...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...

A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY, SPREADING
SNOW ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY, THIS SYSTEM WILL
TRACK ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE AND THROUGH THE
GULF OF MAINE.

THIS WILL RESULT IN HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE REGION WITH POTENTIALLY
WIDESPREAD AREAS WITH DOUBLE DIGIT SNOWFALL. ALONG THE COASTLINE,
A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND A SHORT PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN MAY
FALL DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE TRECHEROUS SATURDAY
NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY WHEN SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE.
CONFIDENCE LEVELS THAT A HIGH IMPACT EVENT WILL EFFECT THE AREA
ARE HIGH. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO
THE EXACT TIMING AND AMOUNTS OF THE SNOWFALL.


...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
GREATER THAN 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WHERE...IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, SOUTHERN COOS AND NORTHERN COOS
COUNTIES. IN MAINE, CENTRAL SOMERSET, NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND
NORTHERN OXFORD COUNTIES.

* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ON SUNDAY, TRAVEL COULD BE TO DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW, SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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