Message: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-ME1251730282A4.WinterStormWatch.1251774B1420ME.CARWSWCAR.ba92189acfaab4b501c305a6a9fc247d from [email protected] Sent: 15:53 AST on 10-31-2014 Effective: 15:53 AST on 10-31-2014 Expires: 02:00 AST on 11-03-2014 Event: Winter Storm Watch Alert: ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING... .A STRENGTHENING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN MAINE. THE FIRST WAVE OF PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. MORE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE WITH THE MAIN LOW LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING SUNDAY. WE EXPECT STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES, FOR SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH RAIN AND EVEN SOME SLEET AT TIMES OVER WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES. STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY SUNDAY NIGHT AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST, EAST CENTRAL, DOWNEAST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH NORTH AND 45 MPH SOUTH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY WET SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS STARTING SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING SUNDAY. IN ADDITION, SINCE THE SNOW WILL BE WET IN NATURE THIS WILL POTENTIALLY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BUILD UP ON TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. Instructions: 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. Target Area: Central Penobscot Central Washington Coastal Hancock Coastal Washington Interior Hancock Northeast Aroostook Northern Penobscot Northern Washington Southeast Aroostook Southern Penobscot Forecast Office: NWS Caribou (Northern Maine)
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:29:12 +0000
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