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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this winter storm warning at Mar 20, 2016, 3:30 PM EDT for 6 counties in Maine; Rockingham County, Strafford County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Mar 21, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 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, 3:30 PM EDT (19:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2016, 3:21 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Cumberland County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Rockingham County, NH, Strafford County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 4:31 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Ne Kennebunk, ME | |
| Mar 21, 5:30 AM EDT | SNOW 1.8 | 3 Nw Acton, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 6:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | 5 Nw Hollis Center, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 6:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Hollis, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 6:08 AM EDT | SNOW 2.2 | 2 Ne Kennebunk, ME | |
| Mar 21, 6:17 AM EDT | SNOW 2.3 | 2 Ne Wells, ME | |
| Mar 21, 6:27 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 2 Ene Bear Brook State, NH | |
| Mar 21, 6:30 AM EDT | SNOW 4.1 | West Hampstead, NH | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 6:40 AM EDT | SNOW 3.3 | 1 Sse Gorham, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 6:45 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 4 W Cumberland Center, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 6:49 AM EDT | SNOW 4.1 | West Hampstead, NH | |
| Mar 21, 6:56 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Scarborough, ME | |
| Mar 21, 6:58 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Richmond, ME | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Nnw West Falmouth, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.3 | 2 Nw Dresden, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.3 | Ese Washington, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Ne Wells, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.6 | 5 Nnw Gorham, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.9 | 3 Se New Gloucester, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 1 Nw Rochester, NH | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 1 Wsw Bath, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.2 | 1 Ssw Round Pond, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.2 | 3 Wsw Deerfield, NH | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.4 | Ne Trevett, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Nne Biddeford, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Wsw Northwood, NH | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | Gorham, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | Phippsburg, ME | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.6 | 2 Sw Newcastle, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | 1 E Dover, NH | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 4.7 | 5 N York, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 4.7 | Cape Neddick, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 4.8 | 4 Sw Wells, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 5.5 | 2 Ene Stratham, NH | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 5.8 | Epping, NH | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | 2 E Exeter, NH | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | 2 Wnw Kennebunk, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 7 | 2 Nne Salem, NH | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:07 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Derry, NH | |
| Mar 21, 7:09 AM EDT | SNOW 5.2 | 1 Nnw North Hampton, NH | |
| Mar 21, 7:14 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Hope, ME | |
| Mar 21, 7:14 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Hope, ME | |
| Mar 21, 7:15 AM EDT | SNOW 3.3 | Gray Nws Office, ME | |
| Mar 21, 7:18 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 3 E Standish, ME | |
| Mar 21, 7:20 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Washington, ME | |
| Mar 21, 7:21 AM EDT | SNOW 2.1 | Union, ME | |
| Mar 21, 7:23 AM EDT | SNOW 3.3 | Portland Jetport, ME | |
| Mar 21, 7:25 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Wsw Northwood, NH | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:28 AM EDT | SNOW 2.4 | 2 Nw Falmouth, ME | |
| Mar 21, 7:30 AM EDT | SNOW 2.7 | 6 Wnw Portland, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:30 AM EDT | SNOW 3.6 | Berwick, ME | 1.3 INCHES IN THE LAST HOUR. |
| Mar 21, 7:30 AM EDT | SNOW 6.4 | 2 Ese Stratham, NH | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:35 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | 5 S Phippsburg, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:45 AM EDT | SNOW 2.8 | 1 Ne North Waterboro, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:53 AM EDT | SNOW 4.8 | Gray Nws Office, ME | |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | Portland, ME | DOWNTOWN PORTLAND |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.7 | 2 Sw Dresden, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 4.1 | 2 Ssw Westport Island, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 4.8 | Gray - Nws Office, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 5 | 2 Ene Gray, ME | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 21 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.
