Alert archive / Maine / Special Weather Statements in 2011
Special Weather Statement, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2011, 4:04 PM EDT for Kennebec County, Maine. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2011, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2011, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
County Kennebec County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 463 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 29, 2:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 2:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 256 PM EDT WED JUN 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... MOSTLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN FOR SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN MONDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH MOST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. DEW POINTS THERE HAVE DROPPED BACK INTO THE MID 50S. DEW POINTS FROM PORTLAND AND POINTS EAST ARE STILL IN THE MID 60S. FOG AND LOW CEILINGS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO MOVE OUT. THE LINE OF SHOWERS MOVING THOUGH CENTRAL MAINE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST. THERE HAS BEEN A LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO EVERY NOW AND THEN. MAY SEE SOME PATCHY FOG RETURN OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY IN MAINE SO HAVE INCLUDE THAT IN THE FORECAST. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... FOR THURSDAY EXPECT SKIES TO BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND PARTLY SUNNY NEAR THE COAST. WE WILL REMAIN IN A CYCLONIC CIRCULATION THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON SO EXPECT SHOWERS TO DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY AND ABATE AT NIGHT. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN OVER NEW BRUNSWICK AND NORTHEAST MAINE ON FRIDAY. A WEAK WAVE WILL ROTATE AROUND IT AND DROP THROUGH WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY...HELPING TO SPARK SOME SHOWERS. VERY LITTLE INSTABILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE DUE TO LIMITED MOISTURE...SO DO NOT EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS. THE LOW WILL FINALLY MOVE AWAY BY FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING BEHIND THE DEPARTING WAVE. UPPER RIDGING MOVES OVERHEAD...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO WARM WELL INTO THE 80S ON SATURDAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. INSTABILITY APPEARS SUFFICIENT FOR HEALTHY UPDRAFTS AND THUNDERSTORMS...HOWEVER WEAK MID LEVEL WIND FLOW SHOULD LIMIT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN FOR MONDAY...INDEPENDENCE DAY...AS SUBSIDENCE PREVAILS BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROUGH. NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. && .AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... SHORT TERM...MOSTLY VFR EXCEPT AUG AT THE MOMENT BUT THE LOW CEILINGS AND FOG SHOULD LIFT THERE SHORTLY. SOME FOG WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT RESULTING IN MVFR/IFR. VFR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. LONG TERM...GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST. MAY HAVE SOME THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. && .MARINE... SHORT TERM...QUIET ON THE WATERS. NO FLAGS EXPECTED. LONG TERM...LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST. && .GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...NONE. NH...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && HAWLEY/KIMBLE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 2:06 AM EDT, 13 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 206 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2011 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-300615- 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- 206 AM EDT WED JUN 29 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ150>154-300615- 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- 206 AM EDT WED JUN 29 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 4:04 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 404 PM EDT WED JUN 29 2011 MEZ013-014-021-292045- KENNEBEC-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET- 404 PM EDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT KENNEBEC COUNTY...SOMERSET COUNTY AND FRANKLIN COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM EDT... AT 404 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES SOUTH OF TEMPLE...OR ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF FARMINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND EAST WILTON...WILTON... TEMPLE...FARMINGTON...NEW SHARON...STARKS...ROME AND MERCER THROUGH 445 PM EDT. SMALL HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND STORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 5 MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 4480 6987 4456 6984 4458 7028 4473 7028 MLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 49 min |
| Jun 29, 5:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Somerset | 87 min |
| Jun 29, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Somerset | 40 min |
| Jun 29, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 52 min |
| Jun 29, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 61 min |
| Jun 28, 9:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Sullivan | 68 min |
| Jun 28, 10:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Sullivan | 50 min |
| Jun 29, 12:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Merrimack | 46 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Maine, 2011Every special weather statement 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.