Alert archive / Maine / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this high wind warning at Oct 29, 2011, 2:06 AM EDT for 6 counties in Maine; Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Oct 30, 2011, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Oct 29, 2011, 2:06 AM EDT (06:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 30, 2011, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2011, 6:27 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Cumberland County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Rockingham County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:11 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
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 1998 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
233 WWUS71 KGYX 290606 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 206 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING... MEZ023>028-NHZ014-291415- /O.NEW.KGYX.HW.W.0002.111030T0400Z-111030T1600Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 206 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LAST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THEY SHOULD DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS COMBINED WITH HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES IN THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$
5 follow-up statements
325 WWUS71 KGYX 291350 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 950 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING... MEZ023>028-NHZ014-292100- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.111030T0400Z-111030T1600Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 950 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 10 AM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THEY WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS COMBINED WITH HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES IN THE WARNING AREA... ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$
793 WWUS71 KGYX 292017 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 417 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING... MEZ023>028-NHZ014-300430- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.111030T0400Z-111030T1600Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 417 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 10 AM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THEY WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS COMBINED WITH HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES IN THE WARNING AREA... ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$
331 WWUS71 KGYX 300145 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 945 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING... MEZ023>028-NHZ014-301000- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.111030T0400Z-111030T1600Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 945 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 10 AM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THEY WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS COMBINED WITH HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES IN THE WARNING AREA... ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$
348 WWUS71 KGYX 300743 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 343 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING... MEZ023>028-NHZ014-301545- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111030T1600Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 343 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONGEST EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH 11 AM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THEY WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS COMBINED WITH HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES IN THE WARNING AREA... ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$
279 WWUS71 KGYX 301027 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 627 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 MEZ023>028-NHZ014-301130- /O.CAN.KGYX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111030T1600Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 627 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 1:53 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 32 hr |
| Oct 29, 1:54 AM EDT | Storm Warning | GYX | 36 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Maine, 2011High Wind Warnings in New Hampshire, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
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.