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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Caribou, ME

February 13, 2011Aroostook County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this winter storm warning at Feb 13, 2011, 10:07 AM EST for Aroostook County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County, Maine. It took effect at Feb 14, 2011, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 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
Feb 13, 2011, 10:07 AM EST (15:07 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 14, 2011, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 14, 2011, 10:44 PM EST
In force
17 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 15:04 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, 3.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Caribou, ME at 12:00Z on 2011-02-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Caribou, ME at 12:00Z on 2011-02-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
932 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
85 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

753 
WWUS41 KCAR 131507
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1007 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

MEZ001-002-132315-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WS.W.0006.110214T0900Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
1007 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM
EST TUESDAY.


* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW WHICH COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON MONDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW 

* TIMING...EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING 

* TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 20S

* WINDS...LIGHT EAST BECOMING NORTH LATE 

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING, SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-132315-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.110214T0900Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
1007 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 1
AM EST TUESDAY.


* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE
  NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDING HOULTON

* TIMING...EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING 

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S  

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTH LATE

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SOME TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES WITH ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING, SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

&&

$$


WALKER/HEWITT
7 follow-up statements
142 
WWUS41 KCAR 131956
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
256 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

MEZ001-002-140400-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0006.110214T0900Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
256 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO
1 AM EST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM
EST TUESDAY. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW WHICH COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON 
  MONDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW

* TIMING...EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

* TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 20S

* WINDS...LIGHT EAST BECOMING NORTH LATE

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING... SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-140400-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.110214T0900Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
256 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO
1 AM EST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO
1 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS
  IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDING HOULTON

* TIMING...EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTH LATE

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SOME TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES WITH ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING... SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

&&

$$
307 
WWUS41 KCAR 140321
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1021 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

MEZ001-002-141130-
/O.EXT.KCAR.WS.W.0006.110214T1100Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
1021 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM
EST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
1 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 20S.

* WINDS...EAST AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH LATER
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-141130-
/O.EXT.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.110214T1100Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
1021 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM
EST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
1 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF
  A LINE FROM BAXTER STATE PARK TO HOULTON.

* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH LATER MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SOME TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES WITH ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

&&

$$

FOSTER
105 
WWUS41 KCAR 140828
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
328 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

MEZ001-002-141700-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0006.110214T1100Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
328 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 20S.

* WINDS...EAST AROUND 5 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH
  BY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

&&

$$

MEZ003>006-141700-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.110214T1100Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...
MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
328 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF
  A LINE FROM BAXTER STATE PARK TO HOULTON.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
  15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SOME TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES WITH ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

&&

$$

HASTINGS
473 
WWUS41 KCAR 141452
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
952 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

MEZ003-004-142300-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN
952 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 10 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF
  BAXTER STATE PARK.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWER 20S.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH
  THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES WITH ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING, SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOU
GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS.

&&

$$

MEZ001-002-142300-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
952 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 15 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED
  IN THE SAINT JOHN VALLEY.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S.

* WINDS...EAST AROUND 5 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20
  MPH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  IMPACT TRAVEL TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

&&

$$

MEZ005-006-142300-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
952 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH 
  OF A LINE FROM BAXTER STATE PARK TO HOULTON. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...MID 20S TO UPPER 20S.

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 
  15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SOME TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES WITH ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

&&

$$
085 
WWUS41 KCAR 142008
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
308 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

MEZ001>004-150415-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.110215T1100Z-110216T0500Z/
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN 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
308 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED
  IN THE SAINT JOHN VALLEY.

* TIMING...SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S DROPPING TO THE SINGLE
  DIGITS LATE TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ON
  TUESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTH
  15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

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. 

&&

$$

MEZ005-006-150415-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
308 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF
  A LINE FROM BAXTER STATE PARK TO HOULTON.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...MID 20S TO UPPER 20S.

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
  25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SOME TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES WITH ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

&&

$$

MW/MCB
810 
WWUS41 KCAR 142254
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
554 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

MEZ001>004-150700-
/O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.110215T1100Z-110216T0500Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN 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
554 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS 
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S DROPPING TO THE SINGLE 
  DIGITS LATE TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ON 
  TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTH 
  15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...MODERATE IMPACT. SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL
  TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ005-006-150600-
/O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
554 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF
  A LINE FROM BAXTER STATE PARK TO HOULTON.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...MID 20S TO UPPER 20S.

