Alert archive / Maine / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this high wind warning at Jan 30, 2013, 3:09 PM EST for 11 counties in Maine; 8 counties in New Hampshire. It took effect at Jan 31, 2013, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr. 33 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2013, 3:09 PM EST (20:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2013, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2013, 3:06 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Cumberland County, ME, Franklin County, ME, Kennebec County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Oxford County, ME, Sagadahoc 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), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:45 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Plaistow, NH | TREE TOOK DOWN POWER LINES |
| Jan 31, 5:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Epsom, NH | TRAFFIC LIGHT BLOWN DOWN BY THE WIND. |
| Jan 31, 6:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Standish, ME | LARGE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES DOWN |
| Jan 31, 7:42 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Bath, ME | |
| Jan 31, 7:57 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | South Portland, ME | LARGE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jan 31, 7:58 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Richmond, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN CAUSING NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES |
| Jan 31, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Brownfield, ME | TREE ON POWER LINES |
| Jan 31, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Eliot, ME | LARGE TREE BRANCHES ON POWER LINES |
| Jan 31, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Saint Albans, ME | POWER OUTAGES DUE TO LARGE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Jan 31, 8:01 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Waldo, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. WIDESPREAD POWER DISRUPTION. |
| Jan 31, 8:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Portsmouth, NH | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Jan 31, 9:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Jefferson, ME | NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Jan 31, 9:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Nobleboro, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN |
| Jan 31, 9:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westport, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN |
| Jan 31, 9:05 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hartland, ME | LARGE BRANCHES DOWN ON POWER LINES. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. |
| Jan 31, 9:23 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Livermore Falls, ME | METAL ROOF TORN OFF BARN. |
| Jan 31, 10:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mercer, ME | POWER LINES DOWNED DUE TO DOWNED BRANCHES. |
| Jan 31, 10:04 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Seabrook, NH | |
| Jan 31, 10:05 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Montville, ME | TREES ON POWER LINES. |
| Jan 31, 10:07 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Topsham, ME | SUMNER STREET CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. |
| Jan 31, 10:12 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Jackman, ME | FROPA AT JACKMAN. WIND HAS INCREASED AND HEAVY RAIN. |
| Jan 31, 11:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | North Anson, ME | HIGH WIND GUSTS BROKE A TREE... WHICH FELL ON A HOUSE AND TRUCK ON THURSDAY. |
| Jan 31, 11:13 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gray, ME | TREE DOWN ON LAWRENCE RD |
| Jan 31, 11:25 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gray, ME | TREE DOWN ACROSS MAYBERRY ROAD |
| Jan 31, 12:10 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Grantham, NH | POWER OUTAGES DUE TO LARGE BRANCHES. |
| Jan 31, 1:08 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dunbarton, NH | TREES ON POWER LINES |
| Jan 31, 1:10 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Croydon, NH | LARGE BRANCHES TOOK OUT POWER LINES. |
| Jan 31, 1:41 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Meredith, NH | |
| Jan 31, 2:05 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Webster, NH | TREES ON POWER LINES. |
| Jan 31, 2:10 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Canterbury, NH | TREES ON POWER LINES |
| Jan 31, 2:11 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Henniker, NH | TREES DOWN ALONG WITH MINOR ROOF DAMAGE |
| Jan 31, 2:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gray, ME | TREE DOWN ALONGSIDE ROUTE 26 |
| Jan 31, 2:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wsw Gray, ME | TREE DOWN ALONGSIDE ROUTE 26 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 443 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 473 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 525 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
519 WWUS71 KGYX 302009 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 309 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT AND CROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL BE PRESENT. SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS IN THE COVERAGE OF HIGH WINDS REACHING THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL HELP TO BRING THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND CAUSE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOME LOCATIONS. MEZ018>028-NHZ008>010-013-014-310415- /O.UPG.KGYX.HW.A.0001.130131T0300Z-130131T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.HW.W.0001.130131T0300Z-130131T2200Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130130T2300Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO... OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND... WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH... ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 309 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * VISIBILITIES...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE... LEADING 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. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ MEZ012>014-NHZ003>007-310415- /O.NEW.KGYX.HW.W.0001.130131T0300Z-130131T2200Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130130T2300Z/ SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD... LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH... WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN 309 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY. * VISIBILITIES...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE... LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ007>009-NHZ001-002-310415- /O.NEW.KGYX.HW.W.0001.130131T0300Z-130131T2200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER 309 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE... LEADING 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. && $$ ES
