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WWUS81 KCAR 020957
SPSCAR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
457 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2026
MEZ001-002-005-006-021700-
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALLAGASH, CLAYTON LAKE, MADAWASKA,
FORT KENT, FRENCHVILLE, PRESQUE ISLE, CARIBOU, VAN BUREN,
MARS HILL, ASHLAND, MILLINOCKET, EAST MILLINOCKET, PATTEN,
MEDWAY, HOULTON, HODGDON, SHERMAN, AND SMYRNA MILLS
457 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2026
..PATCHY BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW TODAY
WEST WINDS GUSTING 25-35MPH TODAY WILL CAUSE THE FRESHLY FALLEN
SNOW TO BE BLOWING AND SIGNIFICANTLY DRIFTING ACROSS ROADS IN THE
OPEN AGRICULTURAL AREAS OF AROOSTOOK AND NORTHERN PENOBSCOT
COUNTIES. THIS WILL CREATE LOCALIZED REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES,
PARTICULARLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES
BUT NOT LIMITED TO PORTIONS OF, U.S. ROUTES 1, 1A, 2 AND 2A. IN
ADDITION, PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTES 10, 11, 89, 161, 162, 164, 205,
AND 212 MAY BE IMPACTED.
DRIVE SLOWLY, HEADLIGHTS ON, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE FROM THE CAR
AHEAD OF YOU ALLOWING FOR EXTRA BRAKING DISTANCE. WATCH FOR
DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL QUICKLY COVER ROADWAYS MAKING TRAVEL
DIFFICULT.
JS
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