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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Gray, ME

January 4, 2015Coos County, Grafton County, New Hampshire; Franklin County, Oxford County, Somerset County, Maine

NWS Gray, ME issued this wind chill warning at Jan 4, 2015, 3:08 PM EST for Coos County, Grafton County, New Hampshire; Franklin County, Oxford County, Somerset County, Maine. It took effect at Jan 5, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 4, 2015, 3:08 PM EST (20:08 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 5, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 6, 2015, 9:30 AM EST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

Counties Franklin County, ME, Oxford County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Coos County, NH, Grafton County, NH

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 104 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2015-01-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2015-01-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 664 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
354 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
664 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
804 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

177 
WWUS41 KGYX 042008
WSWGYX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
308 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...BITTERLY COLD AIR MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND...

AS FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE COME TO AN END TONIGHT... A VERY COLD
AIRMASS BEGINS TO SEEP INTO NEW ENGLAND OVER THE NEXT 18-24 HOURS.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE FOR A FEW HOURS TONIGHT BEFORE
FALLING ALL NIGHT AND ALL DAY MONDAY IN AN UNUSUAL THERMAL
PATTERN. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS COLD AND DRY
AIR MIXES DOWN FROM ALOFT... HELPING TO MAKE IT SEEM EVEN COLDER.
TOMORROW NIGHT TEMPERATURES BOTTOM OUT IN THE NEGATIVE DIGITS
NORTH TO SINGLE DIGITS SOUTH... WITH WIND CHILLS REACHING WIND
CHILL WARNING CRITERIA IN MANY PLACES.


MEZ007>009-050500-
/O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KGYX.WC.W.0001.150106T0000Z-150106T1500Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN
308 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP QUICKLY AFTER 7 PM MONDAY
  AND DON'T RISE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. 

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

* TEMPERATURES...20 BELOW TO 37 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 44 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 5 BELOW TO
  20 BELOW ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ012>014-050500-
/O.CAN.KGYX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KGYX.WC.Y.0001.150106T0200Z-150106T1500Z/
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD
308 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP QUICKLY AFTER 9 PM MONDAY
  AND DON'T RISE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...11 BELOW TO 38 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 11 BELOW TO
  3 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
  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.

&&

$$

NHZ001>003-050500-
/O.NEW.KGYX.WC.W.0001.150106T0000Z-150106T1500Z/
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...
LITTLETON
308 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 39 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 16 BELOW TO
  ZERO...AND STRONG WINDS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP QUICKLY AFTER 7 PM MONDAY
  AND DON'T RISE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ON THE HIGHER
  PEAKS.

* TEMPERATURES...16 BELOW TO ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ021-022-027-028-NHZ004-050500-
/O.NEW.KGYX.WC.Y.0001.150106T0200Z-150106T1500Z/
KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...
UNITY...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...
NORTH CONWAY
308 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 9 BELOW TO 6
  ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
  MPH.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP QUICKLY AFTER 7 PM MONDAY
  AND DON'T RISE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...9 BELOW TO 6 ABOVE ZERO.

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
189 
WWUS41 KGYX 050218
WSWGYX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
918 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...BITTERLY COLD AIR MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND...

AS PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END TONIGHT...A VERY COLD AIRMASS
WILL BEGIN TO SWEEP INTO NEW ENGLAND OVER THE NEXT 18 TO 24
HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DROP LATE TONIGHT AND WILL
CONTINUE THEIR PLUNGE DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS WINDS INCREASE FROM
THE WEST. TOMORROW NIGHT TEMPERATURES BOTTOM OUT IN THE NEGATIVE
DIGITS NORTH TO SINGLE DIGITS SOUTH... WITH WIND CHILLS REACHING
WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA IN MANY PLACES.

MEZ007>009-NHZ001>003-051030-
/O.CON.KGYX.WC.W.0001.150106T0000Z-150106T1500Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON
918 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM
EST TUESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 43 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 2 BELOW TO 
  19 BELOW ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  55 MPH.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP LATE TONIGHT AND DON'T RISE
  SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 19 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ012>014-021-022-027-028-NHZ004-051030-
/O.CON.KGYX.WC.Y.0001.150106T0200Z-150106T1500Z/
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...
AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...
THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...NORTH CONWAY
918 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO
10 AM EST TUESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP QUICKLY LATE TONIGHT AND
  DON'T RISE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 10 BELOW 
  TO 5 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  30 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.

