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Gale Warning 7, NWS Gray, ME

February 6, 2020

NWS Gray, ME issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 2020, 3:25 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 7, 2020, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 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
Feb 6, 2020, 3:25 PM EST (20:25 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 7, 2020, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 7, 2020, 11:53 PM EST
In force
17 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 Feb 6, 12:21 PM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 12:21 PM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 6, 3:20 AM EST, 12 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gray ME
320 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

MEZ018>028-NHZ005>015-070830-
Interior York-Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-
Interior Waldo-Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-
Knox-Coastal Waldo-Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll-Sullivan-
Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-
Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
320 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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.

MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>004-070830-
Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-Southern Oxford-
Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Northern Coos-Southern Coos-
Northern Grafton-Northern Carroll-
320 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EST FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Maine, west
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 Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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

   Winter Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ANZ150-152-154-070830-
Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM-
Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM-
Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out
25 NM-
320 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

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...Friday through Wednesday.

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

   Gale Watch.

Gales are possible on the outer waters Friday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ151-153-070830-
Penobscot Bay-Casco Bay-
320 AM EST Thu Feb 6 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...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 6, 2:53 PM EST, 32 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 6, 2:58 PM EST, 27 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 6, 2:59 PM EST, 26 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 6, 3:09 PM EST, 16 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 6, 3:11 PM EST, 14 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 6, 3:21 PM EST, 4 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 2:58 AM ESTGale WatchGYX12 hr
Feb 6, 3:13 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryGYXCumberland, York20 hr
Feb 6, 3:25 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryGYX11 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Maine, 2020Every gale warning in 2020

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.