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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind advisory at Nov 13, 2021, 5:53 PM EST for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Nov 14, 2021, 2:00 AM EST. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2021, 5:53 PM EST (22:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 14, 2021, 2:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2021, 4:32 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- 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 22:53 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, 10.9 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
- 1920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
527 WWUS71 KCAR 132253 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 553 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021 MEZ029-030-140700- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.211114T0700Z-211114T1200Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield 553 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 7 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and powerlines. Isolated to scattered power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Bloomer
2 follow-up statements
519 WWUS71 KCAR 140431 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 1131 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021 MEZ029-030-141200- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.211114T0700Z-211114T1200Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield 1131 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 7 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and powerlines. Isolated to scattered power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
607 WWUS71 KCAR 140932 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 432 AM EST Sun Nov 14 2021 MEZ029-030-141045- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-211114T1200Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield 432 AM EST Sun Nov 14 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... West winds have drooped off with gusts below 40 mph. Therefore, the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. $$ Hewitt
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 10:46 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 5 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM EST | Gale Warning | CAR | 27 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.