Alert archive / Maine / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 13, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2016, 3:15 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2016, 11:00 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, 2016, 3:15 PM EST (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2016, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2016, 3:20 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
The text
As transmitted.
134 WHUS71 KGYX 152015 MWWGYX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 315 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ANZ150>154-161015- /O.UPG.KGYX.GL.A.0004.160216T1600Z-160217T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.GL.W.0013.160216T1600Z-160217T0600Z/ STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 315 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. * SEAS...15 TO 20 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
184 WHUS71 KGYX 160820 MWWGYX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 320 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ANZ150>154-162200- /O.UPG.KGYX.GL.W.0013.160216T1600Z-160217T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.SR.W.0002.160216T2000Z-160217T0400Z/ STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 320 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. * SEAS...16 TO 21 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 3:49 AM EST | Gale Watch | GYX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:59 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 23 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.