Alert archive / Maine / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this high wind warning at Feb 16, 2016, 3:24 AM EST for 6 counties in Maine; Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Feb 16, 2016, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2016, 3:24 AM EST (08:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2016, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2016, 10:48 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Cumberland County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Rockingham County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 6:28 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 3 Se South Bristol, ME | MESONET STATION 3 ESE SOUTH BRISTOL /D1920/ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 1406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
931 WWUS71 KGYX 160824 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 324 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR A TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL INCREASE AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. THE WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN SUNSET AND 9 PM...OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. MEZ023>028-NHZ014-162030- /O.UPG.KGYX.HW.A.0002.160216T2000Z-160217T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.HW.W.0002.160216T2000Z-160217T0400Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 324 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS..POWER LINES...AND OTHER OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TALL VEHICLES MAY BE BUFFETED BY STRONG WINDS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ018>022-NHZ010-013-162030- /O.NEW.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.160216T2000Z-160217T0400Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INTERIOR WALDO-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 324 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS..POWER LINES...AND OTHER OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TALL VEHICLES MAY BE BUFFETED BY STRONG WINDS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
533 WWUS71 KGYX 161527 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1027 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR A TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL INCREASE AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. THE WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN SUNSET AND 9 PM...OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. MEZ023>028-NHZ014-162330- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.160216T2000Z-160217T0400Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 1027 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS..POWER LINES...AND OTHER OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TALL VEHICLES MAY BE BUFFETED BY STRONG WINDS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ018>022-NHZ010-013-162330- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.160216T2000Z-160217T0400Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INTERIOR WALDO-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 1027 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS..POWER LINES...AND OTHER OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TALL VEHICLES MAY BE BUFFETED BY STRONG WINDS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
870 WWUS71 KGYX 161932 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 232 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION TONIGHT. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN SUNSET AND 9 PM...OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ALONG COASTAL AREAS. MEZ023>028-NHZ014-170345- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.160216T2000Z-160217T0400Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 232 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS..POWER LINES...AND OTHER OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TALL VEHICLES MAY BE BUFFETED BY STRONG WINDS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ018>022-NHZ010-013-170345- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.160216T2000Z-160217T0400Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INTERIOR WALDO-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 232 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS..POWER LINES...AND OTHER OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TALL VEHICLES MAY BE BUFFETED BY STRONG WINDS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
863 WWUS71 KGYX 170200 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 900 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE FOR MIDCOAST MAINE... MEZ023>025-NHZ014-170300- /O.CAN.KGYX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160217T0400Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 900 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ MEZ018>020-NHZ010-013-170300- /O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0400Z/ INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-STRAFFORD- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM... GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER 900 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ MEZ026>028-170400- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160217T0400Z/ LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 900 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS..POWER LINES...AND OTHER OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TALL VEHICLES MAY BE BUFFETED BY STRONG WINDS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ021-022-170400- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0400Z/ KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT... UNITY 900 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS..POWER LINES...AND OTHER OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TALL VEHICLES MAY BE BUFFETED BY STRONG WINDS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LEGRO
560 WWUS71 KGYX 170348 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1048 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 MEZ026>028-170500- /O.CAN.KGYX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160217T0400Z/ LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET... WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 1048 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ MEZ021-022-170500- /O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0400Z/ KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT... UNITY 1048 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:20 AM EST | Storm Warning | GYX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:24 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Waldo, York | 19 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Maine, 2016High Wind Warnings in New Hampshire, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.