6 follow-up statements
564 WWUS71 KGYX 302119 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 419 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT AND CROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL BE PRESENT. SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS IN THE COVERAGE OF HIGH WINDS REACHING THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL HELP TO BRING THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND CAUSE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOME LOCATIONS. NHZ014-310530- /O.CAN.KGYX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130130T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.130131T0300Z-130131T2200Z/ COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 419 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE... LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ012>014-018>028-NHZ003>010-013-310530- /O.EXT.KGYX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0500Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.130131T0300Z-130131T2200Z/ SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD... SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE... WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER 419 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... * VISIBILITIES...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE... LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. 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. && $$ MEZ007>009-NHZ001-002-310530- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.130131T0300Z-130131T2200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER 419 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE... LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$
678 WWUS71 KGYX 302347 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 647 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...DENSE FOG THIS EVENING THEN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT AND CROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL BE PRESENT. SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS IN THE COVERAGE OF HIGH WINDS REACHING THE SURFACE LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL HELP TO BRING THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND CAUSE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOME LOCATIONS. DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY BEHIND THE FRONT...MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. MEZ012>014-018>028-NHZ003>010-013-310800- /O.EXT.KGYX.HW.W.0001.130131T0800Z-130131T2200Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0500Z/ SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD... SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE... WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER 647 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... * VISIBILITIES...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE LIKELY...LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. 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. && $$ MEZ007>009-NHZ001-002-014-310800- /O.EXT.KGYX.HW.W.0001.130131T0800Z-130131T2200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 647 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE LIKELY...LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$
943 WWUS71 KGYX 310334 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1034 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...DENSE FOG THIS EVENING THEN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT AND CROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL BE PRESENT. SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS IN THE COVERAGE OF HIGH WINDS REACHING THE SURFACE LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL HELP TO BRING THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND CAUSE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOME LOCATIONS. DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY BEHIND THE FRONT... MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. MEZ023>028-NHZ003-005-007-311145- /O.CAN.KGYX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0500Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.130131T0800Z-130131T2200Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...LITTLETON... LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN 1034 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE LIKELY...LEADING 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. && $$ MEZ012>014-018>022-NHZ004-006-008>010-013-311145- /O.EXT.KGYX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0800Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.130131T0800Z-130131T2200Z/ SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN CARROLL-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD... SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE... WINTERPORT...UNITY...NORTH CONWAY...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 1034 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE LIKELY...LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ007>009-NHZ001-002-014-311145- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.130131T0800Z-130131T2200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 1034 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE LIKELY...LEADING 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. && $$
