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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this winter storm warning at Dec 29, 2012, 11:36 AM EST for 8 counties in Maine; Rockingham County, Strafford County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Dec 29, 2012, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 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
- Dec 29, 2012, 11:36 AM EST (16:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2012, 3:25 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Cumberland County, ME, Kennebec County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Rockingham County, NH, Strafford County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 16 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
- 1170 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
897 WWUS41 KGYX 291636 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1136 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...ANOTHER SNOW EVENT ON TAP FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT...STAYING JUST OUT TO SEA. HOWEVER...THE EXPECTED TRACK OF THIS LOW HAS MOVED A BIT WESTWARD THIS MORNING. THIS WESTWARD BUMP SHOULD ALLOW FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT...AND AN INCREASE IN SNOWFALL ACROSS THE INTERIOR AS WELL. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST...WITH THE MOST SNOW EXPECTED ALONG THE MID COAST OF MAINE. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN EXPANDED WESTWARD AND NORTHWARD AS WELL. DEPENDING ON ANY FURTHER TRENDS THIS AFTERNOON...IT IS POSSIBLE WARNINGS MAY HAVE TO BE EXPANDED A LITTLE FURTHER INLAND. MEZ023-NHZ014-300045- /O.UPG.KGYX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121230T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.W.0008.121229T1800Z-121230T1200Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 1136 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL YORK AND COASTAL ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...LIKELY WINDBLOWN TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND POTENTIALLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT AND END AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ022-025>028-300045- /O.UPG.KGYX.WW.Y.0025.121229T1800Z-121230T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.W.0008.121229T2100Z-121230T1200Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BATH...TOPSHAM... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND... THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 1136 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE MID COAST OF MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...LIKELY WINDBLOWN TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND POTENTIALLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ024-300045- /O.UPG.KGYX.WW.Y.0025.121229T1800Z-121230T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.W.0008.121229T1800Z-121230T1200Z/ COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK 1136 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF PORTLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...LIKELY WINDBLOWN TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND POTENTIALLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ NHZ002>004-300045- /O.EXB.KGYX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY 1136 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN COOS...NORTHERN GRAFTON...AND NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ012>014-300045- /O.EXB.KGYX.WW.Y.0025.121229T1800Z-121230T1200Z/ SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD 1136 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN OXFORD...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTIES IN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE LATE. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ018-NHZ005>010-013-300045- /O.EXT.KGYX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ INTERIOR YORK-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...LEBANON...HANOVER... PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT... CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH... ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 1136 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR YORK COUNTY MAINE. SOUTHERN GRAFTON...SOUTHERN CARROLL...SULLIVAN...MERRIMACK...BELKNAP...STRAFFORD...AND INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ019>021-300045- /O.EXT.KGYX.WW.Y.0025.121229T1800Z-121230T1200Z/ INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE 1136 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR CUMBERLAND...ADROSCOGGIN...AND KENNEBEC COUNTIES IN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS HAZARDOUS. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
691 WWUS41 KGYX 292004 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 304 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...ANOTHER SNOW EVENT ON TAP FOR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT...STAYING JUST OUT TO SEA. HOWEVER...THE EXPECTED TRACK OF THIS LOW HAS MOVED A BIT WESTWARD THIS MORNING. THIS WESTWARD BUMP SHOULD ALLOW FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT...AND AN INCREASE IN SNOWFALL ACROSS THE INTERIOR AS WELL. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL PLAIN...WITH THE MOST SNOW EXPECTED ALONG THE MID COAST OF MAINE. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN EXPANDED WESTWARD AND NORTHWARD AS WELL. MEZ018-019-NHZ010-013-300415- /O.UPG.KGYX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KGYX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 304 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR YORK AND INTERIOR CUMBERLAND COUNTIES IN MAINE...INCLUDING STRAFFORD AND INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY...SNOW- COVERED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ MEZ020-021-300415- /O.UPG.KGYX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KGYX.WS.W.0008.121229T2100Z-121230T1200Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE 304 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ANDROSCOGGIN AND KENNEBEC COUNTIES IN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY...SNOW- COVERED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ022-025>028-300415- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0008.121229T2100Z-121230T1200Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BATH...TOPSHAM... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND... THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 304 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE MID COAST OF MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...LIKELY WINDBLOWN TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ023-024-NHZ014-300415- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 304 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL CUMBERLAND AND COASTAL YORK COUNTIES IN MAINE...INCLUDING COASTAL ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...LIKELY WINDBLOWN LATER TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ MEZ007>009-NHZ001-300415- /O.EXA.KGYX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...COLEBROOK 304 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN OXFORD...NORTHERN FRANKLIN...CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTIES IN MAINE...AND NORTHERN COOS COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS TO MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ012>014-NHZ002>009-300415- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-SOUTHERN COOS- NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...BERLIN... LANCASTER...