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTH 15 
  TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SOME TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES WITH ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

&&

$$


FOSTER
483 
WWUS41 KCAR 150344
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1044 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

MEZ002-150445-
/O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/
/O.CAN.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.110215T1100Z-110216T0500Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
1044 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE REGION, THE WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOWFALL FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT
WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

$$

MEZ001-003-004-151145-
/O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0006.110215T1100Z-110216T0500Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN 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
1044 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WIND CHILLS VALUES...20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...ALL DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ005-006-150445-
/O.CAN.KCAR.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...
PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
1044 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE REGION, THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOWFALL FOR THE REMAINDER OF
TONIGHT WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

$$


FOSTER

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 13, 6:51 AM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 6:51 AM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
651 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING THEN MOVE EAST
OF THE STATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN
CANADA...WILL TRACK EAST...CROSSING THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES
LATER TODAY AND THEN CROSS CENTRAL MAINE ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING A ROUND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL FOR MAINLY
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
RETURN FOR TUESDAY THROUGH LATE WEEK WITH A MODERATION IN
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
COLD FRONT E OF THE AREA ATTM W/ FAIRLY BRISK POST-FRONTAL NW FLOW
IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. SFC RDG AXIS JUST W OF THE STATE XTNDG
N-S FROM CENTRAL QUEBEC ACROSS ERN NYS/WRN NEW ENGLAND ATTM. WNDS
XPCTD TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THRU THE ERLY AM HRS AS THE RDG W OF
THE REGION BUILDS EWRD ACROSS THE FA. THIS RDG XPCTD TO CREST THE
FA DURING THE AM HRS AND THE SHIFT TO THE E BY THIS AFTN.
THEREAFTER...XPCT A DVLPG LOW PRES CLIPPER SYSTEM OVR SRN CANADA
TO BEGIN TO TRACK ESEWRD ALONG A WRM FRONT WHICH WILL XTND FROM
THE NRN GRT LAKES SEWRD INTO SWRN NEW ENGLAND. WAA OVERRUNNING
CLDS HAVE ALREADY SPREAD RAPIDLY ACROSS THE ERN GRT LAKES AND
THESE SHOULD MV INTO OUR WRN AREAS LATER THIS AM AND ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE FA BY LATE AFTN. AN INITIAL DISTURBANCE SLIDING
ESEWRD ALONG THIS WRM FRONT SHOULD HELP TO TRIGGER A PD OF LGT
SNOW WHICH WILL SHIFT RAPIDLY EWRD INTO WRN AREAS BY THIS AFTN
THEN ACROSS CENTRAL AND ERN AREAS LATER TODAY INTO TNGT. THIS
FIRST WAVE IS ONLY XPCTD TO BRING MINIMAL QPF AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
TO THE FA W/ GENERALLY LESS THAN .1 QPF W/ LESS THAN AN INCH OF
SNOWFALL... THIS FIRST SURGE SHOULD MV E OF THE AREA BY LATE EVE
W/ THE NXT...MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHOT OF ENERGY AND QPF TO ACCOMPANY
THE MAIN LOW WHICH IS FCST TO MV INTO WRN AREAS LATE TNGT. THIS
SYSTEM DISCUSSED IN FURTHER DETAIL IN THE SHORT TERM SECTION WHICH
FOLLOWS...

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE SHORT TERM PERIOD OF THE FORECAST STARTS OUT WITH A CLIPPER TYPE
LOW KNOCKING ON OUR DOORSTEP. ALL MODELS HAVE SHIFTED THE TRACK OF
THIS SYSTEM FURTHER TO THE NORTH...MOVING IT OUT OF SOUTHERN QUEBEC
AND ACROSS CENTRAL MAINE BY 00Z TUESDAY. AS A RESULT...THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION WILL SET UP ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE
WHILE THOSE AREAS DOWNEAST WILL SEE A RAIN/SNOW MIX AS TEMPERATURES
REACH INTO THE MID 30S. IT APPEARS AT THIS TIME THAT AREAS ALONG AND
NORTH OF A GREENVILLE TO MILLINOCKET TO HOULTON LINE COULD SEE
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM UNTIL IT TAPERS OFF MONDAY
NIGHT. THE 00Z NAM INDICATES STRONG FRONTOGENESIS OVER NORTHERN
MAINE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND PRODUCES 8+ INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS
NORTHERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY /ZONES 1 AND 2/. THE NAM IS AN OUTLIER
HOWEVER AND ITS SOLUTION IS NOT PREFERRED. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS
LIKE AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF MILLINOCKET WITH
THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER EXTREME NORTHERN SECTIONS. DOWNEAST AREAS
WILL RECEIVE 2 INCHES OR LESS WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION ALONG
THE COAST WHERE THE CHANGE OVER TO RAIN IS MOST LIKELY. THESE
AMOUNTS ARE WELL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...THOUGH LATER SHIFTS WILL
HAVE TO DETERMINE IF AN ADVISORY IS NEEDED ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE
MODELS' TREND TO SHIFT THE STORM NORTH.

