Alert archive / Maine / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 21, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this gale warning at Mar 31, 2011, 3:27 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 1, 2011, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 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 31, 2011, 3:27 PM EDT (19:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2011, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
060 WHUS71 KGYX 311927 MWWGYX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 327 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...NORTHEAST GALES EXPECTED FRIDAY... ANZ150>154-011030- /O.CAN.KGYX.SR.W.0002.110401T0900Z-110402T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.GL.W.0021.110401T0400Z-110402T0000Z/ 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- 327 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SEAS: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 9 FT IN THE BAYS AND 8 TO 12 FT OVER THE OUTER WATERS FRIDAY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY
3 follow-up statements
415 WHUS71 KGYX 010750 MWWGYX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 350 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...GALES EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT... ANZ150>154-012300- /O.EXT.KGYX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110402T1200Z/ STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 350 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT LATE TODAY...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KTS TONIGHT. * SEAS: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 9 FT IN THE BAYS AND 8 TO 12 FT OVER THE OUTER WATERS TODAY SUBSIDING TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY
862 WHUS71 KGYX 011905 MWWGYX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 305 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...GALES SUBSIDING THIS EVENING... THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE GUSTS OVER THE WATERS OFF THE CENTRAL MAINE COAST. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. ANZ151-153-154-021015- /O.CAN.KGYX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110402T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.SC.Y.0037.110401T1905Z-110403T0000Z/ PENOBSCOT BAY-CASCO BAY- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 305 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND GUST TO 30 KT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS: SEAS OF 10 FT WILL LOWER TO AROUND 5 FT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ ANZ150-152-020000- /O.EXT.KGYX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110402T0000Z/ STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM- 305 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FT THIS AFTERNOON WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY
879 WHUS71 KGYX 020015 MWWGYX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 815 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW GALE FORCE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF WESTERN MAINE... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. ANZ150-152-021515- /O.EXP.KGYX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110402T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGYX.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-110403T0000Z/ STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM- 815 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * SEAS: SEAS OF UP TO 10 FT WILL LOWER TO 5 FT OR LOWER BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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. && $$ ANZ151-153-154-021515- /O.CON.KGYX.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-110403T0000Z/ PENOBSCOT BAY-CASCO BAY- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 815 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUSTS UP TO 25 KT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS: SEAS OF UP TO 6 FT WILL LOWER TO BELOW 5 FT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 31, 2:59 AM EDT | Storm Warning | GYX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:44 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:44 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 12 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.