...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 10
inches expected. A transition to rain is expected as
precipitation ends. Winds may gust as high as 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern and southern New
Hampshire and south central, southwest and western Maine.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heavy snowfall rates are anticipated, with
rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour expected at times. A return to
cold and windy conditions is expected tonight and Tuesday with
low wind chill values developing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.

For a more precise forecast for your specific location...go to
www.weather.gov/gray..

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...An area of heavy snow will affect Kennebec...Waldo...Oxford...
Androscoggin...southern Somerset...north central Lincoln...
northwestern Cumberland...Franklin...southeastern Coos...northeastern
Grafton and northern Carroll Counties...

At 1033 AM EST...An area of heavy snow is impacting the foothills
and mountains of New Hampshire and Maine.

Locations impacted include...
Lewiston, Augusta, Waterville, Conway, Berlin, Farmington, Belfast,
Fairfield, Gardiner, Bridgton, Fryeburg, Mechanic Falls, Bethel,
Bethlehem, Lincoln, Eustis, Skowhegan, Thorndike, Oakland and
Rangeley.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 93 between mile markers 89 and 113.
Interstate 95 between mile markers 102 and 156.

This also includes...
Crawford Notch State Park, Franconia Notch, Umbagog Lake State
Park, Mount Moosilauke, and Cannon Mountain.

* Visibilities will drop to near zero at times in this area of
heavy snow.

* Snowfall rates greater than 2 inches per hour are occurring in
this area of heavy snow.

Expect extremely dangerous travel conditions over the next few
hours...travel is not advised.

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