WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1152 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A TROUGH OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM
THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND THEN CROSS THE AREA...AS UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE FROM EASTERN ONTARIO MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF
MAINE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL COMBINE TO BRING
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINE TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-230100-
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NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
1151 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.
STEADY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND INTO
WEDNESDAY.
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ALONG AN AXIS STRETCHING FROM THE NORTHERN EDGE OF
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY TOWARDS HOULTON. AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
DECREASE SHARPLY SOUTH A LINE FROM HOWLAND TOWARDS DOVER-FOXCROFT
AND GREENVILLE. 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
SNOW 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
2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR LATER TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. AS A
RESULT TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT BEST.
&&
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1107 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1115 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 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...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 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 FOR THIS EVENT.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 350 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...
.A TROUGH OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM
THE EAST TODAY AND THEN CROSS THE AREA...AS UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE FROM EASTERN ONTARIO MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF
MAINE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL COMBINE TO BRING
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN AND DOWNEAST MAINE TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-221700-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0010.091222T1800Z-091224T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0009.091222T1800Z-091223T2300Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
350 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
STEADY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND INTO
WEDNESDAY.
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
IN THE REGION FROM DOVER FOXCROFT TO MILLINOCKET...AND NORTH TO
BAXTER STATE PARK AND EAST OF THE GREENVILLE...KOKADJO REGION.
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 SNOW 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 2
TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR LATER TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. AS A
RESULT TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT BEST.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 257 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

...SNOW TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A STRONG CANADIAN CLIPPER WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST
ACROSS CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ALL AREAS NORTH
OF THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM WILL SEE SNOW DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
MEZ008-014-221600-
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NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...
MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD
257 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOWFALL FOR TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.
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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