362 WWUS71 KGYX 310805 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 305 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY TODAY... .STRONG SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT ARE POSSIBLE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF SUNRISE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THIS MORNING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST OR WEST...AND VERY STRONG GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY. THE GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. MEZ012>014-018>022-NHZ004-006-008>010-013-311615- /O.CAN.KGYX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0800Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130131T2200Z/ SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN CARROLL-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD... SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE... WINTERPORT...UNITY...NORTH CONWAY...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 305 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS...SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST MID TO LATE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO SOMEWHAT AROUND SUNSET. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ007>009-023>028-NHZ001>003-005-007-014-311615- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130131T2200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-COASTAL YORK- COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SULLIVAN-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY... PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND... THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN... LANCASTER...LITTLETON...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH... CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 305 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS...SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST MID TO LATE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO SOMEWHAT AROUND SUNSET. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
567 WWUS71 KGYX 311438 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 938 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY TODAY... .GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WILL BE REPLACED BY WESTERLY WINDS, AS A COLD FRONT MARCHES EAST ACROSS OUR AREA. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY. THE GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-312200- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130131T2200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 938 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SHIFTING TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT AROUND SUNSET. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ ES
931 WWUS71 KGYX 312006 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 306 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-312300- /O.CAN.KGYX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130131T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.130131T2006Z-130131T2300Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 306 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ ES
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jan 30, 2:59 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 2:59 PM EST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
259 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT,
THEN EXIT THE COAST THURSDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL PRODUCE
STRONG WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. COLD
AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE THE NEXT
SYSTEM COMES THROUGH FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
WIDESPREAD FOG AS THE WARMER AIR MOVES NORTHWARD OVER THE FROZEN
GROUND AND SNOW PACK. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING
WITH ARRIVAL OF PRECIPITATION AND INCREASING WINDS. NO CHANGE TO
FOG ADVISORY AT THIS TIME. THE LAST IN A SERIES OF LOWS TRACKING
TO OUR NORTH AND WEST TONIGHT WILL PULL A TRAILING COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. INCREASING
SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
RISE IN MOST LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT. A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL
OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT WITH ISOLATED THUNDER ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THE COLD FRONT. IT'S LIKELY WE'LL SEE A PERIOD...A FEW HOURS
EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WHERE HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND
OR THE STRONG PRESSURE RISES POST FRONTAL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER
50 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE CWA FOR
THE PREDAWN HOURS INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW MELT AND HEAVY
RAIN WILL PRODUCE RIVER RISES ALONG WITH PONDING OF WATER ON THE
FROZEN GROUND OVERNIGHT. WE'VE POSTED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE AREAS
THAT ARE FORECAST TO SEE THE LARGEST RISES IN WATER LEVELS...AND
THUS HAVE THE GREATEST CHANCE OF ICE JAM ISSUES LATE TONIGHT AND
INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME LINGERING CLOUDS AND RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...RAIN ENDS QUICKLY FROM WEST TO EAST
BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SKIES BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY. GOOD
MIXING WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. THE
COLD AIR LAGS THE FRONT A BIT AND WE'LL SEE AN UNSEASONABLY MILD
DAY TO START BEFORE THE COLDER AIR RETURNS.
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT
IN UPSLOPE FLOW AND WITH APPROACH OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. SHOULD
SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION THERE IN SNOW SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE COLD FRONT WILL CLEAR THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AND CAA SETTING UP IN ITS WAKE. UPSLOPE SNOW
SHOWERS WILL INITIATE IN THE POST FRONTAL WESTERLY FLOW ON
FRIDAY. THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY
AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AT 700MB COMBINES WITH UPSLOPE FLOW. WHILE
MOST GUIDANCE INDICATES LIMITED QPF.. THE PROLONGED TIME WITH
UPSLOPE WINDS MAY GENERATE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
ALONG WITH THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW COMES A RETURN OF COLDER
TEMPERATURES AS THE LONG WAVE TROUGH RETURNS TO THE EASTERN
PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES. WITH 1000-500 THICKNESS REMAINING
ABOVE 500M THROUGH THE WEEKEND, LOWS SHOULD STAY ABOVE ZERO IN ALL
BUT THE SHELTERED MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. GENERALLY USED A BLEND OF THE
GFS AND NAM FOR TEMPERATURES... WITH THE BIAS CORRECTION FOR THE
MOUNTAIN SUMMITS.
