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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Caribou, ME

February 26, 2011

NWS Caribou, ME issued this small craft advisory at Feb 26, 2011, 10:30 AM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2011, 10:30 AM EST (15:30 UTC)
Expired
Feb 26, 2011, 3:19 PM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Caribou, ME

The text

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

498 
WHUS71 KCAR 261530
MWWCAR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1030 AM EST SAT FEB 26 2011

ANZ050>052-262330-
/O.CAN.KCAR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.SC.Y.0021.110226T1530Z-110227T0000Z/
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-
1030 AM EST SAT FEB 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
  FEET...EXCEPT 3 T0 5 FEET INTRACOASTAL WATERS.


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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
625 
WHUS71 KCAR 261828 AAA
MWWCAR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
128 PM EST SAT FEB 26 2011

ANZ052-261930-
/O.CAN.KCAR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/
INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME-
128 PM EST SAT FEB 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 


$$

ANZ050-051-270000-
/O.CON.KCAR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM-
128 PM EST SAT FEB 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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.

&&

$$
311 
WHUS71 KCAR 262019
MWWCAR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
319 PM EST SAT FEB 26 2011

ANZ050-051-262130-
/O.CAN.KCAR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM-
319 PM EST SAT FEB 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 


$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 12:09 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCARAroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington10 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.