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Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Caribou, ME

December 13, 2015Aroostook County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this winter storm warning at Dec 13, 2015, 3:54 PM EST for Aroostook County, Maine. It took effect at Dec 14, 2015, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 38 hr. 52 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 13, 2015, 3:54 PM EST (20:54 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 14, 2015, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 15, 2015, 6:08 PM EST
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Caribou, ME

County Aroostook County, ME

The radar

The Caribou radar (KCBW), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 14, 10:00 AM ESTSNOW 35 Sse Lille, ME
Dec 14, 10:10 AM ESTSNOW 1.33 W Stockholm, ME
Dec 14, 11:37 AM ESTSNOW 3Lille, ME
Dec 14, 12:38 PM ESTSNOW 1.74 Ene New Sweden, ME
Dec 14, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 1.5Caribou Nws, ME
Dec 14, 2:00 PM ESTSNOW 1.31 Ene Presque Isle, MENWS EMPLOYEE
Dec 14, 2:00 PM ESTSNOW 1.5Presque Isle, ME
Dec 14, 2:35 PM ESTFREEZING RAIN 0.08Houlton, ME
Dec 14, 3:45 PM ESTSNOW 2.5Fort Fairfield, ME
Dec 14, 3:57 PM ESTSNOW 2Caribou Nws, ME
Dec 14, 5:46 PM ESTSNOW 2.64 Ene New Sweden, MECHANGED TO SLEET
Dec 14, 6:41 PM ESTSNOW 4.5Lille, ME
Dec 14, 7:00 PM ESTSLEET 0.2Caribou Nws, MESINCE CHANGE AT 330PM
Dec 15, 1:00 AM ESTFREEZING RAIN 0.06Caribou Nws, MEACCRUAL SINCE 7PM
Dec 15, 6:00 AM ESTSNOW 2.71 Ne Caribou, ME24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 15, 6:21 AM ESTSNOW 1.71 Wsw Presque Isle, ME24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 15, 6:36 AM ESTFREEZING RAIN 0.1Ashland, ME
Dec 15, 6:36 AM ESTSLEET 0.5Ashland, ME
Dec 15, 6:52 AM ESTFREEZING RAIN 0.25Linneus, ME
Dec 15, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 2.25 Nnw New Sweden, ME24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 15, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 2.5Caribou Nws, ME
Dec 15, 7:30 AM ESTSNOW 2.31 Nw Presque Isle, ME0.5 INCH AS SLEET
Dec 15, 8:00 AM ESTFREEZING RAIN 0.21Caribou, ME
Dec 15, 8:00 AM ESTFREEZING RAIN 0.3Frenchville, ME
Dec 15, 8:00 AM ESTFREEZING RAIN 0.4Houlton, ME
Dec 15, 9:31 AM ESTFREEZING RAIN 0.251 Sw North Amity, ME
Dec 15, 10:34 AM ESTSNOW 5.52 Wnw Saint Agatha, ME
Dec 15, 10:56 AM ESTSNOW 6.3Lille, ME
Dec 15, 11:00 AM ESTSLEET 1.52 Ne Fort Fairfield, ME
Dec 15, 12:45 PM ESTSNOW 5.71 Ene Presque Isle, ME
Dec 15, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 5.3Caribou Nws, ME
Dec 15, 1:05 PM ESTSNOW 4.81 Ese Presque Isle, ME
Dec 15, 1:59 PM ESTSNOW 3.91 Sw North Amity, MEFELL IN 2 HOURS
Dec 15, 2:06 PM ESTSNOW 62 Ne Fort Fairfield, ME
Dec 15, 2:10 PM ESTSNOW 54 Ene New Sweden, ME
Dec 15, 2:19 PM ESTSNOW 61 E Sherman, ME5.5 TODAY... 0.5 YEST
Dec 15, 3:05 PM ESTSNOW 43 W Stockholm, ME
Dec 15, 3:11 PM ESTSNOW 8.11 Se Grand Isle, ME1.19 LIQUID
Dec 15, 3:11 PM ESTSNOW 8.12 Ese Madawaska, ME1.19 LIQUID
Dec 15, 3:30 PM ESTSNOW 6.6Lille, ME
Dec 15, 3:35 PM ESTSNOW 3.12 Sse Ashland, ME
Dec 15, 3:45 PM ESTSNOW 6.31 Ene Presque Isle, ME
Dec 15, 4:00 PM ESTSNOW 5Woodland, ME
Dec 15, 4:00 PM ESTSNOW 8Sherman, MENOW FREEZING DRIZZLE
Dec 15, 4:10 PM ESTSNOW 3.91 Ssw Houlton, ME
Dec 15, 4:17 PM ESTSNOW 6.4Caribou Nws, ME2 DAY TOTAL
Dec 15, 4:28 PM ESTSNOW 4.52 Ese Houlton, ME
Dec 15, 4:58 PM ESTSNOW 5.52 S Sherman, ME
Dec 15, 5:12 PM ESTSNOW 41 S Houlton, ME
Dec 15, 5:19 PM ESTSNOW 71 E Sherman, ME
Dec 15, 5:21 PM ESTSNOW 9Orient, ME
Dec 15, 5:45 PM ESTSNOW 6.51 Sw North Amity, ME

