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NPWCAR
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
622 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
MEZ015>017-029-030-170800-
/O.CON.KCAR.HW.W.0001.260317T0000Z-260317T1400Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL
HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ORONO, PRINCETON, DEDHAM, BAR HARBOR,
AMHERST, CALAIS, ELLSWORTH, GREAT POND, BANGOR, WESLEY, OLD TOWN,
AURORA, BREWER, ORLAND, CHERRYFIELD, GRAND LAKE STREAM, CASTINE,
BUCKSPORT, MACHIAS, EASTPORT, EASTBROOK, AND PERRY
622 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL HANCOCK, COASTAL WASHINGTON, CENTRAL WASHINGTON,
INTERIOR HANCOCK, AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
MEZ002-170800-
/O.EXB.KCAR.WI.Y.0003.260317T0600Z-260317T1400Z/
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARS HILL, PRESQUE ISLE, VAN BUREN,
ASHLAND, AND CARIBOU
622 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
MEZ006-011-032-170800-
/O.CON.KCAR.WI.Y.0003.260317T0000Z-260317T1400Z/
SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DANFORTH, LINCOLN, TOPSFIELD, HOWLAND,
SPRINGFIELD, SMYRNA MILLS, SHERMAN, HODGDON, VANCEBORO, AND
HOULTON
622 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON, SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK, AND CENTRAL
PENOBSCOT COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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