Small Craft Advisory 113, NWS Gray, ME

759 
WHUS71 KGYX 312010
MWWGYX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
310 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN OPEN WATERS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED THIS AFTERNOON WHILE A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR
ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR
MONDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE PRODUCING FAIRLY STRONG ONSHORE WINDS OVER THE
EASTERN WATERS WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST CAUSING THE WINDS TO
DROP BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS OVER THE OPEN WATERS
EAST OF PORTLAND. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE RELATIVELY QUIET UNTIL A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH BRINGING IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ON
MONDAY. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH GALE FORCE ON MONDAY PROMPTING THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO ISSUE A GALE WATCH.

ANZ150-011115-
/O.CAN.KGYX.SC.Y.0113.000000T0000Z-111231T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KGYX.GL.A.0014.120102T1200Z-120103T0000Z/
STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-
310 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
  40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 9 FEET...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...
BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS
INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH
TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

ANZ151>154-011115-
/O.NEW.KGYX.GL.A.0014.120102T1200Z-120103T0000Z/
PENOBSCOT BAY-PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-
CASCO BAY-CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
310 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
  40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 9 FEET...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...
BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS
INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH
TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
927 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND TODAY...FORCING A WARM
FRONT TO STALL. THE LOW WILL MOVE OUT TO SEA AS A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE EAST COAST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE
OFFSHORE SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN CANADA WILL DRIVE A
STRONG TRAILING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA EARLY MONDAY
ACCOMPANIED BY A FEW SNOW SHOWERS. SHARPLY COLDER WEATHER ARRIVES
TUESDAY AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA...MARKED BY A
FEW SNOW SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SQUALLS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD EAST ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A WARM
FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE GREAT LAKES ON THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...

925 AM...12Z KGYX RAOB SHOWS THE SHALLOW COLD AIR WEDGE...LESS
THAN 1000 FT IN DEPTH...WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW
FREEZING BUT PLUS 5C (41F) AT TOP OF THE INVERSION. SURFACE
BOUNDARY EXTENDS NORTHWARD INTO THE MID COAST WITH TEMPERATURES
ABOVE FREEZING THERE IN EASTERLY FLOW. MEANWHILE THE REST OF THE
AREA HAS COLD AIR DAMMING AND A LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW WITH SURFACE
TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SLOW TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING AND WE WILL SEE AT LEAST SEVERAL MORE
HOURS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AS WELL AS POCKETS OF SLEET. I
EXPANDED ADVISORY TO INCLUDE MUCH OF THE COAST...AND EXTENDED THE
DURATION OF THE ADVISORY AS WELL BY SEVERAL HOURS. 1ST PERIOD
GRIDS WERE ADJUSTED BASED ON RADAR TRENDS AS WELL AS THE MESONET.

610 AM...JUST SOME TWEAKS TO POPS/TEMPS THRU MID-MORNING...BUT
BULK OF FORECAST REMAINS THE SAME. POCKETS OF FZRA /OR UP/
STARTING TO BREAK OUT OVER WRN AND NRN NH INTO WRN ME MTNS...WITH
PRECIP TO THE S AND E HAVING A HARDER TIME GETTING ITSELF
TOGETHER. 06Z MAV TEMPS SUGGEST STILL A SLOW GO ON RISING TEMPS
NEAR THE COAST FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...BUT THEN A QUICK RISE
REACHING 37F BY 15Z AT BOTH PWM/KPSM...AND MODEL MASS FIELDS ALSO
SUPPORT A RAPID BREAKDOWN OF THE DAMMING BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z.

PREVIOUSLY...NO CHANGES TO CURRENT WINTER WX ADV...AS TEMPS ARE
STILL NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF RISING...EXCEPT RIGHT ALONG THE
SHORE OF PENOBSCOT BAY /KRKD IS 36F/. ALSO SEEING N-NE WINDS
PERSISTING AT MESONET SITES DOWN IN THE NECKS OF THE MID COAST W
OF PENOBSCOT BAY...AS THE COLD AIR DAMMING HOLDS FOR NOW. NEXT
ISSUE IS PRECIP...WHICH HAS BEEN SCARCE IN MANY SPOTS UP TILL
NOW...HOWEVER...STARTINT SEE PRECIP FILL IN TO OUR S AND W AS MID
LVL TROUGH DEEPENS A BIT AND SECONDARY WEAK SFC LOW BEGINS TO SHOW
ITSELF S OF LONG ISLAND. SYNOPTICALLY...THIS MAKES THE GFS A
BETTER MATCH...ALTHOUGH ITS QPF MAY BE A BIT HIGH...ESPECIALLY IN
THE SOUTH. SO...EXPECTING PRECIP TO TRACK INTO CENTRAL/NRN NH AND
INTO WRN ME MTNS BEFORE SUNRISE...WHERE DAMMING WILL HOLD WELL
INTO THE MORNING...SO FREEZING RAIN LOOKS TO LINGER UNTIL MIDDAY N
OF THE NH LAKES REGION AND THE MTNS OF WESTERN ME. PRECIP LOOKS TO
REACH INTO INTERIOR COASTAL PLAIN AND FOOTHILLS OF ME AROUND
DAYBREAK...WITH A FEW HOURS OF OCCNL LIGHT FZRA EXPECTED BEFORE
TEMPS WARM ABOVE FZING BY MID-MORNING. ICING HERE LOOKS VERY
LIGHT...BUT EVEN A LITTLE WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY.

