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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this wind advisory at Mar 4, 2021, 3:17 AM EST for Franklin County, Oxford County, Maine; Carroll County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Mar 4, 2021, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2021, 3:17 AM EST (08:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2021, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2021, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Franklin County, ME, Oxford County, ME, Carroll County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 1084 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
261 WWUS71 KGYX 040817 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 317 AM EST Thu Mar 4 2021 MEZ007-008-012-013-NHZ004-042100- /O.NEW.KGYX.WI.Y.0004.210304T2000Z-210305T0500Z/ Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Southern Oxford- Southern Franklin-Northern Carroll- Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron, Middle Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Coburn Gore, Davis, Oquossoc, Rangeley, Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, and Crawford Notch 317 AM EST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected on southeast and east facing slopes. * WHERE...In New Hampshire, Northern Carroll County. In Maine, Northern Oxford, Northern Franklin, Southern Oxford and Southern Franklin Counties. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to midnight EST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds are expected on southeast and east facing slopes. Winds will be lighter elsewhere. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MLE
3 follow-up statements
745 WWUS71 KGYX 041447 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 947 AM EST Thu Mar 4 2021 MEZ007-008-012-013-NHZ004-042300- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0004.210304T2000Z-210305T0500Z/ Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Southern Oxford- Southern Franklin-Northern Carroll- Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron, Middle Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Coburn Gore, Davis, Oquossoc, Rangeley, Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, and Crawford Notch 947 AM EST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected on southeast and east facing slopes. * WHERE...In New Hampshire, Northern Carroll County. In Maine, Northern Oxford, Northern Franklin, Southern Oxford and Southern Franklin Counties. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to midnight EST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds are expected on southeast and east facing slopes. Winds will be lighter elsewhere. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ ARNOTT
665 WWUS71 KGYX 041934 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 234 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021 MEZ007-008-012-013-NHZ004-050500- /O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0004.210304T2000Z-210305T0500Z/ Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Southern Oxford- Southern Franklin-Northern Carroll- Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron, Middle Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Coburn Gore, Davis, Oquossoc, Rangeley, Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, and Crawford Notch 234 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected on southeast and east facing slopes. * WHERE...In New Hampshire, Northern Carroll County. In Maine, Northern Oxford, Northern Franklin, Southern Oxford and Southern Franklin Counties. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to midnight EST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds are expected on southeast and east facing slopes. Winds will be lighter elsewhere. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ ARNOTT
586 WWUS71 KGYX 050450 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 1150 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021 MEZ007-008-012-013-NHZ004-050600- /O.EXP.KGYX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210305T0500Z/ Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Southern Oxford- Southern Franklin-Northern Carroll- Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron, Middle Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Coburn Gore, Davis, Oquossoc, Rangeley, Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, and Crawford Notch 1150 PM EST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... Winds are expected to drop below Wind Advisory criteria over the next hour or so, but will still remain breezy through the overnight. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:13 AM EST | Gale Warning | GYX | 21 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.