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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind advisory at Nov 23, 2013, 3:14 PM EST for 6 counties in Maine. It took effect at Nov 24, 2013, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2013, 3:14 PM EST (20:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 24, 2013, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 25, 2013, 3:22 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Hancock County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
439 WWUS71 KCAR 232014 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 314 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-240900- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.131124T1700Z-131125T1400Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 314 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. WINDS WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ MEZ001>006-240900- /O.NEW.KCAR.HW.A.0003.131124T1700Z-131125T1400Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 314 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...POTENTIAL WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL MODERATE IMPACT. WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO WEAK BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ VJN
10 follow-up statements
201 WWUS71 KCAR 232032 CCA NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 325 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-240930- /O.COR.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.131124T1700Z-131125T1400Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 325 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. WINDS WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION TO ANY DAMAGE OR POWER OUTAGES...WIND CHILLS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 5 BELOW TO 15 ABOVE. PLEASE WEAR PROTECTIVE WINTER CLOTHING IF Y0U PLAN ON BEING OUTDOORS. 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. && $$ MEZ001>006-240930- /O.COR.KCAR.HW.A.0003.131124T1700Z-131125T1400Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 325 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...POTENTIAL WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL MODERATE IMPACT. WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO WEAK BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO ANY DAMAGE OR POWER OUTAGES...WIND CHILLS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 15 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE. PLEASE WEAR PROTECTIVE WINTER CLOTHING IF YOU PLAN ON BEING OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ VJN
914 WWUS71 KCAR 232036 CCA NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 335 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-240945- /O.COR.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.131124T1700Z-131125T1400Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 335 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. WINDS WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION TO ANY DAMAGE OR POWER OUTAGES...WIND CHILLS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 5 BELOW TO 15 ABOVE. PLEASE WEAR PROTECTIVE WINTER CLOTHING IF YOU PLAN ON BEING OUTDOORS. 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. && $$ MEZ001>006-240945- /O.COR.KCAR.HW.A.0003.131124T1700Z-131125T1400Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 335 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...POTENTIAL WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL MODERATE IMPACT. WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO WEAK BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO ANY DAMAGE OR POWER OUTAGES...WIND CHILLS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 15 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE. PLEASE WEAR PROTECTIVE WINTER CLOTHING IF YOU PLAN ON BEING OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ VJN
463 WWUS71 KCAR 240331 AAA NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1031 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-241145- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.131124T1700Z-131125T1400Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1031 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ MEZ001>006-241145- /O.CON.KCAR.HW.A.0003.131124T1700Z-131125T1400Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1031 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WINDS...POTENTIAL WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES TO SNAP WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BLOWN DOWN DEBRIS MAY BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO WEAK BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. * IN ADDITION TO ANY DAMAGE OR POWER OUTAGES...WIND CHILLS DURING THIS PERIOD COULD DROP AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. WEAR PROTECTIVE WINTER CLOTHING IF YOU PLAN ON BEING OUTDOORS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HEWITT
660 WWUS71 KCAR 240435 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1135 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 MEZ001>006-241245- /O.UPG.KCAR.HW.A.0003.131124T1700Z-131125T1400Z/ /O.EXA.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.131124T1700Z-131125T1400Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1135 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-241245- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.131124T1700Z-131125T1400Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1135 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES... MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$
