Alert archive / Maine / High Surf Advisories in 2017
High Surf Advisory 1, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this high surf advisory at Aug 16, 2017, 2:45 AM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Aug 16, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2017, 2:45 AM EDT (06:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 16, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Hancock County, ME, Washington County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:45 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
Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 322 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1733 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high surf advisory went out at Aug 16, 12:52 AM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 12:52 AM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 9:32 AM EDT, 17 hours 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 932 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2017 MEZ001>006-010-011-015-031-032-161345- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot- Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington- 932 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Maine...Eastern Maine...Far Northern Maine...Interior DownEast Maine...North Central Maine...Northern Maine and West Central Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Showers and thunderstorms will develop ahead of a cold front this afternoon into the evening hours. A few storms may become strong with gusty winds and small hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ016-017-029-030-161345- Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Coastal Hancock- Coastal Washington- 932 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Coastal DownEast Maine and Interior DownEast Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ050>052-161345- 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- 932 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 2:45 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | CAR | 39 hr |
Nearby
High Surf Advisories in Maine, 2017Every high surf advisory in 2017
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.