COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 930 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. A
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
FOR THIS MORNING...A STORM SURGE OF APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 1.5 FEET
WILL COMBINE WITH AN UNUSUALLY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AT 1030
AM EST TO PRODUCE A SURGE OF AROUND 14.5 FEET. THIS COULD RESULT
IN SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.
FOR SATURDAY MORNING...AN EXTREMELY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDE IS EXPECTED AT
APPROXIMATELY 11:25 AM SATURDAY MORNING. AT THE SAME
TIME...INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A 1 TO 2
FOOT STORM SURGE. THIS COULD RESULT IN COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
$$
KHW/MIGNONE
WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1221 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
THE FIRST OF TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE AREA WILL BRING
GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO
6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS...TO 5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN AREAS. WINDS DURING THIS EVENT WILL BE ON THE LIGHT
SIDE SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
THIS FIRST SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LOW IMPACT ON THE ADVISORY AREA.
SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION WILL LEAD TO SOME MINOR TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE LIMITED TO LESS
THAN ONE MILE. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
A SECOND...MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT
THE REGION SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE
WATCH AREA SATURDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
RESIDENTS OF THE AREA ALONG WITH HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A
CLOSE WATCH ON THE SYSTEM...AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE
POSSIBLE. CHECK FOR DETAILS ON THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING SITUATION BY
GOING TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1221 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
THE FIRST OF TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE AREA WILL BRING
GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO
6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS...TO 5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN AREAS. WINDS DURING THIS EVENT WILL BE ON THE LIGHT
SIDE SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
THIS FIRST SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LOW IMPACT ON THE ADVISORY AREA.
SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION WILL LEAD TO SOME MINOR TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE LIMITED TO LESS
THAN ONE MILE. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
A SECOND...MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT
THE REGION SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE
WATCH AREA SATURDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
RESIDENTS OF THE AREA ALONG WITH HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A
CLOSE WATCH ON THE SYSTEM...AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE
POSSIBLE. CHECK FOR DETAILS ON THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING SITUATION BY
GOING TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
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