Alert archive / New Hampshire / High Wind Warnings in 2018
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this high wind warning at Apr 4, 2018, 4:12 AM EDT for 5 counties in New Hampshire; Franklin County, Oxford County, Maine. It took effect at Apr 4, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2018, 4:12 AM EDT (08:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2018, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Franklin County, ME, Oxford County, ME, Cheshire County, NH, Coos County, NH, Grafton County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Sullivan County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 413 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
135 WWUS71 KGYX 040812 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 412 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .Strong winds will develop behind a cold front crossing New Hampshire and western Maine late Wednesday. West winds will gust as high as 50 mph at times for several hours behind the front, with some locations in western and northern New Hampshire and western Maine seeing wind gusts around 60 mph. These winds could bring down trees and limbs and lead to power outages. The hilltops and higher terrain will be most susceptible to the strong gusts. MEZ007-NHZ001>003-005-007-011-015-041615- /O.UPG.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.180404T2100Z-180405T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.HW.W.0002.180404T2100Z-180405T1000Z/ Northern Oxford-Northern Coos-Southern Coos-Northern Grafton- Southern Grafton-Sullivan-Cheshire- Western And Central Hillsborough- Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron, Middle Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin, Dummer, Milan, York Pond, Lancaster, Bethlehem, Lincoln, Littleton, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Lebanon, Lyme, Ashland, Ellsworth, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Claremont, Cornish, Unity, Croydon, Goshen, Grantham, Lempster, Newport, Charlestown, Gilsum, Keene, Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey, Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, Hollis, and Weare 412 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 5 PM this afternoon to 6 AM EDT Thursday. The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Timing...Late afternoon Wednesday through early Thursday morning * Impacts...Damaging wind gusts will likely lead to some downed trees and limbs causing power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ MEZ008-041615- /O.NEW.KGYX.HW.W.0002.180404T2100Z-180405T1000Z/ Northern Franklin- Including the cities of Coburn Gore, Davis, Oquossoc, Rangeley, Avon, Kingfield, and Phillips 412 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 5 PM this afternoon to 6 AM EDT Thursday. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. * Timing...Late afternoon Wednesday through early Thursday morning * Impacts...Damaging wind gusts will likely lead to some downed trees and limbs causing power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ MEZ009-013-014-021-041615- /O.EXA.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.180404T2100Z-180405T1000Z/ Central Somerset-Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Kennebec- Including the cities of New Portland, Brassua, Long Pond, Moosehead, Pittston Farm, Seboomook, Bingham, Jackman, Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Athens, Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Embden, Madison, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor, Vassalboro, Waterville, China, and Palermo 412 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 5 PM this afternoon to 6 AM EDT Thursday. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...Late afternoon Wednesday through early Thursday morning * Impacts...Strong wind gusts could lead downed trees and limbs causing power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph...or wind gusts 46 to 57 mph...are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MEZ012-018>020-023>025-NHZ004-006-008>010-012>014-041615- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.180404T2100Z-180405T1000Z/ Southern Oxford-Interior York-Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin- Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Northern Carroll- Southern Carroll-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-Eastern Hillsborough- Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham- Including the cities of Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray, North Windham, Gorham, Bridgton, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, Crawford Notch, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Boscawen, Canterbury, Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith, Barrington, Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, Madbury, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Salem, Atkinson, Newton, Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead, Exeter, Greenland, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, and Seabrook 412 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...Late afternoon Wednesday through early Thursday morning * Impacts...Strong wind gusts could lead downed trees and limbs causing power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph...or wind gusts 46 to 57 mph...are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Manning
3 follow-up statements
394 WWUS71 KGYX 041722 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 122 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .Strong winds will develop behind a cold front crossing New Hampshire and western Maine later today. West winds will gust as high as 50 mph at times for several hours behind the front, with some locations in western and northern New Hampshire and western Maine seeing wind gusts around 60 mph. These winds could bring down trees and limbs and lead to power outages. The hilltops and higher terrain will be most susceptible to the strong gusts. MEZ007-008-NHZ001>003-005-007-011-015-050130- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.180404T2100Z-180405T1000Z/ Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Northern Coos-Southern Coos- Northern Grafton-Southern Grafton-Sullivan-Cheshire- Western And Central Hillsborough- Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron, Middle Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Coburn Gore, Davis, Oquossoc, Rangeley, Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin, Dummer, Milan, York Pond, Lancaster, Bethlehem, Lincoln, Littleton, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Lebanon, Lyme, Ashland, Ellsworth, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Claremont, Cornish, Unity, Croydon, Goshen, Grantham, Lempster, Newport, Charlestown, Gilsum, Keene, Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey, Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, Hollis, and Weare 122 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Timing...Late afternoon Wednesday through early Thursday morning * Impacts...Damaging wind gusts will likely lead to some downed trees and limbs causing power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ MEZ009-012>014-018>021-023>025-NHZ004-006-008>010-012>014-050130- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.180404T2100Z-180405T1000Z/ Central Somerset-Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin- Southern Somerset-Interior York-Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin- Kennebec-Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc- Northern Carroll-Southern Carroll-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford- Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham- Including the cities of New Portland, Brassua, Long Pond, Moosehead, Pittston Farm, Seboomook, Bingham, Jackman, Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Athens, Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Embden, Madison, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray, North Windham, Gorham, Bridgton, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor, Vassalboro, Waterville, China, Palermo, Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, Crawford Notch, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Boscawen, Canterbury, Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith, Barrington, Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, Madbury, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Salem, Atkinson, Newton, Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead, Exeter, Greenland, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, and Seabrook 122 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...Late afternoon Wednesday through early Thursday morning * Impacts...Strong wind gusts could lead downed trees and limbs causing power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph...or wind gusts 46 to 57 mph...are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
