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Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this winter storm warning at Oct 29, 2011, 3:35 AM EDT for 5 counties in Maine. It took effect at Oct 29, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2011, 3:35 AM EDT (07:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2011, 12:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Hancock County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:41 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 5:00 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Medford, ME | HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS CAUSED DOWNED TREES WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. |
| Oct 30, 5:00 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Sebec, ME | ESTIMATED 5 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS BROUGHT DOWN POWER LINES AND TREES. |
| Oct 30, 5:00 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Brownville, ME | ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS CAUSED DOWNED TREES WITH POWER OUTAGES. |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Guilford, ME | HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS CAUSED DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES. |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Brooksville, ME | ESTIMATED 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS CAUSED DOWNED TREES WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Winter Harbor, ME | AN ESTIMATED 4 INCHES OF HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH WIND CAUSED TREES TO COME DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 159 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1047 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
142 WWUS41 KCAR 290735 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 335 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 MEZ015>017-029-030-032-292000- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0013.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0012.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 335 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. RAIN MAY MIX IN AGAIN SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...UNTIL PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO END SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 30S TONIGHT AND MID TO UPPER 30S SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TO CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED BRANCHES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING, SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MEZ005-006-010-011-031-292000- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0013.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0012.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 335 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE, HEAVY AT TIMES, OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY COME TO AN END SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT AND MID 30S ON SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. SOME DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE LEADING TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING, SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MEZ002-292000- /O.EXA.KCAR.WS.A.0013.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL 335 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN SECTIONS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE, HEAVY AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT AND MID 30S SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MEZ003-004-292000- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.A.0013.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN 335 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TONIGHT AND LOWER TO MID 30S SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HASTINGS
7 follow-up statements
644 WWUS41 KCAR 290823 CCA WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 410 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 MEZ015>017-029-030-032-292045- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0013.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ /O.COR.KCAR.WS.W.0012.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 410 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. RAIN MAY MIX IN AGAIN SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...UNTIL PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO END SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 30S TONIGHT AND MID TO UPPER 30S SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TO CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED BRANCHES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MEZ005-006-010-011-031-292045- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0013.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ /O.COR.KCAR.WS.W.0012.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 410 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE, HEAVY AT TIMES, OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY COME TO AN END SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT AND MID 30S ON SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. SOME DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE LEADING TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MEZ002-292045- /O.COR.KCAR.WS.A.0013.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL 410 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF PRESQUE ISLE TO ASHLAND LINE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE, HEAVY AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT AND MID 30S SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY WET SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MEZ003-004-292045- /O.COR.KCAR.WS.A.0013.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN 410 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS TOWARD BAXTER STATE PARK. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TONIGHT AND LOWER TO MID 30S SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HASTINGS/VJN
136 WWUS41 KCAR 291749 AAA WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 149 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 MEZ015>017-029-030-032-300200- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0012.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 149 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. RAIN MAY MIX IN AGAIN SUNDAY... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...UNTIL PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO END SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TO CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED BRANCHES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MEZ005-006-010-011-031-300200- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0012.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 149 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE... HEAVY AT TIMES... OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY COME TO AN END SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. SOME DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE LEADING TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MEZ002>004-300200- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0013.111030T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0033.111030T0400Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN 149 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...STARTING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 TONIGHT WITH MID TO UPPER 30S ON SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY WET SNOW AT TIMES WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE A FEW DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING, SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MEZ001-300200- /O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0033.111030T0400Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE 149 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TONIGHT WITH MID 30S ON SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO SOME BROKEN TREE BRANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING, SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ HEWITT
940 WWUS41 KCAR 300147 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 947 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 MEZ015>017-029-030-032-301015- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 947 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW THIS EVENING MAY MIX WITH RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TO CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED BRANCHES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MEZ005-006-010-011-031-301015- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 947 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE... HEAVY AT TIMES... OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY COME TO AN END SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. SOME DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE LEADING TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MEZ001>004-301015- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0033.111030T0400Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 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 947 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 TONIGHT WITH MID TO UPPER 30S ON SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY WET SNOW AT TIMES WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE A FEW DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING... SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ FOSTER
