Alert archive / Maine / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this high wind warning at Oct 27, 2006, 3:12 PM EDT for 6 counties in Maine. It took effect at Oct 28, 2006, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr. 33 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
- Oct 27, 2006, 3:12 PM EDT (19:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2006, 4:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2006, 4:54 AM EST
- In force
- 14 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 19:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 4:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Calais, ME | TREES DOWN IN TOWN. SOME POWER OUTAGES. |
| Oct 28, 5:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dexter, ME | TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON ZION HILL ROAD. |
| Oct 28, 5:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Calais, ME | TREES DOWN IN TOWN. SOME POWER OUTAGES. |
| Oct 28, 6:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dexter, ME | TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON ZION HILL ROAD. |
| Oct 28, 6:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Harrington, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. STILL WITH OUT POWER. |
| Oct 28, 6:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bucksport, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DONW. |
| Oct 28, 6:45 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lincoln, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. SOME AREAS IN THE TOWN STILL WITHOUT POWER. |
| Oct 28, 7:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Milo, ME | TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES IN MILO. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN GUILFORD...SEBEC...AND BROWNVILLE. |
| Oct 28, 7:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ellsworth, ME | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES IN HANCOCK COUNTY. |
| Oct 28, 8:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | East Machias, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Oct 28, 8:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Milo, ME | TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES IN MILO. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN GUILFORD...SEBEC...AND BROWNVILLE. |
| Oct 28, 8:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Waite, ME | TREES DOWN ON BULL BROOK ROAD |
| Oct 28, 8:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Charlotte, ME | LARGE TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE. |
| Oct 28, 8:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ellsworth, ME | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES IN HANCOCK COUNTY. |
| Oct 28, 8:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Machias, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Oct 28, 8:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Woodland, ME | TREES DOWN IN TOWN. |
| Oct 28, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Baxter St Park, ME | LARGE LIMBS AND TREES DOWN AROUND MATAGAMON LAKE. |
| Oct 28, 9:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Etna, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Oct 28, 9:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newburgh, ME | TREES AND PWER LINES DOWN. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. |
| Oct 28, 9:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Old Town, ME | TREES ON POWER LINES. MANY POWER OUTAGES. |
| Oct 28, 9:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Woodland, ME | TREES DOWN IN TOWN. |
| Oct 28, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Baxter St Park, ME | LARGE LIMBS AND TREES DOWN AROUND MATAGAMON LAKE. |
| Oct 28, 11:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 40 Nne Jackman, ME | TREES DOWN AT TURNER POND |
| Oct 28, 11:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sw Millinocket, ME | TREES DOWN ON FIRE ROAD 6, OFF ROUTE 11, NEAR SOUTH TWIN LAKE. POWER OUTAGES ALSO |
| Oct 28, 11:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bucksport, ME | TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 146. |
| Oct 28, 11:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Presque Isle, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON CENTERLINE ROAD AND SPRAGUEVILLE ROAD. |
| Oct 28, 11:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Saint Agatha, ME | TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 161 AND 162. |
| Oct 29, 12:03 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Haynesville, ME | LARGE TREE BLOCKING ROUTE 2A. |
| Oct 29, 12:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Presque Isle, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON CENTERLINE ROAD AND SPRAGUEVILLE ROAD. |
| Oct 29, 12:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Saint Agatha, ME | TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 161 AND 162. |
| Oct 29, 1:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | New Sweden, ME | LARGE TREE DOWN. |
| Oct 29, 1:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ashland, ME | TWO POWER POLES DOWN. MAINE PUBLIC SERVICE CALLED OUT TO REPAIR THE POLES. |
| Oct 29, 3:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Caribou, ME | 68 MPH WIND GUST. LARGE MAPLE TREE DOWN IN THE YARD. |
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, 7.2 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 710 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 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 271912 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 312 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION LATE SATURDAY... .INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING RAPIDLY INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS TO MOST OF THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-280400- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0005.061028T2000Z-061029T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0007.061028T2000Z-061029T0800Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 312 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT SATURDAY TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT SATURDAY TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 60 MPH OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE, SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. $$ MEZ001>006-280400- /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.A.0006.061028T2200Z-061029T1000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 312 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY NIGHT. EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 55 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ FOSTER
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KCAR 280042 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 842 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION LATE SATURDAY... .INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING RAPIDLY INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS TO MOST OF THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. MEZ001>006-280845- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0006.061028T2200Z-061029T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KCAR.HW.W.0007.061028T2200Z-061029T1000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- 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 842 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT SATURDAY TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT SATURDAY TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY. THE PRIOR HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN...IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE, SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. $$ MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-280845- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.061028T2000Z-061029T0800Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 842 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT SATURDAY TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT SATURDAY TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY. EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND HIGHER TERRAIN AND 60 MPH OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE... SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. $$ VJN/DKW
