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WWUS71 KCAR 031459  
NPWCAR  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME  
959 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2026  
 
MEZ002-004>006-010-031600-  
/O.EXP.KCAR.CW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260103T1500Z/  
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-  
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOULTON, MILLINOCKET, CARIBOU, MOUNT  
KATAHDIN, PATTEN, CHAMBERLAIN LAKE, GREENVILLE, ASHLAND, MEDWAY,  
BLANCHARD, MARS HILL, HODGDON, CHURCHILL DAM, SMYRNA MILLS,  
MONSON, SHERMAN, PRESQUE ISLE, BAXTER ST PARK, VAN BUREN, AND  
EAST MILLINOCKET  
959 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2026  
   
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
 
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE TODAY, THOUGH COLD WIND CHILLS OF 0 TO  
20 BELOW ZERO REMAIN THIS MORNING. CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION WHEN  
OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN LAYERS.  
 

 
 
MEZ001-003-031700-  
/O.EXT.KCAR.CW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260103T1700Z/  
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FRENCHVILLE, FORT KENT, BILLY-JACK DEPOT,  
BAKER LAKE, MADAWASKA, CLAYTON LAKE, AND ALLAGASH  
959 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2026  
   
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
 
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK AND NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO  
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.  
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS  
EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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