FNUS71 KCAR 141633 FWSCAR SPOT FORECAST FOR ISLAND FALLS...MAINE FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1133 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON DATA AVAILABLE AT 1125 EST ON DECEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HEAVY RAINFALL FROM YESTERDAYS STORM CONTINUES TO WORK THROUGH THE RIVER SYSTEM. FLOOD WATERS MAY CONTINUE TO RISE IN SOME AREAS...BUT MOST LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CREST LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM SHOWERS TODAY WILL NOT ADD ANY APPRECIABLE AMOUNTS OF WATER TO THE RIVER SYSTEM. PRECIPIATION WILL TURN TO SNOW LATER TONIGHT. FORECAST SPECIFICS ARE LISTED BELOW .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 3PM...THEN TAPERING OFF. RAINFALL EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 0.10 INCH MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (100 PERCENT). SNOW BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20. CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN TPAERING OFF BY NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...LERICOS REQUESTED BY...KEVIN DRAKE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101214.ISLAN.01/CAR