000 WWUS71 KCAR 280141 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 941 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION LATE SATURDAY... .INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING RAPIDLY INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS TO MOST OF THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. MEZ001>006-281000- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0006.061028T2200Z-061029T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KCAR.HW.W.0007.061028T2200Z-061029T1000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- 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 941 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT SATURDAY TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT SATURDAY TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY. THE PRIOR HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN...IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE, SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. $$ MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-281000- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.061028T2000Z-061029T0800Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 941 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT SATURDAY TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT SATURDAY TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY. EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND HIGHER TERRAIN AND 60 MPH OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE... SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. $$ VJN/DKW
000 WWUS71 KCAR 280833 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 433 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS TO MOST OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-281645- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.061028T2000Z-061029T0800Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 433 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST AND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE... SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. $$ MEZ001>006-281645- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.061028T2200Z-061029T1000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 433 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE... SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. $$ HEWITT
000 WWUS71 KCAR 281530 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS TO MOST OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-282300- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.061028T2000Z-061029T0800Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST AND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE... SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. $$ MEZ001>006-282300- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.061028T2200Z-061029T1000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE... SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. $$ FOSTER
000 WWUS71 KCAR 281945 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 345 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT... .INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS TO MOST OF THE REGION TONIGHT. MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-290400- /O.EXT.KCAR.HW.W.0007.061028T2000Z-061029T1000Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 345 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 MPH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST AND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. $$ MEZ001>006-290400- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.061028T2200Z-061029T1000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 345 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH LATER TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. $$ FOSTER
000 WWUS71 KCAR 290130 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 930 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT... .INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN QUEBEC WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DAMAGING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO MOST OF THE REGION INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-291000- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-061029T1000Z/ 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 930 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THE IMMEDIATE COAST WHERE LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 TO 70 MPH CAN OCCUR. WINDS SHOULD BRIEFLY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. $$ VJN
000 WWUS71 KCAR 290954 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 310 AM EST SUN OCT 29 2006 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS QUEBEC WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GUSTY WINDS INTO THE REGION TODAY AS COLDER GETS FUNNELED INTO THE REGION. MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-291615- /O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-061029T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0014.061029T0810Z-061030T0000Z/ 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 310 AM EST SUN OCT 29 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY, TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. A FEW OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. $$ HEWITT
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 Oct 27, 9:56 AM EDT, 5 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 9:56 AM EDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
956 AM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TODAY MOVE
TO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH
FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY AND LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT BRINING STRONG WINDS AND RAIN TO THE REGION. THE
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL BE IN SOUTHERN QUEBEC ON SUNDAY AND
CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE REGIONS WEATHER RIGHT INTO MONDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
AFTER DISCUSSION WITH GYX HAVE UPGRADED GALE WARNING TO STORM
WARNING FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. LOW
LEVEL JET OF 70 KTS MOVES JUST SOUTH OF OUR WATERS WITH BUFKIT
INDICATING 50 KT WINDS MIXING DOWN TO OCEAN SURFACE.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TODAY MOVE
TO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH
FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY AND LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT BRINING STRONG WINDS AND RAIN TO THE REGION. THE
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL BE IN SOUTHERN QUEBEC ON SUNDAY AND
CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE REGIONS WEATHER RIGHT INTO MONDAY.