938 WWUS71 KGYX 041828 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 228 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT... .Strong winds will develop behind a cold front crossing New Hampshire and western Maine late this afternoon and early this evening. West winds will gust as high as 50 mph at times for several hours behind the front, with some locations in western and northern New Hampshire and western Maine having wind gusts up to 60 mph. These winds could bring down trees and limbs and lead to power outages. The hilltops and higher terrain will be most susceptible to the strong gusts. MEZ007-008-NHZ001>003-005-007-011-015-050900- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0002.180404T2100Z-180405T1000Z/ Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Northern Coos-Southern Coos- Northern Grafton-Southern Grafton-Sullivan-Cheshire- Western And Central Hillsborough- Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron, Middle Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Coburn Gore, Davis, Oquossoc, Rangeley, Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin, Dummer, Milan, York Pond, Lancaster, Bethlehem, Lincoln, Littleton, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Lebanon, Lyme, Ashland, Ellsworth, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Claremont, Cornish, Unity, Croydon, Goshen, Grantham, Lempster, Newport, Charlestown, Gilsum, Keene, Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey, Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, Hollis, and Weare 228 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Timing...Late this afternoon through early Thursday morning. * Impacts...Damaging wind gusts will likely lead to some downed trees and limbs causing power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ MEZ022-026>028-050900- /O.EXA.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.180404T2100Z-180405T1000Z/ Interior Waldo-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo- Including the cities of Brooks, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Whitefield, Dresden, Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont, and Lincolnville 228 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 AM EDT Thursday. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...Late this afternoon through early Thursday morning. * Impacts...Strong wind gusts could lead downed trees and limbs causing power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph...or wind gusts 46 to 57 mph...are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MEZ009-012>014-018>021-023>025-NHZ004-006-008>010-012>014-050900- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.180404T2100Z-180405T1000Z/ Central Somerset-Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin- Southern Somerset-Interior York-Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin- Kennebec-Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc- Northern Carroll-Southern Carroll-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford- Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham- Including the cities of New Portland, Brassua, Long Pond, Moosehead, Pittston Farm, Seboomook, Bingham, Jackman, Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Athens, Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Embden, Madison, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray, North Windham, Gorham, Bridgton, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor, Vassalboro, Waterville, China, Palermo, Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, Crawford Notch, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Boscawen, Canterbury, Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith, Barrington, Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, Madbury, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Salem, Atkinson, Newton, Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead, Exeter, Greenland, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, and Seabrook 228 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...Late this afternoon through early Thursday morning. * Impacts...Strong wind gusts could lead downed trees and limbs causing power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph...or wind gusts 46 to 57 mph...are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
909 WWUS71 KGYX 050045 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 845 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT... .Strong winds will develop behind a cold front crossing New Hampshire and western Maine late this afternoon and early this evening. West winds will gust as high as 50 mph at times for several hours behind the front, with some locations in western and northern New Hampshire and western Maine having wind gusts up to 55 mph. These winds could bring down trees and limbs and lead to power outages. The hilltops and higher terrain will be most susceptible to the strong gusts. MEZ007-008-NHZ001>003-005-007-011-015-051000- /O.CAN.KGYX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180405T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-180405T1000Z/ Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Northern Coos-Southern Coos- Northern Grafton-Southern Grafton-Sullivan-Cheshire- Western And Central Hillsborough- Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron, Middle Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Coburn Gore, Davis, Oquossoc, Rangeley, Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin, Dummer, Milan, York Pond, Lancaster, Bethlehem, Lincoln, Littleton, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Lebanon, Lyme, Ashland, Ellsworth, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Claremont, Cornish, Unity, Croydon, Goshen, Grantham, Lempster, Newport, Charlestown, Gilsum, Keene, Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey, Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, Hollis, and Weare 845 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 AM EDT Thursday. The High Wind Warning has been cancelled. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Timing...tonight through early Thursday morning. * Impacts...Strong wind gusts could lead downed trees and limbs causing power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph...or wind gusts 46 to 57 mph...are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MEZ009-012>014-018>028-NHZ004-006-008>010-012>014-051000- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-180405T1000Z/ Central Somerset-Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin- Southern Somerset-Interior York-Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin- Kennebec-Interior Waldo-Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc- Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo-Northern Carroll-Southern Carroll- Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-Eastern Hillsborough- Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham- Including the cities of New Portland, Brassua, Long Pond, Moosehead, Pittston Farm, Seboomook, Bingham, Jackman, Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Athens, Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Embden, Madison, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray, North Windham, Gorham, Bridgton, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor, Vassalboro, Waterville, China, Palermo, Brooks, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, 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, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, Crawford Notch, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Boscawen, Canterbury, Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith, Barrington, Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, Madbury, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Salem, Atkinson, Newton, Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead, Exeter, Greenland, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, and Seabrook 845 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...tonight through early Thursday morning. * Impacts...Strong wind gusts could lead downed trees and limbs causing power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph...or wind gusts 46 to 57 mph...are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Apr 4, 1:09 AM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 1:09 AM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Gray ME
109 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018
.SYNOPSIS...
