Alert archive / Maine / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this high wind warning at Jan 8, 2008, 3:21 PM EST for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Jan 9, 2008, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 4 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 8, 2008, 3:21 PM EST (20:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2008, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2008, 3:42 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Hancock County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 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
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 907 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KCAR 082021 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 321 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT DOWNEAST AREAS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS DURING WEDNESDAY IN ADVANCE OF AN OCCLUDED FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THEN SUBSIDE LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MEZ029-030-090430- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0001.080109T1500Z-080110T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0001.080109T1700Z-080110T0200Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 321 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...THE OUTER ISLANDS AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. VERY MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE 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. $$ MEZ001>004-090430- /O.NEW.KCAR.FG.Y.0001.080108T2021Z-080109T1100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN 321 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. $$ MEZ015>017-032-090430- /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.A.0002.080109T1700Z-080110T0200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN 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...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 321 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ DUDA
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KCAR 090343 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1043 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT DOWNEAST AREAS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS DURING WEDNESDAY IN ADVANCE OF AN OCCLUDED FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THEN SUBSIDE LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MEZ029-030-091030- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.080109T1700Z-080110T0200Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 1043 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...THE OUTER ISLANDS AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. VERY MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ001>004-091030- /O.CON.KCAR.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN 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 1043 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. $$ MEZ015>017-032-091030- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.A.0002.080109T1700Z-080110T0200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1043 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ HEWITT
000 WWUS71 KCAR 090925 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 425 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING... ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... .MOIST AIR OVER THE SNOW COVERED GROUND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE AREA. MEZ029-030-091800- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.080109T1700Z-080110T0200Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 425 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...OVER THE OUTER ISLANDS AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. VERY MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE 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. $$ MEZ001>004-091800- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0001.080109T1700Z-080110T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KCAR.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1400Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN 425 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY...TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. $$ MEZ015>017-032-091800- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0002.080109T1700Z-080110T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0001.080109T1700Z-080110T0200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- NORTHERN 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...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 425 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY...TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE 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. $$ MEZ005-006-010-011-031-091800- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0001.080109T1700Z-080110T0200Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 425 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY...TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MCB
000 WWUS71 KCAR 091357 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 857 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN AREAS THIS MORNING... ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... .MOIST AIR OVER THE SNOW COVERED GROUND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE AREA. MEZ029-030-092200- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.080109T1700Z-080110T0200Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 857 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...OVER THE OUTER ISLANDS AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. VERY MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE 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. $$ MEZ001>004-092200- /O.EXT.KCAR.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1700Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0001.080109T1700Z-080110T0200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN 857 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS MORNING. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING... SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY... TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. $$ MEZ005-006-010-011-015>017-031-032-092200- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0001.080109T1700Z-080110T0200Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST... AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS... GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 857 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY... TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE 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. $$ KHW
000 WWUS71 KCAR 091708 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1208 PM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...DENSE FOG WILL BEGIN TO LIFT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION... ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... .VISIBILITIES WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST. STRONG WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. MEZ001>004-100200- /O.EXP.KCAR.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1700Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080110T0200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN 1208 PM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FOG WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON BUT VISIBILITIES WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT MANY LOCATIONS BEFORE THE FOG BEGINS TO LIFT AND CAUTION SHOULD STILL BE EXERCISED. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY... TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY, TREES, AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. $$ MEZ029-030-100200- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080110T0200Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 1208 PM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...OVER THE OUTER ISLANDS AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. VERY MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF BUILDINGS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE 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. $$ MEZ005-006-010-011-015>017-031-032-100200- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080110T0200Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST... AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS... GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 1208 PM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY... TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ KHW
000 WWUS71 KCAR 092042 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 342 PM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA. MEZ029-030-100200- /O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080110T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KCAR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080110T0200Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 342 PM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. EXPECT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND EXPOSED AREAS. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY, TREES, AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. $$ MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-031-032-100200- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080110T0200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 342 PM EST WED JAN 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. EXPECT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND EXPOSED AREAS. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY... TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. $$ KHW
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jan 8, 10:32 AM EST, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 10:32 AM EST, 4 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1032 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA TODAY WHILE A
WARM FRONT FORMS ACROSS THE NORTH. THIS FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF
THE REGION TONIGHT WHILE LOW PRESSURE TRACKS TO QUEBEC. THE LOW
WILL DRAW A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE AREA THURSDAY..WITH ANOTHER LOW
APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR SOUTHEAST WILL CONTINUE TO
CHANNEL RELATIVELY WARM AND HUMID AIR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS A
WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS ACROSS THE NORTH.
LATEST SFC OBS AND SAT IMAGERY SHOWS MUCH OF THE ST AND LOW CLDS
BREAKING UP LATE THIS MORN ACROSS THE REGION. ALSO THE CAN-AM
RADAR CVRG ALSO SHOWS MUCH OF THE INITIAL PTN OF THE FRONTOGENETIC
RN BAND ADVANCING E FROM SRN QB FALLING APART BEFORE REACHING WRN
ME. SUSBEQUENTLY...THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOWEWHAT OF A DELAY WITH
ANY STEADY RN ACROSS NRN PTNS OF THE FA UNTIL THIS EVE.
