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Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Caribou, ME

January 25, 2007Aroostook County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind chill warning at Jan 25, 2007, 3:46 PM EST for Aroostook County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County, Maine. It took effect at Jan 26, 2007, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 25, 2007, 3:46 PM EST (20:46 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 26, 2007, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 27, 2007, 9:00 AM EST
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Caribou, ME

Counties Aroostook County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME

The radar

The Caribou radar (KCBW), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 138 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Caribou, ME at 12:00Z on 2007-01-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Caribou, ME at 12:00Z on 2007-01-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -388 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
862 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-388 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS41 KCAR 252046
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
346 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WINDS TO CAUSE
   DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING OFF THE EAST COAST AND HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL RESULT IN A
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SUBZERO
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTH TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO
DOWNEAST TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES LATE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

MEZ001-003-004-010-260500-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WC.W.0002.070126T0500Z-070126T2200Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
346 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BE AS LOW AS 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 35 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. 

$$

MEZ002-005-006-011-015>017-029>032-260500-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WC.Y.0003.070126T0500Z-070126T2200Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...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
346 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BE AS LOW AS 20 TO 34 BELOW ZERO
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN
20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. 

$$

FITZSIMMONS
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 260313
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1013 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WINDS TO CAUSE   
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING OFF THE EAST COAST AND HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL RESULT IN A
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SUBZERO
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTH TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO
DOWNEAST TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES LATE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

MEZ001-003-004-010-261100-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0002.070126T0500Z-070126T2200Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
1013 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY...

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BE AS LOW AS 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 35 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

MEZ002-005-006-011-015>017-029>032-261100-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0003.070126T0500Z-070126T2200Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...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
1013 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY...

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BE AS LOW AS 20 TO 34 BELOW ZERO
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN
20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

KHW
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 260910
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
410 AM EST FRI JAN 26 2007

...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFYING EAST OF NOVA SCOTIA AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WIND ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTH AND SINGLE
DIGIT ABOVE ZERO TEMPERATURES DOWNEAST TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MEZ001-003-004-010-261700-
/O.EXT.KCAR.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070127T1100Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
410 AM EST FRI JAN 26 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE
OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS
COVERED.

$$

MEZ002-005-006-011-015>017-029>032-261700-
/O.EXT.KCAR.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070127T1100Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...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
410 AM EST FRI JAN 26 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY.

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR ACROSS
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ACROSS
CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND 34
DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING
TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

NORCROSS
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 261545
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1045 AM EST FRI JAN 26 2007

...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS
   WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFYING EAST OF NOVA SCOTIA AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WIND ACROSS THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
SUBZERO TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTH AND SINGLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES
ABOVE ZERO DOWNEAST TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

MEZ001-003-004-010-262345-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070127T1100Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
1045 AM EST FRI JAN 26 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO
VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED
SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

MEZ002-005-006-011-015>017-029>032-262345-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070127T1100Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...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
1045 AM EST FRI JAN 26 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR ACROSS
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
ACROSS CENTRAL AND THE DOWNEAST PORTION OF THE ADVISORY AREA WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND
34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

FITZSIMMONS
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 262036
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
336 PM EST FRI JAN 26 2007

...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS
 WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFYING EAST OF NOVA SCOTIA AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING EAST FROM WESTERN NEW ENGLAND WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH
TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
SUBZERO TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

MEZ001-003-004-010-270445-
/O.EXT.KCAR.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070127T1400Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
336 PM EST FRI JAN 26 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO
VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED
SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

MEZ002-005-006-011-015>017-029>032-270445-
/O.EXT.KCAR.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070127T1400Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...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
336 PM EST FRI JAN 26 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY.

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST PORTION OF THE
ADVISORY AREA WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW
ZERO.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND
34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

FITZSIMMONS
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 270253
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
953 PM EST FRI JAN 26 2007

...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS 
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFYING EAST OF NOVA SCOTIA AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING EAST FROM WESTERN NEW ENGLAND WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH
TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
SUBZERO TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

MEZ001-003-004-010-271100-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070127T1400Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
953 PM EST FRI JAN 26 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY...

