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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this winter storm warning at Mar 20, 2016, 9:40 AM EDT for Hancock County, Penobscot County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Mar 21, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr. 60 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 20, 2016, 9:40 AM EDT (13:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2016, 6:12 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Hancock County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:41 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 21, 4:35 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Brooklin, ME | SNOWING HEAVILY |
| Mar 21, 6:18 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Sedgwick, ME | SNOWING MODERATELY |
| Mar 21, 6:19 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Deer Isle, ME | |
| Mar 21, 6:19 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Gouldsboro, ME | |
| Mar 21, 6:20 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Blue Hill, ME | |
| Mar 21, 6:20 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Franklin, ME | |
| Mar 21, 6:20 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Brooklin, ME | |
| Mar 21, 6:21 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Ellsworth, ME | |
| Mar 21, 6:27 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Cherryfield, ME | |
| Mar 21, 6:32 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Gouldsboro, ME | |
| Mar 21, 6:42 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Princeton, ME | SNOWING HEAVILY |
| Mar 21, 6:50 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Penobscot, ME | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Wesley - Coop, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Whiting, ME | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.2 | 5 Sse Pembroke, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.3 | 2 Wsw Whiting, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.4 | 1 Ese Eastport, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.2 | 5 N Ellsworth, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.1 | 2 W Bangor, ME | |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.3 | 3 S Lubec, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | 1 Ese Mariaville, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 8:16 AM EDT | SNOW 5 | Holden, ME | |
| Mar 21, 8:18 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Cutler, ME | |
| Mar 21, 8:34 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Columbia, ME | |
| Mar 21, 8:34 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | Blue Hill, ME | |
| Mar 21, 8:40 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Penobscot, ME | |
| Mar 21, 8:40 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Orono, ME | |
| Mar 21, 8:41 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Harrington, ME | |
| Mar 21, 8:47 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Ellsworth, ME | |
| Mar 21, 8:48 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Swans Island, ME | |
| Mar 21, 8:50 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Eastport, ME | |
| Mar 21, 8:55 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | 9 Sw Bar Harbor, ME | |
| Mar 21, 8:57 AM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Trenton, ME | |
| Mar 21, 9:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Bangor - Cwo, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 9:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.8 | 1 E Orono, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 9:00 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | Hancock, ME | |
| Mar 21, 9:09 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Cherryfield, ME | |
| Mar 21, 9:11 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 1 Sw Orrington, ME | |
| Mar 21, 9:16 AM EDT | SNOW 5 | Brooklin, ME | |
| Mar 21, 9:19 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | 2 Ese Brewer, ME | |
| Mar 21, 9:25 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | 2 E Sedgwick, ME | |
| Mar 21, 9:27 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Hampden, ME | |
| Mar 21, 9:29 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | 7 Sse Springfield, ME | |
| Mar 21, 9:45 AM EDT | SNOW 7 | Orland, ME | |
| Mar 21, 9:57 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Franklin, ME | |
| Mar 21, 10:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 1 W Roque Bluffs, ME | |
| Mar 21, 10:05 AM EDT | SNOW 5 | Brewer, ME | |
| Mar 21, 10:24 AM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | 4 S Gouldsboro, ME | |
| Mar 21, 10:36 AM EDT | SNOW 7 | 15 E Old Town, ME | |
| Mar 21, 10:37 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | East Millinocket, ME | |
| Mar 21, 10:46 AM EDT | SNOW 6.5 | Bucksport, ME | |
| Mar 21, 11:19 AM EDT | SNOW 7 | 7 Sw Mariaville, ME | |
| Mar 21, 11:20 AM EDT | SNOW 9 | 2 S Bucksport, ME | |
| Mar 21, 11:21 AM EDT | SNOW 5 | 4 S Gouldsboro, ME | |
| Mar 21, 11:24 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | 2 E Surry, ME | |
| Mar 21, 11:30 AM EDT | SNOW 7.5 | Topsfield, ME | |
| Mar 21, 11:50 AM EDT | SNOW 6.1 | Blue Hill, ME | |
| Mar 21, 12:12 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | 1 N Lincoln, ME | |
| Mar 21, 12:13 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Mattawamkeag, ME | |
| Mar 21, 12:19 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | 5 Ene Stetson, ME |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 1669 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
184 WWUS41 KCAR 201340 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 940 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 MEZ016-017-029-030-032-202200- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0005.160321T0600Z-160322T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0008.160321T0600Z-160322T0000Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK... GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS... PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 940 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING THROUGH THE 20S TO AROUND 30 TO THE LOWER 30S. 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. && $$ MEZ015-202200- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.A.0005.160321T0600Z-160322T0000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN 940 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NORCROSS
7 follow-up statements