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER... PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT... CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH 304 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN OXFORD...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTIES IN MAINE. SOUTHERN COOS...GRAFTON...CARROLL...SULLIVAN...MERRIMACK...AND BELKNAP COUNTIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS TO MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
244 WWUS41 KGYX 300043 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 743 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF CAPE COD WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND INLAND OF THE COAST THIS EVENING...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS FURTHER INLAND TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS OF SUNDAY. MEZ020>022-025>028-300930- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BATH...TOPSHAM... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND... THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 743 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE MID COAST OF MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 PM AND 1 AM...WHEN AN INCH OR MORE AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATER TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...DROPPING TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ018-019-023-024-NHZ010-013-014-300930- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...ROCHESTER... DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 743 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR YORK AND INTERIOR CUMBERLAND COUNTIES IN MAINE...INCLUDING STRAFFORD AND INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT...WHEN AN INCH OR MORE AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATER TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...DROPPING TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>009-300930- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...COLEBROOK...BERLIN... LANCASTER...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER... PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT... CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH 743 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN OXFORD...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTIES IN MAINE. SOUTHERN COOS...GRAFTON... CARROLL... SULLIVAN...MERRIMACK...AND BELKNAP COUNTIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...15 TO 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
554 WWUS41 KGYX 300825 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 325 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...ALL WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... .THE INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE MARITIMES TODAY. THIS IS BRINGING AN END TO THE SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE MIDCOAST AND INTERIOR WALDO COUNTY WHERE ANOTHER INCH OR MAYBE TWO COULD FALL THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. IN THE MOUNTAINS AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE TODAY FROM SNOW SHOWERS FALLING IN THE STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW. VERY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER MORE OPEN AND ELEVATED TERRAIN. MEZ018>028-NHZ010-013-014-300930- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER... PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 325 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS EITHER ENDED OR TAPERED OFF EARLY THIS MORNING. THE MIDCOAST AND INTERIOR WALDO COUNTY MAY SEE ANOTHER INCH OR MAYBE TWO BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS THERE DURING THE COURSE OF THE MORNING. $$ MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>009-300930- /O.CAN.KGYX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...COLEBROOK...BERLIN... LANCASTER...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER... PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT... CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH 325 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS EITHER ENDED OR TAPERED OFF EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS COULD ACCUMULATE AROUND AN INCH TODAY. $$
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 Dec 29, 6:15 AM EST, 5 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 6:15 AM EST, 5 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
615 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
AN OCEAN STORM OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS MORNING WILL
INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE MARITIMES ON SUNDAY. A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWS FOR MONDAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS DOWN
THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT, WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT
INTRODUCING COLDER WEATHER TO THE REGION FOR TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE AND WELL BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
WILL UPDATE TO INPUT LATEST OBSERVED DATA RESULTING IN NO MORE
THAN A FEW TWEAKS TO THE PREVIOUS FCST.
DISCUSSION INCLUDES TODAY AND TONIGHT TO COVER THE ENTIRE
UPCOMING WINTER WX EVENT:
WEAK HIGH PRES EXITS THE REGION QUICKLY THIS MORNING.
LOW PRES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS
MODELS FCST EXPLOSIVE CYCLOGENESIS WITH THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES TO
THE NE TDA AND TNGT. MODEL FCST 24 HOUR PRES FALLS: GFS40 32
MB...NAM 31 MB ...ECMWF 34 MB. THE LOW TRACKS JUST OUTSIDE THE 40N
70 W LAT/LON BENCHMARK FOR A WINTER STORM FOR THE FCST AREA. THUS
EXPECT SN TOTALS TO BE BELOW THE 6 INCH CRITERIA FOR A WINTER
STORM.
MODELS AGREE ON THIS WITH QPF OF 0.20 TO ALMOST 0.50 INCH ACROSS
MUCH OF THE FCST AREA...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE COAST WHICH
IS CLOSEST TO THE OCEAN LOW. USING A 12 TO 1 SNOW TO WATER RATIO
WITH A DRIER THAN NORMAL SN GIVES 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS SRN NH AND
SRN ME...WHERE A WINTER WX ADV WILL BE POSTED FOR ROUGHLY MIDDAY
TDA THRU LATE TNGT. FURTHER N SN TOTALS IN THE 1 TO 4 INCH
RANGE...BELOW CRITERIA FOR A WINTER WX ADV SO NO HEADLINE IN THOSE
AREAS. GENERALLY USED A BLEND OF GFS40/NAM/ECMWF MODELS...BLEND OF
MAV/MET MOS AND BLEND OF HPC/RFC/MODEL QPF FOR THE FCST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/...