A warm front will advance northward into New England tonight as
low pressure moves into the Great Lakes. The warm front will
move north across Maine and New Hampshire Wednesday. As the low
pressure system moves into the Saint Lawrence Valley, a trailing
cold front will cross the area from the west. Above normal
temperatures on Wednesday will be followed by much colder
conditions through the remainder of the week and weekend with
another chance of precipitation for Friday.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
100 AM update... quick update to add slight chance for thunder
over the western half of the area. Upstream activity over NY/PA
has had occasional lightning and HRRR model profiles show some
modest elevated instability developing before daybreak so will
account for thunder chances in the already complicated weather
grids.
1030 PM Update...Have removed Androscoggin and Kennebec
Counties from the winter weather advisory. While there may be
some pockets of icing later tonight, roads are expected to
remain wet. Otherwise, the rest of the advisory area remains. At
this time, we are in a lull in terms of steady precipitation
but that is expected to fill back in after midnight as the next
impulse approaches.
835 pm Update: Radar shows back edge of main precipitation
shield moving offshore with a developing surface wave to the
southeast. A dry slot currently moving into southwest NH well
ahead of the approaching cold front to the west. Ingested model
data which handled needed adjustments nicely and to lower POPs
over southern NH and then into southwest Maine later. PTYPE over
interior Maine and the northern half of NH still primarily in
the form of light snow while places to the south are rain.
Although dry slot moves through tonight, there will still be
some light precipitation with the weak WAA so central and
northern area may have a light mix and even some icing possible.
POWT technique picks this up nicely.
710 pm Update: Input latest mesonet data. Made some adjustments
to temps and raised POPs for southern areas this evening.
Reworked the weather grids off of POWT tool which gave more
representative areas of snow and a mix this evening and then
more ice later tonight in some areas in the advisory areas.
Previous Discussion:
Somewhat tricky p-type forecast through tonight as initial shot
of precip will be almost completely dependent on boundary layer
warmth and dryness. However, the trend is a little warm at
precip onset, and tonight, and overall QPF intensity is a little
lighter which would favor less snow from the foothills
southward to the coast. Therefore have dropped the WSW for
interior SW ME and Belknap county in NH, where FZRA is unlikely
and snow amounts should less than inch, if that much. Some
precip is moving thru srn areas attm, and this mostly due to
some WAA from 700 mb up. The more persistent precip will move
into the CWA around 22-02Z. Could see some now mix with thru
rain anywhere in the CWA for an hour or two but for the most
part the srn half of NH and coastal ME will see no accums. an
inch or two is possible in the foothills as there will likely be
a period of snow this evening before a change to rain, and 2-4"
will be a expected in the north, with perhaps up to 5" N of
Rangeley and Jackman, and on the higher terrain. TEmps will drop
once the precip and that is when will we see lows, ranging from
near 30 in the NE to the mid upper 30s in the south. Temps
should begin to start rising in the S during the pre-dawn hours.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/...
The sfc low will be be near the adirondacks Wed morning, and
secondary weak low may develop over the nrn CWA during the
morning, which will keep SHRA or rain /or SN in far NE zones/
across most of the CWA thru the day. The exception will be srn
NH and interior SW ME, where the warm sector will move thru
aloft, and could see some breaks of sun and temps in the upper
50s to low 60s. The cold front shifts through in the afternoon
and another round of more significant showers are expected
through mid-late afternoon. The front should clear the CWA by
00Z. Winds will pick up right behind the front, in strong CAA
advection. Still seeing decent isallobaric couplet as well,
although it is over a greater distance than you'd like to see
for very strong winds. HAve opted for an advisory mainly for
several hours of strong gusts behind the front from late in the
day Wed and thru the overnight hours. Gusts to 50 mph or so will
be possible, especially over the hilltops and higher terrain.
