Alert archive / Maine / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this winter storm warning at Feb 5, 2011, 3:37 AM EST for 7 counties in Maine; Carroll County, Coos County, Grafton County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Feb 5, 2011, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 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 5, 2011, 3:37 AM EST (08:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 5, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2011, 5:30 AM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Cumberland County, ME, Franklin County, ME, Kennebec County, ME, Oxford County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Waldo County, ME, Carroll County, NH, Coos County, NH, Grafton County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 1851 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
182 WWUS41 KGYX 050837 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 337 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL RETURN TONIGHT... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT. MOISTURE SURGING NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL WRAP INTO THE SYSTEM AND PROVIDE A PERIOD OF HEAVY WET SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WARM AIR INTERACTING WITH THE LOW MAY ALLOW FOR A CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS OVERNIGHT. A CHANGE OVER TO PLAIN RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES WARM. AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BEFORE ENDING. THE SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE A HEAVY WET SNOW WITH HIGH WATER CONTENT. THIS WILL NOT ONLY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL THE SNOW...BUT WILL ALSO ADD SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT WHEN ACCUMULATING ON ALREADY SNOW COVERED ROOFS. RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO REMOVE EXCESS SNOW FROM VULNERABLE ROOFTOPS BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES TONIGHT. FLAT...UNSUPPORTED ROOFS WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE HEAVY ACCUMULATION. THERE WILL BE A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SNOW TOTALS OVER A SHORT DISTANCE AS HEAVY WET SNOW TRANSITIONS TO RAIN ALONG THE RAIN/SNOW LINE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THIS TRANSITION WILL TAKE PLACE...PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE UPDATES TO FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ACROSS THE AREA. NHZ014-050945- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.A.0005.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 337 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS COASTAL ROCKINGHAM COUNTY. $$ NHZ005-006-051715- /O.UPG.KGYX.WS.A.0005.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.W.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH... WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE 337 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE...HOWEVER THERE MAY ALSO BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ MEZ019>022-051715- /O.UPG.KGYX.WS.A.0005.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.W.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE... WINTERPORT...UNITY 337 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE...HOWEVER THERE MAY ALSO BE A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. 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. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>004-051715- /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.W.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...COLEBROOK...BERLIN... LANCASTER...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY 337 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ NHZ007>010-013-051715- /O.UPG.KGYX.WS.A.0005.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.110205T2200Z-110206T1200Z/ SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 337 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A HEAVY WET SNOW...THEN TRANSITION TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN. THEN SNOW WILL RETURN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TYPES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. 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. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ MEZ018-023-024-051715- /O.UPG.KGYX.WS.A.0005.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK 337 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A HEAVY WET SNOW...THEN TRANSITION TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN. THEN SNOW WILL RETURN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TYPES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ MEZ025>028-051715- /O.UPG.KGYX.WS.A.0005.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 337 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A HEAVY WET SNOW...THEN TRANSITION TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN. THEN SNOW WILL RETURN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING WITH A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TYPES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. 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. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ KIMBLE
7 follow-up statements
092 WWUS41 KGYX 051203 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 703 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL RETURN TONIGHT... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT. MOISTURE SURGING NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL WRAP INTO THE SYSTEM AND PROVIDE A PERIOD OF HEAVY WET SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WARM AIR INTERACTING WITH THE LOW MAY ALLOW FOR A CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS OVERNIGHT. A CHANGE OVER TO PLAIN RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES WARM. AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BEFORE ENDING. THE SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE A HEAVY WET SNOW WITH HIGH WATER CONTENT. THIS WILL NOT ONLY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL THE SNOW...BUT WILL ALSO ADD SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT WHEN ACCUMULATING ON ALREADY SNOW COVERED ROOFS. RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO REMOVE EXCESS SNOW FROM VULNERABLE ROOFTOPS BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES TONIGHT. FLAT...UNSUPPORTED ROOFS WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE HEAVY ACCUMULATION. THERE WILL BE A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SNOW TOTALS OVER A SHORT DISTANCE AS HEAVY WET SNOW TRANSITIONS TO RAIN ALONG THE RAIN/SNOW LINE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THIS TRANSITION WILL TAKE PLACE...PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE UPDATES TO FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ACROSS THE AREA. MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001-002-052100- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...COLEBROOK...BERLIN... LANCASTER 703 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. 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. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ MEZ019>022-052100- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE... WINTERPORT...UNITY 703 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE...HOWEVER THERE MAY ALSO BE A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. 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. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ NHZ003>006-052100- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON... HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE 703 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE. THOUGH A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MAY ALSO OCCUR OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ NHZ007>010-013-052100- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.110205T2200Z-110206T1200Z/ SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 703 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A HEAVY WET SNOW...THEN TRANSITION TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN. THEN SNOW WILL RETURN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TYPES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. 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. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ MEZ018-023-024-052100- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK 703 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A HEAVY WET SNOW...THEN TRANSITION TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN. THEN SNOW WILL RETURN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TYPES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ MEZ025>028-052100- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 703 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A HEAVY WET SNOW...WITH A TRANSITION TO RAIN OCCURRING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO MIX IN. SNOW WILL RETURN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING WITH A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TYPES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. 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. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ KIMBLE
