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Hurricane, Storm Warnings, Update for 09-27 & 09-28-08
by Outspoken on Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:13 pm
*** THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR COASTAL HANCOCK AND COASTAL WASHINGTON COUNTY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ON SUNDAY AND COASTAL LOCATIONS BY SUNDAY EVENING. AS KYLE NEARS LANDFALL SUNDAY NIGHT, WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 45 TO 55 MPH THEN GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 55 TO 65 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS BEFORE THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARRIVE AND BE PREARED FOR EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES. ***
*** THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT, INTERIOR HANCOCK, NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FOR INTERIOR DOWNEAST SUNDAY EVENING. AS KYLE NEARS LANDFALL SUNDAY NIGHT, WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH THEN GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHWEST AT 50 TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES. ***
The rain that developed across our region Friday afternoon, and evening, will continue to fall across Maine today, and Sunday, and possible into the early morning hours of Monday before finally ending. Two storms this weekend will be the culprits that bring the periods of rain to Maine now through Sunday night. The first storm is centered over South Carolina both at the surface, and aloft, while at the same time strong high pressure is parked just to the east of Nova Scotia. This pattern will allow tropical moisture to feed north into all of New England today, and tonight. The tropical moisture will interact with a front along the coast, and that will continue to bring periods of rain, heavy at times to Maine right through tonight. Rainfall accumulations across much of Maine could reach between 2 – 4" by Sunday morning.
The next batch of rain, and possible gusty winds will be associated with "Tropical Storm Kyle", which will likely move north through the Gulf of Maine later tomorrow before moving north into Eastern New Brunswick later Sunday night. The exact track of the storm, and its intensity will determine how much wind, and rain occurs throughout our region tomorrow, and tomorrow night. At this point in time it appears some periods of heavy rain will fall throughout much of Eastern Maine, as the storm rides north just to our east, but the storms damaging winds would remain to our east over New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. If the storm tracks west of our current projected track stronger damaging winds could affect much of Eastern Maine later Sunday. Plan on slow improvement Monday, as Kyle continues to race off to our northeast. High pressure will bring partly sunny skies to Maine on Tuesday.
Today: Cloudy, periods of rain, heavy at times, patchy fog, and rather breezy, with high temps in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Tonight: More rain, heavy at times, areas of fog, and low temps in the mid to upper 50s.
Sunday: Rain, heavy at times, a period of gusty winds possible, and high temps in the 60s.
Monday: Variably cloudy, few more scattered showers, and high temps in the mid 60s to near 70.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with high temps in the 60s.
Chris Ewing
WABI TV5 & The CW Meteorologist
*** THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT, INTERIOR HANCOCK, NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FOR INTERIOR DOWNEAST SUNDAY EVENING. AS KYLE NEARS LANDFALL SUNDAY NIGHT, WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH THEN GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHWEST AT 50 TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES. ***
The rain that developed across our region Friday afternoon, and evening, will continue to fall across Maine today, and Sunday, and possible into the early morning hours of Monday before finally ending. Two storms this weekend will be the culprits that bring the periods of rain to Maine now through Sunday night. The first storm is centered over South Carolina both at the surface, and aloft, while at the same time strong high pressure is parked just to the east of Nova Scotia. This pattern will allow tropical moisture to feed north into all of New England today, and tonight. The tropical moisture will interact with a front along the coast, and that will continue to bring periods of rain, heavy at times to Maine right through tonight. Rainfall accumulations across much of Maine could reach between 2 – 4" by Sunday morning.
The next batch of rain, and possible gusty winds will be associated with "Tropical Storm Kyle", which will likely move north through the Gulf of Maine later tomorrow before moving north into Eastern New Brunswick later Sunday night. The exact track of the storm, and its intensity will determine how much wind, and rain occurs throughout our region tomorrow, and tomorrow night. At this point in time it appears some periods of heavy rain will fall throughout much of Eastern Maine, as the storm rides north just to our east, but the storms damaging winds would remain to our east over New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. If the storm tracks west of our current projected track stronger damaging winds could affect much of Eastern Maine later Sunday. Plan on slow improvement Monday, as Kyle continues to race off to our northeast. High pressure will bring partly sunny skies to Maine on Tuesday.
Today: Cloudy, periods of rain, heavy at times, patchy fog, and rather breezy, with high temps in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Tonight: More rain, heavy at times, areas of fog, and low temps in the mid to upper 50s.
Sunday: Rain, heavy at times, a period of gusty winds possible, and high temps in the 60s.
Monday: Variably cloudy, few more scattered showers, and high temps in the mid 60s to near 70.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with high temps in the 60s.
Chris Ewing
WABI TV5 & The CW Meteorologist
