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Wind Chill Warning 5, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind chill warning at Feb 15, 2015, 4:00 AM EST for Piscataquis County, Somerset County, Maine. It took effect at Feb 16, 2015, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2015, 4:00 AM EST (09:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2015, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2015, 3:08 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1392 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
247 WWUS41 KCAR 150900 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 400 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 MEZ003-004-010-151700- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0008.150215T0900Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WC.W.0005.150216T0600Z-150216T1300Z/ 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 400 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 5 ABOVE ZERO TODAY DROPPING BACK TO 5 TO 15 BELOW TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 38 BELOW. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ011-015>017-029>032-151700- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 400 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE BANGOR AND LINCOLN REGION. 8 TO 14 INCHES FOR HANCOCK COUNTY AND 15 TO 20 INCHES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY WITH UP TO 24 INCHES IN EXTREME EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. * TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * SNOWFALL RATES...2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TODAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 20 BELOW ZERO WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 10 ABOVE TODAY FALLING TO AROUND 5 BELOW TONIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MEZ001-002-005-006-151700- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY... HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 400 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE SAINT JOHN VALLEY. 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM CARIBOU DOWN THROUGH THE HOULTON AND MILLINOCKET REGION. * TIMING...TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 20 BELOW ZERO WHICH WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 8 ABOVE TODAY WITH 5 TO 10 BELOW TONIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ HEWITT
3 follow-up statements
248 WWUS41 KCAR 151401 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 901 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 MEZ015-031-152215- /O.CAN.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KCAR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 901 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES * TIMING...TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW TO 10 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MEZ001-152215- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KCAR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE 901 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...11 BELOW TO 1 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 37 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MEZ011-016-017-029-030-032-152215- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY... PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT... MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 901 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 20 INCHES. THE HIGHER TOTALS ARE EXPECTED IN EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY WHILE THE LOWER TOTALS ARE ANTICIPATED WESTWARD TOWARDS HANCOCK AND PENOBSCOT COUNTIES. * TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 20 BELOW ZERO WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...1 BELOW TO 15 ABOVE ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MEZ003-004-010-152215- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0005.150216T0600Z-150216T1300Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ 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 901 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...12 BELOW TO 4 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 38 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ002-005-006-152215- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY... HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 901 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS IN A LINE FROM MILLINOCKET TO VAN BUREN AND WESTWARD. * TIMING...TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 20 BELOW ZERO WHICH WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...6 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
032 WWUS41 KCAR 151739 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1239 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 MEZ011-016-029-160145- /O.CAN.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KCAR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-COASTAL HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND... ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL 1239 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 13 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MEZ005-160145- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KCAR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY 1239 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...6 BELOW TO 6 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 31 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MEZ017-030-032-160145- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...EASTPORT...MACHIAS... CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1239 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 26 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 20 BELOW ZERO WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...1 BELOW TO 12 ABOVE ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MEZ003-004-010-160145- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0005.150216T0600Z-150216T1300Z/ /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 1239 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...12 BELOW TO 4 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 38 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEZ002-006-160145- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1239 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TOWARDS HOULTON WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH AND WEST. * TIMING...TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 20 BELOW ZERO WHICH WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...6 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ001-015-031-160145- /O.CON.KCAR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN... DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 1239 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...10 BELOW TO 7 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 36 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
592 WWUS41 KCAR 152008 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 308 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 MEZ002-160415- /O.CAN.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KCAR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150216T0600Z/ NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL 308 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW TO 3 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MEZ003-004-010-160415- /O.CAN.KCAR.WC.W.0005.150216T0600Z-150216T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WC.Y.0012.150215T2008Z-150216T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KCAR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 308 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...10 BELOW TO 3 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 36 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 10 BELOW TO 3 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MEZ001-160415- /O.CAN.KCAR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.WC.Y.0012.150215T2008Z-150216T1800Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE 308 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...9 BELOW TO 3 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 9 BELOW TO 3 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MEZ017-030-032-160415- /O.CON.KCAR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...EASTPORT...MACHIAS... CHERRYFIELD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 308 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 26 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS TOWARDS LUBEC...EASTPORT AND CALAIS. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 20 BELOW ZERO WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...1 TO 12 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MEZ006-160415- /O.CON.KCAR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN... SMYRNA MILLS 308 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 20 BELOW ZERO WHICH WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 6 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MEZ005-011-015-016-029-031-160415- /O.EXT.KCAR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150216T0600Z/ NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-COASTAL HANCOCK-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR... BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 308 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...PENOBSCOT...HANCOCK AND SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...1 BELOW TO 11 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill warning 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 chill warning went out at Feb 15, 1:12 AM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 1:12 AM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
112 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A NOR'EASTER WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE
OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY...THEN SLOWLY EXIT ACROSS THE MARITIMES
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
1250 AM UPDATE: LATEST RADAR LOOP SHOWED PRECIP SHIELD FURTHER E
W/AN ENHANCED BAND ACROSS SOUTHERN MAINE AND OFF THE COAST. THERE
WAS ANOTHER BAND SETTING UP ACROSS EASTERN MAINE FROM WASHINGTON
COUNTY NORTHWARD INTO SE AROOSTOOK COUNTY. SO FAR THE HIGHEST
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN DOWN ACROSS COASTAL AND EASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTY W/UP TO 6 INCHES AND STILL SNOWING. THE 03Z RUNS
OF THE RAP AND NAM WERE HANDLING THINGS WELL AND NOW SHOWING A JOG
FURTHER E W/THE INTENSE BANDING. 06Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED
SOME NICE CONVERGENCE IN THE ENHANCED PRECIP AND LOW PRES
INTENSIFYING OFF OF CAPE COD AND MOVING ENE. THEREFORE,
ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE QPF AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS W/A SHIFT TO
THE E AND LOWERING THE AMOUNTS INCLUDING THE GREENVILLE AND BANGOR
REGIONS.
