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Gale Warning 40, NWS Gray, ME

December 25, 2020

NWS Gray, ME issued this gale warning at Dec 25, 2020, 12:46 PM EST. It was in force for 3 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
Dec 25, 2020, 12:46 PM EST (17:46 UTC)
Expired
Dec 25, 2020, 3:21 PM EST
In force
3 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 Dec 25, 9:54 AM EST, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 9:54 AM EST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 2:21 AM EST, 10 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gray ME
221 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020

MEZ007-018-019-NHZ002-003-010>013-015-260730-
Northern Oxford-Interior York-Central Interior Cumberland-
Southern Coos-Northern Grafton-Strafford-Cheshire-
Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
221 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

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

   Flood Watch.
   Wind 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.

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MEZ022>028-NHZ014-260730-
Interior Waldo-Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-
Knox-Coastal Waldo-Coastal Rockingham-
221 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Maine,
southwest Maine 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.

   Flood Watch.
   High Wind 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.

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MEZ008-009-013-014-020-021-260730-
Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-Southern Franklin-
Southern Somerset-Androscoggin-Kennebec-
221 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Maine,
southwest Maine, west central Maine and 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.

   Flood Watch.
   Wind 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.

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MEZ012-033-NHZ004>009-260730-
Southern Oxford-Interior Cumberland Highlands-Northern Carroll-
Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll-Sullivan-Merrimack-Belknap-
221 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

   Flood Watch.
   Wind 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.

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NHZ001-260730-
Northern Coos-
221 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

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

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ150>154-260730-
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-
221 AM EST Fri Dec 25 2020

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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.

   Storm Warning.

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

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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 25, 8:49 AM EST, 3 hours 57 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 25, 8:52 AM EST, 3 hours 54 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 9:33 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXOxford35 hr
Dec 24, 9:33 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXSomerset71 hr
Dec 25, 6:15 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningGYXOxford6 hr
Dec 25, 12:03 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXSomerset24 hr
Dec 25, 12:03 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXFranklin, Somerset32 hr
Dec 25, 12:03 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXKennebec43 hr
Dec 25, 12:03 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXKennebec55 hr
Dec 25, 12:03 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXKennebec46 hr
Dec 25, 3:21 PM ESTGale WarningGYX18 hr
Dec 25, 3:21 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryGYX45 hr
Dec 25, 3:39 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXCumberland15 hr
Dec 25, 3:46 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXOxford19 hr
Dec 24, 9:33 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXCarroll50 hr
Dec 24, 9:33 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXGrafton38 hr
Dec 24, 9:33 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXGrafton41 hr
Dec 24, 9:33 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXMerrimack3 days
Dec 25, 6:42 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXGrafton11 hr
Dec 25, 12:03 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXGrafton4 hr
Dec 25, 12:03 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGYXSullivan6 hr
Dec 25, 2:58 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningGYXCheshire, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Sullivan4 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.