Active Advisories: Coastal Flood Watch Flood Watch
Currently
Reported at Augusta, Augusta State Airport, ME
2:53 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012- 70°F21°C
Clear- Feels Like:70°F21°CDew Point:41°F5°CHumidity:35%
Winds:ENE 9 mph 14 kph
Pressure:30.03 in1017 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Coastal Flood Watch
1220 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...COASTAL MAINE FROM PENTECOST BAY AND POINTS SOUTH AND WEST AS WELL AS THE SEACOAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE SUNDAY EVENING NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-OVER AND BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. &&
Flood Watch
...HEAVY SOAKING RAINS MAY CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE OVER THE WEEKEND... .BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL ENTER PORTIONS OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM THE GULF OF MAINE ON SATURDAY. THE SOAKING RAINS WILL CONTINUE RIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION WINDS DOWN BY MONDAY MORNING...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY...ALBIET LESS CONFIDENCE...THAT THERE WILL BE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AROUND SIX INCHES IN SOME COMMUNITIES. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WOULD CAUSE RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IT IS DIFFICULT AT THIS EARLY STAGE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF RAINFALL WILL SET UP. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS WESTERN MAINE AND EASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL PICK UP THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS...BUT THIS MAY CHANGE. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...A SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVER THE WEEKEND. SEVERAL AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG THIS FRONT...BRINGING MOISTURE FROM THE ATLANTIC INTO OUR REGION. MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-020000- /O.NEW.KGYX.FA.A.0002.120602T2200Z-120604T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 1156 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WESTERN MAINE... ANDROSCOGGIN...CENTRAL SOMERSET...COASTAL CUMBERLAND...COASTAL WALDO...COASTAL YORK...INTERIOR CUMBERLAND...INTERIOR WALDO... INTERIOR YORK...KENNEBEC...KNOX...LINCOLN...NORTHERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN OXFORD...SAGADAHOC...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN... SOUTHERN OXFORD AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE... BELKNAP...COASTAL ROCKINGHAM...INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM... MERRIMACK...NORTHERN CARROLL...NORTHERN COOS...NORTHERN GRAFTON...SOUTHERN CARROLL...SOUTHERN COOS...SOUTHERN GRAFTON...STRAFFORD AND SULLIVAN. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * EXCESSIVE RAIN MAY FALL ACROSS THE REGION. * THERE MAY BE RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. &&
