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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Caribou, ME

October 23, 2009Hancock County, Washington County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this high wind warning at Oct 23, 2009, 4:08 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Oct 24, 2009, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 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
Oct 23, 2009, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 24, 2009, 4:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 25, 2009, 6:00 AM EDT
In force
14 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 20:07 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, 8.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2009-10-23Temperature 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, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2009-10-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -65 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
937 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS71 KCAR 232008
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
408 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE LATER SAT AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK INTO QUEBEC PROVINCE DURING
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT.

MEZ029-030-240415-
/O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0004.091024T1800Z-091025T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0007.091024T2000Z-091025T1000Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
408 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE FROM LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE DOWNEAST COAST AND OUTER ISLANDS.

THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
MAY LEAD TO SOME DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. THIS COULD RESULT
IN POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY DURING SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA.
PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE
BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE, SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF
BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS
MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS.|
&&

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>017-240415-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0015.091025T0000Z-091025T1000Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL 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
408 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SUNDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KCAR 240221
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1021 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE LATER SAT AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK INTO QUEBEC PROVINCE DURING
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT.

MEZ029-030-241030-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.091024T2000Z-091025T1000Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
1021 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM
EDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM
EDT SUNDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE FROM LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE DOWNEAST COAST AND OUTER ISLANDS.

THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
MAY LEAD TO SOME DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. THIS COULD RESULT
IN POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY DURING SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA.
PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE
BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE... SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN OFF
BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN
DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS.| 
&&

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>017-241030-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0015.091025T0000Z-091025T1000Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL 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
1021 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SUNDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KCAR 240844
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
444 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE LATER THIS 
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... 

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS QUEBEC PROVINCE LATER TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL DRAW AN OCCLUDED FRONT ACROSS 
THE REGION TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS DOWNEAST 
AREAS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT.

MEZ029-030-241600-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.091024T2000Z-091025T1000Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
444 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE DOWNEAST COAST...OUTER ISLANDS AND HIGHER TERRAIN
AREAS.

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
COULD CONTRIBUTE TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA.
PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE
BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN FROM 
BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN
DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS.
&&

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>017-241600-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0015.091025T0000Z-091025T1000Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL 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
444 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EDT SUNDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
COULD CONTRIBUTE TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 241535
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1135 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS QUEBEC PROVINCE LATER TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL DRAW AN OCCLUDED FRONT ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS
IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT.

MEZ029-030-242345-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.091024T2000Z-091025T1000Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
1135 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE DOWNEAST COAST...OUTER ISLANDS AND HIGHER
TERRAIN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA.
PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE
BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN FROM
BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN
DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. 
&&

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>017-242345-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0015.091025T0000Z-091025T1000Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL 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
1135 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EDT SUNDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KCAR 241937
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
337 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS QUEBEC PROVINCE TONIGHT. THE LOW
WILL DRAW AN OCCLUDED FRONT ACROSS THE REGION LATE. STRONG
WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT.

MEZ029-030-250345-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.091024T2000Z-091025T1000Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
337 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE DOWNEAST COAST...OUTER ISLANDS AND HIGHER
TERRAIN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA.
PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE
BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN FROM
BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN
DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. 
&&

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>017-250345-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0015.091025T0000Z-091025T1000Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL 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
337 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EDT SUNDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

DOODY/FOSTER
000 
WWUS71 KCAR 250213
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1013 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS QUEBEC PROVINCE TONIGHT. THE LOW
WILL DRAW AN OCCLUDED FRONT ACROSS THE REGION LATE. STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT.

MEZ029-030-251000-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091025T1000Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
1013 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE DOWNEAST COAST...OUTER ISLANDS AND HIGHER
TERRAIN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA.
PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE
BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN FROM
BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN
DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. 
&&

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>017-251000-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091025T1000Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL 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
1013 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KCAR 250826
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
426 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG
WINDS WILL OCCUR IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT...THEN DIMINISH IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT.

MEZ015>017-250930-
/O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091025T1000Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL 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
426 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

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.

$$

MEZ029-030-251000-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091025T1000Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
426 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING IN ADVANCE OF AN
OCCLUDED FRONT CROSSING THE REGION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST...OUTER ISLANDS AND HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA.
PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE
BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN FROM
BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN
DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. 
&&

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 250950
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
550 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2009

MEZ029-030-251100-
/O.EXP.KCAR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091025T1000Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
550 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE NOW MOVING EAST OF THE REGION AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. THOUGH THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...WINDS COULD
STILL GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH THROUGH 8 AM EDT.

