952  
WWUS71 KCAR 171345  
NPWCAR  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME  
945 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
MEZ015>017-029-030-171445-  
/O.EXP.KCAR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260317T1400Z/  
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL  
HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BANGOR, PERRY, GREAT POND, PRINCETON,  
GRAND LAKE STREAM, ORLAND, EASTPORT, WESLEY, EASTBROOK, DEDHAM,  
CASTINE, BREWER, MACHIAS, AURORA, CALAIS, CHERRYFIELD, ELLSWORTH,  
ORONO, BUCKSPORT, BAR HARBOR, AMHERST, AND OLD TOWN  
945 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
 
 
WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON,  
BUT THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS HAS DECREASED.  
 

 
 
MEZ005-006-011-031-032-171445-  
/O.EXP.KCAR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260317T1400Z/  
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN  
PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MILLINOCKET, MILO, SMYRNA MILLS, HOWLAND,  
VANCEBORO, TOPSFIELD, EAST MILLINOCKET, DANFORTH, SPRINGFIELD,  
PATTEN, LINCOLN, MEDWAY, DOVER-FOXCROFT, GUILFORD, SHERMAN,  
HODGDON, AND HOULTON  
945 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
 
 
WIND GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, BUT  
THE THREAT OF STRONGER WINDS HAS DECREASED, OR WILL DECREASE AFTER  
10 AM.  
 

 
 
MEZ001-002-172300-  
/O.EXT.KCAR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260317T2300Z/  
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARIBOU, ALLAGASH, MARS HILL, PRESQUE  
ISLE, FRENCHVILLE, FORT KENT, CLAYTON LAKE, VAN BUREN, ASHLAND,  
AND MADAWASKA  
945 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK AND NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MWS  
 
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