The far ern zones were left out of the advisory because sfc
occlusion will still be tracking through the area Wed evening,
and this will not allow the mixing to take advantage of the best
winds aloft. TEmps will fall quickly behind the front with lows
dropping to around 20 in the mtns and around 30 in the south.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
High pres builds across the region Thu with strong CAA and dry
air on downsloping gusty northwest winds. Thu night the center
of high pres crests over the region. Fri another fast moving
upper short with an associated WAA pattern spreads clouds then
snow in the mountains and mixed PTYPE elsewhere. Temps aloft
will support snow across the area but low level boundary layer
temps may be too warm thus the mix or rain over southern areas. The
system quickly exits Fri night with clearing and return to a
northwest flow and colder air. Over the weekend temps aloft will
be cold but surface max temps will still be able to reach into
the 30s in the mountains and 40s elsewhere while overnight lows
drop into the teens and 20s. A much deeper upper trof approaches
early next week with more significant qpf and another dose of
winter like conditions.
&&
.AVIATION /05Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Short Term...IFR or lower expected overnight into Wed morning,
with some improvement to MVFR possible Wed afternoon away from
the coast. KHIE may fluctuate between MVFR and VFR overnight as
strong SE downslope sets up, but will likely drop to IFR on Wed
as flow shifts more SW. Should see VFR everywhere Wed night, but
look for strong W-NW wind gusts to around 40 KT at times behind
a cold front Wed night.
Long Term...
VFR Thu. Conditions becoming IFR Fri and then returning to VFR
Sat and Sun.
&&
.MARINE...
Short Term...Have converted the gale watch to a warning for Wed
afternoon thru Wed night. Strongest gusts of 40-45 KT will like
be for a few few hours behind the frontal passage for several
hours Wed evening. Gales will likely subside to SCA during the
day Thu.
Long Term...
SCA conditions due to northwest gusty winds for Thursday will
become light Thu night. Friday an increasing return southerly
flow will allow SCA conditions to redevelop. A cold front passes
Fri night with gusty northwest winds with SCA conditions
expected.
&&
.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...Winter Weather Advisory until 10 AM EDT this morning for
MEZ012>014.
Wind Advisory from 5 PM this afternoon to 6 AM EDT Thursday
for MEZ007-012-018>020-023>025.
Winter Weather Advisory until noon EDT today for MEZ007>009.
NH...Winter Weather Advisory until 10 AM EDT this morning for
NHZ001>006.
Wind Advisory from 5 PM this afternoon to 6 AM EDT Thursday
for NHZ001>015.
MARINE...Gale Warning from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 AM EDT Thursday for
ANZ150>154.
&&
NEAR TERM...ManningHazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 4:08 AM EDT, 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Gray ME 408 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 NHZ007-011-015-050815- Sullivan-Cheshire-Western And Central Hillsborough- 408 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for New Hampshire, central New Hampshire and southern New Hampshire. .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 Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A fast moving area of low pressure is expected to bring a mix of rain and snow to the region Friday. Higher elevations may see a few inches of accumulation. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. NHZ001>003-005-050815- Northern Coos-Southern Coos-Northern Grafton-Southern Grafton- 408 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New Hampshire. .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. Winter Weather Advisory. High Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Additionally, a fast moving area of low pressure is expected to bring a period of accumulating snowfall to the region late Friday and Friday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ007-008-050815- Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin- 408 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western 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. Winter Weather Advisory. High Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A fast moving area of low pressure is expected to bring a period of accumulating snowfall to the region Friday and Friday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ018>021-023>025-NHZ008>010-012>014-050815- Interior York-Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Coastal York- Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford- Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham- 408 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Maine, south central Maine, southwest Maine, central New Hampshire and southern New Hampshire. .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. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A fast moving area of low pressure is expected to bring a mix of rain and snow to the region Friday with light accumulation possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ012>014-NHZ004-006-050815- Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Northern Carroll- Southern Carroll- 408 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Maine, western Maine and northern New Hampshire. .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. Winter Weather Advisory. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A fast moving area of low pressure is expected to bring a period of accumulating snowfall to the region late Friday and Friday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ009-050815- Central Somerset- 408 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central 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. Winter Weather Advisory. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A fast moving area of low pressure is expected to bring a period of accumulating snowfall to the region Friday and Friday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ150>154-050815- Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM- Penobscot Bay- Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM- Casco Bay- Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM- 408 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters. .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. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ022-026>028-050815- Interior Waldo-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo- 408 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A cold front will cross the region bringing brief strong winds this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A fast moving area of low pressure is expected to bring a mix of rain and snow to the region Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
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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.