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Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this winter storm warning at Mar 28, 2016, 4:14 PM EDT for Aroostook County, Maine. It took effect at Mar 29, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr. 25 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
- Mar 28, 2016, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2016, 3:28 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 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 20:14 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 4:58 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | 2 Sse Fort Kent, ME | |
| Mar 29, 4:59 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Madawaska, ME | |
| Mar 29, 4:59 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Van Buren, ME | 3 INCHES IN HIGHER TERRAIN |
| Mar 29, 5:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | 1 N Caribou, ME | |
| Mar 29, 6:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.4 | 3 E Madawaska, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 29, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.9 | Lille, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 29, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.9 | Lille, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 29, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | 5 Nnw New Sweden, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 29, 7:11 AM EDT | SNOW 3.3 | 2 Wnw Saint Agatha, ME | |
| Mar 29, 7:11 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | Limestone, ME | |
| Mar 29, 7:11 AM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | 5 Sse Lille, ME | |
| Mar 29, 7:16 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 2 Nnw Westfield, ME | |
| Mar 29, 7:38 AM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | 4 Ene New Sweden, ME | |
| Mar 29, 8:06 AM EDT | SNOW 3.2 | 1 Nnw Caribou, ME | |
| Mar 29, 9:10 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Sw North Amity, ME | |
| Mar 29, 10:02 AM EDT | SNOW 5 | 3 W Stockholm, ME | |
| Mar 29, 10:03 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | Saint Agatha, ME | |
| Mar 29, 10:04 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | Caribou, ME | PRESTILE HILL |
| Mar 29, 10:59 AM EDT | SNOW 6.2 | 1 Ene Presque Isle, ME | |
| Mar 29, 11:18 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | 2 Wnw Saint Agatha, ME | |
| Mar 29, 11:49 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | 1 S Houlton, ME | |
| Mar 29, 12:20 PM EDT | SNOW 3.2 | Lille, ME | |
| Mar 29, 1:21 PM EDT | SNOW 5.2 | 4 Ene New Sweden, ME | |
| Mar 29, 2:32 PM EDT | SNOW 6 | 2 Nne Caribou, ME | |
| Mar 29, 2:57 PM EDT | SNOW 3.9 | 1 Nnw Caribou, 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, 8.2 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 574 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
602 WWUS41 KCAR 282014 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 414 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 MEZ001-290600- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0007.160329T0400Z-160329T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0010.160329T0400Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE 414 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S TUESDAY. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. && $$ MEZ003-290600- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0007.160329T0400Z-160329T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0018.160329T0600Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT 414 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S TUESDAY. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ002-004-010-290600- /O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0018.160329T0600Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 414 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S TUESDAY. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NORCROSS
6 follow-up statements
692 WWUS41 KCAR 290216 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1016 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT... COLD AIR ON THE BACK SIDE OF A DEEPENING STORM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AFTER MIDNIGHT...PRIMARILY ACROSS NORTHWEST MAINE. MEZ001-291030- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0010.160329T0400Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE 1016 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S TUESDAY. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. && $$ MEZ002>004-010-291030- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0018.160329T0600Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 1016 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S TUESDAY. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
044 WWUS41 KCAR 290702 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 302 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 MEZ001-291515- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE 302 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HIGH. SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...29 TO 33. * VISIBILITIES...OCCASIONALLY 1/2SM OR LESS TIL LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. && $$ MEZ002>004-010-291515- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 302 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN MOSTLY NORTH AND WEST OF CARIBOU...ASHLAND...BAXTER STATE PARK LINE. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE. SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...OCCASIONALLY 1/2SM OR LESS TIL LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VJN
307 WWUS41 KCAR 291023 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 623 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 MEZ001-291830- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE 623 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HIGH. SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...29 TO 33. * VISIBILITIES...OCCASIONALLY 1/2SM OR LESS TIL LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. && $$ MEZ002>004-010-291830- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 623 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE. SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...OCCASIONALLY 1/2SM OR LESS TIL LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VJN
231 WWUS41 KCAR 291313 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 913 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 MEZ001-292000- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE 913 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HIGH. SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. && $$ MEZ005-006-291700- /O.EXB.KCAR.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-160329T1700Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 913 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT AND SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE. SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ002>004-010-292000- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 913 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE. SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NORCROSS
954 WWUS41 KCAR 291640 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1240 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 MEZ005-006-291745- /O.EXP.KCAR.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-160329T1700Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1240 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL DIMINISH AND TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WITH ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MEZ001-292000- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE 1240 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HIGH. SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. && $$ MEZ002>004-010-292000- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 1240 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE. SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE SNAPPED BRANCHES WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NORCROSS
019 WWUS41 KCAR 291928 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 328 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 MEZ001-292030- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE 328 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ANY REMAINING SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MEZ002>004-010-292030- /O.CAN.KCAR.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-160329T2000Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 328 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ANY REMAINING SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NORCROSS
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 Mar 28, 12:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 12:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1239 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE REGION LATER TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT...THEN EXIT ACROSS THE MARITIMES TUESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
UPDATE...
LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATER THIS
AFTERNOON...WHILE A SECONDARY LOW BEGINS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
DOWNEAST COAST. RAIN WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER
30S NORTH TO THE LOWER 40S DOWNEAST. HAVE UPDATED THE FORECAST TO
ADJUST FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
AND RAIN CHANCES.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
ALL MODELS AGREE THAT COLDER AIR BOTH AT THE SFC AND ALF WILL
WORK INTO THE FA BEHIND THE INTENSIFYING SECONDARY SFC LOW ALONG
THE DOWNEAST COAST LATE TNGT. THIS WILL RESULT IN RN CHGNG TO SN
FIRST OVR NW ME LATE TNGT...WITH PERHAPS A BRIEF TRANSITION PD OF
SLEET...WITH THIS TRANSITION WORKING SE TOWARD NE AND N CNTRL ME
BY DAYBREAK TUE AND INTO E CNTRL AND DOWNEAST ME ERLY TO MID MORN.
THE ABSOLUTE TMG OF THE CHGOVR OF PRECIP IS UNCERTAIN...WITH AN
EARLIER TRANSITION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DEFORMATION SN BAND
POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN HVY WET SNFL SPCLY OVR THE NW WHERE WE
HAVE ISSUED WNTR STM WATCHES (NW AROOSTOOK AND NRN SOMERSET
COUNTIES) FOR LATE TNGT INTO TUE AFTN. WNTR WX ADV SNFL AMTS ARE
POSSIBLE FOR AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE SE OF THE WATCH
AREA BEGINNING VERY LATE TNGT INTO TUE AFTN...ALTHOUGH AMTS LOOK
TO DROP OFF PRETTY STEEPLY DUE TO A LONGER TM TO COOL THE SFC-BL
OVR THESE PTNS OF THE FA PLUS THE STRONGER DAY TM BACKGROUND
RADIATION DURING THE DAY TUE...SO THERE IS UNCERTAINTY WHETHER
WNTR WX HDLNS WILL BE NEEDED HERE. FURTHER S...RN WILL LIKELY MIX
WITH OR CHG TO WET SN TUE MORN...WITH LESSER QPF AND MILDER SFC
TEMPS TO RESULT IN MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATION.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
ON TUESDAY...A TROWAL WRAPPING AROUND A CLOSED UPPER LOW NEAR THE
BAY OF FUNDY WILL CAUSE STEADY SNOW IN NORTHERN ZONES THROUGH THE
MORNING. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MOSTLY IN
HIGHER TERRAIN. REDUCED SNOW TOTALS IN GRIDS DUE TO MARGINAL TEMPS
AND THE FACT IT WILL BE DAYTIME SNOW AT THE END OF MARCH. THE SNOW
WILL END NORTH AND PIVOT INTO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST
AREA TOWARDS MIDDAY AS THE UPPER LOW SHOOTS INTO THE GULF OF ST
LAWRENCE. WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S...WILL KEEP
ACCUMULATIONS UNDER AN INCH FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST
AREA. ALL SNOW WILL END BY MID AFTERNOON AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO
SPEED AWAY. BESIDES THE SNOW...THE OTHER NOTABLE FEATURE FOR
TUESDAY WILL BE VERY STRONG WINDS. GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR MORE ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS BANGOR AND THE DOWN
EAST REGION. AT THIS TIME...WILL NOT BE ISSUING ANY
ADVISORIES...BUT IT WILL HAVE TO BE A CONSIDERATION FOR SOUTHERN
ZONES.
ON TUESDAY NIGHT...SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGES WILL BUILD.
