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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
931 PM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018

...Strong winds tonight into Saturday morning...

.Gusty south to southwest winds will occur tonight in advance of
an approaching cold front. Winds will gust as high as 45 mph,
with locally higher gusts across the higher terrain. Winds will
shift to the northwest around dawn Saturday and continue to be
gusty through Saturday morning.

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Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-
Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-
Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-
Coastal Washington-Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington-
Including the cities of Allagash, Clayton Lake, Madawaska, 
Fort Kent, Frenchville, Presque Isle, Caribou, Van Buren, 
Mars Hill, Baker Lake, Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, 
Chamberlain Lake, Churchill Dam, Mount Katahdin, Millinocket, 
East Millinocket, Patten, Medway, Houlton, Hodgdon, Sherman, 
Smyrna Mills, Greenville, Monson, Blanchard, Lincoln, Howland, 
Springfield, Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Amherst, Aurora, 
Dedham, Eastbrook, Great Pond, Orland, Calais, Grand Lake Stream,
Wesley, Perry, Princeton, Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, 
Castine, Eastport, Machias, Cherryfield, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, 
Guilford, Danforth, Vanceboro, and Topsfield
931 PM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, becoming
  northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph early Saturday
  morning.

* TIMING...Tonight through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and scattered power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult and cause
power outages.

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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