FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1155 AM EST WED DEC 02 2009
SOUTH CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MAINE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BANGOR...
WEST CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MAINE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BUCKSPORT...
* UNTIL 345 PM EST...
* AT 1151 AM EST...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF OVER ONE INCH AND TIDAL
SURGE COMING UP THE PENOBSCOT RIVER HAS ALLOWED FOR SOME FLOODING OF
PARKING LOTS. ADDITIONAL FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS WILL RECEDE AFTER HIGH TIDE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
LAT...LON 4455 6876 4460 6885 4470 6884 4469 6887
4470 6889 4468 6902 4497 6897 4489 6882
4490 6877 4484 6865 4473 6863 4453 6870
4451 6876
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HEWITT
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1037 AM EST WED DEC 02 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
HIGH TIDE LATER THIS MORNING...AROUND 11 AM ALONG THE DOWNEAST
COAST... MAY RUN UP TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.
THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDE OF THE MONTH...
INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LARGE WAVES IS EXPECTED TO RESULT
IN COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. TIDE LEVEL AT
THE BANGOR TIDE STATION HAS TOPPED 14 FEET AND A MAXIMUM LEVEL BETWEEN
14 AND 15 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. FLOODING OF LOW LINING ROAD AREAS
IS EXPECTED AROUND TIME OF HIGH TIDE.
ALSO CONCERN FOR AREAS DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO LARGE OCEAN WAVES.
INDIVIDUAL WAVES CAN RUN UP THE SLOPE OF BEACHES MUCH FURTHER THAN
NORMAL. THIS CAN RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION ...OVER-
TOPPING OF BARRIERS AND FLOODING ALONG THE BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN
AWAY FROM LOW LINING ROADS NEAR EXPOSED BEACHES. DUE TO THE LARGE
WAVES IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED PEOPLE STAY A SAFE DISTANCE FROM
ROCKS...SEA WALLS OR JETTIES. THE SIZE OF THE INCOMING WAVES WILL
VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT PERIODS OF TIME AND YOU CAN BE
UNEXPECTEDLY WASHED INTO THE OCEAN.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1026 AM EST WED DEC 02 2009
...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...
.LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS MAINE THIS AFTERNOON...WILL BRING
STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO DOWNEAST MAINE.
MEZ029-030-032100-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091203T2100Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
1026 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH MAINLY LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WIND DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN
DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE... SUCH AS
SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.
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HEWITT/MIGNONE
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