Small Craft Advisory 73, NWS Caribou, ME

439 
WHUS71 KCAR 170202
MWWCAR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
902 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2012

ANZ050>052-171400-
/O.CON.KCAR.SC.Y.0073.121217T1800Z-121218T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM-
INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME-
902 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO
7 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
  SEAS 4 TO 8 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

VJN

261 
WHUS71 KCAR 170839
MWWCAR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
339 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

ANZ050>052-171645-
/O.CON.KCAR.SC.Y.0073.121217T1800Z-121218T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.GL.A.0010.121218T1200Z-121219T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM-
INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME-
339 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FEET.

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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

339 
WHUS71 KCAR 171533
MWWCAR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1033 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

ANZ050>052-180000-
/O.CON.KCAR.SC.Y.0073.121217T1800Z-121218T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCAR.GL.A.0010.121218T1200Z-121219T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM-
INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME-
1033 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS AND SEAS...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
  KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET...BUILDING TO 9 TO
  14 FEET.

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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

NORCROSS

220 
WHUS71 KCAR 172112
MWWCAR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
412 PM EST MON DEC 17 2012

ANZ050>052-180500-
/O.UPG.KCAR.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-121218T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.GL.W.0018.121218T1000Z-121219T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KCAR.GL.A.0010.121218T1200Z-121219T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM-
INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME-
412 PM EST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

NORCROSS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1209 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY AND THEN SLOWLY
MOVE EAST TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK SOUTH
OF REGION ON MONDAY WHILE A STRONGER LOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE NEW
ENGLAND COAST TUESDAY AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST INTO WEDNESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
1210 PM UPDATE...NO MAJOR CHANGES NEEDED FOR THIS UPDATE. UPSTREAM
RADARS ARE SHOWING A BAND OF SNOW LIFING INTO FAR SOUTHWESTERN
MAINE, BUT THIS SHOULD ERODE AS IT ENCOUNTERS HIGH PRESSURE PARKED
OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. THEREFORE, EXPECT OUR FORECAST
AREA WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. BUMPED TEMPS DOWN
JUST A BIT OVER WESTERN AREAS SINCE THE INCREASING CLOUD COVER
WILL LIMIT ANY SUNSHINE. OTHERWISE, NO OTHER CHANGES WERE NEEDED.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...MAIN FOCUS WILL BE TEMPERATURES AND PRECIP
CHANCES.

HIGH PRES IN NORTHERN CANADA WILL HOLD STRONG ACROSS OUR CWA
TODAY INTO TONIGHT KEEPING THINGS DRY FOR THE MOST PART. THE
EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY AND
SOUTHWESTERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY. THESE AREAS COULD BE SOME LIGHT
SNOW COME LATER TONIGHT (AFTER 06Z) AS LOW PRES LIFTS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GREAT LAKES W/AN OVERRUNNING PATTERN SETTING UP. LEANED
CLOSE TO THE ECMWF AND REGIONAL GEM FOR THIS FCST CYCLE AS THEY
ALIGNED WELL W/LIGHT PRECIP MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN/CENTRAL NYS PER
THE LATEST REGIONAL RADAR TRENDS. THIS MEANS POPS WERE RAISED TO
40% LATER TONIGHT. FURTHER NORTH AND EAST, DRY. CLOUDS WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE FROM SW TO NE W/MID-HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE BELOW NORMAL W/DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE
MID/UPPER TEENS ACROSS THE NORTH AND LOW/MID 20S CENTRAL AND
DOWNEAST. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BACK EARLY TONIGHT AND THEN LEVEL
OFF AS CLOUDS THICKEN. ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN AREAS SUCH AS THE
SAINT JOHN VALLEY AND NE AROOSTOOK COUNTY, TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
BACK TO THE SINGLE NUMBERS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT THE REGION LATER MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE MARITIMES THROUGH
TUESDAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST ON
MONDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA DURING MONDAY AS WARM AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS COLD LOW LEVEL
AIR CIRCULATING AROUND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE MARITIMES.
PRELIMINARY THINKING IS THAT ANY SNOWFALL ON MONDAY WILL GENERALLY
BE IN THE RANGE OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ACROSS THE REGION.

PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE
DURING MONDAY NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROF
AND AND A MORE SIGNIFICANT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE
WEST.

TUESDAY LOOKS INTERESTING AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND COAST AND TOWARD THE GULF OF MAINE. CURRENT INDICATIONS
ARE THAT PRECIPITATION WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN
AREAS ON TUESDAY. ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST
MAINE EXPECT SNOW TO GRADUALLY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
DURING TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW TO CHANGE TO ALL RAIN ACROSS THE
DOWNEAST COAST DURING TUESDAY.

AFTER COORDINATION WITH GYX DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON ANY WATCHES AT
THIS TIME. THIS IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
ACROSS OUR CWA WONT BE UNTIL TUESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY (PERIOD 5
THROUGH 7). ALSO...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARD TO
HOW FAR NORTH THE WARMER AIR MAKES IT INTO THE CWA. WILL CONTINUE TO
HIGHLIGHT THE THREAT IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK (HWO)PRODUCT.
HOWEVER...WINTER STORM WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINE WITH SUBSEQUENT FORECAST PACKAGES.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE GULF OF MAINE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS.
ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN OR EVEN ALL RAIN IS
EXPECTED. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD GRADUALLY WIND DOWN LATER
WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST OF THE REGION.

A BRIEF BREAK IS EXPECTED LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION.

ANOTHER LOW MAY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION
BY FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /17Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NEAR TERM: VFR RIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT.

SHORT TERM: VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TO START...THEN
DETERIORATE TO MVFR/IFR IN DEVELOPING SNOW LATER MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT. WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED LATER MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST AND TRACKS ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE. THIS SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING MAINLY SNOW TO THE NORTHERN TERMINALS AND
SNOW/MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO ALL RAIN LATER TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BY THURSDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS BACK ACROSS THE AREA.

&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: NO HEADLINES FOR THIS TERM. ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO
THE WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING TO RAISE THEM A FEW KTS AS 33024
SHOWED GUSTS UP TO 23 KTS. WAVE HEIGHTS WERE RAISED BY A FOOT AS
HEIGHTS ARE RUNNING CLOSE TO 4 FT PER THE LATEST OBS. THINKING IS
THAT WINDS/SEAS WILL FALL BACK LATER THIS MORNING INTO EARLY
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START TO COME BACK UP AS THE PRES GRADIENT
TIGHTENS W/A DIRECTION FROM THE ENE.

SHORT TERM: WINDS/SEAS ARE EXPECTED INCREASE TO SCA LEVELS LATER
MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK.

&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

NEAR TERM...HASTINGS/HEWITT
SHORT TERM...DUDA
LONG TERM...DUDA
AVIATION...HASTINGS/HEWITT
MARINE...HASTINGS/HEWITT/DUDA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
453 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2012

MEZ001>006-010-011-031-032-171000-
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
453 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH
CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL
MAINE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION DURING MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY
MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
REGION LATER TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ015>017-029-030-171000-
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
453 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND
SOUTHEAST MAINE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION DURING MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY TUESDAY. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION
LATER TUESDAY AND THE CHANGE TO ALL RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ050>052-171000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM-
INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME-
453 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.