HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 420 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 415 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
413 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
MEZ015-016-029-232115-
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-COASTAL HANCOCK-
413 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND
SOUTHEAST MAINE.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS ENCOURAGED AT THIS TIME.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 337 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

...SNOW EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TUESDAY AND
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.A FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD FROM THE MARITIMES WILL INTENSIFY AND
STALL OVER NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE LATER TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL START IN NORTHERN MAINE EARLY TUESDAY AND
MOVE SOUTHWARD DURING THE DAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AND EXIT
DOWNEAST MAINE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
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...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...
GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
337 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
AN UNUSUAL WINTER STORM THREATENS THE EASTERN HALF OF MAINE WITH
POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 10 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE
HEAVIEST AREA OF SNOW WILL BE IN A RELATIVELY NARROW BAND ORIENTED
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MAINE.
A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINS CONCERNING THE EXACT TRACK AND
TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM. VARIATION IN THIS TRACK MAY SHIFT EXPECTED
SNOWFALL TOTALS NORTHWARD OR SOUTHWARD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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MCW/HEWITT