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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this wind advisory at Nov 11, 2021, 2:52 PM EST for Coos County, Grafton County, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; 6 counties in Maine. It took effect at Nov 12, 2021, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 11, 2021, 2:52 PM EST (19:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 12, 2021, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2021, 8:00 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Cumberland County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Coos County, NH, Grafton County, NH, Rockingham County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 6 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
- 1781 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
636 WWUS71 KGYX 111952 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 252 PM EST Thu Nov 11 2021 MEZ024>028-120400- /O.NEW.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.211112T1600Z-211112T2300Z/ Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo- Including the cities of Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden, Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont, and Lincolnville 252 PM EST Thu Nov 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Coastal Cumberland Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 6 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MBC
7 follow-up statements
595 WWUS71 KGYX 112347 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 647 PM EST Thu Nov 11 2021 NHZ002-003-120800- /O.EXB.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.211112T1100Z-211112T1900Z/ Southern Coos-Northern Grafton- Including the cities of Berlin, Dummer, Milan, York Pond, Lancaster, Bethlehem, Lincoln, Littleton, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Waterville Valley, and Woodstock 647 PM EST Thu Nov 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Northern Grafton and Southern Coos Counties, mainly along the western slopes of the White Mountains. * WHEN...From 6 AM to 2 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MEZ024>028-120800- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.211112T1600Z-211112T2300Z/ Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo- Including the cities of Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden, Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont, and Lincolnville 647 PM EST Thu Nov 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and Coastal Cumberland Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 6 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MLE
696 WWUS71 KGYX 120835 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 335 AM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 MEZ022-023-NHZ014-122045- /O.EXB.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.211112T1600Z-211113T0100Z/ Interior Waldo-Coastal York-Coastal Rockingham- Including the cities of Brooks, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Greenland, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, and Seabrook 335 AM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. In Maine, Interior Waldo and Coastal York Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MEZ024>028-122045- /O.EXT.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.211112T1600Z-211113T0100Z/ Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo- Including the cities of Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden, Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont, and Lincolnville 335 AM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and Coastal Cumberland Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ NHZ002-003-121900- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.211112T1100Z-211112T1900Z/ Southern Coos-Northern Grafton- Including the cities of Berlin, Dummer, Milan, York Pond, Lancaster, Bethlehem, Lincoln, Littleton, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Waterville Valley, and Woodstock 335 AM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Northern Grafton and Southern Coos Counties. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ GC
728 WWUS71 KGYX 121842 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 142 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 NHZ002-003-121945- /O.EXP.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211112T1900Z/ Southern Coos-Northern Grafton- Including the cities of Berlin, Dummer, Milan, York Pond, Lancaster, Bethlehem, Lincoln, Littleton, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Waterville Valley, and Woodstock 142 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... The cold front is moving through the area and winds will switch to southwest and decrease to 20mph. $$ MEZ022>028-NHZ014-130100- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211113T0100Z/ Interior Waldo-Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln- Knox-Coastal Waldo-Coastal Rockingham- Including the cities of Brooks, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden, Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont, Lincolnville, Greenland, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, and Seabrook 142 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. In Maine, Coastal Waldo, Interior Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Coastal Cumberland, and Coastal York Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MBC
608 WWUS71 KGYX 122017 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 317 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 MEZ022>028-NHZ014-130100- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211113T0100Z/ Interior Waldo-Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln- Knox-Coastal Waldo-Coastal Rockingham- Including the cities of Brooks, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden, Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont, Lincolnville, Greenland, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, and Seabrook 317 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. In Maine, Coastal Waldo, Interior Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Coastal Cumberland, and Coastal York Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MBC
091 WWUS71 KGYX 122305 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 605 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 MEZ024>026-NHZ014-130015- /O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211113T0100Z/ Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Coastal Rockingham- Including the cities of Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden, Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Greenland, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, and Seabrook 605 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ MEZ022-023-027-028-130100- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211113T0100Z/ Interior Waldo-Coastal York-Knox-Coastal Waldo- Including the cities of Brooks, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont, and Lincolnville 605 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Coastal Waldo, Interior Waldo, Knox and Coastal York Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ mle
120 WWUS71 KGYX 122307 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 607 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 MEZ023-130015- /O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211113T0100Z/ Coastal York- Including the cities of Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, and Kittery 607 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ MEZ022-027-028-130100- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211113T0100Z/ Interior Waldo-Knox-Coastal Waldo- Including the cities of Brooks, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont, and Lincolnville 607 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Knox, Coastal Waldo and Interior Waldo Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
136 WWUS71 KGYX 130105 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 805 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 MEZ022-027-028-130215- /O.EXP.KGYX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211113T0100Z/ Interior Waldo-Knox-Coastal Waldo- Including the cities of Brooks, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont, and Lincolnville 805 PM EST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... The highest winds have shifted off to the east of the advisory area. $$ mle
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 3:07 AM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 44 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.