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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
316 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008
...MAJOR NOREASTER TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO
MONDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS
AFTERNOON...AND THEN DEEPEN INTO A MAJOR NOREASTER TONIGHT. THIS
STORM WILL TRACK TOWARD SOUTHEAST MAINE LATER TONIGHT AND THEN
EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-220500-
/O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...
OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...
ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...
PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...
GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
316 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY.
SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. EXPECT
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES...BEFORE SNOW
TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT.
MEANWHILE INCREASING WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
45 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
THIS STORM MAY ALSO PRODUCE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER OR TWO THIS EVENING.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING
AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE
POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW
DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED.
PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR
FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
316 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008
...MAJOR NOREASTER TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO
MONDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS
AFTERNOON...AND THEN DEEPEN INTO A MAJOR NOREASTER TONIGHT. THIS
STORM WILL TRACK TOWARD SOUTHEAST MAINE LATER TONIGHT AND THEN
EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-220500-
/O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...
OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...
ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...
PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...
GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
316 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY.
SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. EXPECT
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES...BEFORE SNOW
TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT.
MEANWHILE INCREASING WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
45 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
THIS STORM MAY ALSO PRODUCE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER OR TWO THIS EVENING.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL HAVE AN EXTREME IMPACT ON THE WARNING
AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE
POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. WHITEOUTS...DEEP SNOW
DRIFTS AND FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE EXPECTED.
PLEASE REPORT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR
FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
At least the days are getting longer now. hrmph.
Nexa