Alert archive / Maine / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this high wind warning at Oct 14, 2010, 3:26 PM EDT for 5 counties in Maine. It took effect at Oct 15, 2010, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr. 11 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
- Oct 14, 2010, 3:26 PM EDT (19:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 15, 2010, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2010, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Hancock County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 8:14 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bangor, ME | BANGOR HYDRO ELECTRIC COMPANY REPORTED ESTIMATED 1509 METERS AFFECTED BY POWER OUTAGE DUE TO WIND DAMAGE. 424 IN HANCOCK...13 NORTHERN PEONOBSCOT/PISCATAQUIS...240 PENOBSCOT...AND 832 IN WASHINGTON COUNTIES. |
| Oct 15, 10:34 AM EDT | DOWNBURST | Calais, ME | WASHINGTON RCC POWER IN DOWN IN COOPER...TREES DOWN IN WAITE...EASTPORT...AND EDMONDS. |
| Oct 15, 10:34 AM EDT | DOWNBURST | Orono, ME | ORONO RCC RECEIVED A FEW CALLS FOR LIMBS INTO PWR LINES. |
| Oct 15, 10:34 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Calais, ME | WASHINGTON RCC POWER IN DOWN IN COOPER...TREES DOWN IN WAITE...EASTPORT...AND EDMONDS. |
| Oct 15, 10:34 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ellsworth, ME | OVER THE COURSE OF THE MORNING RECEIVED 20 CALLS FOR LIMBS INTO PWR LINES...PWR LINES DOWN...LIMBS ON FIRE...AND BLOWN TRANSFORMERS. |
| Oct 15, 10:34 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Orono, ME | ORONO RCC RECEIVED A FEW CALLS FOR LIMBS INTO PWR LINES. |
| Oct 15, 10:57 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bangor, ME | BANGOR HYDRO ELECTRIC COMPANY REPORTED OUTAGES DUE TO STRONG WINDS. 7951 METERS AFFECTED. 6076 IN HANCOCK...308 IN NORTHERN PENOBSCOT/PISCATAQUIS...526 IN PENOBSCOT...AND 1041 IN WASHINGTON COUNTIES. |
| Oct 15, 12:57 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Charlotte, ME | EMEC REPORTED POWER OUTAGES TO ABOUT 600 METERS STARTING AROUND 8AM. TOWNS AFFECT ARE CHARLOTTE...ALEXANDER... PEMBROKE...ORIENT... BAILEYVILLE...SHERMAN... STACYVILLE...AND PRENTISS. |
| Oct 15, 12:57 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Houlton, ME | REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AROUND STACYVILLE. |
| Oct 15, 1:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Kingsbury, ME | LARGE TREES DOWN |
| Oct 15, 2:57 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dover-Foxcroft, ME | MANY REPORTS OF TREES DOWN FROM GREENVILLE TO DOVER-FOXCROFT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
975 WWUS71 KCAR 141926 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 326 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY WHILE TRACKING TOWARD THE GULF OF MAINE. THIS STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS OVER THE REGION FRIDAY. MEZ011-015>017-029>032-150400- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0005.101015T0800Z-101015T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0008.101015T0800Z-101015T2000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 326 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE COAST. 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. WET LEAVES ON RURAL ROADS MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. && 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. $$ MEZ001>006-010-150400- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0016.101015T1200Z-101016T0000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 326 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MAINE ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY...TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WET LEAVES ON ROADS MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. && PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MCB
7 follow-up statements
792 WWUS71 KCAR 150134 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 934 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY WHILE TRACKING TOWARD THE GULF OF MAINE. THIS STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS OVER THE REGION FRIDAY. MEZ011-015>017-029>032-150945- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0008.101015T0800Z-101015T2000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 934 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE COAST. 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. WET LEAVES ON RURAL ROADS MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. && 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. $$ MEZ001>006-010-150945- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0016.101015T1200Z-101016T0000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 934 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MAINE ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY... TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WET LEAVES ON ROADS MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. && PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ VJN/MJH
157 WWUS71 KCAR 150812 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 412 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY WHILE TRACKING TOWARD THE GULF OF MAINE. THIS STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS OVER THE REGION FRIDAY. MEZ011-015>017-029>032-151615- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101015T2000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 412 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE COASTAL REGIONS AND EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE INTERIOR DOWNEAST REGION INCLUDING BANGOR AND THE LINCOLN AREAS...WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES AND SOME TREES TO COME DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES TO COME 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 IN CARIBOU. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ001>006-010-151615- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0016.101015T1200Z-101016T0000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 412 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ACROSS OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WET LEAVES ON ROADS MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. && PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ HEWITT
406 WWUS71 KCAR 151557 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1157 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY WHILE TRACKING INTO THE GULF OF MAINE. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE REGION. MEZ011-015>017-029>032-152000- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101015T2000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 1157 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE COASTAL REGIONS AND EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE INTERIOR DOWNEAST REGION INCLUDING BANGOR AND THE LINCOLN AREAS...WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES AND SOME TREES TO COME DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES TO COME 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 IN CARIBOU. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ001>006-010-152000- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101016T0000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 1157 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ACROSS OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WET LEAVES ON ROADS MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. && PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MCB
