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Small Craft Advisory 75, NWS Gray, ME

September 28, 2017

NWS Gray, ME issued this small craft advisory at Sep 28, 2017, 3:00 AM EDT. It took effect at Sep 28, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 28, 2017, 3:00 AM EDT (07:00 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 28, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT
Expired: Sep 29, 2017, 2:49 AM EDT
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS Gray, ME

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Sep 28, 3:00 AM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 3:00 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 2:50 AM EDT, 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 28, 1:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
103 AM EDT THU SEP 28 2017

MEZ008-009-013-014-280600-
Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Northern Franklin-Central
Somerset-
103 AM EDT THU SEP 28 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL SOMERSET AND
CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

At 103 AM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 8 miles east of Eustis to 11 miles
southwest of Carrabassett Valley to 6 miles south of Rangeley.
Movement was east at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Eustis, Madison, Kingfield, Bingham, Carrabassett Valley, Phillips,
Kingsbury Plantation, Weld, Anson, Cornville, Athens, Embden,
Harmony, Avon, Dallas Plantation, Wellington, Shirley, Brighton
Plantation, Caratunk Plantation and Carrying Place.

This also includes...
  Saddleback Mountain, Sugarloaf Mountain, Crocker Mountain, The
Bigelows, and West Carry Pond.

LAT...LON 4531 6970 4529 6971 4513 6966 4511 6966
      4509 6964 4501 6962 4502 6952 4503 6952
      4504 6949 4506 6950 4506 6945 4485 6971
      4480 7075 4499 7051 4530 7035 4539 6973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 262DEG 35KT 4524 7030 4501 7043 4487 7060

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 28, 1:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin	57 min
Sep 28, 1:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Franklin, Somerset	48 min

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