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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 29, 2017, 3:02 PM EDT for Knox County, Waldo County, Maine. It took effect at Jul 30, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2017, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 30, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Knox County, ME, Waldo County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 101 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1840 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
330 WHUS41 KGYX 291902 CFWGYX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 302 PM EDT SAT JUL 29 2017 ...INCREASED RISK FOR HYPOTHERMIA THROUGH SUNDAY... .IT WILL BE FAIR AND SEASONABLY WARM THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. WATER TEMPERATURES IN AND AROUND PENOBSCOT BAY ARE ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S...SO THERE WILL BE A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE RECREATING IN THE WATER THAT IS NOT PROPERLY PREPARED FOR COLD WATER. MEZ027-028-301000- /O.NEW.KGYX.BH.S.0013.170730T1200Z-170731T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-170730T0000Z/ KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- 302 PM EDT SAT JUL 29 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...PENOBSCOT BAY AND NEARBY WATERS. * BEACH HAZARD...THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNSET TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE IMMERSED IN THE WATER. ANYONE ON BOATS OR PADDLECRAFT SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID THIS THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED ON DAYS WHEN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BOATS AND PADDLECRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO BE OUT ON THE WATER AND WHEN WARM AIR TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGER OF THE COLD WATER. PADDLE SMART FROM THE START. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET. BE AWARE OF WIND CONDITIONS, TIDES AND LOCALIZED CURRENTS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
551 WHUS41 KGYX 300002 CFWGYX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 802 PM EDT SAT JUL 29 2017 ...INCREASED RISK FOR HYPOTHERMIA THROUGH SUNDAY... .IT WILL BE FAIR AND SEASONABLY WARM THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. WATER TEMPERATURES IN AND AROUND PENOBSCOT BAY ARE ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S...SO THERE WILL BE A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE RECREATING IN THE WATER THAT IS NOT PROPERLY PREPARED FOR COLD WATER. MEZ027-028-300815- /O.EXP.KGYX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-170730T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGYX.BH.S.0013.170730T1200Z-170731T0000Z/ KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- 802 PM EDT SAT JUL 29 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...PENOBSCOT BAY AND NEARBY WATERS. * BEACH HAZARD...THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNSET SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE IMMERSED IN THE WATER. ANYONE ON BOATS OR PADDLECRAFT SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID THIS THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED ON DAYS WHEN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BOATS AND PADDLECRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO BE OUT ON THE WATER AND WHEN WARM AIR TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGER OF THE COLD WATER. PADDLE SMART FROM THE START. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET. BE AWARE OF WIND CONDITIONS, TIDES AND LOCALIZED CURRENTS. && $$
044 WHUS41 KGYX 300627 CFWGYX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 227 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2017 ...INCREASED RISK FOR HYPOTHERMIA THROUGH SUNDAY... .IT WILL BE FAIR AND SEASONABLY WARM TODAY. WATER TEMPERATURES IN AND AROUND PENOBSCOT BAY ARE ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S...SO THERE WILL BE A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE RECREATING IN THE WATER THAT IS NOT PROPERLY PREPARED FOR COLD WATER. MEZ027-028-301430- /O.CON.KGYX.BH.S.0013.170730T1200Z-170731T0000Z/ KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- 227 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PENOBSCOT BAY AND NEARBY WATERS. * BEACH HAZARD...THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNSET SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE IMMERSED IN THE WATER. ANYONE ON BOATS OR PADDLECRAFT SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID THIS THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED ON DAYS WHEN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BOATS AND PADDLECRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO BE OUT ON THE WATER AND WHEN WARM AIR TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGER OF THE COLD WATER. PADDLE SMART FROM THE START. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET. BE AWARE OF WIND CONDITIONS, TIDES AND LOCALIZED CURRENTS. && $$
309 WHUS41 KGYX 301356 CFWGYX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 956 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2017 ...INCREASED RISK FOR HYPOTHERMIA THROUGH SUNDAY... .IT WILL BE FAIR AND SEASONABLY WARM TODAY. WATER TEMPERATURES IN AND AROUND PENOBSCOT BAY ARE ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S...SO THERE WILL BE A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE RECREATING IN THE WATER THAT IS NOT PROPERLY PREPARED FOR COLD WATER. MEZ027-028-310000- /O.CON.KGYX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-170731T0000Z/ KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- 956 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PENOBSCOT BAY AND NEARBY WATERS. * BEACH HAZARD...THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNSET TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE IMMERSED IN THE WATER. ANYONE ON BOATS OR PADDLECRAFT SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID THIS THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED ON DAYS WHEN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BOATS AND PADDLECRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO BE OUT ON THE WATER AND WHEN WARM AIR TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGER OF THE COLD WATER. PADDLE SMART FROM THE START. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET. BE AWARE OF WIND CONDITIONS, TIDES AND LOCALIZED CURRENTS. && $$
788 WHUS41 KGYX 301847 CFWGYX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 247 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2017 ...INCREASED RISK FOR HYPOTHERMIA THROUGH SUNDAY... .IT WILL BE FAIR AND SEASONABLY WARM FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. WATER TEMPERATURES IN AND AROUND PENOBSCOT BAY ARE ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S...SO THERE WILL BE A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE RECREATING IN THE WATER THAT IS NOT PROPERLY PREPARED FOR COLD WATER. MEZ027-028-310000- /O.CON.KGYX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-170731T0000Z/ KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- 247 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PENOBSCOT BAY AND NEARBY WATERS. * BEACH HAZARD...THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNSET TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE IMMERSED IN THE WATER. ANYONE ON BOATS OR PADDLECRAFT SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID THIS THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED ON DAYS WHEN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BOATS AND PADDLECRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO BE OUT ON THE WATER AND WHEN WARM AIR TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGER OF THE COLD WATER. PADDLE SMART FROM THE START. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET. BE AWARE OF WIND CONDITIONS, TIDES AND LOCALIZED CURRENTS. && $$
992 WHUS41 KGYX 302359 CFWGYX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 759 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2017 MEZ027-028-310100- /O.EXP.KGYX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-170731T0000Z/ KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- 759 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT SUNSET, HOWEVER WATER TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE UPPER 50S IN PENOBSCOT BAY. THE USCG DEFINES COLD WATER AS ANY WATER WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES OR COOLER. WITHOUT THERMAL PROTECTION, A VICTIM CAN QUICKLY BECOME HELPLESS DUE TO HYPOTHERMIA. BOATERS SHOULD ALWAYS BE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF COLD WATER, WEAR USCG- APPROVED LIFE JACKETS. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING THAT WILL HELP PRESERVE YOUR BODY HEAT IN CASE OF SUDDEN IMMERSION. STAY WITH YOUR CRAFT IF YOU UNINTENTIONALLY FALL OUT OF YOUR CANOE OR KAYAK...THEY FLOAT. FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS, CHECK WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARINE BEFORE HEADING OUT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 1:44 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 17 hr | |
| Jul 29, 2:06 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GYX | Knox, Waldo | 18 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Maine, 2017Every beach hazards statement in 2017
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.