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Wind Chill Advisory 9, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind chill advisory at Mar 2, 2011, 3:53 PM EST for Aroostook County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County, Maine. It took effect at Mar 3, 2011, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2011, 3:53 PM EST (20:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2011, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2011, 11:44 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 2123 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
392 WWUS41 KCAR 022053 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 353 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 MEZ001-003-004-010-030500- /O.CAN.KCAR.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110302T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.110303T0500Z-110303T1700Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 353 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THRU THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS FALLING TO 6 TO 12 BELOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH PRODUCING WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 33 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MEZ002-030500- /O.NEW.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.110303T0500Z-110303T1700Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110302T2300Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL 353 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT...1 TO 2 INCHES FALLING RAPIDLY IN SNOW SQUALLS. * TIMING...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S FALLING TO SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH PRODUCING WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WIND AND BRIEF HEAVY SNOW RATES DURING THE PASSAGE OF SNOW SQUALLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS OPEN AREAS. OTHERWISE...AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY TO A HALF MILE OR LESS WITH GENERAL SNOW SHOWERS AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS AHEAD AND JUST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SUDDENLY DRIVING INTO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH ANY SNOW SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL OF FRONT AND REAR END COLLISIONS DRAMATICALLY INCREASE WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. USE EMERGENCY FLASHER LIGHTS IF YOU DRIVE INTO A SNOW SQUALL. YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER TAKING ANOTHER ROUTE LESS SUBJECT TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS TO YOUR DESTINATION...OR FIND A PLACE TO TAKE YOUR VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD AND THE ROAD SHOULDER...AND WAIT FOR THE SQUALL TO MOVE OUT OF YOUR AREA. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MEZ005-006-011-031-022300- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110302T2300Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD 353 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT...1 TO 2 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 3 INCHES...MUCH OF WHICH COULD FALL WITHIN AN HOUR WITH THE PASSAGE OF A SNOW SQUALL. * TIMING...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH... BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH WIND GUSTS BRIEFLY UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH WITH ANY SNOW SQUALLS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WIND AND BRIEF HEAVY SNOW RATES DURING THE PASSAGE OF SNOW SQUALLS THE REST OF THE ACROSS OPEN AREAS. OTHERWISE...AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY TO A HALF MILE OR LESS WITH GENERAL SNOW SHOWERS AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS AHEAD AND JUST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SUDDENLY DRIVING INTO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH ANY SNOW SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL OF FRONT AND REAR END COLLISIONS DRAMATICALLY INCREASE WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. USE EMERGENCY FLASHER LIGHTS IF YOU DRIVE INTO A SNOW SQUALL. YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER TAKING ANOTHER ROUTE LESS SUBJECT TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS TO YOUR DESTINATION...OR FIND A PLACE TO TAKE YOUR VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD AND THE ROAD SHOULDER...AND WAIT FOR THE SQUALL TO MOVE OUT OF YOUR AREA. && $$ VJN
5 follow-up statements
003 WWUS41 KCAR 022256 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 556 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 MEZ002-030700- /O.CAN.KCAR.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110302T2300Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.110303T0500Z-110303T1700Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL 556 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THRU THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MEZ005-006-011-031-030000- /O.CAN.KCAR.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110302T2300Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD 556 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE INTENSE SNOW SQUALL HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN AREAS INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ MEZ016-017-029-030-032-030000- /O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0023.110302T2256Z-110303T0000Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK... GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS... PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 556 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES FALLING IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. * TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY SNOW RATES DURING THE PASSAGE OF AN INTENSE SNOW SQUALLS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SUDDENLY DRIVING INTO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH ANY SNOW SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL OF FRONT AND REAR END COLLISIONS DRAMATICALLY INCREASE WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. USE EMERGENCY FLASHER LIGHTS IF YOU DRIVE INTO A SNOW SQUALL. YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER TAKING ANOTHER ROUTE LESS SUBJECT TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS TO YOUR DESTINATION...OR FIND A PLACE TO TAKE YOUR VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD AND THE ROAD SHOULDER...AND WAIT FOR THE SQUALL TO MOVE OUT OF YOUR AREA. && $$ MEZ001-003-004-010-030700- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.110303T0500Z-110303T1700Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 556 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THRU THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...12 BELOW TO 4 ABOVE ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ KHW