846 WWUS71 KCAR 240811 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 311 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-241615- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.131124T1700Z-131125T1400Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...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...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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 311 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
878 WWUS71 KCAR 241406 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 906 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-242215- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.131124T1700Z-131125T1400Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 906 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON THE I-95 CORRIDOR NORTH OF MILLINOCKET AND ALSO THE ROUTE 1 CORRIDOR FROM HOULTON NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES... MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ TD
361 WWUS71 KCAR 242010 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 310 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-250415- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131125T1400Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...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...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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 310 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ TD
624 WWUS71 KCAR 250235 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 935 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-251100- /O.EXT.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131125T1100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...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...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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 935 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. WINDS WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION TO ANY DAMAGE OR POWER OUTAGES...WIND CHILLS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM AS LOW AS ZERO OVER DOWNEAST AREAS TO 15 BELOW OVER NORTHWEST MAINE. PLEASE WEAR PROTECTIVE WINTER CLOTHING IF YOU PLAN ON BEING OUTDOORS. 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. && $$ VJN
579 WWUS71 KCAR 250440 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1140 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-250545- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131125T1100Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...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...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1140 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. SOME GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. $$ MEZ001>006-251100- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131125T1100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1140 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. WINDS WILL CAUSE A FEW TREE LIMBS TO SNAP WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. EXPECT SOME DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE WORKING BATTERIES. && $$ MCB
906 WWUS71 KCAR 250822 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 322 AM EST MON NOV 25 2013 MEZ001>006-250930- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131125T1100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 322 AM EST MON NOV 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Nov 23, 11:29 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 11:29 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1129 AM EST SAT NOV 23 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD EAST LATER SUNDAY...THEN CROSS THE REGION MONDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
NOON UPDATE: CHANGES THIS UPDATE WERE TO INCREASE WIND GUSTS IN
THE ST JOHN VLY WITH GUSTS OF OVER 40 MPH BEING REPORTED LOCALLY
AT KFVE AIRPORT (WHICH IS AT HIGHER TERRAIN) AND VAN BUREN. NOT
ENOUGH OF ZONES 1 AND 2 ARE BEING AFFECTED WITH THESE STRONG GUSTS
TO ISSUE A WIND ADV THIS AFTN...ELSEWHERE...OBSVD WINDS LOOK
REASONABLE WITH OUR AFTN FCST WIND GRIDS.
OTHERWISE...WE UPDATED FCST HRLY TEMPS THIS AFTN INTO THE EVE
BASED ON THE LATEST TREND OF OBSVD TEMPS ACTUALLY FALLING A COUPLE
OF DEG F AT MOST REPORTING LOCATIONS SINCE 9 AM. LASTLY...BASED ON
LGT RADAR REF RETURNS OVR N CNTRL PTNS OF THE FA...WE BROUGHT BACK
ISOLD FLURRIES TO NRN ME ZONES 1-6.
915 AM UPDATE: STEADY SN HAS EXITED THE FA WITH LITTLE IF ANY IN
THE WAY OF REMAINING SN SHWRS OR FLURRIES...SO WE BROUGHT LOWER
POPS SLATED FOR THIS AFTN FORWARD IN TM BY A COUPLE OF HRS SO WE
CAN DROP THE MENTION OF ANY SN ATTM. HOPEFULLY...WITH A WELL
PRONOUNCED DRY SLOT...LITTLE OR NO FLURRIES WILL PERSIST THRU MOST
OF THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. OTHERWISE...MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WERE
MADE TO FCST HRLY TEMPS INTO THIS AFTN ALG WITH FCST HI TEMPS.
545 AM UPDATE: SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
AREA. FORECAST WAS UPDATED TO MENTION SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS
MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE BREEZY AND TURNING COLDER.
ORGNL DISC: THE SMALL LOW AND SHORTWAVE WHICH BROUGHT SOME LIGHT
SNOW TO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WILL QUICKLY MOVE AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST
TODAY. A SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF A BIG
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDING INTO THE NATIONS MID SECTION. THIS
WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 30S
NORTH TO UPPER 30S DOWNEAST TODAY. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS ACROSS THE AREA.
