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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Caribou, ME

February 10, 2021Aroostook County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 10, 2021, 4:05 AM EST for Aroostook County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County, Maine. It took effect at Feb 11, 2021, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2021, 4:05 AM EST (09:05 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 11, 2021, 3:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 11, 2021, 10:00 AM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Caribou, ME

Counties Aroostook County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME

The radar

The Caribou radar (KCBW), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:07 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

Caribou, ME (KCAR), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 138 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, Caribou, ME at 00:00Z on 2021-02-10Temperature 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, Caribou, ME at 00:00Z on 2021-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -66 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1583 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

068 
WWUS41 KCAR 100905
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
405 AM EST Wed Feb 10 2021

MEZ001>004-101715-
/O.NEW.KCAR.WC.Y.0002.210211T0800Z-210211T1500Z/
Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-
Including the cities of Mars Hill, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Mount
Katahdin, Clayton Lake, Van Buren, Baker Lake, Madawaska,
Churchill Dam, Presque Isle, Chamberlain Lake, Ashland,
Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, Caribou, and Allagash
405 AM EST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 
  below zero.

* WHERE...Northeast Aroostook, Northwest Aroostook, Northern 
  Piscataquis and Northern Somerset Counties.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite 
  on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine 
to create low wind chills. Frostbite and hypothermia can occur if 
precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves.

&&

$$

Cornwell
6 follow-up statements
513 
WWUS41 KCAR 101425
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
925 AM EST Wed Feb 10 2021

MEZ001>004-110000-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0002.210211T0800Z-210211T1500Z/
Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-
Including the cities of Mars Hill, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Mount
Katahdin, Clayton Lake, Van Buren, Baker Lake, Madawaska,
Churchill Dam, Presque Isle, Chamberlain Lake, Ashland,
Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, Caribou, and Allagash
925 AM EST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST 
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 
  below zero.

* WHERE...Northeast Aroostook, Northwest Aroostook, Northern 
  Piscataquis and Northern Somerset Counties.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite 
  on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine 
to create low wind chills. Frostbite and hypothermia can occur if 
precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves.

&&

$$

Sinko
445 
WWUS41 KCAR 101949
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
249 PM EST Wed Feb 10 2021

MEZ001>004-110815-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0002.210211T0800Z-210211T1500Z/
Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-
Including the cities of Mars Hill, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Mount
Katahdin, Clayton Lake, Van Buren, Baker Lake, Madawaska,
Churchill Dam, Presque Isle, Chamberlain Lake, Ashland,
Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, Caribou, and Allagash
249 PM EST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST 
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 
  below zero.

* WHERE...Northeast Aroostook, Northwest Aroostook, Northern 
  Piscataquis and Northern Somerset Counties.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite 
  on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine 
to create low wind chills. Frostbite and hypothermia can occur if 
precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves.

&&

$$

Sinko
122 
WWUS41 KCAR 102335
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
635 PM EST Wed Feb 10 2021

MEZ001>004-110745-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0002.210211T0800Z-210211T1500Z/
Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-
Including the cities of Mars Hill, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Mount
Katahdin, Clayton Lake, Van Buren, Baker Lake, Madawaska,
Churchill Dam, Presque Isle, Chamberlain Lake, Ashland,
Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, Caribou, and Allagash
635 PM EST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST 
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 
  below zero.

* WHERE...Northeast Aroostook, Northwest Aroostook, Northern 
  Piscataquis and Northern Somerset Counties.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite 
  on exposed skin in as little as 15 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine 
to create low wind chills. Frostbite and hypothermia can occur if 
precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves.

&&

$$

Farrar
090 
WWUS41 KCAR 110227
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
927 PM EST Wed Feb 10 2021

MEZ001>004-111030-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0002.210211T0800Z-210211T1500Z/
Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-
Including the cities of Mars Hill, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Mount
Katahdin, Clayton Lake, Van Buren, Baker Lake, Madawaska,
Churchill Dam, Presque Isle, Chamberlain Lake, Ashland,
Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, Caribou, and Allagash
927 PM EST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST 
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 
  below zero.

* WHERE...Northeast Aroostook, Northwest Aroostook, Northern 
  Piscataquis and Northern Somerset Counties.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite 
  on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine 
to create low wind chills. Frostbite and hypothermia can occur if 
precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves.

&&

$$

AStrauser
611 
WWUS41 KCAR 110854
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
354 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021

MEZ001>004-111500-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210211T1500Z/
Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-
Including the cities of Mars Hill, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Mount
Katahdin, Clayton Lake, Van Buren, Baker Lake, Madawaska,
Churchill Dam, Presque Isle, Chamberlain Lake, Ashland,
Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, Caribou, and Allagash
354 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS 
MORNING...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero.

* WHERE...Northeast Aroostook, Northwest Aroostook, Northern 
  Piscataquis and Northern Somerset Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite 
  on exposed skin in as little as 15 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine 
to create low wind chills. Frostbite and hypothermia can occur if 
precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves.

&&

$$

Cornwell
974 
WWUS41 KCAR 111437
WSWCAR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
937 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021

MEZ001>004-111545-
/O.EXP.KCAR.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210211T1500Z/
Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-
Including the cities of Mars Hill, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Mount
Katahdin, Clayton Lake, Van Buren, Baker Lake, Madawaska,
Churchill Dam, Presque Isle, Chamberlain Lake, Ashland,
Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, Caribou, and Allagash
937 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

Wind Chills have risen and no longer in criteria, the advisory will 
expire at 10 AM. Wind chills will remain below zero this afternoon.

$$

Sinko

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 10, 4:03 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCAR56 hr
Feb 10, 4:03 AM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray AdvisoryCAR30 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Maine, 2021Every wind chill advisory in 2021

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.