Alert archive / Maine / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 21, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this gale warning at Apr 17, 2011, 11:12 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 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
- Apr 17, 2011, 11:12 AM EDT (15:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2011, 3:03 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
876 WHUS71 KCAR 171512 MWWCAR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1112 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ANZ050>052-172100- /O.CAN.KCAR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110417T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.GL.W.0021.110417T1512Z-110417T2100Z/ 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- 1112 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GALE CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HASTINGS
1 follow-up statement
915 WHUS71 KCAR 171903 MWWCAR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 303 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ANZ050>052-180400- /O.CAN.KCAR.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110417T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.SC.Y.0038.110417T1903Z-110418T2000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM- INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME- 303 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 14 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ VJN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 6:25 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 6:35 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 7 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:03 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 30 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.