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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind advisory at Mar 27, 2021, 5:06 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Mar 28, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2021, 5:06 PM EDT (21:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2021, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 9 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 21:07 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, 9.1 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
- 1117 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
022 WWUS71 KCAR 272106 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 506 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 MEZ029-030-281030- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0004.210328T2000Z-210329T0300Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield 506 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 11 PM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 4 PM to 11 PM EDT 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. && $$ CB
6 follow-up statements
606 WWUS71 KCAR 280129 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 929 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 MEZ029-030-280930- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0004.210328T2000Z-210329T0300Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield 929 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 11 PM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 4 PM to 11 PM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and powerlines. Isolated to scattered power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ CB
984 WWUS71 KCAR 280822 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 422 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 MEZ029-030-282015- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0004.210328T2000Z-210329T0300Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield 422 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Washington and Coastal Hancock Counties. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 11 PM EDT this evening. * 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. && $$
187 WWUS71 KCAR 281906 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 306 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 MEZ029-030-290315- /O.EXT.KCAR.WI.Y.0004.210328T2000Z-210329T0500Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield 306 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Washington and Coastal Hancock Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
497 WWUS71 KCAR 290033 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 833 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 MEZ029-030-290500- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210329T0500Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield 833 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Coastal Washington and Coastal Hancock Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
894 WWUS71 KCAR 290108 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 908 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 MEZ029-030-290500- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210329T0500Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield 908 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. An isolated location might see wind gusts approaching 60 mph. * WHERE...Coastal Washington and Coastal Hancock Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
588 WWUS71 KCAR 290442 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 1242 AM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021 MEZ029-030-290545- /O.EXP.KCAR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210329T0500Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield 1242 AM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... Winds have diminished below advisory thresholds tonight, therefore the advisory will be allowed to expire at 1 AM. $$ MS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 3:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 8 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:35 AM EDT | Gale Watch | CAR | 5 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 19 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:44 PM EDT | Gale Warning | CAR | 54 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 3 days |
| Mar 27, 3:55 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 23 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.