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Wind Chill Warning 5, NWS Caribou, ME

March 6, 2007Aroostook County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind chill warning at Mar 6, 2007, 3:40 AM EST for Aroostook County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County, Maine. It was in force for 32 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
Mar 6, 2007, 3:40 AM EST (08:40 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
In force
32 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 08:42 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, 8.7 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 00:00Z on 2007-03-06Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2007-03-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -49 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
660 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-105 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 060840
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
340 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE
   DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY...

.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES AND STRONG ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES
TO RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE
REGION.

MEZ001-003-004-010-061645-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070306T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.WC.W.0005.070306T0840Z-070307T1700Z/
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
340 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES
NEAR ZERO TODAY AND WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...TO RESULT IN WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
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. 

$$

MEZ005-006-011-031-032-061645-
/O.EXB.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.070306T0840Z-070307T1700Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...
LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...
GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
340 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES
FROM 5 TO 10 ABOVE ZERO TODAY AND WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY 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.

$$

MEZ002-061645-
/O.EXT.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.070306T0840Z-070307T1700Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
340 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES
WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF ZERO TODAY AND WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY 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.

$$

FITZSIMMONS/FOSTER
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 061200
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
700 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE  
   DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY...

.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES AND STRONG ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES
TO RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE
REGION.

MEZ001-003-004-010-061700-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
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
700 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES
NEAR ZERO TODAY AND WELL BELOW ZERO WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
LATER TONIGHT...TO RESULT IN WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 40
BELOW ZERO TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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.

$$

MEZ015>017-029-030-061700-
/O.EXA.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...
AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...
DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...
PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...
MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
700 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES
FROM 5 TO 10 ABOVE ZERO TODAY AND WELL BELOW ZERO WITH WINDS OF 10
TO 20 MPH LATER TONIGHT...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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.

$$

MEZ002-005-006-011-031-032-061700-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...
VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
700 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES
WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF ZERO TODAY AND WELL BELOW ZERO WITH WINDS
OF 10 TO 20 MPH LATER TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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.

$$

FITZSIMMONS/FOSTER
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 061458
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
958 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE  
 DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY...
...STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...

.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES AND STRONG ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES
TO RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE
REGION. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS.

MEZ001-003-004-010-062100-
/O.NEW.KCAR.BS.Y.0003.070306T1458Z-070306T2300Z/
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
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
958 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A
WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES
NEAR ZERO TODAY AND WELL BELOW ZERO WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
LATER TONIGHT...TO RESULT IN WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO
40 BELOW ZERO TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL
ALSO CREATE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS.

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.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG AND GUSTY WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND/OR SNOW ON THE GROUND TO
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING.  SNOW WILL LIKELY BLOW OVER
ROADWAYS...PARTIALLY COVERING OR FURTHER BLANKETING THE PAVEMENT.
ALSO...BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.  SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY FORM NEAR
STRUCTURES SUCH AS HOMES...CARS...OR TREES...AND COULD BECOME
SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPER THAN IN AREAS EXPOSED TO THE WIND AND AWAY
FROM STRUCTURES

$$

MEZ002-005-006-011-015>017-031-032-062100-
/O.NEW.KCAR.BS.Y.0003.070306T1458Z-070306T2300Z/
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL 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...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...
TOPSFIELD
958 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH
TEMPERATURES WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF ZERO TODAY AND WELL BELOW
ZERO WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH LATER TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS.

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.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG AND GUSTY WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND/OR SNOW ON THE GROUND TO
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING.  SNOW WILL LIKELY BLOW OVER
ROADWAYS...PARTIALLY COVERING OR FURTHER BLANKETING THE PAVEMENT.
ALSO...BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.  SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY FORM NEAR
STRUCTURES SUCH AS HOMES...CARS...OR TREES...AND COULD BECOME
SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPER THAN IN AREAS EXPOSED TO THE WIND AND AWAY
FROM STRUCTURES

$$

MEZ029-030-062100-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
958 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH
TEMPERATURES FROM 5 TO 10 ABOVE ZERO TODAY AND WELL BELOW ZERO
WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH LATER TONIGHT...WILL PRODUCE WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
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.

$$

KHW
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 062021
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
321 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES INTO
WEDNESDAY...
... STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW INTO THIS EVENING...

