Winter Storm Watch – Sunday March 17

In case you haven't seen, here's the latest weather advisory from the National Weather Service in Caribou

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
730 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013

MEZ011-015>017-029-030-032-180730-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.A.0003.130319T1600Z-130320T1200Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...
EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...
BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...
DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
730 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...DOWNEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MAINE.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES 
  ACROSS THE OUTER ISLANDS AND IMMEDIATE COAST.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...EXCEPT 5 TO 9 INCHES 
  ACROSS THE OUTER ISLANDS AND IMMEDIATE COAST.

* TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH 
  MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY 
  EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...25 TO 34.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD 
  RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. 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