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 51 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Caribou, ME at 12:00Z on 2015-12-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Caribou, ME at 12:00Z on 2015-12-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -66 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
83 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

980 
WWUS41 KCAR 132054
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
354 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

MEZ001-002-140500-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0012.151214T0900Z-151216T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0013.151214T0900Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
354 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM
MONDAY TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES MAINLY ON
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF
  ICE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...ST JOHN VALLEY AND CENTRAL AROOSTOOK.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH MONDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST FALLING
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND WILL ACCUMULATE
  AROUND ONE HALF INCH BY MORNING. BY MID MORNING MONDAY EXPECT
  FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AND PERSIST
  THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. COLD AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER IN
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION BACK TO ALL SNOW.
  THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTH
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-010-140500-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0012.151214T0900Z-151216T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.151214T0900Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
354 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES MAINLY ON
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE
  MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH MONDAY NIGHT INTO
  EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST FALLING
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN LATE
  TONIGHT. BY MID MORNING MONDAY EXPECT MAINLY ALL SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN TO FALL BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO FREEZING DRIZZLE
  BRIEFLY MONDAY NIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  BECOMING ALL SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTH
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON..

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MEZ011-015>017-031-032-140500-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.151214T0900Z-151214T1800Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...
EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...DOVER-FOXCROFT...
MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
354 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...BANGOR REGION...UPPER PENOBSCOT VALLEY AND INTERIOR
  DOWNEAST.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH 
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH.

* TIMING...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND
  PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 LATE TONIGHT RISING INTO THE MIDDLE 30S
  BY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
13 follow-up statements
591 
WWUS41 KCAR 132329
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
629 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT. A
WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY MONDAY
MORNING AND WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTH. A SECONDARY LOW WILL DEVELOP
IN THE GULF OF MAINE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND WILL RACE EAST
OF NOVA SCOTIA BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

MEZ001-002-140730-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0013.151214T0900Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
629 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...ST JOHN VALLEY AND CENTRAL AROOSTOOK.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES MAINLY ON
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF
  ICE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND WILL ACCUMULATE
  AROUND ONE HALF INCH BY MORNING. BY MID MORNING MONDAY EXPECT
  FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AND PERSIST
  THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. COLD AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER IN
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION BACK TO ALL SNOW.
  THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTH
  15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-010-140730-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.151214T0900Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
629 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO
7 PM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES MAINLY ON
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE
  MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN LATE
  TONIGHT. BY MID MORNING MONDAY EXPECT MAINLY ALL SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN TO FALL BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO FREEZING DRIZZLE
  BRIEFLY MONDAY NIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  BECOMING ALL SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTH
  15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MEZ011-015>017-031-032-140730-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.151214T0900Z-151214T1800Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...
EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...DOVER-FOXCROFT...
MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
629 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM
EST MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BANGOR REGION...UPPER PENOBSCOT VALLEY AND 
  INTERIOR DOWNEAST.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH 
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND 
  PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 LATE TONIGHT, RISING INTO THE MID TO
  UPPER 30S MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CB
790 
WWUS41 KCAR 140246
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
946 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST OVERNIGHT. A
WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY MONDAY
MORNING AND WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTH. A SECONDARY LOW WILL DEVELOP
IN THE GULF OF MAINE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND WILL RACE EAST OF
NOVA SCOTIA BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

