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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Caribou, ME

January 15, 2021Hancock County, Washington County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind advisory at Jan 15, 2021, 4:26 PM EST for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Jan 16, 2021, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 15, 2021, 4:26 PM EST (21:26 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 16, 2021, 11:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 16, 2021, 4:52 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Caribou, ME

Counties Hancock County, ME, Washington County, ME

The radar

The Caribou radar (KCBW), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2021-01-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2021-01-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1048 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

058 
WWUS71 KCAR 152126
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
426 PM EST Fri Jan 15 2021

MEZ029-030-161000-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0001.210116T1600Z-210117T0200Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland,
Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield
426 PM EST Fri Jan 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to around 45 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and isolated power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
673 
WWUS71 KCAR 152330
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
630 PM EST Fri Jan 15 2021

MEZ029-030-160730-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0001.210116T1600Z-210117T0200Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland,
Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield
630 PM EST Fri Jan 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and isolated power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

CB
527 
WWUS71 KCAR 160212
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
912 PM EST Fri Jan 15 2021

MEZ029-030-161015-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0001.210116T1600Z-210117T0200Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland,
Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield
912 PM EST Fri Jan 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and isolated power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

CB
045 
WWUS71 KCAR 160952
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
452 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

MEZ029-030-161800-
/O.UPG.KCAR.WI.Y.0001.210116T1600Z-210117T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0001.210116T1500Z-210117T0200Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland,
Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield
452 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...East winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 9 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. 
  Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$

Hewitt

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 15, 3:38 AM ESTGale WarningCAR25 hr
Jan 15, 4:24 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchCARAroostook, Somerset12 hr
Jan 15, 4:23 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCARAroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.