.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES AND STRONG ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE
BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT
IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THESE
WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

MEZ001-003-004-010-070430-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCAR.BS.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070306T2300Z/
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
321 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EARLY WILL
COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
OF 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL
ALSO CREATE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS.

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.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG AND GUSTY WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND/OR SNOW ON THE GROUND TO
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING.  SNOW WILL LIKELY BLOW OVER
ROADWAYS...PARTIALLY COVERING OR FURTHER BLANKETING THE PAVEMENT.
ALSO...BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.  SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY FORM NEAR
STRUCTURES SUCH AS HOMES...CARS...OR TREES...AND COULD BECOME
SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPER THAN IN AREAS EXPOSED TO THE WIND AND AWAY
FROM STRUCTURES

$$

MEZ002-005-006-011-015>017-031-032-070430-
/O.CON.KCAR.BS.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070306T2300Z/
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL 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...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...
TOPSFIELD
321 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM
EST WEDNESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
EARLY...ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 25 TO 34 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...
ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS.

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.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG AND GUSTY WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND/OR SNOW ON THE GROUND TO
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING.  SNOW WILL LIKELY BLOW OVER
ROADWAYS...PARTIALLY COVERING OR FURTHER BLANKETING THE PAVEMENT.
ALSO...BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.  SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY FORM NEAR
STRUCTURES SUCH AS HOMES...CARS...OR TREES...AND COULD BECOME
SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPER THAN IN AREAS EXPOSED TO THE WIND AND AWAY
FROM STRUCTURES

$$

MEZ029-030-070430-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
321 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH EARLY ...ALONG
WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST BELOW ZERO...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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.

$$

KHW
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 062259
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
559 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES INTO
WEDNESDAY... 

.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES AND STRONG ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE
BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT
IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. 

MEZ001-003-004-010-070600-
/O.EXP.KCAR.BS.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070306T2300Z/
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
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
559 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH
EARLY WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR
DIMINISHING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THUS...THE BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED BLOWING
SNOW COULD STILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING.

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>017-031-032-070600-
/O.EXP.KCAR.BS.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070306T2300Z/
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL 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...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...
TOPSFIELD
559 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH
EARLY WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR
DIMINISHING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THUS...THE BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED BLOWING
SNOW COULD STILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING.

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.

$$

MEZ029-030-070600-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
559 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH
EARLY WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST BELOW ZERO TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH
WEDNESDAY 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.

$$

NORCROSS
000 
WWUS41 KCAR 070329
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1029 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES INTO
WEDNESDAY...

.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES AND STRONG ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE
BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION.

MEZ002-071100-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
/O.EXA.KCAR.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
1029 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

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.

$$

MEZ001-003-004-010-071100-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
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
1029 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

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.

$$

MEZ005-006-011-015>017-029>032-071100-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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
1029 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

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 070830
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
330 AM EST WED MAR 7 2007

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING...

.BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO
WILL KEEP DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON.

MEZ001>004-010-071630-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK...
CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...
MONSON...BLANCHARD
330 AM EST WED MAR 7 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. AS TEMPERATURES
RISE TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO AND WINDS DIMINISH...
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

MEZ005-006-011-015>017-029>032-071630-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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
330 AM EST WED MAR 7 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. AS TEMPERATURES
RISE INTO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS AND WINDS DIMINISH...
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

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 071710
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1210 PM EST WED MAR 7 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

.WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TEMPERATURES HAVE
RISEN SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO WARM ABOVE
WARNING AND ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.  

