Alert archive / Maine / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this winter storm warning at Feb 1, 2011, 3:58 AM EST for 11 counties in Maine; 8 counties in New Hampshire. It took effect at Feb 2, 2011, 4:00 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
- Feb 1, 2011, 3:58 AM EST (08:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2011, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 9:00 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, Oxford County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Belknap County, NH, Carroll County, NH, Coos County, NH, Grafton County, NH, Merrimack County, NH, Rockingham County, NH, Strafford County, NH, Sullivan County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:04 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 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 2176 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
507 WWUS41 KGYX 010858 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 358 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SNOW WILL AFFECT NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVY WEDNESDAY... .A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. AS THIS DISTURBANCE PASSES IT WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND COASTAL MAINE. THIS FEATURE WILL ONLY GENERATE SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...BUT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER OHIO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL WEAKEN AS A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THE COASTAL LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE LIGHT SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY. NHZ007-008-013-014-011700- /O.UPG.KGYX.WS.A.0004.110202T1200Z-110203T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T0600Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0005.110201T1200Z-110202T0000Z/ SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 358 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THIS WILL BE A TWO PART EVENT. SNOW WILL FALL FIRST DURING THE DAY TODAY AND THEN END LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. HEAVIER SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY WHEN THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD DURING THESE EVENTS. SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. && $$ NHZ005-009-010-011700- /O.UPG.KGYX.WS.A.0004.110202T1200Z-110203T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T0600Z/ SOUTHERN GRAFTON-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH... LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER 358 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THIS EVENT. SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. && $$ MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>004-006-011700- /O.UPG.KGYX.WS.A.0004.110202T1200Z-110203T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T1200Z-110203T0600Z/ 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 CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...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...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE 358 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 9 AM AND 7 PM WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE COAST AND INTERIOR OF SOUTHWESTERN MAINE TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE FOOTHILLS OF MAINE...TO 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF MAINE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THIS EVENT. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE ROADWAYS DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL. && $$
7 follow-up statements
653 WWUS41 KGYX 011350 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 850 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SNOW WILL AFFECT NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVY WEDNESDAY... .A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. AS THIS DISTURBANCE PASSES IT WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND COASTAL MAINE. THIS FEATURE WILL ONLY GENERATE SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...BUT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER OHIO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL WEAKEN AS A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THE COASTAL LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE LIGHT SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY. MEZ018-023-012200- /O.EXA.KGYX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T1200Z-110203T0600Z/ INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY 850 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: THIS WILL BE A TWO PART EVENT. SNOW WILL FALL FIRST DURING THE DAY TODAY AND THEN END LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. HEAVIER SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY WHEN THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD DURING THESE EVENTS. SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. && $$ NHZ007-008-013-014-012200- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T0600Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 850 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THIS WILL BE A TWO PART EVENT. SNOW WILL FALL FIRST DURING THE DAY TODAY AND THEN END LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. HEAVIER SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY WHEN THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD DURING THESE EVENTS. SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. && $$ NHZ009-010-012200- /O.EXA.KGYX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T0600Z/ BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER 850 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: THIS WILL BE A TWO PART EVENT. SNOW WILL FALL FIRST DURING THE DAY TODAY AND THEN END LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. HEAVIER SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY WHEN THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD DURING THESE EVENTS. SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. && $$ NHZ005-012200- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T0600Z/ SOUTHERN GRAFTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH 850 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THIS EVENT. SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. && $$ MEZ007>009-012>014-019>022-024>028-NHZ001>004-006-012200- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T1200Z-110203T0600Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- SOUTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE 850 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 9 AM AND 7 PM WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE COAST AND INTERIOR OF SOUTHWESTERN MAINE TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE FOOTHILLS OF MAINE...TO 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF MAINE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THIS EVENT. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE ROADWAYS DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL. && $$
533 WWUS41 KGYX 012008 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 308 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SNOW WILL AFFECT NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVY WEDNESDAY... .WEAK LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION BY EARLY THIS EVENING BRINGING AN END TO THE STEADIEST SNOWFALL. STRONGER LOW PRESSURE OVER OHIO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL WEAKEN AS A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THE COASTAL LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE LIGHT SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY. MEZ018-023-020415- /O.EXT.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T0600Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY 308 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END BY EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE NEXT BATCH OF SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND OR JUST BEFORE SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND BECOME HEAVY RATHER QUICKLY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...AT TIMES 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 9 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...MAKING FOR A 2 DAY TOTAL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE DIFFICULT AND BEST AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. && $$ MEZ007>009-012>014-019>022-024>028-NHZ001>004-006-020415- /O.EXT.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T0600Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- SOUTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE 308 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END BY EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE NEXT BATCH OF SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY...AN HOUR OR TWO LATER ON THE MID COAST OF MAINE...AND BECOME HEAVY RATHER QUICKLY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...AT TIMES 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...MAKING FOR A 2 DAY TOTAL OF 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHER NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE DIFFICULT AND BEST AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY NEAR THE COAST. && $$ NHZ007>010-013-014-020415- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T0600Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 308 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END BY EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE NEXT BATCH OF SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND OR BEFORE SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND BECOME HEAVY RATHER QUICKLY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...AT TIMES 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 9 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...MAKING FOR A 2 DAY TOTAL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE DIFFICULT AND BEST AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. && $$ NHZ005-020415- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T0600Z/ SOUTHERN GRAFTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH 308 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END BY EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE NEXT BATCH OF SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BEFORE SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND BECOME HEAVY RATHER QUICKLY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...AT TIMES 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 9 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...MAKING FOR A 2 DAY TOTAL OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE DIFFICULT AND BEST AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. && $$
