Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Widespread Frost and Freeze possible throughout most of Western Maine overnight

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
225 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2015

...FREEZE WARNINGS AND FROST ADVISORIES FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT...

.CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND DRY AIR WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES
TO DROP RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. BY MORNING...MANY
AREAS ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS OF MAINE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING...
ESPECIALLY IN THE COLDER VALLEYS. ELSEWHERE...TEMPERATURES IN THE
30S WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF FROST.


MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>007-211200-
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NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...
WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...
LANCASTER...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...
PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...
CHARLESTOWN
225 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2015

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM THE MID 20S IN THE COLDER VALLEYS OF
  NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ELSEWHERE
  IN THE WARNING AREA.

* TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 8 AM THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY FREEZE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
225 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2015

...FREEZE WARNINGS AND FROST ADVISORIES FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT...

.CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND DRY AIR WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES
TO DROP RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. BY MORNING...MANY
AREAS ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS OF MAINE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING...
ESPECIALLY IN THE COLDER VALLEYS. ELSEWHERE...TEMPERATURES IN THE
30S WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF FROST.


MEZ018>022-025>028-NHZ008>011-015-211200-
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INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-MERRIMACK-
BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...
GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...
AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BATH...TOPSHAM...
BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...
THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...
LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...JAFFREY...KEENE...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
225 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2015

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID AND UPPER 30S.

* TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 8 AM THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED IF NOT
  COVERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

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