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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Caribou, ME

November 19, 2017Hancock County, Washington County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind advisory at Nov 19, 2017, 2:57 AM EST for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Nov 19, 2017, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 19, 2017, 2:57 AM EST (07:57 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 19, 2017, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 19, 2017, 10:40 PM EST
In force
11 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 07:58 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 205 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Gray, ME at 00:00Z on 2017-11-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Gray, ME at 00:00Z on 2017-11-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 296 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1231 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
296 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
367 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

356 
WWUS71 KCAR 190757
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
257 AM EST Sun Nov 19 2017


MEZ029-030-192000-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0013.171119T1700Z-171120T0500Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, 
Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield
257 AM EST Sun Nov 19 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from noon today to midnight EST
tonight.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Locally 
  higher gusts possible.

* TIMING...This afternoon through this evening. 

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down tree limbs and a few 
  trees. Scattered power outages are possible. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
822 
WWUS71 KCAR 192000
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
300 PM EST Sun Nov 19 2017

MEZ029-030-200400-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-171120T0500Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, 
Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield
300 PM EST Sun Nov 19 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* TIMING...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
815 
WWUS71 KCAR 200340
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1040 PM EST Sun Nov 19 2017

MEZ029-030-200445-
/O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-171120T0500Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, 
Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield
1040 PM EST Sun Nov 19 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Caribou has cancelled the Wind
Advisory.

Winds will remain below advisory levels overnight. Wind gusts of
30 to 35 mph are expected overnight.

$$

Norcross

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.