440 WWUS41 KCAR 201943 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 343 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 MEZ016-017-029-030-032-210400- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0008.160321T0600Z-160322T0000Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK... GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS... PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 343 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING THROUGH THE 20S TO AROUND 30 TO THE LOWER 30S. 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. && $$ MEZ015-210400- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0005.160321T0600Z-160322T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0016.160321T0600Z-160322T0000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN 343 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING THROUGH THE 20S TO AROUND 30 TO THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ006-011-210400- /O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0016.160321T0600Z-160322T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN... SMYRNA MILLS...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD 343 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING THROUGH THE 20S TO AROUND 30. 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. && $$ NORCROSS
580 WWUS41 KCAR 210153 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 953 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 MEZ016-017-029-030-032-211200- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0008.160321T0600Z-160322T0000Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK... GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS... PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 953 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HIGH. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING THROUGH THE 20S TO AROUND 30 TO THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ006-011-015-211200- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0016.160321T0600Z-160322T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN... SMYRNA MILLS...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR... BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN 953 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOW TO MODERATE. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING THROUGH THE 20S TO AROUND 30. 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. && $$ VJN
319 WWUS41 KCAR 210726 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 326 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MEZ016-017-029-030-032-211530- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK... GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS... PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 326 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ006-011-015-211530- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN... SMYRNA MILLS...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR... BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN 326 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING THROUGH THE 20S TO THE LOWER 30S. 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. && $$ TD/CB
366 WWUS41 KCAR 211338 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 938 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MEZ015-212200- /O.UPG.KCAR.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCAR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN 938 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ016-017-029-030-032-212200- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK... GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS... PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 938 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S. 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. && $$ MEZ006-011-212200- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN... SMYRNA MILLS...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD 938 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK AND CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING TO AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NORCROSS
997 WWUS41 KCAR 211639 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1239 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MEZ011-220000- /O.UPG.KCAR.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCAR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD 1239 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING TO AROUND 30. 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. && $$ MEZ016-017-029-030-032-220000- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK... GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS... PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1239 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ015-220000- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN 1239 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S. 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. && $$ MEZ005-031-220000- /O.EXA.KCAR.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 1239 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND NORTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING TO AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ006-220000- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN... SMYRNA MILLS 1239 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING TO AROUND 30. 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. && $$ NORCROSS
588 WWUS41 KCAR 212113 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 513 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MEZ016-017-029-030-032-220000- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK... GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS... PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 513 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ011-015-220000- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN 513 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING TO AROUND 30. 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. && $$ MEZ006-220000- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN... SMYRNA MILLS 513 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING TO AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ005-031-220000- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 513 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND NORTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING TO AROUND 30. 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. && $$ NORCROSS
986 WWUS41 KCAR 212212 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 612 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MEZ011-015>017-029-030-032-212315- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH... BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 612 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS MOVED EAST INTO NEW BRUNSWICK. ANY REMAINING LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD END BY MID EVENING. $$ MEZ005-006-031-212315- /O.CAN.KCAR.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160322T0000Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 612 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS MOVED EAST INTO NEW BRUNSWICK. ANY REMAINING LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD END BY MID EVENING. $$ VJN
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 20, 6:13 AM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 6:13 AM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
613 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST OVER THE REGION TODAY.
