WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 930 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL
DURING THIS PERIOD...AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND COAST TRACKS NORTHEAST.
THIS LOW WILL THEN DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES WELL TO THE EAST OF
THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...HEAVY SNOW
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THERE IS STILL
SOME UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING JUST HOW MUCH SNOW AND WIND WILL
AFFECT THE REGION SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
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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COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
Warning Issue Date: 823 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009
THE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDES OF THE MONTH WILL COMBINE WITH A
DEVELOPING OCEAN STORM TO PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-
OVER AND BEACH EROSTION NEAR THE TIME OF THE LATE MORNING HIGH
TIDE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO AREAS
FROM PORTLAND SOUTH ALONG THE COAST. MORE WIDESPREAD...SIGNIFICANT
COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN ALL AREAS EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AS A STORM BACKS IN FROM SOUTHERN NOVA SCOTIA AND INTO THE GULF OF
MAINE.
THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THE STORM`S STRONGEST WINDS WILL
DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE STORM TIDES OVER THE WEEKEND. STAY TUNED
FOR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE.
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