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High Surf Advisory 2, NWS Caribou, ME

October 5, 2018Hancock County, Washington County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this high surf advisory at Oct 5, 2018, 4:09 AM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Oct 5, 2018, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 5, 2018, 4:09 AM EDT (08:09 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 5, 2018, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 6, 2018, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
29 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 08:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 Oct 5, 12:09 AM EDT, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 5, 12:09 AM EDT, 4 hours before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 5, 3:42 AM EDT, 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Caribou ME
342 AM EDT Fri Oct 5 2018

MEZ001>006-010-011-017-031-032-060745-
Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-
Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Central Washington-
Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington-
342 AM EDT Fri Oct 5 2018

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.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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.

MEZ015-016-060745-
Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock-
342 AM EDT Fri Oct 5 2018

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Interior DownEast Maine.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Freeze Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Freeze Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

MEZ029-030-060745-
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
342 AM EDT Fri Oct 5 2018

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Coastal DownEast Maine.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Surf Advisory.
   Frost Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Surf Advisory.
   Frost Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

ANZ050>052-060745-
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-
342 AM EDT Fri Oct 5 2018

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...Saturday through Thursday.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 5, 3:45 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryCARHancock, Washington29 hr
Oct 5, 3:45 AM EDTFreeze WarningCARHancock, Penobscot29 hr
Oct 5, 3:08 PM EDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasCAR42 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.