Alert archive / Maine / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this winter storm warning at Jan 20, 2011, 2:53 PM EST for 10 counties in Maine; Rockingham County, Strafford County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Jan 21, 2011, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2011, 2:53 PM EST (19:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2011, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2011, 5:08 PM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Cumberland County, ME, Franklin County, ME, Kennebec County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Rockingham County, NH, Strafford County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
455 WWUS41 KGYX 201953 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 253 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...MORE SNOW HEADED FOR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND... LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT WILL TRACK JUST OFFSHORE OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY BY TOMORROW MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE BECOMES BETTER ORGANIZED IN THE GULF OF MAINE. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS THE LOW QUICKLY EXITS TO THE EAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL ALONG THE COAST FROM SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TO THE MIDCOAST OF MAINE WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS INLAND. NHZ013-014-210400- /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.W.0003.110121T0500Z-110121T2100Z/ INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 253 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY BY DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM 8 AM TO NOON...WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. MORNING RUSH HOUR MAY BE DIFFICULT. HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR OR HIGHER MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR SNOWFALL EQUIPMENT TO KEEP UP. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ022>028-210400- /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.W.0003.110121T0900Z-110122T0000Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 253 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVIEST DURING THE MORNING ON FRIDAY. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MIDCOAST. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR OR HIGHER MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR SNOWFALL EQUIPMENT TO KEEP UP. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NHZ003>010-210400- /O.NEW.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.110121T0500Z-110121T2100Z/ NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON... HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT... CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH... ROCHESTER...DOVER 253 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS FALLING DURING THE MORNING ON FRIDAY. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ012>014-018>021-210400- /O.NEW.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.110121T0900Z-110122T0000Z/ SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD... SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE 253 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVIEST DURING THE MORNING ON FRIDAY. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KIMBLE
8 follow-up statements
849 WWUS41 KGYX 210309 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1009 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...MORE SNOW HEADED FOR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND... LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH THE SNOW POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES FROM DAYBREAK FRIDAY THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL ALONG THE COAST WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. FURTHER INLAND SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DROP OFF SOME...WHERE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. FAR NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MAINE WILL LIKELY SEE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW AND THERE ARE NO ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THAT AREA. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE MARITIMES FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE SNOW ENDING DURING THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. NHZ013-014-211100- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0003.110121T0500Z-110121T2100Z/ INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 1009 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY BY DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WELL BEFORE THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. * ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ022>028-211100- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0003.110121T0900Z-110122T0000Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 1009 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. BOTH THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS SNOW EVENT. * ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NHZ003>010-211100- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.110121T0500Z-110121T2100Z/ NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON... HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT... CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH... ROCHESTER...DOVER 1009 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY BY DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WELL BEFORE THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ012>014-018>021-211100- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.110121T0900Z-110122T0000Z/ SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD... SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE 1009 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. BOTH THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS SNOW EVENT. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
104 WWUS41 KGYX 210827 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 327 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...MORE SNOW HEADED FOR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRACK INTO THE GULF OF MAINE THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TONIGHT. SNOW IS LIKELY TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING...AND LAST INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY ON THE COASTAL PLAIN. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH STARTING LATE THIS MORNING AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND FINALLY ENDING BY EARLY EVENING ON THE MID COAST OF MAINE. NHZ013-014-211630- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.W.0004.110121T0900Z-110121T2100Z/ INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 327 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND SHOULD TAPER OFF AND END EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR A TIME THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NHZ010-211630- /O.UPG.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KGYX.WS.W.0003.110121T0900Z-110121T2100Z/ STRAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...DOVER 327 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND SHOULD TAPER OFF AND END EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR A TIME THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ013-014-018>021-211630- /O.UPG.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.110121T0900Z-110122T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGYX.WS.W.0003.110121T0900Z-110122T0000Z/ SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON... SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE 327 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING AND LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ022>028-211630- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0003.110121T0900Z-110122T0000Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 327 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING AND LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 9 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON THE MID COAST OF MAINE...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ON THE SOUTHERN MAINE COAST. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ007>009-NHZ001-002-211630- /O.EXA.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.110121T0900Z-110122T0000Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER 327 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NHZ003>009-211630- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T2100Z/ NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON... HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT... CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH 327 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ012-211630- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.110121T0900Z-110122T0000Z/ SOUTHERN OXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD 327 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
