Alert archive / Maine / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this high wind warning at Jan 17, 2006, 3:17 PM EST for 6 counties in Maine. It took effect at Jan 18, 2006, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2006, 3:17 PM EST (20:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2006, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2006, 10:57 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Hancock County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 3:55 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fairfield, ME | TREES DOWN |
| Jan 18, 5:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Brownville, ME | POWER OUTAGES. |
| Jan 18, 5:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Caribou, ME | WIRES DOWN ON THE FORT ROAD. |
| Jan 18, 5:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fort Fairfield, ME | WIRES DOWN. |
| Jan 18, 5:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Guilford, ME | POWER OUTAGES. |
| Jan 18, 5:40 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dover-Foxcroft, ME | POWER OUTAGES. |
| Jan 18, 5:40 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Medford, ME | POWER OUTAGES. |
| Jan 18, 6:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mars Hill, ME | POWERS OUTAGES DUE TO WIRES DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 744 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KCAR 172017 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 317 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WEDNESDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST ACROSS QUEBEC PROVINCE DURING WEDNESDAY. STRONG DAMAGING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND DOWNEAST MAINE ON WEDNESDAY. MEZ015>017-029-030-180415- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0002.060118T1200Z-060119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0002.060118T1700Z-060119T0500Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 317 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH DURING WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS 70 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND THE OUTER ISLANDS AND OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND SNOW SHOVELS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$ MEZ011-032-180415- /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0002.060118T1700Z-060119T0500Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 317 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH DURING WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS 70 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND SNOW SHOVELS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$ MEZ001>006-010-031-180415- /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0002.060118T1700Z-060119T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 317 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH DURING WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS 60 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND SNOW SHOVELS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$ KHW
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KCAR 180253 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 953 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WEDNESDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST ACROSS QUEBEC PROVINCE DURING WEDNESDAY. STRONG DAMAGING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND DOWNEAST MAINE ON WEDNESDAY. MEZ011-015>017-029-030-032-181100- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.060118T1700Z-060119T0500Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH... BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 953 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH DURING WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS 70 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND THE OUTER ISLANDS AND OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND SNOW SHOVELS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$ MEZ001>006-010-031-181100- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.060118T1700Z-060119T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 953 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH DURING WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS 60 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND SNOW SHOVELS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$ KHW
000 WWUS71 KCAR 180909 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 409 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS... .INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE QUEBEC PROVINCE TODAY. STRONG DAMAGING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND DOWNEAST MAINE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. MEZ011-015>017-029-030-032-181715- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.060118T1700Z-060119T0500Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH... BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 409 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$ MEZ001>006-010-031-181715- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.060118T1700Z-060119T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 409 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$ HEWITT
000 WWUS71 KCAR 181540 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1039 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS... .INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE QUEBEC PROVINCE TODAY. STRONG DAMAGING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND DOWNEAST MAINE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. MEZ011-015>017-029-030-032-190000- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.060118T1700Z-060119T0500Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH... BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1039 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$ MEZ001>006-010-031-190000- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.060118T1700Z-060119T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 1039 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$ HEWITT
000 WWUS71 KCAR 181555 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1054 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS... .INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE QUEBEC PROVINCE TODAY. STRONG DAMAGING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND DOWNEAST MAINE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. MEZ011-015>017-029-030-032-190030- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.060118T1700Z-060119T0500Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH... BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1054 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$ MEZ001>006-010-031-190030- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.060118T1700Z-060119T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 1054 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$ HEWITT
000 WWUS71 KCAR 190020 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 720 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...DAMAGING WINDS WILL GRADUALLY ABATE LATER THIS EVENING... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE TRACKING NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN QUEBEC....CONTINUES TO PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO ABATE FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA. MEZ011-015>017-029-030-032-190500- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0500Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH... BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 720 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL SLOWLY BECOME SOUTHERLY AND GRADUALLY LESSEN LATER THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$ MEZ001>006-010-031-190500- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 720 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL SLOWLY BECOME SOUTHERLY AND GRADUALLY LESSEN LATER THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$ KHW
000 WWUS71 KCAR 190357 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1057 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...STRONG WINDS WINDING DOWN... .A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER QUEBEC PROVINCE WILL TRACK RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK OVERNIGHT. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS FRONT HAVE NOW SHIFTED EAST OF THE AREA. MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-190500- /O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1057 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$ KHW
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jan 17, 9:00 AM EST, 6 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 9:00 AM EST, 6 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
900 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2006
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. LOW
PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY WHILE LIFTING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
TONIGHT...WHICH WILL DRAW A WARM FRONT TOWARD NEW ENGLAND. INTENSE
LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN LIFT THROUGH QUEBEC PROVINCE WEDNESDAY
DRAWING THE WARM FRONT TOWARD THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A
WINTRY MIX TO THE REGION...WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN
FOR MOST AREAS LATER WEDNESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL THEN
TRANSITION TO SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE ENDING LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
.UPDATE...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ACROSS THE AREA HAS CLEARED SKIES. FCST
UPDATED TO MAKE TODAY MOSTLY SUNNY AND TO REMOVE SNOW SHOWERS.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION (ISSUED 509 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2006)
.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. ANY LINGERING
SNOW SHOWERS/FLURRIES ACROSS NORTHERN/EASTERN AREAS EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL END. OTHERWISE...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM
AROUND 20 TO THE LOWER 20S NORTH TO AROUND 30 DOWNEAST.