863 WWUS41 KGYX 201930 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 330 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...SPRING OPENS THE DOOR WITH SNOW FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND NEW YORK LATE TODAY BEFORE PASSING JUST EAST OF THE GULF OF MAINE MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO SOUTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...WITH THE MOST SNOW FALLING ALONG AND NEAR THE COASTLINE. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THIS SYSTEM SHOULD FALL OVER COMMUNITIES AROUND THE PENOBSCOT BAY REGION...AS THEY WILL BE CLOSEST TO THE TRACK OF THE LOW. MEZ027-028-210900- /O.UPG.KGYX.WS.A.0005.160321T0600Z-160321T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.W.0006.160321T0600Z-160321T2200Z/ KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON... BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 330 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK TRAVEL EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ023-024-NHZ014-210900- /O.UPG.KGYX.WS.A.0005.160321T0200Z-160321T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.160321T0200Z-160321T1900Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 330 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK TRAVEL EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ022-025-026-210900- /O.UPG.KGYX.WS.A.0005.160321T0600Z-160321T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.160321T0600Z-160321T2200Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BATH...TOPSHAM... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO 330 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK TRAVEL EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ NHZ013-210900- /O.NEW.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.160321T0200Z-160321T1900Z/ INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 330 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EDT MONDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK TRAVEL EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ SCHWIBS
10 follow-up statements
463 WWUS41 KGYX 210155 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 955 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE EAST COAST WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS COASTAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE AND THE MIDCOAST OF MAINE. MEZ027-028-211000- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.160321T0600Z-160321T2200Z/ KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON... BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 955 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ023-024-NHZ013-014-211000- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.160321T0200Z-160321T1900Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...SALEM...DERRY... EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 955 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ022-025-026-211000- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.160321T0600Z-160321T2200Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BATH...TOPSHAM... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO 955 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$
602 WWUS41 KGYX 210713 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 313 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...SNOW EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE EAST COAST WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE EARLY THIS MORNING AND INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST THIS MORNING AND LIKELY RESULT IN A SLIPPERY MORNING COMMUTE. MEZ022-211515- /O.UPG.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY 313 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ027-028-211515- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON... BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 313 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ021-211515- /O.EXA.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ KENNEBEC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE 313 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND END DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ023-024-NHZ013-014-211515- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T1900Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...SALEM...DERRY... EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 313 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END AFTER MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ025-026-211515- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO 313 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. IT WILL TAPER OFF AND END BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$
570 WWUS41 KGYX 210941 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 541 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...SNOW EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE EAST COAST WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE EARLY THIS MORNING AND INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST THIS MORNING AND LIKELY RESULT IN A SLIPPERY MORNING COMMUTE. MEZ022-027-028-211745- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 541 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ018-019-NHZ010-012-211745- /O.EXA.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T1900Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-STRAFFORD- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...ROCHESTER...DOVER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 541 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END AFTER MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF AN END BY LATE MORNING IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ020-211745- /O.EXA.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS 541 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND END DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1/2 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ023-024-NHZ013-014-211745- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T1900Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...SALEM...DERRY... EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 541 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END AFTER MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ021-025-026-211745- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ KENNEBEC-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...BATH...TOPSHAM... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO 541 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. IT WILL TAPER OFF AND END BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$
432 WWUS41 KGYX 211059 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 659 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...SNOW EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE EAST COAST WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE EARLY THIS MORNING AND INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST THIS MORNING AND LIKELY RESULT IN A SLIPPERY MORNING COMMUTE. MEZ022-027-028-211900- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 659 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ NHZ015-211600- /O.EXB.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T1600Z/ WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 659 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL EARLY THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ NHZ012-211600- /O.EXT.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T1600Z/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 659 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL EARLY THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ018-019-023-024-NHZ010-013-014-211900- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T1900Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...ROCHESTER... DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 659 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END AFTER MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF AN END BY LATE MORNING IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ020-021-025-026-211900- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO 659 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. IT WILL TAPER OFF AND END BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$
709 WWUS41 KGYX 211116 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 716 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...SNOW EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE EAST COAST WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE EARLY THIS MORNING AND INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST THIS MORNING AND LIKELY RESULT IN A SLIPPERY MORNING COMMUTE. MEZ018-023-NHZ010-013-014-211900- /O.UPG.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T1900Z/ /O.EXB.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY... EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 716 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END AFTER MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF AN END BY LATE MORNING IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ022-027-028-211930- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 716 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ NHZ012-015-211500- /O.EXT.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 716 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL EARLY THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ019-024-211900- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T1900Z/ INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK 716 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END AFTER MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF AN END BY LATE MORNING IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ020-021-025-026-211930- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO 716 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. IT WILL TAPER OFF AND END BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$