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK EAST OF THE REGION LATER
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE REGION
TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
607 AM UPDATE...TEMPS STAYING UP SOME DUE TO THE WIND HOLDING ON
A BIT LONGER ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN AREAS AND ELEVATED SITES SUCH
AS FRENCHVILLE(KFVE). LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DICKEY AND THE ALLAGASH
DOWN TO -3F W/ESTCOURT STATION AT -9F. TEMPS WILL REBOUND AFTER
SUNRISE THIS MORNING W/THE HELP OF FULL SUNSHINE.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
A BIT MILDER TODAY BUT STILL BELOW NORMAL. SNOW MOVING INTO THE
DOWNEAST REGION LATER TONIGHT.
HIGH PRES MOVING OVER THE REGION WILL PROVIDE A GOOD DEAL OF
SUNSHINE TODAY. LIGHT WINDS AND THE SUNSHINE WILL HELP
TEMPERATURES RESPOND AFTER A COLD START TO THE MORNING. DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER
30S ACROSS THE NORTHERN 1/2 OF THE CWA WHILE CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST
WILL SEE MID TO UPPER 30S.
THE HIGH IS FORECAST TO SLIDE OFF TO THE E THIS EVENING W/HIGH
CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE SW. THE CLOUDS WILL THICKEN AND LOWER
LATER TONIGHT AS INTENSIFYING LOW PRES TO THE S MAKES ITS MOVE TO
THE NE. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT EARLY(TEENS TO LOWER 20S)AND
THEN LEVEL OFF W/THE INCREASING CLOUD COVER. THE 00Z RUN OF THE
LONG RANGE GUIDANCE INCLUDING THE GFS HAS BROUGHT THE PRECIP
FURTHER W AS LOW HEADS TOWARDS NOVA SCOTIA. DECIDED TO USE A BLEND
OF THE CANADIAN GEM AND NAM BRINGING SNOW INTO THE COAST AND
INTERIOR DOWNEAST BY EARLY MORNING HRS ON MONDAY AND THEN
NORTHWARD INTO NE AREAS BY DAYBREAK. THE NAM SOUNDINGS SHOWED
DECENT OVERRUNNING IN THE DOWNEAST AREAS INCLUDING THE COAST A
35-40KTS FROM SSW FROM 850-700MB AIDING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME
HEAVY SNOW BANDS ALONG THE COAST BY MORNING. COULD BE SEEING 3-4
INCHES OF SNOW BY 8 AM MONDAY FOR THE COAST W/UP TO 2 INCHES FOR
THE INTERIOR DOWNEAST INCLUDING THE BANGOR REGION.
AFTER COLLABORATING W/GYX, DECIDED TO STAY WITH THE WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR ONE MORE CYCLE AND INCLUDE THE BANGOR REGION IN THE
WATCH. THE DAYCREW CAN ASSESS THINGS FURTHER W/THE LATER RUNS OF
THE GUIDANCE. MORE ON THE STORM IN THE SHORT TERM SECTION.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST TOWARD
NOVA SCOTIA ON MONDAY. EXPECT SNOW ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS
MONDAY MORNING TO EXPAND NORTHEAST DURING MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE
WILL EXIST A TIGHT GRADIENT TO THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS, ESPECIALLY WASHINGTON
COUNTY. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TAPER OFF SHARPLY ACROSS NORTHWEST
AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST MAINE, 2 TO 4
INCHES FROM THE KATHADIN REGION AND THE HOULTON AREA, AND 6 TO 12
INCHES ACROSS DOWNEAST WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY MONDAY NIGHT AS IT TRACKS
RAPIDLY ACROSS THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. EXPECT ANY LINGERING
SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS MONDAY EVENING TO
DIMINISH LATER MONDAY NIGHT. EXPECT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS MONDAY
NIGHT AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED BETWEEN THE
INTENSIFYING LOW EXITING THE MARITIMES AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
EAST.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST EARLY TUESDAY WITH DIMINISHING
WINDS BY AFTERNOON. EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN
ADVANCE OF A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKING EAST FROM THE
GREAT LAKES REGION.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
A WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION
OF THE STATE TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW TUESDAY
NIGHT, PARTICULARLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND DOWN EAST AREAS. THE LOW
WILL QUICKLY SCOOT EAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE EXPECT PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE REGION WITH PERHAPS SOME SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH AS COLDER AIR FILTERS IN BEHIND THE LOW.
