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WSWCAR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
322 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025
MEZ011-015>017-029-030-032-201630-
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CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL
WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EASTPORT, BANGOR, TOPSFIELD, LINCOLN,
GREAT POND, MACHIAS, WESLEY, PRINCETON, ELLSWORTH, GRAND LAKE
STREAM, CALAIS, OLD TOWN, EASTBROOK, HOWLAND, CHERRYFIELD,
AURORA, CASTINE, BREWER, ORONO, ORLAND, DEDHAM, VANCEBORO,
BUCKSPORT, DANFORTH, PERRY, BAR HARBOR, AMHERST, AND SPRINGFIELD
322 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF COASTAL DOWNEAST, INTERIOR DOWNEAST, AND
PENOBSCOT VALLEY MAINE
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT
DRIFTING. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING
COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MAINE CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO
NEWENGLAND511.ORG.
MEZ002-004>006-010-031-201630-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-250120T1800Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENVILLE, MONSON, CHAMBERLAIN LAKE,
MEDWAY, PRESQUE ISLE, MILO, MARS HILL, ASHLAND, MILLINOCKET,
BLANCHARD, GUILFORD, MOUNT KATAHDIN, CHURCHILL DAM, VAN BUREN,
EAST MILLINOCKET, SMYRNA MILLS, BAXTER ST PARK, HOULTON, SHERMAN,
DOVER-FOXCROFT, CARIBOU, PATTEN, AND HODGDON
322 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, FAR EASTERN, FAR NORTHERN,
AND NORTH WOODS MAINE
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AND LEAD TO DRIFTING. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR MAINE CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING TO
NEWENGLAND511.ORG.
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
ASTRAUSER
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