Monday, December 26, 2011

Post Christmas Weather Bomb








URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
405 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011

MEZ029-030-270515-
/O.NEW.KCAR.HW.A.0003.111228T0300Z-111228T1500Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
405 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...TUESDAY OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR OR LESS WINDS WITH EQUIVALENT IMPACTS.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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