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Gale Warning 9, NWS Gray, ME

February 1, 2026

NWS Gray, ME issued this gale warning at Feb 1, 2026, 12:37 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 1, 2026, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 1, 2026, 12:37 PM EST (17:37 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 1, 2026, 1:00 PM EST
Expired: Feb 2, 2026, 5:47 AM EST
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS Gray, ME

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 1, 6:25 AM EST, 6 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 6:25 AM EST, 6 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 1, 1:03 AM EST, 11 hours 34 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 31, 10:06 PM EST	Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory	GYX		15 hr
Feb 1, 1:20 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	GYX	Cumberland, York	11 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Maine, 2026 Every gale warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.