Alert archive / Maine / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2017, 2:47 PM EST for 4 counties in Maine. It took effect at Jan 11, 2017, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2017, 2:47 PM EST (19:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2017, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2017, 8:38 AM EST
- In force
- 8 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 19:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 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
- 1493 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
462 WWUS71 KGYX 101947 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 247 PM EST TUE JAN 10 2017 ...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND SOUTHERN CANADA WILL PRODUCE A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS AFTER MIDNIGHT IN MID COAST AREAS OF MAINE WILL GUST 40S TO 50 MPH RESULTING IN POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. MEZ025>028-110400- /O.NEW.KGYX.WI.Y.0002.170111T0600Z-170111T1400Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARROWSIC...BATH...PHIPPSBURG... BOWDOINHAM...TOPSHAM...BOWDOIN...WHITEFIELD...DRESDEN...ALNA... BREMEN...BRISTOL...DAMARISCOTTA...NEWCASTLE...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...OWLS HEAD...ROCKLAND...APPLETON... CAMDEN...HOPE...ROCKPORT...THOMASTON...BELFAST...NORTHPORT... SEARSMONT...LINCOLNVILLE 247 PM EST TUE JAN 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
841 WWUS71 KGYX 110343 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1043 PM EST TUE JAN 10 2017 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND SOUTHERN CANADA WILL PRODUCE A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS AFTER MIDNIGHT IN MIDCOAST AREAS OF MAINE WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. MEZ025>028-111145- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0002.170111T0600Z-170111T1400Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARROWSIC...BATH...PHIPPSBURG... BOWDOINHAM...TOPSHAM...BOWDOIN...WHITEFIELD...DRESDEN...ALNA... BREMEN...BRISTOL...DAMARISCOTTA...NEWCASTLE...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...OWLS HEAD...ROCKLAND...APPLETON... CAMDEN...HOPE...ROCKPORT...THOMASTON...BELFAST...NORTHPORT... SEARSMONT...LINCOLNVILLE 1043 PM EST TUE JAN 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND LIMBS MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS UP TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LEGRO
691 WWUS71 KGYX 110849 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 349 AM EST WED JAN 11 2017 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE THIS MORNING... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH THROUGH SOUTHERN CANADA WILL PRODUCE A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW TODAY. WIND GUSTS IN THE MIDCOAST AREAS OF MAINE WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. MEZ025>028-111400- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170111T1400Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARROWSIC...BATH...PHIPPSBURG... BOWDOINHAM...TOPSHAM...BOWDOIN...WHITEFIELD...DRESDEN...ALNA... BREMEN...BRISTOL...DAMARISCOTTA...NEWCASTLE...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...OWLS HEAD...ROCKLAND...APPLETON... CAMDEN...HOPE...ROCKPORT...THOMASTON...BELFAST...NORTHPORT... SEARSMONT...LINCOLNVILLE 349 AM EST WED JAN 11 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND LIMBS MAY CAUSE 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. && $$
689 WWUS71 KGYX 111338 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 838 AM EST WED JAN 11 2017 ...WIND ADVISORIES CANCELLED FOR MID COAST MAINE... MEZ025>028-111445- /O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170111T1400Z/ SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARROWSIC...BATH...PHIPPSBURG... BOWDOINHAM...TOPSHAM...BOWDOIN...WHITEFIELD...DRESDEN...ALNA... BREMEN...BRISTOL...DAMARISCOTTA...NEWCASTLE...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...OWLS HEAD...ROCKLAND...APPLETON... CAMDEN...HOPE...ROCKPORT...THOMASTON...BELFAST...NORTHPORT... SEARSMONT...LINCOLNVILLE 838 AM EST WED JAN 11 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED IN MID COAST AREAS OF MAINE AND WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN DROPPED. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BREEZY INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS BLOWING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 8:46 PM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 37 hr | |
| Jan 10, 2:40 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 20 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:03 PM EST | Storm Warning | GYX | 19 hr | |
| Jan 10, 6:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and 1 more | 53 min |
Nearby
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.