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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2014, 2:46 PM EST for 6 counties in Maine. It took effect at Dec 24, 2014, 11:00 PM EST. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2014, 2:46 PM EST (19:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2014, 11:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2014, 2:52 PM EST
- In force
- 40 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 19:49 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, 7.8 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
- 563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
927 WWUS71 KCAR 241946 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 246 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014 MEZ029-030-250400- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.141225T0400Z-141225T2100Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 246 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...MAINLY IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RLN/VJN
16 follow-up statements
538 WWUS71 KCAR 242330 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 630 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014 MEZ029-030-250730- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.141225T0400Z-141225T2100Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 630 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...MAINLY IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
354 WWUS71 KCAR 250205 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 905 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014 MEZ029-030-251015- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.141225T0400Z-141225T2100Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 905 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...MAINLY IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
418 WWUS71 KCAR 250900 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 400 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014 MEZ001-002-252115- /O.EXB.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.141225T2100Z-141226T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL 400 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ MEZ029-030-252100- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141225T2100Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 400 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$
604 WWUS71 KCAR 251450 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 950 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER MOSTLY OVER NORTHWEST MAINE LATER THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT... .WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST...SOUTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND AS WINDS ALOFT INCREASE. THIS PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. MEZ029-030-251600- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141225T2100Z/ COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 950 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS HAVE REMAINED BELOW 45 MPH...SO THE ADVISORY IS NO LONGER NEEDED AT THIS TIME. $$ MEZ003-004-010-260500- /O.EXB.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.141225T2000Z-141226T0500Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 950 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUST OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ MEZ001-002-260500- /O.EXT.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.141225T2000Z-141226T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL 950 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ VJN
529 WWUS71 KCAR 251729 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1229 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER MOSTLY OVER NORTHWEST MAINE LATER THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT... .WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST...SOUTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND AS WINDS ALOFT INCREASE. THIS PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. MEZ001>004-010-260130- /O.EXT.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.141225T1900Z-141226T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- 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...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 1229 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ VJN
749 WWUS71 KCAR 252020 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 320 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED OVER MOSTLY OVER NORTHWEST MAINE THIS EVENING... .STRONG WEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. MEZ001>004-010-260500- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141226T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 320 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AND HIGH TERRAIN. * TIMING...THROUGH EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ VJN
063 WWUS71 KCAR 252316 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 616 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED OVER MOSTLY OVER NORTHWEST MAINE THIS EVENING... .STRONG WEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. MEZ001>004-010-260500- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141226T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- 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...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 616 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AND HIGH TERRAIN. * TIMING...THROUGH EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$
197 WWUS71 KCAR 260147 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 847 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED OVER MOSTLY OVER NORTHWEST MAINE TONIGHT... .STRONG WEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. MEZ001>004-010-260500- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141226T0500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 847 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AND HIGH TERRAIN. * TIMING...THROUGH EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$
941 WWUS71 KCAR 260441 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1141 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED OVER MOSTLY OVER NORTHWEST MAINE TONIGHT... .STRONG WEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. MEZ005-006-261100- /O.EXB.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141226T1100Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1141 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ MEZ001>004-010-261100- /O.EXT.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141226T1100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE... MONSON...BLANCHARD 1141 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$
577 WWUS71 KCAR 260844 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 344 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 MEZ001>006-010-261100- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141226T1100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- 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 344 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$
044 WWUS71 KCAR 261038 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 538 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 MEZ001>006-010-261500- /O.EXT.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141226T1500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 538 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS ARE CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$
285 WWUS71 KCAR 261038 CCA NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 538 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 MEZ001>006-010-261500- /O.COR.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141226T1500Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- 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 538 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS ARE CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$
413 WWUS71 KCAR 261428 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 928 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 MEZ001>006-010-262100- /O.EXT.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141226T2100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 928 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS ARE CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ VJN
921 WWUS71 KCAR 261428 CCA NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 928 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 MEZ001>006-010-262100- /O.COR.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141226T2100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- 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 928 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN...HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS ARE CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ VJN
550 WWUS71 KCAR 261739 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1239 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 MEZ005-006-010-261845- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141226T2100Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 1239 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH 45 MPH OVER THIS PORTION OF THE ADVISORY AREA. $$ MEZ001>004-262100- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141226T2100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 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 1239 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN...HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW IMPACT. GUSTY WINDS ARE CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW DOWNED TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ VJN
874 WWUS71 KCAR 261952 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 252 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 MEZ001>004-262100- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-141226T2100Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN 252 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS ACROSS THIS LAST REMAINING PORTION OF THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. A FEW OPEN...HIGHER TERRAIN SITES SUCH AS FRENCHVILLE AIRPORT MAY STILL EXPERIENCE BRIEF GUSTS TO 40 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 5 PM EST. $$ VJN
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 Dec 24, 11:51 AM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 11:51 AM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1151 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK WEST OF NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THURSDAY.
AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL CROSS THE STATE THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN MOVE IN FOR FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
1130 AM: PORTIONS OF THE CNTRL HIGHLANDS AND E CNTRL ME WERE
DROPPED FROM THE REMAING PTN OF THE FZRA ADV...WITH THE NW AND FAR
NE PTNS OF THE REGION HOLDING ON WITH SFC TEMPS AT OR SLGTLY BLO
FZG. LLVL COLD AIR DAMMING AS DELAYED WRMG OF SFC TEMPS ABV FZG
OVR THE REMAINING PTN OF FZRA ADV...SO WILL HOLD ON TO THE
REMAINING ADV TIL 21Z. UPDATED FCST HRLY TEMPS THRU THE REMAINDER
OF THE DAY BASED ON TRENDS NOTED FROM OBSVD 11AM TEMPS FROM THE
PRIOR FCST AT THIS HR.
ORGNL DISC: PRECIPITATION SO FAR HAS BEEN EXTREMELY LIGHTER
ACROSS THE AREA. IT IS STILL COMING, BUT IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME
GETTING HERE. RIGHT NOW DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS, THERE IS JUST
PATCHY DRIZZLE. IT IS OCCURRING AS FREEZING DRIZZLE FROM ROUGHLY
DOVER FOXCROFT AND HOULTON NORTH. TEMPERATURES FROM BANGOR TO THE
COAST ARE A LITTLE ABOVE FREEZING.
EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH MID TO LATE
MORNING DESPITE WARM ADVECTION ALOFT THANKS TO A LOW LEVEL
EASTERLY FLOW AND SOME COLD AIR DAMMING. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN
RISE A BIT MIDDAY UNTIL AFTERNOON. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE
STEADY MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ARRIVES UNTIL ABOUT MIDDAY. FOR
MANY AREAS, THE STEADY PRECIPITATION WON'T ARRIVE UNTIL
TEMPERATURES RISE JUST ABOVE FREEZING. HOWEVER, GIVEN THAT
FREEZING DRIZZLE BETWEEN NOW AND MIDDAY COULD STILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, OPTED TO LEAVE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY AS IS
FOR NOW, RUNNING FROM SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK
NORTHWARD. THE AREAS THAT HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF SEEING MORE
SUBSTANTIAL FREEZING RAIN OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH IS IN THE
SAINT JOHN VALLEY, WHERE TEMPS WILL STILL BE JUST BELOW FREEZING
WHEN THE STEADIER PRECIPITATION ARRIVES AROUND MIDDAY.
ALL AREAS WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING BY ABOUT SUNSET TODAY. THEN,
EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO STEADILY RISE ALL NIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL
FLOW BECOMES MORE SOUTHERLY. EXPECT RAIN ALL NIGHT, WHICH COULD BE
HEAVY AT TIMES DOWNEAST. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST TONIGHT, BECOMING QUITE GUSTY ESPECIALLY TOWARD
THE COAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE TRACKING NORTHEAST ACROSS QUEBEC PROVINCE
WILL DRAW AN OCCLUDED FRONT ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY. AN AREA OF
RAIN WILL CROSS THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THE OCCLUSION THROUGH THE
MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER TO SHOWERS IN THE WAKE
OF THE OCCLUSION. GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION
THURSDAY BOTH IN FRONT OF THE OCCLUSION AND IN THE WAKE OF THE
OCCLUSION WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WIND ADVISORIES COULD BE
REQUIRED THURSDAY. THE LOW WILL TRACK TO LABRADOR THURSDAY NIGHT
WHILE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED TO THE SOUTH BEGINS TO BUILD ACROSS
THE REGION. EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF
EVENING RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS EARLY THURSDAY
NIGHT WITH DECREASING CLOUDS OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY/MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED DOWNEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BRING PARTLY SUNNY SKIES NORTH AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
DOWNEAST FRIDAY. A DEVELOPING WARM FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING
CLOUDS TO NORTHERN AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
DOWNEAST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT MUCH ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS
THURSDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL LEVEL TEMPERATURES FRIDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE LATER SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS NORTH...WITH A CHANCE
OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS DOWNEAST. A STEADIER LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE
LOW WILL DRAW A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY WITH A CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS NORTH AND A CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS DOWNEAST.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION LATER SUNDAY
THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. MODELS THEN INDICATE LOW PRESSURE POSSIBLY
LIFTING ALONG THE COAST LATER MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WHILE HIGH
PRESSURE RETREATS TO THE NORTHEAST...THOUGH THE TRACK AND TIMING
OF THE LOW IS STILL UNCERTAIN. THE LOW COULD BRING A CHANCE OF
SNOW LATER MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS SATURDAY...WITH NEAR NORMAL LEVEL TEMPERATURES
SUNDAY AND BELOW NORMAL LEVEL TEMPERATURES MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
NEAR TERM: IFR FOR MOST AREAS TODAY AND TONIGHT IN LOW CLOUDS AND
PATCHY FOG. STEADIER PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE AROUND MIDDAY AND
CONTINUE TONIGHT. AREAS NORTH OF BANGOR WILL SEE PATCHY FREEZING
DRIZZLE THIS MORNING AND THEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN
MIDDAY BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN BY EVENING. WIND SHEAR
WILL BE AN ISSUE TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS JUST OFF
THE GROUND.
