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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Gray, ME

December 20, 20128 counties in Maine; 8 counties in New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this wind advisory at Dec 20, 2012, 3:05 PM EST for 8 counties in Maine; 8 counties in New Hampshire. It took effect at Dec 21, 2012, 3:27 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 20, 2012, 3:05 PM EST (20:05 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 21, 2012, 3:27 AM EST
Expired
Dec 21, 2012, 9:01 PM EST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Cumberland County, ME, Franklin County, ME, Kennebec County, ME, Oxford County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Belknap County, NH, Carroll County, NH, Coos County, NH, Grafton County, NH, Merrimack County, NH, Rockingham County, NH, Strafford County, NH, Sullivan County, NH

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 47 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2012-12-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2012-12-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -57 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
657 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

170 
WWUS71 KGYX 202005
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
305 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST ON FRIDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL CROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE DAY... WITH
STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS COULD
GUST TO 60 MPH ALONG THE MIDCOAST OF MAINE... WITH GUSTS ABOVE 50
MPH POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHWEST MAINE AND COASTAL NEW HAMPSHIRE.

MEZ025>028-210415-
/O.NEW.KGYX.HW.W.0002.121221T1700Z-121222T0300Z/
SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE
305 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW AWAY
  LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ023-024-NHZ014-210415-
/O.NEW.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.121221T1300Z-121222T0000Z/
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...PORTSMOUTH...
HAMPTON
305 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS AROUND
  LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ022-210415-
/O.NEW.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.121221T1700Z-121222T0300Z/
INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY
305 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS AROUND
  LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
317 
WWUS71 KGYX 210240
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
940 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
WESTERN MAINE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING ...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL CROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE IN THE DAY... WITH
STRONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS COULD GUST
UP TO 60 MPH ALONG THE MIDCOAST OF MAINE... WITH GUSTS AROUND 50
MPH POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHWEST COASTAL MAINE AND COASTAL NEW
HAMPSHIRE.

MEZ025>028-211200-
/O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.121221T1700Z-121222T0300Z/
SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE
940 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM EST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW 
  AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$

MEZ023-024-NHZ014-211200-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.121221T1300Z-121222T0000Z/
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...PORTSMOUTH...
HAMPTON
940 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS 
  AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

MEZ022-211200-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.121221T1700Z-121222T0300Z/
INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY
940 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM EST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS 
  AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
576 
WWUS71 KGYX 210827
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
327 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST TODAY. STRONG
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH A COLD FRONT CROSS THE AREA BY EARLY THIS
EVENING. STRONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE
OF THIS LOW AND COLD FRONT.

MEZ025>028-211630-
/O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.121221T1700Z-121222T0300Z/
SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE
327 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW 
  AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$

NHZ001>003-211630-
/O.EXB.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.121221T0827Z-121221T2000Z/
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...
LITTLETON
327 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS 
  AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

MEZ018>020-NHZ010-013-211630-
/O.EXA.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.121221T1300Z-121222T0000Z/
INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-STRAFFORD-
INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...
GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...
ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER
327 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME
  THEIR STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS AROUND
  LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ021-211630-
/O.EXA.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.121221T1700Z-121222T0300Z/
KENNEBEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE
327 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME
  THEIR STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS AROUND
  LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ023-024-NHZ014-211630-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.121221T1300Z-121222T0000Z/
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...PORTSMOUTH...
HAMPTON
327 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME
  THEIR STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS AROUND
  LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ022-211630-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.121221T1700Z-121222T0300Z/
INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINTERPORT...UNITY
327 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME
  THEIR STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS AROUND
  LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$
995 
WWUS71 KGYX 211614 AAA
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1114 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST TODAY. STRONG
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE AREA BY EARLY THIS
EVENING. STRONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE
OF THIS LOW AND COLD FRONT.

MEZ025>028-220000-
/O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.121221T1700Z-121222T0300Z/
SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE
1114 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW 
  AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$

MEZ007-008-012-013-NHZ004>009-220000-
/O.EXA.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN OXFORD-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...RUMFORD...
NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...WILTON...NORTH CONWAY...
LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...
NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH
1114 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW 
  AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$

MEZ009-014-220000-
/O.EXA.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.121221T1700Z-121222T0300Z/
CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BINGHAM...JACKMAN...MADISON...
SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD
1114 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW 
  AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$

NHZ001>003-220000-
/O.EXT.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...
LITTLETON
1114 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS 
  AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

MEZ018>020-023-024-NHZ010-013-014-220000-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-COASTAL YORK-
COASTAL CUMBERLAND-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...
GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...
BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...
SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...
EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
1114 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS 
  AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

MEZ021-022-220000-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.121221T1700Z-121222T0300Z/
KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...
UNITY
1114 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS 
  AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
269 
WWUS71 KGYX 212213
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
513 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHEAST THROUGH
THIS EVENING...WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING. STRONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE
OF THIS LOW AND COLD FRONT.