DURING THE AFTERNOON...WHEN TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOVE
FREEZING...THE SECONDARY LOW SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF DEEPENING...WHICH
COULD BRING A SURGE OF STEADIER LIGHT RAIN TO THE MID COAST AND
FAR ERN ZONES INTO THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE THE THREAT OF SHRA
WILL REMAIN THRU MOST OF THE DAY...WITH AND OUTSIDE CHC OF SOME
CLRING IN SRN NH BEFORE SUNSET. ELSEWHERE IT LOOKS TO REMAIN
CLOUDY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/...
THE LOW TRACKS ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA TONIGHT...AND BRINGS IN SOME
WEAK NW FLOW...WHICH COULD PRODUCE A FEW SHSN THIS EVE IN THE
MOUNTAINS...WHILE DOWNSLOPE AREAS ON THE COASTAL PLAIN WILL CLEAR
OUT MID TO LATE EVENING. AIR MASS BEHIND THIS SYSTEM IS WARMER
THAN THE AIR AHEAD OF IT...SO LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE ABOVE
NORMAL...MAINLY IN THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
LATE...MAKING FOR A DRY AND MILD NEW YEARS DAY...WHICH WILL START
OFF M/SUNNY...WITH INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
STRONG COLD FNT DRIVES THRU CWA VERY EARLY IN THE PERIOD. EXPECT
THIS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCT SHRA/SN QUICKLY CHANGING TO ALL
SHSN. BEST CHC FOR SHSN AND ANY MEASURABLE SNFL WILL BE ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN...CLOSER TO THE MAIN FORCING. WITH CAA...MON WILL
BE A GUSTY DAY AS MIXING HGTS INCREASE AND HELP TAP STRONG WSWLY
FLOW ALOFT. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR A PERIOD OF NEAR 40 KT GUSTS
DURING THE DAY MON...THOUGH GUIDANCE CAN SOMETIMES BE TOO BULLISH
IN THESE SCENARIOS. STG LOW PRES CUTTING THRU CANADA SUGGESTS THIS
SIGNAL MAY VALID.

BRUNT OF COLD AIR DELAYS UNTIL LATE MON/EARLY TUE...WHEN ARCTIC
FNT DRIVES THRU. EXPECT MAGNITUDE OF CAA TO PROVIDE TO PROVIDE FOR
SCT SHSN OR SQUALLS. ALSO EXPECT A NON-DIURNAL TEMP TREND FOR
TUE...AS MON NGT LOWS SHOULD BE CLOSE TO TUE HIGHS. TEMPS SHOULD
AT THE MOST SHOULD HOLD STEADY...BUT MORE LIKELY FALL A FEW
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. THE SECOND FROPA SHOULD ALSO PROVIDE A
REINVIGORATING SHOT OF FORCING FOR THE UPSLOPE SHSN. POINT
SOUNDINGS JUST N OF THE RIDGELINE OF THE WHITE MTNS SUGGEST A
SHARP INCREASE IN LIFT WITH THE ARCTIC FNT. AMPLE LLVL MOISTURE
AND LOWERING DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE WILL LIKELY PROVIDE EXCELLENT
SNOW GROWTH AND RESULTING RATIOS SHOULD BE GREATER THAN THE GYX
CWA AVERAGE OF 13 TO 1. LLVL MOISTURE AND CROSS BARRIER FLOW
LINGERS INTO EARLY WED BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR BRINGS
AN END TO THE MTN SHSN. DESPITE VERY COLD AIR WORKING INTO THE
REGION TUE NGT...MIN TEMPS SHOULD BE TEMPERED BY ABUNDANT CLOUD
COVER AND PCPN.

