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Gale Warning 23, NWS Gray, ME

May 8, 2020

NWS Gray, ME issued this gale warning at May 8, 2020, 3:35 PM EDT. It took effect at May 9, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 29 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
May 8, 2020, 3:35 PM EDT (19:35 UTC)
In effect from
May 9, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 10, 2020, 12:56 PM EDT
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, 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 Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 8, 1:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 1:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 3:23 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gray ME
323 PM EDT Fri May 8 2020

MEZ025>028-091930-
Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo-
323 PM EDT Fri May 8 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Maine.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

High water levels may lead to a few locations approaching flood stage.

.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.

MEZ018>022-033-NHZ005>013-015-091930-
Interior York-Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-
Interior Waldo-Interior Cumberland Highlands-Southern Grafton-
Southern Carroll-Sullivan-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire-
Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
323 PM EDT Fri May 8 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Maine, south central Maine,
southwest Maine, western Maine, New Hampshire, central New
Hampshire, northern New Hampshire and southern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

A light accumulation of snow is possible tonight.

.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.

MEZ007-008-012>014-NHZ001>004-091930-
Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-
Southern Somerset-Northern Coos-Southern Coos-Northern Grafton-
Northern Carroll-
323 PM EDT Fri May 8 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Maine, western
Maine and northern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Accumulating snow expected tonight. Snowfall totals will be around an
inch in the valleys, to 3 to 5 inches over the higher terrain.

.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.

ANZ150>154-091930-
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-
323 PM EDT Fri May 8 2020

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.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.

   Gale Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MEZ023-024-NHZ014-091930-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Coastal Rockingham-
323 PM EDT Fri May 8 2020

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 AM
EDT SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Maine and southern
New Hampshire.

.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.

   Coastal Flood Advisory.

.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.

MEZ009-091930-
Central Somerset-
323 PM EDT Fri May 8 2020

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EDT SATURDAY NIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central 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.

   Winter Weather 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.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 3:08 AM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYXSomerset42 hr
May 8, 3:11 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementGYXCumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York23 hr
May 8, 3:15 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYXCumberland, York11 hr
May 7, 9:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCheshire, Sullivan49 min

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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.