$$

NORCROSS

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 Oct 23, 4:06 PM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 4:06 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
406 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE
WILL APPROACH LATER SATURDAY...THEN CROSS THE REGION SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST
MONDAY.
&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES EAST OVERNIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOME RADIATIONAL
COOLING BEFORE HIGH CLOUDS ADVECT IN FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
LATER TONIGHT. IN THE NORTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE FA, THE ENTIRE
ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN WILL BE LESS THAN 32F WITH THE ONSET OF PRECIP
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER, WARM ADVECTION WILL BE VERY
STRONG FROM THE SOUTH AND BRING A WEDGE OF ABOVE FREEZING TEMPS
ALOFT ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE DURING SATURDAY MORNING...ENSURING
THAT SNOWFALL WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
CHANGEOVER SHOULD BE RAPID ENOUGH TO PREVENT ANY ACCUMULATIONS
EXCEPT IN ZONES 1 AND 2 WHERE UP TO AN INCH COULD OCCUR. THE
PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN SHOULD BE FAIRLY BRIEF EXCEPT IN
THE CROWN OF MAINE WHERE TEMPS NEAR FREEZING COULD HANG ON UNTIL
THE AFTERNOON. BASED ON THE SPEED OF THE WARM ADVECTION, DONT
EXPECT MORE THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION
ANYWHERE. THE OTHER KEY ISSUES DURING SATURDAY ARE WINDS ALONG THE
COAST AND PRECIP IN THE BGR AREA AND DOWNEAST. IN TERM OF WINDS,
EXPECT WINDS TO STEADILY INCREASE ALL DAY ALONG THE COAST.
ALTHOUGH THE WINDS ARE STRONG IN THE LOWER FEW THOUSAND FEET,
DONT FORESEE A LOT OF THIS GETTING MIXED DOWN TO THE SFC UNTIL
VERY LATE IN THE DAY AFTER THE WARM FRONT HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE
AREA. AS A RESULT, STARTED THE HIGH WIND WATCH AT 21Z. SEE HYDRO
SECTION FOR PRECIPITATION.
&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
MAIN FOCUS THIS TIME FRAME WILL BE ON THE COMPLEX AND VIGOROUS
SYSTEM FCST TO SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA LATER SAT THRU SAT NGT...
PRIMARY CONCERN WILL QPF/WND ISSUES W/ ANY WNTRY PRECIP XPCTD TO BE
LONG OVR BY THE START OF THIS PERIOD. AT 00Z SUN...LATEST 12Z MODEL
SUITE PLACES A PRIMARY SFC LOW JUST OFF THE SRN TIP OF JAMES BAY W/
A SECONDARY TRIPLE POINT LOW OVR NRN VT/SRN QUEBEC PROVINCE.  A SFC
WARM FRONT IS PROGGED TO BE LIFTING NNEWRD ACROSS OUR N CENTRAL ZNS
W/ A COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS WRN NEW ENGLAND.  THE TRIPLE POINT
LOW SHOULD SLIDE RAPIDLY EWRD SAT NGT W/ THE COLD FRONT FCST TO
ENTER OUR FAR WRN ZNS LATE SAT EVE AND SWING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE FA BY 12Z SUN.  THUS...XPCT AT LEAST SRN INTO CENTRAL AREAS TO
BREAK BRIEFLY INTO THE WARM SECTOR FROM EARLY SAT EVE TO EARLY SUN
AM.

XPCT FIRST SLUG OF MAINLY WAA/OVERRUNNING PRECIP TO HAVE WORKED
NNEWRD ACROSS THE FA DURING THE DAY SAT AND BY SAT EVE THIS SHOULD
BE LIMITED TO FAR NRN/NERN SECTIONS.  FURTHER S AND W IN THE WARM
SECTOR...XPCT A RATHER CONCENTRATED BUT INTENSE AREA/BAND OF LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF THE SFC COLD FRONT TO PUSH W-E
ACROSS THE FA SAT NGT.  THIS PRECIP WILL BE ENHANCED BY STRONG SFC
FRONTAL FORCING/A VIGOROUS UPPER SHORT WAVE AND A STRONG S-SW
LOW-LVL JET. FORTUNATELY...THIS BAND WILL BE FAIRLY QUICK MOVING SO
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY RAIN IS NOT XPCTD ATTM...
STRONG DYNAMICS/FORCING AND THE PRESENCE OF SOME CAPE ALL SUGGEST
THE PSBLTY OF A FEW OUTBREAKS OF THUNDER IN THE WARM SECTOR AS
WELL...

MODELS ALL SUPPORT A RATHER INTENSE 925-850 MB S-SWRLY JET OF 60-65
KTS.  THIS JET FCST TO NOSE INTO OUR COASTAL ZNS W/ MODEL FCST
SOUNDINGS SUGGESTING THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR SFC MIX-DOWN ALONG THE
COAST W/ DCRSG POTENTIAL TO THE N AND NE AWAY FROM THE COAST.
THEREFORE...HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE A HGH WND WRNG FOR OUR COASTAL ZNS
FROM LATE SAT AFTN THRU SAT NGT.  XPCT GUSTS OVR 50 MPH SPCLY FOR
THE EXPOSED IMMEDIATE COASTAL AND OUTER ISLAND LOCATIONS.  LEAVES
STILL PRESENT ON MANY TREES ACROSS OUR SRN AREAS AND THIS WILL
ENHANCE THIS THREAT FROM AN IMPACT STANDPOINT...

THEREAFTER...NW FLOW DVLPS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FA SUN AM BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM W/ SEASONABLY COOL AND DRY AIR W/ HGH PRES FCST TO SETTLE OVR
THE FA MON AND CREST THE FA LATE MON...