884 WWUS41 KGYX 051444 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 944 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL RETURN TONIGHT... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT. MOISTURE SURGING NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL WRAP INTO THE SYSTEM AND PROVIDE A PERIOD OF HEAVY WET SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WARM AIR INTERACTING WITH THE LOW WILL ALLOW FOR A CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS SOUTHERN AND COASTAL AREAS OVERNIGHT. A CHANGE OVER TO PLAIN RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES WARM. AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BEFORE ENDING. THE SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE A HEAVY WET SNOW WITH HIGH WATER CONTENT. THIS WILL NOT ONLY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL THE SNOW...BUT WILL ALSO ADD SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT WHEN ACCUMULATING ON ALREADY SNOW COVERED ROOFS. RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO REMOVE EXCESS SNOW FROM VULNERABLE ROOFTOPS BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES TONIGHT. FLAT...UNSUPPORTED ROOFS WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE HEAVY ACCUMULATION. THERE WILL BE A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SNOW TOTALS OVER A SHORT DISTANCE AS HEAVY WET SNOW TRANSITIONS TO MIXED PRECIPITATION AND RAIN ALONG THE RAIN/SNOW LINE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THIS TRANSITION WILL TAKE PLACE...PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE UPDATES TO FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ACROSS THE AREA. MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001-002-052245- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...COLEBROOK...BERLIN... LANCASTER 944 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. 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. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ MEZ019>022-052245- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE... WINTERPORT...UNITY 944 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE...HOWEVER THERE MAY ALSO BE A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. 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. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ NHZ003>006-052245- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON... HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE 944 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE. THOUGH A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MAY ALSO OCCUR OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ NHZ007>010-013-052245- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.110205T2200Z-110206T1200Z/ SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 944 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A HEAVY WET SNOW...THEN TRANSITION TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN. THEN SNOW WILL RETURN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TYPES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ MEZ018-023-024-052245- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK 944 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A HEAVY WET SNOW...THEN TRANSITION TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN. THEN SNOW WILL RETURN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TYPES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$ MEZ025>028-052245- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 944 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A HEAVY WET SNOW...WITH A TRANSITION TO RAIN OCCURRING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO MIX IN. SNOW WILL RETURN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING WITH A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TYPES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. PRIOR TO THIS STORM...HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS. && $$
044 WWUS41 KGYX 052057 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 357 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL FALL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND THEN THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT. THIS WILL SPREAD SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL BE A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SNOW TOTALS OVER A SHORT DISTANCE AS HEAVY WET SNOW TRANSITIONS TO MIXED PRECIPITATION AND EVEN TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL FALL ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST BY SUNDAY MORNING BRINGING A QUICK END TO THE MIXED PRECIPITATION. MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001-002-060500- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...COLEBROOK...BERLIN... LANCASTER 357 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. && $$ MEZ019>022-060500- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE... WINTERPORT...UNITY 357 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: MIXED SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AND END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY FROM SNOW AND ICE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR ICE 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. && $$ NHZ003>006-060500- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON... HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE 357 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: MIXED SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH AND 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY FROM SNOW AND ICE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NHZ007>010-013-060500- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.110205T2200Z-110206T1200Z/ SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 357 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: MIXED SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MEZ018-023-024-060500- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK 357 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS A MIX OF RAIN ...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. RAIN WILL BE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE COAST WITH THE ICE AND SNOW MOST LIKELY OVER INLAND LOCATIONS. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF AROUND AN INCH ALONG THE COAST AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER INLAND LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ...MOSTLY OVER INTERIOR LOCATIONS. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MEZ025>028-060500- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.110206T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 357 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS A MIX OF RAIN ...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. RAIN WILL BE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE COAST WITH THE ICE AND SNOW MOST LIKELY OVER INLAND LOCATIONS. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE MOST LIKELY OVER INLAND LOCATIONS WITH MUCH LOWER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. && $$
