HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 306 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 315 PM EST SUN DEC 06 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND
SOUTHEAST MAINE.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 219 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 800 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009

...SNOW TO AFFECT DOWNEAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE ORIGINATING FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WILL MOVE
UP THE COAST AND PASS SOUTH OF THE GULF OF MAINE OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT ACROSS THE WARNING AND ADVISORY
AREAS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
DOWNEAST COAST. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY
SUNDAY MORNING.
MEZ029-060500-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0007.091205T2200Z-091206T1300Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL
219 PM EST SAT DEC 5 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST SUNDAY.
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BY EVENING BECOMING HEAVIER
BY MIDNIGHT. EXPECT 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS
TO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL
TOTALS WITHIN THIS RANGE WILL BE OVER THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND OUTER
ISLANDS. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOWFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. HEAVY
SNOW WILL COVER ROADS AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES MAKING TRAVEL
DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT.
&&
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 219 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 800 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009

...SNOW TO AFFECT DOWNEAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE ORIGINATING FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WILL MOVE
UP THE COAST AND PASS SOUTH OF THE GULF OF MAINE OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT ACROSS THE WARNING AND ADVISORY
AREAS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
DOWNEAST COAST. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY
SUNDAY MORNING.
MEZ011-015-016-060500-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0023.091205T2200Z-091206T1300Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...
EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND
219 PM EST SAT DEC 5 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST SUNDAY.
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BY EVENING BECOMING MODERATE
AT TIMES BY MIDNIGHT. EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE THE
SNOW ENDS BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL
BE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM WILL HAVE A LOW IMPACT ON THE ADVISORY AREA. SNOWFALL
ACROSS THE REGION WILL LEAD TO SOME MINOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE LIMITED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE.
HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
$$