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE STATE WILL RETREAT SLOWLY AS A WEAK
ADVANCING SHORTWAVE TO THE WEST MOVES QUICKLY TOWARD THE STATE.
DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SHORTWAVE ARE VERY WEAK. THIS
FACT...COMBINED WITH THE PRESENCE OF RIDGING TO THE NORTH...
SHOULD KEEP PRECIP TO A MINIMUM THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE COOL ENOUGH FOR SNOW TO THE NORTH WITH
RAIN TO THE SOUTH. STRONG SUBSIDENCE TAKES OVER BY LATE DAY
WEDNESDAY. THIS CREATES A WARM SUBSIDENCE INVERSION
ALOFT...TAPPING SOME OF THIS WARMING SHOULD ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES
TO WARM SOME AND EVEN REACH ABOVE NORMALS FOR HIGHS. THIS WILL BE
ESPECIALLY TRUE LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE HIGH MOVES
EAST AND BROAD SWRLY FLOW TAKES OVER. A STRONG BUT WARM SYSTEM
MOVES OVER THE STATE BY NEXT WEEKEND BRINGING ANOTHER SHOT OF
PRECIPITATION. WILL INITIATE GRIDS WITH GMOS AND ADJUST
TEMPERATURES DUE TO THE WARMING TREND LATE WEEK. WILL ALSO ADJUST
FOR PROPER PRECIP TIMING.
&&

.AVIATION /20Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
NEAR TERM: VFR CONDITIONS EVERYWHERE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
MVFR CONDITIONS WILL OVERTAKE THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE FA LATE TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL DECREASE FROM MVFR TO IFR
ACROSS THE STATE...FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING SATURDAY. LOW LEVEL
WIND SHEAR WILL BE A PROBLEM ALL OF SATURDAY...PARTICULARLY TOWARDS
COASTAL REGIONS AND BGR AND LATER IN THE DAY. WINDS AT 1000 FT MAY
BE OVER 40 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON AROUND BGR.

XPCT IFR CONDS TO BE RATHER WDSPRD SAT NGT ACROSS ALL OUR TAF
SITES.  XPCT CONDS TO IMPROVE TO VFR SUN AM MOST TAF SITES W/ SOME
PSBL MVFR ACROSS THE N IN ANY POST-SYSTEM SC.  ANY MVFR ACROSS THE
N SHOULD GIVE WAY TO VFR THRU EITHER DCRSG CLDS OR CLDS LIFTING ABV
3000 FT BY SUN AFTN W/ VFR THEN XPCTD TO PREVAIL THRU MON.
&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: WINDS AND SEAS WILL PICK UP LATE TONIGHT...REACHING
GALE LEVELS DURING THE MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY.
SEAS WILL BUILD ALL DAY AS THE LOW APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
&&

.HYDROLOGY...
FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ARE LIKELY SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE CENTRAL
AND SRN PARTS OF THE FA. ALTHOUGH PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO BE UNDER
FLOOD GUIDANCE, THE STORM TOTALS ARE STILL GOING TO BE OVER 2
INCHES IN PORTIONS OF THE FA INCLUDED SUCH POPULATED AREAS AS BGR
THRU SAT NGT. AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA SAT
NGT...THERE IS A THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN ADVANCE OF AND W/
THIS FRONT AND EVEN A THUNDERSTORM WHICH COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IN ADDITION, STRONG
WINDS MAY STRIP REMAINING LEAVES FROM TREES AND HELP CLOG WATER
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN POPULATED AREAS. AS A RESULT, BELIEVE THE
PRIMARY THREAT IS URBAN AREA FLOODING AND SMALL STREAM ATTM. WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AND BE PREPARED TO
ISSUE LOCALIZED FLOOD ADVISORIES SATURDAY AS EVENTS UNFOLD.
&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     MEZ001-002.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     MEZ003>006-010.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     MEZ011-031-032.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
     MEZ015>017.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
     MEZ029-030.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
     ANZ050>052.

&&

NEAR TERM...MWALKER
SHORT TERM...KHW
LONG TERM...DOODY
AVIATION...MWALKER
MARINE...MWALKER/KHW
HYDROLOGY...
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 23, 4:08 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
408 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

MEZ001-002-242015-
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
408 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN MAINE.

.DAY ONE...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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

MEZ003>006-010-242015-
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
408 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH
CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE.

.DAY ONE...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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

MEZ011-031-032-242015-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
408 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH
CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE.

.DAY ONE...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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

MEZ015>017-242015-
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
408 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND
SOUTHEAST MAINE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

MEZ029-030-242015-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
408 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MAINE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

ANZ050>052-242015-
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-
408 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 23, 3:11 AM EDTGale WarningCAR51 hr
Oct 23, 4:30 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchCARHancock, Washington12 hr
Oct 23, 3:10 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryCARAroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington21 hr
Oct 23, 4:08 PM EDTWind AdvisoryCARHancock, Penobscot, Washington36 hr

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High Wind Warnings in Maine, 2009Every high wind warning in 2009

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.