Alert archive / Maine / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 21, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2017, 11:04 PM EDT. 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
- Mar 14, 2017, 11:04 PM EDT (03:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
The text
As transmitted.
661 WHUS71 KCAR 150304 MWWCAR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1104 PM EDT TUE MAR 14 2017 ANZ050>052-151115- /O.CAN.KCAR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170315T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.GL.W.0021.170315T0304Z-170315T1800Z/ 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- 1104 PM EDT TUE MAR 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 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 REMAIN IN HARBOR DURING GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
840 WHUS71 KCAR 150656 MWWCAR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 256 AM EDT WED MAR 15 2017 ANZ050>052-151500- /O.CON.KCAR.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170315T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT, ME TO SCHOODIC POINT, ME OUT 25 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME OUT 25 NM- INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME- 256 AM EDT WED MAR 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE REMAIN IN HARBOR DURING GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:44 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 10 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:58 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 24 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.