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WWUS41 KCAR 011828
WSWCAR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
228 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
MEZ001-002-020800-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.A.0006.260403T0000Z-260403T1800Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARS HILL, ALLAGASH, FRENCHVILLE, FORT
KENT, ASHLAND, MADAWASKA, CLAYTON LAKE, CARIBOU, VAN BUREN, AND
PRESQUE ISLE
228 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 3 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK AND NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SLEET ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE SNOW AND SLEET REMOVAL CHALLENGING. CONDITIONS WILL
RAPIDLY IMPROVE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY THANKS TO THE INCREASING SUN
ANGLE.
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.
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