Wind Advisory in effect until midnight EST tonight...
Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 5 PM EST this afternoon...
Rest of Today
Snow. Additional snow accumulation 1 to 3 inches...especially across the higher terrain. Blustery with highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Windy with lows in the mid 20s. West winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the evening. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy and brisk. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows in the lower 20s.
Tuesday
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Brisk with highs in the upper 20s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15.
Wednesday
Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s.
Wednesday Night
Cloudy. Snow likely...mainly after midnight. Lows in the lower 20s. Chance of snow 60 percent.
Thursday
Cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the morning...then a chance of snow and rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Thursday Night and Friday
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Lows around 20. Highs in the mid 20s.
... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 5 PM EST this afternoon...
A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 5 PM EST this afternoon.
Snow will continue across the advisory area today before tapering to snow showers later this afternoon.
Total snow accumulations will range from 2 to 4 inches across the region... except 4 to 8 inches is possible across the higher terrain by late this afternoon.
Precautionary/preparedness actions... this storm will have a low impact on the advisory area. Snowfall across the region will lead to some minor travel difficulties. Visibility will occasionally be limited to less than one mile.
Wind Advisory
Statement as of 8:27 AM EST on November 28, 2009
... Wind Advisory now in effect until midnight EST tonight...
The Wind Advisory is now in effect until midnight EST tonight.
Expect northwest winds to increase to 20 to 30 mph today... with gusts in excess of 45 mph possible at times. The highest winds will be along the immediate coast and higher terrain. Winds and gusts should diminish somewhat late tonight.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Prepare for the possibility of minor wind damage to shrubbery... trees... and loose objects. Older and weaker trees may be blown down... resulting in possible isolated power outages.
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.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 10:24 am EST on November 28, 2009
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 36 hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home Page at weather.Gov/Caribou
********************storm total rainfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments rainfall of (inches) measurement
Maine
... Aroostook County... Lille 1.62 952 am 11/28 spotter ar034 Presque Isle 1.40 827 am 11/28 spotter ar063 Fox brook 1.31 1015 am 11/28 NWS-coop foxm1 Portage 1.30 800 am 11/28 spotter ar062 Eagle Lake 1.25 1016 am 11/28 coop eglm1 Van Buren 1.14 1018 am 11/28 coop vanm1 Caribou WFO 1.10 1018 am 11/28 ASOS kcar Clayton Lake 1.09 1015 am 11/28 coop cltm1 Oxbow 1.08 1018 am 11/28 coop oxbm1 Limestone 1.04 1018 am 11/28 NWS-coop lizm1 Dickey 1.03 1015 am 11/28 USGS dicm1 Connor Township 1.01 732 am 11/28 spotter Monticello 0.96 711 am 11/28 spotter ar042 Fort Kent 0.82 1016 am 11/28 coop fism1 Knowles Corner 0.81 1019 am 11/28 coop kncm1 Ninemile bridge 0.80 1009 am 11/28 USGS ninm1 Houlton 0.76 1018 am 11/28 ASOS khul Frenchville 0.72 1017 am 11/28 ASOS kfve
... Hancock County... Deer Isle 2.00 755 am 11/28 spotter ha006 Southwest Harbor 1.61 731 am 11/28 spotter ha047 Acadia National Park 1.39 1023 am 11/28 coop anpm1
... Penobscot County... Old Town 1.64 1021 am 11/28 coop oldm1 Dixmont 1.62 1022 am 11/28 coop dixm1 Corinth 1.27 946 am 11/28 spotter cocorahs 4.7 SSW sunkhaze N.W.R. 1.14 1021 am 11/28 coop shzm1 Bangor 1.10 1022 am 11/28 ASOS kbgr Orono 1.10 1128 PM 11/27 spotter pn036 Millinocket 0.96 1019 am 11/28 ASOS kmlt Patten 0.55 1019 am 11/28 coop patm1
... Piscataquis County... Blanchard 1.57 1020 am 11/28 USGS blam1 Shirley 1.56 1020 am 11/28 USGS shrm1 Dover-Foxcroft 1.50 1021 am 11/28 USGS dovm1 Moosehead 1.48 935 am 11/28 spotter coop Abbot Village 1.45 1021 am 11/28 USGS abtm1 Wellington 1.44 916 am 11/28 spotter ps003 Greenville 1.41 1020 am 11/28 ASOS kgnr Kingsbury 1.23 1021 am 11/28 USGS knbm1 Kokadjo 1.19 1020 am 11/28 coop kkjm1 ripogenus dam 0.64 1017 am 11/28 coop ripm1
... Somerset County... Saint aurelie 0.90 1017 am 11/28 NWS-coop stam1 Turner brook RAWS 0.63 1017 am 11/28 NWS-coop tnbm1
... Washington County... Moosehorn N.W.R. 1.43 1023 am 11/28 coop mwrm1 Vanceboro 1.09 1022 am 11/28 USGS vbom1 Danforth 1.00 1019 am 11/28 coop danm1 Princeton 0.94 1022 am 11/28 coop pnnm1 Jonesboro 0.89 1023 am 11/28 coop jonm1 Eastport 0.82 1024 am 11/28 coop epom1 Whiting 0.69 1128 PM 11/27 spotter ws038 Jonesport rainwise 0.65 1023 am 11/28 coop jptm1
********************storm total snowfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments snowfall of (inches) measurement
Maine
... Aroostook County... Saint pamphile 3.0 1009 am 11/28 port of entry poe21 Estcourt Station 2.0 746 am 11/28 spotter ar015 Saint Francis 1.0 751 am 11/28 Post office po313 Freedom Acres 0.3 716 am 11/28 spotter ar019
... Piscataquis County... Beaver Cove camps 2.0 904 am 11/28 spotter ps010 Greenville 2.0 732 am 11/28 Post office po149 Kokadjo 2.0 902 am 11/28 spotter ps013 Wellington T 916 am 11/28 spotter ps003