IN ADDITION...AS COLD AIR BEGINS TO WRAP BACK INTO
THE REGION...AREAS OF RAIN WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN. THIS WILL
BE ESPECIALLY TRUE AWAY FROM THE COAST. THE ICE WILL MAKE FOR VERY
DIFFICULT TRAVELING LATE THIS EVENING. A THUNDERSTORM WITH LOCALLY
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS WELL.
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JC
WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 340 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...A WINTER STORM WILL BE WINDING DOWN TONIGHT IN INTERIOR
WESTERN MAINE AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TONIGHT...
HEAVY SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF IN WESTERN MAINE DURING THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON BUT OCCASIONAL SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING IN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF
MAINE AND CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE. FARTHER NORTH SNOW MAY MIX WITH
SLEET BEFORE MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1
TO 3 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.
FARTHER SOUTH OVER SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND COASTAL MAINE
TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS
HAVE BEEN CANCELED. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED
THIS EVENING WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN. GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE COAST WILL ADD TO TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND WIND MAY
CAUSE DOWNED BRANCHES AND TREES LEADING TO POWER
OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MID COAST WHERE WIND GUSTS MAY
EXCEED 50 MPH.
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/O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T0300Z/
NORTHERN GRAFTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LITTLETON
340 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...BEFORE THE SNOW WINDS DOWN THIS
EVENING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.
TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 319 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM EST WED DEC 09 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.
NHZ005-007-082100-
/O.NEW.KGYX.WS.A.0009.091209T1000Z-091210T0300Z/
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...
CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN
319 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
ACROSS THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
CLOSE TO DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...AND FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE
THE CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN.
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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