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
MAIN FOCUS THIS FCST WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT WIND
EVENT LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. DETAILS ON THIS ARE IN
THE LONG TERM SECTION. USED A BLEND OF THE NAM-WRF & GFS IN THE
GRIDS.
QUIET WX TODAY RIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY THANX TO HIGH PRES THAT
WILL BE SLIDING OVER OUR CWA & THEN TO THE S ON SATURDAY. SCU DECK
BEGINNING TO BREAK UP PER LATEST IR SATL IMAGERY & THINKING HERE
IS THAT MOST OF THE CWA WILL GO PC W/THE EXCEPTION OF THE FAR N AS
THE SCU COULD HANG A WHILE LONGER THIS AFTERNOON. LEANED CLOSER
TO THE GFS MOS TODAY W/SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS ACROSS THE FAR N &
W. JUST A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT WAS DONE TO THE MINS TONIGHT W/INCG
CLOUDS LATE. LOOKING FOR TEMPS TO BE IN THE MID & UPPER 20S ACROSS
THE N W/LOW TO MID 30S INTERIOR DOWNEAST TO THE COAST.
NOW FOR SATURDAY...INTENSIFYING LOW PRES SYSTEM DRIVING THROUGH
THE ONTARIO PROVINCE WILL BRING AN OCCLUDED FRONT INTO THE CWA
LATE SATURDAY. LATEST SHORT TERM MODELS INCLUDING THE GEM HAVE
BACKED OFF ON 2ND LOW DEVELOPMENT. LOOKING FOR INCREASING CLOUDS
FROM N TO S & BEEFED UP THE SKY GRIDS TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. DECIDED
TO BEEF UP RAFL CHCS ESP ACROSS OUR SRN CWA TO NEAR 100% BY LATE
IN THE DAY. HELD OFF ANY MEASURING RAFL ACROSS THE NRN CWA TIL AFT
4 PM. TEMPERATURE PROFILES & PARTIAL THICKNESSES TO DO SUPPORT
SOME SN AT THE INITIAL ONSET ACROSS FAR NRN CWA TOWARD THE
ME/CANADIAN BORDER. INCG ESE WIND SHOULD BRING WARMER AIR IN
PRETTY QUICK TO CHG ANY FROZEN PRECIP TO ALL LIQUID. WE ARE NOT
LOOKING FOR ANY ACCUMS.
NOW FOR THE WINDS...THE DECISION WAS MADE TO EXTEND THE HIGH WATCH
FURTHER N INTO CNTL AREAS (MEZ010-11,031). THIS ALSO INCLUDES MEZ032.
BUFKIT PROFILES INDICATE INCG ESE WIND UP THROUGH 7K FT. STG 60-70
KT LLVL JET FROM THE SE PROGGED TO ARRIVE BY LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS
DOWNEAST & THE COAST & THIS JET IS PROGGED TO SHIFT FURTHER N INTO
CNTL AREAS BY 5-8PM TIMEFRAME. LOOKING FOR MODERATE IMPACT W/POWER
OUTAGES DUE TO TREE AND POWER LINES COMING DOWN. SUSTAINED WINDS IN
THE WATCH AREA AT 35 MPH & GUSTS HITTING OVER 60 MPH ESP DOWNEAST
& THE COAST. BASED ON WHAT BUFKIT WAS SHOWING & MORE OF AN ELY
COMPONENT TO THE WIND...THINKING ADVISORY CONDITIONS ATTM FURTHER N
ACROSS MEZ001>006. DAYCREW CAN ASSESS THE POTENTIAL W/LATER
GUIDANCE.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC PROVINCE
SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. EXPECT POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WIND TO BE
MAIN CONCERN DURING THIS PERIOD...ESPECIALLY WITH PERIODS OF
HEAVIER RAIN TRANSPORTING STRONGER WIND TO SURFACE. BUFKIT EQUAL
POTENTIAL TEMPERATURES ALSO SUPPORT BRINGING STRONGER WINDS DOWN. HAVE
INITIALIZED THE WIND GRIDS WITH A 50/50 BLEND OF THE GFS AND NAM
MODEL SURFACE WINDS...THEN HAVE MADE SOME MANUALLY MODIFICATIONS.
