old man winter

HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY....LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES TONIGHT THEN MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND BRISK WINDS TO THE REGION BEFORE MOVING NORTHEAST INTO THE MARITIMES SATURDAY.

NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS

425 PM EST THU JAN 18 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING SNOW WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUTS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.