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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 10, 2017, 3:41 AM EDT for 6 counties in Maine; Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Jun 10, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2017, 3:41 AM EDT (07:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 10, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 07:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1831 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
860 WHUS41 KGYX 100741 CFWGYX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 341 AM EDT SAT JUN 10 2017 MEZ023>028-NHZ014-110000- /O.NEW.KGYX.BH.S.0004.170610T1200Z-170611T0000Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 341 AM EDT SAT JUN 10 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST AND MIDCOAST REGIONS OF MAINE AS WELL AS THE SEACOAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. * BEACH HAZARD...THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S AND 70S MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. * TIMING...TODAY. * WINDS...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH THIS 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. BE AWARE OF WIND CONDITIONS, TIDES AND LOCALIZED CURRENTS. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
844 WHUS41 KGYX 101306 CFWGYX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 906 AM EDT SAT JUN 10 2017 MEZ023>028-NHZ014-110000- /O.CON.KGYX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-170611T0000Z/ COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 906 AM EDT SAT JUN 10 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST AND MIDCOAST REGIONS OF MAINE AS WELL AS THE SEACOAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. * BEACH HAZARD...THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S AND 70S MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. * TIMING...TODAY. * WINDS...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE IMMERSED IN THE WATER. ANYONE ON BOATS OR PADDLECRAFT SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID THIS THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED ON DAYS WHEN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BOATS AND PADDLECRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO BE OUT ON THE WATER AND WHEN WARM AIR TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGER OF THE COLD WATER. PADDLE SMART FROM THE START. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET. BE AWARE OF WIND CONDITIONS, TIDES AND LOCALIZED CURRENTS. WEAR USCG-APPROVED LIFE JACKETS. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING THAT WILL HELP PRESERVE YOUR BODY HEAT IN CASE OF SUDDEN IMMERSION. STAY WITH YOUR CRAFT IF YOU UNINTENTIONALLY FALL OUT OF YOUR CANOE OR KAYAK...THEY FLOAT. && $$ ES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2:51 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 31 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.