326 WWUS41 KGYX 020019 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 719 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SNOW WILL AFFECT NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVY WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE REGION...BRINGING THE ACCUMULATING SNOW TO AN END. STRONGER LOW PRESSURE OVER OHIO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL WEAKEN AS A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE NEW JERSEY COAST. THE COASTAL LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE LIGHT SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY. MEZ018-023-020830- /O.EXP.KGYX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T0600Z/ INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY 719 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW IS ENDING OVER THE AREA WITH JUST SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FREEZING DRIZZLE REMAINING. HOWEVER...THE NEXT BATCH OF SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND OR JUST BEFORE SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND BECOME HEAVY RATHER QUICKLY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...AT TIMES 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 11 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE DIFFICULT AND BEST AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. && $$ NHZ007>010-013-014-020830- /O.EXP.KGYX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T0600Z/ SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 719 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO OCCASSIONAL SNOW SHOWERS. SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE NEXT BATCH OF SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND OR BEFORE SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND BECOME HEAVY RATHER QUICKLY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...AT TIMES 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE DIFFICULT AND BEST AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. && $$ NHZ005-020830- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T0600Z/ SOUTHERN GRAFTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH 719 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END BY EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE NEXT BATCH OF SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BEFORE SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND BECOME HEAVY RATHER QUICKLY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...AT TIMES 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 9 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE DIFFICULT AND BEST AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. && $$ MEZ007>009-012>014-019>022-024>028-NHZ001>004-006-020830- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T0600Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- SOUTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE 719 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW IS TAPERING OFF TO OCCASSIONAL SNOW SHOWERS OR SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE. THE NEXT BATCH OF SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY...AN HOUR OR TWO LATER ON THE MID COAST OF MAINE... AND BECOME HEAVY RATHER QUICKLY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...AT TIMES 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...MAKING FOR A 2 DAY TOTAL OF 10 TO 18 INCHES... WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHER NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE DIFFICULT AND BEST AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY NEAR THE COAST. && $$
141 WWUS41 KGYX 020826 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 326 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL TOTALS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY.. .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY...TRIGGERING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING. THE LIGHT SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY. NHZ005-007>010-013-014-022100- /O.EXT.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T1000Z/ SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH... CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT... LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER... PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 326 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS MORNING. SLEET MAY ALSO MIX WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...AT TIMES 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * AN ADDITIONAL 12 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. * SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR NEAR THE COAST CAUSING VISIBILITIES TO DROP AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$ MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>004-006-022100- /O.EXT.KGYX.WS.W.0005.110202T0900Z-110203T1000Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE 326 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER MAINE THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...AT TIMES 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR NEAR THE COAST CAUSING VISIBILITIES TO DROP AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$ HANES
803 WWUS41 KGYX 021939 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 239 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE COMING TO AN END THIS EVENING IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE... LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE COD THIS AFTERNOON WILL RACE EAST INTO THE MARITIMES OVERNIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED IN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MEZ018-023-NHZ005>010-013-014-022045- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T1000Z/ INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL- SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH... WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 239 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST MAINE. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. $$ MEZ007>009-012>014-019>022-024>028-NHZ001>004-030200- /O.EXT.KGYX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T0200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY 239 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE WARNING AREA. * SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR NEAR THE COAST CAUSING VISIBILITIES TO DROP AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$
945 WWUS41 KGYX 022310 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 610 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 MEZ007>009-012>014-019>022-024>028-NHZ001>004-030200- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T0200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY 610 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE WARNING AREA. * IMPACT: SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR NEAR THE COAST CAUSING VISIBILITIES TO DROP AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$
396 WWUS41 KGYX 030201 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 901 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 MEZ007>009-012>014-019>022-024>028-NHZ001>004-030315- /O.EXP.KGYX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T0200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY 901 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. *IMPACT: THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY. $$
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 Feb 1, 3:17 AM EST, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 3:17 AM EST, 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
317 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TODAY AS A
WEAK LOW TRACKS ALONG THE FRONT. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL PRODUCE A
GENERAL SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A LARGE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHWEST U.S. TODAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN WEDNESDAY AS A SECONDARY LOW
DEVELOPS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THE SECONDARY LOW WILL TRACK
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
1034 MILLIBAR HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER VERMONT AT 07Z. MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AS
SURFACE HIGH DRIFTS TO OUR NORTH AND EAST. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND
GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTHEAST TODAY IN DEVELOPING WARM AIR ADVECTION
PATTERN. THE STEADIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL FROM MIDDAY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...