MEZ001-002-141100-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0013.151214T0900Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
946 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO
7 PM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...ST JOHN VALLEY AND CENTRAL AROOSTOOK.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES MAINLY ON 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH 
  OF ICE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT AND WILL ACCUMULATE UP
  TO 1 INCH BY MORNING. BY MID TO LATE MORNING MONDAY EXPECT
  FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AND PERSIST
  THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. COLD AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER IN TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION BACK TO ALL SNOW. THE
  SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BECOMING 
  NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-010-141100-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.151214T0900Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
946 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO
7 PM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES MAINLY ON 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF 
  ICE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN
  OVERNIGHT. BY MID MORNING MONDAY EXPECT MAINLY ALL SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN TO FALL BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO FREEZING DRIZZLE
  BRIEFLY MONDAY NIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  BECOMING ALL SNOW.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BECOMING 
  NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MEZ011-015>017-031-032-141100-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.151214T0900Z-151214T1800Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...
EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...DOVER-FOXCROFT...
MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
946 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM
EST MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BANGOR REGION...UPPER PENOBSCOT VALLEY AND 
  INTERIOR DOWNEAST.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH 
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 LATE TONIGHT... RISING INTO THE MID 
  TO UPPER 30S MONDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CB
553 
WWUS41 KCAR 140843
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
343 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015

MEZ001-002-141645-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0013.151214T0900Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
343 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...ST JOHN VALLEY AND CENTRAL AROOSTOOK.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE UP TO 1 INCH BY THIS MORNING.
  BY MID TO LATE MORNING MONDAY EXPECT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO
  MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. COLD AIR
  WILL BEGIN TO FILTER IN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CHANGE THE
  PRECIPITATION BACK TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-010-141645-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.151214T0900Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
343 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...TODAY EXPECT MAINLY ALL SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO FALL
  BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO FREEZING DRIZZLE BRIEFLY TONIGHT. AFTER
  MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST UNTIL
  EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MEZ011-015>017-031-032-141645-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.151214T0900Z-151214T1800Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...
EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...DOVER-FOXCROFT...
MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
343 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...BANGOR REGION...UPPER PENOBSCOT VALLEY AND 
  INTERIOR DOWNEAST.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH 
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
896 
WWUS41 KCAR 141502
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1002 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015

MEZ001-002-142315-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
1002 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...ST JOHN VALLEY AND CENTRAL AROOSTOOK.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE UP TO 1 INCH THROUGH EARLY
  AFTERNOON. BY AFTERNOON EXPECT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX IN
  WITH THE SNOW AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. COLD AIR WILL
  BEGIN TO FILTER IN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION
  BACK TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-010-142315-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
1002 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN BY AFTERNOON BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO FREEZING
  DRIZZLE BRIEFLY TONIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  BECOMING ALL SNOW.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MEZ011-015>017-031-032-141800-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...
EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...DOVER-FOXCROFT...
MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
1002 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...BANGOR REGION...UPPER PENOBSCOT VALLEY AND 
  INTERIOR DOWNEAST.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH 
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 RISING INTO THE MID 30S BY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
128 
WWUS41 KCAR 141753
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1253 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

MEZ015>017-141900-
/O.EXP.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...
AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...
DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...
PRINCETON
1253 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SURFACE TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO JUST ABOVE FREEZING. CONTINUE
TO USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS. 

$$

MEZ001-002-150200-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
1253 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...ST JOHN VALLEY AND CENTRAL AROOSTOOK.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH EARLY
  AFTERNOON. BY 2 PM EXPECT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX IN
  WITH THE SNOW AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. COLD AIR WILL
  BEGIN TO FILTER IN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CHANGE THE
  PRECIPITATION BACK TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MEZ011-031-032-142100-
/O.EXT.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151214T2100Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...
TOPSFIELD
1253 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND UPPER
  PENOBSCOT VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-010-150200-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
1253 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO MIX WITH AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO SLEET
  AND FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO
  FREEZING DRIZZLE BRIEFLY TONIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  BECOMING ALL SNOW.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
876 
WWUS41 KCAR 142050
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
350 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

MEZ011-031-032-142200-
/O.EXP.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151214T2100Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...
TOPSFIELD
350 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SURFACE TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO JUST ABOVE FREEZING. CONTINUE
TO USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS.

$$

MEZ001-002-150500-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
350 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...ST JOHN VALLEY AND CENTRAL AROOSTOOK.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8
  INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...EXPECT SLEET AND FREEZING TO PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY
  MORNING. COLD AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER IN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION BACK TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY
  AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BECOMING
  NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-010-150500-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
350 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...EXPECT SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO
  FREEZING DRIZZLE BRIEFLY TONIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT, SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  BECOMING ALL SNOW.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BECOMING
  NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
547 
WWUS41 KCAR 142338
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
638 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION THROUGH TUESDAY...