MEZ001>004-010-071815-
/O.EXP.KCAR.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK...
CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...
MONSON...BLANCHARD
1210 PM EST WED MAR 7 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ALLOWED THE WIND CHILL WARNING TO
EXPIRE. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE MINUS
TEENS...AND WILL CONTINUE TO WARM THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

$$

MEZ005-006-011-015>017-029>032-071815-
/O.EXP.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070307T1700Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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
1210 PM EST WED MAR 7 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ALLOWED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY TO
EXPIRE. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS BELOW ZERO...AND WILL CONTINUE TO WARM THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

$$

ST. JEAN/NWS GRAY

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 Mar 5, 2:54 PM EST, 12 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 2:54 PM EST, 12 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
254 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007

.SYNOPSIS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST
AND CROSS THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. MUCH
COLDER AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT LATER TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY. UNSEASONABLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INTO LATE WEEK.

&&

NEAR TERM /TONIGHT AND TUESDAY/...
UPPER TROF AND ASSOCIATED SFC ARCTIC FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE W
AND NW ATTM AND AS A RESULT...ARE SEEING QUITE A BIT OF CONVECTIVE SNOW
SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS MUCH OF THE NERN US AS THE ATMOS CONTS TO
DESTABILIZE W/ THE APPROACH OF THE COLD UPPER TROF AND THE AFTN
DIURNAL HEATING CYCLE... NOTED SPIN IN THE IR AND WV SAT IMAGERY
PINPOINTS A POTENT VORT MAX OVER SRN QUEBEC AND THIS FEATURE
TRACKING ESEWRD TOWARD NRN VT AND NH ATTM. THIS FEATURE SHOULD
SLIDE ACROSS OUR SRN FA LATER THIS AFTN INTO ERLY THIS EVE AND
XPCT THIS WILL BE WHERE THE BEST LIFT AND UPPER DYNAMICS WILL
TRACK. HAVE KEPT LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FA AS ALL AREAS
SHOULD SEE A GOOD CHC SOME SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY AS THE UPPER TROF AND
POTENT ARCTIC FRONT SLIDE THRU BUT FEEL BEST ACCUMS IE 1-2 INCHES
SHOULD BE FOCUSED ACROSS OUR SRN AND SWRN AREAS... LATER
TNGT...SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD WEAKEN AS MORE SUBSIDENT AIR
BEGINS TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION. HOWEVER...AS THE LEADING EDGE OF
VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR BEGINS TO ARRIVE...WILL NOT TAKE MUCH TO
SQUEEZE OUT SOME LGT SNOW SHOWERS SO WILL KEEP SOME MENTION OF
THIS OVER THE FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS INTO TUE. OTHRWS...MUCH COLDER
CONDS ON TUE AS ONE OF THE COLDEST AIRMASSES OF THE WNTR SEASON
ARRIVES. BRISK NWRLY PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FA
LATER TNGT AND CONT INTO TUE NGT AND THIS WILL LEAD TO GUSTY NW
WNDS. THESE WINDS COMBINED W/ FCST TEMPS WILL LEAD TO WND CHILL
ADV AND HAVE KEPT THE ADV FOR THE NW THAT WAS ERLYR ISSUED IN
PLACE AND HAVE ADDED NERN AREAS INTO THE ADV AS WELL. WNDS FCST TO
STAY HGH ENUF TO LEAD TO FURTHER ADV AND PSBL WND CHILL WARNINGS
FOR TUE NGT/WED AM BUT THIS CAN BE ADDRESSED BY LATER SHIFTS. IN
ADDITION TO THE BONE-CHILLING COLD...ALSO XPCT WNDS WILL PRODUCE
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON TUE AND HAVE INCLUDED THIS IN
THE GRIDS. LATER SHIFTS MAY ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER A BLSN ADV FOR
TUE DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH NEW SNOWFALL FALLS ACROSS THE REGION
THIS AFTN INTO TNGT...