101 WWUS41 KGYX 211510 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1010 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...MORE SNOW HEADED FOR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING ACROSS CAPE COD AND INTO THE GULF OF MAINE TODAY. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AND LAST INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY ALONG THE COAST WHERE A BAND OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MIDCOAST OF MAINE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. NHZ010-212100- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T2100Z/ STRAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...DOVER 1010 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND SHOULD TAPER OFF AND END EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NHZ013-014-212100- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110121T2100Z/ INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 1010 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND SHOULD TAPER OFF AND END EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ013-014-018>028-212315- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON... SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 1010 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL END BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE COAST AND NEAR THE MIDCOAST. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ007>009-012-NHZ001-002-212315- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...COLEBROOK... BERLIN...LANCASTER 1010 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND COME TO AND TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NHZ003>009-212100- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T2100Z/ NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON... HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT... CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH 1010 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL COME TO AN END EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
062 WWUS41 KGYX 211702 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1202 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...MORE SNOW HEADED FOR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING ACROSS CAPE COD AND INTO THE GULF OF MAINE TODAY. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY ALONG THE COAST WHERE A BAND OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MIDCOAST OF MAINE. NHZ001-002-211815- /O.CAN.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER 1202 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ NHZ003>009-211815- /O.CAN.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T2100Z/ NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON... HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT... CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH 1202 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ NHZ013-014-212100- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110121T2100Z/ INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 1202 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE ENDING BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NHZ010-212100- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T2100Z/ STRAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...DOVER 1202 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE ENDING BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ013-014-018>028-220000- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON... SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 1202 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATIONS ENDING BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST AND NEAR THE MIDCOAST. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ007>009-012-220000- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD 1202 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
551 WWUS41 KGYX 211740 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1240 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...MORE SNOW HEADED FOR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING ACROSS CAPE COD AND INTO THE GULF OF MAINE TODAY. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY ALONG THE COAST WHERE A BAND OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MIDCOAST OF MAINE. NHZ010-211845- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T2100Z/ STRAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...DOVER 1240 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL NOT ACCUMULATE. $$ NHZ013-014-211845- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110121T2100Z/ INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 1240 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL NOT ACCUMULATE. $$ MEZ013-014-018>028-220000- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON... SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 1240 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATIONS ENDING BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST AND NEAR THE MIDCOAST. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ007>009-012-220000- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD 1240 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
317 WWUS41 KGYX 211839 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 139 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SNOW WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE MIDCOAST OF MAINE... LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE AND HEAVY SNOW HAS PIVOTED TO THE MIDCOAST OF MAINE. ANOTHER FEW HOURS OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDCOAST BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW IS OVER FOR THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN MAINE. MEZ018>020-023-024-211945- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-COASTAL YORK- COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK 139 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. ALTHOUGH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ MEZ007>009-012-211945- /O.CAN.KGYX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD 139 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. ALTHOUGH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ MEZ013-014-021-022-025>028-220000- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON... SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT... UNITY...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 139 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
601 WWUS41 KGYX 211957 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 257 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SNOW WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE MIDCOAST OF MAINE... HEAVY SNOW IS ENDING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MAINE AND THE MIDCOAST THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW COMES TO AN END. MEZ013-212100- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ SOUTHERN FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...WILTON 257 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. A FEW MORE SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ MEZ014-021-022-025>028-220000- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BATH...TOPSHAM... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND... THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 257 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
658 WWUS41 KGYX 212208 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 508 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MID COAST OF MAINE AND ADJACENT INTERIOR SECTIONS HAS ENDED... .THE SNOW HAS ENDED OR HAS TAPERED OFF TO VERY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES AS OF 5 PM. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MEZ014-021-022-025>028-212315- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BATH...TOPSHAM... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND... THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 508 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS ENDED OR HAS TAPERED OFF TO VERY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES AS OF 5 PM. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. $$
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 Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 20, 9:57 AM EST, 4 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 9:57 AM EST, 4 hours 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
957 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
COLDER AND DRIER WEATHER RETURNS FOR TODAY AS A WEAK RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS
OFFSHORE ON FRIDAY...PROVIDING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. COLDER AIR
FILTERS IN BEHIND THIS LOW ON SATURDAY...WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT
MOVING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL USHER IN THE COLDEST
AIR WE HAVE SEEN IN 2 YEARS FOR SUN NIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
MORNING UPDATE... HAVE UPDATED TO ADJUST TEMPERATURES AND SKY COVER
TO MATCH CURRENT TRENDS. APART FROM A LINGERING DECK OF CLOUDS OVER
FAR SOUTHWEST MAINE...SKIES HAVE BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES
SHOULD STAY SEASONABLY COOL TODAY...REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 20S
ALONG THE COAST. INLAND TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER TEENS AND
LOW TWENTIES. NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TODAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...