SEE DISCUSSION ABOVE ON WINTER WX EVENT THRU TNGT. THE OCEAN LOW
CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE MARITIMES ON SUNDAY. THIS
SETS UP A STRONG NW PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE FCST AREA SUNDAY WITH
NW FLOW LINING UP SFC TO H5 WHICH WILL ALLOW STRONG GUSTY NW WINDS
TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL DRY OUT DOWNSLOPE AREAS
FROM THE FOOTHILLS TO THE COAST WHILE THE N/MT ZONES SEE UPSLOPE
NW FLOW CREATING LOTS OF CLOUDS AND -SHSN ACTIVITY...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SOME LGT ACCUMULATIONS OF SN IN THE MOUNTAINS.
GENERALLY USED A BLEND OF GFS40/NAM/ECMWF MODELS...BLEND OF
MAV/MET MOS AND BLEND OF HPC/RFC/MODEL QPF FOR THE FCST.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
TRENDING COLDER THIS PERIOD WITH BUILDING WESTERN RIDGE AND
DOWNSTREAM EASTERN TROUGH OPENING THE DOOR FOR ARCTIC AIR TO
INVADE THE FORECAST AREA. WE BEGIN THE PERIOD WITH A WEAK RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS DOWN THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY
MONDAY NIGHT WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT INTRODUCING COLDER AIR TO
THE REGION AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE MIDWEEK PERIOD.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
INTRODUCE EVEN COLDER AIR WITH WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR
THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /11Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...VFR WILL LOWER TO IFR/LIFR IN
DEVELOPING SN TDA...THEN IMPROVE LATE TNGT AND SUNDAY AS NW FLOW
BRINGS IN DRIER AIR AND THE SN ENDS. EXCEPTIONS...AREAS MVFR CIG
AT HIE AND LIFR CIG IN STRATUS/F AT LEB EARLY THIS MORNING.
ALSO... ON SUNDAY NW UPSLOPE FLOW LIKELY TO KEEP CLOUDS AND -SHSN
AT HIE AND POSSIBLY LEB WHERE CIG/VSBY COULD BE MVFR OR MAYBE EVEN
IFR AT TIMES.
LONG TERM...
MON NIGHT - TUE AM...SCT MVFR IN MTN SNOW SHOWERS.
WED...SCT MVFR IN MTN SNOW SHOWERS.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...WILL UPDATE TO INPUT LATEST
OBSERVED DATA RESULTING IN NO MORE THAN A FEW TWEAKS TO THE
PREVIOUS FCST.
WINDS BELOW SCA LEVELS EARLY THIS MORNING AS WEAK HIGH PRES
DEPARTS THE REGION. THE OCEAN STORM WILL BRING WINDS AND SEAS UP
TDA REACHING SCA LEVELS OVER THE BAYS AND GALES OVER THE OPEN
WATERS TNGT. AS THE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW MOVES INTO THE
MARITIMES AND A STRONG NW PRES GRADIENT AT THE SFC LINES UP WITH
NW FLOW ALOFT ALONG WITH CD AIR ADVECTION ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
EXPECT GALES ACROSS ALL THE WATERS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THE
HIGHEST GUSTS TO REACH STORM FORCE OVER THE OPEN WATERS.
HEADLINES AS FOLLOWS: FOR THE BAYS...SCA TNGT THEN GALE WATCH
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NGT. FOR THE OPEN WATERS...GLW TNGT THRU SUNDAY
NGT BUT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STORM FORCE GUSTS SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NGT.
LONG TERM...
SUN NIGHT - MON...GALES ARE LIKELY...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR STORM
POSSIBLE OUTSIDE THE BAYS.
MON NIGHT - TUE NIGHT...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.
&&
.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
SUNDAY FOR MEZ018-023.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST
SUNDAY FOR MEZ019>022-024>028.
NH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
SUNDAY FOR NHZ005>010-013-014.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR ANZ151-
153.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY
FOR ANZ151-153.
GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY FOR
ANZ150-152-154.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 29, 3:21 AM EST, 8 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 321 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>004-300830- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS- NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- 321 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN 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... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ018-023-NHZ005>010-013-014-300830- INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL- SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 321 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN 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. 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. MEZ019>022-024>028-300830- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- 321 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 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. 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. ANZ151-153-300830- PENOBSCOT BAY-CASCO BAY- 321 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY AND PENOBSCOT BAY. .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. GALE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ150-152-154-300830- STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 321 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE 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. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:42 AM EST | Gale Watch | GYX | 8 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:42 AM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 8 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:42 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 8 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:24 AM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 49 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:24 AM EST | Storm Warning | GYX | 28 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Maine, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in New Hampshire, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.