Alert archive / Maine / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Caribou, ME
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:38 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 25 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CAR | Aroostook, Somerset | 12 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:23 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 39 hr |
Nearby
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.