Maine, 2007High Wind in Maine, November 6, 2007
November 6, 2007 · NWS CAR · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Strong onshore winds developed in advance of an occluded front crossing the region. Wind gusts to around 60 mph were reported across portions of coastal Washington county.
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Strong onshore winds developed in advance of an occluded front crossing the region. Wind gusts to around 60 mph were reported across portions of coastal Washington county.
What forecasters said that day
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 6, 3:40 PM EST, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 3:40 PM EST, 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
340 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DRAW A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT...WITH A SECONDARY COLD FRONT CROSSING THE REGION
WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE REGION
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
COLD/OCCLUDED FRONT WILL CROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING WITH
STEADIER RAIN TAPERING OFF. WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH WIND WARNING
FOR ZONES 29/30 THROUGH THIS EVENING BASED ON LATEST RAINWISE/SPOTTER
REPORTS FROM THE COAST WHICH WERE ALREADY INDICATING GUSTS GETTING
CLOSE TO HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. THE H925/H850 LOW LEVEL JET
WILL BE TRANSLATING EASTWARD TOWARD THE MARITIMES THIS EVENING
ALLOWING WINDS TO SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT. OTHERWISE EXPECT PARTIAL
CLEARING ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH NOTHING MORE
THAN SOME SCATTERED SNOW OR RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS
OVERNIGHT.
ON WEDNESDAY LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST THROUGH QUEBEC PROVINCE. THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED RAIN
OR SNOW SHOWER ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS IN THE CYCLONIC FLOW OTHERWISE
EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS WITH THE MOST SUN ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
COULD BE LINGERING ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
NORTH/MOUNTAINS EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THE UPPER TROF CROSSING
THE REGION. OTHERWISE...GENERALLY EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
ACROSS THE NORTH/MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES DOWNEAST. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD THEN BUILD ACROSS THE REGION
THURSDAY/FRIDAY WITH GENERALLY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE
NORTH/MOUNTAINS WITH PARTLY CLOUDY/MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES DOWNEAST.
HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY BRINGING
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS REGARDING THE TRACK
OF AN OCEAN STORM SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE
THAT THE STORM SHOULD TRACK EAST OF THE REGION TOWARD NOVA SCOTIA.
HOWEVER...A SLIGHTLY FURTHER WEST TRACK COULD BRING A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION TO EASTERN/DOWNEAST PORTIONS OF THE REGION. FOR NOW
WITH THE UNCERTAINTY...WILL CONTINUE TO INDICATE A SLIGHT
CHANCE/LOW CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS EASTERN/DOWNEAST AREAS
FOR SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY. THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE STORM WILL
ULTIMATELY DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF PRECIPITATION...IF ANY...ACROSS
THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL LEVELS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TRACKING NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE REGION
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION ACROSS
EASTERN/DOWNEAST PORTIONS OF THE REGION ENDING. HIGH PRESSURE
SHOULD THEN BUILD EAST MONDAY/TUESDAY BRINGING PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE AT NEAR NORMAL LEVELS MONDAY/TUESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
EXPECT WIDESPREAD MVFR AND POSSIBLE IFR CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY
EVENING DUE TO LOW CEILINGS AND REDUCED VSBYS IN RAIN. GUSTY
SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST LATER THIS
EVENING AND DIMINISH TO 10 KTS OR LESS. EXPECT MAINLY VFR
CONDITIONS AT ALL TAF SITES WEDNESDAY.
GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE
REGION. DEPENDING ON THE PROXIMITY OF THE OCEAN LOW SATURDAY
NIGHT/SUNDAY SOME LOWER CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES COULD OCCUR ACROSS
EASTERN/DOWNEAST PORTIONS OF THE REGION ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN/SNOW.
&&
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: WILL MAINTAIN GALE WARNINGS ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. WINDS/SEAS WILL THEN DIMINISH TO SCA LEVELS
OVERNIGHT WITH SCA FOR SEAS LIKELY ON WED IN SWELL.
SHORT TERM: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
LEVELS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
LEVEL WINDS ARE THEN POSSIBLE LATER SATURDAY/SUNDAY WITH WIND SPEEDS
DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE OCEAN LOW.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY
IN A LINGERING SWELL. SEAS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO BE BELOW SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...WITH SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS POSSIBLE LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
VISIBILITIES COULD BE LOWERED IN RAIN AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE OCEAN LOW.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR MEZ029-030.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ051-052.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ050.
&&
NEAR TERM...DUDA
SHORT TERM...NORCROSS
LONG TERM...NORCROSS
AVIATION...DUDA
MARINE...DUDA/NORCROSSHazardous weather outlook, Nov 6, 3:54 PM EST, 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
354 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007
MEZ001-003-004-072100-
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
354 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST CENTRAL MAINE.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
MEZ002-005-010-072100-
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
354 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH
CENTRAL MAINE AND NORTHERN MAINE.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
MEZ006-072100-
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
354 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN MAINE.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
MEZ011-015>017-031-032-072100-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
354 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...NORTH
CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
MEZ029-030-072100-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
354 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MAINE.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF STRONG WINDS OR
ANY DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU.
ANZ050-072100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM-
354 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
ANZ051-052-072100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM-
INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME-
354 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DUDA
High Wind, Coastal Washington
- When
- November 6, 4:24 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Washington forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind gusts to around 60 mph occurred along the immediate coast...with a measured wind gust of 62 mph at Lubec.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, November 6, 2007$50,000 · 1 event
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, November 6 to 7, 2007$45,000 · 2 events
- Drought in North Carolina, November 6 to 30, 20073 events
- Heat in California, November 6 to 7, 20072 events
- Drought in West Virginia, November 6 to 30, 20071 event
- Drought in Virginia, November 6 to 30, 20071 event
- Strong Wind in Michigan, November 6, 2007$4,000 · 1 event
- Waterspout in Lake Erie, November 6, 20071 event
- Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 6, 20071 event
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: 59629.