&&

$$
364 
WWUS41 KGYX 051213
WSWGYX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
713 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...BITTERLY COLD AIR MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND...

A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL BEGIN TO SWEEP INTO NEW ENGLAND OVER THE
NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE TODAY AS WINDS
INCREASE FROM THE WEST. TONIGHTS TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT AT
10 TO 20 BELOW NORTH AND ZERO TO 10 BELOW SOUTH... WITH WIND
CHILLS REACHING WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA IN MANY PLACES.

MEZ007>009-NHZ001>003-052015-
/O.CON.KGYX.WC.W.0001.150106T0000Z-150106T1500Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON
713 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST TUESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 40 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 18 BELOW TO
  4 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT AND
  WILL NOT RISE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ012>014-021-022-027-028-NHZ004-052015-
/O.CON.KGYX.WC.Y.0001.150106T0200Z-150106T1500Z/
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...
AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...
THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...NORTH CONWAY
713 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT AND
  WILL NOT RISE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES ZERO TO 10
  BELOW...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 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.

&&

$$
484 
WWUS41 KGYX 052006
WSWGYX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
306 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...BITTERLY COLD AIR MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND...

A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL BEGIN TO SWEEP INTO NEW ENGLAND OVER THE
NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE TODAY AS WINDS
INCREASE FROM THE WEST. TONIGHTS TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT AT
10 TO 20 BELOW NORTH AND ZERO TO 10 BELOW SOUTH... WITH WIND
CHILLS REACHING WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA IN MANY PLACES.

MEZ007>009-NHZ001>003-060900-
/O.CON.KGYX.WC.W.0001.150106T0000Z-150106T1500Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON
306 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST TUESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 43 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 18 BELOW 
  TO 2 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 MPH.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT AND 
  WILL NOT RISE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

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

* TEMPERATURES...18 BELOW TO 2 ABOVE ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ012>014-021-022-027-028-NHZ004-060900-
/O.CON.KGYX.WC.Y.0001.150106T0200Z-150106T1500Z/
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...
AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...
THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...NORTH CONWAY
306 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT AND 
  WILL NOT RISE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...8 BELOW TO 7 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 8 BELOW TO 
  7 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 
  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.

&&

$$
953 
WWUS41 KGYX 060007
WSWGYX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
707 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...BITTERLY COLD AIR MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND...

A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP INTO NEW ENGLAND
THROUGH TUESDAY. TONIGHTS TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 10 TO
20 BELOW NORTH AND 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE SOUTH... WITH WIND CHILLS
REACHING WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA IN MANY PLACES.

MEZ007>009-NHZ001>003-061000-
/O.CON.KGYX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON
707 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 43 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 18 BELOW 
  TO 2 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 MPH.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES DROP THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL NOT RISE
  SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

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

* TEMPERATURES...18 BELOW TO 2 ABOVE ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ012>014-021-022-027-028-NHZ004-061000-
/O.CON.KGYX.WC.Y.0001.150106T0200Z-150106T1500Z/
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...
AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...
THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...NORTH CONWAY
707 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL NOT
  RISE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...8 BELOW TO 7 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 8 BELOW TO 
  7 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 
  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.

&&

$$
281 
WWUS41 KGYX 060828
WSWGYX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
328 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015

...BITTERLY COLD AIR MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND...

A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP INTO NEW ENGLAND
THROUGH TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT THIS MORNING AT 10 TO
20 BELOW NORTH AND 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE SOUTH... WITH WIND CHILLS
REACHING WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA IN MANY PLACES.

MEZ007>009-NHZ001>003-061500-
/O.CON.KGYX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON
328 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 43 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 3 BELOW TO
  18 BELOW ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL NOT RISE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM
  TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...3 BELOW TO 18 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MEZ012>014-021-022-027-028-NHZ004-061500-
/O.CON.KGYX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...
AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...
THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...NORTH CONWAY
328 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL NOT RISE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM
  TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...8 BELOW TO 3 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 8 BELOW TO 
  3 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 
  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.

