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WWUS41 KCAR 090600
WSWCAR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
200 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2026
MEZ001-002-091800-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.A.0005.260311T1200Z-260312T1500Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT KENT, ALLAGASH, MADAWASKA, MARS
HILL, ASHLAND, PRESQUE ISLE, CLAYTON LAKE, CARIBOU, VAN BUREN,
AND FRENCHVILLE
200 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK AND NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NORTHERN AREAS ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE MOSTLY
SNOW AND SLEET, WHILE SOUTHERN AREAS WILL SEE GREATER POTENTIAL
FOR IMPACTFUL FREEZING RAIN. UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT CUTOFF
LOCATION OF DIFFERENT PRECIPITATION TYPES REMAINS HIGH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW,
SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
MEZ003>006-091800-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.A.0005.260311T1200Z-260312T1500Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAXTER ST PARK, HOULTON, CHURCHILL DAM,
MILLINOCKET, SHERMAN, CHAMBERLAIN LAKE, EAST MILLINOCKET,
HODGDON, SMYRNA MILLS, MEDWAY, MOUNT KATAHDIN, BILLY-JACK DEPOT,
BAKER LAKE, AND PATTEN
200 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. TOTAL SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO FOUR
TENTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT, SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK, NORTHERN
PISCATAQUIS, AND NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW,
SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
MWS
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