Flood Watch
...FLOODING THREAT PERSISTS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN MAINE AND
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
.A BAND OF TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST FROM THE MAINE
AND NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER OVERNIGHT...AND CONTINUE TO TRACK INTO
CENTRAL MAINE ON SUNDAY. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY
FALLEN IN AREAS ALONG THE STATE BORDER...WHERE ANOTHER INCH OR SO
IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. TO THE EAST...THIS BAND OF HEAVY RAIN COULD
PRODUCE TWO TO FOUR INCHES FROM PORTLAND NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE
ANDROSCOGGIN AND KENNEBEC VALLEYS....AS WELL AS THE MID-COAST.
THIS AMOUNT WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON STREAMS AND CREEKS...AS
WELL AS MAIN STEM RIVERS...AND COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED URBAN
FLOODING AS WELL.
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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-
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
1029 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN 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 NORTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN CARROLL...NORTHERN COOS...NORTHERN
GRAFTON...SOUTHERN CARROLL...SOUTHERN COOS AND SOUTHERN
GRAFTON.
* THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
* EXCESSIVE RAIN MAY FALL ACROSS THE REGION.
* RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS AREA ALREADY OCCURRING IN AREAS
AROUND THE MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER. THE BAND OF HEAVY RAIN
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EAST OVERNIGHT AND INTO
CENTRAL MAINE ON SUNDAY. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS SHOULD TAKE CAUTION WITH
THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE ANDROSCOGGIN AND KENNEBEC VALLEYS.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING BEGINS OR FLOOD WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED. PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE URBAN AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY.
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.
&&
Coastal Flood Watch
332 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
* LOCATION...COASTAL MAINE FROM PENOBSCOT BAY AND POINTS SOUTH
AND WEST TO KITTERY AS WELL AS THE SEACOAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* COASTAL FLOODING...COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED LATER THIS
EVENING AND IS A POSSIBILITY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY EVENING.
* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY EVENING BETWEEN 8PM AND MIDNIGHT AND
AGAIN POSSIBLY LATE SUNDAY EVENING BETWEEN 9PM AND 1AM MONDAY
WHICH IS NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO
POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN LATE MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-OVER AND BEACH EROSION.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY ALLOW FOR INCREASED RUNOFF AND POSSIBLY
FLOODING WITH THE INCOMING TIDES IN ESTUARIES.
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.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT...
AS FLOODING...SIGNIFICANT SPLASH OVER...AND BEACH EROSION ARE
EXPECTED.
&&
Coastal Flood Warning
332 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
* LOCATION...COASTAL MAINE FROM PENOBSCOT BAY AND POINTS SOUTH
AND WEST TO KITTERY AS WELL AS THE SEACOAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* COASTAL FLOODING...COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED LATER THIS
EVENING AND IS A POSSIBILITY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY EVENING.
* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY EVENING BETWEEN 8PM AND MIDNIGHT AND
AGAIN POSSIBLY LATE SUNDAY EVENING BETWEEN 9PM AND 1AM MONDAY
WHICH IS NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO
POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN LATE MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-OVER AND BEACH EROSION.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY ALLOW FOR INCREASED RUNOFF AND POSSIBLY
FLOODING WITH THE INCOMING TIDES IN ESTUARIES.
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.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT...
AS FLOODING...SIGNIFICANT SPLASH OVER...AND BEACH EROSION ARE
EXPECTED.
&&
Hazardous Weather Outlook
1039 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.
FLOOD WATCH.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
There are currently no Special Weather Statements Matinicus, Maine.
There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Matinicus, Maine.
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