Winter Storm Bringing Blizzard Conditons, Heavy Snow and Ice through Saturday

A sprawling winter storm will continue to produce blizzard conditions across the eastern Dakotas, western and southern Minnesota, and northern Iowa. Areas of moderate to heavy snow are expected over much of the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and parts of the Northeast. The greatest freezing rain/glaze accumulations are forecast from the central Plains to the Mid-Mississippi Valley.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Gray/Portland, ME Local Forecast Office

10NM S Wiscasset ME

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight

Light Wind
< 1ft
Low: -1 °F
Saturday

Light Wind
< 1ft
High: 27 °F
Saturday
Night
SSE 15kt
< 1ft
Low: 23 °F
Sunday

NW 10kt
< 1ft
High: 34 °F
Sunday
Night
N 15kt
< 1ft
Low: 15 °F
M.L.King
Day
NW 15kt
< 1ft
High: 23 °F
Monday
Night
NNW 10kt
< 1ft
Low: 7 °F
Tuesday

NNW 10kt
< 1ft
High: 18 °F
Tuesday
Night
NW 10kt
< 1ft
Low: 3 °F

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:01 pm EST Jan 17, 2020
Forecast Valid: 1am EST Jan 18, 2020-6pm EST Jan 24, 2020

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

Synopsis: ANZ100-181800- 1100 PM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .Synopsis for Stonington ME to Merrimack River MA out to 25 NM... High pressure builds over the area tonight into Saturday. A low pressure system will track through the Gulf of Maine Saturday night into Sunday with snow likely and some rain possibly mixing in during the day Sunday. High pressure will build across the waters early next week, and persist for several days. && $$

Overnight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of snow after 4pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Snow, mainly before 5am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NW wind around 10 kt. A chance of snow showers before 2pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

N wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

M.L.King Day

NW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

NNW wind around 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

NNW wind around 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NW wind around 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.