Alert archive / Maine / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this high wind warning at Dec 9, 2008, 3:27 AM EST for Hancock County, Penobscot County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Dec 9, 2008, 3:34 PM EST. It was in force for 23 hr. 22 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2008, 3:27 AM EST (08:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2008, 3:34 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2008, 2:58 PM EST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Hancock County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | East Machias, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Dec 10, 4:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gouldsboro, ME | TREES DOWN ON ROUTE ONE. |
| Dec 10, 5:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ellsworth, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON ROUTE 171. |
| Dec 10, 5:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Marshfield, ME | TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 192. |
| Dec 10, 5:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Steuben, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON ESTATES ROAD AND TOWN LANDING ROAD. |
| Dec 10, 5:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 9 E Aurora, ME | TREES DOWN IN BEDDINGTON ON ROUTE 9. |
| Dec 10, 6:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Deer Isle, ME | NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES IN TOWN DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. |
| Dec 10, 6:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Franklin, ME | TREES ON POWER LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES ON CHICKADEE LANE AND ELDRDGE DRIVE. |
| Dec 10, 6:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mariaville, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT TOWN. |
| Dec 10, 7:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Harrington, ME | TREE UPROOTED IN TOWN. |
| Dec 10, 7:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Whitneyville, ME | TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 192. |
| Dec 10, 7:03 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Sedgwick, ME | WIND GUST OF 60 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. |
| Dec 10, 7:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dennysville, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 86. |
| Dec 10, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bangor, ME | POWER OUTAGES ON ESSEX STREET AND BOMARC ROAD. |
| Dec 10, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hudson, ME | POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES. |
| Dec 10, 8:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Aurora, ME | NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES IN TOWN. |
| Dec 10, 8:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Great Pond, ME | POWER OUTAGES ON GREAT POND ROAD AND LAKE POND ROAD. |
| Dec 10, 9:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Amherst, ME | NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT TOWN. |
| Dec 10, 9:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ellsworth, ME | NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES. |
| Dec 10, 11:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Eastport, ME | TREES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES. |
| Dec 10, 11:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Eastport, ME | MEASURED WIND GUST OF 58 MPH AS TIDAL GAUGE. |
| Dec 10, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cutler, ME | MEASURED WIND GUSTS OF 61 MPH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 2034 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 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 090827 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 327 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE LIFTING WEST OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTH WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MEZ016-017-029-030-091700- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0011.081210T0000Z-081210T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0008.081210T0200Z-081210T2200Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL 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 327 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 58 MPH TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE COAST. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A LOW TO MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE, COUPLED WITH WET GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE A NUMBER OF SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO FALL ON POWER LINES WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. $$ MEZ015-091700- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0011.081210T0000Z-081210T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0026.081210T0200Z-081210T2200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN 327 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY...TREES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ011-032-091700- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0026.081210T0200Z-081210T2200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 327 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ MCB/KHW
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KCAR 091631 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1131 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE LIFTING WEST OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTH WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MEZ016-017-029-030-100045- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0008.081210T0200Z-081210T2200Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK... GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS... PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 1131 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 58 MPH TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE COAST. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A LOW TO MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE... COUPLED WITH WET GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE A NUMBER OF SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN... OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO FALL ON POWER LINES WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ011-015-032-100045- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0026.081210T0200Z-081210T2200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 1131 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ DUDA
000 WWUS71 KCAR 092034 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 334 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MEZ015-100445- /O.UPG.KCAR.WI.Y.0026.081210T0200Z-081210T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KCAR.HW.W.0008.081209T2034Z-081210T2200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN 334 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A LOW IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...COUPLED WITH WET GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE A NUMBER OF SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO FALL ON POWER LINES WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ016-017-029-030-100445- /O.EXT.KCAR.HW.W.0008.081209T2034Z-081210T2200Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL 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 334 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE COAST. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A LOW TO MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...COUPLED WITH WET GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE A NUMBER OF SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN... OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO FALL ON POWER LINES WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. $$ MEZ011-032-100445- /O.EXT.KCAR.WI.Y.0026.081209T2034Z-081210T2200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 334 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY... TREES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ DUDA