A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH QUEBEC. THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING A A
WINTRY MIX ON THURSDAY CHANGING TO RAIN LATER THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT.
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY WITH A
RETURN TO COOLER WEATHER TO CLOSE OUT THE WORK WEEK AND INTO NEXT
WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST BY SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /10Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NEAR TERM: VFR THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND THEN CONDITIONS LOWER TO
MVFR/IFR FOR KBGR TO KBHB. KHUL WILL SEE CONDITIONS LOWER TO MVFR
AND IFR AFTER 09Z AS IT LOOKS AT THIS TIME. HEAVY SNOW COULD DROP
VSBYS TO <1/2SM. MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR KCAR TO KFVE BY 12Z
MONDAY.
SHORT TERM: WIDESPREAD IFR/LIFR CONDS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL THE
TERMINALS ON MONDAY. WE COULD EVEN SEE SOME VLIFR CONDITIONS AT
KBGR/KBHB IN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO
VFR MONDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE WAKE
OF INTENSE LOW PRESSURE EXITING THROUGH THE CANADIAN MARITIMES.
VFR CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. WE COULD SEE A RETURN TO
IFR CONDITIONS LATER TUESDAY NIGHT IN A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW,
ESPECIALLY KBGR/KBHB TERMINALS. VFR RETURNS FOR WEDNESDAY.
IFR/MFVR POSSIBLE AGAIN BY THURSDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: WINDS WERE CLOSE TO SCA EARLY THIS MORNING BUT NOW ARE
DROPPING OFF PER THE LATEST TRENDS OF THE BUOYS. USED A BLEND OF
THE NAM12 AND GFS FOR THE WINDS. STAYED CLOSE TO THE DAYCREW'S
ASSESSMENT FOR THE SEAS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP OFF TODAY AS
HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE OFF THE E
TONIGHT AS NNE WINDS WILL GO TO ENE AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS WERE DOWN TO 3 FT AND GRADUALLY BUILD BY EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.
SHORT TERM: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY INTO TUESDAY
BEHIND THE INTENSIFYING LOW ACROSS THE MARITIMES. GALE FORCE WIND
GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AND A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS/SEAS WILL THEN DECREASE TO
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS LATER TUESDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE
REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 NM IN SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR MEZ015>017-029-030-032.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
ANZ050>052.
&&
NEAR TERM...HEWITT
SHORT TERM...DUDA
LONG TERM...DUDA
AVIATION...HEWITT/DUDA
MARINE...HEWITT/DUDAHazardous weather outlook, Mar 20, 3:16 AM EDT, 6 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 316 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 MEZ015>017-029-030-032-210730- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 316 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL DOWNEAST MAINE...EASTERN MAINE AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST 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...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 WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ001>006-010-011-031-210730- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 316 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...FAR NORTHERN MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING. THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM WILL DETERMINE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. AT THIS TIME, ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN MAINE INCLUDING THE ST. JOHN VALLEY WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM HOULTON AND MILLINOCKET DOWN TO THE GREENVILLE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ050>052-210730- 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 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. GALE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. HEWITT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 8:33 PM EDT | Gale Watch | CAR | 19 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:43 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 26 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:52 PM EDT | Gale Warning | CAR | 36 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:52 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 68 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Maine, 2016Every winter storm warning in 2016
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.