THE TEMPERATURE GRIDS HAVE BEEN GENERATED WITH A COMBINATION OF
THE MAV/MET. HAVE MANUALLY CREATED THE POP AND SKY GRIDS. THE QPF
WAS GENERATED WITH A 50/50 BLEND OF GFS AND MET. WILL KEEP
PRECIPITATION AS RAIN DURING THE FIRST 6 HOURS THEN TRANSITION TO
SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES ALOFT COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW EARLY
SUNDAY AS LOW MOVES TO THE NORTH OF THE STATE BUT LOWER LEVELS
WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO COOL DOWN...SO WILL EXPAND AREA OF SNOW
SHOWERS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATER SUNDAY AS THE COLDER AIR
MOVES IN.
AVIATION...
LOOKING FOR VFR RIGHT THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HRS. COULD BE BRIEF
PERIOD OF MVFR CIGS ACROSS THE FAR NRN TAF SITES (KCAR-KPQI) THIS
MORNING BEFORE MIXING OUT.
MARINE...
SHORT TERM: NO HEADLINES INTO SAT MORNING AS HIGH PRES MOVES OVER
THE WATERS. CHGS COME QUICKLY BY SAT AFTERNOON AS THAT SELY JET
TAKES HOLD W/CONDITIONS GOING TO GALES. USED A BLEND OF THE NAM-
WRF & GFS FOR THE WINDS. LOOKING FOR SELY WINDS TO QUICKLY PICK UP
TO 30-35 KTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON & THEN GO TO 40+ KTS BY LATE
AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS COULD BE BORDERLINE STORM FORCE ESP IN THE
GUST DEPT W/50 KTS PSBL. PREV WAVE HEIGHT GRIDS WERE USED
W/ADJUSTMENTS ON THE UPWARD ON SAT.
LONG TERM: SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GFS AND NAM12 FOR
STRONGEST WINDS. WILL USE A 50/50 BLEND OF BOTH MODELS FOR WIND
GRIDS. FOR WAVES HAVE CREATED GRIDS WITH WNA WAVE WATCH III.
FORECAST OF WAVE HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 20 FEET DOES NOT SEEM
UNREASONABLE GIVEN THE WINDS SPEEDS INDICATED BY BOTH THE NAM12
AND GFS ALONG WITH THE SIZE OF THE FETCH WITH THIS SYSTEM.
CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032 FROM 4 PM
SATURDAY TO 3 AM SUNDAY.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR ANZ050 FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 PM SUNDAY.
SHORT TERM/MARINE...HEWITT
LONG TERM/MARINE...MIGNONE
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032 FROM 4 PM
SATURDAY TO 3 AM SUNDAY.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR ANZ050 FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 1 AM SUNDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM/MARINE UPDATE...FOSTERHazardous weather outlook, Oct 27, 5:55 AM EDT, 9 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 555 AM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006 ANZ050-MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-281000- 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- 555 AM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY RAIN AND STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER DOWNEAST AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MAINE. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE PRODUCT /PWMNPWCAR/ ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME HEAVY RAINFALL MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST AREAS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL. DUE TO THE FAST MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...MAJOR FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY WITH STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. ANY RAIN WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEST AND NORTHWESTERN AREAS WITH SOME ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HEWITT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 3:12 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 6 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:45 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 44 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Maine, 2006Every high wind warning in 2006
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.