COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 711 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDES OF THE MONTH WILL COMBINE WITH A
DEVELOPING OCEAN STORM TO PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-
OVER AND BEACH EROSION NEAR THE TIME OF THE LATE MORNING HIGH
TIDE. HIGH TIDE IN PORTLAND OCCURS AT 1050 AM. THE MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING AND SPLASHOVER SHOULD BE MAINLY BE CONFINED TO AREAS FROM
PORTLAND SOUTH ALONG THE COAST.
AS THE OCEAN STORM DEEPENS EAST OF THE REGION SATURDAY...MORE
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND SPLASHOVER IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE LATE SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE SATURDAY MORNING
OCCURS AT 1142 AM. AGAIN... MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND SPLASHOVER
SHOULD BE 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.
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.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 303 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS CENTRAL MAINE THIS MORNING ALONG A
TROUGH EXTENDING FROM LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE REGION. THE SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY INTO THE EVENING...FALLING WITH
VARYING INTENSITY. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE AREA. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR AWAY FROM THE
IMMEDIATE COAST. SOUTH OF ROUTE 1...WHERE ONSHORE WINDS HAVE BOOSTED
TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK EARLY THIS MORNING...RAIN
WILL MIX WITH THE SNOW. THIS WILL KEEP ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST LOWER THAN INLAND AREAS OF CENTRAL MAINE.
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING THE SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT
WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. THE
LOW WILL THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. 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.
$$
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 303 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS CENTRAL MAINE THIS MORNING ALONG A
TROUGH EXTENDING FROM LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE REGION. THE SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY INTO THE EVENING...FALLING WITH
VARYING INTENSITY. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE AREA. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR AWAY FROM THE
IMMEDIATE COAST. SOUTH OF ROUTE 1...WHERE ONSHORE WINDS HAVE BOOSTED
TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK EARLY THIS MORNING...RAIN
WILL MIX WITH THE SNOW. THIS WILL KEEP ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST LOWER THAN INLAND AREAS OF CENTRAL MAINE.
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING THE SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT
WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. THE
LOW WILL THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. 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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