Alert archive / Maine / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind advisory at Dec 11, 2009, 3:49 AM EST for 6 counties in Maine. It took effect at Dec 11, 2009, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2009, 3:49 AM EST (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 11, 2009, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2009, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Hancock County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 818 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 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 110849 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 349 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING THROUGH THE MARITIMES WILL HELP PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-111700- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0021.091211T1200Z-091212T0000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 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...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 349 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...THIS MORNING. SIMILAR WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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 111637 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1137 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING THROUGH THE MARITIMES...COMBINED WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-120000- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091212T0000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 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...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1137 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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
000 WWUS71 KCAR 112017 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 317 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING THROUGH THE CANADIA MARITIMES...COMBINED WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-120000- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091212T0000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 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...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 317 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.