Alert archive / Maine / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this high wind warning at Apr 7, 2016, 2:58 AM EDT for 4 counties in Maine. It took effect at Apr 7, 2016, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 7, 2016, 2:58 AM EDT (06:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2016, 5:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2016, 11:46 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:58 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 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 1109 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 306 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 445 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
524 WWUS71 KGYX 070658 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 258 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WINDS TO IMPACT COASTAL WESTERN MAINE TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST TODAY WILL SET UP A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST NORTH OF PORTLAND MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. FARTHER SOUTH AND INLAND WIND GUSTS WILL MORE LIKELY BE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...AND IMPACTS WILL BE MORE SCATTERED. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST OF THE REGION. NHZ014-070800- /O.CAN.KGYX.HW.A.0003.160407T1900Z-160408T0600Z/ COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 258 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. $$ MEZ025>028-071500- /O.UPG.KGYX.HW.A.0003.160407T1900Z-160408T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.HW.W.0003.160407T2100Z-160408T0600Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 258 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ023-024-071500- /O.UPG.KGYX.HW.A.0003.160407T1900Z-160408T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.160407T1900Z-160408T0300Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK 258 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT 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 EDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MEZ019-071500- /O.NEW.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.160407T1900Z-160408T0300Z/ INTERIOR CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON 258 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MEZ020>022-071500- /O.NEW.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.160407T2100Z-160408T0600Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY 258 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ LEGRO
5 follow-up statements
409 WWUS71 KGYX 071445 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1045 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WINDS TO IMPACT COASTAL WESTERN MAINE TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST TODAY WILL SET UP A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST NORTH OF PORTLAND MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. FARTHER SOUTH AND INLAND WIND GUSTS WILL MORE LIKELY BE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...AND IMPACTS WILL BE MORE SCATTERED. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST OF THE REGION. MEZ025>028-072245- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0003.160407T2100Z-160408T0600Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 1045 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ019-023-024-072245- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.160407T1900Z-160408T0300Z/ INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK 1045 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MEZ020>022-072245- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.160407T2100Z-160408T0600Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY 1045 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
091 WWUS71 KGYX 071908 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 308 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WINDS TO IMPACT COASTAL WESTERN MAINE TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST TODAY WILL SET UP A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST NORTH OF PORTLAND MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. FARTHER SOUTH AND INLAND WIND GUSTS WILL MORE LIKELY BE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...AND IMPACTS WILL BE MORE SCATTERED. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST OF THE REGION. MEZ025>028-080315- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0003.160407T2100Z-160408T0600Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 308 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MEZ019-023-024-080300- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160408T0300Z/ INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK 308 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MEZ020>022-080315- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.160407T2100Z-160408T0600Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY 308 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
237 WWUS71 KGYX 072103 AAA NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 503 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WINDS TO IMPACT COASTAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND COASTAL WESTERN MAINE THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL SET UP A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. INLAND WIND GUSTS WILL MORE LIKELY BE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...AND IMPACTS WILL BE MORE SCATTERED. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST OF THE REGION. MEZ025>028-080600- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160408T0600Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 503 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ018-NHZ010-013-014-080000- /O.EXB.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160408T0000Z/ INTERIOR YORK-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 503 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MEZ019-023-024-080300- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160408T0300Z/ INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK 503 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MEZ020>022-080600- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160408T0600Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY 503 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
959 WWUS71 KGYX 080008 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 808 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WINDS CONTINUE TO IMPACT COASTAL WESTERN MAINE THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL SET UP A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. INLAND WIND GUSTS WILL MORE LIKELY BE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...AND IMPACTS WILL BE MORE SCATTERED. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST OF THE REGION. MEZ018-NHZ010-013-014-080115- /O.EXP.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160408T0000Z/ INTERIOR YORK-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 808 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED...WITH SPEEDS AROUND 25 AND 35 MPH. $$ MEZ025>028-080600- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160408T0600Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 808 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MEZ019-023-024-080300- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160408T0300Z/ INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK 808 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MEZ020>022-080600- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160408T0600Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY 808 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
052 WWUS71 KGYX 080346 AAB NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1146 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA... MEZ025>028-080500- /O.CAN.KGYX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160408T0600Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE 1146 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS MAY STILL GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. $$ MEZ020>022-080500- /O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160408T0600Z/ ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS... AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY 1146 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2:58 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Waldo, York | 21 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:08 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 11 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:08 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 24 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Maine, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.