000 WWUS71 KCAR 100314 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1014 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE LOW WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST AREAS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MEZ015>017-029-030-101100- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081210T2200Z/ 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 1014 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS INTERIOR DOWNEAST AREAS OVERNIGHT THEN CONTINUE WEDNESDAY. ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH OVERNIGHT THEN CONTINUE WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A LOW IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...COUPLED WITH WET GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE A NUMBER OF SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO FALL ON POWER LINES WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. $$ MEZ011-032-101100- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081210T2200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1014 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT THEN CONTINUE WEDNESDAY. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY...TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ NORCROSS
000 WWUS71 KCAR 100854 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 354 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE THIS MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID MORNING. MEZ015>017-029-030-101700- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081210T2200Z/ 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 354 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A LOW IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...COUPLED WITH WET GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE A NUMBER OF SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO FALL ON POWER LINES WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. $$ MEZ011-032-101700- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081210T2200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 354 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY... TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MCB
000 WWUS71 KCAR 101620 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1120 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE AT MIDDAY WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR INTO EARLY OR MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. MEZ015>017-029-030-102200- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081210T2200Z/ 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 1120 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY OR MID AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE ABATING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST...HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ISLANDS. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A LOW IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...COUPLED WITH WET GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE A NUMBER OF SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO FALL ON POWER LINES WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. $$ MEZ011-032-102200- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081210T2200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1120 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE EARLY INTO THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE ABATING. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY... TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ STUREY
000 WWUS71 KCAR 101958 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 258 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008 MEZ015>017-029-030-102100- /O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081210T2200Z/ 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 258 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 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. $$ MEZ011-032-102100- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081210T2200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 258 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ DUDA
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 Dec 9, 3:15 AM EST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 3:15 AM EST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
315 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST TODAY AS AN APPROACHING
WARM FRONT SPREADS SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING
TO OUR WEST WILL LIFT THE WARM FRONT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL FOLLOW ON WEDNESDAY THEN HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN ON THURSDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING TO OUR SOUTHEAST AND LOW
PRESSURE LIFTING TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES WILL PULL A WARM FRONT
INTO THE AREA TODAY. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION
IN THE FORM OF SNOW AROUND MIDDAY TODAY. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO
RAIN ALONG THE COAST LATE TODAY. LOW PRESSURE LIFTING TO OUR WEST
TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO PULL WARMER AIR NORTHWARD CHANGING SNOW
TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. AN INCH OR TWO OF
SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS DOWNEAST BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TODAY WITH
SEVERAL INCHES LIKELY OVER THE NORTH. JUST OVER 7 INCHES OF SNOW
ARE LIKELY IN THE FAR NORTHWEST WHERE PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN
SNOW THE LONGEST. A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED OR THE FAR
NORTH WITH ADVISORIES ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE NORTH AND ACROSS
CENTRAL AREAS. THICKNESS PROFILES SHOW QUICK WARMING IN THE LOW
LEVELS WITH MINIMAL AMOUNTS OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. HOWEVER...
WITH THE EXTREME COLD AT THE ONSET...IT IS LIKELY THAT RAIN WILL
FREEZE ON THE VERY CHILLED SURFACES AT THE TIME OF CHANGE-OVER IN
MANY PLACES AND SO ADVISORIES WILL ALSO BE ISSUED FOR THE CENTRAL
ZONES. LATER TONIGHT A VERY STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW TO
OUR NORTHWEST AND THE HIGH TO OUR SOUTHEAST WILL BRING STRONG
WINDS ONTO DOWNEAST AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS AREA EXPECTED
ALONG THE COAST WHERE A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SFC LOW PRES FCST TO BE CNTRD JUST S TO SW OF YQB AT 12Z WED W/
SFC WRM FRONT ENEWRD ACROSS NRN ME W/ A TRAILING COLD FRONT SSWWRD
ACROSS NERN NYS AND DOWN THE APPALACHIANS... THIS SFC LOW XPCTD TO
TRCK RAPIDLY ENEWRD ACROSS THE GASPE ERLY WED AFTN AND INTO THE
MARITIMES BY WED EVE. THE SFC COLD FRONT WILL SLIP BCK ACROSS THE
AREA FROM NW TO SE - CROSSING WRN/NWRN AREAS LATER WED AM AND
PUSHING OFF THE SERN COAST BY WED EVE... CRITICAL THCKNS AND FCST
SFC TEMPS SUGGEST SNOW WED AM LIMITED TO FAR NWRN AREAS BUT LIKELY
TO SEE A CHANGEOVER TO MXD PRECIP THOSE AREAS AS WELL BEFORE THE
COLD AIR BEGINS FILTERING BCK IN LATER WED AM. ACROSS AREAS FURTHER
E AND S...MXD PRECIP ERLY LIKELY TO GIVE WAY TO SOME LGT RAIN AS
SFC TEMPS RISE ABV THE FREEZING MARK MOST AREAS AS MUCH OF OUR FA
MAKES IT INTO THE WARM SECTOR. WILL ALLOW WNTR WX ADV/WNTR STORM
WRNG TO EXPIRE AT 12Z... MAY SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF POST-FRONTAL
PRECIP W/ RAIN CHANGING BCK TO SNOW AS THE COLDER AIR FILTERS BCK
IN BUT BEST LIFT WILL HAVE EXITED THE REGION W/ THE RAPIDLY
DEPARTING SFC LOW SO SIGNIFICANT PRECIP SHOULD BE CONFINED TO
AREAS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WED AM THRU THE AFTN AND THIS SHOULD
BE MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN.