182 WWUS41 KCAR 300733 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 333 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 MEZ015>017-029-030-032-301700- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 333 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS INLAND FROM THE COAST ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND LESSER AMOUNTS ALONG THE COAST AND OUTER ISLANDS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN WILL MIX WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND OUTER ISLANDS. CONTINUING OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE MID AND UPPER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TO CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED BRANCHES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MEZ005-006-010-011-031-301700- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 333 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN MIX WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE MID 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. SOME DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE LEADING TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MEZ001>004-301700- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN 333 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW...LOCALLY LESS ACROSS THE FAR NORTHWEST AND MORE SOUTH OF A MARS HILL TO BAXTER STATE PARK LINE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST BY THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE MID 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY WET SNOW AT TIMES WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE A FEW DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING... SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ HASTINGS/VJN
833 WWUS41 KCAR 301042 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 642 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 MEZ015>017-029-030-032-302000- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 642 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AWAY FROM THE COAST. LESSER AMOUNTS ALONG THE COAST AND OUTER ISLANDS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN WILL MIX WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND OUTER ISLANDS. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE MID AND UPPER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TO CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED BRANCHES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MEZ005-006-010-011-031-302000- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 642 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN WILL MIX WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE MID AND UPPER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. SOME DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE LEADING TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MEZ001>004-302000- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 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 642 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. LOCALLY LESS ACROSS THE FAR NORTHWEST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST BY THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE MID 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY WET SNOW AT TIMES WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE A FEW DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING... SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ HASTINGS
132 WWUS41 KCAR 301417 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1017 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 MEZ005-006-010-011-015-031-301530- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 1017 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW IS TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AND WILL GRADUALLY END THROUGH THE MIDDAY HOURS. $$ MEZ001>004-301530- /O.CAN.KCAR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 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 1017 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES AND LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ MEZ016-017-029-030-032-302000- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK... GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS... PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1017 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN WILL MIX WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND OUTER ISLANDS. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY HIGH IMPACT. HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TO CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED BRANCHES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. && $$ MCB
646 WWUS41 KCAR 301645 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1245 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 MEZ016-017-029-030-032-301745- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111030T2000Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN 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...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1245 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW IS TAPERING OFF ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE. EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY MAY RECEIVE ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ MCB
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Oct 29, 12:54 AM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 29, 12:54 AM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1254 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY INTO
SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES
WILL TRACK NORTHEAST AND INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO A POSITION NEAR
SOUTHWEST NOVA SCOTIA BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO BRING THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON TO
THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
UPDATE: FORECAST ON TRACK. ONLY MINOR CHANGES MADE.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
FLURRIES IN NORTHERN ZONES WILL END THIS EVENING AS DAYTIME
HEATING ENDS AND THE ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE WITH HIGH PRESSURE NOSING IN AND ALLOW LOWS TO DECREASE
TO THE LOW TO MID 20S UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. SUNNY SKIES WILL
BE THE PREDOMINANT CONDITION SATURDAY MORNING...BUT EXPECT
INCREASING CLOUDS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE
LOW LIFTS NORTH. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 40S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
CHALLENGING FORECAST SETTING UP FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
THE LATEST MODEL TRENDS CONTINUE TO FAVOR A SIGNIFICANT EARLY SNOW
STORM FOR MAINE STARTING LATER SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS
SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE A FAST MOVING W/THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME HEAVY
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IF THE TRACK CONTINUES WITH THE LOW MOVING ACROSS
NOVA SCOTIA. A JOG TO THE NORTH WOULD FAVOR MORE SNOW FURTHER
NORTH BUT WARMER AIR WORKING INTO DOWNEAST AREAS WHILE A JOG
FURTHER S WOULD FAVOR MORE SNOW TO THE COAST AND LESS SNOW ACROSS
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS.
THEREFORE...DECIDED ON BLENDING THE GUIDANCE THIS GO AROUND WHICH
INCLUDED THE NAM/GFS/ECMWF AND SREF FOR PLACEMENT OF THE LOW AND
QPF. WHICH PLACES THE LOW ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA AND THE HIGHEST QPF
ACROSS THE DOWNEAST AND THE COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL INITIALLY BE
WARM ENOUGH FOR PRECIP TO START OUT AS RAIN SATURDAY EVENING
ACROSS THE DOWNEAST AND THEN AS EVAPORATE COOLING TAKES HOLD,
RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW W/COOLER AIR WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH
THE COLUMN. PRECIP WILL THEN BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW ACROSS THE
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS LATER SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL THEN SET UP OVER
NORTHERN MAINE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO
THE SNOW/RAIN SHOWERS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
STRONG FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING FROM 1000-700MBS COULD SET UP WITH
THIS STORM ALLOWING FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. ATTM...THE THINKING
HERE IS THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL(8-12INCHES) COULD FALL ACROSS THE
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST SECTIONS WHILE COASTAL
AREAS BE IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE DUE TO SOME RAIN MIXING IN.