247 WWUS41 KGYX 211204 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 804 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...SNOW EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE EAST COAST WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE EARLY THIS MORNING AND INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST THIS MORNING AND LIKELY RESULT IN A SLIPPERY MORNING COMMUTE. MEZ019-024-211900- /O.UPG.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T1900Z/ /O.EXB.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T1700Z/ INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK 804 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END AFTER MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ025-026-212015- /O.UPG.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO 804 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. IT WILL TAPER OFF AND END BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ018-023-NHZ010-013-014-211700- /O.EXT.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T1700Z/ INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY... EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 804 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END AFTER MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF AN END BY LATE MORNING IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ022-027-028-212015- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 804 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ020-021-212000- /O.EXT.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2000Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE 804 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. IT WILL TAPER OFF AND END BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ NHZ012-015-211500- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 804 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL EARLY THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$
449 WWUS41 KGYX 211451 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1051 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...SNOW TAPERING OFF THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... ..LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE TODAY. AS IT MOVES INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. THE REMAINDER OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF PORTLAND. NHZ010-013-014-211600- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T1700Z/ STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY... EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 1051 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ NHZ012-015-211600- /O.EXP.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 1051 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... $$ MEZ018-019-023-024-211700- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T1700Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK 1051 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SOME ROADS MAY STILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATER TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ022-025>028-212200- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BATH...TOPSHAM... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND... THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 1051 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATER TODAY. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ020-021-212000- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2000Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE 1051 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATER TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ LEGRO
993 WWUS41 KGYX 211600 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1200 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...SNOW TAPERING OFF THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... ..LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE TODAY. AS IT MOVES INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. THE REMAINDER OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF PORTLAND. MEZ018-019-023-024-211700- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T1700Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK 1200 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MEZ022-025>028-212200- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BATH...TOPSHAM... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND... THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 1200 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ020-021-212000- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2000Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE 1200 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ LEGRO
396 WWUS41 KGYX 211708 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 108 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...SNOW TAPERING OFF THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... ..LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE TODAY. AS IT MOVES INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. THE REMAINDER OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF PORTLAND. MEZ025-211815- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ SAGADAHOC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM 108 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MEZ020-211815- /O.CAN.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2000Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS 108 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ MEZ022-026>028-212200- /O.CON.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 108 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ MEZ021-212000- /O.CON.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2000Z/ KENNEBEC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE 108 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN 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. FOR A MORE PRECISE FORECAST FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY. && $$ LEGRO
199 WWUS41 KGYX 211921 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 321 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MEZ022-026>028-212030- /O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160321T2200Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 321 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MEZ021-212030- /O.CAN.KGYX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160321T2000Z/ KENNEBEC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE 321 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ LEGRO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 20, 12:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 12:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1239 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THIS
MORNING...BEFORE RETREATING INTO THE MARITIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
BEYOND THIS...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
THIS EVENING...TAKING A EAST-NORTHEAST PATH OFF THE COAST OF NEW
ENGLAND OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. AFTER THIS SYSTEM
DEPARTS THE REGION ON MONDAY...COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE INTO MID WEEK. A WEAK AND FAST MOVING SYSTEM WILL
CROSS NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY NIGHT. THEREAFTER...A BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE REGION DURING THE MID TO LATE WEEK PERIOD
WITH POSSIBLY MIXED PRECIPITATION FOLLOWED BY RAIN SHOWERS.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING/...
1235 PM...MINOR ESTF UPDATE TO INGEST THE CURRENT MESONET VALUES
INTO NEAR TERM GRIDS.
PREV DISC...
935 AM...AT 13Z A 1027 MILLIBAR HIGH WAS CENTERED
OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC. A WAVY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS SITUATED JUST
OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEAST CONUS WITH A SERIES OF WEAK SURFACE
WAVES RIDING EAST ALONG IT. GOES VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWED CLEAR
SKIES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...WITH THE NORTHERN EDGE OF AN
EXTENSIVE CLOUD DECK SPREADING SLOWLY NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. FOR TODAY...THE SURFACE HIGH WILL CREST ACROSS THE AREA
THIS MORNING BEFORE RETREATING INTO THE MARITIMES. BRIGHT SUNSHINE
WILL GRADUALLY GIVE WAY TO INCREASING CLOUDS FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AHEAD OF THE
DEVELOPING DISTURBANCE OFF THE SOUTHEAST CONUS. HIGHS TODAY WILL
REBOUND INTO THE 30S...WITH A FEW 40 DEGREE READINGS ACROSS
INTERIOR SECTIONS. FOR THIS ESTF UPDATE...I MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO
FIRST PERIOD GRIDS TO REFLECT THE CURRENT MESONET. OTHERWISE...WE
AWAIT THE 12Z DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS BEFORE WE
DECIDE ON WHAT WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES WILL BE REQUIRED OVERNIGHT
INTO MONDAY FOR THE SHARP AND PRONOUNCED WEST TO EAST GRADIENT OF
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN.
PREV DISC...
STILL MIXED SIGNALS AND RELATIVELY LOW CONFIDENCE FOR A SYSTEM
THAT IS APPROACHING FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD PERIOD OF THE FORECAST.
THE NORTHERLY GRADIENT WILL SUBSIDE TODAY...ALLOWING SURFACE WINDS
TO DIMINISH. NEVERTHELESS...CHILLY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. IN
FACT...TEMPERATURES WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 30S...CHILLY FOR THE
FIRST DAY OF SPRING.
CLOUDS INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS MID ATLANTIC SYSTEM GEARS
UP FOR DEVELOPMENT OFF THE COASTLINE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/...
LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY CONTINUES TO INDICATE THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW OVER THE MIDWEST APPEARS TO BE IN LINE WITH THE LATEST
NAM/GFS FORECAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL BECOME MORE NEGATIVELY TILTED
WITH TIME AND IS UNDERGOING THIS TRANSITION DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.