732 WWUS71 KCAR 151739 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 139 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY WHILE TRACKING INTO THE GULF OF MAINE. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE REGION. MEZ004>006-010-160000- /O.UPG.KCAR.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101016T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KCAR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101016T0000Z/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 139 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ACROSS OPEN 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 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 IN CARIBOU. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ011-015>017-029>032-152000- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101015T2000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH... BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD 139 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE COASTAL REGIONS AND EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE INTERIOR DOWNEAST REGION INCLUDING BANGOR AND THE LINCOLN AREAS...WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES AND SOME TREES TO COME DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES TO COME DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN FROM BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. && PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ001>003-160000- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101016T0000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT 139 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ACROSS OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WET LEAVES ON ROADS MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. && PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MCB
340 WWUS71 KCAR 151940 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 340 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF MAINE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATER TONIGHT WHILE MOVING SLOWLY EAST. MEZ011-015>017-029>032-160000- /O.EXT.KCAR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101016T0000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 340 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...WITH WET GROUND AND LEAVES STILL ON THE TREES...THE WINDS COULD STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE ADDITIONAL TREES OR SNAP BRANCHES CONTRIBUTING TO FURTHER POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES TO COME 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 IN CARIBOU. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ004>006-010-160000- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101016T0000Z/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 340 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL MAINE HIGHLANDS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ACROSS OPEN 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 IN CARIBOU. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ001>003-160000- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101016T0000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT 340 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ACROSS OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WET LEAVES ON ROADS MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. && PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MCB
270 WWUS71 KCAR 152146 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 546 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF MAINE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATER TONIGHT WHILE MOVING SLOWLY EAST. MEZ011-015>017-029>032-152300- /O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101016T0000Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 546 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED OFF CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THIS PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO FALL OFF INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THEREFORE...THE WARNING FOR THIS AREA HAS BEEN TERMINATED EARLY. 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. $$ MEZ004>006-010-160000- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101016T0000Z/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 546 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL MAINE HIGHLANDS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ACROSS OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE...SUCH AS SHINGLES OR SIDING TORN FROM BUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. && PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ001>003-160000- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101016T0000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT 546 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ACROSS OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WET LEAVES ON ROADS MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. && PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ VJN
914 WWUS71 KCAR 160000 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 800 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 MEZ004>006-010-160100- /O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101016T0000Z/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 800 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. HIGH WINDS HAVE MOVED NORTH OF THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THEREFORE THE...WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MEZ001>003-160100- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101016T0000Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT 800 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS HAVE MOVED NORTH OF THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THEREFORE THE...ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 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
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 14, 6:26 AM EDT, 9 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 14, 6:26 AM EDT, 9 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
626 AM EDT THU OCT 14 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOW
PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTH FROM THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT
AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT SLOWLY TRACKS INTO THE GULF OF MAINE
ON FRIDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA ON
SATURDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
MAIN FOCUS WILL BE ON DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH WHICH
WILL AFFECT THE REGION ON FRIDAY.
