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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind advisory at Oct 29, 2012, 3:36 AM EDT for 5 counties in Maine. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2012, 3:36 AM EDT (07:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 4:27 AM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:39 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
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 605 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
014 WWUS71 KCAR 290736 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 336 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-291545- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 336 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-291545- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0003.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 336 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES, MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ MIGNONE
5 follow-up statements
942 WWUS71 KCAR 291336 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 936 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-300145- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 936 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-300145- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 936 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ HASTINGS
087 WWUS71 KCAR 291907 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 307 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-300800- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 307 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-300800- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 307 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ HASTINGS
934 WWUS71 KCAR 292345 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 745 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-300745- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 745 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-300745- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 745 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$
252 WWUS71 KCAR 300212 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1012 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-301015- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 1012 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-301015- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1012 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF SERVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$
120 WWUS71 KCAR 300827 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 427 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 MEZ015>017-029-030-300930- /O.CAN.KCAR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 427 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. SOME GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP OFF THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. $$ MEZ003>006-010-011-031-032-300930- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...LINCOLN...HOWLAND... SPRINGFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH... VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 427 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE MORNING. $$ HEWITT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 3:34 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 22 hr |
Nearby
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.