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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Caribou, ME

July 9, 2021Hancock County, Washington County, Maine

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2021-07-09Temperature 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 2021-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 101 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 3:50 AM EDTGale WarningCAR21 hr
Jul 9, 3:50 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCAR38 hr
Jul 9, 4:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCARHancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington5 hr
Jul 9, 6:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCARHancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis3 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.