Freezing Rain Advisory For Central Penobscot County
From the National Weather Service in Caribou 3:45 PM Friday, January 11th
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE OF ICE TO LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. EXPECT SOME MINOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.