THE FORECAST BECOMES MORE INTERESTING FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEK
AS A SHORTWAVE DIVES SOUTH OUT OF THE CANADIAN PRAIRIE ALONG THE
LONG WAVE TROUGH. .. WHILE A SECOND, WEAKER DISTURBANCE TRIES TO
SPIN UP IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES IN THE AMERICAN PRAIRIE. WITH
TWO COMPETING SHORT WAVES THERE ARE DISAGREEMENTS... WITH THE GFS
PREFERRING TO DEVELOP THE NORTHERN WAVE INTO A LOW TRACKING UP THE
ST LAWRENCE WHILE THE EURO FAVORS THE SOUTHERN WAVE RESULTING IN A
COASTAL LOW. BOTH SOLUTIONS MAINTAIN THE COLD TEMPERATURES
RESULTING IN A SNOW EVENT FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY .... THE NORTHERN
SOLUTION WOULD YIELD MORE SNOW SOONER, WHILE THE OFF SHORE
SOLUTION WOULD LEAVE NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND IN THE LATTER PART OF
THE WRAP AROUND PRECIP. HAVE HEDGE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN GFS
SOLUTION FOR THIS UPDATE.
THE LONG WAVE PATTERN BEGINS TO DEGRADE FOR LATE MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SHORT TERM...EXTENDED PERIOD OF IFR INTO TONIGHT...AS WARM MOIST
AIR MOVES IN OVER THE SNOW PACK PRODUCING FOG. STRONG LOW LEVEL JET
WILL PRODUCE WIND SHEAR INTO THIS EVENING...AND SOME OF THOSE
WINDS WILL MIX DOWN IN SHRA TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY AT COASTAL
TERMINALS. GUSTS TO 50 KT ARE POSSIBLE. THE WINDS REMAIN STRONG
ON THU BUT SWITCH TO THE WEST. HOWEVER THE DAY SHOULD BE MAINLY
VFR.
LONG TERM...
MVFR IN SHSN FOR KHIE THROUGH SATURDAY...ELSEWHERE VFR THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. PERIODS OF MVFR OR IFR IN SN FOR LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES INTO THE REGION.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL CROSS
THE WATERS THURSDAY MORNING.
LONG TERM...
A FEW GUSTS TO GALE WILL REMAIN THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE FRONT
DEPARTS THE WATERS ON FRIDAY. THE MOSTLY QUIET THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. HIGH END SCA OR EVEN GALES POSSIBLE WITH THE SUNDAY
MONDAY SYSTEM... BUT STILL HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON TRACK.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
GIVEN AN INCH OR TWO OF RAIN IN A FEW HOURS...AND A PERIOD OF
VERY WARM TEMPS...WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR SOME ICE BREAK UP ON THE
RIVERS...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAMS. GIVEN INCREASED QPF
AMOUNTS AND LATEST RIVER LEVEL FORECASTS...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS
POSTED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
&&
.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY
FOR MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028.
FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MEZ007-012.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR MEZ012>014-
018>028.
NH...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY
FOR NHZ001>010-013-014.
FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NHZ001>009.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NHZ003>010-
013-014.
MARINE...STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ150>154.
&&
ES/CURTIS/LULOFSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 3:05 PM EST, 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 305 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 MEZ012-NHZ003>009-312015- SOUTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- 305 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. DENSE FOG ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ013-014-018>028-NHZ010-013-014-312015- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 305 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. DENSE FOG ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ007-NHZ001-002-312015- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS- 305 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ008-009-312015- NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- 305 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ150>154-312015- STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 305 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY...PENOBSCOT BAY...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 30, 9:48 AM EST, 5 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 948 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-302100- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 948 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...FOG MAY BE LOCALLY DENSE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY... WARM MOIST AIR MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE SNOWPACK WILL PRODUCE FOG TODAY. THIS FOG COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE IN SPOTS AND SHARPLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 7:52 PM EST | Storm Watch | GYX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 29, 8:11 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 30, 8:57 AM EST | Storm Warning | GYX | 30 hr | |
| Jan 30, 11:38 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and 5 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 30, 11:50 AM EST | Flood Watch | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 30 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Maine, 2013High Wind Warnings in New Hampshire, 2013Every high wind warning in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.