Strong winds developed in advance of a cold front crossing Maine. Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph were common across Downeast areas.
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The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
Strong winds developed in advance of a cold front crossing Maine. Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph were common across Downeast areas. Higher gusts occurred with onshore winds near the coast where winds occasionally gusted to around 60 mph. A peak wind gust of 61 mph was reported at Cutler in coastal Washington county. The winds toppled some trees and power lines leading to power outages...with around a thousand customers losing power.
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 Dec 23, 5:02 PM EST, 9 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
502 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...THEN EXIT EARLY
MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY AND
CREST OVER THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. AN AREA OF
RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THE OCCLUSION.
COLDER AIR WILL BEGIN TO RETURN IN THE WAKE OF THE OCCLUSION LATE
TONIGHT. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE
WAKE OF THE OCCLUSION. THUS...EXPECT ONLY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
LATE TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE OCCLUSION...MOSTLY ACROSS NORTHERN
AND WESTERN AREAS WITH LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION. A STRONG
LOW LEVEL JET WILL ALSO CROSS THE REGION JUST IN ADVANCE OF THE
OCCLUSION WHICH COULD MIX TO THE SURFACE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT...WITH A SEVERAL HOUR INTERVAL OF STRONG WINDS
EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE OCCLUSION. THE STRONGEST WINDS
TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE IMMEDIATE DOWNEAST COAST AND OUTER
ISLANDS WHERE WINDS WILL BE ONSHORE. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO OCCUR
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF THE COASTAL AND INTERIOR
DOWNEAST ZONES. THUS...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT
FOR COASTAL AND INTERIOR DOWNEAST AREAS. ACROSS THE REST OF THE
REGION...THE GREATEST THREAT OF STRONGER WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE
REST OF THE REGION TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 NORTH TO THE LOWER TO MID 30S DOWNEAST.
SURFACE/UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHWEST OF THE REGION
MONDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE NORTH/MOUNTAINS
MONDAY...WITH SKIES BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY DOWNEAST AFTER EARLY CLOUDS
AND POSSIBLE RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE REGION MONDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM AROUND
30 TO THE LOWER 30S NORTH...TO THE MID TO UPPER 30S DOWNEAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR WEATHER PATTERN IN THE SHORT TERM
PERIOD SO USED A BLEND OF THE GFS/NAM/GMOS FOR MOST ELEMENTS. LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE AS
UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRAVERSE OVER THE REGION STIRRING UP SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS FOR NORTHERN AND WESTERN MAINE. THESE SHOWERS SHOULD
BECOME MORE ISOLATED OVER THE NORTH WITH SKIES PARTLY SUNNY FOR
CHRISTMAS DAY WITH DOWNEAST STAYING DRY AND SKIES MOSTLY SUNNY.
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN OVER THE AREA ON CHRISTMAS
DAY BUT WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME GUSTY WESTERLY
WINDS DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. AS HIGH BEGINS TO WORK ITS WAY INTO
THE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIE DOWN. TEMPERATURES
FOR THE SHORT TERM LOOK TO BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW RUN TO RUN INCONSISTENCIES IN ITS SOLUTION
FOR THE LONG TERM AS IT HAS FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. LOADED HPC
GRIDS FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST AS HPC CONTINUES TO PUT MORE FAITH
IN THE MORE CONSISTENT ECMWF...WHICH ALSO NOW SHOWS SOME SUPPORT
FROM THE CANADIAN. WEAK COLD FRONT LOOKS TO BRING A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
IN BEHIND. THEN LOW PRESSURE MOVING OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION
WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH RAIN
IN ADVANCE OF THE OCCLUSION. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN
ADVANCE OF THE OCCLUSION. MVFR CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR ACROSS
NORTHERN AREAS AT TIMES MONDAY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DOWNEAST MONDAY...THOUGH
LOCAL MVFR CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR EARLY IN ANY LINGERING RAIN/SNOW
SHOWERS. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION MONDAY.
MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA MONDAY
NIGHT...OTHERWISE VFR IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MAY SEE
SOME MVFR AGAIN ON THURSDAY IN ANY SNOW SHOWERS WITH WEAK COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE. THEN VFR CONDITIONS RETURNING AGAIN FOR FRIDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM...STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WATERS
TONIGHT...WITH SOME GUSTS POSSIBLY APPROACHING STORM FORCE LATE.
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MONDAY. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED IN RAIN AND FOG TONIGHT
SHORT TERM...EXTENDED GALE WARNING TIL 06Z ON TUESDAY WITH BUFKIT
PROFILES STILL SHOWING WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 KTS. WINDS SHOULD
THEN LOWER TO SCA LEVELS LATE MONDAY NIGHT...THEN DROPPING BELOW SCA
CRITERIA TUESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY FOR
MEZ001>006-010-011-031-032.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY
FOR MEZ015>017-029-030.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
ANZ050>052.
&&
NEAR TERM...NORCROSS
SHORT TERM...WEITLICH
LONG TERM...WEITLICH
AVIATION...NORCROSS
MARINE...NORCROSS/WEITLICHHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 333 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 MEZ001>006-010-011-031-032-241100- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 333 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE...SOUTHEAST MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER WIND REPORTS WILL BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT. MEZ015>017-029-030-241100- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- 333 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER WIND REPORTS WILL BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT. ANZ050>052-241100- COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM- INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME- 333 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WEITLICH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Power lines were blown down in Old Town leading to power outages.
Power lines were blown down across the region leading to power outages.
Trees and a utility pole were blown down in the Sedgwick area.
Trees were blown down in the Whitneyville and Jonesboro areas. A wind gust of 61 mph was measured at Cutler.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maine in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, December 2007
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 70587, 70588, 70590, 70591.