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DOWNGRADE THE WESTERN ZONES TO
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES. THE PLAN ATTM IS TO KEEP BLIZZARD
WARNINGS/WINTER STORM WARNINGS IN PLACE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIDE OF
THE REGION.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
THE LOW WILL DEEPEN DRAMATICALLY THROUGH THE NIGHT. AS IT REACHES
THE GULF OF MAINE AND DRAWS A DEEP FLOW OF ATLANTIC MOISTURE
NORTHWARD...A POWERFUL BAND OF SNOW FEATURING SNOWFALL RATES OF 2
TO 4 INCHES AN HOUR WILL HIT THE DOWN EAST COAST EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. THERE IS SOME INSTABILITY ALOFT THAT SUGGESTS THUNDER
SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE DOWN EAST COAST SUNDAY MORNING. THIS
PUNCH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A QUICK 12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW
IN WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING WHERE
MAX OMEGAS WILL COINCIDE WITH STRONG DENDRITIC GROWTH. BY LATER
SUNDAY MORNING...THE BEST LIFT IS TRANSFERRING EASTWARD INTO THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES. HOWEVER...THE TROWAL REGION WILL REMAIN OVER
EASTERN MAINE AND ADVANCE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WHILE
GRADUALLY WEAKENING. BANDING WITHIN THE DEFORMATION ZONE WILL
PRODUCE SOME AREAS OF HEAVIER SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE NET
RESULT IS THAT THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS CONTINUE TO BE
ANTICIPATED AROUND WASHINGTON COUNTY WITH A MAXIMUM OF 2 FEET BY
MONDAY MORNING. ON THE OTHER HAND...THE STORM WILL BE FAR LESS
POTENT TOWARDS THE ALLAGASH AND SAINT JOHN VALLEY WHERE STORM
TOTALS MAY NOT HIT 7 INCHES...BUT HAVE LEFT WARNINGS IN PLACE DUE
TO THE IMPACT OF 50 MPH WIND GUSTS WITH THIS SNOW.
OVERALL...SNOW AMOUNTS WERE REDUCED SLIGHTLY TODAY WITH A MORE
EASTWARD STORM TRACK. THAT SAID...THE IMPACTS OF THIS STORM SHOULD
NOT BE DOWNPLAYED IN THIS FORECAST AREA. WIND FORECASTS HAVE NOT
CHANGED. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED WITHIN
MUCH OF THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA. ELSEWHERE...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
LIKELY. THE POWDERY NATURE OF THIS SNOW AND THESE WINDS WILL
CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. WHITEOUTS ARE PROBABLE.
WIND CHILLS WILL BE IN THE -10 TO -20F RANGE DURING THE STORM.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
VERY INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL BE LOCATED OVER NOVA SCOTIA SUNDAY
EVENING. AT THE SAME TIME STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE POSITIONED
OVER THE GREAT LAKES. THE JUXTAPOSITION OF THE TWO SYSTEM WILL
PRODUCE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE
STATE AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST ALONG WITH SNOW
BANDS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DECREASE
DURING THE DAY MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH
FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT AND CREST OVER THE STATE DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY. FOR POPS... QPF AND SKY WILL BLEND THE NAM... GFS AND
ECMWF. HAVE USED THE OFFICE SNOW FROM THICKNESS TOOL FOR SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS. THE NAM12 WAS USED FOR WIND SPEED. HAVE INITIALIZED THE
TEMPERATURE GRIDS WITH THE SUPER BLEND THEN LOWER NUMBERS A FEW
DEGREES DUE TO VERY COLD AIRMASS.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THE LONG TERM IS ANOTHER POTENTIAL COASTAL
EVENT FOR WED-THU TIME FRAME. THE 12Z OPERATIONAL MODELS HAVE
TRENDED FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST WITH THIS SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD KEEP
THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS DOWNEAST (ONCE AGAIN). HOWEVER, IT SHOULD
BE NOTED THAT SEVERAL OF THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS OF BOTH THE ECMWF
AND THE GFS TRACK THE LOW CENTER UP THROUGH THE BAY OF FUNDY, OR
EVEN ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE ITSELF. THESE LATTER SOLUTIONS WOULD
SHIFT THE HEAVIER SNOW TO CENTRAL OR EVEN NORTHERN MAINE. WITH
CONFIDENCE BELOW NORMAL FOR HOW THIS WILL EXACTLY PLAY OUT, HAVE
STAYED CLOSE WITH A MODEL BLEND, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
PREVIOUS FORECAST. ONCE THIS SYSTEM MOVES AWAY, COLD HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS, WITH MAINLY DRY WEATHER
EXPECTED FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL
BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /05Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NEAR TERM: IFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR BHB
AND BGR AND DETERIORATE TO VLIFR VERY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. FROM HUL NORTHWARD...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO GIVE WAY TO
MVFR CIGS WITH A PERIOD OF IFR VIS IN SNOW LATE THIS EVENING.
