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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this winter storm warning at Feb 18, 2015, 3:35 PM EST for 6 counties in Maine. It took effect at Feb 19, 2015, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2015, 3:35 PM EST (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2015, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2015, 3:27 AM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Hancock County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 1612 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
697 WWUS41 KCAR 182035 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 335 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...A WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE THURSDAY THEN TRACK NORTH TO THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THURSDAY AND WILL END ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE. MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-190600- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0008.150219T1200Z-150220T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0007.150219T1200Z-150220T0900Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 335 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...DOWNEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND ACROSS PARTS OF DOWNEAST MAINE IT WILL MAKE SNOW REMOVAL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY FROM THE LOWER TO MID 20S NORTHERN AREAS TO THE UPPER 20S INTERIOR DOWNEAST WITH AROUND 30 ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A 1/2 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. && $$ MEZ001>006-190600- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0008.150219T1600Z-150220T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0007.150219T1600Z-150220T1500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 335 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NORCROSS
9 follow-up statements
964 WWUS41 KCAR 190041 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 741 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...A WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE THURSDAY THEN TRACK NORTH TO THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THURSDAY AND WILL END ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE. MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-190930- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0007.150219T1200Z-150220T0900Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 741 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...DOWNEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HIGH IMPACT. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND ACROSS PARTS OF DOWNEAST MAINE IT WILL MAKE SNOW REMOVAL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY FROM THE LOWER TO MID 20S NORTHERN AREAS TO THE UPPER 20S INTERIOR DOWNEAST WITH AROUND 30 ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A 1/2 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. && $$ MEZ001>006-190930- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0007.150219T1600Z-150220T1500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 741 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE IMPACT. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VJN
479 WWUS41 KCAR 190837 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 337 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE TODAY AND THEN TRACK THROUGH THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH EARLY TODAY AND WILL END ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE. MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-191645- /O.EXT.KCAR.WS.W.0007.150219T1200Z-150220T0600Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 337 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...DOWNEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND ACROSS PARTS OF DOWNEAST MAINE IT WILL MAKE SNOW REMOVAL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MEZ001>006-191645- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0007.150219T1600Z-150220T1500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 337 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TD/CB
350 WWUS41 KCAR 191642 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1142 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE TODAY AND THEN TRACK THROUGH THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION INTO FRIDAY MORNING. STEADY SNOW WILL END ACROSS DOWN EAST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE. MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-200045- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T0600Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1142 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...DOWN EAST AND EAST CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND ACROSS PARTS OF DOWN EAST MAINE IT WILL MAKE SNOW REMOVAL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...20F TO 30F. 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. && $$ MEZ001>006-200045- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1142 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
803 WWUS41 KCAR 191750 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1250 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE TODAY AND THEN TRACK THROUGH THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION INTO FRIDAY MORNING. STEADY SNOW WILL END ACROSS DOWN EAST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE. MEZ011-015-016-029-031-191900- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T0600Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- COASTAL HANCOCK-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 1250 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ MEZ010-017-030-032-200000- /O.EXT.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T0000Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1250 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...DOWN EAST AND EAST CENTRAL MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND ACROSS PARTS OF DOWN EAST MAINE IT WILL MAKE SNOW REMOVAL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID-UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ001>006-200200- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1250 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS. 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. && $$
153 WWUS41 KCAR 192010 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 310 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 MEZ010-017-030-032-200300- /O.EXT.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T0300Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 310 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON COUNTY AND CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND ACROSS PARTS OF DOWN EAST MAINE IT WILL MAKE SNOW REMOVAL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ001>006-200415- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 310 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 23 ABOVE. 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. && $$
634 WWUS41 KCAR 192010 CCA WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 310 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 MEZ010-017-030-032-200300- /O.EXT.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T0300Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 310 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON COUNTY AND CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND ACROSS PARTS OF DOWN EAST MAINE IT WILL MAKE SNOW REMOVAL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ001>006-200415- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 310 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 23 ABOVE. 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. && $$ VJN
435 WWUS41 KCAR 200232 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 932 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 MEZ010-017-030-200345- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T0300Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 932 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL HAS MOVED NORTHEAST OF THIS PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA AND IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ MEZ032-200600- /O.EXT.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T0600Z/ NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 932 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...INTO LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOW. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. 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. && $$ MEZ001>006-201200- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 932 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 11 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST TOTALS UNDER MOST PERSISTENT BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO WEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 20 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VJN
379 WWUS41 KCAR 200545 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1245 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 MEZ032-200645- /O.EXP.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T0600Z/ NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1245 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO WIND DOWN EARLY THIS MORNING...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1 AM. $$ MEZ001>006-201345- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1245 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 17 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DUDA
767 WWUS41 KCAR 200827 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 327 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 MEZ001>006-200930- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 327 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BUT ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY WHICH MAY LOCALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL EXERCISE CAUTION THIS MORNING SINCE ROADS MAY BE SLICK IN SPOTS. $$ TD/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 Feb 18, 12:57 PM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 12:57 PM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1257 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA TODAY. A SECOND
LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF MAINE THURSDAY AND WILL STRENGTHEN
AS IT TRACKS INTO THE WESTERN MARITIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
1230PM UPDATE...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ADJUSTED FORECAST FOR
CIRRUS IN THE SOUTHERN ZONES.
