Alert archive / Maine / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind advisory at Aug 29, 2009, 9:25 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2009, 9:25 PM EDT (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2009, 11:50 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 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 01:24 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 00:00Z, 1.4 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 483 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 331 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 300125 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 925 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 MEZ029-030-300400- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0013.090830T0125Z-090830T0400Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 925 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THEREAFTER. 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. $$ NORCROSS
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KCAR 300155 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 955 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 MEZ030-300400- /O.UPG.KCAR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090830T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0005.090830T0155Z-090830T0400Z/ COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 955 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THEREAFTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ017-300400- /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0005.090830T0155Z-090830T0400Z/ CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON 955 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THEREAFTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. && PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ029-300400- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090830T0400Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL 955 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THEREAFTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY... TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ HEWITT
000 WWUS71 KCAR 300350 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1150 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 MEZ017-030-300500- /O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090830T0400Z/ CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...EASTPORT...MACHIAS... CHERRYFIELD 1150 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. DAMAGING WINDS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE WARNING AREA... THEREFORE THE 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. $$ MEZ029-300500- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090830T0400Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL 1150 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE ADVISORY AREA... THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ VJN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 8:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 8 hr |
| Aug 29, 9:55 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | CAR | Washington | 115 min |
| Aug 30, 1:44 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | CAR | 28 hr |
Nearby
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.