HOWEVER...00Z MODEL SUITE STILL AMOK AS SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
CONTINUE WITH THE DETAILS AND EVOLUTION WITH THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT. MUCH OF THESE DIFFERENCES
DEFER TO THE TIMING OF THE INJECTION OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY FROM
THE NORTHERN STREAM FLOW OUT OF CANADA. AS PREVIOUSLY
DESCRIBED...THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF IN THE PRECIPITATION ON
THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM. THE DRY NAM THE LAST FEW
DAYS HAS SUDDENLY BECOME THE RUN WITH THE HIGHEST QPF THROUGH
MONDAY...WITH THE GFS MORE TEMPERED IN THE PROGS SNOWFALL
FORECAST.
USING A BLEND OF SOLUTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE...HAVE OPTED TO RAISE
WINTER STORM WATCHES FOR THE COASTLINE. THIS WILL BLEND IN VERY
WELL WITH THE ONGOING AND PROPOSED HAZARDS FROM WFO CAR AND BOX
(THANKS FOR THE COORDINATION NEIGHBORS). KEEP IN MIND...THE
POTENTIAL FOR 6 INCHES OR MORE SNOWFALL IS LIMITED TO THE
IMMEDIATE COAST.
WILL USE TWO DIFFERENT START TIMES FOR THE WATCHES AS THE SNOW
WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WITH TIME TONIGHT.
ADJACENT TO THE WINTER STORM WATCHES...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY. HOWEVER...THIS IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON
HIGHLY VARIABLE FORECAST AS MODEL ENSEMBLES VARY WITH THE
INTENSITY AND PATH OF THIS SYSTEM.
THE SNOW WINDS DOWN FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO FOLLOW WITH MORE COLD...BELOW NORMAL
AIRMASS POURING OUT OF CANADA. THIS LEADS US TO THE LONG TERM
PORTION OF THE FORECAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THIS PERIOD. GENERALLY
UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE EXTENDED
FORECAST PERIOD. IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING LOW A CYCLONIC
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN A BRIEF COOL DOWN AND UP-SLOPE SNOW
SHOWERS. A STALLED FRONT JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE A SMALL
WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE FORM ON IT TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT
IN AN AREA OF OVER RUNNING PRECIPITATION. VERTICAL PROFILES WOULD
SEEM TO SUPPORT LIGHT SNOW AT THE ONSET...PERHAPS CHANGING TO
MIXED PRECIPITATION OR EVEN RAIN OVER SOUTHERN AREAS EARLY
WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WITH LATE SEASON ARCTIC AIR WILL BUILD
SOUTH FROM HUDSON BAY. WHILE THE CORE OF THIS COLD AIR WILL STAY
JUST NORTH OF THE AREA. WARM AIR ALOFT AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE PLAINS WILL TRY TO OVER RUN THIS AIR MASS. EXPECT
PRECIPITATION TO RE-DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE INTERIOR WITH SNOW SHOWERS CHANGING
TO RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
FRIDAY WITH MORE RAIN SHOWERS SOUTH AND RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
OVER THE MOUNTAINS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT
ON SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SHORT TERM...VFR CONDITIONS TODAY. CONDITIONS GRADUALLY LOWERING
TO IFR AND PERHAPS LIFR OVER SOUTHERN AREAS TONIGHT...CONTINUING
INTO MONDAY. FURTHER TO THE NORTH...VFR AND MVFR CONDITIONS WILL
DOMINATE IN THE DRIER AIR.
LONG TERM...
AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IN THE EXTENDED WILL RESULT IN
FREQUENT MVFR CONDITIONS WITH AREAS OF IFR.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM...THE NORTHERLY GRADIENT RELAXES TODAY...BEFORE
BECOMING NORTHEAST. NORTHEAST WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...BEFORE ENTERING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...RESENT
CRITERIA ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE
DURING THE DAY AS LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES OVER THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES.
LONG TERM...EXPECT SCA CONDITIONS ON A GUSTY NW WIND MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR MEZ022-025>028.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MEZ023-024.
NH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NHZ014.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
ANZ150-152-154.
&&
ESHazardous weather outlook, Mar 20, 3:28 AM EDT, 12 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 328 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 MEZ022-025>028-210730- INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- 328 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT. THERE REMAINS A HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TRACK OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING EAST OF THE REGION. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. .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 INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ023-024-NHZ014-210730- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 328 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT. THERE REMAINS A HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TRACK OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING EAST OF THE REGION. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. .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 INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ007>009-012>014-018>021-NHZ001>013-015-210730- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 328 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ150>154-210730- STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 328 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY...PENOBSCOT BAY...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 3:12 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 3 days | |
| Mar 20, 3:27 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 12 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:24 PM EDT | Gale Warning | GYX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:30 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo and 1 more | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.