NHZ003-005>010-013-014-212315-
/O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
NORTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-
MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLETON...LEBANON...HANOVER...
PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...
CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...
ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
513 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH AND WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF.

$$

MEZ025>028-220300-
/O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/
SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE
513 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW 
  AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$

MEZ007-008-012-013-018>020-023-024-NHZ001-002-004-220000-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN OXFORD-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-
NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...RUMFORD...
NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...WILTON...SANFORD...
BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...
LIVERMORE FALLS...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...COLEBROOK...
BERLIN...LANCASTER...NORTH CONWAY
513 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS 
  AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

MEZ009-014-021-022-220300-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/
CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BINGHAM...JACKMAN...MADISON...
SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...
UNITY
513 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW 
  AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$
079 
WWUS71 KGYX 212256
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
556 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHEAST THROUGH
THIS EVENING...WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING. STRONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE
OF THIS LOW AND COLD FRONT WITH WINDS DROPPING OFF QUICKLY ONCE
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

MEZ018-019-023-024-NHZ002-004-220000-
/O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...
GORHAM...BRIDGTON...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BERLIN...
LANCASTER...NORTH CONWAY
556 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH AND WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF.

$$

MEZ025>028-220300-
/O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/
SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE
556 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW 
  AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$

MEZ007-008-012-013-020-NHZ001-220000-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN OXFORD-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-ANDROSCOGGIN-NORTHERN COOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...RUMFORD...
NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...WILTON...
LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...COLEBROOK
556 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS 
  AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

MEZ009-014-021-022-220300-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/
CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BINGHAM...JACKMAN...MADISON...
SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...
UNITY
556 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW 
  AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$
796 
WWUS71 KGYX 212335
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
635 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHEAST THROUGH
THIS EVENING...WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING. STRONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE
OF THIS LOW AND COLD FRONT WITH WINDS DROPPING OFF QUICKLY ONCE
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

MEZ007-012-020-NHZ001-220045-
/O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN OXFORD-ANDROSCOGGIN-NORTHERN COOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...COLEBROOK
635 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH AND WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF.

$$

MEZ008-013-220045-
/O.EXP.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON
635 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS 
  AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

$$

MEZ025>028-220300-
/O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/
SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...
LINCOLNVILLE
635 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW 
  AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$

MEZ009-014-021-022-220300-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/
CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BINGHAM...JACKMAN...MADISON...
SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...
UNITY
635 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW 
  AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$
787 
WWUS71 KGYX 220008
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
708 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHEAST THROUGH
THIS EVENING...WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING. STRONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE
OF THIS LOW AND COLD FRONT WITH WINDS DROPPING OFF QUICKLY ONCE
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

MEZ025-026-220115-
/O.CAN.KGYX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/
SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...
WISCASSET...WALDOBORO
708 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING. 

THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH AND WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF.

$$

MEZ021-220115-
/O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/
KENNEBEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE
708 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH AND WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF.

$$

MEZ027-028-220300-
/O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/
KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...
BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE
708 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW 
  AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$

MEZ009-014-022-220300-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/
CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BINGHAM...JACKMAN...MADISON...
SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...WINTERPORT...UNITY
708 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY SNAP TREES AND BRANCHES AND BLOW 
  AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$
728 
WWUS71 KGYX 220201
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
901 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES HAVE ALL BEEN
CANCELLED AS OF 9 PM...

.THE STRONG COLD FRONT HAS NOW MOVED EAST OF THE AREA ALLOWING THE
STRONG WINDS TO END.

MEZ027-028-220315-
/O.CAN.KGYX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/
KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...
BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE
901 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING. 

THE STRONG COLD FRONT HAS NOW MOVED EAST OF THE AREA ALLOWING THE
STRONG WINDS TO END.

$$

MEZ009-014-022-220315-
/O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/
CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BINGHAM...JACKMAN...MADISON...
SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...WINTERPORT...UNITY
901 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE STRONG COLD FRONT HAS NOW MOVED EAST OF THE AREA ALLOWING THE
STRONG WINDS TO END.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 20, 3:05 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningGYXKnox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo30 hr
Dec 20, 3:10 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYXFranklin, Somerset20 hr
Dec 20, 3:12 PM ESTStorm WarningGYX30 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Maine, 2012Wind Advisories in New Hampshire, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012

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.