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Snow Advisory 13, NWS Caribou, ME

December 27, 20076 counties in Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this snow advisory at Dec 27, 2007, 3:18 AM EST for 6 counties in Maine. It took effect at Dec 27, 2007, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 27, 2007, 3:18 AM EST (08:18 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 27, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 28, 2007, 4:00 AM EST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Caribou, ME

Counties Aroostook County, ME, Hancock County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Washington County, ME

The radar

The Caribou radar (KCBW), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Caribou, ME at 00:00Z on 2007-12-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Caribou, ME at 00:00Z on 2007-12-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -112 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1018 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS41 KCAR 270818
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
318 AM EST THU DEC 27 2007

...SOME SNOW TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST MAINE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM PASSING SOUTH OF THE AREA WILL BRING SOME SNOW TO
SOUTHEAST MAINE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SHOULD
ALLOW THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA BUT
SHOULD BRING ENOUGH SNOW TO SOUTHEASTERN AREAS TO CAUSE SOME
MINOR TRAVEL ISSUES.

MEZ016-017-029-030-271630-
/O.NEW.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.071227T1700Z-071228T0900Z/
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...
GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...
PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...
BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
318 AM EST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW
TAPERS OFF EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

KHW
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 271441
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
941 AM EST THU DEC 27 2007

...SOME SNOW TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST MAINE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM PASSING SOUTH OF THE AREA WILL BRING SOME SNOW TO
SOUTHEAST MAINE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE TRACK OF THIS STORM
SHOULD ALLOW THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
AREA BUT SHOULD BRING ENOUGH SNOW TO SOUTHEASTERN AREAS TO CAUSE
SOME MINOR TRAVEL ISSUES.

MEZ016-017-029-030-272245-
/O.CON.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.071227T1700Z-071228T0900Z/
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...
GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...
PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...
BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
941 AM EST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA MID DAY WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW
TAPERS OFF EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

$$

HJL
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 272030
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
330 PM EST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE TONIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM PASSING SOUTH OF THE AREA WILL COMBINE WITH A
WEAKER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST TO BRING
SOME SNOW TO THE REGION TONIGHT. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT
IN SOME MINOR TRAVEL ISSUES TONIGHT.

MEZ010-015-031-280430-
/O.EXB.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071228T0600Z/
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...
GUILFORD
330 PM EST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING
RUSH HOUR AND ACCUMULATE 2 TO 5 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF SHORTLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

$$

MEZ011-032-280430-
/O.EXA.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071228T0900Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
330 PM EST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING
RUSH HOUR AND ACCUMULATE 2 TO 5 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

$$

MEZ016-017-029-030-280430-
/O.CON.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071228T0900Z/
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...
GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...
PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...
BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
330 PM EST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS A MIX OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE COAST...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY
ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR AND ACCUMULATE 2 TO 5
INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

$$

LULOFS/FITZSIMMONS
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 280116
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
816 PM EST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE TONIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA AND A WEAKER AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST TO BRING SNOW TO THE
REGION RESULTING IN MINOR TRAVEL ISSUES TONIGHT.

MEZ002-005-006-280900-
/O.EXA.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071228T0900Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
816 PM EST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. 

SNOW...OCCURRING MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL ACCUMULATE 2 TO 5
INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

$$

MEZ001-003-004-280600-
/O.EXA.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071228T0600Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN
816 PM EST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 5 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF SHORTLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

$$

MEZ011-016-017-029-030-032-280900-
/O.CON.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071228T0900Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...
DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...
PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...
MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
816 PM EST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. 

SNOW...OCCURRING MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL ACCUMULATE 2 TO 5
INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

$$

MEZ010-015-031-280600-
/O.CON.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071228T0600Z/
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...
GUILFORD
816 PM EST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY. 

SNOW...OCCURRING MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL ACCUMULATE 2 TO 5
INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

$$

FITZSIMMONS
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 280618
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
118 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW TO WIND DOWN ACROSS WESTERN AREAS OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS
EASTERN AREAS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS
NORTHERN MAINE EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL WIND DOWN ACROSS WESTERN AREAS OVERNIGHT AND OVER
EASTERN AREAS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

MEZ001-003-004-010-015-031-280730-
/O.EXP.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071228T0600Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...BANGOR...
BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD
118 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED.

$$

MEZ002-005-006-011-016-017-029-030-032-280900-
/O.CON.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071228T0900Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...
GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...
PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...
BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
118 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 2 TO 5 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

$$

KHW
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 280928
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
428 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007

...ONE SNOW EVENT WINDS DOWN WITH YET ANOTHER POISED TO AFFECT THE
REGION ON SATURDAY...

