Strong onshore winds developed in advance of an approaching cold front. with some gusts to 60 mph along the immediate coast.
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The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
Strong onshore winds developed in advance of an approaching cold front. Winds were sustained at speeds of 25 to 35 mph...with some gusts to 60 mph along the immediate coast. The winds snapped many tree limbs which fell on powerlines contributing to power outages. Nearly 10,000 customers lost power for various lengths of time during the event.
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 16, 4:18 PM EST, 5 hours 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
418 PM EST WED NOV 16 2005
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE STATE LATE TONIGHT WITH AREAS OF
HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. BRISK NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT FOR THURSDAY WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT AND PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
SECTIONS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE STATE FRIDAY AND
INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...
LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS COLD FRONT CURRENTLY CROSSING THE
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY. EXPECT THE COLD FRONT TO CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND THEN EAST OF THE COAST BY
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. RADAR MOSAIC SHOWS A GOOD DEAL OF SHOWER
ACTIVITY ACCOMPANIES THE FRONT THEREFORE CATEGORICAL POPS ALL
AREAS TONIGHT. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY STRONG
WINDS EARLY THIS EVENING WITH NOSE OF A 925 MB LOW LEVEL JET
TRAVERSING EASTERN AND DOWNEAST MAINE. CURRENTLY HAVE ADVISORIES
UP FOR EASTERN ZONES AND WARNINGS UP FOR IMMEDIATE COAST. WILL NOT
MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THESE HEADLINES. HOWEVER WARM FRONT MAY NEVER
GET THROUGH NORTHERN ZONES AND NOT ALLOW THESE HIGHER WINDS TO MIX
DOWN. WILL KEEP CURRENT HEADLINES IN PLACE WITH KCBW 88D SHOWING
GREATER THAN 50 KTS ABOVE 2 KFT BUT THINK BEST CHANCE FOR THESE
HIGHER WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE NORMALLY WIND PRONE AREAS
ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST AND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
ON THURSDAY THE FRONT WILL BE EAST OF MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA
BY EARLY MORNING WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DOWNEAST
AREAS. A STRONG SHORT WAVE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE
THURSDAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT THURSDAY.
WITH VIGOROUS VORT MAX CROSSING AND STEEPING LAPSE RATES ACROSS
THE NORTH FEEL CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO GO WITH LIKELY POPS FOR SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST THURSDAY NIGHT.
EXPECT THIS FEATURE TO MOVE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH
EARLY...OTHERWISE EXPECT MAINLY DRY BUT COOL WEATHER DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...
FOLLOWED HPC GUIDANCE WHICH WAS CLOSE TO THE GFS SOLUTION. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NEW ENGLAND THIS WEEKEND BUT MODELS
HAVING TROUBLE HANDLING SPLIT FLOW FOR NEXT WEEK SO LOW CONFIDENCE
AFTER THE WEEKEND. SOME RUNS COMBINED THE FLOW WITH MAJOR STORM
FOR THE EAST COAST BUT OTHER RUNS KEEP FLOWS SEPARATE WITH STORM
TRACK STAYING SOUTHEAST OF THE STATE WITH THE SOUTHERN TRACK.
&&
.AVIATION...
WARM FRONT OVER COASTAL SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON HAVING TROUBLE
MOVING NORTH TODAY SO EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING. COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE STATE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH
IMPROVING CONDITIONS WITH DIRER NORTHWEST FLOW.
&&
.MARINE...
WILL CONTINUE WITH MINIMAL GALE WARNING TONIGHT. OTHERWISE EXPECT
SCA CONDITIONS LATER THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE COLD
ADVECTION PATTERN.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MEZ029-030 UNTIL 2 AM THURSDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR MEZ002-005-006-011-015>017-031-032 UNTIL 2
AM THURSDAY.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR ANZ050 UNTIL 2 AM THURSDAY.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ050 FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM
THURSDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM/MARINE...DUDA
LONG TERM/MARINE...FOSTER
AVIATION...NORTONHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 633 AM EST WED NOV 16 2005 ANZ050-MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-171145- COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 633 AM EST WED NOV 16 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT DEEP LOW PRESSURE LIFTING INTO WESTERN QUEBEC LATER TODAY WILL PRODUCE A VARIETY OF WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION. AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN MAINE INTO THE MORNING HOURS WHERE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM EST. SEE THE PRODUCT PWMWSWCAR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS DOWNEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MAINE. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COASTAL AREAS WITH A WIND ADVISORY FOR INTERIOR DOWNEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MAINE. SEE THE PRODUCT PWMNPWCAR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER THIS COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. FINALLY...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF STRONG WINDS...SIGNIFICANT ICING AND HEAVY RAIN ARE APPRECIATED. KHW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 725 PM EST WED NOV 16 2005 MEZ001-003-004-010-170830- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 725 PM EST WED NOV 16 2005 ...HEAVY SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS TO ACCOMPANY STRONG COLD FRONT TONIGHT... A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH WESTERN NEW ENGLAND WILL CROSS THE REGION EARLY TONIGHT. STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS TO RESULT IN WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN EARLY TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO A HALF INCH WILL ACCOMPANY THE LINE OF SHOWERS. SOME OF THE QUICKER RESPONDING SMALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND BROOKS MAY SEE A RAPID RISE IN WATER LEVELS...HOWEVER ALL SMALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND BROOKS WILL REMAIN WITHIN THEIR BANKS AND NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TAKING THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS AWAY FROM THE REGION LATER TONIGHT. FITZSIMMONS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 735 PM EST WED NOV 16 2005 MEZ002-170545- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL 735 PM EST WED NOV 16 2005 ...LOCALLY DENSE FOG ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST MAINE EARLY TONIGHT... WARM MOIST AIR ALOFT COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE RELATIVE COLD SURFACE AND LEFTOVER SNOW-PACK HAS RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FOG... SOME OF WHICH IS LOCALLY DENSE. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING EARLY TONIGHT. A LINE OF SHOWERS ACCOMPANYING A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION AND IMPROVE VISIBILITY LATER TONIGHT. FITZSIMMONS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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