IN THE VERY NEAR TERM...HIGH PRES STAYS IN CONTROL THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE GFS AND RUC MATCHING QUITE WELL THIS MORNING W/THE
PLACEMENT OF THE HIGH OVER EASTERN MAINE PROVIDING GENERALLY CLEAR
SKIES(EXCEPTION FOR THE WESTERN SECTIONS W/HIGH CLOUDS) AND COLD
TEMPERATURES. SOME FOG AND STRATUS MOVING INTO PORTIONS OF THE CWA
THIS MORNING PER LATEST METARS AND 3.9MICRON SATL IMAGERY SUCH
BGR...MLT AND UP INTO AROOSTOOK COUNTY. THIS FOG WILL BURN OFF BY
12Z THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES SLIDES TO THE EAST TODAY AND CLOUD
SHIELD TO WEST LOOKS TO REMAIN MAINLY WEST OF THE CWA THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON. DAYCREW/S TEMPERATURES OF LOW TO MID 50S LOOKED GOOD
FOR TODAY.
NOW INTO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE NAM AND GFS ARE MATCHING UP QUITE
WELL W/LOW PRES DEVELOPING OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST AND LIFTING NE
LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL INITIALLY BUTT UP AGAINST THE HIGH TO
THE NE KEEPING THINGS RAIN-FREE FOR THE 1ST PART OF THE NIGHT.
THEREFORE...THE DECISION WAS TO BACK DOWN ON THE TIMING OF THE
RAIN COMING INTO DOWNEAST AREAS BY A FEW HOURS AND KEEP THINGS
RAIN-FREE ACROSS THE NORTH THROUGH 06Z. AS THE HIGH RETREATS
FURTHER E OVERNIGHT...THE LOW WILL LIFT FURTHER N AND INTENSIFY.
STRONG FORCING COUPLED W/A GOOD INFLOW FROM THE ATLC WILL LEAD TO
AMPLE MOISTURE BEING PULLED INTO THE CWA. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT
THE DOWNEAST INCLUDING THE COAST WILL SEE STEADY RAIN BY 09Z
TIMEFRAME AND THEN THE AREA OF RAIN WILL EXPAND FURTHER N ON
FRIDAY AS THE LOW LIFTS NNE NEAR THE MAINE COAST AND THEN SLOWS UP
FOR A TIME. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AS OCCLUSION ASSOCIATED
W/THE LOW WILL BE LIFTING N ACROSS THE REGION. THE ECMWF IS
SOMEWHAT SIMILAR BUT SLOWER W/TAKING THE RAIN SHIELD INTO NORTHERN
MAINE AND FURTHER S W/THE SFC LOW. ATTM...DECIDED TO GO W/THE GFS
AND NAM SHOWING A DRY SLOT LIFTING ACROSS THE REGION IN THE
AFTERNOON SHUTTING DOWN THE STEADIER RAINFALL ACROSS THE DOWNEAST
REGION. LATEST STORM TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1.25 TO
1.50" RANGE. SEE HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW.
AFTER COLLABORATION W/GYX...HIGH WIND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
W/THE ONSET SLATE FOR FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG LLVL JET FROM
925-850MBS CONTINUES TO BE ADVERTISED. ONE CONCERN IS THAT STABLE
AIRMASS IN PLACE COULD KEEP STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT ESPECIALLY AWAY
FROM THE COAST W/E WINDS OVERRIDING THE NE WINDS AT THE SFC.
HOWEVER...LATEST SOUNDING PROFILES INCLUDING THE MOMENTUM
TRANSER(50-60 KTS) AND MIXING LAYER BELOW 1500 FT INDICATE STRONG
WINDS COULD MIX DOWN FOR A BRIEF SPAN FRIDAY MORNING MAINLY ACROSS
THE COAST AND EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. FURTHER N AND
W...CONFIDENCE IS LOW AS LLVL JET LOOKS TO GET PULLED FURTHER NE.
SOME ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO WIND FIELDS TO ALIGN BETTER W/THE
HEADLINE THAT IS IN PLACE. DAYCREW CAN ASSESS THIS FURTHER.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY
THEN MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GULF OF MAINE BY 0000Z SATURDAY.
