Alert archive / Maine / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Caribou, ME
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 10:19 AM EDT | Storm Warning | CAR | 26 hr | |
| Oct 26, 3:26 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 26 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.