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Gale Watch 4, NWS Gray, ME

January 31, 2011

NWS Gray, ME issued this gale watch at Jan 31, 2011, 2:47 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 2, 2011, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 31, 2011, 2:47 PM EST (19:47 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 2, 2011, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 1, 2011, 3:22 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Jan 31, 2:12 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 2:12 PM EST, 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 3:42 AM EST, 11 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
342 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011

MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-010845-
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
342 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHWEST U.S. TO THE GREAT LAKES
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE GREAT LAKES LOW WILL WEAKEN AS A
SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WEDNESDAY AND
STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS
POSSIBLE IN ADVANCE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN AREAS.  A SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL IS
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THE MAIN SURFACE LOW.
IF FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE CURRENT TRACK AND
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS...A WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE ISSUED LATER
TODAY FOR PORTIONS (OR ALL) OF THE REGION. PLEASE MONITOR LATER
STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS THIS
WINTER STORM SYSTEM EVOLVES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ150>154-010845-
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-
342 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY...PENOBSCOT
BAY...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER
MA...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME AND
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 31, 2:48 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchGYXAndroscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more13 hr
Jan 31, 2:48 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYXYork28 hr

Nearby

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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.