NWS Gray: - 1201 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1201 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY NEAR CAPE COD
SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE DAY SATURDAY
FROM WEST TO EAST...INCREASING IN INTENSITY SATURDAY NIGHT. BY
SUNDAY MORNING HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST
WITH NORTHEAST WINDS STRENGTHENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS...AND AN ALREADY EXISTING DEEP SNOW PACK
WILL LIKELY LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
COAST AND NEAR THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR IN MAINE AND NEW
HAMPSHIRE. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BE FELT IN THE WINTER
STORM WARNING AREA AS WELL. IN ADDITION...THIS WILL BE A COLD
STORM...WITH TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. BY
SUNDAY EVENING TEMPERATURES MAY BE AROUND ZERO EVEN AT THE
COAST...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES A LOT LOWER THAN THAT. REGARDLESS
OF HOW MUCH SNOW FALLS...THIS WILL LIKELY BE A DANGEROUS STORM TO
BE OUT AND ABOUT IN DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD.
POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE BLIZZARD WATCH AREA.

MEZ014-018>028-NHZ010-013-014-140115-
/O.CON.KGYX.BZ.A.0001.150215T0000Z-150216T0500Z/
SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-
KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-
LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...
SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...
LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...
WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...
TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...
ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...ROCHESTER...
DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
1201 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... AND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOMES HEAVY AT
TIMES AT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY SUNDAY
MORNING CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. SNOW COMES TO AN END
DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY
LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THIS MAY MAKE DRIVING
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 21 ABOVE ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.



$$

NHZ011-012-015-140115-
/O.CON.KGYX.WS.A.0008.150214T1700Z-150216T0000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1201 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND INCREASES IN
INTENSITY SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW COMES TO AN END LATE SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD LEAD TO NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BE HAZARDOUS WITH
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 19 ABOVE ZERO.

* VISIBILITY... AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.

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.



$$

NHZ001>009-140115-
/O.CON.KGYX.WS.A.0008.150214T2100Z-150216T0000Z/
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...
LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...
WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...
CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH
1201 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND INCREASES IN
INTENSITY SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW COMES TO AN END LATE SUNDAY

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD LEAD TO NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BE HAZARDOUS WITH
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY..

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES...6 BELOW TO 14 ABOVE ZERO.

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.



$$

MEZ007>009-012-013-140115-
/O.CON.KGYX.WS.A.0008.150215T0000Z-150216T0000Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...
WILTON
1201 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND INCREASES IN
INTENSITY SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW COMES TO AN END SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD LEAD TO NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BE HAZARDOUS WITH
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...4 BELOW TO 9 ABOVE ZERO.

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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