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Wind Chill Warning 4, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind chill warning at Feb 12, 2007, 4:00 AM EST for Aroostook County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County, Maine. It took effect at Feb 12, 2007, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 16 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
- Feb 12, 2007, 4:00 AM EST (09:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2007, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2007, 11:00 AM EST
- In force
- 16 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 09:04 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 00:00Z, 9.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1461 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KCAR 120900 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 400 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...BITTER COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING JUST NORTH OF THE STATE WILL PULL AN ARCTIC FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE AND THEN OFF THE COAST BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DROPPING TEMPERATURES FROM WELL BELOW ZERO IN THE NORTH AND MOUNTAINS TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. IN ADDITION...LOW PRESSURE WEAKENING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY DURING TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY WHILE LIFTING NORTHEAST FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MAINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO THE MARITIMES DURING THURSDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT PROJECTED TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT WINTER EVENT EXISTS ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE DURING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MEZ001-003-004-010-121700- /O.NEW.KCAR.WC.W.0004.070213T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1800Z-070215T2300Z/ 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 400 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 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. THE POTENTIAL FOR 7 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MEZ011-015>017-029>032-121700- /O.NEW.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.070213T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1200Z-070215T1200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH... BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 400 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. THE POTENTIAL FOR 7 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MEZ002-005-006-121700- /O.NEW.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.070213T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1800Z-070215T2300Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY... HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 400 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 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. THE POTENTIAL FOR 7 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ FITZSIMMONS
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KCAR 121642 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1142 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...BITTER COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ... POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE AND THEN OFF THE COAST BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DROPPING TEMPERATURES FROM WELL BELOW ZERO IN THE NORTH AND MOUNTAINS TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. IN ADDITION...LOW PRESSURE WEAKENING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY DURING TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY WHILE LIFTING NORTHEAST FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MAINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO THE MARITIMES DURING THURSDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT PROJECTED TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT WINTER EVENT EXISTS ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE DURING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MEZ001-003-004-010-130200- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0004.070213T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1800Z-070215T2300Z/ 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 1142 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 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. THE POTENTIAL FOR 7 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MEZ011-015>017-029>032-130200- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.070213T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1200Z-070215T1200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-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... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 1142 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 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. THE POTENTIAL FOR 7 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MEZ002-005-006-130200- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.070213T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1800Z-070215T2300Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY... HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1142 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. THE POTENTIAL FOR 7 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIGNONE
000 WWUS41 KCAR 130142 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 842 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...BITTER COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT...DROPPING TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO IN THE NORTH AND MOUNTAINS TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ALONG THE COAST LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. IN ADDITION...LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY WHILE LIFTING NORTHEAST FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MAINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO THE MARITIMES DURING THURSDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT PROJECTED TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT WINTER EVENT EXISTS ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE DURING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MEZ001-003-004-010-131000- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1800Z-070215T2300Z/ 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 842 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 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. THE POTENTIAL FOR 7 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MEZ011-015>017-029>032-131000- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1200Z-070215T1200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH... BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 842 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. THE POTENTIAL FOR 7 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MEZ002-005-006-131000- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1800Z-070215T2300Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY... HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 842 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 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. THE POTENTIAL FOR 7 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ KHW
000 WWUS41 KCAR 130940 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 440 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...SUBZERO TEMPERATURES AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS CAUSING DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS THIS MORNING... ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... .BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR RESULTING IN MOSTLY SUBZERO TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...LOW PRESSURE WEAKENING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY LATER TODAY WILL REDEVELOP AND INTENSIFY ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE AND ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE MOVING INTO NORTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK PROVINCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BASED ON THE CURRENT PROJECTED TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN MAINE LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SOME WARMER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE MIXING THE SNOW WITH SLEET ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. MEZ001-003-004-010-131745- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1800Z-070215T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0003.070214T1800Z-070215T2300Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ 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 440 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...BRISK WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUTS. SUBZERO TEMPERATURES COMBINING WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO 35 BELOW THIS MORNING. 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. $$ MEZ002-005-006-131745- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1800Z-070215T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0003.070214T1800Z-070215T2300Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY... HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 440 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...BRISK WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUTS. SUBZERO TEMPERATURES COMBINING WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO 25 BELOW THIS MORNING. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ011-015-031-131745- /O.UPG.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1200Z-070215T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0003.070214T1200Z-070215T1200Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD 440 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BRISK WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET ALONG WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUTS. SUBZERO TEMPERATURES COMBINING WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO 20 BELOW THIS MORNING. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ016-017-029-030-032-131745- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1200Z-070215T1200Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 440 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO WILL COMBINE WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO 20 BELOW THIS MORNING. 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. THE POTENTIAL FOR 7 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ FITZSIMMONS/DUDA