993 WWUS41 KGYX 060257 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 957 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND THEN THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT. THIS WILL SPREAD SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL BE A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SNOW TOTALS OVER A SHORT DISTANCE AS HEAVY WET SNOW TRANSITIONS TO MIXED PRECIPITATION AND EVEN TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL FALL ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST BY SUNDAY MORNING BRINGING A QUICK END TO THE MIXED PRECIPITATION. NHZ005-006-061100- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH... WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE 957 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: MIXED SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED THEN CHANGING TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING LATE. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MEZ019-061100- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ INTERIOR CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON 957 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MEZ023-024-060400- /O.CAN.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK 957 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE MIXED SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN HAS CHANGED TO RAIN AS TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING. $$ MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001-002-061100- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...COLEBROOK...BERLIN... LANCASTER 957 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. * TIMING: SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. && $$ MEZ020>022-061100- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY 957 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: MIXED SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AND END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY FROM SNOW AND ICE. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NHZ003-004-061100- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY 957 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: MIXED SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH AND 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY FROM SNOW AND ICE. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE 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. && $$ NHZ007>010-013-061100- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 957 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MEZ018-061100- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ INTERIOR YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK 957 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MOSTLY ...OVER INTERIOR LOCATIONS. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MEZ025>028-061100- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 957 PM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN ...RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. RAIN WILL BE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE COAST WITH THE ICE AND SNOW MOST LIKELY OVER INLAND LOCATIONS. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE MOST LIKELY OVER INLAND LOCATIONS WITH MUCH LOWER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY GREATLY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. && $$
647 WWUS41 KGYX 060813 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 313 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT... LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE AND INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. ONE LAST BAND OF SNOW WILL WRAP AROUND THE STORM AND BRING ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS AND END BEFORE DAWN. NHZ007>010-013-060915- /O.CAN.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 313 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL SNOW FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ MEZ007>009-NHZ001>004-061200- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY 313 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. THIS WILL YIELD STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ012>014-020>022-061200- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-ANDROSCOGGIN- KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE... WINTERPORT...UNITY 313 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL YIELD STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. && $$ MEZ018-019-NHZ005-006-061200- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE 313 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL YIELD STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ON TOP OF ANY PREVIOUS ICE ACCUMULATION. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MEZ025>028-061200- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 313 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL YIELD STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ON TOP OF ANY PREVIOUS ICE ACCUMULATION. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ KIMBLE
976 WWUS41 KGYX 060943 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 443 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WINDING DOWN... LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE AND INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. ONE LAST BAND OF SNOW WILL WRAP AROUND THE STORM AND BRING ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS AND END BEFORE DAWN. MEZ007-012-020-NHZ001>004-061045- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN OXFORD-ANDROSCOGGIN-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...COLEBROOK...BERLIN... LANCASTER...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY 443 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING BUT NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ MEZ018-019-025-NHZ005-006-061045- /O.CAN.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...BATH...TOPSHAM...LEBANON...HANOVER... PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE 443 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. FLURRIES AND AN OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWER WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ MEZ008-009-013-014-021-022-061200- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN- SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD... BINGHAM...JACKMAN...FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN... PITTSFIELD...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY 443 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL YIELD STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ026>028-061200- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 443 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL YIELD STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ON TOP OF ANY PREVIOUS ICE ACCUMULATION. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ADD TO THE BURDEN OF SNOW ALREADY ON ROOFTOPS AND MAY MAKE VULNERABLE BUILDINGS UNSTABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. && $$
430 WWUS41 KGYX 061030 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 530 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 MEZ008-009-013-014-021-022-061130- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN- SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD... BINGHAM...JACKMAN...FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN... PITTSFIELD...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY 530 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ MEZ026>028-061130- /O.CAN.KGYX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1200Z/ LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 530 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$
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 4, 9:24 PM EST, 6 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 9:24 PM EST, 6 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
924 PM EST FRI FEB 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH
AND THEN EAST ON SATURDAY...REACHING THE VICINITY OF LONG ISLAND
BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN RACE EAST
PASSING SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE
WILL SLOWLY APPROACH FROM THE WEST MONDAY AND WILL CROSS THE
REGION MONDAY NIGHT AS A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
INTENSIFIES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD AND LIFTS NORTHEAST THROUGH
TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH FROM CANADA ON WEDNESDAY
STALLING OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING
FROM THE WEST WILL LIFT THIS BOUNDARY NORTH ON THURSDAY. LOW
PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
UPDATE...