939 WWUS41 KCAR 030014 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 714 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 MEZ016-017-029-030-032-030115- /O.EXP.KCAR.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110303T0000Z/ INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK... GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS... PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 714 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE INTENSE SNOW SQUALL HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST OF MOST OF THE ADVISORY AREA AS OF 700 PM EST...SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY STILL AFFECT FAR SOUTHEASTERN AREAS SUCH AS EASTPORT AND LUBEC THROUGH 730 PM AND CAUTION IN THESE AREAS IS STILL ADVISED. $$ MEZ001>004-010-030815- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.110303T0500Z-110303T1700Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-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...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 714 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THRU THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...12 BELOW TO 6 ABOVE ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ KHW
268 WWUS41 KCAR 030207 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 907 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 MEZ001>004-010-031100- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.110303T0500Z-110303T1700Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 907 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THRU THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...12 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$
543 WWUS41 KCAR 030843 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 343 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 MEZ001>004-010-031645- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110303T1700Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-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...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 343 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ HEWITT
635 WWUS41 KCAR 031644 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1144 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 MEZ001>004-010-031745- /O.CAN.KCAR.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110303T1700Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 1144 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Mar 2, 3:18 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 3:18 PM EST, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
318 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THIS MORNING...THEN CROSS THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
WILL KEEP THE WINT WX ADV FOR SN/BLSN GOING FOR NE AND E CNTRL
PTNS OF THE FA FOR THE TIME BEING UNTIL THE LINE OF SNOW SHOWERS
MOVES OUT. FEEL ATTM...ONLY PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW
SHOULD CONTINUE BEHIND THE SQL LN AND COLD FRONT TNGT...SO SEE
NO NEED TO EXTEND THIS ADV FURTHER INTO THE NGT ATTM.
OTHERWISE...THE OTHER FACTOR TO CONSIDER FOR LATE TNGT IS WIND
CHILLS FOR THE NW AND FAR NE AS BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COMBINES
WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS PRODUCING WIND CHILLS IN THE -20 TO -34
DEG F CATEGORY. WILL BEGIN THE WIND CHILL ADV AT MIDNIGHT OVR THIS
AREA AND CONT THRU THE MORN.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER NY/PA WILL BUILD EAST THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF
THE SHORT TERM WITH FAIR WEATHER EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THERE
WILL BE AN ABUNDANCE OF SUN THURSDAY BUT COLD AIR STREAMING
SOUTHWARD AHEAD OF THE HIGH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES QUITE COLD. MOST
LOCATIONS WILL NOT GET OUT OF THE SINGLE DIGITS WHILE DOWNEAST AREAS
WILL BE IN THE LOWER TEENS. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET THURSDAY NIGHT
AS THE HIGH CRESTS DIRECTLY OVER MAINE WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
WINDS. MOST OF THE REGION WILL DROP TO -15F TO -25F THOUGH ALONG THE
COAST IT SHOULD STAY ABOVE -10F. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN REBOUND
FRIDAY AS THE HIGH SHIFTS INTO NEW BRUNSWICK AND WINDS PICK UP OUT
OF THE SOUTH. FRIDAY NIGHT'S LOWS WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS COLD AS THE
PREVIOUS NIGHT DUE TO INCREASING CLOUDS AND THE AFOREMENTIONED WAA.
IN FACT LOWS THAT NIGHT SHOULD OCCUR PRETTY EARLY THEN TEMPS WILL
HOLD STEADY OR EVEN RISE SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD OVER NORTHERN MAINE AFTER MIDNIGHT
AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE RIDES ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC. THE BOUNDARY WILL
SHIFT SOUTH EVERY SO SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER
WAVE TRAVERSING ALONG IT. AS A RESULT...ANOTHER HEAVIER SLUG OF
PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD OVER THE FORECAST AREA. WITH THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY TO OUR NORTH...TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM ENOUGH SNOW TO MIX
WITH AND/OR CHANGE TO RAIN ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK A RATHER COMPLEX
PATTERN IS SETTING UP. LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH FROM THE
APPALACHIANS SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RUN ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY BEING
PUSHED NORTH OF THE REGION BY HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE COAST.
