Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Winter Storm Boreas

 









URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
346 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

...STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION INTO
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE EAST COAST WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD
PRECIPITATION INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION
WILL LIKELY START AS SNOW BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO RAIN THROUGH THE
NIGHT. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED IN INTERIOR
LOCATIONS WHERE COLD AIR HANGS ON LONGER NEAR THE SURFACE.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN AREAWIDE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

MEZ007-NHZ001>003-262100-
/O.NEW.KGYX.WW.Y.0014.131127T0000Z-131127T1300Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON
346 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND FAR NORTHWEST MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND TRANSITION TO
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
  WEDNESDAY MORNING AND ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL CAUSE WINTRY DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. USE EXTRA CAUTION
  WHEN DRIVING. IF POSSIBLE... DELAY YOUR TRAVEL UNTIL AFTER THE
  TRANSITION TO RAIN OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1138 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

MEZ015>017-029-030-270045-
/O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0004.131127T1800Z-131128T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0003.131127T1500Z-131128T0300Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...
AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...
DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...
PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...
MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
1138 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY
  ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THE OUTER ISLANDS OF THE DOWNEAST
  COAST.

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP
  WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY
  BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES, MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE
WORKING BATTERIES.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1138 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

MEZ005-006-011-031-032-270045-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0009.131127T1500Z-131128T0300Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...
GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
1138 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50
  MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND BLOW AROUND
  LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOW DOWN.
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES, MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE
WORKING BATTERIES.

&&

$$

DUDA

Lunenburg County
10:43 AM AST Tuesday 26 November 2013
Wind warning for
Lunenburg County continued

Wind gusts to 100 km/h are expected Wednesday afternoon and evening.

This is a warning that potentially damaging winds are expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system developing over the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to move across the Southeastern United States today. This system is forecast to intensify into a major storm as it moves along the U.S. seaboard on Wednesday. The center of the storm is forecast to move across New England Wednesday night and into Eastern Quebec Thursday morning.

Precipitation ahead of this system will develop Wednesday morning. Intermittent rain will spread across the province from west to east during the morning and afternoon. Furthermore the rain will become heavy over western sections of the province in the afternoon and along the rest of the Atlantic coast in the evening. Rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 millimetres are expected by the end of the day Wednesday.

In addition strong and gusty southeast winds will develop over the entire province during the day on Wednesday. The strongest winds from the storm will reach western-most sections of the province where gusts up to 100 km/h are forecast late Wednesday. Southeasterly wind gusts to 100 km/h will also develop to the Lee of the Cape Breton Highlands Wednesday afternoon.

These wind and rainfall warnings will likely need to be extended to other sections of the province for overnight Wednesday into Thursday as the storm moves into the region. The public is advised to monitor future forecasts in the event additional warnings are required.

Lunenburg County
10:43 AM AST Tuesday 26 November 2013
Rainfall warning for
Lunenburg County continued

Rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 millimetres are expected by the end of Wednesday.

This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system developing over the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to move across the Southeastern United States today. This system is forecast to intensify into a major storm as it moves along the U.S. seaboard on Wednesday. The center of the storm is forecast to move across New England Wednesday night and into Eastern Quebec Thursday morning.

Precipitation ahead of this system will develop Wednesday morning. Intermittent rain will spread across the province from west to east during the morning and afternoon. Furthermore the rain will become heavy over western sections of the province in the afternoon and along the rest of the Atlantic coast in the evening. Rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 millimetres are expected by the end of the day Wednesday.

In addition strong and gusty southeast winds will develop over the entire province during the day on Wednesday. The strongest winds from the storm will reach western-most sections of the province where gusts up to 100 km/h are forecast late Wednesday. Southeasterly wind gusts to 100 km/h will also develop to the Lee of the Cape Breton Highlands Wednesday afternoon.

These wind and rainfall warnings will likely need to be extended to other sections of the province for overnight Wednesday into Thursday as the storm moves into the region. The public is advised to monitor future forecasts in the event additional warnings are required.

 St. Stephen and Northern Charlotte County
10:45 AM AST Tuesday 26 November 2013
Wind warning for
St. Stephen and Northern Charlotte County continued

Southeast winds gusting to 90 km/h are expected Wednesday evening.

This is a warning that potentially damaging winds are expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system currently developing over the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to move across the Southeastern United States today. This system is forecast to intensify into a major storm as it moves along the U.S. seaboard on Wednesday. The center of the storm is forecast to move across New England Wednesday night and into Eastern Quebec Thursday morning.

Precipitation ahead of this system will develop after midnight tonight. Over Northern New Brunswick it will begin as snow but will change through freezing rain to rain Wednesday morning. Over southern sections of the province the precipitation will start as a mixture of snow, rain or freezing rain before changing to rain early Wednesday morning. The rain will become heavy at times over most of the province on Wednesday and is expected to give at least 50 millimetres to southwestern-most sections by Wednesday evening.

In addition strong and gusty southeast winds will develop over the entire province during the day on Wednesday. By Wednesday evening the strongest winds from the storm will have reached southwestern-most sections of the province where gusts up to 90 km/h are possible.

It is likely these wind and rainfall warnings will need to be extended to other sections of the province for overnight Wednesday into Thursday as the storm moves into the region. The public is advised to monitor future forecasts in the event additional warnings are required.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.

St. Stephen and Northern Charlotte County
10:45 AM AST Tuesday 26 November 2013
Rainfall warning for
St. Stephen and Northern Charlotte County continued

Rain at times heavy will give near 50 millimetres by Wednesday evening.

This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system currently developing over the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to move across the Southeastern United States today. This system is forecast to intensify into a major storm as it moves along the U.S. seaboard on Wednesday. The center of the storm is forecast to move across New England Wednesday night and into Eastern Quebec Thursday morning.

Precipitation ahead of this system will develop after midnight tonight. Over Northern New Brunswick it will begin as snow but will change through freezing rain to rain Wednesday morning. Over southern sections of the province the precipitation will start as a mixture of snow, rain or freezing rain before changing to rain early Wednesday morning. The rain will become heavy at times over most of the province on Wednesday and is expected to give at least 50 millimetres to southwestern-most sections by Wednesday evening.

In addition strong and gusty southeast winds will develop over the entire province during the day on Wednesday. By Wednesday evening the strongest winds from the storm will have reached southwestern-most sections of the province where gusts up to 90 km/h are possible.

It is likely these wind and rainfall warnings will need to be extended to other sections of the province for overnight Wednesday into Thursday as the storm moves into the region. The public is advised to monitor future forecasts in the event additional warnings are required.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.

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