***CONTINUE TO WORK WITH AOMC AS POINT AND CLICK FORECASTS WILL
NOT UDATE***
JUST A FEW MINOR TWEAKS TO THE MIN TEMP GRIDS BASED ON CURRENT
OBSTERVATIONS AND TO BETTER BLEND WITH WFO BOX ACROSS OUR
SOUTHERN BORDER. THERE IS STILL A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN CURRENT
TEMPS BASED ON AREAS THAT HAVE DECOUPLED AND OTHER AREAS...SUCH AS
PWM AND PSM WHICH HAVE NOT. ALSO MADE A FEW TWEAKS TO DEW POINT GRIDS.
AWAITING 00Z MODEL SUITE FOR SATURDAY NIGHT'S SYSTEM. SO FAR...THE
NAM HAS COME IN VERY WARM. THIS MAY BE OVERDONE AS THE SNOWPACK
CONTINUES TO BE DEEP THROUGH NEW ENGLAND. HOWEVER THERE STILL IS
A LIKELYHOOD OF MIXED PCPN CUTTING DOWN THE SNOW TOTALS OVER
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND FAR SOUTHERN MAINE AS JUST ENOUGH WARM
AIR ARRIVES ALOFT DESPITE INITIALLY LOW WET BULB TEMP READINGS. SNOW
TOTALS MAY NEED TO BE INCREASED OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF OUR FORECAST AREA. WILL AWAIT THE REMAINDER OF THE 00Z MODEL
SUITE FOLLOW CURRENT OBSERVATIONAL TRENDS CLOSELY.
PREV DISC...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CANADA WILL PRODUCE VARIABLE
CLOUDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT
MAINLY IN THE NORTH. JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SNOW SHOWER IN THE
MOUNTAINS BUT THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA SHOULD SEE A DRY NIGHT.
EXPECT CLEARING BY MIDNIGHT IN MOST LOCATIONS ALTHOUGH SOME HIGH
CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO SPILL INTO SOUTHERN ZONES TOWARD MORNING. NOT
QUITE AS COLD AS LAST NIGHT BUT WILL AGAIN SEE SUBZERO READINGS IN
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WHERE MINS WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE ZERO
TO MINUS 10 RANGE. REMAINDER OF THE REGION WILL SEE MINS IN THE
SINGLE NUMBERS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE HEADS UP THE EAST COAST ON SATURDAY BRINGING
INCREASING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SNOW BY LATE IN THE
DAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST MAINE. EXPECT ANY
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH EARLY EVENING TO BE LIGHT AND LESS THAN AN
INCH. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ACTUALLY EDGE ABOVE NORMAL FOR A
CHANGE WITH MID 30S IN WARMER SOUTHERN ZONES.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
WILL PUT UP A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SRN/CENTRAL/COASTAL ZONES
FOR SATURDAY NGT. MODELS...NGM, GFS, ECMWF...COMING INTO BETTER
AGREEMENT. HEAVIEST QPF ALONG SRN NH TO SW ME COASTAL ZONES THOUGH
THIS IS AREA LIKELY TO SEE MIXED PRCP. WATCH IS FOR SN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR A COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SN AND
ICE. GFS40 AND NAM MODEL THICKNESS ALONG WITH H8 AND H9 TEMP FCSTS
SUPPORT IP/ZR OVER SRN ZONES AND INTO COASTAL SRN ME ZONES.
WITH TRACK OF LOW OFFSHORE AND PRCP OCCURRING AT NGT ALONG WITH
DEEP SN PACK DON'T ANTICIPATE PRCP GOING OVER TO RN...THOUGH CAN'T
TOTALLY RULE THAT OUT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND OVER THE
ISLAND.