THE ECMWF AND GEM ARE EVEN MORE INTENSE WITH THIS SYSTEM THEN THE
GFS. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS TO DIMINISH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG
COAST AS GRADIENT WEAKENS DUE TO LOW CENTER MOVING ALONG THE MAINE
COAST. WILL USE A BLEND OF THE NAM AND GFS FOR WIND GRIDS. FOR QPF
WILL USE SREF WHICH LOOKS MOST REASONABLE GIVEN THE INTENSITY OF
THE LOW. HAVE USED A BLEND OF THE NAM...GFS AND SREF FOR POPS BUT
WILL INCREASE POP NUMBERS NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE LOW CENTER IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA SATURDAY NIGHT. WEAK RIDGING MOVES ACROSS THE
STATE EARLY SUNDAY THEN CYCLONIC FLOW RE-ESTABLISHES ITSELF
MONDAY. A WEAK SURFACE LOW MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE LATE
TUESDAY. A STRONG UPPER TROF MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. HAVE USED THE GMOS TO INTIALIZE GRIDS. EXPECT
SHOWERS UNDER CYCLONIC FLOW BUT WILL ADJUST POPS LOWER DURING THE
NIGHT PERIODS. ALSO NOTICED GMOS MIN TEMPERTURES TOO COLD GIVEN
AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER AND OUT OF LINE WITH 3 HOUR TEMPERATURE...SO
WILL ADJUST THESE HIGHER.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
NEAR TERM: VFR INTO THE EVENING AND CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
RAPIDLY LATER TONIGHT W/MVFR COMING INTO KBGR AND KBHB AND THEN
DOWN QUICKLY TO IFR/LIFR BY FRIDAY MORNING AND HOLDING THERE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. FURTHER N...MVFR CONDITIONS WILL ARRIVE
LATER BY FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN DROP DOWN TO IFR/LIFR THROUGH THE
DAY. LLWS IS A CONCERN ON FRIDAY W/THE STRONG LLVL JET.
SHORT TERM: MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: DECIDED TO GO W/A STORM WARNING PER COLLABORATION
W/GYX. IT IS EXPECTED TO BE MARGINAL W/GUSTS TO 50 KTS. KEPT
SUSTAINED WINDS 30-40 KNOTS STARTING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NAM12
AND GFS40 MATCHED UP WELL W/THIS SETUP. IT LOOKS LIKE THE STORM
CONDITIONS WILL BE A BRIEF WINDOW EARLY FRIDAY AS THE LLVL JET
QUICKLY LIFTS NE AND LOW STARTS MOVING ACROSS THE WATERS. WAVE
HEIGHTS WERE ADJUSTED FOR FRIDAY BLENDING IN THE SWAN GUIDANCE TO
THE WNAWAVE WHICH SHOWS 12-14 FT ARRIVING BY MIDDAY.
SHORT TERM: WILL USE A BLEND OF THE NAM12 AND GFS40 THEN
TRANSITION TO GMOS WINDS SATURDAY EVENING. GMOS WINDS LOOK A
LITTLE LIGHT GIVEN THE STRONG GRADIENT AND COLD ADVECTION SUNDAY
SO WILL ADJUST SEVERAL KNOT HIGHER. FOR WAVES: HAVE INITIALZIED
GRIDS WITH WNA/4. WILL ADJUST WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT HIGHER TO BETTER
FIT FORECAST WIND SPEED.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
AS STATED ABV...1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY NIGHT COVERING A 24 TO 36 HR TIMEFRAME. THIS
QPF WILL ALLOW RIVERS AND STREAMS TO HAVE RISES BUT THINGS WILL
HOLD BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IN REGARDS TO THE TIDAL SURGE COMING UP
THE PENOBSCOT...SOME SURGE IS EXPECTED AND W/THE ADDED
QPF...LEVELS WILL RISE AT THE BANGOR GAGE BUT LEVELS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AS TIDE LEVELS AT NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH
ENOUGH.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
MEZ011-015>017-029>032.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR ANZ050>052.
&&
NEAR TERM...HEWITT
SHORT TERM...MIGNONE
LONG TERM...MIGNONE
AVIATION...HEWITT
MARINE...HEWITT/MIGNONE
HYDROLOGY...Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 14, 3:10 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 310 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 MEZ001>006-010-151915- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- 310 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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. MEZ011-015>017-029>032-151915- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 310 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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>052-151915- 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- 310 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 4:17 AM EDT | Storm Warning | CAR | 35 hr | |
| Oct 14, 3:26 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 29 hr |
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Sources
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