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

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH
CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL
MAINE.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.
.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 IS ENCOURAGED AT THIS TIME.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 338 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...
.A SURFACE TROUGH OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
FROM VERMONT MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT. THESE
SYSTEMS WILL COMBINE TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL MAINE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
MEZ001-002-230445-
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NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
338 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.
STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 12 TO 20 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ALONG AN AXIS STRETCHING FROM THE ALLAGASH TOWARDS MARS
HILL. AT THIS TIME, THE LOWER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE ST JOHN
VALLEY. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS...SINCE ANY DEVIATION IN THE FORECASTED AXIS OF THE
HEAVIEST SNOW CAN RESULT IN A SHARP VARIATION IN THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. HEAVY
SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION WILL FREQUENTLY LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. SNOW
REMOVAL CREWS MAY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME AS SNOWFALL RATES EXCEED
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATER TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. AS A
RESULT TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT BEST.
&&
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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.
MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-220445-
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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.
$$
MCW/HEWITT