000 WWUS41 KCAR 131606 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1106 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL REDEVELOP AND INTENSIFY ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE AND ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE MOVING INTO NORTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK PROVINCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BASED ON THE CURRENT PROJECTED TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN MAINE LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SOME WARMER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE MIXING THE SNOW WITH SLEET ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. MEZ001-003-004-010-140015- /O.EXP.KCAR.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0003.070214T1800Z-070215T2300Z/ 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 1106 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...BRISK WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUTS. PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ002-005-006-140015- /O.EXP.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0003.070214T1800Z-070215T2300Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY... HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1106 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...BRISK WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUTS. PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ011-015-031-140015- /O.EXP.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0003.070214T1200Z-070215T1200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD 1106 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BRISK WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET ALONG WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUTS. PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ016-017-029-030-032-140015- /O.EXP.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070213T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WS.A.0003.070214T1200Z-070215T1200Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 1106 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE POTENTIAL FOR 7 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MCB
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 Feb 11, 8:13 PM EST, 7 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 8:13 PM EST, 7 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 813 PM EST SUN FEB 11 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT WHILE A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN MAINE WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL THEN FOLLOW THE LOW AND CROSS THE STATE BY MIDDAY MONDAY. COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY UNDER A BRISK NORTHWEST WIND. LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIT THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TUESDAY NIGHT AND TRACK TOWARDS THE GULF OF MAINE ON WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW LIKELY FOR THE REGION STARTING LATE WEDNESDAY. && .UPDATE /TONIGHT/... FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RADIATIONAL COOLING HAVE ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO FALL RAPIDLY IN SOME AREAS THIS EVENING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS EASTERN/DOWNEAST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. HAVE UPDATED SOME ZONE GROUPS TO ACCOUNT FOR THESE TEMPERATURE FALLS. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CLOUDS REACHING WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING LOW. THESE CLOUDS WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS STABILIZING TEMPERATURES. && .PREV DISCUSSION... .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CRESTING THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES. RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION THIS EVENING AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. HIGH CLOUDS SPILLING INTO WESTERN SECTIONS ALREADY WITH THIS SYSTEM AND CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. MODELS INDICATE SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS BEFORE SUNRISE. THEN ARCTIC FRONT WILL QUICKLY CROSS THE STATE LATE MONDAY MORNING WITH WINDS INCREASING FROM THE WEST. SNOW SHOWERS ALSO MAY ACCOMPANY ARCTIC FRONT AS IT CROSSES THE STATE. HOWEVER WITH LIMITED MOISTURE DO NOT EXPECT MUCH IN THE WAY OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. ARCTIC AIR SURGES ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS PRODUCING POSSIBLE WIND CHILL PROBLEMS. && .MEDIUM TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... BRISK NWRLY FLOW AND ANOTHER SURGE OF ARCTIC HGH PRES TO START THE MED TERM BUT THIS XPCTD TO RELAX TUE NGT AND WED AS FLOW ALOFT BEGINS TO BACK SWRLY IN ADVANCE OF PSBL STORM SYSTEM IN THE LONGER TERM AND SFC PRES GRADIENT RELAXES AS SFC RDG AXIS BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA TUE NGT... MAY NEED WND CHILL ADV TO START THINGS OFF TUE AM BUT OTHRWS XPCT RATHER QUIET WX CONDS W/ MODERATING TEMPS THRU TUE NGT AS WE AWAIT THE UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM XPCTD TO AFFECT THE FA LATER WED INTO THU. INTRODUCED CHC POPS INTO THE SWRN FA LATE WED AM W/ LIKELY POPS ALL BUT FAR ERN AREAS BY LATE WED AS XPCTD PRECIP SHIELD FROM THE UPCOMING SYSTEM ADVANCES NE PER BLEND OF THE LATEST NAM/GFS... && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK UP THE EAST COAST AND WILL BE CENTERED OVER LONG ISLAND BY THE START OF THE PERIOD. A SECONDARY LOW FARTHER OUT IN THE ATLANTIC WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AND BECOME THE PRIMARY LOW BY MIDDAY. THIS NEW LOW WILL TRACK NORTH ACROSS YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA THEN ON INTO NEW BRUNSWICK. AT THIS TIME THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY...BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE PRECIP WILL BE SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH...SNOW MIXED WITH SOME FROZEN OR FREEZING PRECIP ACROSS THE EAST...AND SNOW CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN FOR DOWN EAST. THE PRECIP MAY CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST. BY DAY 5 THE LOW WILL BE CENTERED OVER CENTRAL NEW BRUNSWICK PULLING WRAP AROUND PRECIP TO THE REGION. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO FILL AS IT BECOMES VERTICALLY STACK. IT WILL BACK ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK ACROSS THE CROWN OF MAINE OR QUEBEC PROVINCE ON SATURDAY AND BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. && .AVIATION /20Z-18Z/... MAINLY VFR THE NEXT 24 HOURS ALL SITES. AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS...SNOW SHOWERS MAY REDUCE VSBY AND CEILINGS FOR BRIEF PERIODS AT KCAR AND KPQI FROM 06Z TO 15Z. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST AFTER 15Z WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 KT AFTER 18Z. && .MARINE... QUITE OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT AS ARCTIC FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS DURING MONDAY AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT WITH STRONGEST COLD AIR ADVECTION. COMBINATION OF ARCTIC AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY BY MONDAY EVENING. MEDIUM AND LONG TERM: WILL LIKELY START THE MED TERM W/ SCA CONDS TUE AM IN BRISK NW FLOW BEHIND MONDAYS ARCTIC FRONT... CONDS SHOULD QUIET DOWN LATER TUE INTO TUE NGT AS PRES GRADIENT RELAXES UNDER INCRSD SFC RIDGING THEN XPCT WNDS/SEAS TO INCRS WED INTO THU IN RESPONSE TO THE APPROACHING COASTAL STORM. XPCT AT LEAST GLWS WILL BE NEEDED AND PSBLY STORM WARNINGS DEPENDING ON THE FINAL TRACK OF THIS STORM... && .CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && UPDATE...NORCROSS SHORT TERM/MARINE...FOSTER LONG TERM/MARINE...NORTON/KHW AVIATION...FOSTER/NORTON
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 4:30 AM EST, 23 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 430 AM EST SUN FEB 11 2007 ANZ050-MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-120930- 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- 430 AM EST SUN FEB 11 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SOME LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT. ANY ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO MAY RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE GULF OF MAINE BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT TO THE REGION DURING THE MIDDLE AND END OF THIS WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FITZSIMMONS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 31 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 36 hr |
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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.