LARGE SCALE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO SHARPEN OVER THE GREAT LAKES
REGION TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE CYCLONGENESIS OVER THE MID ATLC
REGION BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS FAST MOVING SYSTEM...A
BROAD AREA OF OVERRUNNING WILL PRODUCE LATE NIGHT SNOWS ACROSS THE
REGION...ALBIET IT SHOULD BE LIGHT. BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...THE
INTENSIFYING SURFACE LOW WILL BE OFF THE COAST...WELL SOUTH OF NEW
ENGLAND. THE NAM CONTS TO BE THE MOST AGRESSIVE WITH THE
INTENSIFICATION OF THIS SYSTEM...BUT AGAIN...TOO FAR EAST AND TOO
FAST MOVING...WITH VERY LITTLE WRAP AROUND PCPN TO PRODUCE HEAVY
SNOWS FOR OUR FORECAST AREA.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ATTM THAT THE OCEAN STORM WILL PASS WELL
S AND E OF NEW ENGL ON FRI. A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED
THOUGH FROM THE OVERUNNING PATTERN AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING UPPER
TROF FRI MRNG WITH A FEW INCHES PSBL WITH RAPID CLRG BY LATER IN
THE DAY. AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER TROF OVER THE WEEKEND THE
DOORS WILL BECOME WIDE OPEN FOR THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON TO
RUSH IN ON A NWLY FLOW WITH AMS ORIGINATING FROM HUDSON BAY. OTHER
THAN THE VERY COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRES THAT WILL BECOME CENTERED
OVER NRN NEW ENGLAND INTO EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK...A TRANQUIL
AND DRY PATTERN IS EXPECTED.
&&
.AVIATION /07Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SHORT TERM...CONDS GRADUALLY IMPROVING TO VFR TODAY. CIGS/VSBY
LOWERING LATER TONIGHT...BRINGING IFR CONDS BACK TO ME/NH.
LONG TERM...MVFR TO IFR CONDS FRI MRNG IPVG TO VFR LATER IN THE
DAY WITH SCT SNW SHWRS INTO FRI NIGHT IN THE MTNS. THE WEEKEND AND
BEYOND MAINLY VFR CONDS.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM...NO FLAGS.
LONG TERM...SCA WINDS THAT MAY APPROACH GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED
FOR FRI INTO FRI NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF THE COASTAL STORM MOVES E
OF THE GULF OF MAINE...OTRW NO SIG WINDS EXPECTED.
&&
.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...NONE.
NH...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
ANZ150>154.
&&
UPDATE...KIMBLEHazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 2:08 AM EST, 12 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 208 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-210715- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 208 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ150>154-210715- 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- 208 AM EST THU JAN 20 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 6:46 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | GYX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:53 PM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 42 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:53 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 42 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:53 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:04 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | Cumberland, York | 19 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.