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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this beach hazards statement at May 20, 2017, 3:16 AM EDT for 6 counties in Maine; Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It took effect at May 20, 2017, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2017, 3:16 AM EDT (07:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 20, 2017, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 20, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Cumberland County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Rockingham County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 1240 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
302 WHUS41 KGYX 200716 CFWGYX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 316 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017 ...VERY COLD WATER WILL RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA RISK TO PADDLERS... .WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE GULF OF MAINE REMAIN IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. ANYONE VENTURING ONTO THE WATER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR COLD WATER IMMERSION. PADDLE SMART...ALWAYS WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET. MEZ023>028-NHZ014-201530- /O.NEW.KGYX.BH.S.0002.170520T1000Z-170521T0000Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 316 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATION... * BEACH HAZARD...THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
144 WHUS41 KGYX 201229 CFWGYX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 829 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017 ...VERY COLD WATER WILL RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA RISK TO PADDLERS... .WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE GULF OF MAINE REMAIN IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. ANYONE VENTURING ONTO THE WATER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR COLD WATER IMMERSION. PADDLE SMART...ALWAYS WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET. MEZ023>028-NHZ014-202030- /O.CON.KGYX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170521T0000Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 829 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * BEACH HAZARD...THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE IMMERSED IN THE WATER. ANYONE ON BOATS OR PADDLECRAFT SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID THIS THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED ON DAYS WHEN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BOATS AND PADDLECRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO BE OUT ON THE WATER AND WHEN WARM AIR TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGER OF THE COLD WATER. PADDLE SMART FROM THE START. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET. && $$ ES
072 WHUS41 KGYX 201918 CFWGYX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 318 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017 MEZ023>028-NHZ014-210000- /O.CON.KGYX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170521T0000Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 318 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * BEACH HAZARD...WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING. * 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 LIFE JACKET. && $$ LEGRO
187 WHUS41 KGYX 202351 CFWGYX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 751 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017 MEZ023>028-NHZ014-210100- /O.EXP.KGYX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170521T0000Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 751 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... SIMILAR CONDITIONS TOMORROW MAY REQUIRE ANOTHER BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SUNDAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 3:27 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Somerset, York | 28 hr |
| May 20, 3:27 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 28 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Maine, 2017Beach Hazards Statements in New Hampshire, 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.