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO
VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED
SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

MEZ002-005-006-011-015>017-029>032-271100-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070127T1400Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...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
953 PM EST FRI JAN 26 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
SATURDAY...

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST PORTION OF THE
ADVISORY AREA WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW
ZERO.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND
34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

KHW
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 270609
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
109 AM EST SAT JAN 27 2007

...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFYING EAST OF NOVA SCOTIA AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING EAST FROM WESTERN NEW ENGLAND WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH
TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
SUBZERO TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THIS MORNING.

MEZ001-003-004-010-271400-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070127T1400Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
109 AM EST SAT JAN 27 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AROUND 35 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY MORNING HOURS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO
VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED
SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

MEZ002-005-006-011-015>017-029>032-271400-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070127T1400Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...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
109 AM EST SAT JAN 27 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS THE REGION
EARLY THIS MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND
34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

JAH
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 270837
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
337 AM EST SAT JAN 27 2007

...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MID MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFYING EAST OF NOVA SCOTIA AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING EAST FROM WESTERN NEW ENGLAND WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH
TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES THROUGH MID MORNING.

MEZ001-003-004-010-271400-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070127T1400Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
337 AM EST SAT JAN 27 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AROUND 35 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO
VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED
SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

MEZ002-005-006-011-015>017-029>032-271400-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070127T1400Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...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
337 AM EST SAT JAN 27 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS THE
REGION EARLY THIS MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND
34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

MCB
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 271404
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
904 AM EST SAT JAN 27 2007

MEZ001-003-004-010-271515-
/O.EXP.KCAR.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070127T1400Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
904 AM EST SAT JAN 27 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

MOST LOCATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH AND WARMING
TEMPERATURES AS OF MID MORNING...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW HIGH
TERRAIN LOCATIONS. EVEN ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS...WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH BY THIS AFTERNOON...SO THE WIND
CHILL WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS
SHOULD STILL DRESS WARMLY TO PROTECT FROM FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA...
ESPECIALLY IF TRAVERSING MORE WIND PRONE OPEN...HIGHER TERRAIN
AREAS.

$$

MEZ002-005-006-011-015>017-029>032-271515-
/O.EXP.KCAR.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070127T1400Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...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
904 AM EST SAT JAN 27 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

MOST LOCATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH AND WARMING
TEMPERATURES AS OF MID MORNING...SO THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD STILL DRESS
WARMLY TO PROTECT FROM FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA...ESPECIALLY IF
TRAVERSING MORE WIND PRONE OPEN AREAS.

$$

VJN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 wind chill warning went out at Jan 25, 3:23 PM EST, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 3:23 PM EST, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
323 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE REGION AS LOW
PRESSURE RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES OFF THE EAST COAST AND LIFTS TOWARD
EASTERN NOVA SCOTIA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE REGION AND COMBINE WITH BITTER ARCTIC AIR TO PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT IN STRENGTHENING POLAR VORTEX
AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST FROM QUEBEC PROVINCE AND ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE CORE OF THE COLDEST AIR STAYS JUST TO THE
WEST OF THE CWA...HOWEVER LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES STILL WILL BE
AROUND MINUS 25 DEG C AT 850/925 MB ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN
MAINE LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

BENEATH THE POLAR VORTEX...RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING OCEAN STORM
COMBINES WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST TO ENHANCE THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
WILL ISSUE WIND CHILL WARNINGS FOR THE WESTERN ZONES AND WIND
CHILL ADVISORIES ELSEWHERE FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND
CHILL CRITERIA WILL STILL BE MET FRIDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER LET
MID SHIFT EVALUATE FOR THE THIRD PERIOD OF THE FORECAST.

LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CLOUDS BEGINNING TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST FROM JAMES BAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE POLAR VORTEX.
EXPECT THESE CLOUDS TO MOVE INTO THE CWA LATE TONIGHT /AFTER
TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN OFF RAPIDLY THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT/.
WITH THE LOW LEVEL TRAJECTORY MOVING ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER...EXPECT SCATTERED FLURRIES TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

EXPECT CLOUDS TO DECREASE ACROSS DOWNEAST WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN
FULL FORCE WHILE SOME CLOUDS HOLD ON IT UPSLOPE AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT.

