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High Winds in Northeast - Expect Outages

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 618 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

MEZ029-030-291930- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0006.161230T0300Z-161230T1800Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ELLSWORTH…BAR HARBOR…BLUE HILL… EASTPORT…MACHIAS…CHERRYFIELD 618 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY…

  • WINDS…SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THE WIND WILL SHIFT INTO THE SOUTHWEST FRIDAY MORNING.

  • TIMING…LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

  • IMPACTS…DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POSSIBLY A FEW POWER LINES. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BANGOR…BREWER…ORONO…OLD TOWN… AMHERST…AURORA…DEDHAM…EASTBROOK…GREAT POND…ORLAND… DEBLOIS…GRAND LAKE STREAM…MEDDYBEMPS…PEMBROKE…PERRY… PRINCETON…DANFORTH…VANCEBORO…TOPSFIELD 619 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY…

  • LOCATIONS…INTERIOR DOWNEAST AND THE BANGOR REGION.

  • HAZARD TYPES…SNOW AND WIND.

  • ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES…WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF BANGOR. BRIEF SNOW RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING BEFORE MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN OVERNIGHT.

  • TIMING…THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

  • IMPACTS…MODERATE IMPACT. SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES DUE TO SNOW LOADING TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

  • WINDS…SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

  • TEMPERATURES…IN THE UPPER 20S…RISING TO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.

  • VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES PRIOR TO THE CHANGEOVER TO RAIN.

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