SHORT TERM: IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EARLY
THURSDAY...WITH OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS PERSISTING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON PARTICULARLY ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR
IS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY. OCCASIONAL MVFR
CONDITIONS COULD PERSIST ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS THURSDAY NIGHT
WITH VFR CONDITIONS DOWNEAST. GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY
NIGHT...THOUGH MVFR CONDITIONS COULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS
NORTHERN AREAS LATER FRIDAY NIGHT. OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS SATURDAY...WITH GENERALLY VFR
CONDITIONS DOWNEAST. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHERN AREAS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY...WITH OCCASIONAL
MVFR CONDITIONS DOWNEAST. OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS COULD PERSIST
ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS LATER SUNDAY...WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO
VFR LEVELS DOWNEAST.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS TODAY WILL BECOMING
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT.
SEAS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 11 FEET OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT.
SHORT TERM: A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH THURSDAY INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL THEN OCCUR FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN RAIN AND FOG THURSDAY MORNING INTO
EARLY AFTERNOON.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
HEAVY RAIN WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE AND A HALF TO TWO INCHES ON
TOP OF A MELTING SNOWPACK WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RIVER
FLOODING FOR INTERIOR DOWNEAST AND CENTRAL AREAS, WHILE FURTHER
NORTH, LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM ICE JAMS IS POSSIBLE. HAVE
EXTENDED THE FLOOD WATCH INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND EXPANDED THE
FLOOD WATCH NORTH INTO NORTHERN MAINE. WILL EMPHASIZE IN THE FLOOD
WATCH THAT FLOODING FOR NORTHERN MAINE WILL MAINLY BE FROM
LOCALIZED ICE JAMS, WHILE FLOODING FURTHER SOUTH WILL BE FROM HIGH
RIVER LEVELS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
RELATIVELY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL OCCUR TODAY THROUGH
THURSDAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH A PERIGEAN SPRING TIDE. HIGH TIDES
OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1158 AM WEDNESDAY...0034 AM EST THURSDAY
MORNING AND 1250 PM EST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR OVERTOPPING WEDNESDAY AND MAY BE
MARGINAL WITH THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT HIGH TIDE. WAVES HOWEVER WILL
BUILD TO AROUND 12 FEET/9 SECONDS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...SO
MINOR OVERTOPPING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE
CYCLE. STORM SURGE FOR THIS EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT
FOR TIDAL FLOODING.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY CHRISTMAS DAY. THE
CURRENT FORECAST HIGH FOR BANGOR IS 54F. THIS IS WELL ABOVE THE
RECORD HIGH OF 51F, SET IN 2003. AT CARIBOU...THE RECORD HIGH IS
48F, ALSO SET IN 2003. WE ARE CURRENTLY FORECASTING A HIGH OF 48F
AT CARIBOU.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-031-032.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
MEZ001>004.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
ANZ050>052.
&&
NEAR TERM...VJN
SHORT TERM...NORCROSS
LONG TERM...NORCROSS
AVIATION...VJN/NORCROSS
MARINE...VJN/NORCROSS
HYDROLOGY...VJN
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...VJN
CLIMATE...VJNHazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 11:25 AM EST, 3 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1125 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 MEZ029-030-251630- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- 1125 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ001>004-251630- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 1125 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL 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. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. 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. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ005-006-010-011-015>017-031-032-251630- NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 1125 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND SOUTHEAST 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. 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. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ050>052-251630- COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT, ME TO SCHOODIC POINT, ME OUT 25 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME OUT 25 NM- INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME- 1125 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .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. GALE 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. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VJN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 3:52 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 45 hr | |
| Dec 24, 2:55 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 11 hr |
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