&&

$$
762 
WWUS41 KGYX 061430
WSWGYX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
930 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL THREAT ENDING...

.COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS BUT THE STRONG
WINDS CAUSING EXTREME WIND CHILLS HAVE SUBSIDED.

MEZ007>009-NHZ001>003-061530-
/O.CAN.KGYX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON
930 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH WIND CHILLS HAVE RISEN THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL
VALUES TODAY WILL STILL BE BELOW ZERO.

$$

MEZ012>014-021-022-027-028-NHZ004-061530-
/O.CAN.KGYX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...
AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...
THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...NORTH CONWAY
930 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH WIND CHILLS HAVE RISEN THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL
VALUES TODAY WILL STILL BE BELOW ZERO.

$$

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 Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Jan 4, 12:44 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 12:44 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1244 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY AS LOW
PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTHWEST. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL
QUICKLY CROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. A STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL SET UP BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT AND WILL CREST
OVER THE REGION EARLY TUESDAY BEFORE SHIFTING OFF TO THE EAST. LOW
PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL
CROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH A TRAILING
ARCTIC FRONT PUSHING SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL
SHIFT OFFSHORE THURSDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT INTO NEW ENGLAND
FROM THE SOUTHWEST THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL BE QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY
A COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
.UPDATE...SOME LIGHT DRIZZLE STILL MOVING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS IN THE FORM OF RAIN AND POCKETS OF FREEZING
RAIN AND DRIZZLE ACROSS THE FAR NORTH. THESE SHOWERS ARE MOVING
ENE QUICKLY WITH THE LLJ AND SHOULD BE OUT OF THE REGION BY THE
TIME THE LAST WARNING EXPIRES FOR THE NORTH COUNTRY. HAVE DROPPED
TODAY'S MAXIMUMS AS WELL AS RECONSTRUCTED THE DIURNAL CURVE BASED
ON THE PAST FEW HOURS READINGS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/...
DRY SLOT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TONIGHT...WITH DZ MAINLY. OCCLUSION
WILL BE WORKING THRU THE AREA...MIXING OUT THE STAGNANT LOW LEVEL
COLD. THIS SHOULD PROVIDE THE AREA WITH THE WARMEST TEMPS FOR THE
DAY...ROUGHLY 00Z OR SO. AFTER RISING INTO THE 40S TO NEAR 50 IN
THE SRN ZONES...TEMPS WILL BEGIN A SLOW AND STEADY DECLINE THRU
MON. STRONG CAA WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE DAY MON...WITH TEMPS
STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING. IN ADDITION...VERY GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE. SOME MODEL GUIDANCE AND SOUNDING ANALYSIS SUGGESTS THAT
40-50 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
DATA TO SEE IF THIS TREND CONTINUES...AS HEADLINES MAY BE
NECESSARY.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VERY ACTIVE WEEK OF WEATHER ON TAP IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST
NOT SO MUCH FOCUSED ON BIG STORMS BUT SEVERAL SHOTS OF VERY
FRIGID ARCTIC AIR.

THE FIRST DOSE WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST AND STRONG NORTHWEST
FLOW QUICKLY DROPS OFF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST OVER THE
REGION BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY ALLOWING FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL
COOLING OVERNIGHT. LOOKING FOR LOWS OF 10 TO 15 BELOW NORTH
AND 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE SOUTH.

WEAK SHORTWAVE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING
INCREASING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW ON
TUESDAY AS WEAK OVER-RUNNING PUSHES IN FROM THE WEST.
NOT LOOKING FOR MUCH ACCUMULATION WITH JUST A DUSTING IN
MOST AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
WELL BELOW NORMAL WITH HIGHS OF ONLY 5 TO 15 NORTH AND 15
TO 20 SOUTH.