WINDS WILL DIE OFF LATER AND LOWS WILL DIP TO THE TEENS IN THE
SAINT JOHN VALLEY. ELSEWHERE...20S ARE FORECAST. THE RIDGE WILL
PROVIDE A DECENT DAY ON WEDNESDAY WITH MORNING SUNSHINE AND
WARMING SOUTHWEST WINDS. HIGHS WILL REACH THE 40S ACROSS MOST OF
THE AREA AND COME CLOSE TO 50F FOR BANGOR AND BREWER. CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A FRONTAL SYSTEM IN QUEBEC.
TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DECREASE INTO THE 30S WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
WARM AIR ADVECTION AND THE SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS ANTICIPATED TO REACH THE CROWN OF MAINE LATER
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT STALL AND BECOME A STATIONARY WARM FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL TRANSLATE INTO A SHARP DIVIDE IN
HIGHS ON THURSDAY. HIGHS AROUND 40F AND THE THREAT OF RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE TOWARDS CARIBOU AND THE SAINT JOHN VALLEY.
MEANWHILE..SOME SUN AND HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S WILL BE
POSSIBLE FOR BANGOR AND DOWN EAST. THE WARM AIR ADVECTION
CONTINUES THURSDAY NIGHT. LOWS WILL BE IN THE 40S EXCEPT SOME MID
TO UPPER 30S ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDER. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE
FOR A WARM FRIDAY WITH FORECAST HIGHS RANGING FROM THE MID 50S TO
LOWER 60S. IT IS POSSIBLE TEMPERATURES COULD GO HIGHER...BUT THERE
IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EVOLUTION OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL
CROSS FRIDAY. THE SCENARIO PLAYED IN THIS FORECAST IS FOR MORE
DENSE CLOUDS AND RAIN ALONG THE COAST...BUT SOME POST-FRONTAL
CLEARING NORTH OF THE DOWN EAST REGION. THIS ALLOWS SOME DECENT
HEATING AS THERE'S LITTLE COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT. A
TROUGH BRINGING MUCH COOLER AIR ARRIVES FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL DROP
SATURDAY'S HIGHS BACK TO THE 40S. ON SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...A SHORTWAVE AND ACCOMPANYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COULD
BRING SNOW...FOLLOWED BY MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /16Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
NEAR TERM: MVFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
SHORT TERM: LIFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW ARE FORECAST FROM HUL
NORTHWARD DURING THE MORNING. THIS REDUCED VIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED
BY WIND GUSTS TO 35 KTS. WINDS WILL BE EVEN STRONG TOWARDS BGR AND
BHB...BUT CONDITIONS THERE WILL BE MVFR EXCEPT A PERIOD OF IFR VIS
IN SNOW TOWARDS THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. BY TUESDAY
NIGHT...ALL SITES WILL BE VFR AND LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. THE EXCEPTION MAY BE ON THURSDAY NORTH OF
HUL WHERE LOW CEILINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG A WARM FRONT.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: WINDS/SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL THEN DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED IN RAIN AND FOG THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
SHORT TERM: HAVE CONVERTED THE GALE WATCH TO A GALE WARNING FOR
TUESDAY. A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND GOOD LOW LEVEL MIXING
SHOULD ENSURE FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KTS AND SEAS REACHING
NEAR 12 FT. THE GALE WILL CONVERT TO A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ONLY BREAK IN HEADLINES FOR THE PERIOD WILL BE
ON WEDNESDAY. SCA CONDITIONS RETURN WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A GALE
POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. SCA CONDITIONS EITHER DUE TO SEAS OR WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MEZ001-003.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ANZ050>052.
&&
NEAR TERM...NORCROSS/VJN
SHORT TERM...MCW
LONG TERM...MCW/BERDES
AVIATION...NORCROSS/MCW
MARINE...NORCROSS/MCWHazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 3:45 AM EDT, 12 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 345 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 MEZ002-004>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-291100- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 345 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL DOWNEAST MAINE...EAST CENTRAL MAINE...EASTERN MAINE...FAR NORTHERN MAINE...INTERIOR DOWNEAST MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE AND NORTHERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...CHANGING TO SLEET AND SNOW BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY OVER NORTHEAST MAINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS LIKELY OVER NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE REGION INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE MONITOR LATEST FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ001-003-291100- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- 345 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR FAR NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ050>052-291100- 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- 345 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VJN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 3:39 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Somerset | 13 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:46 AM EDT | Gale Warning | CAR | 39 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:14 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 23 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.