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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1250 PM EST Tue Feb 4 2025

MEZ002-004>006-011-032-041845-
Northern Piscataquis-Southeast Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Central
Penobscot-Northern Penobscot-Northern Washington-
1250 PM EST Tue Feb 4 2025

...An area of heavy snow showers will affect northwestern
Washington...northeastern Piscataquis...southeastern Aroostook and
northeastern Penobscot Counties...

At 1250 PM EST...An area of heavy snow showers was 8 miles west of
Cary Plantation, or 14 miles southwest of Houlton...moving southeast
AT 30 MPH.

Locations impacted include...
Presque Isle, Caribou, Houlton, Fort Fairfield, Patten, Danforth,
Portage, Mapleton, Washburn, Mars Hill, Medway, Hodgdon, Ashland,
Easton, Woodland, Sherman, Island Falls, Bridgewater, Smyrna, and
Portage Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 95 between mile markers 249 and 304.
 US Highway 1 between Brookton and Presque Isle.
 State Highway 11 between Grindstone and Portage.

  * Winds in excess of 25 mph are possible with this area of heavy
  snow showers.

  * Visibilities will drop quickly to less than a half mile in this
  area of heavy snow showers.

Travel is not advised during these heavy snow showers. Rapid
visibility reduction and potentially icy roads are likely to lead to
accidents. Consider delaying travel until the snow showers pass your
location. If traveling pull off to a safe location.

LAT...LON 4534 6785 4575 6868 4635 6913 4693 6833
      4673 6779 4594 6778 4592 6775 4588 6781
      4582 6776 4580 6781 4573 6778 4569 6782
      4566 6772 4569 6773 4568 6772 4562 6767
      4559 6753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 315DEG 25KT 4598 6803
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