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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 25, 2021, 7:17 PM EST for 4 counties in Maine. It took effect at Feb 25, 2021, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2021, 7:17 PM EST (00:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2021, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2021, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Caribou, ME
Counties Aroostook County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Somerset County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:18 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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 1301 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
357 WWUS41 KCAR 260017 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 717 PM EST Thu Feb 25 2021 MEZ001>006-010-260930- /O.NEW.KCAR.WC.Y.0004.210226T0300Z-210226T1200Z/ Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central Piscataquis- Including the cities of Sherman, Mount Katahdin, East Millinocket, Greenville, Baker Lake, Churchill Dam, Presque Isle, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Clayton Lake, Van Buren, Medway, Patten, Mars Hill, Smyrna Mills, Houlton, Millinocket, Hodgdon, Madawaska, Chamberlain Lake, Ashland, Caribou, Blanchard, Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, Monson, and Allagash 717 PM EST Thu Feb 25 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 40 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of Central Highlands, Far Eastern, Far Northern, and North Woods Maine. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Friday. * 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. && $$ AStrauser
3 follow-up statements
982 WWUS41 KCAR 260126 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 826 PM EST Thu Feb 25 2021 MEZ001>006-010-261030- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0004.210226T0300Z-210226T1200Z/ Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central Piscataquis- Including the cities of Sherman, Mount Katahdin, East Millinocket, Greenville, Baker Lake, Churchill Dam, Presque Isle, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Clayton Lake, Van Buren, Medway, Patten, Mars Hill, Smyrna Mills, Houlton, Millinocket, Hodgdon, Madawaska, Chamberlain Lake, Ashland, Caribou, Blanchard, Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, Monson, and Allagash 826 PM EST Thu Feb 25 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills 25 to 34 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of Central Highlands, Far Eastern, Far Northern, and North Woods Maine. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frostbite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves. && $$ AStrauser
713 WWUS41 KCAR 260838 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 338 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 MEZ002-005-006-010-260945- /O.CAN.KCAR.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210226T1200Z/ Northeast Aroostook-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central Piscataquis- Including the cities of Mars Hill, Smyrna Mills, Houlton, East Millinocket, Millinocket, Monson, Sherman, Van Buren, Greenville, Presque Isle, Blanchard, Medway, Ashland, Patten, Hodgdon, and Caribou 338 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ MEZ001-003-004-261200- /O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210226T1200Z/ Northwest Aroostook-Northern Somerset-Northern Piscataquis- Including the cities of Fort Kent, Frenchville, Mount Katahdin, Clayton Lake, Baker Lake, Madawaska, Churchill Dam, Chamberlain Lake, Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, and Allagash 338 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills 25 to 30 below zero. * WHERE...Northwest Aroostook, Northern Piscataquis and Northern Somerset Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frostbite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves. && $$ Sinko
479 WWUS41 KCAR 261134 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Caribou ME 634 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 MEZ001-003-004-261245- /O.EXP.KCAR.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210226T1200Z/ Northwest Aroostook-Northern Somerset-Northern Piscataquis- Including the cities of Fort Kent, Frenchville, Mount Katahdin, Clayton Lake, Baker Lake, Madawaska, Churchill Dam, Chamberlain Lake, Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, and Allagash 634 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... Wind chills are no longer in criteria and as temperatures increase this morning wind chills will go above zero. $$ Sinko
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:19 PM EST | Gale Watch | CAR | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:19 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset | 30 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.