FURTHER NORTH, LESS SNOW AS THIS REGION WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN
EDGE OF THE SYSTEM (3-6 INCHES).
ANOTHER CONCERN WILL THE STRONG WINDS SETTING UP LATER SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST
SECTIONS. MODEL SOUNDINGS AND BUFKIT PROFILES SUPPORT GUST
POTENTIAL OF 40+MPH WHICH COULD LEAD TO A HIGH IMPACT OF POWER
OUTAGES AND TREES DOWN. THEREFORE W/ALL BEING SAID, A WINTER
STORM WATCH HAS BEEN SET FOR MOST OF THE CWA W/THE EXCEPTION OF
NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST MAINE. THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED BY
THE SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS FOR POSSIBLE UPGRADES IF THIS TREND CONTINUES.
THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THROUGH THE MARITIMES LATE SUNDAY
W/HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWING IN FOR MONDAY. DRIER BUT CONTINUED COLD
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TEMPERATURES ARE BLEND OF THE GFS/GMOS AND MET GUIDANCE INTO
SUNDAY. MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS WERE DONE FOR SUNDAY TO DROP THE VALUES
OFF A FEW DEGREES FURTHER NORTH AND WEST.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND CREST
THE REGION LATE TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA AS
UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EAST COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. RIDGE
FINALLY MOVES EAST AS UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST WITH
POSSIBLE SHOWERS FOR FRIDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
NEAR TERM: VFR
SHORT TERM: CONDITIONS DROP BACK TO MVFR SATURDAY EVENING THEN
IFR/LIFR LATER SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. IMPROVEMENT CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS BGR AND BHB SUNDAY AFTERNOON RIGHT INTO MONDAY.
ACROSS THE NORTHERN TAF SITES, CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TO
MVFR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN VFR FOR MONDAY. LLWS A CONCERN AS
WELL FOR SUNDAY ESPECIALLY KBGR AND KBHB.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: SCA ENDS THIS EVENING. WINDS START TO PICK UP AGAIN BY
LATE SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE STORM WATCH.
SHORT TERM: A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN HOISTED AS WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO CLIMB TO 40+KTS SUSTAINED SUNDAY MORNING W/GUSTS TO 50KTS
ESPECIALLY FOR THE OUTER ZONES. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE LATER
SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING W/THE LOW PULLING AWAY. SEAS WILL BUILD
TO 9 TO 13 FT AT THE HEIGHT OF THE EVENT BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR MEZ003>006-010-011-015>017-029>032.
MARINE...STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR
ANZ050>052.
&&
NEAR TERM...HASTINGS/MCW
SHORT TERM...HEWITT
LONG TERM...FOSTER
AVIATION...HASTINGS/MCW
MARINE...HASTINGS/MCW/HEWITTHazardous weather outlook, Oct 29, 3:05 AM EDT, 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 305 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 MEZ005-006-010-011-015>017-029>032-300900- NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 305 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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...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 STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS OR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BY CALLING THE SPOTTER HOTLINE. ANZ050>052-300900- 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- 305 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .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. STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS OR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BY CALLING THE SPOTTER HOTLINE. MEZ002>004-300900- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 305 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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 WATCH. .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 STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS OR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BY CALLING THE SPOTTER HOTLINE. MEZ001-300900- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- 305 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHERN MAINE LATE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES UP THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK COUNTY WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE LOW TRACK AND MAY CHANGE DRASTICALLY IF THE TRACK DEVIATES FROM CURRENT FORECASTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING THEN TAPER OFF BY THE AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS OR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BY CALLING THE SPOTTER HOTLINE. HASTINGS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 3:01 AM EDT | Storm Warning | CAR | 35 hr | |
| Oct 29, 1:49 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Piscataquis, Somerset | 20 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.