TEMPS LATE THIS MORN INTO THEI AFT HAVE BEEN VERY TRICKY WITH THE
UNANTICIPATED SUNSHINE...AND HAVE BEEN RAISED IN THE GRIDS AND ALL
DERIVED FCST PRODUCTS...WITH ZONES MENTIONING NEAR RECORD HI OR
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPS. MANY AREAS CURRENTLY HAVE TEMPS SOME 25
TO 30 DEGREES ABV NORMAL AFT OVRNGT LOWS LAST NGT SOME 25 TO 35
DEGREES ABV NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS QUEBEC PROVINCE WEDNESDAY
DRAWING A COLD/OCCLUDED FRONT ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT
WITH RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. STRONG WINDS
COULD ALSO OCCUR WEDNESDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS CENTRAL/DOWNEAST
AREAS. A LOW LEVEL JET WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF
THE FRONT...PARTICULARLY AFFECTING THE DOWNEAST COAST WHERE SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 60 MPH WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS MOST LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...OVER THE OUTER
ISLANDS AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. THUS...HAVE ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR COASTAL DOWNEAST MAINE WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS COULD
ALSO OCCUR ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION IN THE VICINITY OF THE
FRONT AND WITH COLD ADVECTION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WIND
ADVISORIES COULD BE REQUIRED FURTHER INLAND WEDNESDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 40 TO THE LOWER 40S
NORTH TO THE MID 40S DOWNEAST...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT.
THE LOW WILL TRACK NORTH OF MAINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT DRAWING A
SECONDARY FRONT/TROF ACROSS THE REGION. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH/MOUNTAINS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES DOWNEAST. WINDS WILL
REMAIN GUSTY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL
RANGE FROM THE LOWER TO MID 20S NORTH...TO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND
30 DOWNEAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY...THEN
MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK
NORTHEAST TOWARD NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM THE GREAT LAKES FRIDAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND NORTH ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY IN ADVANCE
OF THE LOW. BASED ON CRITICAL THICKNESSES FRIDAY...EXPECT A WINTRY
MIX TO TRANSITION TO MOSTLY RAIN ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS WHILE SNOW
TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS WHERE SOME SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY HELP DETERMINE
PRECIPITATION TYPES ACROSS THE REGION. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
OF THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
WAKE OF THE LOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST LATER SATURDAY WITH
LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE
NORTH/MOUNTAINS. SNOW SHOWERS COULD CONTINUE TO LINGER ACROSS THE
NORTH/MOUNTAINS SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHEAST
OF THE AREA MONDAY...WHILE A WEAKER LOW CROSSES THE REGION
BRINGING A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE NORTH/MOUNTAINS.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...WITH NEAR NORMAL LEVEL TEMPERATURES SUNDAY/MONDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /16Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN LOW CLOUDS AND AREAS OF FOG
THROUGH TONIGHT. IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ALONG WITH RAIN SHOWERS WEDNESDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD/OCCLUDED
FRONT. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT...PARTICULARLY ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO
OCCUR WEDNESDAY BOTH IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT AND IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT. MVFR CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTH/MOUNTAINS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WHILE VFR CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED DOWNEAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD ACROSS
THE REGION THURSDAY...WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE NORTH/MOUNTAINS. CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES WILL THEN LOWER
AGAIN FRIDAY WITH A WINTRY MIX DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION. THE
LOW WILL THEN EXIT FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. SNOW SHOWERS COULD THEN LINGER ACROSS THE
NORTH/MOUNTAINS SATURDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO AROUND 5 FT TODAY AND 7
FT TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY TO SOUTHERLY
WINDS. MOIST AIR MOVING OVER THE WATERS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
FOG THROUGH TONIGHT.
SHORT TERM: GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH A GALE WARNING ISSUED FOR THAT TIME.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED MUCH OF THE TIME
FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN
RAIN/SNOW/FOG WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
VISIBILITIES WILL THEN BE REDUCED AGAIN LATER THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR MEZ029-030.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
ANZ050>052.
&&
NEAR TERM...VJN
SHORT TERM...NORCROSS
LONG TERM...NORCROSS
AVIATION...VJN
MARINE...VJN/NORCROSSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 5:40 AM EST, 9 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 540 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-031-032-091100- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 540 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MILD TEMPERATURES AND A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED SNOWMELT ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. PONDING OF WATER CAN BE EXPECTED ON ROADS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...ESPECIALLY NEAR ANY CLOGGED STORM DRAINS. THIS SNOWMELT RUNOFF WILL CONTRIBUTE TO RISES ON AREA WATERWAYS. THE RISING WATER COULD LIFT ANY ACCUMULATED RIVER ICE...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAM FORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY MILD TEMPERATURES AND ADDITIONAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL HELP CONTINUE SNOWMELT AND SUPPORT THE POSSIBLE ICE JAM THREAT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST AREAS. A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED DOWNEAST EARLY FRIDAY...WHILE SNOW TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS WHERE SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION TYPE FRIDAY WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE LOW WHICH REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ029-030-091100- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- 540 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MILD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED SNOWMELT ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SNOWMELT RUNOFF WILL CONTRIBUTE TO RISES ON AREA WATERWAYS. THE RISING WATER COULD LIFT ANY ACCUMULATED RIVER ICE...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAM FORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ050>052-091100- COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM- INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME- 540 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NORCROSS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 8, 1:48 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 148 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 MEZ001>004-082300- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN 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 148 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG THIS AFTERNOON... AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE FOG WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. DUDA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 4:17 AM EST | High Wind Watch | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 11 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:21 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Piscataquis, Somerset | 21 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:21 PM EST | High Wind Watch | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 13 hr |
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High Wind Warnings in Maine, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
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.