Strong winds developed in advance of a cold front crossing the region. were reported.
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The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
Strong winds developed in advance of a cold front crossing the region. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 50 to 60 mph...were reported. The winds contributed to numerous power outages.
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 Jan 14, 3:45 AM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
345 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY.
RAIN EARLY TODAY MAY CHANGE TO SNOW BRIEFLY BEFORE ENDING AS THE
COLDER AIR WORKS INTO THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE ON WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SAT )...
MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE THE WINDS EARLY ON & QPF. WILL CONT W/HIGH WIND WARNINGS
& ADVISORIES THROUGH 12 PM. HYDRO CONCERNS ARE THERE & WILL REFERENCE THIS ISSUE
BLO.
WILL STAY CLOSE TO GFS SOLN TODAY GIVEN LATEST OBS & RADAR/SATL IMAGERY ESP FOR
TIMING OF THE FRONT & TEMP PROFILES. STABLE AIRMASS HOLDING TOUGH W/STG LLVL JET
OF 60-65 KTS FROM 2-3K FT PER VWPS (CAR/GYX). THIS JET STAYING ALF FOR THE TIME
BEING. NOT SO SURE HOW MUCH WIND WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SFC. COULD SEE SOME STG
GUSTS ESP IN HEAVY RAFL. WINDOW OF HIGH WINDS WILL BE NARROW (2-3 HRS) AT BEST.
FRONT TO ENTER NWRN ME THIS MORNING & THEN CROSS THE REST OF THE CWFA DURING THE
DAY REACHING THE COAST BY LATE AFTN. DID BACK UP TIMING OF PRECIP PER LATEST
RADAR & OBS. THINKING RA WILL CHG TO SN ACROSS NWRN CWFA THIS MORNING AS CAA COMES
IN BEHIND THE FRONT. WILL SEE TRANSITION TO SN THE REST OF THE CWFA FROM LATE
MORNING INTO THE AFTN. DID PUSH SNOW AMT GRIDS TO 1 INCH ACROSS N & NW CWFA.
REST OF THE CWFA...LITTLE OR NO ACCUMS. COULD SEE SOME BRIEF BLOWING SNOW
THIS AFTN W/GUSTY WNW WINDS. SNOW TO END LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS FRONT
CLEARS THE COAST & NVA WORKS IN. PUSH EARLY MORNING MAXES UP QUITE A BIT W/SOME
NEAR RECORD MAXES & THEN GRIDS SHOW COOLDOWN.
TONIGHT INTO SAT...COLD AIR TO CONT TO FILTER INTO THE CWFA. ACTUALLY WILL SEE UP
UPPER LVL FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE CWFA EARLY TONIGHT WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE WIND
FIELDS FROM THE NW. DID NOT USE ETA/GFS MIN GRIDS TONIGHT AS THEY LOOK TOO
COLD GIVEN WINDS STAYING UP. TOOK PREV GRIDS & MAKE SOME SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS DOWN.
ONE CAVEAT TO THIS IS IF WINDS LAY UP QUICKER...THEN TEMPS WILL HAVE TO CHC TO
PLUMMET FURTHER. DAYCREW CAN ASSESS FURTHER W/LATER RUNS. HIGH PRES TO WORK
ACROSS THE CWFA ON SAT W/CONTD COLD CONDITIONS. WEAK FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE CWFA
SAT AFTN WHICH WILL BRING SOME CLOUDS INTO THE CWFA. LEANED W/PC SKY GRIDS AFT
18Z.
NOW FOR THE HYDRO CONCERNS...LATEST HYDROVIEW TIME SERIES SHOWING SOME SLIGHT
FLUCTUATIONS ESP ON THE ST. JOHN & THE ALLAGASH RIVERS. MOST LIKELY DUE TO
SNOWMELT. WILL CONT W/THE FLS & BEEF UP THE WORDING. DECENT SHOT OF QPF
W/WARMING TEMPS & WIND WILL HELP TO INCREASE RUNOFF LEADING TO RIVER RISES.