.SNOW WILL WIND DOWN EARLY TODAY ACROSS THE REGION AS THE FIRST IN
A SERIES OF FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEMS AFFECTS THE AREA. THE NEXT
STORM SYSTEM IS SET TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND THIS WILL BRING
ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE AREA ON SATURDAY.

MEZ002-281730-
/O.EXP.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071228T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.SN.Y.0014.071229T0900Z-071229T2100Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
428 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY...
...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY. THE
SNOW ADVISORY FOR EARLY THIS MORNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING WITH ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. 

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE
AREA EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS NEXT SYSTEM.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

$$

MEZ005-006-011-032-281730-
/O.EXP.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071228T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.SN.Y.0014.071229T0900Z-071229T2100Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...
TOPSFIELD
428 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY...
...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY. THE
SNOW ADVISORY FOR EARLY THIS MORNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING WITH ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. 

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE
AREA EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY
POSSIBLY MIX WITH RAIN SOUTH OF MILLINOCKET. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4
TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS NEXT SYSTEM.

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. 

PLEASE REPORT SNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

$$

MEZ016-017-281730-
/O.EXP.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071228T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.SN.Y.0014.071229T0900Z-071229T2100Z/
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...
GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...
PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON
428 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY...
...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY. THE
SNOW ADVISORY FOR EARLY THIS MORNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE
AREA EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX
WITH RAIN BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF
2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS NEXT SYSTEM.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

MEZ029-030-281030-
/O.EXP.KCAR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071228T0900Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
428 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR EARLY THIS MORNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
ANY LINGERING SNOW WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE IF
ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

$$

MEZ001-003-004-281730-
/O.NEW.KCAR.SN.Y.0014.071229T0900Z-071229T2100Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN
428 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY. 

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE
AREA EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS NEXT SYSTEM.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

$$

MEZ010-031-281730-
/O.NEW.KCAR.SN.Y.0014.071229T0900Z-071229T2100Z/
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD
428 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY. 

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE
AREA EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY
POSSIBLY MIX WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO
7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS NEXT SYSTEM.

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. 

PLEASE REPORT SNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

$$

MEZ015-281730-
/O.NEW.KCAR.SN.Y.0014.071229T0900Z-071229T2100Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN
428 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY. 

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE
AREA EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX
WITH RAIN BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF
2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS NEXT SYSTEM.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

KHW

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this snow advisory went out at Dec 27, 2:49 AM EST, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 2:49 AM EST, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
249 AM EST THU DEC 27 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK TROUGH WILL APPROACH TODAY WITH ONE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
TRACKING INTO QUEBEC AND ANOTHER FORMING SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA.
THE TROUGH WILL CROSS THE STATE TONIGHT THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BRIEFLY RETURN TO THE AREA ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL TRACK INTO
QUEBEC ON SATURDAY AS SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE FORMS IN THE GULF
OF MAINE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW THIS LOW FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY THEN
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY.
&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
MAIN FOCUS FOR THE SHORT TERM WILL BE ON THE COMPLEX AREA OF LOW
PRES XPCTD TO AFFECT THE FA NXT 24 HRS... IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF
THE ATMOS...THERE EXISTS A STRONG LEAD SHORT WAVE WHICH IS
CURRENTLY LIFTING NEWRD FROM A POSN E OF NJ AND S OF LI... THIS
SHORT WAVE SUPPORTING A RATHER HEALTHY SFC LOW LOCTD ABT 150-200
MILES S OF CAPE COD... FURTHER W IS ANOTHER SHORT WAVE CURRENTLY
SUPPORTING A RATHER BROAD AREAS OF SECONDARY LOW PRES XTNDG FROM
THE GRT LAKES SWRD ACROSS THE TENN VLY. MODELS CONSENSUS FROM 00Z
CONTS TO SUGGEST THESE TWO SYSTEMS TO REMAIN SEPARATE W/ THE
SECOND UPSTREAM SHORT WAVE KICKING OUT THE FIRST SYSTEM WHICH IS XPCTD
TO TRCK NE ACROSS THE SRN GULF OF MAINE TO A POSN SEVERAL HUNDRED
MILES S OF WRN NOVA SCOTIA LATE TDY. THIS TRCK SHOULD KEEP THE
BEST QPF S AND SE OF OUR AREA. HOWEVER...THE SECOND UPSTREAM SHORT
WAVE IS XPCTD TO SUPPORT A WEAK SFC LOW WHICH IS PROGGED TO TRCK
FROM THE GRT LAKES ENEWRD INTO SRN QUEBEC BY TNGT. APPEARS THERE
WILL BE AN INVERTED SFC TROF WHICH WILL XTND NWWRD FROM THE
PRIMARY LOW BCK TO THIS WEAKER SECONDARY LOW AND THIS FEATURE IN
CONJUNCTION W/ THE SECONDARY UPPER SHORT WAVE WHICH IS PROGGED TO
TRCK RGT ACROSS OUT FA TNGT SHOULD BE ENUF TO GENERATE AT LEAST
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE FA. MODEL BLENDS ALL SEEM
TO YIELD BEST QPF ACROSS FAR SERN AREAS FROM ERLY THIS AFTN THRU
LATE TNGT W/ 10:1 SNOW RATIOS YIELDING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3-5
INCHES SO WILL HOIST A MINIMAL SNW ADV FOR THOSE AREAS. MOST OTHER
AREAS SHOULD SEE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES W/ SOME 2-4
INCH AMOUNTS PSBL ACROSS THE HGHR TRRN OF NWRN MAINE...
&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LINGERING FLURRIES ACROSS THE NORTH WILL END EARLY FRIDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA BRINGING PARTIAL CLEARING. OUR
ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING
FROM THE SOUTHWEST SATURDAY...TRACKING TO OUR NORTH. THERE IS VERY
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT ON SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE FORMING IN THE GULF
OF MAINE AND TRACKING NEAR YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA LATE SATURDAY. AT
THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH
THIS SYSTEM...WITH THREE OR FOUR INCHES IF A DRY SLOT QUICKLY
SLIDES IN AND ENDS THE PRECIPITATION...BUT UP TO A HALF FOOT
POSSIBLE IN SOME CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS IF THE SECONDARY LOW
AND ASSOCIATED HANG BACK TROUGH SETS UP A DEFORMATION FIELD
HOLDING PRECIPITATION IN FOR A WHILE LONGER.
&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS WITH FAIR WEATHER FOR SUNDAY THEN ANOTHER LOW
WILL COME ALONG LATER MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...AGAIN WITH A PRIMARY LOW
TRACKING INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC WITH A SECONDARY IN THE GULF OF MAINE.
MODELS ARE STILL STRUGGLING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW SUPPORTIVE THE
TROUGH WILL BE OF THIS LOW...BUT FOR NOW LOOKS LIKE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IF PROLONGED
DEFORMATION FIELD FORMS LIKE THIS GFS IS ADVERTISING. AND YET ANOTHER
LOW MAY MOVE IN TOWARDS MID WEEK...PERHAPS THE CABOOSE IN OUR TRAIN
OF STORMS BEFORE TROUGHINESS LIFTS OUT.
&&