THE SFC LOW TAKES A TRACK INSIDE THE 40N 70W LAT/LON BENCHMARK FOR
A SIGNIFICANT PRCP EVENT FOR THE FCST AREA. HOWEVER, SYSTEM MOVING
FAIRLY QUICKLY WITH THE UPR LVL SYSTEM NOT CUTTING OFF AT H7 AND
BARELY CUTTING OFF AT H8 SUGGESTING A LIMITED EXTENT OF HEAVY PRCP
N AND W INTO OUR N/MT AND FOOTHILL ZONES. PRCP EVENT LASTS ABOUT
12 HOURS...ROUGHLY 00Z TO 12Z SUNDAY.
WEAK HIGH PRES BRINGS FAIR WX SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NGT.
BEHIND THIS SYSTEM ANOTHER LOW MOVES E FROM THE GREAT LAKES MONDAY
AND MONDAY NGT WITH A STRONGER SECONDARY LOW FORMING OFF THE SE
COAST THEN MOVING NE. THE PRIMARY LOW SPREADS SOME -SN INTO THE
FCST AREA MONDAY INTO MONDAY NGT. THE COASTAL SYSTEM TAKES OVER
BUT TRACKS OUTSIDE THE 40N 70W BENCHMARK RATHER QUICKLY AS IT
INTENSIFIES RAPIDLY LATE MONDAY NGT AND TUESDAY PER THE GFS40
MODEL. THE ECMWF BRINGS THE SYSTEM CLOSER TO THE FCST AREA
SUGGESTING A BETTER CHC OF SIGNIFICANT PRCP. EITHER WAY THIS
BRINGS IN MORE SN /AND POSSIBLY HEAVIER/ LATE MONDAY NGT INTO
TUESDAY. THE SYSTEM PULLS OUT VERY QUICKLY ENDING THE THREAT OF SN
BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
WEAK HIGH PRES RETURNS WITH FAIR WX LATE TUESDAY THRU WEDNESDAY
NGT.
THE GFS40 MODEL NOW BACKS OFF ON A SIGNIFICANT OCEAN LOW ON
THURSDAY. INSTEAD THEY NOW INDICATE A MUCH WEAKER SYSTEM THAT IS
FURTHER OUT TO SEA. THIS LEAVES A CD WX PATTERN OVER THE REGION
WITH AN UPR LVL TROF MOVING IN FROM THE W THAT MAY BRING SOME
-SHSN ACTIVITY ...MAINLY TO THE N/MT ZONES. HOWEVER...ECMWF STILL
SUGGESTS A STRONGER COASTAL LOW WHICH WILL BEAR WATCHING.
GENERALLY USED GFS40, HPC QPF AND BLEND OF MAV/MET MOS FOR
SATURDAY NGT THRU SUNDAY NGT AND USED GMOS FOR REST OF THE
FCST...THEN MADE ADJUSTMENTS FROM THERE.
&&
.AVIATION /02Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
SHORT TERM...VFR TONIGHT. MVFR/IFR CEILINGS AND VSBY DEVELOPING IN
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE LATE ON SATURDAY.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...LOW PRES MOVING UP
THE COAST BRINGS SN OR MIXED SN/IP/ZR TO THE FCST AREA SATURDAY
NGT WITH IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. A GREAT LAKES LOW BRINGS
-SN MONDAY INTO MONDAY NGT WITH MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS PSBL. A
SECONDARY COASTAL LOW LATE MONDAY NGT AND TUESDAY MORNING BRINGS
THE THREAT OF MORE SIGNIFICANT SN WITH IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS PSBL.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM...SCAS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SCAS MAY BE NEEDED
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY FOR UPCOMING SYSTEM.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...THE COASTAL LOW
SATURDAY NGT WILL LIKELY BRING SCA WINDS AND SEAS. A POTENTIALLY
STRONGER COASTAL LOW MAY BRING GALE CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NGT.
&&
.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING FOR MEZ018>028.
NH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING FOR NHZ005>010-013-014.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
JCHazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 3:34 AM EST, 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 334 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 MEZ007>009-012>014-019>022-NHZ001>006-061100- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN- KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL- 334 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NHZ007>010-013-061100- SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- 334 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ018-023>028-061100- INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO- 334 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NHZ014-061100- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 334 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ150>154-061100- 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- 334 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY...PENOBSCOT BAY...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 26 hr |
| Feb 5, 6:49 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 5, 12:32 PM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 24 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.