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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind advisory at Jul 9, 2021, 3:30 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Jul 9, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2021, 3:30 PM EDT (19:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 9, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2021, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 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 19:34 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, 7.5 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
- 638 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 384 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
575 WWUS71 KCAR 091930 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 330 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021 MEZ017-029-030-100330- /O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0006.210709T2300Z-210710T0700Z/ Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Calais, Grand Lake Stream, Wesley, Princeton, Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield 330 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...East winds, becoming north, 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Washington, Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 3 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and isolated power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Coincident heavy rainfall with saturated ground and a switch in wind direction may increase the chances for tree damage. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Cornwell
2 follow-up statements
480 WWUS71 KCAR 092344 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 744 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021 MEZ017-029-030-100700- /O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210710T0700Z/ Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Calais, Grand Lake Stream, Wesley, Princeton, Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield 744 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...East winds, becoming north, 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Washington, Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 3 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and isolated power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Coincident heavy rainfall with saturated ground and a switch in wind direction may increase the chances for tree damage. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ VJN
079 WWUS71 KCAR 100430 NPWCAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 1230 AM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021 MEZ017-029-030-100530- /O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210710T0700Z/ Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Calais, Grand Lake Stream, Wesley, Princeton, Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield 1230 AM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds will continue to diminish overnight. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 3:50 AM EDT | Gale Warning | CAR | 21 hr | |
| Jul 9, 3:50 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CAR | 38 hr | |
| Jul 9, 4:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis | 3 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.