.AVIATION /07Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SC CIGS PERSIST ACROSS THE NRN SITES ERLY THIS AM W/ ALL TAF SITES
SHOWING VFR CONDS ATTM... CIGS UP N SLOWLY LOWERING AND XPCT THIS
TREND TO CONT W/ NRN SITES XPCTD TO GO MVFR BY 12Z... SRN SITES
SHOULD FOLLOW W/ LOW PRES PASSING S OF THE AREA TDY ALREADY
PRODUCING SOME MVFR CIGS BCK ACROSS SWRN MAINE AND NOTED KBHB
BEGINNING TO PICK UP SOME CLDS AT 2500. CONDS ALL TAF SITES XPCTD
TO FURTHER DETERIORATE TO IFR CIGS/VSBYS LATER TDY AS LGT SNOW
DEVELOPS ALL AREAS BY LATE AFTN. PRIMARILY IFR XPCTD THRU TNGT IN
LGT SNOW...

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR FRIDAY IN HIGH PRESSURE THEN LOWER
TO IFR OR LIFR IN SNOW ON SATURDAY. A RETURN TO VFR IS LIKELY SUNDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS...WITH A RETURN TO IFR LATER MONDAY AS SNOW
AGAIN RETURNS.
&&

.MARINE...
WILL CONT SCA FOR ERLY TDY INTO TNGT...

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER ON FRIDAY WILL BRING GENTLE CONDITIONS
BEFORE A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES LATE SATURDAY REQUIRING A STRONG
SCA OR A GALE. WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY BEHIND THE SYSTEM
THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH ON TUESDAY.
&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...SNOW ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR MEZ016-
     017-029-030.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
     FRIDAY FOR ANZ050>052.

&&

NEAR TERM...KHW
SHORT TERM...BLOOMER
LONG TERM...BLOOMER
AVIATION...KHW
MARINE...KHW/BLOOMER
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 5:57 AM EST, 21 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
557 AM EST WED DEC 26 2007

MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-271100-
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-
557 AM EST WED DEC 26 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH
CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL
MAINE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SEVERAL STORM SYSTEMS MAY AFFECT THE REGION DURING THIS TIME
FRAME. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSING THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY COULD BRING SOME SNOW TO NORTHERN AND DOWNEAST MAINE
BEFORE A MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
GULF OF MAINE ON SATURDAY. YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM COULD AFFECT THE
REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND NEW YEARS EVE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

ANZ050>052-271100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM-
INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME-
557 AM EST WED DEC 26 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.