Alert archive / Maine / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 13, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2011, 3:13 PM EST. It took effect at Mar 2, 2011, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 23 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
- Mar 1, 2011, 3:13 PM EST (20:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2011, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2011, 3:02 AM EST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
080 WHUS71 KGYX 012013 MWWGYX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 313 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT GALE FORCE LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM CANADA TONIGHT THEN PUSH ACROSS THE WATERS LATE WEDNESDAY. A STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS. WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT WITH WINDS CONTINUING TO GUST UP TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANZ150>154-021115- /O.CAN.KGYX.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-110301T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.GL.W.0013.110302T0900Z-110303T1100Z/ STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 313 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 5 FEET OVER THE BAYS AND 8 FEET OVER THE OPEN WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY
3 follow-up statements
824 WHUS71 KGYX 020822 MWWGYX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 322 AM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...SOUTHWEST GALES TODAY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT GALE FORCE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM CANADA TONIGHT THEN PUSH ACROSS THE WATERS LATE WEDNESDAY. A STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT WITH WINDS GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. ANZ153-021700- /O.CAN.KGYX.GL.W.0013.110302T0900Z-110303T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.SC.Y.0027.110302T0900Z-110303T1100Z/ CASCO BAY- 322 AM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE THIS MORNING AND WILL GUST UP TO 30 KNOTS OR SO LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ150>152-154-021700- /O.CON.KGYX.GL.W.0013.110302T0900Z-110303T1100Z/ STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 322 AM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE TODAY AND CONTINUING TO GUST TO AROUND 35 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT. * SEAS WILL RISE TO 5 TO 8 FEET. * AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY
179 WHUS71 KGYX 021447 MWWGYX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 947 AM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...SOUTHWEST GALES TODAY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS LATE TODAY. A STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS. WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. ANZ153-030600- /O.UPG.KGYX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110303T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KGYX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110303T1100Z/ CASCO BAY- 947 AM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL GUST UP TO 35 KNOTS INTO THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET. * AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ150>152-154-030600- /O.CON.KGYX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110303T1100Z/ STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 947 AM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE TODAY AND CONTINUING TO GUST TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS TONIGHT. * SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 12 FEET. * AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY
409 WHUS71 KGYX 030802 MWWGYX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 302 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 ANZ150>154-031800- /O.CAN.KGYX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110303T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.SC.Y.0028.110303T0802Z-110303T1800Z/ STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 302 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL GUST UP TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH MIDDAY...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH SUNRISE. * SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FEET THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 12:08 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 3 hr |
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Sources
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