THE RIDGE WILL MOVE TO THE EAST TONIGHT WHILE INTENSIFYING LOW
PRESSURE LIFTS THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES...DRAWING A WARM FRONT
TOWARD NEW ENGLAND. AFTER A PARTLY CLOUDY START...CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION LATE. BASED ON
CRITICAL THICKNESSES...EXPECT LATE NIGHT PRECIPITATION TO BE IN
THE FORM OF SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET
AND FREEZING RAN IS EXPECTED DOWNEAST. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR
EARLY TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO WARM DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT ACROSS QUEBEC PROVINCE WEDNESDAY
DRAWING A WARM/OCCLUDED FRONT TOWARD THE REGION. MODELS INDICATE
TEMPERATURES ALOFT WARMING STEADILY WEDNESDAY WITH STRONG
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS ALOFT. AT THE SAME TIME...COLD AIR WILL BE
WEDGED AT LOW LEVELS. THE LOW LEVEL COLD AIR WILL BE SLOWLY ERODED
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE REGION...REMAINING MOST PERSISTENT
ACROSS NORTHERN/NORTHWEST AREAS. MIXED PRECIPITATION EARLY
WEDNESDAY WILL TRANSITION TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH WITH WARMING
TEMPERATURES AT BOTH THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. HOWEVER...THERE WILL
BE ICE/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS CENTRAL/DOWNEAST AREAS BEFORE
THE TRANSITION TO RAIN OCCURS WITH THE GREATER ICE ACCUMULATIONS
ACROSS CENTRAL AREAS. ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS...AN EXTENDED INTERVAL
OF FREEZING RAIN/SLEET IS LIKELY WELL INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER INCH TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE
ALONG WITH SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. BASED ON THE EXPECTED ICE/SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT...HAVE ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN ZONES WEDNESDAY.
MODELS ALSO INDICATE A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET MOVING ACROSS THE AREA IN
ADVANCE OF THE WARM/OCCLUDED FRONT. MODELS INDICATE 50 TO 70 KNOT
WINDS AT THE 925 MB LEVEL...WITH 70 TO 80 KNOT WINDS AT THE 850 MB
LEVEL. MODELS ALSO INDICATE THAT THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION WILL BE
ERODED ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS WHICH COULD ALLOW THESE WINDS TO MIX
TO THE SURFACE. THUS...HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR DOWNEAST
AREAS WEDNESDAY.
THE ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FURTHER RISES ON
AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WHICH COULD INCREASE THE ICE JAM THREAT
ACROSS NORTHERN/CENTRAL AREAS. THUS...A FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT
FOR NORTHERN/CENTRAL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
&&
.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...
LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS QUEBEC
PROVINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL DRAW A COLD/OCCLUDED FRONT
ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO
CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING WHILE COLDER AIR MOVES IN
BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE COULD BE AN INCH OR TWO OF
SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS TO SNOW SHOWERS
LATE. THERE COULD BE SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS INTO EARLY
THURSDAY BEFORE SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS EAST ACROSS THE REGION. A
WEAK DISTURBANCE COULD BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY TO NORTHERN
AREAS LATER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME MFVR CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES AROUND SNOW
SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN/EASTERN AREAS...EXPECT
VFR CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES
WILL BEGIN TO LOWER LATER TONIGHT IN DEVELOPING PRECIPITATION.
&&
.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY...WITH GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING WINDS/SEAS. FREEZING SPRAY IS STILL POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY
EARLY TODAY. WINDS/SEAS WILL THEN BEGIN TO BUILD AGAIN TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL THEN FURTHER INCREASE QUICKLY WEDNESDAY WITH THE LOW
LEVEL JET CROSSING THE WATERS. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP WEDNESDAY...THUS HAVE ISSUED A STORM WARNING FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS FOR WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD QUICKLY
WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL LOWER IN DEVELOPING MIXED
PRECIPITATION TONIGHT...THEN REMAIN REDUCED WEDNESDAY WITH ANY
EARLY MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO RAIN.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...FLOOD WATCH FOR MEZ001>006-010-011-031-032 UNTIL NOON THURSDAY.
...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MEZ001>006 FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM
WEDNESDAY.
...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MEZ015>017-029-030 FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO
7 PM WEDNESDAY.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR ANZ050 FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM/MARINE...NORCROSS
LONG TERM/MARINE...DUDA
AVIATION...WEITLICH
UPDATED...BLOOMERHazardous weather outlook, Jan 17, 5:57 AM EST, 9 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 557 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 ANZ050-MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-181100- COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 557 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING WARM FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH QUEBEC PROVINCE WEDNESDAY DRAWING A WARM/OCCLUDED FRONT TOWARD THE REGION. A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL TRANSITION TO RAIN IN MOST AREAS WITH TIME. ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS...THE WINTRY MIX WILL BE MOST PERSISTENT WITH AN EXTENDED INTERVAL OF SLEET/FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. THUS...A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN AREAS WEDNESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE PRODUCT ( PWMWSWCAR ) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE WINTER STORM WATCH. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING FRONTS WEDNESDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS. THUS...A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR DOWNEAST AREAS WEDNESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE PRODUCT ( PWMNPWCAR ) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH. THE SYSTEM COULD BRING ENOUGH RAIN TO CAUSE FURTHER RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WHICH COULD AGAIN INCREASE THE THREAT OF ICE JAMS ACROSS CENTRAL/NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION. THUS...A FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN/CENTRAL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLEASE SEE THE PRODUCT ( PWMFFACAR ) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FLOOD WATCH AND RISK OF ICE JAMS. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY. THUS...A STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PRODUCT ( PWMCWFCAR ) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST. LOW PRESSURE COULD TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...ICE ACCUMULATION...RAINFALL TOTALS...ICE JAMS...FLOODING...WINDS AND ANY WIND RELATED DAMAGE WILL BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NORCROSS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 3:53 AM EST | High Wind Watch | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 11 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:20 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 11 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.