LATEST GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO VALIDATE WINTER STORM WATCH WITH
SIGNIFICANT SNOW DEVELOPING FOR BANGOR AND THE HARD-HIT DOWN EAST
REGION ON THURSDAY MORNING. THIS SNOW WILL LIKELY HAVE MUCH
HIGHER LIQUID CONTENT WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TOWARDS 32F IN
COASTAL WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DUE TO
INSTABILITY ALOFT.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS TO OUR NORTH TODAY. LOW PRESSURE
WILL TRACK FROM EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TO SOUTH OF NOVA
SCOTIA THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM
THE GREAT LAKES TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. EXPECT PARTLY SUNNY SKIES
TODAY ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE A FEW
DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY BUT STILL WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR.
LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF NOVA SCOTIA TONIGHT
WITH AN INVERTED TROF DEVELOPING FROM THE DEPARTING LOW AND
EXTENDING WESTWARD TO THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. THIS FEATURE MAY
BRING SOME SNOW INTO WESTERN AREAS LATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE EXPECT
MAINLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SNOW DEVELOPING FROM WEST TO EAST TOWARD
MORNING AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF OF MAINE. ANY SOW
ACCUMULATION TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN AN INCH. LOWS
TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTH
AND 10 TO 15 DOWN EAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION...
A NORLUN TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A STRONG SFC LOW IN
THE GULF OF MAINE THU AS STRONG JET ENERGY ROUNDING THE BASE OF AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HELPS TO ENERGIZE THE LOW. THE LOW IS THEN
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY PULL AWAY INTO THE MARITIMES FRI. THE
EXPECTATION AT THIS TIME IS THAT THERE WILL BE SOME SNOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORLUN TROUGH ACROSS HANCOCK...SOUTHERN
PENOBSCOT...AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS COUNTIES. IT
APPEARS THE BEST CHANCE OF SNOW WITH THIS FEATURE MAYBE MORE
ACROSS THE MIDCOAST AND SOUTHERN MAINE.
A MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW EVENT IS EXPECTED AS THE LOW DEEPENS AND
LIFTS ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE THU AND INTO WESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK
THU NIGHT. IT IS A TOUGH CALL AS TO HOW MUCH SNOW FALLS THU INTO
FRI MORNING...BUT THERE IS A DECENT CHANCE THAT MANY AREAS WILL
REACH AT LEAST LOW END WARNING CRITERIA SNOWFALL. THUS WILL PUT
UP A BROAD WINTER STORM WATCH WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT SOME AREAS
WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO WARNINGS AND SOME SPOTS MAY BE OKAY
WITH A HIGH END ADVISORY.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGH PRES CRESTS OVER THE AREA FRI NIGHT AND PULLS EAST OF THE
AREA SAT. LOW PRES MOVING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS EXPECTED
TO TRACK TOWARD THE EASTERN SEABOARD SUN. THE MODELS DIFFER ON THE
TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE LOW. THE 00Z GFS EVEN BRINGS ENOUGH
WARM AIR INTO THE DOWN EAST REGION FOR RAIN ON THE FRONT SIDE OF
THE LOW. THE LATEST ECMWF IS ALSO WARMER AND WOULD BRING SOME RAIN
TO DOWN EAST MAINE. ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD ARCTIC AIR LIKELY EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS THE LOW DEPARTS.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
NEAR TERM: VFR TODAY. IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
LATE TONIGHT FROM SOUTH TO NORTH IN DEVELOPING SNOW.
SHORT TERM: IFR EXPECTED IN SNOW THU AND THU NIGHT. CONDITIONS
WILL LIKELY IMPROVE TO MVFR AT THE DOWN EAST TERMINALS FRI MORNING
AND AT THE NORTHERN TERMINALS FRI PM. MOSTLY VFR FRI NIGHT INTO
SAT. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY LOWER TO IFR IN SNOW SAT NIGHT AND
SUN. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO RAIN AT THE DOWN
EAST TERMINALS SUN.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: WIND/SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH TONIGHT.
SHORT TERM: A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MIGHT BE NEEDED THURSDAY...BUT
THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SFC LOW. AS THE LOW
PULLS AWAY FROM THE WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED...AND SOME GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE
POSSIBLE FRI.
&&
.CLIMATE...
MONTH TO DATE IT HAS BEEN THE COLDEST FEBRUARY ON
RECORD AT BOTH CARIBOU AND BANGOR. PLEASE CHECK THE NEWS HEADLINES
ON THE TOP OF OUR WEB PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR MORE DETAILS.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING FOR MEZ001>006.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
NEAR TERM...DUDA/MCW
SHORT TERM...CB
LONG TERM...CB
AVIATION...DUDA/MCW/CB
MARINE...DUDA/MCW/CB
CLIMATE...CBHazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 3:28 PM EST, 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 328 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-192030- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 328 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 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. MEZ001>006-192030- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- 328 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 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. ANZ050>052-192030- 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- 328 PM EST WED FEB 18 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2:57 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 13 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:32 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.