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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Caribou, ME

October 26, 2021Hancock County, Washington County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind advisory at Oct 26, 2021, 10:11 AM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Oct 26, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2021, 10:11 AM EDT (14:11 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 26, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 27, 2021, 5:20 PM EDT
In force
21 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 14:10 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, 2.2 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 2021-10-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 339 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
391 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
339 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
425 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

326 
WWUS71 KCAR 261411
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1011 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

MEZ029-030-262215-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.211027T0000Z-211027T2200Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland,
Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield
1011 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 6 PM EDT Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
463 
WWUS71 KCAR 261921
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
321 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

MEZ029-030-270330-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.211027T0000Z-211027T2200Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland,
Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield
321 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Washington and Coastal Hancock Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 6 PM EDT Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$
172 
WWUS71 KCAR 262210
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
610 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

MEZ029-030-270615-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.211027T0000Z-211027T2200Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland,
Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield
610 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Washington and Coastal Hancock Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 6 PM EDT Wednesday.

* 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
710 
WWUS71 KCAR 270119
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
919 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

MEZ029-030-271000-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211027T2200Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland,
Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield
919 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Washington and Coastal Hancock Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 6 PM EDT Wednesday.

* 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
453 
WWUS71 KCAR 270835
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
435 AM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

MEZ029-030-272200-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211027T2200Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland,
Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield
435 AM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Coastal Washington and Coastal Hancock Counties.

* WHEN...Until 6 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.

&&

$$

Norcross
155 
WWUS71 KCAR 271923
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
323 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

MEZ029-030-272200-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211027T2200Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland,
Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield
323 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Coastal Washington and Coastal Hancock Counties.

* WHEN...Until 6 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.

&&

$$
311 
WWUS71 KCAR 272120
NPWCAR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
520 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

MEZ029-030-272230-
/O.CAN.KCAR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211027T2200Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland,
Castine, Eastport, Perry, Machias, and Cherryfield
520 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The wind will continue to very gradually diminish across the area
tonight. Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph will be possible through the
evening hours. 

$$

CB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 10:19 AM EDTStorm WarningCAR26 hr
Oct 26, 3:26 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementCARHancock, Washington26 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.