JAMS COULD BEGIN TO MOVE & LOCK UP AGAIN ESP W/COOLDOWN TAKING EFFECT LATER
TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THINGS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
COULD SEE A DELAYED REACTION AS WAS EVIDENT W/THE LAST 2 EVENTS W/A WARMUP & QPF.
&&
.LONG TERM (SAT NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS ON SATURDAY WITH COLD BUT DRY
WEATHER EXPECTED. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE DOWN ACROSS THE
REGION DURING SUNDAY. THERE COULD BE SOME FLURRIES/SNOW SHOWERS BUT
ONLY INDICATED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE GRIDS. DURING MONDAY A
SHORTWAVE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND MOVE ACROSS MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY TIME FRAME. GFS ALSO INDICATING AN INVERTED TROF
SETTING UP ALONG THE MAINE COAST. AT TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE MAIN
AFFECTS WOULD BE SOUTH OF OUR CWA SO MADE NO CHANGES TO FORECAST
GRIDS.
&&
.AVIATION...
IFR CONDITIONS THIS MORNING GOING TO MVFR LATER THIS MORNING & THEN VFR BY THE
AFTN AS THE FRONT MOVES THRUOGH THE CWFA. STG LLVL JET (65 KTS) AT 2-3K FT WILL
LEAD TO SOME MODERATE TO OCNL SVR TURBULENCE FROM ABOUT 13Z-16Z.
&&
.MARINE...
KEPT GLW GOING THROUGH EARLY AFTN USING THE GFS80 IN THE WIND FIELDS
W/ADJUSTMENTS. BROUGHT CONDITIONS DOWN TO STG SCA LVLS THIS AFTN AS THAT LVLL
JET EXITS THE REGION. LOOKING FOR SCA CONDITIONS ESP IN THE SEA DEPT THROUGH 18Z
SAT AS THOSE SEAS WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO COME DOWN.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MEZ015-MEZ016-MEZ017-MEZ029-MEZ030 THROUGH 12 PM
TODAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR MEZ001-MEZ002-MEZ003-MEZ004-MEZ005-MEZ006-
MEZ010-MEZ011-MEZ031-MEZ032 THROUGH 12 PM TODAY .
MARINE...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
&&
SHORT TERM/MARINE...HEWITT
LONG TERM/MARINE...DUDA
AVIATION...CALDERON/DUDA/HEWITTHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 400 PM EST THU JAN 13 2005 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-141100- 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...BUCKSPORT... CALAIS...CARIBOU...CHERRYFIELD...CLAYTON LAKE...DAAQUAM...DANFORTH... DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN...DEXTER...DOVER-FOXCROFT...EAGLE LAKE... EASTPORT...ELLSWORTH...FORT FAIRFIELD...FORT KENT...GREENVILLE... GUILFORD...HOULTON...HOWLAND...LIMESTONE...LINCOLN...LUBEC... MACHIAS...MADAWASKA...MILLINOCKET...MOUNT KATAHDIN...NEWPORT... OLD TOWN...PATTEN...PORTAGE...PRESQUE ISLE...RIPOGENUS... SAINT PAMPHILE...VAN BUREN AND VANCEBORO 400 PM EST THU JAN 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING DENSE FOG...ALONG WITH PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE OR DRIZZLE...WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MID EVENING. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNDER ONE MILE. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SLICK SPOTS...IN POCKETS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. MEANWHILE...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED. PLEASE REFER TO (PWMNPWCAR) ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED ON FRIDAY AS THE COMBINATION OF SNOWMELT...RAINFALL AND WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO RISES ON STREAMS AND RIVERS. ICE JAMS ON THE ST. JOHN AND THE AROOSTOOK RIVERS COULD BEGIN TO MOVE WITH LITTLE NOTICE. REFER TO THE FLOOD STATEMENT (PWMFLSCAR)ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. LOOKING FURTHER OUT...AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE STATE EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. STUREY
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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