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Special Weather Statement, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this special weather statement at Feb 17, 2020, 7:21 AM EST. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2020, 7:21 AM EST (12:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2020, 8:00 AM EST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Feb 17, 6:34 AM EST, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 6:34 AM EST, 47 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 401 AM EST Mon Feb 17 2020 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-180915- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot- Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Coastal Hancock- Coastal Washington-Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington- 401 AM EST Mon Feb 17 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Coastal DownEast Maine, Far Eastern Maine, Far Northern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine, North Woods Maine and Penobscot Valley Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Low pressure will advance north of Maine Tuesday bringing accumulating snow to much of northern and eastern Maine. Snow will likely impact the afternoon and evening commute across the area, with a transition to a rain/snow mix Downeast and along the coast. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ050-051-180915- Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM- Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM- 401 AM EST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... 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...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ052-180915- Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME- 401 AM EST Mon Feb 17 2020 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...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. GC
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 17, 7:21 AM EST, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 9:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 41 min |
| Feb 17, 3:34 AM EST | Gale Watch | CAR | 11 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:01 PM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 33 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:01 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 52 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:04 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington | 36 hr |
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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.