WITH AMOUNTS TODAY RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 IN THE ADVISORY AREA OF
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TO AN INCH OR LESS ALONG THE U.S. CANADIAN
BORDER. A BLEND OF MET/MAV NUMBERS YIELDS HIGHS MAINLY IN THE
TEENS...WITH LOWER 20S NEAR THE COAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...
SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS EVENING
AS THE WEAK SURFACE LOW EXITS INTO THE MARITIMES AND HIGH PRESSURE
TRIES TO NOSE IN BRIEFLY FROM THE NORTH. HOWEVER...EXPECT SNOW TO
REDEVELOP IN THE PREDAWN HOURS OVER SOUTHERN AND COASTAL SECTIONS
IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT LOW APPROACHING FROM THE MIDWEST...WITH
ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION ON THE GROUND IN TIME FOR THE
MORNING COMMUTE. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM SINGLE NUMBERS
NORTH...WHERE WE COULD SEE A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER...TO
THE LOWER TEENS OVER SOUTHERN AND COASTAL SECTIONS.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
A SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT WILL AFFECT THE REGION FROM EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS RUNNING
FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN AND COASTAL ZONES TO THE 6 TO
12 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTH. MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT ON THIS EVENT AND CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH. BULK OF SNOW
WILL FALL BETWEEN 4 AM AND 4 PM WEDNESDAY ACROSS SW NEW HAMPSHIRE
AND BETWEEN 7 AM AND 7 PM FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. LIGHT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN
AND MOUNTAIN ZONES. BECAUSE OF THE LINGERING LIGHT SNOW...WARNINGS
HAVE BEEN ISSUED THROUGH 1 AM THURSDAY FOR ALL AREAS.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY
WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FRIDAY.
ANOTHER LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE EAST COAST
SATURDAY. MODELS HAVE BEEN IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THIS FEATURE...BUT
EXACT TRACK IS STILL UNCERTAIN. GFS WOULD BRING ANOTHER SNOW STORM
TO THE ENTIRE REGION. ECMWF IS A SLIGHTLY WARMER RUN WITH POSSIBLE
MIX ALONG THE COAST. FOR NOW...PLAN TO JUST MENTION THE CHANCE OF
SNOW AND WAIT FOR FUTURE MODEL RUNS TO OBTAIN MORE CONFIDENCE IN TRACK.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
BLEND OF MAV/MET GUIDANCE USED FOR FORECAST TEMPS.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH 11Z WED/...VFR DETERIORATES TO MVFR FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BETWEEN 14 AND 18Z IN SNOW...WITH AREAS OF
IFR IN MODERATE SNOW FROM 16Z TO 23Z. LINGERING MVFR EXPECTED
TONIGHT IN SNOW SHOWERS.
LONG TERM...IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN LOW CLOUDS AND SNOW. IMPROVING
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH MVFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW SHOWERS
TO VFR CONDITIONS. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TO IFR TO LIFR LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY IN SNOW (OR A POSSIBLE MIX ALONG THE COAST).
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...QUIET TODAY AS THE HIGH DRIFTS ACROSS THE WATERS THEN OFF TO OUR
NORTH AND EAST. BY EVENING...NE FLOW DEVELOPS THEN STRENGTHENS OVERNIGHT.
WE'LL SEE WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE WITH SCA CONDITIONS DEVELOPING.
AN SCA HAS BEEN POSTED FOR TONIGHT.
LONG TERM...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 KTS POSSIBLE. SEAS OF 5 TO 10 FT ARE
EXPECTED. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER
STORM WILL AFFECT THE WATERS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.
&&
.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028.
NH...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR NHZ001>004-006.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR NHZ007-008-013-014.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR NHZ005-007>010-013-014.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ150>154.
GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
FOR ANZ150-152-154.
&&
ES/JENSENIUSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2:58 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:22 PM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:22 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 43 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.