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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Gray, ME

March 12, 20216 counties in Maine; 6 counties in New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this wind advisory at Mar 12, 2021, 3:18 AM EST for 6 counties in Maine; 6 counties in New Hampshire. It took effect at Mar 12, 2021, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 12, 2021, 3:18 AM EST (08:18 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 12, 2021, 8:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 13, 2021, 10:00 AM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Cumberland County, ME, Franklin County, ME, Oxford County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, York County, ME, Belknap County, NH, Carroll County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Merrimack County, NH, Rockingham County, NH, Strafford County, NH

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 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 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 52 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, Gray, ME at 00:00Z on 2021-03-12Temperature 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, Gray, ME at 00:00Z on 2021-03-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 465 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2051 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
465 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
526 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

770 
WWUS71 KGYX 120818
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
318 AM EST Fri Mar 12 2021

MEZ012-013-018>020-023>025-033-NHZ004-006-008>010-012>015-121630-
/O.NEW.KGYX.WI.Y.0005.210313T0500Z-210313T2000Z/
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Interior York-
Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Coastal York-
Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Interior Cumberland Highlands-
Northern Carroll-Southern Carroll-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-
Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, 
Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, 
Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, 
Chesterville, Jay, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, 
Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray,
North Windham, Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, 
Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Biddeford, Saco, 
Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, 
South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, 
Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Bridgton, Harrison, 
Naples, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, 
Crawford Notch, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, 
Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Boscawen, Canterbury, 
Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith,
Barrington, Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, 
Madbury, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Salem, Atkinson, Newton, 
Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead, Exeter, Greenland, 
Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, Seabrook,
Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, 
and Weare
318 AM EST Fri Mar 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern and southern New 
  Hampshire and south central, southwest and western Maine.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 3 PM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...An arctic front will cross the region early
  Saturday morning. Winds will increase rapidly behind the front.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
994 
WWUS71 KGYX 121453
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
953 AM EST Fri Mar 12 2021

MEZ012-013-018>020-023>025-033-NHZ004-006-008>010-012>015-122300-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0005.210313T0500Z-210313T2000Z/
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Interior York-
Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Coastal York-
Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Interior Cumberland Highlands-
Northern Carroll-Southern Carroll-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-
Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, 
Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, 
Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, 
Chesterville, Jay, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, 
Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray,
North Windham, Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, 
Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Biddeford, Saco, 
Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, 
South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, 
Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Bridgton, Harrison, 
Naples, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, 
Crawford Notch, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, 
Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Boscawen, Canterbury, 
Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith,
Barrington, Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, 
Madbury, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Salem, Atkinson, Newton, 
Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead, Exeter, Greenland, 
Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, Seabrook,
Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, 
and Weare
953 AM EST Fri Mar 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM
EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern and southern New 
  Hampshire and south central, southwest and western Maine.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 3 PM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... A few wind gusts up to 40 mph are possible
  this afternoon and evening ahead of an arctic front crossing the
  region late tonight into early Saturday. Strongest wind are
  expected to follow the front late tonight into Saturday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
519 
WWUS71 KGYX 121951
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
251 PM EST Fri Mar 12 2021

MEZ012-013-018>020-023>025-033-NHZ004-006-008>010-012>015-130800-
/O.EXT.KGYX.WI.Y.0005.210313T0100Z-210313T2000Z/
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Interior York-
Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Coastal York-
Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Interior Cumberland Highlands-
Northern Carroll-Southern Carroll-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-
Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, 
Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, 
Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, 
Chesterville, Jay, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, 
Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray,
North Windham, Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, 
Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Biddeford, Saco, 
Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, 
South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, 
Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Bridgton, Harrison, 
Naples, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, 
Crawford Notch, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, 
Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Boscawen, Canterbury, 
Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith,
Barrington, Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, 
Madbury, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Salem, Atkinson, Newton, 
Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead, Exeter, Greenland, 
Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, Seabrook,
Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, 
and Weare
251 PM EST Fri Mar 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern and southern New 
  Hampshire and south central, southwest and western Maine.

* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 3 PM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts up to 60 mph will be possible
  immediately downslope of the White and Western Maine Mountains 
  late tonight.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
813 
WWUS71 KGYX 130308
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
1008 PM EST Fri Mar 12 2021

MEZ012-013-018>020-023>025-033-NHZ004-006-008>010-012>015-131115-
/O.EXT.KGYX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210313T1500Z/
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Interior York-
Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Coastal York-
Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Interior Cumberland Highlands-
Northern Carroll-Southern Carroll-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-
Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, 
Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, 
Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, 
Chesterville, Jay, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, 
Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray,
North Windham, Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, 
Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Biddeford, Saco, 
Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, 
South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, 
Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Bridgton, Harrison, 
Naples, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, 
Crawford Notch, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, 
Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Boscawen, Canterbury, 
Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith,
Barrington, Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, 
Madbury, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Salem, Atkinson, Newton, 
Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead, Exeter, Greenland, 
Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, Seabrook,
Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, 
and Weare
1008 PM EST Fri Mar 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern and southern New 
  Hampshire and south central, southwest and western Maine.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts around 60 mph will be possible
  on the eastern slopes of the White and Western Maine Mountains 
  late tonight.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
161 
WWUS71 KGYX 130832
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
332 AM EST Sat Mar 13 2021

MEZ012-013-018>020-023>025-033-NHZ004-006-008>010-012>015-131500-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210313T1500Z/
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Interior York-
Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Coastal York-
Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Interior Cumberland Highlands-
Northern Carroll-Southern Carroll-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-
Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, 
Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, 
Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, 
Chesterville, Jay, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, 
Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray,
North Windham, Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, 
Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Biddeford, Saco, 
Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, 
South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, 
Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Bridgton, Harrison, 
Naples, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, 
Crawford Notch, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, 
Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Boscawen, Canterbury, 
Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith,
Barrington, Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, 
Madbury, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Salem, Atkinson, Newton, 
Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead, Exeter, Greenland, 
Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, Seabrook,
Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, 
and Weare
332 AM EST Sat Mar 13 2021

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

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern and southern New 
  Hampshire and south central, southwest and western Maine.

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

* 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.

&&

$$
667 
WWUS71 KGYX 131451
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
951 AM EST Sat Mar 13 2021

MEZ012-013-018>020-023>025-033-NHZ004-006-008>010-012>015-131600-
/O.EXP.KGYX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210313T1500Z/
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Interior York-
Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Coastal York-
Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Interior Cumberland Highlands-
Northern Carroll-Southern Carroll-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-
Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, 
Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, 
Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, 
Chesterville, Jay, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, 
Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray,
North Windham, Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, 
Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Biddeford, Saco, 
Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, 
South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, 
Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Bridgton, Harrison, 
Naples, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, 
Crawford Notch, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, 
Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Boscawen, Canterbury, 
Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith,
Barrington, Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, 
Madbury, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Salem, Atkinson, Newton, 
Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead, Exeter, Greenland, 
Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, Seabrook,
Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, 
and Weare
951 AM EST Sat Mar 13 2021

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

Winds have dropped below Wind Advisory criteria and will continue
to relax through this afternoon.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 3:03 AM ESTGale WarningGYX35 hr
Mar 12, 6:51 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGYXFranklin54 min

Nearby

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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.