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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Gray, ME

March 26, 20214 counties in New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this wind advisory at Mar 26, 2021, 3:31 AM EDT for 4 counties in New Hampshire. It took effect at Mar 26, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 26, 2021, 3:31 AM EDT (07:31 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 26, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 26, 2021, 11:23 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

Counties Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Merrimack County, NH, Sullivan County, NH

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:32 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 159 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, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-03-26Temperature 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, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-03-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 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
1423 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

327 
WWUS71 KGYX 260731
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
331 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

NHZ007-008-011-012-015-261545-
/O.NEW.KGYX.WI.Y.0006.210326T1900Z-210327T0400Z/
Sullivan-Merrimack-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Claremont, Cornish, Unity, Croydon, 
Goshen, Grantham, Lempster, Newport, Charlestown, Boscawen, 
Canterbury, Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Gilsum, Keene, 
Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, 
Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, 
Hollis, and Weare
331 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 MPH
  expected.

* WHERE...Sullivan, Merrimack, Cheshire, Eastern Hillsborough 
  and Western and Central Hillsborough Counties.

* WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to midnight EDT tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$

MEZ019>028-NHZ014-261300-
/O.CON.KGYX.FG.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210326T1300Z/
Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-
Coastal Waldo-Coastal Rockingham-
Including the cities of New Gloucester, Gray, North Windham, 
Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, Turner, Auburn,
Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor, Vassalboro, 
Waterville, China, Palermo, 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
331 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.

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

* WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
913 
WWUS71 KGYX 261225
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
825 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

NHZ014-261330-
/O.CAN.KGYX.FG.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210326T1300Z/
Coastal Rockingham-
Including the cities of Greenland, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, 
Hampton Falls, North Hampton, and Seabrook
825 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Visibilities have improved across the area.

$$

MEZ014-261600-
/O.EXB.KGYX.FG.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210326T1600Z/
Southern Somerset-
Including the cities of Athens, Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra, 
Pittsfield, Embden, and Madison
825 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE...Southern Somerset County.

* WHEN...Until noon EDT today.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.

&&

$$

MEZ019>028-261600-
/O.EXT.KGYX.FG.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210326T1600Z/
Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-
Coastal Waldo-
Including the cities of New Gloucester, Gray, North Windham, 
Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, Turner, Auburn,
Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor, Vassalboro, 
Waterville, China, Palermo, 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, 
and Lincolnville
825 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE...Coastal Waldo, Central Interior Cumberland, Sagadahoc, 
  Lincoln, Knox, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Interior Waldo, Coastal 
  York and Coastal Cumberland Counties.

* WHEN...Until noon EDT today.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.

&&

$$

NHZ007-008-011-012-015-262030-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0006.210326T1900Z-210327T0400Z/
Sullivan-Merrimack-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Claremont, Cornish, Unity, Croydon, 
Goshen, Grantham, Lempster, Newport, Charlestown, Boscawen, 
Canterbury, Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Gilsum, Keene, 
Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, 
Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, 
Hollis, and Weare
825 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...Cheshire, Eastern Hillsborough, Western and Central 
  Hillsborough, Merrimack and Sullivan Counties.

* WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to midnight EDT tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$
132 
WWUS71 KGYX 261857
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
257 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

NHZ007-008-011-012-015-270300-
/O.CON.KGYX.WI.Y.0006.210326T1900Z-210327T0400Z/
Sullivan-Merrimack-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Claremont, Cornish, Unity, Croydon, 
Goshen, Grantham, Lempster, Newport, Charlestown, Boscawen, 
Canterbury, Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Gilsum, Keene, 
Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, 
Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, 
Hollis, and Weare
257 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Cheshire, Merrimack, Eastern Hillsborough, Western and 
  Central Hillsborough and Sullivan Counties.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$
449 
WWUS71 KGYX 270323
NPWGYX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
1123 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

NHZ007-008-011-012-015-270430-
/O.CAN.KGYX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210327T0400Z/
Sullivan-Merrimack-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Claremont, Cornish, Unity, Croydon, 
Goshen, Grantham, Lempster, Newport, Charlestown, Boscawen, 
Canterbury, Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Gilsum, Keene, 
Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, 
Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, 
Hollis, and Weare
1123 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind gusts continue to diminish, and could gust to 30-35 MPH
through about 1 AM.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 25, 8:46 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGYXRockingham15 hr
Mar 26, 11:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXMerrimack35 min
Mar 26, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCarroll, Grafton36 min
Mar 26, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXBelknap, Carroll28 min
Mar 26, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCarroll41 min
Mar 26, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXBelknap, Carroll, Strafford38 min

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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.