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE IN PLACE OVER THE MARITIMES AT THE BEGINNING
OF THIS PERIOD WILL SLOWLY MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. ANOTHER LOW
IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OVER THE ATLANTIC SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST THURSDAY. BOTH OF
THESE SYSTEMS WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
WEST AND PRODUCE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NEW ENGLAND. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION DURING THE DAY FRIDAY THEN MOVES
OFF TO THE EAST OF NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. FOR
TUESDAY NIGHT THRU THURSDAY HAVE USED NAM12 WINDS DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TO BETTER REPRESENT THE STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT DURING THIS PERIOD...THEN TRANSITION TO A MAV/MET
COMBINATION. THE SKY...DEW POINT AND POP GRIDS WERE CREATED
MANUALLY. TEMPERATURE GRIDS BASED ON A MAV/MET COMBINATION...BUT
HAVE LOWERED MIN TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW GUIDANCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

BEYOND 06Z FRIDAY THE GRIDS WERE INITIALIZED WITH THE HPC
GUIDANCE. HAVE MODIFIED THE HPC TEMPERATURES LOWER THURSDAY NIGHT
DUE TO THE EXTREMELY COLD AIR MASS AND POSSIBILITY OF WINDS DE-
COUPLING FRIDAY MORNING. ALSO HAVE RAISED POPS SATURDAY NIGHT
BASED ON GFS ENSEMBLE NUMBERS. NO OTHER CHANGES MADE TO HPC
GUIDANCE DURING THE SHORT TERM PERIOD.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
USED HPC GUIDANCE W/ ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS...

&&

.AVIATION /19Z-18Z/...
PREDOM VFR CONDS W/ TEMPO MVFR CONDS IN SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY FROM
THIS AFTN INTO TNGT...

&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM...WILL CONT GLW AND FREEZING SPRAY WARNING BASED ON
LATEST FCST WNDS/TEMPS OVER THE WATERS...

SHORT TERM: HAVE INITIALIZED THE WIND GRIDS WITH A 50/50 BLEND OF
THE NAM12 AND GFS...THEN HAVE RAISED WIND SPEEDS 3 TO 5 KNOTS
ABOVE GUIDANCE DUE TO THE EXTREMELY COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE. SEA
SURFACE TEMPERATURES STILL NEAR 40 DEGREES AND AIR TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS. FOR SEAS HAVE INITIALIZED
WAVE GRIDS WITH THE WNA WAVE WATCH III BUT HAVE RAISED HEIGHTS 1
FOOT ABOVE GUIDANCE TO BETTER FIT THE FORECAST WIND SPEEDS. NO
SIGNIFICANT INCOMING SWELL EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD...SO WAVES
BASED MOSTLY ON WIND WAVE.

&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 12 PM EST TUESDAY FOR MEZ002.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY
     FOR MEZ001-003-004-010.

MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST
     WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ050.

     GALE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     ANZ050.

&&

NEAR TERM/MARINE
SHORT TERM/MARINE...MIGNONE
LONG TERM...WEITLICH
AVIATION...KHW
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 3:28 PM EST, 12 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
328 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007

ANZ050-MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-062030-
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-
328 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC
COASTAL WATERS...EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...
NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK...
NORTHERN SOMERSET AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS COUNTIES
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCT /PWMWSWCAR/ FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS WIND CHILL
ADVISORY.

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE PRODUCT /PWMCWFCAR/
FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED
COUNTIES THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK COUNTY FOR TUESDAY
MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT /PWMWSWCAR/
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THESE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES.

A GALE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT AT
MIDNIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE PRODUCT /PWMCWFCAR/ FOR DETAILS. A
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

KHW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 3:40 AM ESTWind AdvisoryCARAroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington14 hr
Mar 6, 9:58 AM ESTBlowing Snow AdvisoryCARAroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington8 hr

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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.