HIGH PRES SETTLING OVERHEAD BY WED NGT WILL MAKE FOR ANOTHER VERY
COLD NGT...POSSIBLY AS COLD OR COLDER THAN TUE NGT. HIGH PRES WILL
SLIDE S AND E OF THE AREA THU...ALLOWING THE NRN STREAM TO BRUSH
THE REGION WITH A COUPLE WEAK WAVES. MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS FOR
SCT MTN SHSN WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS ELSEWHERE.

&&

.AVIATION /14Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
SHORT TERM...IFR LINGER THRU MOST OF THE DAY WITH A PERIOD OF
FZRA AWAY FROM THE COAST THIS MORNING. SOME GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT TO
MVFR POSSIBLE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...BUT A RETURN TO VFR IS NOT
EXPECTED UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. VFR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

LONG TERM...MVFR CONDS IN SHSN OR SHRA WITH COLD FROPA. W WINDS
INCREASE BEHIND THE FNT...GUSTING AOA 25 KT. LATE MON INTO TUE
ARCTIC COLD FNT CROSSES THE AREA...WITH MORE MVFR TO IFR CONDS
POSSIBLE IN SHSN OR SQUALLS. WINDS BECOME NW...CONTINUED GUSTY.

&&

.MARINE...
SHORT TERM...WINDS AND SEAS REMAIN MOSTLY BELOW SCA LEVELS THRU
THE SHORT TERM AS A WRM FNT PUSHES THRU TODAY. FOLLOWED BY LOW
PRES MOVING JUST N OF THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS NOVA
SCOTIA TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES BUILD IN LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

LONG TERM...GALE CONDS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE THE BAYS...AS
COLD FNT CROSSES THE WATERS EARLY MON.

&&

.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     MEZ007>009.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     MEZ012>014-018>022.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     MEZ023>025.
NH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     NHZ001>004.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     NHZ005>010.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     NHZ013-014.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

ES

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1028 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

MEZ007>009-NHZ001>004-011530-
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
1028 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.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 WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ012>014-018>022-NHZ005>010-011530-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
STRAFFORD-
1028 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.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 WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ023>025-NHZ013-014-011530-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
1028 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.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 WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ026>028-011530-
LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
1028 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ150>154-011530-
STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY-
PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY-
CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
1028 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY...PENOBSCOT
BAY...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER
MA...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME AND
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
503 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

MEZ023>028-NHZ013-014-311230-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
COASTAL WALDO-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...
TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...
ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...SALEM...DERRY...
EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
503 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

...SLIPPERY TRAVEL POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING...

TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THIS MORNING AT MOST COASTAL
LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE...AND AREAS OF FOG AND
LIGHT DRIZZLE HAVE DEVELOPED IN THIS AREA. THIS COULD RESULT IN
PATCHES OF BLACK ICE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS MORNING.

MJC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
734 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

MEZ023>028-NHZ013-014-311500-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
COASTAL WALDO-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...
TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...
ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...SALEM...DERRY...
EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
734 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

...SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONTINUES ON THE COAST THIS MORNING...

TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AT MOST COASTAL LOCATIONS AWAY
FROM THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE...AND AREAS OF FOG AND LIGHT SHOWERS
CONTINUE. THIS COULD RESULT ICY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS MORNING.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY 9 OR 10 AM.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
950 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0651 AM     FREEZING RAIN    4 E PARIS               44.25N  70.44W
12/31/2011  U0.00 INCH       OXFORD             ME   TRAINED SPOTTER

            26F FZRA JUST BEGAN

0703 AM     FREEZING RAIN    LANCASTER               44.49N  71.57W
12/31/2011  U0.00 INCH       COOS               NH   CO-OP OBSERVER

            27F FZRA BEGAN

0746 AM     FREEZING RAIN    GRANTHAM                43.49N  72.14W
12/31/2011  U0.00 INCH       SULLIVAN           NH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            1-89 NB CLOSED AT GRANTHAM

0802 AM     FREEZING RAIN    NORTH ANSON             44.85N  69.90W
12/31/2011  U0.00 INCH       SOMERSET           ME   CO-OP OBSERVER

            27F FZRA

0803 AM     FREEZING RAIN    BINGHAM                 45.06N  69.88W
12/31/2011  U0.00 INCH       SOMERSET           ME   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            RT 16 ICE COATED

0805 AM     FREEZING RAIN    FARMINGTON              44.67N  70.15W
12/31/2011  U0.00 INCH       FRANKLIN           ME   CO-OP OBSERVER

            26F FZRA ICE AMOUNT UNKNOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER GYX1100465 GYX1100466 GYX1100467 GYX1100468 GYX1100469
GYX1100470

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