Strong winds briefly developed in advance of low pressure tracking across Maine. Wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph were reported.
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Strong winds briefly developed in advance of low pressure tracking across Maine. Wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph were reported.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 28, 5:16 PM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU MAINE 516 PM EST SUN NOV 28 2004 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE REGION WILL LIFT ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL EXIT THROUGH THE MARITIMES EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH OF THE REGION TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT APPROACHING LOW WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. && .SHORT TERM ( TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT )... CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATED LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WHICH WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS MAINE TONIGHT. REGIONAL RADARS INDICATE RAIN ADVANCING TOWARD THE REGION...WHICH WILL CROSS THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT. A STRENGTHENING SOUTHEAST WIND WILL HELP TRANSPORT ABUNDANT ATLANTIC MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION...WITH GOOD UPSLOPE INTO THE MOUNTAINS. MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE GOOD ISENTROPIC ASCENT AND UPPER LEVEL JET DIVERGENCE CROSSING THE REGION TONIGHT WHICH WILL ENHANCE LIFT. WITH GOOD DYNAMIC SUPPORT AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE...EXPECT THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH MOST AREAS RECEIVING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN. COLD AIR WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW COULD ALLOW SNOW TO MIX WITH THE RAIN ACROSS THE NORTH/MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT WITH SOME ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. THE STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET WILL ALSO HELP SUPPORT STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW...PARTICULARLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS AND ALONG THE COAST. BASED ON THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW LEVEL JET AND THE POTENTIAL TO MIX THESE WINDS TO THE SURFACE...HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 30 NORTHWEST TO AROUND 40 ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST. ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION WILL EXIT EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY MONDAY...WHILE THE LOW LIFTS THROUGH THE MARITIMES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TOWARD THE REGION LATER MONDAY...WITH SKIES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH TEMPERATURES MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 30S NORTHWEST TO THE MID 40S DOWNEAST. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT BRINGING PARTLY/MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 20 NORTH TO THE MID 20S ALONG THE COAST. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY TUESDAY WITH CONTINUED SURFACE RIDGING. CLOUD COVER WILL THEN BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING TOWARD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH. && .LONG TERM ( WED THROUGH SUN )... LOW PRESSURE TO AFFECT NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS STILL SOME QUESTION AS TO THE TRACK OF THIS STORM. LITTLE CHANGE WITH THE GFS AS IT BRINGS THE TRACK OVER THE WATERS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING...HOWEVER THE GFS HAS BEEN TRENDING TOWARDS A STRONGER SOLUTION AS IT STRENGTHENS THE SHORTWAVE RIDING UP THE NORTHEAST CONUS. THE EUROPEAN SEEMS TO BE AGREEING WITH THE GFS SOLUTION EACH CHANGE THE GFS MAKES...THOUGH IT USUALLY TAKES A RUN OR TWO. LIKE THE GFS...THE 12Z EUROPEAN BROUGHT A NOW STRONGER LOW FARTHER NORTH. BOTH SHOW A SPLIT FLOW PATTERN...HOWEVER THE ETA AND GEM SUGGESTING BOTH BRANCHES OF THE JET TO JOIN AS THE SECONDARY SHORTWAVE DROPS DOWN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROUGH OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST...BRINGING THE TRACK OF THE LOW NORTH OF THE CWA. THIS SOLUTION DOES SEEM UNREASONABLE. AFTER COLLABORATION W/ GYX...DECIDED TO GO W/ GFS BECAUSE OF ITS INCREASED CONSISTENCY IN THE PAST 24 HRS...AND BECAUSE IT SERVES AS A REASONABLE COMPROMISE OF THE OTHER MODELS ATTM. EXPECT THIS TO BE A SNOW EVENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA WITH SOME MIXING ACROSS CENTRAL MAINE AND RAIN DOWNEAST. ATTM IT APPEARS THE RAIN MAY QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW AS THE CENTER OF THE LOW MOVES EAST...HOWEVER SURFACE TEMPS ABOVE FREEZING MAY HAMPER SNOW ACCUMULATION. QPF WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN ZONES WHERE FORCING IS GREATEST...BUT SPEED OF STORM SHOULD KEEP OVERALL QPF DOWN. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT FUTURE MODEL RUNS WILL BE NEEDED TO GET BETTER OVERALL CONSISTENCY AND CONFIDENCE BEFORE HANDLING THE DETAILS OF THIS EVENT. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY ON TAP LATER THURS WITH NW WINDS COMING OFF THE OPEN ST LAWRENCE. CLIPPER SYSTEM PROGGED TO AFFECT THE CWA FRIDAY AS UPPER TROUGH AND SHORTWAVE SWING THROUGH THE STATE. OVERRUNNING FROM AN APPROACHING WARM FRONT SUNDAY MAY ALSO LEAD TO SOME FROZEN PRECIPITATION. && .AVIATION... MVFR EARLY DETERIORATING TO IFR AROUND 06Z. SFC WINDS INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION. LLWS WILL CONTINUE BELOW 3K FT UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AROUND 09Z FOR NORTHERN SITES AROUND 06-07Z BGR. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TOMORROW SOUTH TO NORTH WITH SUBSIDING WINDS SFC AND ALOFT. .MARINE... GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TONIGHT...THEN ALSO BEGIN TO SUBSIDE MONDAY. WINDS WILL DROP BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS LATE MONDAY...WITH SEAS REMAINING AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO IMPROVE IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW. && .CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...HIGH WIND WARNING TONIGHT ALL ZONES. MARINE...GALE WARNING TONIGHT. && SHORT TERM/MARINE: NORCROSS LONG TERM/MARINE: CALDERON AVIATION: NORTON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 616 AM EST SUN NOV 28 2004 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-291015- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT ME-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS ME-CENTRAL WASHINGTON ME- COASTAL HANCOCK ME-COASTAL WASHINGTON ME-INTERIOR HANCOCK ME- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK ME-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT ME-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS ME- NORTHERN SOMERSET ME-NORTHERN WASHINGTON ME-NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK ME- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK ME-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT ME-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS ME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...BANGOR...BAR HARBOR... BAXTER ST PARK...BLUE HILL...BROWNVILLE JUNCTION...CARIBOU... CHERRYFIELD...CLAYTON LAKE...DANFORTH...DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN... DEXTER...DOVER-FOXCROFT...EAGLE LAKE...EASTPORT...ELLSWORTH... ESTCOURT STATION...FORT FAIRFIELD...FORT KENT...GREENVILLE... GUILFORD...HOULTON...HOWLAND...LIMESTONE...LINCOLN...MACHIAS... MADAWASKA...MILLINOCKET...MOUNT KATAHDIN...NEWPORT...OLD TOWN... PATTEN...PORTAGE...PRESQUE ISLE...RIPOGENUS...SAINT PAMPHILE... VAN BUREN AND VANCEBORO 616 AM EST SUN NOV 28 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE... STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE ON THE WAY FOR THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL BE MOST COMMON OVER EASTERN MAINE AND ACROSS ELEVATED TERRAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES AREA POSSIBLE BY LATE TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR TONIGHT FOR CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE STATEMENT(PWMNPWCAR) ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH AND MORE RAIN FOR DOWNEAST MAINE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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