PRECIPITATION RUNNING AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO A
MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN...OR PLAIN RAIN SOUTH OF THE FRONT OVER MOST OF
OUR CWA SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE HIGH PUSHES WARMER AIR NORTHWARD. RAIN
ACROSS THE AREA...AND A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE FAR
NORTH...MAY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. GUIDANCE HAS BEEN SHOWING ONE WEAK
LOW RACING NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONT ON SUNDAY THEN A SECONDARY LOW
APPROACHING SUNDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE IN QUEBEC PUSHES THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY BACK SOUTHWARD. COLD AIR CUTTING INTO THE SECONDARY
SYSTEM COULD THEN CHANGE RAIN OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THEN
BACK TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AS THE SECOND WAVE RIDES UP ALONG
THE SOUTHWARD PUSHING FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE NEW GFS ALSO SHOWS A
TERTIARY LOW APPROACHING MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE RIGHT
NOW IS NOT HIGH IN THAT THIRD SYSTEM GIVEN IT'S COMPLEXITY AND THE
DELICATE BALANCE THAT WOULD HAVE TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN THE STRENGTH
OF THE FRONT AND THE INTENSITY OF THE NEW LOW TO CREATE THIS
SCENARIO. IN GENERAL...LOOKS LIKE AN ACTIVE AND POTENTIALLY MESSY
START TO THE NEW WEEK. IRONING OUT THE DETAILS OF WHERE THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL BE AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE RIDE UP ALONG THE FRONT
SHOULD BE WORKED OUT IN COMING DAYS.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
NEAR TERM: AFT A PD OF IFR WITH SN SHWRS LATE THIS AFTN AND VERY ERLY
EVE...VSBYS AND CLGS SHOULD RAPIDLY IMPROVE TO VFR BY LATE EVE AND
CONT THRU THE REST OF THE NGT.
SHORT TERM: VFR EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THEN MVFR WITH LOCAL
IFR POSSIBLE IN SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL
MIX WITH AND/OR CHANGE TO RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: WE WILL XTND THE GALE WARN FOR OUR WATERS TO CVR THE
STRONG COLD ADVCN PHASE OF THIS CURRENT ONGOING WARN THRU 09Z.
BELIEVE CONDITIONS SHOULD SUBSIDE INTO SCA RANGE AFT THIS TM.
MADE ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO WV HT GRIDS...GIVEN THAT GRIDS
CURRENTLY MATCHING LATEST BUOY OBS. LASTLY...WE ADDED MDT FZ
SPY TO OUR WATERS FROM 08Z THRU 17Z...A TM WHEN TEMPS WILL BE
SUFFICIENTLY LOW ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ITS OCCURRENCE.
SHORT TERM: WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS THOUGH SCA CONDITIONS WILL
MOST LIKELY LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE AND
LIGHT WINDS WILL DOMINATE UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THEREAFTER
WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL MOST LIKELY BE NEEDED DURING THIS TIME
FRAME.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
MEZ002-005-006-011-031.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY
FOR MEZ001>004-010.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ050>052.