GUSTY S TO SW WNDS XPCTD ALONG THE COAST AS 65+ KT 925 JET IN
ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT WORKS ACROSS OUR COASTAL ZNS... WILL
CONT WND ADV/HGH WND WRNGS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST ME
INTO WED AFTN...
COLD FRONT MOVES WELL OFFSHORE WED NGT W/ WEAK HGH PRES FCST TO
BUILD INTO THE AREA ON THU... MAINLY QUIET CONDS XPCTD THIS TIME FRAME.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
COLD FRONT DISCUSSED IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD STALLS JUST S AND E
OF NS W/ SFC LOW PRES FCST TO DVLP OVR THE SERN STATES ON THU AND
LIFT NEWRD... BIG DISCREPANCIES BTWN THE GFS AND LATEST ECMWF
CONCERNING THE TRCK AND TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM. GFS TAKES THIS LOW
FROM ERN NC FRI AM NEWRD TO BTWN CAPE COD AND WRN NS BY FRI EVE
THEN INTO SERN CANADA BY ERLY SAT AM. THIS TRCK GIVES OUR AREA A
GLANCING BLOW W/ SOME SNOW ERN AREAS AND RAIN/SNOW SE FRI AFTN
INTO FRI NGT. THE ECMWF IS MUCH FASTER AND FURTHER W...PUTTING
THIS LOW OVR CENTRAL MAINE BY 12Z FRI AND INTO SRN LABRADOR BY SAT
AM. THIS TRCK IS MUCH WARMER AND WETTER THAN THE GFS AND WOULD
BRING SOME MXD PRECIP N AND W W/ MAINLY RAIN ELSEWHERE... PREFER
THE GFS TRCK ATTM AND LOADED GMOS W/ MINOR ADJUSTMENTS MADE...
&&
.AVIATION /07Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WILL DROP TO IFR THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOW
SPREADS ACROSS THE AREA. LIFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW...RAIN AND FOG
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.
WDSPRD IFR ON WED W/ CONDS IMPROVING FROM NW-SE LATER WED/WED
EVE... VFR CONDS XPCTD WED NGT THRU THU NGT THEN IFR PSBL W/ THE
NXT LOW PRES SYSTEM NOW XPCTD TO PASS E OF THE AREA FOR LATER FRI
INTO FRI NGT. MAINLY VFR XPCTD ON SAT...
&&
.MARINE...
A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INCREASING SOUTH WINDS TONIGHT.
SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE WINDS LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
WILL CONT THE GLW THRU WED AFTN...
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR MEZ002>004.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY
FOR MEZ011-031-032.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR MEZ001.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY
FOR MEZ015>017-029-030.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY
FOR ANZ050>052.
&&
NEAR TERM...BLOOMER
SHORT TERM...KHW
LONG TERM...KHW
AVIATION...BLOOMER
MARINE...BLOOMER/KHWHazardous weather outlook, Dec 9, 3:26 AM EST, 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 326 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 MEZ002>004-100830- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 326 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ011-032-100830- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 326 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .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. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ001-100830- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- 326 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ005-006-010-031-100830- NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 326 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE AND NORTHERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ016-017-029-030-100830- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON- 326 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .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 WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ015-100830- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- 326 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .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. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ050>052-100830- 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- 326 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 10:22 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 5 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:23 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 41 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:27 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CAR | Penobscot, Washington | 36 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:31 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Piscataquis, Somerset | 35 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 31 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.