ONCE THE CLIPPER PASSES INTO NEW BRUNSWICK MONDAY EVENING...MUCH
COLDER AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE FORECAST AREA AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BEGIN TO BUILD EASTWARD FROM THE MIDWEST. BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS RIDGE AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS.
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE FOR TUESDAY THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO
GET INTO THE TEENS NORTH AND INTO THE 20S SOUTH.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE PERIOD WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT AS
THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ALLOW FOR GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING. INCREASING CLOUDS AND TEMPERATURES FOR
WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES BY WELL TO OUR NORTH.
CAN'T RULE OUT A SNOW SHOWER OR TWO OVER NORTHERN MAINE THOUGH
EXPECT MUCH OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN DRY. A COUPLE OF WEAK
DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE NORTH THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS PERHAPS SEEING A FEW RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH INTO THE 30S ACROSS THE
STATE THURSDAY...PERHAPS NEAR 40 ALONG THE COAST. FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY...INCREASING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION AS YET ANOTHER
STRONGER CLIPPER CLIPS THE EXTREME CROWN OF MAINE. THIS TRACK WOULD
KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MAINE FRIDAY RESULTING IN A RAIN/SNOW MIX SOUTH OF
MILLINOCKET. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S MEANS ONLY SNOW FURTHER NORTH.
THE LOW WILL SLIDE NORTH AND EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY.
COLDER TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S TO MID 30S EXPECTED ALONG WITH
SNOW FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NEAR TERM: XPCT VFR CONDS TDY W/ MVFR TO PSBL IFR LATE TDY INTO
TNGT SPCLY NRN TAF SITES AS A FIRST SURGE OF ENERGY AND LGT QPF
RAPIDLY APPROACH FROM THE W AND CROSSES THE AREA ERLY TNGT. MAIN LOW
APPROACHES LATE TNGT/ERLY MON FOR MORE WDSPRD IFR CONDS BY ERLY
MON XPCTD...AGAIN SPCLY ACROSS THE NRN TAF SITES W/ SOMEWHAT
BETTER CONDS ACROSS THE SRN TAF SITES...

SHORT TERM: IFR EXPECTED AT THE NORTHERN SITES MONDAY AND THE
FIRST PART OF MONDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE SCOOTS ACROSS CENTRAL
MAINE. MVFR WITH SOME IFR POSSIBLE AT KBGR AND KBHB. IMPROVING
CONDITIONS BY 06Z TUESDAY AS PRECIPITATION ENDS AND SKIES CLEAR.
VFR AT ALL SITES BY 12Z TUESDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

LONG TERM: ALL SITES IFR THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY. SOME MVFR POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY AT THE NORTHERN SITES THEREAFTER.

&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: UPDATE: WNDS STILL GUSTING TO NEAR 30 KT ON THE LATEST
OBS SO HAVE XTND THE SCA A FEW HRS THRU 15Z...

WNDS/SEAS HOLDING AT SCA LVLS BUT STILL XPCTD TO DCRS BLO SCA
LVLS LATER THIS AM AS SFC RDG W OF THE REGION BUILDS EWRD ACROSS
THE WATERS. WILL HANG ON TO SCA HEADLINES THRU 12Z W/ CONDS THEN
XPCTD TO HANG BRIEFLY BLO SCA THRU THE REMAINDER OF THE AM INTO
THE AFTN HRS. THEREAFTER...XPCT SCA CONDS TO RTRN W/ THE APPROACH
OF THE NXT SYSTEM FROM THE W LATER TDY AND TNGT.

SHORT TERM: A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL MAINE
MONDAY AND INTO NEW BRUNSWICK BY MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL REACH
SCA CRITERIA OVER THE WATERS WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 30+ KTS POSSIBLE
OVER THE OUTER WATERS ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. NO HEADLINES AT THIS
TIME...BUT LATER SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF GALES LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
     ANZ050>052.

&&

NEAR TERM...KHW
SHORT TERM...HASTINGS
LONG TERM...HASTINGS
AVIATION...KHW
MARINE...KHW/HASTINGS
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 3:17 AM EST, 6 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
317 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

MEZ001>006-010-140830-
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
317 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH
CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK EASTWARD FROM THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES AND
CROSS CENTRAL MAINE MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND ESPECIALLY NORTHERN AREAS
FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ050>052-140830-
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-
317 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ011-015>017-029>032-140830-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
317 AM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH
CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 10:07 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCARAroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset37 hr
Feb 13, 2:48 PM ESTGale WatchCAR12 hr
Feb 13, 5:18 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCAR10 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.