&&
NEAR TERM...VJN
SHORT TERM...HASTINGS
LONG TERM...BLOOMER
AVIATION...VJN
MARINE...VJN/HASTINGSHazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 3:44 PM EST, 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 344 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 MEZ005-006-011-031-032045- NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 344 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE AND NORTHERN 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ002-032045- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- 344 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ001-003-004-010-032045- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- 344 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL 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. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ050>052-032045- 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- 344 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... 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. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ015>017-029-030-032-032045- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 344 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VJN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 2, 1:40 PM EST, 2 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 140 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 MEZ001-002-004-005-010-022115- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 140 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS ORGANIZING OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MAINE THIS AFTERNOON... AT 130 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BROKEN LINE OF MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS ABOUT 20 MILES WIDE EXTENDING FROM NEAR EAGLE LAKE IN NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK COUNTY SOUTHWARD TO NEAR KOKADJO IN CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. BY 300 PM EST....THIS LINE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR VAN BUREN IN NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK COUNTY TO SOUTHWARD TO JUST NORTH OF MILLINOCKET IN NORTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY. SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH MAY PRODUCE VISIBILITIES AT OR LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE DURING THE PASSAGE OF THIS LINE OF SNOW SHOWERS. OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE SNOW SHOWERS DURING THIS TIME INCLUDE RUSSEL CROSSING.... ASHLAND...MOOSEHORN CROSSING...TELOS LAKE...BAXTER STATE PARK...SHIN POND AND GRINDSTONE. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY WHEN ENCOUNTERING THESE SNOW SHOWERS AS WELL SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS DUE TO FALLING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VJN
Special weather statement, Mar 2, 2:05 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 205 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 MEZ001-002-004-005-010-022215- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 205 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING INTENSE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MAINE THIS AFTERNOON... AT 200 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF MODERATE TO INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS ABOUT 20 MILES WIDE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MADAWASKA IN NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK COUNTY SOUTHWARD TO NEAR KOKADJO IN CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. BY 330 PM EST....THIS LINE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR CARIBOU IN NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK COUNTY SOUTHWESTWARD TO JUST NORTH OF MILLINOCKET IN NORTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY. LOCALIZED SNOW RATES UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUTS DURING THE PASSAGE OF THIS LINE OF SNOW SHOWERS. OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE SNOW SHOWERS DURING THIS TIME INCLUDE RUSSEL CROSSING....MOOSEHORN CROSSING...TELOS LAKE...BAXTER STATE PARK...ASHLAND...OXBOW...PORTAGE...STOCKHOLM WASHBURN...SHIN POND AND GRINDSTONE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SUDDENLY DRIVING INTO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH SNOW SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL OF FRONT AND REAR END COLLISIONS DRAMATICALLY INCREASE WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. USE EMERGENCY FLASHER LIGHTS IF YOU DRIVE INTO A SNOW SQUALL WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER TAKING ANOTHER ROUTE LESS SUBJECT TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS TO YOUR DESTINATION...OR FIND A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE YOUR VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD AND ROAD SHOULDER...AND WAIT FOR THE SQUALL TO MOVE OUT OF YOUR AREA. VJN
Special weather statement, Mar 2, 3:01 PM EST, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 301 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 MEZ002-004>006-010-011-031-022315- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 301 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...MODERATE TO INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS ARE CONTINUING FROM NORTHEAST MAINE SOUTHWEST TO THE CENTRAL MAINE HIGHLANDS THIS MID AFTERNOON... AT 255 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF MODERATE TO INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS ABOUT 20 MILES WIDE EXTENDING FROM NEAR VAN BUREN IN NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO NEAR WELLINGTON IN CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. BY 430 PM EST....THIS LINE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR MONTICELLO IN SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK COUNTY SOUTHWESTWARD TO NEAR LINCOLN IN CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTY. LOCALIZED SNOW RATES UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUTS DURING THE PASSAGE OF THIS LINE OF SNOW SHOWERS. OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE SNOW SHOWERS DURING THIS TIME INCLUDE CARIBOU...PRESQUE ISLE...MARS HILL...ASHLAND OXBOW...KNOWLES CORNER...SHIN POND...PATTEN...SHERMAN...GRINDSTONE... MILLINOCKET...WEST SEBOEIS AND DOVER FOXCROFT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SUDDENLY DRIVING INTO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH SNOW SQUALLS. THE POTENTIAL OF FRONT AND REAR END COLLISIONS DRAMATICALLY INCREASE WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. USE EMERGENCY FLASHER LIGHTS IF YOU DRIVE INTO A SNOW SQUALL WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER TAKING ANOTHER ROUTE LESS SUBJECT TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS TO YOUR DESTINATION...OR FIND A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE YOUR VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD AND ROAD SHOULDER...AND WAIT FOR THE SQUALL TO MOVE OUT OF YOUR AREA. VJN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:07 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 25 hr | |
| Mar 2, 8:39 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 7 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 8 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:56 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 64 min |
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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.