Alert archive / Maine / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2011, 3:42 PM EDT for 8 counties in Maine; Rockingham County, Strafford County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Apr 5, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2011, 3:42 PM EDT (19:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2011, 3:36 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Cumberland County, ME, Kennebec County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Rockingham County, NH, Strafford County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 16 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
- 2528 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
211 WWUS71 KGYX 041942 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 342 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO OUR NORTH. HOWEVER A STRONG TEMPERATURES INVERSION WILL KEEP THOSE WINDS FROM REACHING THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT. WITH DAYTIME HEATING TOMORROW WINDS WILL QUICKLY MIX DOWN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON. A COLD FRONT...AND ASSOCIATED RAIN...WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. AGAIN STRONG WINDS MAY MIX DOWN IN ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS. MEZ018>028-NHZ010-013-014-050600- /O.NEW.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.110405T1200Z-110406T0000Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER... PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 342 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * WIND SPEED/GUSTS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. && $$
4 follow-up statements
136 WWUS71 KGYX 050317 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1117 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO OUR NORTH. HOWEVER...A STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSION SHOULD PREVENT THOSE WINDS FROM REACHING THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT. WITH DAYTIME HEATING TOMORROW...WINDS WILL QUICKLY MIX DOWN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON. A COLD FRONT...AND ASSOCIATED RAIN...WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. AGAIN STRONG WINDS MAY MIX DOWN IN ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS. MEZ018>028-NHZ010-013-014-051500- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.110405T1200Z-110406T0000Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER... PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 1117 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * WIND SPEED/GUSTS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. && $$
438 WWUS71 KGYX 050728 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 328 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON... .A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH NORTHWARD THROUGH COASTAL MAINE THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS MAY OCCUR ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. MEZ018>028-NHZ010-013-014-051530- /O.EXT.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.110405T1400Z-110405T2000Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER... PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 328 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TODAY * WIND SPEED/GUSTS: WINDS MAY BRIEFLY REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. IF THESE WINDS DO OCCUR...IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BRIEF AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BRING DOWN TREES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE SOFT AND SOGGY GROUND THAT IS IN PLACE. THIS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. && $$
991 WWUS71 KGYX 051044 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 644 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON ON THE MID COAST... .A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH NORTHWARD THROUGH COASTAL MAINE THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS MAY OCCUR ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. MEZ018>021-023-024-NHZ010-013-014-051145- /O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.110405T1400Z-110405T2000Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY... PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 644 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS TODAY...BUT STILL MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. $$ MEZ022-025>028-051845- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.110405T1400Z-110405T2000Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BATH...TOPSHAM... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND... THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 644 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TODAY * WIND SPEED/GUSTS: WINDS MAY BRIEFLY REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. IF THESE WINDS DO OCCUR...IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BRIEF AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BRING DOWN TREES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE SOFT AND SOGGY GROUND THAT IS IN PLACE. THIS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. && $$
012 WWUS71 KGYX 051936 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 336 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE MOVED OFF SHORE...AND AS A RESULT THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT IS CROSSING THE AREA AND IT IS POSSIBLE SOME AREAS MAY BRIEFLY SEE SOME HIGHER GUSTS BEFORE IT PASSES. MEZ022-025>028-052045- /O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110405T2000Z/ INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BATH...TOPSHAM... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND... THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE 336 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS...BUT AS COLD FRONT PASSES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AREAS MAY BRIEFLY EXPERIENCE HIGHER GUSTS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 4:15 AM EDT | Gale Watch | GYX | 11 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:15 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 11 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:33 PM EDT | Gale Warning | GYX | 28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.