Saturday Morning Forecast – INCREASED TOTALS

Here's the 6:02 AM Forecast! The roads are nearly impassable. Assume that just about everything is canceled for the day, If you're going somewhere be sure to call before you go. Snowfall totals have been increased! Greater Bangor area 13-22 inches. Ellsworth and Bar Harbor area 18-26 inches

SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...
AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...
DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...
PRINCETON
610 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS
UPGRADES THE PRIOR WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.

* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...13 TO 22 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* TEMPERATURES...8 TO 20 ABOVE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY SNOW WITH EXTREME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY
  CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. DRIFTING WILL BE SEVERE...UPWARDS
  TO 3 TO 5 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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.

TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED BUT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, PLAN EXTRA TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK
OF GAS AND CONTAINS A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED,
STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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.

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COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
610 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...18 TO 26 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...FREQUENT ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* TEMPERATURES...10 TO 22 ABOVE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY SNOW WITH EXTREME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY
  CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. DRIFTING WILL BE EXTREME...UPWARDS
  TO 5 TO 10 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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.