AFTER THIS PERIOD OF SNOW...CONDITIONS WILL BE VFR/MVFR UNTIL THE
SNOW ADVANCES NORTH INTO HUL BEFORE DAYBREAK SUNDAY AND EVENTUALLY
REACHES FVE TOWARDS LATE MORNING. ALL TERMINALS WILL BE HAVE
ISSUES WITH LLWS SUNDAY. WINDS AROUND FL040 TO FL050 ARE EXPECTED
TO BE AROUND 75 KTS. NORTHERLY SURFACE WIND GUSTS MAY HIT 60 MPH
AT BGR AND BHB. 50 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE FOR OTHER TERMINALS.
HEAVY SNOW AND THESE WINDS WILL MAKE RUNWAY CLEARING OPERATIONS
VERY DIFFICULT ON SUNDAY.
SHORT TERM: EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS MONDAY NIGHT THEN IMPROVING TO
VFR CONDITIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: THE TIMING ON THE STORM LOOKS SIMILAR. HAVE INCREASED
MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 65 KTS. WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY ACCOMPANIED
BY HEAVY SNOW EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD IN THE
AFTERNOON TOWARDS 15 TO 20 FEET. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY STARTS FOR
THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND SPREADS SOUTH AND
EAST BY LATE AFTERNOON.
SHORT TERM: FOR WINDS: HAVE USED THE NAM12. FOR WAVES: PRIMARY
WAVE SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT IS OFF-SHORE WIND WAVE WITH WAVE HEIGHTS
LIMITED BY FETCH DISTANCE FROM THE COAST. THIS WAVE GROUP IS
ACCOMPANIED BY A SECONDARY SOUTHEAST LONG PERIOD WAVE SYSTEM 5-6
FEET/12 SECONDS. THE LONG PERIOD WAVE GROUP IS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY BUT STRONG OFF SHORE WIND WAVE WILL ONLY
SLOWLY SUBSIDE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ALSO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT
FREEZING SPRAY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. WILL USE NEAR SHORE WAVE
MODEL FOR WAVE GRIDS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIGHER RESOLUTION.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
A COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE WAS ISSUED LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR AROUND
THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. PRIMARY CONCERN IS HIGH TIDE 0657 10.4
FEET SUNDAY MORNING AT BAR HARBOR. LATEST INDICATION IS THAT WIND
DIRECTION WILL TAKE A SLIGHTLY OFF-SHORE DIRECTION PRIOR TO HIGH
TIDE SUNDAY MORNING SO STORM SURGE NOT QUITE AS HIGH AS EXPECTED
24 HOURS AGO NOW EXPECT 1 TO 1.5 FOOT SURGE WHICH WOULD MAKE
MAXIMUM STORM TIDE LEVEL TO SLIGHTLY UNDER 12 FEET. AS WAS THE
CASE YESTERDAY WIND DIRECTION WILL KEEP LARGEST WAVES WELL OFF-
SHORE WITH WAVE HEIGHTS APPROACHING THE SURF ZONE AT TIME OF HIGH
TIDE AROUND 7 FEET. THERE IS ALSO A SECONDARY LONGER PERIOD WAVE
SYSTEM ARRIVING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT TIME OF HIGH... HOWEVER WAVE
HEIGHTS WITH THIS WAVE GROUP STILL APPEAR TO BE LIMITED TO AROUND
5 FEET. SO WITH LIMITED WAVE HEIGHTS APPROACHING THE COAST ONLY
MINOR OVERTOPPING IS POSSIBLE IN SOME EXPOSED AREAS AT TIME OF
HIGH TIDE.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY FOR MEZ001>006-010.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY FOR MEZ011-015>017-
029>032.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
EST MONDAY FOR ANZ050>052.
STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY
FOR ANZ050>052.
&&
NEAR TERM...HEWITTHazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 4:29 AM EST, 23 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 429 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 MEZ011-015>017-029>032-151200- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 429 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. .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. BLIZZARD WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ001>006-010-151200- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- 429 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ050>052-151200- 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- 429 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NORCROSS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 36 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:08 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 35 hr |
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Wind Chill Warnings in Maine, 2015Every wind chill warning in 2015
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.