MOISTURE IN THE UPPER LOW WILL BEGIN CIRCULATE INTO THE REGION
LATER TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES TO NORTHERN AREAS
MAINLY LATE TONIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL BE LOCATED NEAR LABRADOR SUNDAY...WITH
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...PRODUCING A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. A TROF WILL ALSO CROSS THE REGION
SUNDAY. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
NORTH AND MOUNTAINS SUNDAY...WITH INCREASING CLOUDS DOWNEAST. THE
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MIXING WILL SUPPORT STRONG GUSTY
WINDS SUNDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH DECREASING CLOUDS OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT...THOUGH REMAIN GUSTY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE REGION MONDAY WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES
NORTH AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES DOWNEAST. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT
ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY
NIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE BETTER CHANCES OF
SNOW MONDAY NIGHT WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT MUCH BELOW NORMAL LEVELS
SUNDAY/MONDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THE WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE REGION TUESDAY LEAVING
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...ALONG WITH A CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS NORTH AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS
DOWNEAST. SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS REGARDING THE
TIMING AND TRACK OF LOW PRESSURE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
MODELS CURRENTLY INDICATE POSSIBLE LOW TRACKS RANGING FROM ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA...TO ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE...TO EAST OF THE
GULF OF MAINE. PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS WILL BE DEPENDENT
ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK AND TIMING OF THE LOW. FOR NOW HAVE KEPT
PRECIPITATION SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS...WITH SNOW TRANSITIONING
TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX ACROSS CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST AREAS...WITH A
RAIN/SNOW MIX TRANSITIONING TO RAIN ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST.
REGARDLESS OF THE TRACK...THE LOW SHOULD BE EXITING ACROSS THE
MARITIMES THURSDAY WITH DECREASING SNOW SHOWER CHANCES ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD THEN CROSS THE REGION LATER
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES TUESDAY SHOULD BE AT NEAR
NORMAL LEVELS. TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE
EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE LOW. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN BE AT BELOW
NORMAL LEVELS THURSDAY/FRIDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
NEAR TERM: IFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH AND MVFR TO VFR
CONDITIONS DOWNEAST WILL IMPROVE TO VFR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
CONDITIONS WILL RANGE FROM VFR DOWNEAST TO MVFR ACROSS THE NORTH
TONIGHT.
SHORT TERM: OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REGION SUNDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE NORTH AND MOUNTAINS.
OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS COULD LINGER ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS
EARLY SUNDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY.
MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
MONDAY NIGHT...THEN PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY
WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF LOW PRESSURE WHICH
REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...THOUGH MVFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: 930 AM UPDATE: WE OPTD TO UPGRADE THE SCA/GALE WATCH TO
A SINGLE HEADLINE OF GALE WRNG FOR SUN MORN INTO MON MORN. IN THE
MEAN TIME...WE XPCT SCA WINDS AND SEAS TO MSLY DOMINATE OUR WATERS
UNTIL SUN MORN...WITH EVEN A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT INTO THIS AFTN
OVR OUR OUTER WATERS WITH THIS FIRST PRES SURGE BEHIND THE EXITING
COLD FRONT.
ORGNL DISC: AN SCA WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR
WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 KT ACROSS THE WATERS. SEAS WILL AVERAGE 3
TO 5 FT.
SHORT TERM: A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE
THEN EXPECTED LATER MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. CONDITIONS LATER
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE STRENGTH AND
TRACK OF LOW PRESSURE. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED IN SNOW
MONDAY NIGHT...WITH IN RAIN LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY FOR
ANZ050>052.
&&
NEAR TERM...VJN
SHORT TERM...NORCROSS
LONG TERM...NORCROSS
AVIATION...VJN/NORCROSS
MARINE...VJN/NORCROSSHazardous weather outlook, Nov 23, 2:57 PM EST, 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 257 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 MEZ001>006-242100- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- 257 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. IN ADDITION...A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM MOVING UP THE COAST DURING THE MID WEEK PERIOD HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING WINTRY PRECIPITATION AND RAIN TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-242100- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 257 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM MOVING UP THE COAST DURING THE MID WEEK PERIOD HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING WINTRY PRECIPITATION AND RAIN TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ050>052-242100- 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- 257 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VJN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 9:13 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 48 hr | |
| Nov 23, 3:14 PM EST | High Wind Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 8 hr |
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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.