MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0325
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1046 AM CDT FRI APR 01 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...ME
   
   CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW 
   
   VALID 011546Z - 011945Z
   
   HEAVY SNOW IS INTENSIFYING ACROSS DOWNEAST ME LATE THIS MORNING. 
   SNOW RATES WILL LIKELY APPROACH 2 INCH PER HOUR IN MANY PLACES.
   
   A RAPIDLY DEEPENING CYCLONE OFF THE SRN NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL LIFT
   NWD TOWARD THE BORDER OF ME/NEW BRUNSWICK LATE THIS
   AFTERNOON/EVENING.  THIS FEATURE APPEARS TO BE HANDLED WELL IN
   LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE AND AN EXPANDING/INTENSIFYING SWATH OF HEAVY
   SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF ME...ESPECIALLY DOWNEAST ME AHEAD OF
   CYCLONE.  LATEST FORECAST SOUNDINGS OFF THE 14Z RUC SUGGEST HEAVIER
   CONVECTIVE BANDS ARE LIKELY WITH MUCAPE ON THE ORDER OF 100-300 J/KG
   EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE SERN HALF OF THE STATE...MORE THAN
   ADEQUATE TO WARRANT AT LEAST A THREAT FOR THUNDER SNOW. 
   REGARDLESS...VERY HEAVY SNOW RATES EXCEEDING 2-3 INCH/HR WILL
   ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER CONVECTIVE BANDS/CORES WITH AN OTHERWISE
   BROADER 1 INCH/PER HOUR-TYPE EVENT EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE BORDER
   WITH QUEBEC.
   
   ..DARROW.. 04/01/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...CAR...GYX...
   
   LAT...LON   44777157 47436908 45826679 44716873 43987039 44777157