SURFACE GRADIENT GRADUALLY DIMINISHES WITH DEEP SURFACE LOW MOVING
EAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN DURING EARLY
SATURDAY. WEAK CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEM WILL INCREASE CLOUDS LATER
SATURDAY. WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE POPS ACROSS THE CWA WITH THIS
SYSTEM MOVING JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
BOTH NAM12 AND GFS INDICATE WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE
SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. MAV/MET GUIDANCE LOOK A
LITTLE LOW FOR THIS PERIOD SO HAVE INCREASED POPS ABOVE MOS.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL SOUTH OF THE
FORECAST AREA SUNDAY NIGHT BUT TOO FAR SOUTH FOR ANY INCREASE IN
POPS OVER OUR FORECAST AREA...AT LEASE UNTIL 12Z. FOR TEMPERATURES
HAVE USED MAV/MET COMBINATION FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY THEN
MANUALLY ADJUSTED NUMBERS SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS GENERATED WITH
MAV/MET MOS COMBINATION. HAVE MANUALLY CREATED POP GRIDS.

TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...LOADED HPC GRIDS AND ONLY MADE MINOR
CHANGES. WEATHER PATTERN IN THIS PERIOD IS PRETTY QUIET WITH
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A CONTINUATION OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z-18Z/...
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS EXCEPT FOR NORTHERN
MAINE WHICH WILL TRANSITION TO MVFR CEILINGS TOMORROW MORNING.

&&

.MARINE...
SHORT TERM: MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING
LOW WELL EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST DURING FRIDAY AND MOVING
IT TO THE EASTERN END OF NOVA SCOTIA BY SATURDAY MORNING. WITH
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST TIGHTENING THE
GRADIENT AND INTENSE CAA INTERACTING WITH THE RELATIVELY WARMER
COASTAL WATERS...WILL ISSUE A GALE WARNING FROM MID AFTERNOON
FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. EXPECT STRONG SCA CONDITIONS FOR A
TIME AFTER 10Z SATURDAY MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS WEAK
RIDGE BUILDS IN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

INTERMEDIATE/LONG TERM: HAVE USED A 50/50 BLEND OF THE NAM12 AND
GFS TO INITIALIZE THE WIND GRIDS THE HAVE INCREASED WINDS
SLIGHTLY ABOVE GUIDANCE NUMBERS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH COLD AIR MASS
OVER COASTAL WATERS. FOR WAVES HAVE INITIALIZED GRIDS WITH WNA
WAVE WATCH III. WILL KEEP WAVES NO LOWER THAN 2 FEET SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR BACKGROUND SWELL. LATER SUNDAY
SPECTRAL DATA INDICATE SOUTHERLY SWELL FIELD SO HAVE INCREASED
WAVES 1 FOOT ABOVE WAVE MODEL.

&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY
     FOR MEZ002-005-006-011-015>017-029>032.

     WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY
     FOR MEZ001-003-004-010.

MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ050.

&&

SHORT TERM/MARINE...FITZSIMMONS
LONG TERM/MARINE...MIGNONE/WEITLICH
AVIATION...WEITLICH/FITZSIMMONS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 5:01 AM EST, 10 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
501 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007

ANZ050-MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-261100-
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-
501 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT. WIND
CHILL WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS
LATER TONIGHT...WITH WIND CHILL ADVISORIES POSSIBLY NEEDED
DOWNEAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A
CONTINUED NEED FOR WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ACROSS
NORTHERN AREAS. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES COULD CONTINUE TO BE NEEDED
DOWNEAST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. GALE WARNINGS COULD BE NEEDED
FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PRODUCT /PWMCWFCAR/ FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION RELATING TO THE MARINE FORECAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NORCROSS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 3:46 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryCARAroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington41 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in Maine, 2007Every wind chill warning in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.