Storm Station 247

Maine, live

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4 alerts in force in Maine

High Surf Advisory2

High Surf Advisory

Until Sep 27, 8:00 PM EDT

Coastal York; Coastal Cumberland; Sagadahoc; Lincoln; Knox; Coastal Rockingham

MENHMinorExpectedLikelyIn force from Sep 25, 8:00 AM EDT

The full text and what to do

* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 7 to 12 feet.

* WHERE...In Maine, Coastal York, Coastal Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln and Knox Counties. In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County.

* WHEN...From 8 AM Friday to 8 PM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion.

What to do

Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.

High Surf Advisory

Until Sep 27, 8:00 PM EDT

Coastal Hancock

MEMinorExpectedLikelyIn force from Sep 25, 8:00 AM EDT

The full text and what to do

* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 5 to 9 feet. Highest waves will impact the outermost islands.

* WHERE...Coastal Hancock County.

* WHEN...From 8 AM Friday to 8 PM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Large waves can present a danger to people on rocks above the water. Stay away from rock outcrops along the shoreline exposed to ocean waves...as waves can easily sweep people into the cold ocean water.

What to do

A High Surf Advisory Means That High Surf Will Affect Beaches In The Advisory area...producing rip currents and localized beach erosion.

Frost Advisory2

Frost Advisory

Until Sep 24, 7:00 AM EDT

Southern Oxford; Southern Franklin; Southern Somerset; Interior Waldo; Coastal Waldo; Interior Cumberland Highlands; Northern Grafton; Northern Carroll; and 2 more

MENHMinorExpectedLikelyIn force from Sep 24, 2:18 AM EDT, updated Sep 24, 2:18 AM EDT

The full text and what to do

Every area Southern Oxford; Southern Franklin; Southern Somerset; Interior Waldo; Coastal Waldo; Interior Cumberland Highlands; Northern Grafton; Northern Carroll; Southern Grafton; Southern Carroll

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...In Maine, Coastal Waldo, Interior Waldo, Southern Somerset, Interior Cumberland Highlands, Southern Franklin, and Southern Oxford Counties. In New Hampshire, Northern Carroll, Northern Grafton, Southern Carroll, and Southern Grafton Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

What to do

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Frost Advisory

Until Sep 24, 7:00 AM EDT

Southern Penobscot; Interior Hancock; Central Washington

MEMinorExpectedLikelyIn force from Sep 24, 12:46 AM EDT, updated Sep 24, 12:46 AM EDT

The full text and what to do

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Central Washington, Interior Hancock, and Southern Penobscot Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

What to do

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Every alert in force across the country

What stands in Maine

Every kind of place an instrument stands at in Maine, and how many stand at each.

What the snow tracker reads here

1 instrument in Maine is read by one of the 63 mountains. Listed in the rank order of the state. Each one has its own page, and the ranking they feed is on the snow tracker.

The instruments

Ordered by name. Standing is three times the mountains forecast from an instrument plus the places that read it. It measures how much of the network depends on it, not how well it reports.By nameBy standing