SNOW AND SLEET IS ENDING AS FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
MAINE THIS EVENING. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL RE-DEVELOP ACROSS
THE AREA TOWARD MORNING TUESDAY IN THE FORM OF EITHER SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES TUESDAY
MORNING. THE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO A
PERIOD OF SNOW BEFORE ENDING LATE IN THE DAY TUESDAY OR TUESDAY
EVENING. 

MEZ001-002-150745-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
638 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...ST JOHN VALLEY AND CENTRAL AROOSTOOK.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES... 
  ALONG WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WILL DEVELOP INTO A STEADIER
  FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. SLEET AND FREEZING
  RAIN WILL FALL, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. COLD
  AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER IN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CHANGE THE
  PRECIPITATION BACK TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BECOMING 
  NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-010-150745-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
638 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...EXPECT FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING. AFTER
  MIDNIGHT...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP, AND MAY BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL
  CHANGE TO SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BECOMING 
  NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CB
488 
WWUS41 KCAR 150233
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
933 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION THROUGH TUESDAY...

AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN MAINE WILL DEVELOP 
INTO A STEADY FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET TOWARD MORNING. THE
PRECIPITATION MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. THE SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SNOW BEFORE
ENDING LATE IN THE DAY TUESDAY OR TUESDAY EVENING.

MEZ001-002-151045-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
933 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...ST JOHN VALLEY AND CENTRAL AROOSTOOK.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES... 
  ALONG WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WILL DEVELOP INTO A STEADIER
  FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. SLEET AND FREEZING
  RAIN WILL FALL...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. COLD
  AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER IN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CHANGE THE
  PRECIPITATION BACK TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BECOMING 
  NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-010-151045-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
933 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...EXPECT FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING. AFTER
  MIDNIGHT...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP...AND MAY
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN AND
  SLEET WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BECOMING 
  NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CB
028 
WWUS41 KCAR 150823
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
323 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

MEZ001-002-151630-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
323 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...ST JOHN VALLEY AND CENTRAL AROOSTOOK.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY. SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING.
  COLD AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER IN THIS AFTERNOON AND CHANGE THE
  PRECIPITATION BACK TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON..

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-010-151630-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
323 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
  MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
469 
WWUS41 KCAR 151318
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
818 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

MEZ001-002-152130-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
818 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...ST JOHN VALLEY AND CENTRAL AROOSTOOK.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING, GRADUALLY
  BECOMING ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLEET WILL
  FALL...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. COLD AIR WILL
  FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH AND CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO ALL
  SNOW BY LATE MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-010-152130-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
818 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES 
  THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO SNOW 
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
016 
WWUS41 KCAR 151619
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1119 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

MEZ001-002-160000-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
1119 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...ST JOHN VALLEY AND CENTRAL AROOSTOOK.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY
  BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON..

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MEZ011-032-160000-
/O.EXA.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
1119 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS..UPPER PENOBSCOT VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
  DOWNEAST.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SLEET WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SNOW BY NOON. THE
  SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON..

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-010-160000-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
1119 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...COMBINATION OF SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SLEET AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY NOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
912 
WWUS41 KCAR 151952
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
252 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

MEZ001-002-160000-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
252 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...ST JOHN VALLEY AND CENTRAL AROOSTOOK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8
  INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY WIND DOWN THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-010-011-032-160000-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
252 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH WOODS...SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK...CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS...UPPER PENOBSCOT VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
  DOWNEAST.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6
  INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY WIND DOWN THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICING CONDITIONS MAY 
  RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
953 
WWUS41 KCAR 152308
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
608 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

MEZ001-002-160015-
/O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
608 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING.

PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING,
BUT LITTLE/NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OR ICE ACCRETION IS
EXPECTED.

$$

MEZ003>006-010-011-032-160015-
/O.CAN.KCAR.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151216T0000Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
608 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.

PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING,
BUT LITTLE/NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OR ICE ACCRETION IS
EXPECTED.

$$

CB

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 Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 13, 12:54 PM EST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 12:54 PM EST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1254 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL
APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT WITH A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPING
ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE TUESDAY. THE LOW WILL EXIT ACROSS THE
MARITIMES TUESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
UPDATE...
NO MAJOR CHANGES.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY THEN BEGIN TO MOVE EAST
TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL DRAW A WARM
FRONT TOWARD NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. EXPECT PARTLY SUNNY SKIES
ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS TODAY. PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED
DOWNEAST THIS MORNING WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON.
CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY TONIGHT...WITH
LIGHT OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION STARTING TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. THE
PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT WILL BE IN THE FORM A LIGHT WINTRY MIX.
HOWEVER...UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS REGARDING HOW RAPIDLY
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS SINCE DRIER AIR WITH RETREATING HIGH
PRESSURE COULD SLOW THE DEVELOPMENT. PRECIPITATION TYPES ARE ALSO
STILL UNCERTAIN DOWNEAST DEPENDENT ON TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL EARLY TONIGHT THEN BEGIN TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT WITH
INCREASING CLOUDS. HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH STARTING LATE
TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR A LIGHT WINTRY MIX MIGHT NEED TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR DOWNEAST AREAS LATER TONIGHT DEPENDENT ON
TEMPERATURES AND THE TIMING OF PRECIPITATION ONSET. HIGH
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 30S NORTH...TO
THE LOWER TO MID 40S DOWNEAST. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL OCCUR
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN SHOULD BEGIN A SLOW RECOVERY
LATE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE EAST OF NEW ENGLAND EARLY
MONDAY AS OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS IN THE RETURN FLOW
BEHIND THE DEPARTING HIGH. OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE
INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON AS INTENSE LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE
CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE MAINE COAST EARLY TUESDAY AS THE PRIMARY LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO SOUTHWESTERN QUEBEC PROVINCE. THE
INTENSIFYING SECONDARY LOW WILL TAKE OVER THE CIRCULATION BY
EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE MARITIMES.
FOR TEMPERATURE WILL USE A 50/50 BLEND OF THE GFS40 AND THE ECMWF.
FOR PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL USE THE PRECIPITATION FROM THICKNESS
TOOL RUN ON A 50/50 COMBINATION OF THE GFS/ECMWF WITH A 34 DEGREE
CUT OFF TEMPERATURE.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD WEDNESDAY INTO THE ATLANTIC AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST AND CRESTS OVER THE REGION
LATE WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
VICINITY OF JAMES BAY THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN DEVELOP
OVER THE ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST OF NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY. A MUCH COLDER
AIR MASS WILL THEN MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
NEAR TERM: OCCASIONAL MVFR CEILINGS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN
AREAS THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL
BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT ALONG WITH A LIGHT WINTRY MIX.

SHORT TERM: IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY. VFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THURSDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: WINDS/SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
LEVELS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

SHORT TERM: HAVE USED A 50/50 BLEND OF THE GFS40 AND ECMWF FOR
SUSTAINED WINDS. FOR WAVES: EXPECT A SOUTHEASTERLY FETCH TO
DEVELOP FROM THE GULF OF MAINE SOUTHEASTWARD MONDAY AND PERSIST
INTO EARLY TUESDAY BEFORE BEING BROKEN UP BY A WIND SHIFT. WAVES
EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 8-10 FEET/8-9 SECONDS. WINDS ARE THEN
EXPECTED TO GO OFF-SHORE LATE TUESDAY. WILL USE THE NEAR SHORE
WAVE MODEL TO POPULATE GRIDS UNTIL LATE TUESDAY THEN TRANSITION TO
THE WNA/4.

&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
     FOR MEZ001>006-010.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

NEAR TERM...DUDA/NORCROSS
SHORT TERM...MIGNONE
LONG TERM...MIGNONE
AVIATION...DUDA/NORCROSS/MIGNONE
MARINE...DUDA/NORCROSS/MIGNONE
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 3:16 PM EST, 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
316 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

MEZ003>006-010-142030-
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
316 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH
CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MEZ001-002-142030-
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
316 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR FAR NORTHERN MAINE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MEZ029-030-142030-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
316 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL DOWNEAST MAINE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MEZ011-015>017-031-032-142030-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
316 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...EASTERN
MAINE...INTERIOR DOWNEAST MAINE AND NORTH CENTRAL MAINE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ050>052-142030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT, ME TO SCHOODIC POINT, ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME OUT 25 NM-
INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME-
316 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 13, 4:34 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchCARAroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset11 hr
Dec 13, 3:54 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCARAroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington50 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.