WEAK DISORGANIZED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM
THE WEST TUESDAY NIGHT KEEPING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW
IN THE FORECAST TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ONCE AGAIN QPF WILL
BE LIGHT AND SPOTTY AND NOT AMOUNTING TO MUCH MORE THAN A DUSTING
IN MOST AREAS. SHOULD BE A SLIGHTLY WARMER NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE
SINGLE NUMBERS NORTH AND LOWER TO MID TEENS SOUTH.

LOW PRESSURE PUSHING EAST OF THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WILL DRIVE A
TRAILING ARCTIC FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. THIS WILL LIKELY BE
ACCOMPANIED BY SOME HEFTY SNOW SQUALLS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. MODELS ONCE AGAIN NOT PUTTING OUT MUCH QPF BUT WOULD
NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A QUICK 1 TO 3 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS...
ESPECIALLY IN THE THE MOUNTAINS. BEHIND THE FRONT STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL USHER IN SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BITTER TEMPS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN THE NEED FOR WIND CHILL WARNINGS OR
ADVISORIES. DESPITE THE WINDS OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD DIP BELOW ZERO
THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST AREA RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW NORTH TO
ZERO TO 10 BELOW SOUTH. EXPECT CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST
IN THE NORTH WITH GRADUAL CLEARING SOUTH.

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON THURSDAY AS A NARROW RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. RIDGE WILL QUICKLY PUSH
OFFSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RETURN FLOW BRINGING A BRIEF SHOT
OF SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR AND INCREASING CLOUDS.

SHALLOW SHORTWAVE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST THURSDAY EVENING WILL
BRING THICKENING CLOUDS AND SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW. WILL BE
ANOTHER MOISTURE STARVED SYSTEM WITH NOT MORE THAN ANOTHER DUSTING
IN MOST AREAS.

LOW PRESSURE SWINGING THROUGH SOUTHERN QUEBEC ON FRIDAY WILL DRIVE
YET ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. WILL LIKELY SEE
ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SQUALLS IN THE AFTER NOON AS THE FRONT
PUSHES THROUGH.

BEHIND THE FRONT HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS VERY COLD WEATHER CONTINUES IN THE
NORTHEAST.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SHORT TERM...IFR AND LOWER CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THRU MUCH OF
SUN. SCT MVFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN SRN NH S OF THE WARN
FNT...AND NRN NH WHERE DOWNSLOPE WARMING IS OCCURRING NEAR KHIE.
AFTER MID MORNING FREEZING PCPN WILL BE LIMITED TO INTERIOR AREAS
AND KAUG...WHILE OTHER TERMINALS SHOULD BE ABOVE FREEZING. GUSTY
WLY WINDS ARE LIKELY MON...WITH GUST AOA 35 KTS AT TIMES.

LONG TERM...VFR MONDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF MVFR/IFR CEILINGS/VSBY
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. VFR THURSDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
SHORT TERM...CORE OF HIGHEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT N ACROSS
THE OUTER WATERS THIS MORNING. A LULL WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY
TODAY...THEN WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM THE SW. WLY GALES WILL
LAST THRU MON LIKELY FOR ALL WATERS.

LONG TERM...GALES LIKELY LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     MEZ007>009-012>014.
NH...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ151-
     153.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY FOR ANZ150-152-154.

&&

UPDATE...HANES
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 6:58 AM EST, 8 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
658 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

NHZ011-015-051200-
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
658 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ023>028-NHZ013-014-051200-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
658 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.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 WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ007>009-012>014-051200-
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-
658 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL BRING WIND CHILL
VALUES TO 20 OR 30 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NHZ012-051200-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
658 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.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 WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ018>022-051200-
INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-
658 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NHZ001>010-051200-
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
STRAFFORD-
658 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ151-153-051200-
PENOBSCOT BAY-CASCO BAY-
658 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY AND PENOBSCOT BAY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO SIGNIFCANT WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY BEHIND A COLD FRONT ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ150-152-154-051200-
STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-
PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-
CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
658 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...TODAY 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 4, 3:08 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryGYXCarroll42 hr
Jan 4, 4:08 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGYXBelknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack and 3 more6 hr
Jan 4, 3:05 PM ESTGale WatchGYX12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.