Allagash River AT AllagashALLM1 / 47.070, -69.079 / 646 ftAroostook River AT MasardisMASM1 / 46.523, -68.372 / 535 ftBig Black River AT Big BlackBBRM1 / 46.894, -69.752 / 909 ftCaribou WfoCARM1 / 46.868, -68.013 / 617 ftCarrabassett River 3 WNW North AnsonNANM1 / 44.867, -69.950 / 338 ftrank1919of 594Danforth - McoopDANM1 / 45.661, -67.861 / 446 ftDixmontDIXM1 / 44.684, -69.142 / 630 ftDucktrap River At LincolnvilleLINM1 / 44.329, -69.062 / 138 ftEagle LakeEGLM1 / 47.037, -68.570 / 771 ftEast Branch Penobscot River AT GrindstoneGRNM1 / 45.730, -68.589 / 315 ftrank1919of 594EastportEPOM1 / 44.914, -67.009 / 75 ftEstcourt Station MawsESCM1 / 47.444, -69.163 / 722 ftEustis - Flagstaff LakeFLGM1 / 45.221, -70.198 / 1,147 ftrank1919of 594Fox BrookFOXM1 / 46.806, -68.840 / 942 ftGrand Lake Stream AT Grand Lake Stream - RiverGLSM1 / 45.172, -67.769 / 299 ftHartfordHRTM1 / 44.375, -70.317 / 712 ftJonesboro - McoopJONM1 / 44.645, -67.650 / 184 ftKennebec River At BinghamBINM1 / 45.052, -69.887 / 335 ftKennebec River At The ForksFRKM1 / 45.350, -69.967 / 1,020 ftKokadjo - McoopKKJM1 / 45.672, -69.447 / 1,227 ftLimestone CRNLIZM1 / 46.990, -67.900 / 751 ftrank1919of 594Little Androscoggin At South ParisSPSM1 / 44.283, -70.533 / 433 ftrank99of 594Matagamon - EB PenobscatGLMM1 / 46.134, -68.794 / 640 ftrank1919of 594Mattawamkeag River 1 E MattawamkeagMATM1 / 45.709, -68.157 / 397 ftMechanic FallsMEFM1 / 44.112, -70.420 / 338 ftMousam River At Route 4 Near SanfordMOUM1 / 43.418, -70.738 / 222 ftNarraguagus River AT Cherryfield - RiverCFDM1 / 44.608, -67.935 / 62 ftNerrs Meteorological Site At Wells ReserveWEXM1 / 43.341, -70.550 / 34 ftrank1919of 594New SharonNESM1 / 44.635, -70.000 / 477 ftNorth AnsonNNNM1 / 44.895, -69.937 / 353 ftOld Stream AT Old Stream - RiverWSLM1 / 44.937, -67.736 / 180 ftOld Town 2WOLDM1 / 44.928, -68.701 / 128 ftrank1919of 594OquossocOQOM1 / 44.969, -70.776 / 1,523 ftOxbow - McoopOXBM1 / 46.427, -68.553 / 607 ftPenobscot River At Comstock TownshipSBMM1 / 45.936, -69.994 / 1,115 ftPenobscot River AT West EnfieldWENM1 / 45.236, -68.651 / 154 ftPiscataquis River AT BlanchardBLAM1 / 45.267, -69.584 / 600 ftrank1919of 594Piscataquis River AT Dover-foxcroftDOVM1 / 45.175, -69.315 / 390 ftPiscataquis River AT MedfordMFDM1 / 45.261, -68.869 / 272 ftPrinceton - McoopPNNM1 / 45.244, -67.631 / 325 ftRangeley NEPPRNLM1 / 44.989, -70.671 / 1,768 ftrank99of 594Ripogenus Dam - McoopRIPM1 / 45.878, -69.178 / 1,033 ftrank1919of 594Saco River At CornishCNHM1 / 43.817, -70.783 / 299 ftrank1919of 594Saint ZacharieSTZM1 / 46.094, -70.288 / 1,844 ftSandy River AT MercerMERM1 / 44.700, -69.933 / 272 ftSeboeis River AT Shin Pond - RiverSBSM1 / 46.143, -68.634 / 584 ftSheepscot River At North WhitefieldNWFM1 / 44.217, -69.600 / 112 ftrank1919of 594Smith BrookSMBM1 / 46.455, -68.952 / 1,148 ftSpencer Stream At Grand FallsSPEM1 / 45.302, -70.224 / 1,063 ftSt John River AT DickeyDICM1 / 47.113, -69.088 / 610 ftSt John River AT Fort KentFTKM1 / 47.283, -68.585 / 489 ftrank1919of 594St John River AT Nine Mile BridgeNINM1 / 46.700, -69.716 / 945 ftSwift River AT RoxburyROXM1 / 44.650, -70.583 / 1,014 ftrank99of 594West RockportWRKM1 / 44.192, -69.147 / 384 ftrank1919of 594Westfield - NERONWFDM1 / 46.597, -67.929 / 493 ftrank33of 594