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Gale Warning 18, NWS Caribou, ME

April 13, 2020

NWS Caribou, ME issued this gale warning at Apr 13, 2020, 10:15 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 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 13, 2020, 10:15 PM EDT (02:15 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2020, 4:00 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Caribou, ME

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Apr 13, 8:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 8:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 2:50 PM EDT, 7 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Caribou ME
250 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

MEZ001>006-010-031-141900-
Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-
Central Piscataquis-Southern Piscataquis-
250 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Far
Eastern Maine, Far Northern Maine and North Woods Maine.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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.
   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

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

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MEZ011-015>017-032-141900-
Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock-
Central Washington-Northern Washington-
250 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Far Eastern Maine, Interior
DownEast Maine and Penobscot Valley Maine.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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.

Rain, locally heavy at times, is expected to continue into this
evening before tapering to scattered showers late. Total rainfall
amounts of 1.0 to 1.50 inches are expected. The combination of
rainfall and mild temperatures is expected to result in significant
rises on area rivers and streams through mid week.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MEZ029-030-141900-
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
250 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Coastal DownEast Maine.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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.

Rain, locally heavy at times, is expected to continue into this
evening before tapering to scattered showers late. Total rainfall
amounts of 1.0 to 1.50 inches are expected. The combination of
rainfall and mild temperatures is expected to result in significant
rises on area rivers and streams through mid week.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ANZ050>052-141900-
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-
250 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

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

   Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

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.

VJN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 13, 4:47 PM EDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
447 PM EDT MON APR 13 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0442 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG GARLAND                 45.04N 69.16W
04/13/2020                   PENOBSCOT          ME   PUBLIC

            WIRES IN ROADWAY.

&&
Local storm report, Apr 13, 7:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
744 PM EDT MON APR 13 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0610 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 6 SSW OTIS              44.67N 68.52W
04/13/2020                   HANCOCK            ME   PUBLIC

            WIRES DOWN IN ROADWAY AT COLEMAN DR AND
            GREEN LAKE RD.

&&
Local storm report, Apr 13, 8:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
850 PM EDT MON APR 13 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0849 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST BANGOR INTL AIRPORT     44.81N 68.83W
04/13/2020  E61 MPH          PENOBSCOT          ME   ASOS

&&
Local storm report, Apr 13, 9:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
900 PM EDT MON APR 13 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NNE TRENTON           44.45N 68.36W
04/13/2020  M58 MPH          HANCOCK            ME   AWOS

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 9:54 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCARPiscataquis12 hr
Apr 13, 11:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCARPiscataquis24 hr
Apr 14, 4:12 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCAR25 hr
Apr 14, 9:35 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCARPiscataquis4 hr
Apr 14, 12:22 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCARPenobscot5 days

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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.